Roy Rogers and His Horse Trigger
Roy Rogers had his horse, Trigger, looking good and for good reason. Trigger was a star in his own right and Roy loved that horse. Roy Rogers was an American singer and actor who was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. Rogers was born in Ohio and spent his childhood there. His father, a shoe manufacturer at the time, would often come home on weekends bearing gifts. One notable gift his father brought home was a horse that upon which Rogers would learn the basics of horsemanship thus beginning Roy’s love of horses.… Read Article