Rex

This equine actor was born in Texas, around 1915 - 1916. He was a Morgan stallion named 'Casey Jones'. This all-black horse had a distinguishing small white mark on his forehead. He was sold to a Colorado Boys Reformatory as a young colt. Probably mistreated. He was known to be mean and ornery. Some would say even dangerous. Rumored to have killed a handler in later years. He was sold to the Colorado Detention Home. He was moved from one place to another over the years and ended up being owned by Hal Roach. Roach had Casey Jones stabled at the Fat Jones Stables. It was Jack Lindell who trained this stallion so he could be in motion pictures. Roach changed the horse's name to Rex. In 1924 Rex was the star of his first movie, The King of Wild Horses (1924). He was still a bit mean and ornery, but this trait was used in movies to his advantage. Some of the tricks that he did, like chasing someone and cornering them, or chasing them under a car were used often in his movies. He does away w