Glenn H. Randall Sr.

Glenn H. Randall Sr. was a professional horse trainer, best known for training the horse Trigger for the television series The Roy Rogers Show. He developed over 30 hand commands to which the palomino responded.[1] Randall Sr. also trained Gene Autry's horse Champion the Wonder Horse.[2]

Glenn H. Randall Sr.
Glenn H. Randall Sr. and Trigger
Born	(1908-12-25)December 25, 1908 Melbeta, Nebraska, United States
Died	5 May 1992(1992-05-05) (aged 83) Newhall, Santa Clarita, California
Occupation	horse trainer
Years active	1951-1992
Children	Glenn H. Randall Jr. ("J.R.") Corky Randall

His other work as a horse trainer for television and film includes the 1956 film Stranger at My Door and the 1959 film Ben-Hur.[1][3] Starting months before photography began, he trained around 40 horses for Ben-Hur, including the four whites (Altair, Rigel, Antares, and Aldebran) that Charlton Heston drove in the chariot race.[4] Glenn Sr. later worked as a wrangler on the 1979 film The Black Stallion and its 1983 sequel The Black Stallion Returns.

His son Glenn H. Randall Jr., also known as "J.R.", was also a horse trainer as well as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator who was active from 1959 to 2000. Randall Sr.'s son Corky Randall was also involved in the industry.

Filmography

• The Roy Rogers Show (101 episodes, 1951-1957), horse trainer
• Stranger at My Door (1956), horse trainer (uncredited)
• Ben-Hur (1959), horse trainer (uncredited)
• The Black Stallion (1979), wrangler
• The Black Stallion Returns (1983), wrangler (uncredited)

References

1. "Glenn H. Randall Sr.; Horse Trainer". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1992.
2. "Press release". animalwellnessaction.org. May 18, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
3. Ryan, Jim (January 10, 2006). "The Rodeo and Hollywood: Rodeo Cowboys on Screen and Western Actors in the Arena". McFarland & Company – via Google Books.
4. Pando, Leo (March 11, 2019). "Trigger: The Lives and Legend of Roy Rogers' Palomino, 2d ed". McFarland – via Google Books.