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Toby Weir-Jones

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Aug 9, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/9/95
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Hi Folks,

I'm a lurker so please respond via email. I'm trying to find out the name
of Dale Evans' horse--was it Buttercup or Buttermilk? (or something else?)

Thanks very much, we now return you to your regular threads,

Toby Weir-Jones
te...@cornell.edu


Mary Rossano

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Aug 9, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/9/95
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It's Buttercup, if I recall correctly...

Mary Rossano


Toby Weir-Jones

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Aug 9, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/9/95
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Dear everybody,

Thank you all for the responses. The end result--substantiated by a
great many people--is that the horse in question was named Buttermilk.

Regards,

Toby

Jim or Laura Behning

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Aug 9, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/9/95
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In article <40atkr$m...@sulla.cyberstore.ca> Toby Weir-Jones <te...@cornell.edu> writes:

>I'm trying to find out the name
>of Dale Evans' horse--was it Buttercup or Buttermilk? (or something else?)

Buttermilk, a buckskin of that shade.

Laura Behning
mor...@mindspring.com

jan predmore

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Aug 9, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/9/95
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Dale's horse is named Buttermilk.
I watched all those TV episodes and also still have the plastic model!
Love those to pieces.


Mary Rossano

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Aug 10, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/10/95
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Mary Rossano <ross...@cvm.msu.edu> wrote:
>It's Buttercup, if I recall correctly...
>

Oops! Wrong on that one...

So, was the stuffed Trigger story true?

Mary Rossano

MHallm2405

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Aug 10, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/10/95
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Mary Rossano


Yes, Mary, there is a stuffed Trigger.
Being an (almost) life-long So.Cal. resident, I can tell you that Roy had
Trigger stuffed and displays him in his Museum in, I think, Apple Valley,
but definitely the high desert area north and east of the LA megopolis.

Melinda
Melinda Hallmark and friends:
Katty -- Event Horse Extraordinaire
Indy -- Event Kitty (esp. Indoor Steeplechase)

C.M. Moorhead

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Aug 10, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/10/95
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Buttermilk.

Karen Malcor

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Aug 11, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/11/95
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>From: Mary Rossano <ross...@cvm.msu.edu>
>Subject: Re: Name of Dale Evans' horse?

MR>So, was the stuffed Trigger story true?
MR>Mary Rossano

Apple Valley, Southern California, Roy Rogers Museum... Stuffed rearing
Trigger, stuffed standing Buttermilk, stuffed "dancing" (spanish walk)
Trigger Junior, stuffed standing Bullet (german shepard dog)....

In addition to numerous stuffed hunting trophy-type animals, many
beautiful and strange saddles, mementos and other collections!

'Tis a fun place to spend an hour or two if you're in the area... campy,
but fun! <grin>

- Karen

karen....@feed.com
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Joe Long

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Aug 15, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/15/95
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Mary Rossano <ross...@cvm.msu.edu> wrote:

>So, was the stuffed Trigger story true?

Yup.

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Joe Long
jl...@hiwaay.net

Kris Anderson

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Aug 15, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/15/95
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In article <40our1$o...@fly.HiWAAY.net> Joe Long, jl...@HiWAAY.net writes:
>Mary Rossano <ross...@cvm.msu.edu> wrote:
>
>>So, was the stuffed Trigger story true?
>
>Yup.

I just noticed that this thread was getting pretty long, considering
that the horse's name came up in the first post. What's going on over
here anyway?
************************
"More hay, Trigger?". "No thanks, Roy. I'm stuffed."

************************


kand...@williams.edu 1 QH/TB, 3 mules, 3 ponies,
Williamstown, MA 1 donkey, cows, dogs, cat, etc.

Stacey Burright

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Aug 16, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/16/95
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In article <40b9gb$q...@msunews.cl.msu.edu>, Mary Rossano <ross...@cvm.msu.edu> writes:
> It's Buttercup, if I recall correctly...
>
> Mary Rossano

I thought it was Buttermilk.

Stacey Burright

G. Mark Woodhouse

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Aug 18, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/18/95
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mhall...@aol.com (MHallm2405) wrote:

>Yes, Mary, there is a stuffed Trigger.
>Being an (almost) life-long So.Cal. resident, I can tell you that Roy had
>Trigger stuffed and displays him in his Museum in, I think, Apple Valley,
>but definitely the high desert area north and east of the LA megopolis.

I understand that he also had bullet stuffed. Kind'a makes you hope
that Dale outlives him, eh?

Regards,
Mark
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Lisa M Becker

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Aug 18, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/18/95
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In article <412k9l$f...@reuters2.mitre.org>,

G. Mark Woodhouse <g...@mitre.org> wrote:
>mhall...@aol.com (MHallm2405) wrote:
>
>>Yes, Mary, there is a stuffed Trigger.
>>Being an (almost) life-long So.Cal. resident, I can tell you that Roy had
>>Trigger stuffed and displays him in his Museum in, I think, Apple Valley,
>>but definitely the high desert area north and east of the LA megopolis.
>
>I understand that he also had bullet stuffed. Kind'a makes you hope
>that Dale outlives him, eh?
>
I heard an interview with Roy where he talked about showing people around
the Museum and how much he enjoyed talking to his fans. However, he
said that he never went in the room with Trigger. He said that Trigger
is there for the fans to see and he can't handle seeing his old pal stuffed
like that. Brings up too many memories.

Lisa Becker & Texas Pete (live and unstuffed except for the carrots)


Truman Prevatt

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Aug 18, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/18/95
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In article <1995Aug1...@desire.wright.edu>,

My vote goes with Buttermilk

Truman

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Truman and Mystic "The Horse from HELL" Storm

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Tracy-(TrishY Rules)

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Aug 19, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/19/95
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Did not see the orginal post.....But Dale's horse was named
"Buttermilk". I never missed a Saturday morning without seeing R.R. and
company.

"Fury" and Joey were on the same morning, I loved Fury! Anyway, I
always wondered what breed of horse he was. Does any one remember him
or know what he was?

Please post answers, I have no mailing address.

JDaguiar

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Aug 19, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/19/95
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ans to three ques: 1) Dale's horse - Buttermilk

2) Fury - I think was a Palimino
3) Dale had
better out-live Roy

MEHallmark

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Aug 21, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/21/95
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Fury was a black horse, not a palomino. But breed . . .???

Yeah, Saturday a.m.s are just not the same, are they???


Corey Lee Bishop

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Aug 22, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/22/95
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JDaguiar (jdag...@aol.com) wrote:
: ans to three ques: 1) Dale's horse - Buttermilk
:
: 2) Fury - I think was a Palimino

A solid black Palomino?

Sue

: 3) Dale had
: better out-live Roy

LnsmDove88

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Aug 23, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/23/95
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Fury was a Standarbred-Thoroughbred cross. Or, so says my horsey trivia
book :)

What I really want to know is, just what the heck was the "Bogbash"?

Larry Berg

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Aug 24, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/24/95
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Try Buttermilk!

The Jeep was Nellie Bell.

OOPS- Showin' my age - Bye

Clare E. Aukofer

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Aug 27, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/27/95
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And Black Beauty was an American Quarterhorse (saw the end of
it on cable last night--actually credited the real (actor)
horses' name and then noted breed. (Gee. He was the star. Do
you suppose he had his own trailer? ;-)_

And what about my Friend Flicka? What was Flicka?

And what about Mr. Ed? (Loquacious is not a breed.)

Clare Aukofer, of mixed lineage, in Charlottesville, VA
CE...@Virginia.edu
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Clare E. Aukofer

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Aug 27, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/27/95
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Oh, Lord. Another one who doesn't remember. You were with the
AOL contingent, so you got everything out of context and were
confused the whole time, even *with* the mushrooms--the problem
was that somebody from AOL wanted to approve the toast you were
trying to make with James' single malt. One more time, the
official definition: A bogbash occurs in a parallel universe
and is a hyper-reality superimposed over a limited concept of
time, space,mayonnaise, the universe and everything. Just be
patient. Your memory will return. It will simply be very
choppy and not include and referent to what occurred before,
but that's happening with all the AOL types who were there.
And once more *check your body* for tattoos, tribal markings or
burns from ashes dropped from a smoldering hemp rope.

Will you guys get with your memories, already? A day or two of
amnesia, OK, but it's been a *month* for heavens' sake. Your
horses are going to find out you were there anyway, from the
horse carrot-vine. Might as well fess up.

Clare Aukofer, trying to be patient, in Charlottesville, VA.
CE...@Virginia.edu
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LnsmDove88

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Aug 27, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/27/95
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So that's where that Yellow Rose on my backside came from and why didn't
one of you tell me not to sing the kilt song. Poor James woke up with
blue ribbon tied around his...uh...appendage and woke up thinking he'd won
first prize. Next time remind me to keep my horse away from the punch
bowl, Poor Rico gets such bad hangovers. I'm the only person I know that
has a direct delivery agreement with Excedrin.


Susan (save me from AOHell) Dangar

Clare E. Aukofer

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Aug 30, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/30/95
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Actually, I think both Dale and Roy have already had the same
treatment as Trigger---they've just got batteries.
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Mary Ann Dulemba

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Aug 30, 1995, 3:00:00 AM8/30/95
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Greetings Clare

Mr. Ed was a Palamino. I am not certain about Flicka - I would say he was
also a Quarterhorse.

Mary Ann
(With only two pintos in my life at this time - Shitzus!)

==========Clare E. Aukofer, 8/26/95==========


Working for GIS, but comments are my own.

RLIN...@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu

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Sep 1, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/1/95
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>
>lnsmd...@aol.com writes:
>> Fury was a Standarbred-Thoroughbred cross. Or, so says my horsey trivia
>> book :)
>--
My sources say that Fury was a black Saddlebred stallion,
named Highland Dale, who played the part of Fury (Joey
Newton's horse) in the TV show of that name 1955-56.
This stallion was also the horse the movie Black Beauty(1946),
Gypsy Colt(1955) and was in Giant (1956) and Wild is the Wind (1958)

Another horse named Fury was Straight Arrow's golden
palomino on the radio show "Straight Arrow" in the late 40's
>

Ann & The Gaited Gang



>
>
>

Francis L.Burton

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Sep 2, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/2/95
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In <1740CCACAS...@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu> RLIN...@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu writes:
>My sources say that Fury was a black Saddlebred stallion,
>named Highland Dale, who played the part of Fury (Joey
>Newton's horse) in the TV show of that name 1955-56.
>This stallion was also the horse the movie Black Beauty(1946),
>Gypsy Colt(1955) and was in Giant (1956) and Wild is the Wind (1958)

Interestingly (or maybe not), the black horse running over fields in the
title sequence of the 70s British TV series of Black Beauty was in fact
two stallions - called Fury and Jet. One or both of them may have starred
in a Lloyds Bank advert too at one point, though for some reason the name
Beatos comes to mind.

Francis


Clare E. Aukofer

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Sep 2, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/2/95
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Thanks for the info, Francis (Sorry--no offense. Typing your
name suddenly reminded me of those Francis teh talking mule
movies they used to make us watch in elementary school--it was
supposed to be a treat (Catholic school, I guess these movies
were safe for kids) but even then we thought they were so
awful...

Anyway, I saw the end of some version of Black Beauty on cable
last week--not one I had seen before, very anthropomorphic;
there was a voiceover that was actually supposed to be the
horse, but nonetheless not a bad film...anyway, the credits
named the horse (I didn't catch it, but it was long) and noted
"American Quarterhorse," (I'd thought it was, but wasn't
sure...) Don't know what version of the movie that was...

Clare Aukofer CE...@Virginia.edu Charlottesville, VA.
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