Horse Heroes- Reading Street

1. What was the Pony Express?

The name of the horse that was a Hollywood star was

Tschiffely and his horses fell in quicksand during their journey.

Trigger was a movie star. He was in 887 movies.

True or False: Indians were very kind to the Pony Express riders.

Roy Rogers claimed that "Trigger is the greatest horse that ever lived". Is this statement a fact or opinion?

2. In what year did the Pony express take place?

Mancha slipped into a crocodile-infested river.

How many days did it take to deliver the mail?

Tschiffely and his horses made it to Washington DC, it took 5 years.

Trigger was trained to do only 25 tricks.

Trigger lived a long happy life, he died at age

During the time of the Pony Express, there were telephones.

In 1860 Lincoln's first speech was carried by the Pony Express.

How many relay stations were there?

Tschiffely, Mancha, and Gato worked at a time together.

Tschiffely chose 2 horses for his journey Gato and

Tschiffely wanted to be the first man to ride from Argentina to _______

Trigger was owned and loved by Roy Rogers.

The Pony Express riders risked their lives every day.