# Horses in old west

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-in-old-west/969433 "2022-08-10T13:01:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-in-old-west/969433/61 "2022-08-14T21:18:40Z")

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Somehow Sonny Barger managed to live to 83, dying just recently.

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**Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-in-old-west/969433/62 "2022-08-14T23:47:46Z")

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> [@snowthx](#):
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> Huh. I always assumed it was a rental if you’d been thru the desert on a horse with no name.

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> 😆 But the horses name was “Dan” of course.

Dan was a donkey.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QjcoLcRdXXM/maxresdefault.jpg "Gaither Vocal Band, Jake Hess - Cool Water [Live]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjcoLcRdXXM)

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**Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-in-old-west/969433/63 "2022-08-15T01:22:34Z")

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> [@Peter\_Morris](#):
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> Dan was a donkey.

Cool version. However, the album cover by the Sons of the Pioneers shows a horse. But who knows for sure?

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**Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-in-old-west/969433/64 "2022-08-15T02:11:02Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Cool version

I also like this one

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZTh9TUNDeJo/hqdefault.jpg "The Barron Knights-Cool Water") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTh9TUNDeJo)

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