Ben rode a buckskin named Buck. Adam rode a 7/8 sorrel thoroughbred named Sport. Hoss or Eric rode a dark brown horse named Chubb or Chubby. Little Joe rode a black and white pinto named Cochise whom he often called Cooch.
In Bonanza: Ben Cartwright rode Buck Little Joe rode Cochise Hoss rode Chub Adam rode Sport Note: The real names of the horses the Cartwright sons rode were Streak, Slippers and Tomahawk
Adam's horse's name was Sport.
the Cartwrights owned 1,000sq. miles.
I believe there was a total of 13 different Paint horses used over the 14 seasons of Bonanza, with just a few being the main riding horses. The others were for stunts and extras. After the sixth season the main riding Paint was stabbed to death at the Fat Joe Stables near L.A. with several other horses. Not all died but Little Joe's Paint did. The killer was never found.
The Gamble, original air date April 1, 1962, season 3 #93.
Bonanza was the term for a large gold strike during the 'gold fever' days of the old west. The Poderosa was worth it's weight in gold with timber and cattle as a source of revenue, a real 'bonanza' for the lucky Cartwrights.
Adam was the only Cartwright with a fancy east coast education but when on the Ponderosa he was a rancher like Pa, Hoss and Little Joe.
the Cartwrights owned 1,000sq. miles.
I believe there was a total of 13 different Paint horses used over the 14 seasons of Bonanza, with just a few being the main riding horses. The others were for stunts and extras. After the sixth season the main riding Paint was stabbed to death at the Fat Joe Stables near L.A. with several other horses. Not all died but Little Joe's Paint did. The killer was never found.
The Gamble, original air date April 1, 1962, season 3 #93.
Bonanza was the term for a large gold strike during the 'gold fever' days of the old west. The Poderosa was worth it's weight in gold with timber and cattle as a source of revenue, a real 'bonanza' for the lucky Cartwrights.
Adam was the only Cartwright with a fancy east coast education but when on the Ponderosa he was a rancher like Pa, Hoss and Little Joe.
Nobody was ever arrested for the stabbing death of the Bonanza horses stabled at Fat Jones Stables in North Hollywood.
The Cartwrights employed a Chinese cook named Hop Sing.
Originally airing on Saturday nights, Bonanza was off to a slow start, buried under the legal genuis of Perry Mason. But when it was moved to Sundays at 9:00 pm, the Cartwrights became America's favorite family for the next 12 years of their run.
The clothing the Cartwrights wore every week were pretty authentic for the time period and status of the family. Although it was understood that the Cartwrights were wealthy, they ran a working ranch where every member worked very hard just as their hired men did.
Bonanza - 1959 Six Black Horses 9-11 was released on: USA: 26 November 1967
Any woman that became interested in any of the Cartwrights either caught a fatal disease or had a fatal accident. Little Joe's wife caught a fatal disease.
The cast was all adults, no children.