In the television series "Gunsmoke," Matt Dillon first acquires his horse named Buck in the episode titled "The Horse Traders," which is the 22nd episode of the 10th season. This episode originally aired on March 14, 1965. Buck becomes a significant part of Matt Dillon's character and the series as a whole.
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.
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.
Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke, rode a buckskin horse.
Gunsmoke was made in the early 1950s and into the 1960's the horse that Marshall Dillon rode is no longer alive.
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.
Quarter Horse
Reports say Dillon's horse, Buck, retired into helping mental patients, learn to ride, until it's death in 1992. The horse was said to 45 years old, subtract that from 1992, you're at 1947. Gunsmokes first aired in 1955...that would have made the horse 8 years old, at the first episode.
he rode a buckskin horse
a Buckskin Quarter Horse
This horse lived a long life with the show and finally died.
He rode a number of different horses - Marshal , Faithful Old Buck .
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