The Red Pony | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Billy Buck - This person is the ranch hand known for his gentle understanding of horses.

Gitano - This character is an old person who comes back to the Tiflins' ranch to die.

Grandfather - This character comes to visit the ranch, is a proud person whose time has passed, and lives in the past.

Jess Taylor - This character is the neighbor who owns the stallion that eventually impregnates another character's mare.

Carl Tiflin - This person is a hard worker who recognizes that his son deserves to be rewarded for being...
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