Quarter Horse
Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke, rode a buckskin horse.
Well there were several horses used, but all were buckskin colored Quarter Horses.
he rode a buckskin horse
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It seems that the buckskin colored horse that Ben Cartwright rode in Bonanza was the same horse that was used by Marshal Matt Dillon in the series Gunsmoke.
I think his middlename is Samson.
Marshal Matt Dillon rode a male buckskin horse on the TV show "Gunsmoke." Male horses are typically preferred for riding due to their size, strength, and behavior. Male horses, known as stallions or geldings, are often chosen for their temperament and suitability for working as a riding horse. In the case of Marshal Matt Dillon's horse, it was likely a male to best fit the character and requirements of the show.
Matt Dillion's buckskin had a white sock on his rear leg
In the TV show "Gunsmoke," Marshal Matt Dillon rode three different buckskin horses over the course of 20 years. The horses were named Chub, Dolph, and Midge.
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Marshall Matt Dillon, star of TV's popular Western, Gunsmoke, rode a horse named Buck. Strangely, the horse's name was only mentioned once during Gunsmoke's twenty-season run. Dillon's friend Festus had a mule called Ruth. Evidently there were TWO horses named Buck because some of the Gunsmoke episodes have Marshall Dillon riding a buckskin horse with white stockings and some of the Gunsmoke episodes have Marshall Dillon riding a buckskin horse without any white stockings.
The name of the episode is, "The Fourth Victim." For a synopsis of the show, go to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0594435/plotsummary