{"id":8260,"date":"2026-04-08T18:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/danny-dyer-learned-to-ride-a-lovely-horse-named-snaffles-for-rivals-season-2-polo-scenes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:40:12","slug":"danny-dyer-learned-to-ride-a-lovely-horse-named-snaffles-for-rivals-season-2-polo-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/danny-dyer-learned-to-ride-a-lovely-horse-named-snaffles-for-rivals-season-2-polo-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Dyer Learned To Ride \u2018A Lovely Horse Named Snaffles\u2019 For Rivals Season 2 Polo Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>Think about it: you\u2019ve probably never seen Danny Dyer on a horse. That\u2019s because he can\u2019t ride one, despite having it on his acting resume. Or, at least, he couldn\u2019t ride one until he stepped into the role of working-class millionaire Freddie in hit series <em>Rivals<\/em> \u2013 the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper\u2019s romping \u201880s novels, packed with sex, scandal, and some serious heart to boot. When it came to the horseback polo scenes in the upcoming Season 2, it was officially time for Dyer to saddle up.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>There was no way Dyer was going to be the only cast member not on a real horse. \u201cThe alternative is that they have a quad bike with a fake horse on the back, and they pull it along,\u201d he tells <em>Empire<\/em>. \u201cSo the fear of having to sit on <em>that<\/em>, when everyone else was riding the horse, I was like, \u2018<em>No way<\/em>. I\u2019ve got to do this.\u2019 And I did it!\u201d There was one particular steed that Dyer bonded with. \u201cHad a lovely horse called Snaffles who really did look after me,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of myself, actually, because I lied on my CV for all them years about being able to ride a horse, and now I actually can ride a horse.\u201d Giddy up.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>The new season is set to dial up everything that fans loved about the first run, though it now moves ahead without Jilly Cooper herself \u2013 who gave the show her blessing, and had a cameo in Season 1, but who passed away in late 2025. \u201cShe loved that I was playing Freddie,\u201d says Dyer. \u201cI could see a little glint in her eye every time I was talking to her, because I\u2019m a little bit naughty as well, you know. I loved her little cheeky glint. And I\u2019m not gonna lie \u2014 I flirted with her a lot.\u201d If you\u2019re in the Rutshire Chronicles, that\u2019s exactly how you\u2019re meant to behave.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImage_image-container__aklxu block-item\" data-test=\"inline-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empire \u2013 June 2026 \u2013 Steven Spielberg newsstand cover\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/danny-dyer-learned-to-ride-a-lovely-horse-named-snaffles-for-rivals-season-2-polo-scenes.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>Read <em>Empire<\/em>&#8216;s full <em>Rivals<\/em> Season 2 feature in the Steven Spielberg issue \u2013 on sale Thursday April 9. Order a copy online here. <em>Rivals<\/em> Season 2 comes to Disney+ from May 15.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think about it: you\u2019ve probably never seen Danny Dyer on a horse. That\u2019s because he can\u2019t ride one, despite having it on his acting resume. 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