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My husband and I have noticed that some of the big stars rode the same horses in a lot of their movies.

by | Jul 3, 2009 | Inside History

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My husband and I have noticed that some of the big stars rode the same horses in a lot of their movies. Were these their own mounts, or did the film companies supply them? Susan Short Rothbury, Michigan Most people know that Roy Rogers rode Trigger, Gene Autry rode Champion, Rex Allen rode Koko and Tom Mix rode Tony. In all of these cases, the actors owned their trusty steeds. Some studios did require that actors provide their own horses. Yet you may not know the favorite horses of a


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