10/25/23 Chatsworth Historical Society - Harvester Farms 6
Roy Rogers had three horses named Trigger:
Trigger, Little Trigger and Trigger Jr.
•Golden Cloud, born 1932, was purchased from
Hollywood Studios in 1938 and renamed
“Trigger”. Trigger retired in 1957 and died in
1964.
• “Little Trigger” was purchased a few years after
Golden Cloud, was smaller than Trigger, and
was the “personal appearance” horse. He knew
more than a hundred cues for tricks and
dances, and was housebroken, a quality that
allowed him to accompany Roy on his many
appearances in hospitals to visit sick children.
• “Trigger Jr.”, born 1941 as Allen’s Gold Zephyr,
took over for Little Trigger in the 1950’s.
Trigger and Trigger Jr. were registered
with the Palomino Horse Association