Name that Horse!!!?

Question

I have seen all of the classic western movies, and even modern westerns. But I would like to know what the breeds that they used in the movies.

Answer 1

American Quarter Horses are most often used. The American Quarter Horse is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. In the 1600s, colonists on the eastern seaboard of what today is the United States began to cross imported English Thoroughbred horses with assorted "native" horses such as the Chickasaw horse (a breed developed by Native American people from horses descended from Spain, developed from Iberian, Arabian and Barb stock brought to what is now the Southeastern United States by the Conquistadors).

Answer 2

NO they are NOT all Quarter horses!!

The Black Stallion was played in the movie by a  Arabian stallion named Cass Ole.

The trusty golden palomino steed of Roy Rogers horse sired by a thoroughbred that had raced at Caliente Racetrack in Mexico. He was foaled on a small ranch in the San Diego area co-owned by Bing Crosby and named for its breeder manager Golden Cloud.

Mister Ed, an  palomino American Saddlebred, his dam was part Arab. Bamboo Harvester was the name of the Palomino horse which portrayed Mr. Ed on the 1961-1966

Rex the Wonder Horse and King of the Wild Horses, was a 16 hands (64 in; 1.63 m) Morgan stallion who starred in films and film serials in the 1920s and 30s.

Stormy Actor (1935)

The Law of the Wild (1934)

The King of the Wild Horses (1934)

The Harvest of Hate (1929)

Hoofbeats of Vengeance (1929)

Wild Beauty (1927)

No Man's Land (1927)

No Man's Law (1927)

The Devil Horse (1926)

Black Cyclone (1925)

Buttermilk (1941-1972) was a light buckskin Quarter Horse. Buttermilk was ridden by Ms. Evans in a 1950s television series with her husband Roy Rogers.

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Morgans were a favored mount by cavalry soldiers in the Civil War. They were sensible under fire. The could march tirelessly all day. They maintained their condition on unpredictable rations. And they were loyal to their riders in all circumstances. Morgans recorded by Civil War stories include Reinzi, Charlemagne, Little Sorrel. Other Morgans included the mounts of the 5th New York Cavalry: Pink, Betty, Cockeye, Prince, Frank, Mink, Mollie, Jack (#1), Topsy, Nellie, Jack (#2), Dunlap's mare, Sukey, Black d**k, Brydon's Nellie, Charley, Jane, Pomp, Wyman Horse, June, Lucy. A monument was built to honor Pink, and a marker was made for the grave of Billy. Betty Root served under Lt. Trussel in the 1st Vermont Cavalry. Old Clem was owned by Colonel Lemuel Platt who organized the 1st Vermont Cavalry. Clifton was ridden by Dr. William Capeheart of North Carolina until he was killed in action in March 1864.

Reinzi ( a.k.a. Winchester) was ridden by General Philip Sheridan to rally his Union troops and was commemorated in the poem and painting, "Sheridan's Ride" written by Thomas Buchanan Read. Reinzi was preserved and is at the Smithsonian museum.

Little Sorrel was a Morgan ridden by Confederate General Stonewall Jackson in his Civil War campaigns.

Comanche, the lone survivor of the battle of the little big horn is widely considered to have been of Morgan lineage.

Charlemagne was the Morgan mount of General Joshua Chamberlain when he won the fight of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.

Black Hawk - A son of Sherman Morgan, he was famed for his speed and elegant style. He in turn sired the world champion trotter Ethan Allen.

Ethan Allen 50 - The fastest trotting stallion of his day, he was sired by Black Hawk. The popular trotting horse weather vane was based upon his silhouette.

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Approximately 400 horses in total were used. Horses were selected for swiftness and endurance. On the east end of the run horses were primarily picked from calvary units. In California, W.W. Finney purchased 100 head of short coupled stock called "California Horses"' while A.B.Miller purchased another 200 native ponies in and around the Great Salt Lake Valley. The horses were changed at each relay station.

Horses were needed at every station along the Pony Express Trail. During his route of 80 to 100 miles, a rider changed horses 8 to 10 times. The horses traveled at a speed of about 10 miles per hour and at times they were galloped at speeds up to 25 miles per hour. These horses were purchased in Iowa, Missouri, California, and some western territories.

Varieties included: Morgans and thoroughbreds which were often used on the eastern end of the trail; pintos which were often used in the middle section; and mustangs which were often used on the western end of the trail. They could cost up to $200 each which was a fairly high price at that time.

The Plains horses were active, and while they grew smaller from generation to generation, they kept their essential strength and spirit. They were tough desert horses, made to carry a light rider, but to carry him almost endlessly, with very little worry about food or water. These, crossed with southern Thoroughbreds, were the horses of the Pony Express, who ran the rough, sandy, dangerous going of almost imperceptible trails, over the gopher holes and sage, outrunning guerrilla assaults from the Indians.

To average 10 mph a horse has to lope in Western terms or trot in English terms. To a horse this is the easiest gait to use when covering vast miles. Depending on the terrain the horse covered, dictated the distance between swing stations.

The physical limits of a horse depends on where they came from and were used. In the plains area (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Wyoming) the horses used were of the Morgan/Thoroughbred type. The other 4 States relied more or less on the   Mustang or Mustang/Morgan horses that were living in those areas. The stamina of these animals were hardier than those on the Plains States.

The distance that a horse can travel at a gallop before dropping, depends on several variables. If its a hot or cool day. When he had water last. If the horse went out at a full gallop on flat terrain on an average day, he could probably travel maybe 5 to 8 miles Max if in good shape. Over the terrain the we ride in the Sierra's of California a horse may make 5 miles if it didn't break something first. A good Express rider rode his horse at a lope and galloped his horse only to get out of harms way.

Answer 3

witchever breed fits the part.(they arent exactly gonna use a shire in the black stallion, right?)

Answer 4

quarter horse, mustang, tennise walker horse and manny more

Answer 5

The azteca horse is basiclly the official horse of mexico. and bred with three diff. bloodlines...used in all sports that require speed agility strength power etc. This includes charreria, classical riding, dressage, bull fighting, cutting, reining, team penning, polo, pleasure riding, and driving. So it can be. and western movie horses include, palaminos, quarter horses, buckskins, just 2 give you an idea. hope this helps!! : )

Answer 6

Quarter horse

Answer 7

Quarter horses are mostly used, so are thouroughbreds, arabians, and mixed breeds. and yes, the azteca is a western horse usually, but can be used as an english horse, like all breeds.

EDIT*

Eliasha whatever is wrong. they couldnt have crossed-breeded with arabians for several reasons:

the quarter horse came from the arabian, later than 1600s

arabians were imported in the 1800s.

Answer 8

I was thinking Morgans,sorry cant think of anymore.