Appendix 1: The Cowboys (and Cowgirls) and Their Horses


Although they are not often included in the cast of the individual entries of this book, the horses of the cowboy stars were often big attractions and as much the star of a film as humans. Sometimes movies were built around the talents of the star’s horse, as in the cases of Tom Mix’s Tony, Ken Maynard’s Tarzan and Roy Rogers’ Trigger. The following list does not include every cinema star’s movie mount but it does contain the main horse stars of the Western cinema.


Rex Allen—Koko

Gene Autry—Champion, Champion Jr.

Smith Ballew—Sheik

William Boyd—Topper

Harry Carey—Sonny

Lane Chandler—Raven

Bill Cody—Chico

Eddie Dean—Copper, Flash, White Cloud

Dale Evans—Buttermilk

William S. Hart—Fritz

Al Hoxie—Sunflash

Jack Hoxie—Dynamite, Scout

Buck Jones—Silver

Tom Keene—Flash, Prince

Allan Lane—Black Jack

Ken Maynard—Tarzan

Kermit Maynard—Rocky

Tom Mix—Tony, Tony Jr.

Dorothy Page—Snowy

Jack Perrin—Starlight

Jack Randall—Rusty

Tex Ritter—White Flash

Roy Rogers—Trigger

Reb Russell—Rebel

Fred Scott—White King

Charles Starrett—Raider

Fred Thompson—Silver King

John Wayne—Duke