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Bootlegger Will Rogers Favorite Oklahoma Pony
Bootlegger, an Oklahoma born polo pony owned by Will Rogers, rose to world fame. He was buried at Will Rogers State Park in Santa Monica after dying at 33. The horse, trained by Red Carter and later roped at key events, gained wide acclaim in rodeo circles and caught Rogers’ eye at Madison Square Garden in 1922.
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Will Rogers
Joe de Yong
San Fernando Valley
Bootlegger
Oklahoma
Braggs
Hugh Shoemaker
Tucker
Pawhuska
Alva Carter
Red
Osage County
Carter
Ben Spaulding
Louis Tucker
George Hare
Fort Gibson
Hare
Jake Heath
Okmulgee
Heath
Spaulding
Lee Robinson
Madison Square Garden
Ben Johnson
Madison Square Garden Show
Rogers
California