Trigger (Roy Roger's horse) was a Tennessee walker
A palomino
Palomino.
A palomino is not a breed of horse it is the colorartion of it. A palomino has a golden body and a white mane and tail. The weight of a palomino horse can vary. I personally own a palomino quarter horse mare and she weighs in at about 1300 pounds.
Trigger (originally named Golden Cloud, 1932-3 July 1965) was a 15.3 hands (63 inches, 160 cm) palomino horse, made famous in American Western films with his owner/rider, cowboy star Roy Rogers.
Roy Roger's steed was "Trigger", a beautiful palomino stallion. After Trigger passed on, he rode Trigger's son, "Trigger, Jr.". Trigger was never used to pull anything, only to ride.
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Palomino horses are generally about seventeen hands tall. This is considered much taller than the average breed of horses. They are commonly seen with golden coats and white or cream colored manes.
Palomino horses are golden with a flaxen mane and tail
A Palamino This is a color breed. According to Bill Witney, Trigger's sire was a registered Palomino; his dam was 1/2 cold blood and 1/2 Throughbred. Her sire had raced. Trigger inherited the best of both parents. There were also other Triggers, Little Trigger and of course Trigger Jr. Trigger was a stallion but not related to Trigger, Jr. Trigger Jr. was a Tennessee Walker. Little Trigger did most of the traveling to rodeos and such. Trigger was a stallion but was only used once for breeding. I asked Roy once about Trigger being used for breeding. He told me he was not happy about the breeding and didn't want to say much about it except it didn't turn out well. To learn the whole Trigger story read Trigger Remembered by William Witney
Roy Roger's horse's name was "Trigger" and Dale Evan's horse was called "Buttermilk"
A palamino is a golden horse with a white/cream mane and tail and a pinto is a black/brown and white horse