THE WALKING DEAD Season 4 - New Photo of Michonne
Michonne gallantly rides a horse in this latest photo from upcoming fourth season of The Walking Dead. During an interview with EW, actress Dania Gurira talked about what it was like for her learning how to ride a horse...
“I’m going to tell you this and I’m going to regret saying this, but I’m proud of myself, O.K? Because I learned how to ride a damn horse and I didn’t know how to ride a horse, and I was like, ‘I’ve got to know how to ride a horse for the show, and there’s no ifs, ands, buts, or maybes about it. So, I’ve got to figure this mess out.’ And when I got on that thing, I thought I was going to be able to handle it. I said, ‘I’m going to be able to handle this thing!’ I thought it would be fine, and then I got on it and I was like, this is really not easy. This is not easy. This is a huge beast and it has very sharp instincts. It really expects you to know what you’re doing or it’s not going to listen to you. And, it’s bigger than you and stronger than you. And, you’re really high off the ground.
So I had a lot of adjusting to do. I learned how to ride Western in L.A. and then I get here and they’re like, ‘Oh, but they’re English here.’ And I’m like, ‘Really?’ I was just getting O.K. with cantering, but not really. Then it was just crunch time, and I was like, I’ve just got to do this. It’s man over beast. I realize I’ve been given dominion over the animals and I’m going to take my dominion. I took advice from so many different people. I took it all. I put it all in the pot and somehow the day before we were shooting I was galloping. And we got it there, and then I loved it. I really, really love it. I’ve always loved horses, and in the back of my mind I thought I knew how to ride, but I didn’t. Then I really learned I didn’t. And then now I really can. I love it. I love it now. And I totally get why Michonne would love it. It’s such a freeing experience, it’s you and this one creature and you don’t have to talk. And it does what you say, but it’s also this old being and it gets you where you need to go. It has this perfect function. It’s just a fantastic animal. So, I so get why she would jump on it and feel free. It’s like going into her man cave."I rode a horse once. I was 12, it took off running at full speed and almost took us off a cliff... I haven't been on a horse since. The Walking Dead is set to return on October 13th on AMC.