Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe's heartwarming horse stories will brighten your day

Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe have a lot in common. They're both good at showing off intense facial expressions on darkly colored movie posters. They've both starred in questionable versions of Les Miserables. And they both believe in horses' outstanding brain capacity.
In a Page Six interview published Monday, Neeson discussed his role in the forthcoming Netflix western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Most delightfully, Neeson shared one "odd" anecdote from his time on set: "The horse who pulls my wagon knew me." Here, let the man explain:
You won't believe it. I'm saying this horse knew me. He actually remembered me from another Western we made a while back. I love animals. When we worked together before I took special care of him. I fed him treats. Gave him apples.
That might seem questionable to anyone who isn't a certified horse girl — or a fellow leading horse man. But no, this Hollywood horse really "whinnied when he saw me. And pawed the ground," Neeson told Page Six. Crowe certainly believes him, and backed him up by sharing his own tale:
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A scroll through the replies to this tweet is full of more heartwarming horse testimonies, including Crowe's declaration that "I've fallen in love with most of the horses I've ever worked with." And that, as Crowe and Neeson surely know, is a love that never fades.
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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.
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