| The hosses used by Bob Steele were many, and names associated with his mounts include Boy, Sacks, Shiek, Brownie, Flambow, CoCo, Zane, Toby, Sonny ... and there might be others (along with the 'no-name' cayuses Steele rode in his early film appearances). The pictures below and on the subsequent webpage show Steele with over a half-dozen different horses. |
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) A young Bob Steele has the drop on Jack Clifford in THE SUNRISE TRAIL (Tiffany, 1931). While this hoss looks similar to the color pic below, it is different (this one has 4 white stockings).  Above, Bob Steele had a bunch of hosses, and the above is Brownie. This was confirmed in the horse race scene at the beginning of SUNDOWN SAUNDERS (A. W. Hackel/Supreme, 1935). Veteran supporting player Hal Price is taking bets on a race between Steele (Saunders) and a cowhand, and he mentions the horse's name as 'Brownie'. |
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) The hoss in ARIZONA GUNFIGHTER was named Flambow ... it's the same animal shown in the color shot above ... was the mention below the photo simply studio hype or was that the animal's real name ... or was it a double for Brownie? |  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Tidbit from ARIZONA GUNFIGHTER pressbook. |
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above, Steele guards Claire Rochelle and his paint horse in a crop from a lobby card from EL DIABLO RIDES (Metropolitan, 1939). This is Lucky which was ridden by John 'Dusty' King, Raymond Hatton, Jack Randall and Jimmy Wakely. Les Adams adds: In BILLY THE KID'S RANGE WAR (PRC, 1941), Steele rides a paint/pinto (described as both within the film) that he calls 'Boy' before Rex Lease steals him. Toward the end of the film, Steele finds the horse in front of the cantina and tells Fuzzy St. John "yeah, this is Toby".  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above, Steele on a unknown white horse in a photo from the pressbook for MESQUITE BUCKAROO (Metropolitan, 1940). The gal is Carolyn (Clarene) Curtis, and Steele has a headlock on Carleton Young (billed as Gordon Roberts in this film). Wasn't Steele's first use of a white cayuse - he rode a white in TRAIL OF TERROR (A. W. Hackel/Supreme, 1935).  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above, Steele on what appears to be Brownie (white sock on one front leg and thin face blaze). This is from a pressbook from one of Steele's Billy the Kid films which were released by PRC in 1940-1941. |