The actor lead the horse through the snow as it pulled the injured Postman on the gurney. Later, the horse dying from starvation and exposure to the weather, is killed for food. There is a scene where the Postman, after being injured in the battle, is pulled through the snow on a makeshift gurney which is hitched to the back of a horse. There were cattle in the background and they also were positioned at a sufficient distance from the explosions. The horses were never in the immediate area of the explosion. Multiple squibs were used on the gate along with candy glass for the breaking windows. The horses were stopped approximately 160 feet from the exploding gate, which was made out of balsa wood. Experienced riders and trained rearing and falling horses were used. After refusing the proposal, the soldiers rush the gates and gunfire from the cannon is heard exploding all around. The Holnist are camped outside of a gated village and the Postman rides out to speak to Bethlehem, the leader of the group, to try and make a deal. The wrangler released the mule and cued him with verbal and hand commands with food as a reward. The mule is in several other scenes where he lays down, chases the ball that falls from the 76 station, gets his teeth brushed by the Postman, and walks, trots, or runs from point A to B. The wrangler, with a hand command, cued the mule to bow.
The wrangler placed a wooden sword in the mule's mouth and cued it by touching the mule's body with the actor's sword at which time, the mule would lift its head. The wrangler released the trained mule and it traveled from point A to B up a ramp to the center of the stage and simulated jousting with the Postman. At the beginning of the film, the Postman and his mule, Bill, encounter some unsavory characters outside of an abandoned 76-gasoline station.
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