Most people know that Matt rode a buckskin Quarter Horse named Buck. But did you know that Buck was not the only buckskin horse Matt rode? Let's take a look at these beautiful horses.....
Buck has the lightest coloring of all the horses Matt rode. He has one white sock on his left rear along with a narrow, crooked blaze on his face and a shock of white hair at the base of his tail. Buck's mane falls to the left.
You can see Buck in S4 "The Patsy" and "Grass", most of S5 thru S7, many S9 and S10 episodes, and most of the later episodes in S20.
Another buckskin horse Matt rode is a much darker horse with an "A" branded on his left shoulder. He has black legs and his mane falls to the right. He first comes onto the scene around Season 13 "Cattle Barons" and is in a LOT of episodes thereafter. See him in "The Jackals" S13, "The Hide Cutters" S14, and the Mexican episode "Zavala" S14.
The #3 horse right is a stocky, compact horse with a dappled rump and solid black legs. His mane falls to the left. Matt rides him in the earlier episodes including "Night Visitor" and "Never Pester Chester" as well as many episodes in Season 10.
Buckskin horse #4 is similar to the last one, except without the dappled rump, and his mane falls to the right. All black legs. You can see this horse in "Ma Tennis", "Smoking Out the Nolans", "Wonder", and I believe "The Pariah."
Horse number 5. He has two white socks on his back legs, a small star on his forehead, and his mane falls left. Matt rode him on "Jeb", and "Quest for Asa Janin."
A sixth buckskin horse Matt rides in many episodes of Seasons 11 and 12, including "The Storm", "Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood," "Taps for Old Jeb," "Kioga," "Malachi," "The Avengers" and many more. This horse has three white socks, white hair at the base of his tail, some white hair in his mane, and mane falls left. He has a prominent white nose, although this photo doesn't really show that.
This is horse #7. He could easily be mistaken for Buck, but this horse's mane falls to the right and he's very silvery in color. Also, when looking at him in profile, he has a distinctive raised hump on his rump. Big feet too. I first saw this horse in "Waco" S14. He was prominent from then through the end of S15 (I'm still checking).
Horse #8 I first spotted in "Roots of Fear" S15 and then again in "The War Priest" two episodes later. He has a short face and neck, very stocky, mane right. Also has some scars on his left hip. I'm still checking on this one and will update as necessary.
So now you've seen the majority (if not all) of Matt Dillon's buckskin horses! I'm still going through them and will update this if needed.
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