Thursday, March 15, 2012

HBO Cancels LUCK after Third Horse Death « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HBO Cancels LUCK after Third Horse Death « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HBO has canceled David Milch and Michael Mann‘s horse-racing drama Luck after the third death of a horse this season.  The show had been picked up for a second season and filming was underway, but on Tuesday a horse was injured when she “reared, flipped over backwards, and struck her head on the ground.”  The on-set veterinarian determined that humane euthanasia was appropriate.  Two horses were injured and euthanized during the first season, so apparently HBO was operating on the “Three Dead Horses and You’re Out” rule.

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