Little Texas in Night at the Museum
Little Texas is a horse owned by Theodore Roosevelt. He is a main part of the Roosevelt display at the Museum of Natural History. The horse was born in 1894 and died 1903.
Overview[]
Little Texas in the movies is seen throughout each of them, almost always being with Theodore Roosevelt when he is seen on-screen.
Real-Life Little Texas[]
His warhorse during the Spanish American War was Little Texas, a Quartermaster procured horse, he purchased when he conceived the Rough Riders and the group trained at Fort Sam Houston. The source of the name is obvious. The First US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment with the moniker "Rough Riders" was born from volunteers who wanted to served the country after Spain declared war on the U.S. It consisted of eastern intellects, cowboys, ranch hands, Indians, Hispanics, writers and athletes. Upon completion of training, the company shipped out from Tampa Bay, Florida aboard the USS Yucatan for Cuba. Upon reaching the shore, the volunteers marched towards the hills of San Juan, where they charged victoriously up Kettle Hill in the face of severe enemy fire. Astride, Little Texas, was Theodore Roosevelt leading the charge of the Rough Riders. The regiment was victorious in the battle which would be known as the Battle of San Juan Hill. Severe enemy fire took its toll. One fourth of its contingency was lost. Roosevelt would be honored by his superiors for his actions and leadership with a recommendation, he be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. However, politics blocked final approval. The award was finally presented posthumously, 100 years after his death by President Bill Clinton. Little Texas spent his retirement years at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, the summer residence of the Roosevelt's. He was never lonely, kept busy and active by the five roughneck children of the Roosevelt's. Upon his death, he was buried in a Pet Cemetery conceived by Mrs Roosevelt after finding their children's pets buried in the Sandbox.