Horse with the Human Mind, The (1946)
*** (out of 4)
This is a pretty fun MGM short where they show off their horse Bess who is suppose to be the smartest horse in the business. We see her work out with her trainer Joe Adkinson and I think anyone is going to be impressed with her. We see the two do countless tricks together but in the scenes where she plays dead and "falls down" you can't help but feel floored by her. I've seen quite a few documentaries in my day but I never really stopped to think about the actual horses in these movies I watch. Seeing Bess in action certainly opened my eyes and I'll have to admit that this documentary made me want to check out some of the films she was in. There's another funny bit where Bess is walking though a MGM zoo where she teases Leo the Lion and Lassie. This is certainly nothing ground breaking but I'm sure most will find themselves entertained.