Continuity mistake: When Jim tries to ride "old Thunder" he bucks off and brushes all the straw out of his hair. Seconds later it is back.

The Big Country (1958)
1 continuity mistake - chronological order
Directed by: William Wyler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker
Continuity mistake: When Jim tries to ride "old Thunder" he bucks off and brushes all the straw out of his hair. Seconds later it is back.
Major Terrill: There's no prettier sight in the world than 10,000 head of cattle... unless it's 50,000.
Trivia: Burl Ives plays Rufus Hannassey, the father of Buck Hannassey (Chuck Connors). In real life, Ives was only 11 years older than Connors.
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