I'm sorry if somebody already asked this question.
What is the little toy horse made of? I always thought it was made of wood (reinforcing my long disputed theory that Ennis actually carved the horse for Jack. I like to think he did anyhow) or is it made of metal. Some people over on IMDb tried to tell me it was a metal toy horse.
The horse appears to be made of balsawood. But, unless Ennis brought some up the mountain in his paper bag, there's nowhere in Wyoming where it is a native tree (I think). But realistically, it is a film prop, and it could be any kind of wood - I don't think it's metal - you couldn't carve metal with a bowie knife.
Hi guys,
I emailed the props man who sold me the horse, and although I didn't ask the kind of wood, I did find out that it was carved by a Brian Faul of Calgary. The wood seems like pine. Also I was a little worried of all the buttered popcorn fingers at the Castro, but everyone was so careful and respectful.
David, I mentioned a while ago that originally I did think that it was the same horse as in Jacks bedroom, however, when I asked the props man if he were planning to sell the other toy horse and rider, he said that it was part of SET DECORATION and not PROPS. Therefore it cannot be an integral part of the story, but merely "atmosphere" for that very melancholic scene. I hoped it was 'the' horse, but I think it was just a toy acquired by Jack that reminded him of Ennis and them earlier Brokeback days..............maybe??