The Boys Save the Herd: Red Horse Ranch

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“The Boys Save the Herd” is an episode of Red Horse Ranch, the old-time radio show that aired in 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Alabama and the Red Horse outfit celebrate after returning Mr. Carter's stolen herd to the ranch, following a gunfight with rustlers at the river. Tex rides bucking broncs in the corral to blow off steam, and the boys sing together. Rose and Alabama talk privately, and she apologizes for doubting him after he came back from Danville. Alabama admits he was gone all night because of Steve Bradford, though he has not yet proven his suspicions. Rose asks what he is planning, and he says something will happen soon to save the ranch, but he keeps the details to himself for now.

The Red Horse Ranch, its corral and the nearby river, with a trip to Danville earlier in the story.

Characters: Alabama, Rose, Mr. Carter, Tex, Tenderfoot, Arizona, Steve Bradford

Listen for: Dad Carter's news about the sale of the herd.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.