There were a few famous Buckskins; a couple of them were ridden by well-known Civil War Generals. One of them was Little Sorrel or as he was also known as "Fancy," trusty steed of the Civil War General "Stonewall" Jackson. About the age of 35 in 1886, the horse suffered a fall, broke his back, and died shortly after. He was later stuffed and placed in a museum at the Veterans house until 1949, and then he was cleaned up, refurbished, and put on display in the Virginia Military Institute. Today, you can find him in the Virginia Military Institute's Museum located in Lexington, Virginia.
The other mentionable Buckskin warhorse belonged to General Robert E. Lee and its name was "Traveller." He was the most favored of all General Lee's horses; he carried Lee through most of the Civil War remained the General until Lee died of a heart attack in 1870. Traveller only lived a short time after Lee's death, he stepped on a rusty nail and became ill with lockjaw, or tetanus as it is called today, but at that time, there was no cure.
There was a Buckskin made famous by the television western series "Bonanza," which ran from 1959 to 1973 and starred Lorne Greene. In 1959 Lorne Greene and the producer of the show, David Dortort looked at over a dozen different animals and came across the Buckskin named "Buck" and instantly wanted him. After the show was cancelled in 1972, Lorne Greene bought Buck for himself then later donated him to the Fran Joswick Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano, California. He spent many years there until his death in 1992 at the age of 45.
Also during "Buck's" acting career, he was in the other popular western television series "Gunsmoke" which ran from 1955 to 1975 and starred James Arness as the Marshal Matt Dillon. He was recommended for the part by the famous John Wayne.
"Buttermilk" was another well-known Buckskin who co-starred to Dale Evans and her husband Roy Rogers on "The Roy Rogers Show." The series aired from 1951 to 1957. Buttermilk lived from 1941 to 1972, after the horse's death in 1972; Buttermilk's hide was stretched over a plaster mold and then set on display at the Dale Evans and Roy Rogers Museum in Victorville, California. It was later moved to the popular tourist town of Branson, Missouri.
In 2006, a Kentucky Derby winner named Barbaro (another Buckskin) shattered his leg during a race ending his career. The next day he was sent to The University of Pennsylvania where he underwent surgery, this was not often done. During his stay at the New Bolton facility at the University, we went through five additional surgeries after the first one. Though he recovered from the surgery in his front leg, he soon developed laminitis in the others, sadly, the owners and the vets decided it was for the best that Barbaro be put down to end his suffering.
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