i Told in Under the Stars and Bars and Kill Dusty Fog!

ii Told in The Devil Gun

iii

Told in The Colt and the Saber and The Rebel Spy

iv Told in the ‘The Paint’ episode of The Fastest Gun in Texas

v Told in The Ysabel Kid

vi

How Colin earned the name and what it implies is told in .44 Caliber Man

vii Paddling: turning the hooves outward as they are raised to take a forward step.

viii Told in Comanche

ix Told in The Bloody Border and Back to the Bloody Border

x How is told in Goodnight’s Dream and From Hide to Horn

xi This is proven in Troubled Range and The Wildcats

xii Bayo-cebrunos: a dun merging into a smoky-gray colour.

xiii While the horse he rode very often belonged to his employer, the saddle was always the cowhand’s personal property. It was such a vitally important item of his equipment that its loss must be prevented if possible.

xiv How Calamity Jane proved this to the Kid is told in White Stallion, Red Mare

xv The hooley-ann throw is described fully in Trail Boss

xvi Luff: a derogatory name for a 1st lieutenant.

xvii Older Texans tended to use the term ‘constable’ rather than ‘marshal’.