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The last surviving Black Beauty to star in the 1994 film adaption is about to turn 30 after receiving an award naming him Britain's best loved horse actor.
Billy Blindaj, who will turn 30 in August, was one of five black horses to star in the 1994 film adaption of Anne Sewell's classic novel and was recently awarded the plaque naming him Britain's best loved horse actor by the pet sitting company, Trusted House sitters.
Known as Billy to his stable friends, he started life in Russia as harness race horse and was imported into the UK at just three years old to play the part of Black Beauty - meeting his now owner Louise Maryon, 42, on set where she worked as a groom.
Louise gave the star of the big screen a forever home after he appeared in several of the film's big scenes, as well as being ridden by Sean Bean
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