A horse is a horse

St. Wenceslas was hardly the only one on horseback on Wenceslas Square May 19.

A surprising site for many a tourist, the equine-inclined cowboys and cowgirls that made their way through the city center were part of a publicity stunt for a recently released satirical film.

WesternStory had its premiere throughout Prague May 19 and will be playing nationwide by the end of the month. It was filmed at Western Park Boskovice, which is, as the name indicates, a theme-park 40 kilometers north of Brno.

Organizers styled the Prague premiere as the world's first "koňokino," or horse-cinema, a play on the word autokina - the Czech term for drive-in theater. The parade reportedly included its own clean-up crew.

Benjamin Cunningham can be reached at
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