Was Trigger a fast horse?

Soon after signing a contract with Republic and before beginning production on his first film, Roy Rogers began looking for a suitable horse to ride in his films. Back then, all of the “B” cowboy stars rode exquisite “lead” horses rather than regular “cast” horses. Republic issued a casting call to the horse rental stables that supplied horses to the film industries. Roy tried out a few fine horses, but when he got on a big golden palomino stallion sent over by the Hudkins Brothers Stable, he knew he had found the horse he was looking for and didn’t need to go any further. It was truly a match made in heaven.

Smiley Burnett, Roy’s sidekick in his first two films, mentioned that the large horse was “fast on the trigger,” so Roy decided that would be a fine name for him, and that is how Trigger received his name. Smiley was correct: Trigger was really fast; in fact, he was the fastest horse on the property. The lovely golden horse was a natural athlete who could stop on a dime and give you nine cents change. Roy could put three or four children up on his back at once without being concerned that they would get hurt since he could cut and spin so quickly that a less skilled rider may be left in midair.

Roy turned out to have a great sense of horses. Without a doubt, Trigger was the best horse to ever feature in a movie. He was truly “one-in-a-million,” a remarkable creature that won the hearts of men and women, boys and girls, everywhere. Seabiscuit’s contemporaries included Trigger, who was more well-known and well-liked than the legendary racehorse.

Was Trigger a fast horse?

The trigger was the quickest horse on the lot, so Smiley was right; he was very fast. It could stop on a dime, give you nine pennies in change, and was a stunning golden horse.