Posted by Nancysu
on December 2, 2008, 11:28 am, in reply to "Ben Johnson's black horses"
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I knew "Blackie" very well, his registered name was Davis Leo a Quarter Horse. When doing the pedigree on him for Ben Miller (cousin & Uncle Ben look-alike), we discovered that Blackie's paternal granddam was owned and ridden by Doug Whitehorn (brother-in-law to Ben M). She was a really good roping horse as was Blackie. The best shot of him working with Uncle Ben was in the Bonanza episode Top Hand, where they roped another horse. Blackie could really move. He didn't like it when I visited with my horse Rowdy, and we got a laugh out of Blackie charging the fence and Rowdy just looking at him as if he was nuts. I also owned Blackjack Bar (BJ) that was to be sold to Uncle Ben, but I got him first, and yes, he was a good match for old Blackie. 
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