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Due to a decline in the number of visitors, The Roy Rogers Museum closed its doors in December 2009. In July of 2010, the assets of the museum were sold at auction by Christie's. Trigger sold for $266,500.

Was bought by Roy Rogers in 1943 for $2,500.00

Trigger's original name was Golden Cloud.

When trigger died his hide was stretched over a frame and placed in Rogers and Dale Evans' museum in Victorville, California. After an investigation revealed that Trigger's meat had been sold to several small eateries in the South West, contrary to the The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act of 1954, butcher John L. Jones was sentenced to five years in prison.

In the Republic westerns, Trigger received billing above Roy Rogers' own wife, Dale Evans.

Trigger was Roy Rogers's horse from the first "Roy rogers movie" to Roy Rogers's last movie.

Roy had many horses that were used as stunt doubles for Trigger in the more dangerous scenes.

Trigger was never bred.

Trigger learned 150 trick cues and could walk 50 ft (15 m) on his hind legs (according to sources close to Rogers). He could sit in a chair, sign his name "X" with a pencil, and lie down for a nap and cover himself with a blanket. Rogers' most carefully guarded trade secret was to get Trigger housebroken.

Many times when Roy Rogers visited hospitals he would bring Trigger with him.

Trigger Jr. was actually not a descendant of Trigger.

The name "Trigger" was originally suggested by Smiley Brunette.