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Arwen’s horse, Asfaloth, was played by three horses. A 13 year old grey Andalusian named Florian was purchased for the film and pre-trained as a performing horse and two other horses named Hero and Odie were doubles. Florian was the main horse used for most of the close ups and stunt work.
Hero was used for much of the faster work and Odie was used when Liv Tyler was seen astride a horse. Since the actress was not as experienced a rider as her double, Tyler was able to concentrate on her acting in the chase scenes by actually riding a horse barrel rig that was mounted on a tracking vehicle. The barrel was covered with horse hide and mane that the production purchased from a tanner, dressed with a saddle and secured on shock mounts to allow for movement.