I've taken the liberty of asking the son of famous stuntman Hal Needham, David Needham, to join us here. I thought he might enjoy our company.
Here's a direct quote from Hal Needham via his son, David, regarding the riding proficiency of Richard Boone:
QuoteAs for Mr. Boone's horsemanship, Dad said after he came on board he worked with him to improve his posture on his horse. It wasn't that he insisted on 'old' horses, but you need to have a 'calm' horse that won't spook or move around when you come up to the camera. If you have a horse that's wild and moving all over the place, it would take all day just to get through a scene.
He said Boone was actually a pretty good horseman overall. He also said, as for the guy making these false statements about Boone and his horses: 'He's full of ----!'
There you have it from Hal Needham himself. RB hated horses but he could ride them.