Ippei Mine

Ippei Mine is a rodeo champion was orphaned while still a young boy. His mother died trying to save him from a pack of wolves. After his mothers death he grew bitter aloof but cool under crisis. He learned how to live in the streets and perform odd jobs. This kind of life strengthened his personality. Upon joining the rodeo he learned to ride horses and how to use a whip. He found his greatest friend in a white stallion known as Aiful Alpha. The two man and beast became inseparable. He won two rodeo championship contests with Aiful as his horse. Then one day The Earth International Defense Force asked Ippei to join the team. When he refused he was taken forcibly so for the first time Ippei and Aiful were separated. Dr. Hamaguchi has Aiful brought to Big Falcon early in the series. His uniform was blue. He pilots the Volt Bomber Arms and has a Maverick and Icemanlike rivalry with Kenichi. Source: Wikipedia