Glenn H. Randall Sr.
Born
Michael George Ripper

(1908-12-25)25 December 1908
Melbeta, Nebraska, United States
Died5 May 1992(1992-05-05) (aged 83)
Occupationhorse trainer
Years active1951-1992
ChildrenGlenn H. Randall Jr. ("J.R.")

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]

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.[3][4] He trained 78 horses for Ben-Hur, starting months before photography began. 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.

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