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Lash LaRue used whips instead of (or in addition to) guns. He was kind of a short guy as I recall and had an equally short career. I remember reading a "whatever happened to" article several years ago that listed old Lash as a down and out drunk. I believe he died two or three years later. Hoppy, on the other hand, started out as a drunk and cleaned up his act to be come the good guy in black.
The Lone Ranger was okay, but I was moving away from cowboys by the time he came on the scene. And let's not forget Red Rider and L'l Beaver--our very own currently-accused-of-murder, Robert Blake.
BTW, I learned a very interesting thing not too long ago. Both Trigger (number 2) and Topper were Tennessee Walking horses. Not what you would expect a cowboy to ride. (The original Trigger was a quarter horse.) I believe that Mr. Autry stuck with the quarter horse. (I learned this from a client of mine who owns a great grandson of Trigger #2.)
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