Originally Posted By: dontomasso
wasn't there some issue about whe real horse having a white spot on his head and the one in the bed not having one....or vice versa.

Yes. Harlan Lebo (p.139) says that the crew painted the white blaze on the forehead but it was partly obscured by the Karo "blood" used in the scene.

Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.