Twisting in Air

Twisting in Air brings to life the era when an extraordinary group of horses learned to fall on cue to make Western movies seem more realistic, chronicling how one of them, Cocaine, overcame a debilitating injury to become the fastest falling horse.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. A Mortifying Gaffe
2. The Lure of the West
3. First Came Fritz
4. Then Came Tony
5. Trip Wires and More
6. Ratcheting Up the Risks
7. Making Headway against Abuse
8. Learning the Ropes
9. In Search of the Right Horse
10. A Debilitating Injury
11. Learning to Fall Again
12. Tough Riders, Tough Horses
13. Doubling for John Wayne
14. The Searchers
15. Doubling for the Stars
16. Aging and Still Falling
17. The Return of Cruelty
18. Out to Pasture
Epilogue
Notes on Sources