Western Horses and Partners.
by road-traveled | created - 03 Sep 2016 | updated - 23 Apr 2017 | Public1. 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.
3. Gallant Bess
Actress | Adventures of Gallant Bess
Gallant Bess is known for Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948).
Partner, Cameron Mitchell.
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948), 1948.
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.
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.
tt0034189/combined, 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.
14. Boy the Wonder Horse
Actor | Hell Hounds of the Plains
Boy the Wonder Horse is known for Hell Hounds of the Plains (1927), The Fighting Stallion (1926) and The Outlaw Breaker (1927).
3 westerns, 26-27.
Partner Yakima Canutt. -Yak.
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
The Third Alarm (1923). 1922.
Tumbling River (1927), 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.
Bunkie (1912). 1912.
Partner Hobart Bosworth.
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).
Partner, Jack King.
Outlaw's Highway (1934). 1934.
24. Chilblains the Horse
Actor | Green as Grass
Chilblains the Horse is known for Green as Grass (1923).
Green as Grass (1923). 1923.
25. Comet
Actor | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Comet is known for The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993).
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.
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.
An Equine Hero (1912). 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).
Pal, Art Acord.
The Oregon Trail (1923). 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).
In Old Kentucky (1935). 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.
Partner, Ranger Bill Miller.
44. King Cotton the Horse
Actor | Pepe
King Cotton the Horse is known for Pepe (1960) and Snowfire (1957).
Pal, Claire Kelly.
Snowfire (1957). 1958.
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.
46. Lady the Horse
Actress | King of the Wild Horses
Lady the Horse is known for King of the Wild Horses (1933), Black Cyclone (1925) and The Devil Horse (1926).
Black Cyclone (1925), 1925.
tt0196676/combined, 1933.
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.
50. Markee the Horse
Actor | Hoofbeats of Vengeance
Markee the Horse is known for Hoofbeats of Vengeance (1928).
tt0019998/combined, 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).
Partner, Yakima Canutt.
The Ridin' Comet (1925). 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).
Jerry's Best Friend (1917). 1917.
7 westerns, 72-79.
Stallion (1972).
partner, Little Joe Cartwright.
Partner, Chief Thundercloud.
57. Pal the Horse
Actor | The Call of the Blood
Pal the Horse is known for The Call of the Blood (1921).
Partner, -Art Acord.
The Call of the Blood (1921). 1921.
59. Pardner the Horse
Actor | Battling Buddy
Pardner the Horse is known for Battling Buddy (1924), Smoking Guns (1927) and Battling Kid (1926).
Partner, Buddy Roosevelt.
Battling Buddy (1924). 1924.
60. Pardner the Horse
Actor | Battling Buddy
Pardner the Horse is known for Battling Buddy (1924), Smoking Guns (1927) and Battling Kid (1926).
Partner, Tom Tyler.
Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931). 1931.
5 westerns, 41-44.
Partner, Tom Keene.
Western Mail (1942), 1942.
62. Raider
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).
tt0325971/combined, 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
65. Raven
Actor | The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
Raven is known for The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950).
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)
67. Rebel
Johnny Mack Brown's horse.
13 westerns, 46-51.
Partner, Johnny Mack Brown.
Whistling Hills (1951).
68. Reno the Horse
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...
Partner, -Jack Lindell.
King of the Sierras (1938). 1938.
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.
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).
8 westerns, 24-29.
Partners, Dick Hatton,
Art Acord,
A Western Engagement (1925).
Horse Sense (1924), 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).
Partner, Jack Perrin.
Wild Blood (1928).
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.
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 ...
32 westerns, 22-40.
Partner Tom Mix.
The Rider of Death Valley (1932), 1932.
Just Tony (1922), 1922.
It's Showtime (1976), 1976.
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.
86. Topper the Horse
Self | Little Smokey: The True Story of America's Forest Fire Preventin' Bear
Topper the Horse is known for Little Smokey: The True Story of America's Forest Fire Preventin' Bear (1953).
Partner, William Boyd.
87. Trixie the Horse
Actress | Hatta Marri
Trixie the Horse is known for Hatta Marri (1932), Whoa, Emma! (1926) and A Low Necker (1927).
Partner Marjorie Beebe.
tt0021767/combined, 1931.
40 westerns, 55-56.
My Friend Flicka (1955), 1955.
Two in Revolt (1936), 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 ...
92. White Flash
Actor | Headin' for the Rio Grande
White Flash is known for Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936), Down the Wyoming Trail (1939) and Roll Wagons Roll (1940).
29 westerns, 36-43.
Partner, Tex Ritter.
Song of the Buckaroo (1938). 1938.
93. White Fury the Horse
Actor | The Golden Stallion
White Fury the Horse is known for The Golden Stallion (1927) and Heroes of the Wild (1927).
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).
Wild Beauty (1946), 1946.
97. Wildfire the Horse
Actor | The Lion and the Horse
Wildfire the Horse is known for The Lion and the Horse (1952).
Partner, Steve Cochran.
The Lion and the Horse (1952).
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