CODY & SARAH RAWSON – HARRIS

(FILM LIVESTOCK AUSTRALIA)

Cody Rawson-Harris has spent his entire working life in the film industry and he is now the second generation of film animal trainers. From the young age of 15 Cody began to pave the way for his own career in the industry, earning a reputation as a great stunt person and talented trainer. Since separating from the family business 10 years ago Cody has gone on to accomplish outstanding achievements in training for the film industry.

His knowledge of camera operations and frame composition is an imperative element in the training of his animals. Animal performance & safety are ensured while producing the required cinematography to the highest of standards.

 Cody has been responsible for coaching many actors to ride horse and drive carriage horses. Some of those include – Olivia Newton-John, Russell Crowe, Lee Horsley, Wendy Hughes, Dame Joan Sutherland, Tracey Nelson, Guy Pierce, Andrew Clarke, Brett Climo, Hugh Jackman and Kim Wilson.

 Cody has trained a diverse range of animals including; horses, sheep, birds, buffalo, cows, monkeys, dogs, cats, camels, pigs and more.

 Cody has traveled extensively within Australia and internationally training animals including flying horses to Korea and educating the owners on how to care and work the horses, he has spent time in Canada, USA, Austria, Africa and has flown Horses to Korea, NewZealand, USA, and Canada.

      Sarah Rawson-Harris like Cody began to pave a career with horses at a young age, having commenced competing and riding from the age of 4.

Sarah set out at the age of 16 to work and train with respected horse trainers around Australia. She also worked as a veterinary nurse gathering priceless knowledge along the way, before leaving to live and train in America for 12 months.

Sarah had developed a passion for training animals very early and upon returning from America & meeting Cody they combined their knowledge, energies and ambitions to form Film Livestock Australia in 2000.

Since then Sarah has trained many animals for the feature films and commercials. Her most recent projects have included Racing Stripes (filmed in Africa) and Charlotte’s Web where she achieved outstanding results with the central characters being 5 Border-Leicester sheep.