Anthony Amaral (19 August 1930 – 9 June 1982) was an American West Historian and horse trainer. He wrote books and articles on movie and feral horses, as well a biography of Western novelist and artist Will James.
Biography
Personal life
Amaral was born in New York, but moved to Carson City, Nevada at an early age. He served in the U.S. Army in the early 1950s during the Korean War, where he reached the rank of 1st Lieut. After his discharge, he attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona then stayed on as a horse trainer at the W. K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center.[1] His first known published article was about the Center.[2] He married Loretta Anne Richey in 1965 in Napa California; was later divorced in 1971, in Carson City, Nevada.
Death and afterward
Amaral died in 1982 "fighting down a stallion at the end of a rope".[3] His collections on Will James are now archived in the University of Nevada Reno Library.[4] The library also has a collection of his photographs.[5]
Philosophical and/or political views
Amaral advocated non-abusive means for filming horse stunts in movies, and wrote several articles protesting the harassment of wild (feral) horses.[citation needed]
Published works
Corn Flake Legacy Horse Lovers Magazine April–May 1959 p. 32-33.