Luisa and Arturo Along with Abuela, the old mother of Luisa, they have run the Grady ranch for years and lived there all their lives.
Armando, Antonio, and Maria The servants who run the La Purisima hacienda. Antonio, who speaks no English, takes a truck all the way to Kentucky to bring back the chestnut stallion.
Captain The man who comes to arrest John Grady and Rawlins and keeps them in a small jail cell. He is the one who cruelly shoots Blevins and whom John Grady later takes as a hostage in order to retrieve the American horses.
Perez The man, who may or may not be a prisoner, but who has a small dwelling in the yard of the Saltillo prison and seems to run the workings inside the prison. He has power over the life and death of the prisoners.
The Judge (or Charles, as his wife Dixie calls him) In Texas he restores the bay to John Grady's care after con artists try to claim it is theirs. He listens to John Grady's story, is kind, and gives good advice.
Reverend Jimmy Blevins The radio preacher from Del Rio, Texas, who says he has never heard of the kid who has taken his name or of the big bay he is riding. He and his wife feed John Grady a wonderful meal and tell him about their life.
