Harry Styles: How pop star was taught to ride a horse for video

A equine trainer has told however she urged Harry Styles to "fake it to marque it" erstwhile getting successful the saddle for his latest euphony video.

In the video for Daylight, the vocalist rode a Stampede Stunt Company equine successful Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

Handler Zana Cousins-Greenwood had to support her acquisition concealed aft they met connected acceptable successful Kent 14 months ago.

She said: "We trained him to ride, we trained him to look bully and helium listened."

The erstwhile One Direction vocalist revealed helium had ne'er a ridden a equine to Ms Cousins-Greenwood and her squad arsenic they shared a luncheon interruption together.

This meant Styles lone had astir 20 minutes of grooming earlier cameras started rolling.

"We said to Harry 'just look similar you're assured connected a equine - fake it until you marque it'," Ms Cousins-Greenwood told BBC Three Counties Radio.

The Hemel Hempstead institution has worked with galore celebrities including Sir Anthony Hopkins and the precocious Paul O'Grady.

Usually, stars sojourn the grooming centre to practice. However, owed to his engaged schedule, the squad met Styles for the archetypal clip connected acceptable astatine a circus extracurricular a plot centre.

Towards the extremity of the video, released connected Wednesday, Styles rears the equine successful dilatory question portion coolly holding oculus interaction with the camera.

"I'm pleased that the equine went bully and high, helium tin beryllium lazy astatine times," said the trainer.

The Friesian horse, named Teake, was not initially meant to prima successful the video.

Originally a equine named Carnival was chosen, with Teake brought on to the sprout to support the achromatic stallion company.

However, the the video's manager preferred Teake and Carnival was forced to alternatively look successful the inheritance of a shot.

The steadfast besides provided a parrot for the video shoot.

Poppleguy the parrot sits connected Styles' enarthrosis arsenic helium feeds him a cashew nut.

Ms Cousins-Greenwood said that inclusion was unplanned because, though the parrot often features successful euphony videos, helium does not usually similar to beryllium connected people's shoulders.

"He's a small spot picky and helium went consecutive connected Harry Styles' shoulder, the motion of a bully vibe," she said.