Western Horses and Partners.

by road-traveled | created - 03 Sep 2016 | updated - 23 Apr 2017 | Public

1. Champion

Actor | Last of the Pony Riders

Champion is known for Last of the Pony Riders (1953), Guns and Guitars (1936) and Pack Train (1953).

198 westerns, 35-56.

Partner Gene Autry.

Ransom Cross (1953). 1953.

2. Trigger

Actor | Hollywood Canteen

Trigger, Roy Rogers' beautiful Golden Palomino stallion, and co-star with Roy in many of his movies and Roy's TV show, was often billed as "the smartest horse in the movies".

The two of them appeared in dozens of westerns in the 1930s and 40s, always chasing and thwarting the bad guys, and working ...

190 westerns, 38-60.

Partner Roy Rogers.

Johnny Rover (1957), 1957.

4. Silver King the Horse

Actor | A Regular Scout

Silver King the Wonder Horse, aka "The horse with personality", was a white Palomino of seventeen hands height. He performed at major rodeos and headlined as the equine star of western movies between 1924 and 1937. In addition to the standard duties assigned stunt horses, Silver King was also ...

19 westerns, 24-34.

Partners, Fred Thomson, Hal Taliaferro, Ben Corbett.

The Lone Ranger (1938). 1938.

5. Apache

Actor | Outlaw Express

Apache is known for Outlaw Express (1938), Western Trails (1938) and The Devil Horse (1932).

8 westerns, 32-39.

Partner, Bob Baker.

The Devil Horse (1932). 1932.

6. Silver

Self | Toast of the Town

The Lone Ranger's white horse, like the Ranger, are fictional characters created by George W. Trendle, or by Fran Striker, for Detroit radio station WXYZ. They first appeared on radio in 1933. For publicity, the radio station hired a horse named Hero. With Brace Beemer, the voice of the Lone Ranger...

13 westerns, 49-57.

Pete and Pedro (1949). 1949.

Partner, Clayton Moore.

7. Silver

Actor | Blood Will Tell

Silver is known for Blood Will Tell (1927), Gordon of Ghost City (1933) and Left Handed Law (1937).

74 westerns, 22-42.

Partner, Buck Jones.

Wagons Westward (1940). 1940.

8. Beauty the Horse

Actress | My Pal

Beauty the Horse is known for My Pal (1925).

Partner, Dick Hatton.

My Pal (1925). 1925.

9. Beverly the Horse

Actress | Three Pals

Beverly the Horse is known for Three Pals (1926), A Western Engagement (1925) and Tricks (1925).

4 westerns, 24-25.

Partner, Dick Hatton.

Horse Sense (1924), 1924.

10. Black Jack

Actor | Frontier Investigator

Black Jack was a black Morgan stallion owned by actor Allen "Rocky" Lane. He was purchased from actor Bill Elliot when Lane took over Elliott's role in Red Ryder. Lane enjoyed a successful run in comics from 1946 through 1959 and Black Jack was one of the very few cowboy's horses to star in his own...

39 westerns, 47-53.

Partner, Allan Lane. - Rocky Lane.

Wells Fargo Gunmaster (1951). 1951.

11. Black Jack

Actor | Silver Stallion

Black Jack is known for Silver Stallion (1941).

12. Black King

Actor | The Judgement Book

Black King is known for The Judgement Book (1935), Racketeer Round-up (1934) and Riddle Ranch (1935).

4 westerns, 34-35.

Partners, Allan Lane,

Edmund Cobb.

Racketeer Round-up (1934). 1934.

3 westerns, 32-33.

Partner Bob Steele.

3 westerns, 26-27.

Partner Yakima Canutt. -Yak.

15. Broncho the Horse

Actor | The Lone Hand

Broncho the Horse is known for The Lone Hand (1920).

The Lone Hand (1920).

Partner, Roy Stewart,

1883-1933, 49. 66 westerns, 15-33.

16. Buddy the Horse

Actor | Set Free

Buddy the Horse is known for Set Free (1927), The Man from the West (1926) and Loco Luck (1927).

4 westerns, 26-27.

Set Free (1927). 1927.

Partner, 'Side Show' Saunders. - Art Acord.

17. Bullet

Actor | Laramie Mountains

Bullet is known for Laramie Mountains (1952), The Rough, Tough West (1952) and Pecos River (1951).

6 westerns, 51-52.

The Rough, Tough West (1952). 1952.

Partner, Charles Starrett

18. Bullet the Horse

Actor | The Third Alarm

Bullet the Horse is known for The Third Alarm (1923).

19. Buster the Horse

Actor | Tumbling River

Buster the Horse is known for Tumbling River (1927).

20. Buttermilk

Actor | The Roy Rogers Show

Buttermilk was a light buckskin quarter horse, he is know for The Roy Rogers Show and a few Roy Rogers Movies including South of Caliente and Spoilers of the plains. He was owned and ridden by renowned actress Dale Evens. He had also been used for other riders such as Penny Edwards in Roy Rogers ...

29 westerns, 51-56.

Partner Dale Evans.

21. Busy the Horse

Actor | Bunkie

Busy the Horse is known for Bunkie (1912).

22. Cactus Jr.

Actor | Battling Marshal

Cactus Jr. is known for Battling Marshal (1950) and Fighting Mustang (1948).

3 westerns, 48-50.

Partner, Sunset Carson.

Deadline (1948), 1948.

23. Cactus the White Stallion

Actor | Outlaw's Highway

Cactus the White Stallion is known for Outlaw's Highway (1934).

24. Chilblains the Horse

Actor | Green as Grass

Chilblains the Horse is known for Green as Grass (1923).

28 westerns, 93-94.

Partner, Brisco County Jr.. -Bruce Campbell.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993). 1993.

26. Copper the Horse

Actor | The Westward Trail

Copper the Horse is known for The Westward Trail (1948) and Tornado Range (1948).

2 westerns, 1948.

Partner, Eddie Dean.

94 westerns, 49-56.

Partner, Cisco Kid. - Duncan Renaldo.

30. Dice

Actor | Sundown Riders

Dice was owned by Ralph McCutcheon, his first successful pinto stallion. Dice could do a variety of tricks, like pull a revolver from a pocket, knock down cowboys, boost cowboys by the seat of the pants, kneel, lie down and play dead, count numbers with hoof, bow, and smile or yawn upon command, ...

4 westerns, 37-48.

Partner, John Carroll

Sundown Riders (1944), 1944.

31. Doc the Horse

Actor | An Equine Hero

Doc the Horse is known for An Equine Hero (1912).

32. Duke

Actor | Somewhere in Sonora

Duke is known for Somewhere in Sonora (1933), The Telegraph Trail (1933) and Ride Him, Cowboy (1932).

6 westerns, 32-33.

Partner John Wayne.

33. Dynamite the Horse

Actor | Courage of the North

Dynamite the Horse is known for Courage of the North (1935), Timber Terrors (1935) and Gold (1932).

8 westerns, 32-35.

Pals, Jack Hoxie, Marceline Day, John Preston.

Gun Law (1933). 1933.

34. Falcon

Actor | Rustlers' Hideout

Falcon is known for Rustlers' Hideout (1945), Valley of Vengeance (1944) and Wild Horse Phantom (1944).

Partner, Billy Carson - Buster Crabbe.

10 credits, 43-45.

35. Flash

Actor | The Tioga Kid

Flash is known for The Tioga Kid (1948), Range Beyond the Blue (1947) and West to Glory (1947).

8 westerns, 46-48.

Pal, Eddie Dean.

1946, Wild West (1946).

36. Flash the Horse

Actor | Silks and Saddles

Flash the Horse is known for Silks and Saddles (1936).

2 westerns.

Come on Danger! (1932). 1932.

Partner, Tom Keene.

37. Fleetwood the Horse

Actor | The Oregon Trail

Fleetwood the Horse is known for The Oregon Trail (1923).

38. Fritz the Horse

Actor | The Narrow Trail

Fritz the Horse was born in 1907. He was an actor, known for The Narrow Trail (1917). He died on February 6, 1938 in California, USA.

1907-1938, 31.

2 westerns, 14-20.

Partner, William S. Hart.

The Bargain (1914). 1914. Filmed in Grand Canyon National Park.

Partner William S. Hart

The Narrow Trail (1917). 1917.

39. Ghost the Horse

Actor | Under the Tonto Rim

Ghost the Horse is known for Under the Tonto Rim (1933).

Partner, Tonto Daily, - Stuart Erwin.

41. Greyboy the Horse

Actor | In Old Kentucky

Greyboy the Horse is known for In Old Kentucky (1935).

42. Highland Dale

Actor | The Return of Wildfire

Highland Dale was born on March 4, 1943 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Return of Wildfire (1948), Black Beauty (1946) and The High Chaparral (1967). He died in 1973 in California, USA.

1943-1972, 28.

99 westerns, 48-67.

partner, Joey Newton, - Bobby Diamond.

Fury (1955), 1955.

43. King the Horse

Actor | Heartbound

King the Horse is known for Heartbound (1925).

44. King Cotton the Horse

Actor | Pepe

King Cotton the Horse is known for Pepe (1960) and Snowfire (1957).

45. Koko

Actor | Rodeo King and the Senorita

KoKo, "The Miracle Horse of the Movies", was a white-maned, white-tailed chocolate-coloured chestnut stallion trained by Hollywood's premier equestrian specialist Glenn H. Randall Sr. (as was the legendary Palomino Trigger ridden by Roy Rogers). It was purchased from Randall at the age of ten by ...

1940-1967, 27.

18 westerns, 50-54.

Pal, Rex Allen.

47. Lightning

Actor | The Arizona Cyclone

Lightning is known for The Arizona Cyclone (1928), Santa Fe Pete (1925) and Cowboy Grit (1925).

Partner, Pete Morrison.

48. Lightning the Horse

Actor | Chasing Trouble

Lightning the Horse is known for Chasing Trouble (1926), The Desperate Game (1925) and Lightning (1927).

7 westerns, 25-28.

Partner, Pete Morrison.

49. Loco

Pancho.

Partner, Leo Carrillo.

50. Markee the Horse

Actor | Hoofbeats of Vengeance

Markee the Horse is known for Hoofbeats of Vengeance (1928).

51. Marquis the Horse

Actor | King of the Wild Horses

Marquis the Horse is known for King of the Wild Horses (1933).

1 western, 1933.

King of the Wild Horses (1933), 1933.

52. Meadowlark the Horse

Actor | The Ridin' Comet

Meadowlark the Horse is known for The Ridin' Comet (1925).

53. Monte Cristo the Horse

Actor | Without Orders

Monte Cristo the Horse is known for Without Orders (1926), Luck and Sand (1925) and The Blind Trail (1926).

Partner, -Leo D. Maloney.

54. Oneta the Horse

Actress | Jerry's Best Friend

Oneta the Horse is known for Jerry's Best Friend (1917).

55. Ott

Actor | The Villain

Ott is known for The Villain (1979) and Lassie (1954).

7 westerns, 72-79.

Stallion (1972).

partner, Little Joe Cartwright.

56. Paint

Actor | King of the Stallions

Paint is known for King of the Stallions (1942).

57. Pal the Horse

Actor | The Call of the Blood

Pal the Horse is known for The Call of the Blood (1921).

59. Pardner the Horse

Actor | Battling Buddy

Pardner the Horse is known for Battling Buddy (1924), Smoking Guns (1927) and Battling Kid (1926).

60. Pardner the Horse

Actor | Battling Buddy

Pardner the Horse is known for Battling Buddy (1924), Smoking Guns (1927) and Battling Kid (1926).

61. Prince

Actor | Arizona Round-Up

Prince is known for Arizona Roundup (1942).

5 westerns, 41-44.

Partner, Tom Keene.

Western Mail (1942), 1942.

22 westerns, 40-52.

Pal, Charles Starrett, the Durango kid.

1949, Challenge of the Range (1949).

63. Ranger the Horse

Actor | The Phantom Pinto

Ranger the Horse is known for The Phantom Pinto (1928).

64. Raven the Horse

Actor | The Set-Up

Raven the Horse is known for The Set-Up (1926), The Scrappin' Kid (1926) and The Terror (1926).

21 western credits, 31-57.

Partner Lane Chandler

Partner Calamity Jane, Evelyn Ankers.

tt0043035/combined, 1950.

66. Rebel

Actor | Blazing Guns

Rebel is known for Blazing Guns (1935), The Cheyenne Tornado (1935) and Arizona Bad Man (1935).

9 westerns, 34-35.

Pal, Reb Russell, Cheyenne Kid.

1934, Fighting Through (1934)

13 westerns, 46-51.

Partner, Johnny Mack Brown.

Whistling Hills (1951).

Partner, Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie. - Johnny Mack Brown.

Range Law (1944). 1944.

69. Rex

Actor | The King of Wild Horses

This equine actor was born in Texas, around 1915 - 1916. He was a Morgan stallion named 'Casey Jones'. This all-black horse had a distinguishing small white mark on his forehead. He was sold to a Colorado Boys Reformatory as a young colt. Probably mistreated. He was known to be mean and ornery. ...

14 westerns, 24-33.

Pal, -Ethlyne Clair.

Wild Blood (1928).

3 westerns, 34-38.

Pal, Rin Tin Tin Jr..

Law of the Wild (1934), 1934.

70. Rocky the Horse

Actor | Code of the Mounted

Rocky the Horse is known for Code of the Mounted (1935), Rough Riding Rhythm (1937) and The Fighting Trooper (1934).

10 westerns, 34-37.

Partner Kermit Maynard.

tt0030686/combined. 1937.

71. Rusty the Horse

Actor | Wild Horse Canyon

Rusty the Horse is known for Wild Horse Canyon (1938), Trigger Smith (1939) and The Mexicali Kid (1938).

10 westerns, 38-41.

Partner, -Tom Keene.

Partner, -Jack Randall.

73. Scout the Horse

Actor | Men in the Raw

Scout the Horse is known for Men in the Raw (1923), Grinning Guns (1927) and Looking for Trouble (1926).

5 westerns, 23-27.

partner Jack Hoxie.

tt0013984/combined. 1923.

74. Sheik the Horse

Actor | Law and Lawless

This equine actor was in many western movies. He originally was owned by Clarence Y. Jones, whose nicknamed, was "Fat". The Fat Jones Stable would regularly rent out this horse to the movie industry. It is believed the horse was named Sheik. But he has been credited in movies as "Pal", "Silver King...

75. Smoke

Actor | Land Beyond the Law

This equine actor, born in 1931, appeared in fifteen western movies as Dick Foran's horse. Smoke was owned by the actor Chief Thundercloud, who played Tonto in the early Lone Ranger serials. This well-trained horse was able to perform the usual stunts and tricks performed by horses of his day. A ...

15 westerns, 35-41.

Partner, Dick Foran.

76. Sonny the Marvel Horse

Actor | Wagon Trail

Sonny the Marvel Horse is known for Wagon Trail (1935) and Aces Wild (1936).

Pal, Harry Carey, (Cheyenne).

Aces Wild (1936). 1936.

77. Sonny the Horse

Actor | Ghost Town

Sonny the Horse is known for Ghost Town (1936).

Partner, Harry Carey, (Joe Norton).

Wild Mustang (1935). 1935.

78. Star the Horse

Actor | Tricks

Star the Horse is known for Tricks (1925), A Western Engagement (1925) and Horse Sense (1924).

79. Starlight the Horse

Actor | Beyond the Rio Grande

Starlight the Horse is known for Beyond the Rio Grande (1930), Gun Grit (1936) and Rainbow Riders (1934).

80. Tarzan

Actor | Drum Taps

Tarzan "The Wonder Horse" was a star of Movies, Circus, and Rodeo.

When Ken Maynard bought Tarzan around 1925 for $50 in Newhall, California, he found his perfect co-star. Tarzan received billing in many of Maynard's movies from then on.

Ken named his prize steed Tarzan after the fictional hero of ...

Pal, Ken Maynard.

62 westerns, 25-40.

1925-1940, 15.

The Two Gun Man (1931). 1931.

82. Thunder

Actor | Sun Valley Cyclone

Thunder is known for Sun Valley Cyclone (1946).

Partner, Red Ryder. - Bill Elliott.

83. Thunder

Actor | Silver Stallion

Thunder is known for Silver Stallion (1941) and King of the Stallions (1942).

4 westerns, 39-47.

Pal, Allan Lane.

Pal, Monte Rawlins.

84. Tony the Horse

Actor | Silver Valley

Tony the Horse was an acting horse and the companion of Western-star Tom Mix. It was the first horse labeled as 'Wonder Horse' and became very famous through appearances in over two dozen films. Tony is known for The Arizona Wildcat (1927), Silver Valley (1927) and Six-Shooter Andy (1918). It died ...

85. Tony Jr. the Horse

Actor | Flaming Guns

Tony Jr. the Horse is known for Flaming Guns (1932), Hidden Gold (1932) and The Miracle Rider (1935).

5 westerns, 32-35.

Partner Tom Mix.

tt0023004/combined, 1932.

87. Trixie the Horse

Actress | Hatta Marri

Trixie the Horse is known for Hatta Marri (1932), Whoa, Emma! (1926) and A Low Necker (1927).

88. Wahana

Actor | My Friend Flicka

Wahana is known for My Friend Flicka (1955).

40 westerns, 55-56.

My Friend Flicka (1955), 1955.

89. Warrior the Horse

Actor | Two in Revolt

Warrior the Horse is known for Two in Revolt (1936).

90. The Westernaires

Actor | Stagecoach

The Westernaires are known as the "Best Precision Mounted Drill Riders At Speed" anywhere in the world. Members may join this non-profit organization as young as 9 years old, and must graduate at the time they turn 19 or graduate from High School. Based in Jefferson County, Colorado, Westernaires ...

10 westerns, 57-80.

Mormon Story (1978). 1978. Precision Mounted Drill Riders at Speed.

91. White Cloud

Actor | The Mystery Trooper

A star is born and a star fades such is a perfect synonym to describe the career of White Cloud. One day a casting director was walking by a pasture to see about casting the star of a new serial called Mystery Trooper. While other horses were grazing in the pasture, he saw one lone white horse who ...

29 westerns, 36-43.

Partner, Tex Ritter.

Song of the Buckaroo (1938). 1938.

94. White King

Actor | Melody of the Plains

White King is known for Melody of the Plains (1937), Code of the Fearless (1939) and The Fighting Deputy (1937).

11 westerns.

Pal, Fred Scott.

The Singing Buckaroo (1937), 1937.

95. White Star the Horse

Actor | King of the Herd

White Star the Horse is known for King of the Herd (1927), Old Age Handicap (1926) and A Horse on Broadway (1926).

3 westerns, 26-28.

#1 credit, King of the Herd (1927). 1927.

96. Wild Beauty the Horse

Actor | Wild Beauty

Wild Beauty the Horse is known for Wild Beauty (1946).



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