Esp you Scott!!! I didn't know that the Masked Rider and his/her horse were the first of the horses as mascots. They were before Traveler at USC games, before Chief Osceola at FSU games. It's had it's moments. Apparently my boys in Austin don't quite know how to paint a horse like they do in College Station! Texas Tech's Masked Rider
Gee, Terry, that was....uh....really interesting......Yawn. Kidding aside, it WAS interesting, and I was happy to learn that USC is a copycat. :lol:
What? No mention of the one that killed itself crashing into a wall at the stadium? :shock: Well... that is a little dark, but it did happen.
I'm now going to have to research to find out when the Tennessee Walking Horse was introduced on the sidelines at Tennessee.
Didn't know Tenn ever had a horse on the sidelines. It's not even mentioned amongst the many Tenn Traditions on the website. Tennesee Traditions