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"Gandalf&amp;#039;s faithful horse Shadowfax has died. The movie animal - real name Blanco - had been suffering from an illness, and was put down by his owner Cynthia Royal.      In a statement, Royal explained that Blanco had suffered &amp;quot;serious issues with his intestinal tract and liver&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;Although my heart was breaking,&amp;quot; she wrote on TheOneRing.net, &amp;quot;as my final gift to him, I stayed strong, balanced and focused, gently repeating &amp;#039;Relax Blanco. Let go. Walk into the light. Relax and let go&amp;#039; as the Blanco I&amp;#039;ve known so well and loved so deeply slipped away. &amp;quot;While this leg of Blanco&amp;#039;s journey has passed and my heart still aches, I will live in peace knowing we gave our all to aid in his recovery. &amp;quot;We spared no effort or expense, even though doing so in conjunction with the on-going expenses of my own health challenges has placed an additional financial burden on my family.&amp;quot;  Blanco first appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gandalf&amp;#039;s (Ian McKellen) steed. In Return of the King, McKellen famously uttered the line: &amp;quot;Run Shadowfax, show us the meaning of haste.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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