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Few people realize that there were actually two horses that have portrayed Silver on film and on television. Silver #1 was a 12 year old, Morab Tennessee Walking Horse cross stallion over 17 hands tall who was chosen personally by Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger) himself in 1949 for use on the television series just prior to its launch. His real name was "White Cloud" or from some sources, "Traveler". He did not know many tricks, but was very gentle and had an impressively high rear which became the hallmark of this dynamic duo. Silver #1 came from the Hugh Hooker Ranch in the San Fernando Valley of California.

In 1949, the owner of the Lone Ranger Television show, George W. Trendle purchased a four year old Morab Saddlebred cross by the name of "Tarzen's White Banner" from a farm in Peoria, Illinois. He immediately renamed and registered the horse, "Hi-Yo Silver". In 1952 "Hi-Yo Silver" was shipped from Illinois to California and became Silver #2 taking the place of Silver #1 in the television series while John Hart briefly stepped into the role of The Lone Ranger. Silver #2 was trained by the famous trainer and handler, Glenn Randall who also trained Roy Roger's Trigger. Silver #2 had an opposite temperament from the first Silver being a high strung stallion who was quite skittish of camera sounds.

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