{"id":49221,"date":"2011-10-20T11:10:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T16:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=49221"},"modified":"2011-10-20T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T16:10:07","slug":"icelandic-horses-to-play-in-the-hobbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2011\/10\/20\/49221-icelandic-horses-to-play-in-the-hobbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Icelandic Horses to Play in The Hobbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/horses-winter-closeup_go-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"horses-winter-closeup_go\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-49222 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/horses-winter-closeup_go-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/horses-winter-closeup_go.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Icelandic horses will play a big part in The Hobbit, the upcoming film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the eponymous story by J.R.R. 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