Tony Curtis passes, and horses lose a friend

A photographic image of Tony Curtis for sale on his website at tonycurtis.com.

We are all saddened here at the death of screen star and movie legend, Tony Curtis, on many levels. However, because of the nature of what we do, our chief thoughts have been about the many horses who had such a friend that many lives were spared and enriched because of Mr. Curtis’ kindness and generosity.

I noticed this blog account, and I hope the lady who wrote it doesn’t mind us repeating it here. If you have comments, perhaps you would be kind enough to post them on her site.

Juli Thorson writes:

When I heard this morning’s news that Hollywood legend Tony Curtis died last night at his Las Vegas-area home, I got a lump in my throat.

Though I never had the privilege of meeting Tony in person, I did know him, by his actions, to be a friend to horses. He was the founder and main supporter of Shiloh, a horse-rescue and sanctuary located south of Las Vegas. To date, nearly 600 previously unwanted horses have found homes and loving care at Shiloh.

One such horse, who still resides at Shiloh, is the blind Appaloosa mare I discovered abandoned at an Idaho livestock yard. After I blogged about this horse, one of my readers, Mikey, contacted Shiloh about her, then drove all the way from Arizona to pick her up and deliver her to Tony and Jill’s sanctuary.

Tony Curtis was most famous for his career as a Hollywood star and heartthrob. He co-starred with the likes of Marilyn Monroe, and was the father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis.

But I will always think of him as the person who, in his later years, helped make a difference in the lives of horses–one horse at a time.

God bless you, Tony. You will be missed.

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