It's a story even the creatives over at Netflix couldn't have imagined. It was just days before Christmas and the biggest pop star of the 21st century was set to hit the stage of the NFL 2024 Christmas Day Halftime Show, riding in on a horse to perform in what was to become one of the most viewed TV moments in history. Problem was, the flooring was too slippery for the horses and the massive production was at risk.
That was until a small, family-owned business from Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast of B.C., stepped in to save the day. Jenny Mundell, relations coordinator with Cavallo Hoof Boots, said four or five days before the show, she received a panicked phone call from Scarlett Walker of Hollywood-based Horses for Productions, who said they needed help — and fast. Cavallo Hoof Boot are all-terrain hoof protection for horses that don’t typically wear metal horseshoes -- and are sometimes even used over horseshoes for added protection. 'She said, 'Oh my God, can you send me boots? Like, right now? We just did a rehearsal, and I signed a , so I'm not allowed to say who the boots are for, but it's for a mega pop star,'' said Mundell. 'And she was like, 'Mega.' And I said, OK, we'll do what we can.' Turned out the production was the NFL 2024 Christmas Day Halftime Show on Netflix, also dubbed the Beyoncé Bowl which took place at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans. Not including world-wide viewing, the U.S. viewership alone for Beyoncé's performance was more than 27 million. Walker told Mundell that during the rehearsal, they had tried to walk through the stadium with the horses, and everyone was worried because the floor was very slippery, which made the 'megastar' nervou