Other boards call Cochise by Zip Cochise.
I believe I knew this horse and his registered name was suppossed to be Comanche Applejuice.
The story that came w/ the horse I knew was he was leased to a studio and was JW's ride in El Dorado.
Another part of the story may have just become more clear. I was told by the owner that he was also in Broken Arrow TV series and was Cochise's horse. I think that may be mixed up with his movie name in El Dorado as he would most likely have been too young (or not yet born)for that TV show.
If Duke had a hard time backing from the ranch house in ElDorado I guess he had the horse over bited and not riding him as a California Pleasure horse; like Western dressage. No strong arming needed, just push forwar, then left/right leg work Showed him in his elder years(16-18) as a teenager in 4-H shows in MA..
He had alwo belong to someone's trick horse show in CT or MA.
If the horse I knew is him, he was one of my best big bold rides.
In no particular order John Wayne rode Bo (or Beau), Dollor, Dollar, Cochise, Duke, Banner, Steel, Alamo, and Starlight The two he rode for the longest period of time seem to be Banner (14 years) and Dollar
his 1st horse was Bo- Bo was later replaced by his last horse, Dollar. Both were Registered American Quarter Horses.
"Cochise" The horse was actually owned by Howard Hawks
there were many different names he used in different movies take for example in true grit he called his horse Boe.
his name was dollar
Bo and later Dollor.
That particular horse belonged to the director Howard Hawkes. Although the horse, named Chocise, was flashy and appearently well-trained, Wayne didn't like the horse at all. I believe they had to replace the horse mid-shoot (El Dorado) and had much trouble finding a look-a-like to fill in.
El Dorado
1800's
yes john Wayne had his own horse named dollar
In the 1967 film "The War Wagon," John Wayne's character Taw Jackson rides a horse named Duke. Duke was actually one of Wayne's own horses, and he appeared in many of his films throughout the years.
That particular horse belonged to the director Howard Hawkes. Although the horse, named Chocise, was flashy and appearently well-trained, Wayne didn't like the horse at all. I believe they had to replace the horse mid-shoot (El Dorado) and had much trouble finding a look-a-like to fill in.
El Dorado
El Dorado!
1800's
yes john Wayne had his own horse named dollar
El Dorado, 1967, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum.
In the 1967 film "The War Wagon," John Wayne's character Taw Jackson rides a horse named Duke. Duke was actually one of Wayne's own horses, and he appeared in many of his films throughout the years.
I believe that horse from the movie True Grit was Wayne's personal horse.
Dollar was an American Quarter Horse.
The rifle he carried in Rio Bravo and El Dorado is in the Oklahoma cowboy Hall of Fame.
Michelle Carey.
"The Wings of Eagles" (1957).