Dead Horses

The Dead Horses are a tribe living in Zion Canyon.

Background
According to Joshua Graham, the tribe known as Dead Horses is composed of the descendants of refugees from Res, east of the Grand Canyon. He believes their language is a combination of their own and that of travelers who were visiting when the Great War occurred. They are living at Dead Horse Point in Zion Canyon.

With the exception of Follows-Chalk, the Dead Horses believe that pre-War areas are taboo and are marked with white hand prints. The majority of the tribe have no desire to leave Zion Canyon for the outer wasteland as they feel they have a duty to protect their home. They hunt bighorners for food, marking themselves with tattoos to commemorate when they hunt and special occasions, like if a youth goes on his first hunt or should a hunter kill large prey, but are very mindful of the environment and the animals of Zion knowing not to over hunt any prey too much.

Graham visited them once, as a Legate of Caesar. He taught them how to use firearms, basic tactics, and how to maintain their pre-War equipment. The second visit came when Graham returned to New Canaan after near-execution and exile by Caesar.

A Salt Lake City area tribe known as the White Legs were instructed to destroy New Canaan and Joshua Graham as a rite of passage to joining the Legion. The surviving New Canaanites fled to Zion, led by Graham, which inadvertently endangered the Sorrows tribe. In response, Graham requested help from the Dead Horses in fighting against the White Legs, and the tribe's warriors have traveled from Dead Horse Point to assist in this effort.

Characters

 * Dead Horse Disciple of Canaan
 * Dead Horse stalker
 * Dead Horse tribal
 * Dead Horse warrior
 * Joshua Graham
 * Follows-Chalk
 * Two-Bears-High-Fiving

Military
The Dead Horses use .45 Auto pistols as a standard firearm, though many are armed with supplementary war clubs which are decorated with .45 caliber shell casings in reverence of Joshua Graham. When the Courier reaches Zion Canyon, Joshua Graham is ready to lead the Dead Horses in the extermination of the White Legs, despite Daniel, who voices his concern for the fate as well as the relative innocence of the tribes.

Appearances
The Dead Horses appear only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Behind the scenes
Joshua Sawyer explained that the Dead Horses' language is based on German, English, and Navajo. In the game files, script notes translate what each Dead Horses dialogue statement means, listed below.