Horse Heroes- Reading Street

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

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

How many relay stations were there?

The name of the horse that was a Hollywood star was

Tschiffely chose 2 horses for his journey Gato and

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

Trigger lived a long happy life, he died at age

Trigger was owned and loved by Roy Rogers.

Mancha slipped into a crocodile-infested river.

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

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

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

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

How many days did it take to deliver the mail?

Tschiffely and his horses fell in quicksand during their journey.

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

The Pony Express riders risked their lives every day.

1. What was the Pony Express?

Trigger was trained to do only 25 tricks.

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