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.

Much of their combat prowess and ability at that point comes from Graham, who taught them how to use firearms, basic tactics, and how to maintain their rare pre-War equipment. Graham visited them once, as a Legate of Caesar. The second visit came when Graham returned to New Canaan after near-execution and exile by Caesar. Joshua decided to help the Dead Horses again after New Canaan's destruction. Graham became their acting war chief, which proved especially advantageous in their conflict with the White Legs. He convinced a large group of them to migrate from Dead Horse Point to Zion Canyon to help the Sorrows.

With the exception of Follows-Chalk, the Dead Horses believe that pre-War areas are taboo and are marked with white handprints. 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.

Characters
Notable
 * Dead Horse Disciple of Canaan
 * Dead Horse stalker
 * Dead Horse tribal
 * Dead Horse warrior
 * Joshua Graham (leader)
 * 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.

Relations with the outside
The majority of the Dead Horse tribe has no desire to explore the rest of the wasteland, and they tend to stay away from the "taboo" pre-War buildings. Caesar's Legion came to Zion Canyon before the First Battle of Hoover Dam and attempted to court their tribe, under orders from Joshua Graham. They remained here until Joshua Graham returned from Hoover Dam and became the acting war chief of their tribe. While they are on good terms with the Sorrows tribe, they are currently at odds with the White Legs, who are trying to exterminate both the Sorrows and Dead Horses.

The Happy Trails Caravan Company has attempted to make contact with the Mormons at New Canaan by passing through Zion Canyon. The Dead Horses know little about the New Canaanites apart from the few missionaries they send out. At one point, the Lonesome Drifter arrived in Zion and told the Dead Horse tribe of the wasteland outside of Zion. Other than this, the Dead Horse tribe are fairly reclusive and tend to be wary of outsiders.

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.