memnon ( foaled 1822 ) was a british thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic st leger stakes in 1825 .

in a racing career which lasted from 1824 until 1828 he ran fifteen times and won nine races .

bred and originally trained in yorkshire , he was unbeaten in two races as two-year-old in 1824 , including the champagne stakes and won the york version of the st leger the following spring .

in the st leger at doncaster in september 1825 , he was successful as the heavily backed favourite in a record field of thirty runners .

memnon was later trained at newmarket and recorded his most important subsequent victory when winning the ascot gold cup as a five-year-old in 1827 .

after standing as a breeding stallion for five years in england with moderate results , he was sold and exported to russia .

memnon ( horse )

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prince memnon ( g . by shaft ) . 3 wins . see below .
' arrows ; and memnon was aiming his strong spear . [ 35 ] the old man of
prince memnon has managed to win 3 races in his career so far . on 4th jul 2016 at kembla grange , prince memnon scored his most significant win to date , getting the money in the
he has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey . if you had backed prince memnon throughout his career you ' d have achieved a 38 % return on investment .
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his defeats led to opinions regarding his merit being revised : from being a potential
horse of the century
he was now seen as simply
a good horse .
the
memnon
is one of only a handful of surviving original locomotives from the 1840s . it is also the sole surviving newcastle locomotive . the coal - burning
memnon
is one of the least altered locomotives in the b & o railroad museum ' s collection . it has blind ( flangeless ) center drivers . in 1853 , the
memnon
was rebuilt and in 1884 , it was renumbered as the no . 13 , the
memnon
was withdrawn from service in 1892 and restored for the world ' s columbian exposition .
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his defeats led to opinions regarding his merit being revised : from being a potential
horse of the century
he was now seen as simply
a good horse .
[ 23 ]
king of the ethiopians who came with a great force to defend troy . memnon is son of tithonus 1 and eos . the father of tithonus 1 is laomedon 1 , who is also father of priam 1 . after his death , memnon was made immortal by zeus at his mother ' s request .
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for a 2000 guinea match race between their horse and barefoot , but the offer was not accepted .
the horse was then off the course for four months before his final race in at newmarket in october . by this time , lonsdale , finding himself in financial difficulties , had sold the horse for £3 , 000 to
during the 2003 roundhouse roof collapse at the b & o railroad museum , the
memnon
was severely damaged . its restoration from this event was completed in february 2008 .
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petrarch was a difficult horse to bring to peak condition , as he suffered throughout his racing career from intermittent kidney trouble .
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petrarch earned prize money of £11 , 700 in 1876 , making him the most financially successful horse of the year in britain .
reference point was voted 1987 british horse of the year by the racecourse association , attracting twelve of the twenty votes . [ 16 ]
bizarre became the first horse to retain the title winning in 1824 and 1825 and by that time trainer william chifney was well on the way to training his five winners of the race , accomplished thanks to : anticipation ( 1816 ) , belville ( 1818 ) , marcellus ( 1823 ) , memnon ( 1827 ) and zinganee ( 1829 ) .
in the lower middle panel , the left image , which is partially obscured in this photograph , shows achilles dragging the body of hector behind his horse , while priam is labelled in the background ( 483 - 7 ) . in the iliad , this is a long poignant scene ; vergil devotes 5 lines to the full episode , with the first two lines devoted to achilles dragging hector and the last line describing priam ' s humiliating attempt to gain back his son ' s body . on the right , memnon [ mennon ] , the king of ethiopia , lies dead on a funeral bed with birds above him , a reference to a story told in book 13 of ovid ' s metamorphoses in which zeus turns the smoke from memnon ' s funeral pyre into smoke to appease memnon ' s mother . memnon is mentioned in line 489 , but vergil has him alive with masses of troops . the scene portrayed here comes from the iliad , rather than the aeneid .
in september at doncaster orville won the two mile free handicap sweepstakes and a four mile match race against mr mellish ' s horse stockton .
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on 3 december 2009 conduit was awarded the roa / sportingbet . com outstanding older horse for 2009 by british racehorse owners ' association . [ 36 ]
, john randall and tony morris rated coronach the forty - second best british horse of the 20th century and the best derby winner of the 1920s .
memnon ( 1822 ) was a product of richard watt ' s bishop burton stud in yorkshire , from whence issued three doncaster st . leger winners , an oaks winner , and many great distance runners in the first decades of the nineteenth century . memnon ' s dam , manuella ( 1809 ) , by dick andrews , was a bishop burton product who ran for two years , her best win the epsom oaks ; she raced for w . n . w . hewitt , and returned to bishop burton when her career on the turf was done . she was out of watt ' s exceptional broodmare , mandane , also the dam of st . leger winner altisidora , the great stayer lottery and brutandorf . manuella was also the dam of memnon ' s sisters nitocris and margellina ( see below ) .
in 1844 , the b & o began using 0 - 8 - 0 type locomotive . one of the b & o ' s primary locomotive builders , ross winans used this wheel arrangement because it produced maximum tractive effort by evenly distributing all of the locomotive ' s weight on its drivers . in 1848 , the b & o purchased six 0 - 8 - 0 locomotives from outside manufacturers for its freight service . the
memnon
was built by the newcastle manufacturing company in delaware . during the civil war , the
memnon
was used as a freight engine to haul troops and supplies for the union army . since the civil war , it has been given the nickname
old war horse .
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. he had legitimate excuses however , as the contest was run at a
muddling pace
and he came back from the race a sick horse , with a high temperature .
conduit was awarded the eclipse award as american champion male turf horse for 2008 [ 34 ] and finished runner - up to gio ponti for the same award in 2009 . [ 35 ]
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the final and decisive action was , though , the idea of the wooden horse . odysseus , inspired by athena , thought up the ruse to get a body of men inside the walls of troy . first , the greeks all sailed off into the sunset leaving a mysterious offering to the trojans of a gigantic wooden horse which in reality concealed a group of warriors within . just to make sure the trojans took the horse within the city , sinon was chosen to stay behind and tell a cock and bull story about the greeks having given up and left a nice present . the trojans did take the horse inside the city walls but whilst they were enjoying a drunken celebration of their victory , the greeks climbed out of the horse , opened the city walls for the returning greek army , and the city was sacked and the population slaughtered or enslaved . helen was taken back to argos and of the trojan heroes only aeneas escaped to eventually set up a new home in italy .
. in a racing career which lasted from august 1801 until october 1807 the horse ran thirty - four times and won twenty races . in his early career he was based in yorkshire and won the
in their book a century of champions , john randall and tony morris rated coronach the forty - second best british horse of the 20th century and the best derby winner of the 1920s . [ 24 ]
reference point was given a timeform rating of 139 , the eleventh highest awarded to any horse up to that time , and higher than those of nijinsky , alleged and troy . [ 16 ] in their book a century of champions , john randall and tony morris rated reference point the thirty - sixth best british horse of the 20th century and the second best derby winner of the 1980s behind shergar . [ 5 ]
, created a controversy when he refused to pay the £9 , 000 he had lost by wagering on petrarch in his ascot defeats , claiming that the horse had not been allowed to run on its merits .
a year later fame and glory’s run came to an end as the grey horse colour vision gave frankie dettori another gold cup victory , leading home a godolphin one - two ahead of the luckless opinion poll .
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hawkesbury rc brook group h . , a $ 27 , 000 , 1300m , time 1 : 18 . 13 . track soft ( 5 ) . carried 59 . 00kg . prince memnon was 1st and uratta belle 2nd and magic panther 3rd . trainer : g l frazer . owner : k w bastian . jockey : t angland .
goulburn drc weddings on track maiden h . , a $ 20 , 000 , 1300m , time 1 : 17 . 95 . track good ( 4 ) . carried 59 . 00kg . prince memnon was 1st and crown me jacko 2nd and millster 3rd . trainer : s i singleton . owner : t p j conn & d skelly . jockey : b el - issa .
, one of the classic horse races . the race was established by colonel barry saint leger in 1776 and was named for him in 1778 . an event for three - year - old colts and fillies , it is run annually in september at
in the 2008 world thoroughbred racehorse rankings , conduit was ranked the sixth best horse in the world with a rating of 126 . [ 32 ] in the 2009 rankings , he was assigned a mark of 125 , placing him seventh in the world . [ 33 ]
as at epsom and ascot , there were rumours that the race had not been entirely fair : it was reported that petrarch had been heavily backed to win by kisber ' s owners , the baltazzi brothers , who therefore stood to profit from the poor running of their own horse .
coronach was a british thoroughbred racehorse and sire . he was a champion two - year - old who went on to become only the third horse to complete the derby , eclipse stakes and st leger treble ( tulyar , in 1952 , become the most recent and fourth horse to equal the feat ) [ 2 ] as a three - year - old in 1926 , a year in which he also won the st . james ' s palace stakes . he won the coronation cup at four , but was beaten in his two remaining starts by his long - standing rival colorado
in april however , he took part in a public trial race in which he was beaten by lord dupplin ' s other classic entry kaleidoscope . although dawson had warned the owner that petrarch was not fully fit , the trial convinced dupplin that kaleidoscope was the better horse and he wagered accordingly .
the war itself does not end with hector’s funeral , and virgil continues the account . hector is replaced by prince memnon of ethiopia , a great warrior , and the trojans have the upper hand for a time . but achilles soon kills memnon as well , driving the trojans back to the scaean gates . there , however , paris kills achilles with apollo’s help : paris shoots an arrow and the god guides it to achilles’ heel , his one vulnerable spot . ( thetis tried to make the infant achilles invulnerable by dunking his body in the mystical river styx but forgot to submerge the heel by which she held him . ) the greeks decide achilles’ divine armor should be given to either odysseus or ajax , the two greatest greek warriors remaining . when odysseus is chosen , ajax plots revenge , but athena makes him go crazy . ajax massacres some cattle , then comes to his senses and , mortified , kills himself .
. you keep it on your right hand and [ 20 ] uphold the commandment , one of the precepts which they say once in the mountains the son of philyra enjoined on the powerful son of peleus , when he was separated from his parents : first of the gods , worship the son of cronus , the loud - voiced ruler of lightning and thunder ; [ 25 ] and never deprive your parents of such honor during their allotted lifetime . long ago , too , powerful antilochus showed that he had this way of thinking ; [ 30 ] he died for his father ' s sake , by awaiting the man - slaying commander of the ethiopians , memnon . for the horse kept nestor ' s chariot from moving , since it had been wounded by
triple crown , in british horse racing , championship attributed to a colt or filly that in a single season wins the races known as the two thousand guineas , the derby , and the saint leger . in britain the term triple crown is also applied—though far less commonly—to a filly that in a single season…
orville failed to win in three starts in 1803 . at york in may he finished second to lennox in a two mile sweepstakes . at the same course in august he finished second to duxbury in a four mile race and second again when beaten by mr mellish ' s horse stockton four days later .
gainsborough , ( foaled 1915 ) , english racehorse ( thoroughbred ) who won the british triple crown , consisting of the two thousand guineas at newmarket , the derby at epsom downs , and the saint leger at doncaster in 1918 . the horse later became a stud of worldwide importance , being the sire of the…
orville began his five - year - old season by winning a two mile sweepstakes at york on 29 may . he returned to york in august when he finished last of the five runners behind haphazard in a four mile subscription race and second to r garfoth ' s horse by traveller in a similar event two days later .
charles the twelfth was a
very fine and racing - like
dark brown horse standing sixteen hands high [ 1 ] bred by major nicholas yarburgh of heslington hallin north yorkshire . [ 2 ] yarburgh sent the colt into training with john scott who trained forty classic winners at his base at whitewall stables , malton , north yorkshire .
for although you have been taught by me thus gently the art of horsemanship , and are suited to such a horse as i , some day you shall ride on xanthus and balius ; and you shall take many cities and slay many men .
( the centaur chiron to young achilles . philostratus , imagines 2 . 2 ) .
in 2016 the cream very much rose to the top as order of st george showed a terrific turn of foot to win most impressively . the aidan o’brien trained four year old evoked memories of ardross , such was his class – and like that horse before him , went on to place in the prix de l’arc de triomphe later in the year .
but more drama awaited in 1988 . the horse first past the post was the much - travelled ex - spanish and now french - trained royal gait , who won the race decisively , running away from his rivals in the final furlong under american jockey cash asmussen . however , in the home straight , as the front running el conquistador dropped back , rolling against the rails , royal gait made contact and the tired horse stumbled and unseated his rider tony clark . royal gait proceeded to romp away from sadeem , the stable mate of el conquistador , eventually finished five lengths to the good . but the stewards saw a problem and sensationally disqualified royal gait despite the fact he was clearly the best horse in the race . furthermore it seemed a matter of conjecture as to whether he was fully to blame for the el conquistador incident . but the decision was made and sadeem won the race . royal gait later won a champion hurdle but his life ended tragically short as he collapsed and died after finishing fourth in a race at leopardstown . sadeem meanwhile , made good use of his luck and landed a second gold cup in 1989 .
despite the race’s long and illustrious history , some of the most momentous gold cups have taken place in recent years . yeats became the most successful horse in gold cup history when he won his fourth consecutive renewal in 2009 . then in 2013 estimate won the race marking the first time in 207 years of the gold cup that the race had been won by the reigning monarch .
in the top right panel , troilus , the youngest son of priam , hangs upside down , holding onto his chariot with his knees and holding onto the reins in an attempt to regain control of his horse ( 475 - 8 ) . achilles in his own chariot stabs him in the neck with a sword , a reference to the full event which is commonly found in archaic art ( ocd ) . the crown of troilus is shown under the horse of achilles . with such a limited space , the arrangement of key elements is a bit awkward and forced , but brant does manage to fit in most of the important details ; he does not show troilus ' s javelin dragging on the ground , which would be extremely difficult to show with the cramped arrangement .
indeed , my dreaded master , we will once more bring you safely home today . yet the hour of your death is drawing near ; and it is not we who will be the cause of it , but a great god and the strong hand of destiny .
( xanthus 1 , achilles ' horse , to its master . homer , iliad 19 . 408 ) .
when le moss retired at the end of 1980 , charles st george , one of the dominant owners of the era , purchased ardross and sent him to henry cecil . the horse struck up an immediate partnership with lester piggott and was a quite brilliant winner of the gold cup in 1981 and again in 1982 , ending his career with an agonising defeat by inches in the arc de triomphe .
in the morning , you will be picked up from your hotel in central luxor or harbor by an air - conditioned vehicle for a full guided trip of about 5 hours . first , you will be transported to the necropolis of thebes also known as the valley of the kings on the west bank of luxor . this ancient necropolis is a must - see for luxor travelers . there , you will visit 3 ancient and mysterious tombs . your egyptologist tour guide will be on hand to advise you as to which tombs to visit . after visiting the tombs , you will be transported to the temple of queen hatshepsut , the only woman ever to reign over egypt as pharaoh . afterwards , you will be taken to see the colossi of memnon , the two largest ancient statues in egypt which date back to the era of king amenhotep iii . once you are finished , you will be taken for a camel or horse ride for an additional 2 hours . upon completion of the experience , your guide will take you back to your luxor accommodation .
colour vision was back to defend his title in 2013 but the race held more sensation as her majesty the queen watched her own horse estimate – trained by michael stoute – now a knight , who had won the race way back in 1978 with shangamuzo . estimate beat simenon by a dramatic neck after such a long contest but the winning margin was irrelevant given the scenes of frivolity that greeted the royal winner .
his sire , blacklock , was a great stayer with a huge stride . he had a deep shoulder and girth , and a muscular neck , vertical pasterns , and an unattractive head with a roman nose , all traits which he passed on to many of his offspring . his sire , whitelock , was a fair stayer and winner of four and two mile heats , but had an indifferent race record and was used as a country stallion after he was retired from the turf . blacklock ' s dam , a mare by coriander , had been purchased for £3 by francis moss at the york horse market , and her foal , blacklock , was sold to a yorkshire horse dealer , thomas kirby , for £40 when a yearling , who sold him at age two to richard watt of bishop burton , near beverley , yorkshire . blacklock ' s dam later produced the st . leger winner theodore ( 1819 ) .
1 . achilles is killed by paris and apollo , as hector 1 foretells in hom . il . 22 . 359 , and also the immortal horse ( xanthus 1 ) says
by a god and a mortal
in 19 . 416 . yet we also learn that thetis had foretold achilles that he would die by the arrows of apollo ( hom . il . 21 . 275ff . ) , a prophecy that quintus smyrnaeus evokes in fall of troy 3 . 95 .
conduit was then aimed the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes at ascot and was made 13 / 8 favourite . conduit ' s preparation for the race was highly unusual . the ballymacoll stud received a series of messages threatening to kill the horse if he ran in the race . the police were alerted , and the british horseracing authority arranged extra security for conduit on his journey to ascot . a man was later arrested and convicted of
threatening to damage property
. [ 22 ]
airborne was a tall , rangy grey horse bred at castletown geoghegan , county westmeath , [ 3 ] in ireland by harold boyd - rochfort , the brother of the successful trainer cecil boyd - rochfort . as a yearling he was sent to the sales where he was bought for 3 , 900 guineas [ 4 ] by the british plastics manufacturer and racehorse - breeder john ferguson . ferguson sent the colt to be trained by the former jockey richard “dick” perryman [ 5 ] at his beaufort house stables at newmarket , suffolk .
airborne was not a success as a stallion . the best of his runners on the flat was the filly silken glider who finished second in the oaks and won the irish oaks in 1957 . the best horse he sired however , was the irish - trained jumper flyingbolt . airborne ' s progeny had won approximately £25 , 000 in stakes up until the end of 1955 . [ 17 ] his last recorded foals were conceived in 1961 . [ 18 ] he died on 11 september 1962 of heart failure . [ 19 ]
in europe , he won the st . leger stakes in 2008 and britain ' s most prestigious [ 1 ] weight - for - age race , the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes in 2009 . he is known internationally for being the only horse to record two outright wins in the breeders ' cup turf . in each of his breeders ' cup wins , he ran under 2 : 24 . 00 , recording the two fastest times in the race ' s history up to that time . conduit is currently standing at stud in hokkaido , japan .
mandane ( 1800 ) won one small match at brighton for her owner and breeder , thomas panton and was sold to yorkshire breeder and sportsman richard watt and was installed at his bishop burton stud , where she became one of the best broodmares of the early nineteenth century , producing manuella ( oaks winner , later dam of st . leger winner memnon and other good winners ) , altisidora ( st . leger winner ) , lottery ( doncaster cup and other distance races , sire of st . leger winner chorister ) , who continued the tramp sire line , and brutandorf ( chester cup , influential sire ) . other pot - 8 - os daughters included the ancestress ( 1796 ) of the 1834 racehorse cardinal puff ; radish ( 1787 ) , the grandam of the good race filly whizgig ( 1825 ) , and the grandam ( 1792 ) of american eclipse ( 1814 ) . - - patricia erigero
the war involved several more exciting episodes including achilles’ fight with and killing of the ethiopian king memnon and the amazon penthesilea who both came to the aid of the trojans . achilles was even said to have fallen in love with the beautiful amazon just at the moment he killed her with his spear . achilles himself met his destiny and was killed by an arrow to his only weak spot , his ankle , shot by paris and guided by apollo . odysseus and ajax squabbled over the hero’s magnificent armour and ajax went mad with disappointment when he lost out on the prize . slaughtering a herd of sheep he thought were greeks , he fell on his sword in a messy and pointless suicide . philokteles got revenge for his father , achilles , by fatally shooting paris with the legendary bow of hercules . finally , odysseus even managed to get into the city in disguise and steal the sacred palladion statue of athena .
reference point was a dark - coated bay horse bred by his owner , louis freedman , at his cliveden stud in berkshire , england . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] he was sired by mill reef the 1971 epsom derby winner who went on to be leading sire in great britain and ireland in 1978 and 1987 . reference point ' s dam , home on the range , was a high class racemare who won the sun chariot stakes in 1981 . apart from reference point , the best of her progeny was known ranger , who won nineteen races in europe and north america . [ 4 ]
in november , despite press rumours that suggested he would bypass the race , [ 26 ] conduit traveled back to america for the breeders ' cup , run for the second successive year at santa anita . he was made odds - on favourite against six opponents for the turf . the american gelding presious passion led from the start and ran the first half mile in 45 . 14 , opening up a lead of at least eight lengths . conduit was held up before moving into second at the start of the straight , although he stumbled after colliding with the filly dar re mi . conduit ' s
relentless charge
[ 27 ] took him past presious passion a furlong and a half out , and although the gelding rallied
gamely
, the colt won by half a length . [ 28 ] the winning time of 2 : 23 . 75 was the second fastest recorded in the race , behind only conduit ' s 2008 win . the normally taciturn [ 29 ] moore said of conduit ,
he ' s very game . he ' s a great horse - a once in a lifetime horse
. [ 30 ] his record of two wins in the race had previously been achieved by high chaparral , although high chaparral ' s second win was achieved in a dead heat with johar .
mandane ' s sire was pot - 8 - os , a top racehorse and significant influence on thoroughbred breeding after he retired to stud at richard ( 1st earl ) grosvenor ' s oxcroft stud in cambridgeshire . among his sons were waxy , who won the derby in 1793 , and later became the principal conduit of the eclipse sire line , and champion , the first horse to win both the derby and the st . leger . pot - 8 - os was also a good broodmare sire ; among his many good daughters was parasol ( 1800 , from prunella ) , who won 31 races and then produced two classic winners and the influential sire partisan .
the brown laurel ( 1824 ) was born at heslington hall , near york , bred by major nicholas yarburgh from wagtail , who was also bred by the major . wagtail was by prime minister , a half - sister to tranby . laurel was a brother to belinda , who ran second in the doncaster st . leger , and a half - brother to st . leger winner charles xii . he became a great cup horse , and ran until to the age of seven . he ran twice at the age of three , not placing in the york st . leger , and running
a bad third
to matilda in the doncaster st . leger .
coronach , a big , handsome chestnut horse standing 16 . 2 hands high [ 3 ] with a white blaze , white socks on his hind feet and a light - coloured mane and tail , was bred by his owner lord woolavington . [ 4 ] he was sired by the unbeaten champion , hurry on , making him a representative of the godolphin arabian sire line . [ 5 ] apart from coronach , hurry on sired the winners of seven classics including the derby winners captain cuttle and call boy . his most influential son was the ascot gold cup winner precipitation , who sired four classic winners . coronach was the fifth foal of the mare wet kiss who finished fourth in the 1916 oaks .
brutandorf was sold to john clifton of lytham hall , lancashire , a long - time supporter of the northern turf . he won the sapling stakes at age three , and second to canteen in the gascoigne stakes . he ran unplaced in the 1824 doncaster st . leger , won by jerry , and the doncaster cup of that same year . in 1826 , age five , he had some success , winning the chester cup , beating nine horses , and two days later winning the stand cup there , beating the good horse longwaist by a short neck in an exciting race in which longwaist ' s owner , jack mytton , lost £15 , 000 . he also won the tradesmen ' s cup that year .
bred and raced by ballymacoll stud of county meath , conduit was sired by 2003 european horse of the year dalakhani out of the mare , well head , a daughter of fourteen - time champion sire sadler ' s wells . [ 2 ] dalakhani has proved to be a successful sire , especially of middle and long distance performers . apart from conduit , his best runners have included reliable man ( prix du jockey club ) , duncan ( irish st . leger ) , moonstone ( irish oaks ) and integral ( falmouth stakes ) . [ 3 ] well head was unraced half sister to the champion stakes winner spectrum . apart from conduit , her best foal was the great voltigeur stakes winner , hard top .
lottery , by tramp , was born in 1820 . he was an attractive 16 hand high horse with a dubious temperament , aggravated by mismanagement . he won eleven races in his four seasons on the turf , and ran second seven times . he was a great stayer who won at distances up to four miles , his triumphs included the doncaster cup , lincoln cup and york cup . many considered him the best of his generation . retired to stud in yorkshire , he became a source of stamina : he got one classic winner , chorister , who won the st . leger . his son sheet anchor , who continued the tramp branch of the eclipse sire line , had a brief career on the turf and at stud produced some good horses , mostly stayers .
the iliad concludes with the burial of patroclus and the funeral games established in his honor , the restoration of hector ' s corpse to priam , and the burial of hector , for which achilles allows an armistice of eleven days . immediately after the death of hector the later legends bring the amazons to the help of the trojans , and their queen penthesilea is slain by achilles . then appears memnon at the head of an ethiopian contingent . he slays antilochus son of nestor , but is himself slain by achilles . and now comes the fulfillment of the oracle given to agamemnon at delphi ; for at a sacrificial banquet a violent quarrel arises between achilles and odysseus , the latter declaring craft and not valour to be the only means of capturing troy . soon after , in an attempt to force a way into the hostile town through the scaean gate , achilles falls , slain by the arrow of paris , directed by the god . after his burial , thetis offers the arms of her son as a prize for the bravest of the greek heroes , which provokes a fight among the greeks for the title and the arms . odysseus wins , and his main competition , the telamonian ajax , kills himself .
whisker ' s daughter , catherina ( 1830 , family 6 - b ) , owned by her breeder , mr . barrow , ran 171 races between her first start in the oaks of 1833 and her last run at hednesford in 1841 , and won seventy - five of them , many over a distance , including the manchester cup and heaton park ' s king ' s cup . after her lengthy career on the turf , she went on to produce nine foals , her last at age twenty - seven . her daughter , sweetheart ( 1847 , by touchstone ) won the july stakes , and her son , phaeton ( 1851 , by phlegon ) , was a good race horse that won the criterion stakes and king edward stakes . her female line petered out after a few generations .
reference point ( 26 february 1984– december 1991 ) was a british thoroughbred race horse and sire . in a career which lasted from august 1986 to october 1987 he ran ten times and won seven races . as a three - year - old he overcame sinus problems before winning york ' s dante stakes , the derby , ascot ' s king george vi and queen elizabeth diamond stakes , the great voltigeur and st . leger in 1987 . it was not until 2012 that another derby winner contested the st . leger ; when camelot attempted , and failed , to win the english triple crown . his final race of the season resulted in failure in the prix de l ' arc de triomphe at longchamp , paris when an abscess was later found to have been responsible for his below - par performance .
through brutandorf ( by blacklock ) , mandane was second dam of the half - bred gaylad , who won the grand national in 1842 . brutandorf ' s son , physician , sired the 1845 grand national winner cure - all , and through his son the cure , was grandsire of jealousy , another mare who won the grand national , this time in 1861 . brutandorf ' s son , the stayer hetman platoff , sired the cossack , who in turn sired the french - bred 1865 grand national winner alcibiade ; hetman platoff ' s daughter , rackety girl , who was sold to france , was grandam of the french - bred reugny , who won the grand national in 1874 . mandane ' s daughter , oaks winner manuella ( by dick andrews ) , produced , in addition to st . leger winner memnon , belzoni , who became a good hunter sire , and who got the half - bred vanguard , winner of the 1843 grand national . the ascetic son , irish - bred cloister , who ran second twice in the grand national before winning in 1893 , had two lines to mandane through his dam ; he descended tail - female from manuella via her daughter margelina , and he also descended from brutandorf ' s daughter , siberia . - - by patricia erigero
venice beach ( aus ) ( bay 2005 - stud 2010 ) . unraced . out of a half - sister to sw northerly ( australian horse of the year in 2003 . mvrc ws cox p . , gr . 1 ) , sw north boy ( vrc ascot vale s . , gr . 2 ) and sw northern song ( vrc chairman’s club s . , gr . 3 ) . grandson of a half - sister to sw canon song ( vatc merson cooper s . , gr . 3 ) , sw duchess katrin ( vrc beck’s bier s . , l ) and sp japaco . sire of 12 rnrs , 5 wnrs , inc . bay truffle , turkey beach , just two vees , night time lover , pride of venice and of the placegetters por una cabeza , ellie beach , giddy up venice , oz picasso , etc .
the top central panel has two images . the left side shows automedon , achilles ' charioteer , on horseback , in the midst of soldiers , stabbing someone in the back with his sword . this is odd because neither the iliad nor the aeneid has him doing much of the combat fighting , and it does not make sense to show him on a horse . it would make more sense to show achilles , rather than his charioteer . the right side shows diomedes killing rhesus ( 469 - 73 ) , with ulysses leading the horses of rhesus to the greek camp . ulysses ( odysseus ) is not included in vergil ' s description , though he led the attack on the camp of rhesus with diomedes . here , brant lets his knowledge of the iliad and other external sources influence his illustration ; the attack on rhesus takes place in book 10 of the iliad .
lottery ' s daughter , rebecca , became the dam of the great racemare , alice hawthorn , who was the dam of derby winner thormanby , and who became the tail - female ancestress of many top stakes winners . two of his daughters , heads or tails and frolicsome fanny , the dam of the good racemare nina ( dam of planet ) , became influential in american pedigrees . lottery was sold to france in 1834 , where he got some good winners , and where his son alteruter , also became a good sire after his exportation to france . lottery also had an influence on steeplechasing bloodlines in england , france and ireland . mandane ' s son , brutandorf , was a bay colt of 1821 . he was in the first crop by blacklock , who had been purchased as a yearling by watt , and who ran him exclusively in the north of england ; blacklock was the first horse watt actually retained as a stallion for his stud .
the colonel , a blaze - faced chestnut bred at the wyvill constable burton stud , yorkshire , in 1825 , was out of a mare called my lady ' s dam , by delpini . a successful family descends from gascoigne stakes winner my lady ( 1818 , by comus , family 8 - k ) , with stakes winners all over the world ; delphine , by whisker ( see below ) was a daughter of my lady . the colonel was purchased by edward petre as a yearling , and was sold , after his st . leger win , to king george iv for £4 , 000 . he was a small , speedy horse ,
high and fighting
in his action , and even as an aging stallion was called
the beau - ideal of an english thoroughbred .
he was in - bred 4 x 4 to eclipse , 4 x 4 to herod , 3 x 4 to highflyer , 4 x 5 to blank , 5 x 5 to snap .
, his mind reeling , shouted to his son ; the cry he hurled did not fall to the ground ; his god - like son stayed on the spot and paid for his father ' s rescue with his own life , [ 40 ] and because he accomplished this tremendous deed he seemed to the younger men to be the greatest man of his time in excellence towards his parents . these things are past . of men alive today , thrasybulus [ 45 ] more than anyone has approached his father ' s standard , and he rivals his father ' s brother in every splendor . he manages his wealth with intelligence , reaping not an unjust or arrogant youth , but the wisdom found in the quiet haunts of the pierian muses . [ 50 ] earth - shaking poseidon , he is devoted to you , who rule over horse - races , and his thoughts are pleasing to you . his sweet temperament , when he associates with his drinking companions , surpasses even the bee ' s intricate honeycomb .
the trojans are overjoyed and celebrate their victory and the departure of the greeks . sinon in the night opens the door of the horse . the heroes descend , and light the flames that give to the greek fleet the agreed - upon signal for its return . thus troy is captured ; all the inhabitants are either slain or carried into slavery , and the city is destroyed . the only survivors of the royal house are helenus , aeneas , hector ' s wife andromache , and cassandra , who is taken as a war prize by agamemnon . the greeks run riot in the conquered city and their offenses set off divine outrage . for many of the greeks , their sufferings are far from over . their voyages home , in greek nostoi , are fraught with troubles . only nestor , diomedes , neoptolemus , philoctetes , and idomeneus reach home in safety ; while menelaus and odysseus first have to undergo wanderings for years . the locrian ajax is killed at sea , and agamemnon immediately after his arrival home .
stoute had originally planned to rest the colt after the st leger , but conduit came out of the race exceptionally well [ 18 ] and was brought back to a mile and a half and fast ground for the breeders ' cup turf at santa anita park . moore held up conduit in the early stages before moving the colt up into a challenging position entering the straight . having been switched to the outside , conduit produced a strong late run to catch eagle mountain inside the final furlong and win by one and a half lengths . his winning time of 2 : 23 . 42 was the fastest recorded in the twenty - five runnings of the race , although , as the breeders ' cup has been run on many different tracks , times are not directly comparable . [ 19 ] after the race , stoute praised the colt and suggested that he could improve further , saying ,
he’s a beautifully balanced horse with a good turn of foot , and he keeps getting better .
[ 18 ]
coronach made his debut in july when he won a maiden race at salisbury . he then won the rous memorial stakes at goodwood in
effortless
style , leading the sporting life to describe him as
one of the best two - year - olds in england
. [ 8 ] coronach completed his hat - trick in the champagne stakes at doncaster , leading from the start and beating lex by four lengths without being seriously challenged . [ 9 ] coronach was coughing after his doncaster win but appeared to have made a full recovery by october . [ 10 ] on his final start he was beaten a neck by lex in the middle park stakes at newmarket . he had legitimate excuses however , as the contest was run at a
muddling pace
and he came back from the race a sick horse , with a high temperature . [ 11 ] despite his defeat he was rated the equal best two - year - old ( with legatee ) in the free handicap on a mark of 126 lbs . [ 12 ]
emancipation ( f bletchingly ) champion 3yo & 4yo & aust horse of the year . 19 wins from 1200m to 1750m , a $ 544 , 760 , ajc doncaster h . , gr . 1 , george main s . , gr . 1 , all - aged s . , gr . 1 , stc rosemount wines classic , gr . 1 , george ryder s . , gr . 1 - twice , ajc apollo s . , gr . 2 , chipping norton s . , gr . 2 , 1600m - in track record time , vrc edward manifold s . , gr . 2 , nsw tatt ' s rc chelmsford s . , gr . 2 , stc hill s . , gr . 2 , canterbury s . , gr . 2 , premiere s . , gr . 3 , ajc light fingers s . , l , vrc carbine club s . , l , stc tea rose s . , l , carnivale ' 82 h . , 2d ajc expressway s . , gr . 2 . dam of 3 winners -
the decision was made to aim reference point for both the st leger and the prix de l ' arc de triomphe . in his prep race he ran in the great voltigeur stakes at york in august . he won comfortably at odds of 1 / 10 , but sustained a minor injury when slipping on the heavily - watered ground . [ 12 ] only six horses opposed him in the st leger at doncaster in september . he started the 4 / 11 favourite and won by one and a half lengths from mountain kingdom . the win took his earnings to £774 , 275 , a record for a horse racing exclusively in britain . [ 13 ] on his final start , reference point started odds - on favourite for the prix de l ' arc de triomphe at longchamp in october . as usual , he led from the start , but in the straight he weakened abruptly and finished eighth behind trempolino . [ 14 ] he returned from the race lame , and was found to be suffering from an abscess in his foot . [ 15 ] reference did not race again and was retired to stud .
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bay colt , 1812 . by waxy - penelope by trumpator darley arabian sire line : whalebone branch . family 1 - o
emma ( 1824 ) was bred by the earl ' s trustees , and later sold , or more likely leased , by coal magnate and banker william russell who , in 1796 , had purchased brancepeth castle , about four miles south of durham . she was a modesty successful runner , winning three of her four juvenile races , including a 500 sovereign match against sharpshooter at doncaster , and place din four of her six races at age three , including third in doncaster ' s gascoigne stakes to two colts . retired to john bowes ' streatlam stud , she produced seventeen foals , including two derby winners - - mundig and cotherstone - - trustee , an influential sire in america , and mowerina , the dam of english triple crown winner west australian and other good winners .
the liver chestnut maid of lune ( 1831 ) was one of the first horses to run , in york , in the colors of john bowes after he reached his majority . retired to stud in 1835 , her first foal was mickleton maid ( 1836 ) , by the good two - miler velocipede . she won the park hill stakes , and went on to produce some daughters whose descendants were successful and numerous enough to propel maid of lune to head her own branch of family 7 ( family 7 - b ) , including some english classic winners and a great many successful horses in japan . another daughter of maid of lune , heather bell ( 1842 , by bay middleton ) , was an important tail - female ancestress of top winners in south africa . maid of lune remained in the streatlam stud until her death in 1853 , having produced fifteen foals for bowes .


assert ( 17 april 1979 – 1995 ) was an irish thoroughbred racehorse and sire .

as a two-year-old he was beaten by golden fleece on his debut but went on to win the beresford stakes .

in the following year he was again beaten by golden fleece in a trial race but went on to win four group one races : the prix du jockey club , irish derby , benson & hedges gold cup and joe mcgrath memorial stakes .

he was rated the best middle-distance horse in europe in 1982 by timeform .

he was retired to stud at the end of his three-year-old season and became a successful sire of winners .

assert ( horse )

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his horse is too clever for his own good . love seeing horses assert their intelligence in the faces of those who think horses are not…
2nd dam : sommes sound by assert . winner at 3 . dam of 9 winners :
cats are always on their high horse . get it ? cats ? high horse ? only this horse is lying down , but i guess
cats are always on…
nearco was inbred 4 × 4 to assert , meaning that this stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree .
horse are blessings beyond counting every day , not just on thanksgiving . when i count my blessings , i count my horse twice .
the american paint horse is a color breed unlike the pinto which it resembles . the primary difference between the paint and the pinto is the stipulation that to be registered as a paint , the horse must be either a quarter horse or thoroughbred . the paint horse is generally found with a stock horse build , although some are used for racing .
tom fool - - born in 1949 , purchased by mrs . harry payne whitney , greentree stable . trained by john m . gaver , second horse in history to win the handicap triple crown . horse of the year and handicap horse of 1953 .
c : hoppel ' s horse & cattle co . b : george strawbridge jr .
assert began his three - year - old season in the nijinsky stakes over ten furlongs in may in which he again finished second to golden fleece . two weeks later , assert was moved up in distance for the gallinule stakes over one and a half miles at the curragh and recorded a wide - margin victory over rivellino .
assert began his three - year - old season in the nijinsky stakes over ten furlongs in may in which he again finished second to golden fleece . two weeks later , assert was moved up in distance for the gallinule stakes over one and a half miles at the curragh and recorded a wide - margin victory over rivellino . [ 4 ]
because of this , in many instances it is not possible to determine whether a horse is gaited when it is standing still . movement is necessary to tell if a horse is gaited .
golden fleece was sangster ' s representative in the epsom derby and so assert was sent to contest the french equivalent , the prix du jockey club over 2400m at chantilly racecourse four days later . starting the 2 . 2 / 1 favourite he took the lead from real shadai in the straight and pulled clear to win by three lengths . he was the first foreign trained - horse to win the race since its inception in 1836 . three weeks later , assert started 4 / 7 favourite for the irish derby at the curragh , with the american - bred , british - trained silver hawk appearing to provide his only serious opposition . assert took the lead and quickly went clear of the field to win very easily from silver hawk by a margin officially recorded as eight lengths ( timeform made it ten lengths ) . assert became the first horse to win both the prix du jockey club and irish derby .
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golden fleece was sangster ' s representative in the epsom derby and so assert was sent to contest the french equivalent , the prix du jockey club over 2400m at chantilly racecourse four days later . starting the 2 . 2 / 1 favourite he took the lead from real shadai in the straight and pulled clear to win by three lengths . he was the first foreign trained - horse to win the race since its inception in 1836 . [ 5 ] three weeks later , assert started 4 / 7 favourite for the irish derby at the curragh , with the american - bred , british - trained silver hawk appearing to provide his only serious opposition . assert took the lead and quickly went clear of the field to win very easily from silver hawk by a margin officially recorded as eight lengths ( timeform made it ten lengths ) . [ 4 ] assert became the first horse to win both the prix du jockey club and irish derby . [ 6 ]
the quarter horse is truly an american breed of horse . it was created to compete in quarter racing , one of the earliest forms of horse racing in america . the founding stallion was a thoroughbred named janus , imported to america in 1756 . he was a famous sire of great racers in colonial america . the quarter horse proved capable of many tasks besides racing . when the pioneers moved westward , the quarter horse found a new role on the cattle range where its explosive speed and intelligence proved ideal for herding cattle . the quarter horse became a choice mount for rodeo riders . today the breed is also used for show jumping and combined training . the quarter horse is one of the most versatile horses .
the standardbred horse is considered to be the fastest harness horse in the world . harness racing has been a passion in the united states since the early 1800s . then , the morgan horse reigned as the supreme harness horse . but an event occurring in 1849 ended the morgan dynasty . this event was the foaling of a horse named hambletonianís 10 , the foundation sire of the standardbred horse . the breed gains its name from the fact that a horse must meet a certain
standard
of either timed speed at the mile or breeding in order to be properly registered . the increased brilliance of the standardbred breed itself has reduced times for the mile by a minute - down 30 percent from the original record .
coolmore manager christy grassick said :
we all feel privileged to have been involved with such a special horse .
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from the time of julius caesar ' s occupation of what is now belgium , the belgian horse has enjoyed a great reputation as a powerful and versatile horse . the belgian draft horse is called the brabant horse in europe , and in america it is called the belgian . the belgian is the descendant of the type of horse used by knights as war horses . richard the lionhearted imported many belgians to england . when the mounted knight became obsolete , the belgian ' s strength was utilized in agriculture . the belgian has been exported throughout the world to improve local stock . it has greatly influenced the shire , clydesdale , and suffolk punch of britain , and the rheinesh horse of germany .
general george washington ( riding white horse ) and his staff welcoming a provision train of supplies for the continental army .
assert was a bay horse with a white blaze and three socks bred in ireland by the moyglare stud . he was from the first crop of foals sired by be my guest , an american - bred stallion who won the waterford crystal mile when trained in ireland by vincent o ' brien . be my guest ' s other offspring included on the house , pentire go and go and luth enchantee . assert ' s dam irish bird , was a half - sister of irish ball , a colt who finished third in the epsom derby before winning the irish derby in 1971 . a year before foaling assert , irish bird had produced bikala , who won the prix du jockey - club 1981 . another of her foals was eurobird , a filly who won the irish st leger .
assert was a bay horse with a white blaze and three socks bred in ireland by the moyglare stud . he was from the first crop of foals sired by be my guest , an american - bred stallion who won the waterford crystal mile when trained in ireland by vincent o ' brien . be my guest ' s other offspring included on the house , pentire go and go and luth enchantee . assert ' s dam irish bird , was a half - sister of irish ball , a colt who finished third in the epsom derby before winning the irish derby in 1971 . a year before foaling assert , irish bird had produced bikala , who won the prix du jockey - club 1981 . another of her foals was eurobird , a filly who won the irish st leger . [ 2 ]
. street cry , though , proved much his best sire - son , to the extent that one can confidently assert that he proved himself a significantly better sire than his father had been . and that is very high praise indeed .
lonhro has been able to assert his dominance in an era increasingly bereft , with the exception perhaps of defier , of genuine wfa competition , which is also a reflection of how well hawkes has placed the five - year - old .
ou know you are a horse lover when you see a golf course and think about how it would make a great pasture .
as a yearling assert was sent to the ales in france and was bought for 160 , 000 francs ( approximately £16 , 000 ) and entered the ownership of robert sangster . he was trained throughout his racing career by david o ' brien .
be my guest , also a member of the 1974 foal crop was purchased privately and he won the desmond stakes and the waterford crystal mile in 1977 . he went on to sire belmont stakes winner go and go and irish derby winner assert .
the creation of the american paint horse association was due in part to the fact that horses of paint coloring were discriminated against by other associations . for instance , the american quarter horse association will not register a spotted horse regardless of its breeding , however excellent or pure . many owners of spotted horses feel their horses receive poor marks from show judges due to color . in fact , in some shows judges have been known to refuse the entries of spotted horses . therefore , there are now a considerable number of shows restricted to spotted horses . ironically , in the old west , cowhands would pay considerably more for a spotted horse than a horse of conventional coloring .
what an amazing , amazing horse . sad to learn . god speed . . . . . . . . . . . .
a fabulous horse , who enjoyed a very long and productive life . the world was blessed to have witnessed such an incredible animal .
the minstrel was named horse of the year in both ireland and england . he went on to sire breeders’ cup mile winner opening verse , but his greatest claim to fame in the breeding shed is through his grandson , american horse of the year cigar by palace music .
the ancestor of the hanoverian horse was the german
war horse
of the middle ages . with the passing of the armored knight , the hanoverian was bred with spanish and oriental horses to change its conformation for use as a cavalry horse . this new hanoverian horse was capable of working under saddle , in harness on the farm or drawing carriages . in 1735 , king george ii of england ( a german ) founded the famous landgestiit celle which is to this day the official stud and training facility with over 200 stallions . today the hanoverian has been crossed with more thoroughbred blood , as well as , trakehner . it proves a superlative hunter , dressage and show jumping horse .
it is the most phenomenal record for any horse to be champion sire 14 times - a record that is likely to remain unequalled .
kingston town , like lonhro a handsome , near - black individual , was the first australian horse to win more than $ 1 million .
as a yearling assert was sent to the ales in france and was bought for 160 , 000 francs ( approximately £16 , 000 ) and entered the ownership of robert sangster . he was trained throughout his racing career by david o ' brien . [ 3 ]
in 1981 , assert was given a rating of 113 by the independent timeform organisation , nineteen pounds below their top - rated two - year - old colt wind and wuthering . in the official international classification he was rated thirteen pounds behind the top - rated green forest . in the following season he was rated the second - best three - year - old in europe ( and the joint - second - best horse of any age ) behind golden fleece . timeform rated him on 134 , a pound ahead of golden fleece and level with ardross and green forest as the best horse of the year . he was also named the year ' s best middle - distance horse by timeform .
a 1937 exhibition of appaloosas in art and an article on the breed in the western horseman magazine created a new interest in the indian ' s spotted horse . the result was the incorporation of the appaloosa horse club in 1938 . it barely stayed alive through world war ii , but new research on the spotted horse in the old world interested more people in the breed . the first all - appaloosa show was held at lewiston , idaho , in 1948 . in 1950 , the appaloosa horse club was recognized by the national association of stallion registration boards . canada and england also formed appaloosa horse clubs and many regional clubs were formed within the u . s . the modern appaloosa is a fast - growing and popular breed .
the morgan breed was founded by a horse foaled in 1789 in west springfield , massachusetts . as a young horse , he was called figure . according to the new england custom at the time , he was named after his owner , justin morgan . when morgan died , the horse was sold . justin morgan proved to be a proponent sire that produced a breed which could haul logs one day and win an important race the next .
in 1981 , assert was given a rating of 113 by the independent timeform organisation , nineteen pounds below their top - rated two - year - old colt wind and wuthering . in the official international classification he was rated thirteen pounds behind the top - rated green forest . [ 3 ] in the following season he was rated the second - best three - year - old in europe ( and the joint - second - best horse of any age ) behind golden fleece . timeform rated him on 134 , a pound ahead of golden fleece and level with ardross and green forest as the best horse of the year . he was also named the year ' s best middle - distance horse by timeform . [ 4 ]
veuvelicious ( 11f , medicean , assert ) . 2 wins at 2 , a $ 174 , 100 , atc fernhill h . , l , mrc sensational springvale 2yo p . , 3d atc schweppervescence h . , gr . 3 , mrc say it with flowers 2yo h .
the pinto horse is a color breed in contrast to most other breeds which are defined by their genetic ancestry . in america , the pinto is regarded as a proper breed . pintos have a dark background coloring and upon this color random patches of white . the pinto coloration may occur in any breed or specific conformation . however , the pinto horse association of america does not accept horses with appaloosa , draft , or mule breeding or characteristics . in the american west , the pinto has traditionally been regarded as a horse the american indian favored as a war horse since its coloring provided a natural camouflage .
in 1982 dr o’brien’s son maintained the family stranglehold on the joe mcgrath memorial as his outstanding 3 year old colt assert – a dual derby winner and most recently the winner of the benson and hedges gold cup , routed his rivals , with kind of hush best of the rest .
obviously , the most outstanding feature of the miniature is its size . it stands up to 34 inches . other than height , standards require the horse to be of good conformation , looking much like a horse of larger proportions . it is known for its intelligence and alertness . it appears in any color .
since 1942 , hundreds of thousands of horses have already suffered and died to support the premarin drug industry .
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the precise origins of the quarter horse have been argued incessantly and vigorously , almost from its very beginning . we know with certainty that the most important influence on the quarter horse came from the thoroughbred horse , janus , imported as a ten - year - old to america in 1756 . janus stood at stud for 24 years , but the origin of the mares he was bred with is the subject of dispute . historians variously maintain that the ancestors were spanish horses , chickasaws , galloway ís , hobbies and so on . the characteristics of the quarter horse , then , are due to a host of influences from different breeds .
myth # 2 : gaited horses require special tack tradition is important in all breeds , but in particular the ones from south and central america . while traditional saddles and tack are used on some horse in the show ring , these horses may be ridden in any saddle or bridle that you or i may choose for a “regular” horse . the main thing to keep in mind is that many gaited horses have long sloping shoulders and shorter backs ( but this is true of many breeds ) . the key with gaited horses , as with all other breeds , is to ensure that the saddle allows the shoulder to move forward freely and that the saddle does not interfere with the hip . . myth # 3 : gaited horse require special shoeing once again a gaited horse is a horse first . some gaited horse breeders expand the mystique that special farriers and special shoes and angles are necessary “to get the gait” or “to hit a lick . ” such statements disregard the fact that every horse is an individual and should be trimmed and shod in accordance with their conformation . many gaited horses are even shown barefoot .
the pinto does not have consistent conformation since it is bred for color . when the darker color is black , the horse is often described as piebald . when the darker color is anything but black , the horse is described as skewbald . pintos may be from a variety of breeds , ranging from thoroughbred to miniatures .
after many years of careless breeding and little attention , the paso fino found favor in puerto rico as a unique breed . in 1943 , the federacion del deporte de caballos de silla de puerto rico was formed in an effort to improve the horse . the improvements manifested quickly , making an elegant and calm - natured horse .
assert ( ire ) b . h , 1979 { 8 - c } dp = 10 - 2 - 10 - 8 - 0 ( 30 ) di = 1 . 31 cd = 0 . 47 - 11 starts , 6 wins , 3 places , 0 shows career earnings : $ 612 , 317
this horse is found in any solid color with white markings permissible on the legs and face . the head is large and refined , with intelligent eyes . the long neck is heavy but not overly so . the morab is a muscular horse with long sloping shoulders and a deep chest . the back is relatively short and strong .
soft - gaited horses exist because they can transport people in comfort . as long as there has been recorded history of horses , there have been records of gaited horses . in fact , historically , the term “saddle horse” referred to a gaited horse . after all , if the horse was the only mode of transportation , does it not make sense to have one that was as comfortable as possible ? today , people still appreciate the soft gaits of these horses . what makes gaited horses unique ?
the most important thing to remember is that gaiting requires participation of the horse’s whole body . the combination of conformation , brain , nervous system and muscles impacts movement .
arabians are found in a wide variety of uses , including hunting , jumping , endurance , dressage , trail riding and work on ranches . the first horse show devoted exclusively to the arabian was held in california in 1945 . by 1949 , the a . h . s . a . had established a separate arabian division . arabian horse races were first held at laurel , maryland in 1959 . at the other extreme of competition , the arabian international cutting horse jubilee began at filter , idaho in 1970 .
the belgian draft horse is descended from the war horse of the middle ages . its location of origin is brabant , in what is now belgium . belgians , as the breed is known in america , differ slightly from its european ancestor the brabant . american dealers imported mostly sorrel stock , and these colors were passed on through subsequent generations .
the first belgian was imported to america by dr . a . g . van hoorebeck of illinois in 1866 . the belgian is the most popular work horse in america .
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in addition to its elegant conformation , the american saddle horse is an outstanding performer . there are three types of saddle horse : the harness type , and the three and five - gaited types . the harness type is shown in light harness put to a light , four - wheeled vehicle . it performs the walk and the park trot . the three - gaited saddle horse works at the walk , trot and canter . the five - gaited saddle horse works at the latter gaits as well as the slow - gait and the rack . the slow - gait is a four - beat gait with remarkable action . the rack resembles the slow - gait although it is done at a much higher speed .
the acknowledged foundation sire of the tennessee walking horse is allan f - 1 ( also called black allan ) who was foaled in kentucky in 1886 . his sire was a standardbred ( allendorf ) and his dam a morgan ( maggie marshall ) . the breed became officially registered in 1935 with the founding of the tennessee walking horse breeders ' and exhibitors ' association . the breed was originally a type of horse used by farmers and plantation owners for use as a mount in the field where its gait and endurance were highly valued .
my own horse , charlie , definitely brings out the best in me . he is sweet , loving , forgiving , curious , and always greets me enthusiastically . i think that…
although they perform the “gaits” naturally , it must be recognized that the horse’s balance is affected when carrying the weight of the rider . many gaited horses are “wired” to perform many gaits and when the balance of the load is changed , the horse changes the gait . while it is wonderful to praise the athleticism of the gaited horse , changing gaits with every shift in the riders balance is not necessarily fun , but it is challenging and intriguing . it is up to the rider to determine which gait he or she wants and to work with the horse to achieve that gait . the gait is inherited , but degree of training affects the natural or inherited ability . this fact is true of all horses .
assert was then matched against older horses for the first time in britain ' s most prestigious weight - for - age race , the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes over one and a half miles at ascot racecourse on 24 july . he started the 10 / 11 favourite ahead of his half - brother bikala who had beaten a strong field in the prix ganay on his previous start . the other main contenders were kalaglow , height of fashion and glint of gold . assert went past bikala on the turn into the straight and held off a strong challenge from glint of gold , but was caught inside the final furlong and beaten a neck by kalaglow . on 17 august assert was ridden by pat eddery in the eleventh running of the benson and hedges gold cup over ten and a half furlongs at york racecourse . starting the 4 / 5 favourite against six british - trained opponents , he took the lead from the start and pulled clear in the straight vo win easily by six lengths from norwick . a month later , assert started the 1 / 4 favourite for the joe mcgrath memorial stakes over ten furlongs . with roche back in the saddle , he went eight lengths clear in the straight before being eased down to win by three lengths from kind of hush . timeform described the race as being
little more than an exercise gallop
for the winner . on 3 october , assert started 5 / 2 favourite for the prix de l ' arc de triomphe on very soft ground at longchamp racecourse . he was well - positioned turning into the straight but dropped away in the closing stage and finished eleventh of the seventeen runners behind akiyda .
assert was then matched against older horses for the first time in britain ' s most prestigious weight - for - age race , the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes over one and a half miles at ascot racecourse on 24 july . he started the 10 / 11 favourite ahead of his half - brother bikala who had beaten a strong field in the prix ganay on his previous start . the other main contenders were kalaglow , height of fashion and glint of gold . assert went past bikala on the turn into the straight and held off a strong challenge from glint of gold , but was caught inside the final furlong and beaten a neck by kalaglow . on 17 august assert was ridden by pat eddery in the eleventh running of the benson and hedges gold cup over ten and a half furlongs at york racecourse . starting the 4 / 5 favourite against six british - trained opponents , he took the lead from the start and pulled clear in the straight vo win easily by six lengths from norwick . a month later , assert started the 1 / 4 favourite for the joe mcgrath memorial stakes over ten furlongs . with roche back in the saddle , he went eight lengths clear in the straight before being eased down to win by three lengths from kind of hush . timeform described the race as being
little more than an exercise gallop
for the winner . [ 4 ] on 3 october , assert started 5 / 2 favourite for the prix de l ' arc de triomphe on very soft ground at longchamp racecourse . he was well - positioned turning into the straight but dropped away in the closing stage and finished eleventh of the seventeen runners behind akiyda .
there are few breeds which can match the gracefulness of the american saddle horse in the show ring . however , this breed has a rich history far removed from the show world . the breed was originally known as the kentucky saddle horse . it was created to serve the needs of farmers and planters who often have to remain in the saddle from dawn until dusk supervising work in the fields . the horse bred for this role needed an even gait which would provide a smooth ride , and the stamina to work long hours . sometimes the horse would also have to work in harness . in addition to the breed ' s celebrated role as a showman , it is also successful in trail riding , show jumping and dressage .
myth # 7 : gaited horse are only for the elderly or for inexperienced riders it is a compliment that gaited horses work for people who are elderly , handicapped or inexperienced riders . however , you need not be frail or incompetent to be attracted to gaited horses . there is nothing wrong with liking a smooth comfortable ride on a sensible and good tempered horse .
assert made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over one mile at leopardstown racecourse in september . he showed his inexperience ( ran
very green
) but finished second behind the impressive winner golden fleece . three weeks later he was ( theoretically at least ) moved up in class for the group three beresford stakes over a mile at the curragh . ridden by christy roche , he took the lead early in the straight and won easily by four lengths from the odds - on favourite longleat . on his final appearance of the year , assert was sent to england for the group one william hill futurity at doncaster racecourse . he started third favourite but finished eighth of the thirteen runners behind count pahlen .
the paso fino is said to be a direct ancestor of the imported spanish horses of the 16th century with the only variations being those that helped suit the horse to the new climate . the horse is known primarily for its unique step for which it is named . in addition to the paso fino , the horse also exhibits two other natural four - beat gaits : the paso corto and the paso largo . the paso fino is a slow and collected gait , the paso corto covers long distances at a steady gait , and the paso largo is a faster four beat .
respected turf historian bill whittaker considers lonhro to be the best wfa horse since kingston town who , between 1979 and 1982 , won 30 of his 41 starts and was only four times unplaced .
assert made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over one mile at leopardstown racecourse in september . he showed his inexperience ( ran
very green
) but finished second behind the impressive winner golden fleece . three weeks later he was ( theoretically at least ) moved up in class for the group three beresford stakes over a mile at the curragh . ridden by christy roche , he took the lead early in the straight and won easily by four lengths from the odds - on favourite longleat . on his final appearance of the year , assert was sent to england for the group one william hill futurity at doncaster racecourse . he started third favourite but finished eighth of the thirteen runners behind count pahlen . [ 3 ]
in response to this abuse , friends of sound horse was formed in 1997 . fosh is a national leader in the promotion of natural , sound gaited horses and in the fight against the abuse and soring of tennessee walking horses . fosh has three main areas of focus : • teaching sound training principals for gaited horses , • sanctioning sound gaited horse shows and events • working to end soring .
dominance hierarchies in horses primarily influence priority access to limited resources of any kind , resulting in predictable contest outcomes that potentially minimize aggressive encounters and associated risk of injury . levels of aggression in group - kept horses under domestic conditions have been reported to be higher than in their feral counterparts but can often be attributed to suboptimal management . horse owners often express concerns about the risk of injuries occurring in group - kept horses , but these concerns have not been substantiated by empirical investigations . what has not yet been sufficiently addressed are human safety aspects related to approaching and handling group - kept horses . given horse ' s natural tendency to synchronize activity to promote group cohesion , questions remain about how group dynamics influence human–horse interactions . group dynamics influence a variety of management scenarios , ranging from taking a horse out of its social group to the prospect of humans mimicking the horse ' s social system by taking a putative leadership role and seeking after an alpha position in the dominance hierarchy to achieve compliance . yet , there is considerable debate about whether the roles horses attain in their social group are of any relevance in their reactions to humans . this article reviews the empirical data on social dynamics in horses , focusing on dominance and leadership theories and the merits of incorporating those concepts into the human–horse context . this will provide a constructive framework for informed debate and valuable guidance for owners managing group - kept horses and for optimizing human–horse interactions .
the arabian is one of the most popular breeds of horse in america . the arabian horse registry of america , inc . ( which was originally called the arabian horse club of america ) was founded in 1908 . the following year , the first stud book was published and listed 71 purebred arabs in american held by 11 owners . by 1978 , a total of 167 , 501 arabians had been registered and the number of registered owners was 53 , 872 , including canada and mexico . the highest ( non - syndicated ) price paid for an arabian as of this writing was $ 350 , 000 paid for a stallion , cometego , in 1977 .
classic empire has a newfound zest for the job , however , after moving to the bucolic environs of winding oaks farm near ocala . if his four works there are any indication , the pioneerof the nile colt may be ready to re - assert himself as the leader of his generation . and he’s fired fresh in the past , although arguing a potentially swift pace from post 2 leaves him no margin for error .
. h . lawrence’s “the horse dealer’s daughter” is about a woman , mabel pervin , who suffers with depression after the death of her father . with her mother dying when she was fourteen , her siblings and her father with his business as a horse dealer were all she knew . when her father passes away , all she is left with is her father’s debt and her three brothers who treat her with little respect , if any at all . a series of events leads her to a revelation of herself that revitalizes her being , allowing her to love and be loved . “the horse dealer’s daughter” demonstrates a woman’s movement from feeling insignificant and unappreciated to empowered and cared for .
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it’s a long way from tipperary to the tracks that host classics and their biggest fear was that the horse would not be able to fly and complete in races in england and france or worse yet injure himself or his handlers severely .
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the tennessee walking horse ' s most distinguishing characteristic is its gait , the
running walk .
this gait was not developed merely for show purposes , but was created to carry the rider in a smooth , comfortable fashion . the running walk allows the rider to retain a secure seat involving little exertion or movement . as a result of careful selective breeding of the tennessee walker , the running walk is now inherited . this breed also has an even temperament with an excellent disposition . the tennessee walking horse was first bred by farm owners as a strong , comfortable mount on which they could supervise the work in the fields . now the breed is a distinguished horse more often found in the show ring .
dianne little is a native calgarian who was introduced to gaited horses in 1981 . she has been a director for the alberta walking horse assoc and the canadian registry of the tennessee walking horse , and is vice - president of friends of sound horses , a leader in the promotion of natural , sound , gaited horses . dianne is also director of judges for the independent judges association , a training and licensing body for sound , natural and ethical judging of all gaited breeds .
the pony of the americas breed was founded in 1954 in iowa . the foundation sire was black hand # 1 . among the breeds influencing the poa are the arab , thoroughbred , quarter horse , appaloosa , welsh pony and shetland pony .
exterminator - - born in 1915 , purchased in 1918 as a work horse for sun beau , the derby favorite . when sun beau broke down before the race , exterminator , raced at thirty to one odds , was the surprise winner .
despite the number of gaited breeds and their growing popularity , there is no doubt that gaited horses and gaited horse owners are a minority in the horse industry in alberta , and throughout much of north america . we “gaited horse people” are sometimes seen as not being part of the horse world . that is not true - we are just different . in order to be part of the majority i would have to move to such places as tennessee , kentucky , peru , columbia , or puerto rico . i have no desire to do that , so i will remain part of the minority , celebrate the uniqueness of gaited horses and show you why a journey with gaited horses may be in your future . what is a gaited horse ? this is a challenging question to answer . the webster dictionary defines gait as “any of the various foot movements of a horse , as a walk , single - foot , rack , amble , trot , pace , canter or gallop” and as “a style of foot movement said of horses . ” in everyday speech , however , i think we all know that the term “gaited horses” is not used to describe all horses . the more common definition ( and the one i will use ) is that gaited horses are a subset of horses of various breeds where the intermediate gait is a gait without suspension – the intermediate gait is not the trot . gaited horses are frequently referred to as “soft - gaited” .
- 2016 - 0104 - ea , page 35 , line 132 and 133 , stated the wild horse population on the range was less than in holding ( 47 , 403 in holding ) , according to blm officials in january of 2016 .
the precise origins of the welsh cob are unknown . it can be said , however , that much of the cob ' s character comes from the welsh mountain pony . during the 11th and 12th centuries the pony was crossed with spanish horses to create a larger horse , the powys cob and the welsh cart horse . with the mix of the norfolk roadsters and yorkshire coach horse , including a touch of arabian in the 18th and 19th centuries , the modern welsh cob was produced . there are four stallions in particular that have influenced the welsh cob : trotting comet , foaled in 1836 , cymro llwyd , a dun foaled in 1850 , alonzo the brave , foaled in 1866 , and true briton , foaled in 1830 .
justin morgan ' s most important sons - those which carried on the best morgan qualities - were sherman , woodbury , bulrush , and revenge . perhaps the most famous morgan in harness racing was the great ethan allen . in 1867 at the age of 18 , he won a match race with hambletonian ' s famous son dexter , the supreme trotter of that time . the morgan became a popular mount in the american west after the civil war . it remained the favored horse for carriage work until the automobile superseded horse - drawn vehicles . besides justin morgan , one of the most famous morgan horses was black hawk . he was sired by sherman morgan and out of an unknown mare . it is said she was a from canadian breed stock . black hawk was foaled in new hampshire in 1833 . he was not an attractive horse and was high - strung in his youth . his owner nearly had him gelded . he became a pre - eminent sire and his get were at one time considered a separate breed of horse :
black hawks ,
not morganís . he was the first stallion in american to receive a stud fee of $ 100 , a considerable sum for the 1800 ' s . among his many offspring was the famous trotter ethan allen . although black hawk died in 1856 , he was still considered the second greatest morgan sire in 1900 . the standardbred owes its greatest characteristic - namely speed - to hambletonianís , who proved to be history ' s greatest progenitor of both gait and speed . but the morgan greatly influenced the standardbred ' s stamina and conformation . some 90 percent of modern american saddlehorses such as wing commander and rex peavine trace to peavine , a great - grandson of black hawk . allen f - 1 , the founding sire of the tennessee walking horse was a descendent of black hawk on his dam ' s side . some authorities assert that steel dust , foaled about 1845 and one of the greatest sired in the history of the quarter horse , was a morgan .
the morgan horse is a native american breed with an outstanding reputation for its elegance and versatility . while many breeds have found greatness due to their brilliance at a certain task , the morgan ' s greatness is based on its versatility . it is used in carriage harness , under saddle , in the show ring , sport events , and in many general purpose activities and tasks . the foundation sire , justin morgan , was foaled in massachusetts in 1789 . he was a proponent sire and an extraordinary worker for his size . for many years , the morgan horse was the fastest horse for harness racing . it also earned a great reputation as a cavalry mount in the civil war . the morgan is the only breed accepted as the basis for the cavalry remount service .
whittaker went a step further with his assessment and said lonhro had the best finishing sprint at distances from 1400 to 2000 metres of any horse he had seen in the past 60 years , including bernborough , shannon , tulloch , kingston town and super impose .
horsemen the world over hold strong views on how best to breed a decent horse , and while the traditional need for a good individual will rank high on the list , the one indispensable ingredient at the top of most people ' s lists , is pedigree .
in the official international classification for 1981 , wind and wuthering was rated the second best two - year - old in europe , three pounds behind the french - trained colt green forest . the independent timeform organisation , however , named wind and wuthering their best two - year - old with a rating of 132 , two pounds ahead of green forest . timeform argued that although green forest had won more major races , the form of wind and wuthering ' s dewhurst win was clearly superior to anything achieved by the french colt . in 1982 , wind and wuthering was rated 127 by timeform , seven pounds behind the top - rated three - year - olds assert and green forest . in the international classification he was rated twelve pounds below the top - rated horse golden fleece .
bret hanover - - foaled in 1962 , the
big bum
as he is known , won 62 of 68 career races , and was voted horse of the year for three consecutive years , 1964 - 1966 . he now stands at stud at castleton farm in kentucky .
movement several different styles of movement are associated with gaited horses , but they all yield an efficient and comfortable to ride gait . all styles can be summarized as : • the convex or dorsal flex is roundly collected - the neck is arched , the body is rounded and the head is carried in a vertical position . found most often in the missouri fox trotter , mountain horse or paso fino • the concave or ventral flex is strung out – travels with a hollow back and a neck that is not overly flexed the hind end on this animal tends to be behind the horse . to facilitate the pace and the stepping pace . • the combination of the convex and concave allows the horse to travel with characteristics of both types . • a level back – middle or square gaits as the paso llano and the running walk .
there wasn’t a horse that they wanted they could not or would not buy . at least for now . that would become increasingly more difficult in years to follow when other players entered the market on the same premise , but not yet , the bloodstock world was their oyster .
some trainers have said the one - to two - mile gallops often given to modern - day horses are just as important as breezes or timed workouts used to be . i don ' t know if they ' re right or wrong . you ' d have to ask the horse .
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it is said that the paso fino descends directly from horses brought to the caribbean islands in the early 1500s . the islands ' hilly and rocky terrain negated the use of fast horses . over time this spanish stock , mainly jennet , was selected for a slow , steady , collected gait . existing in such isolated environments some inbreeding took place and the horses declined in size and naturally passed on the unique gaits required to traverse the island terrain . after time , mainly to increase size , these horses were crossed by breeders with arabian , american saddle horse , tennessee walking horse and morgan . only the morgan seemed to improve the breed without nullifying the gaits of the native horses . the horse is now becoming popular in the u . s . ; strains that were developed separately in puerto rico , peru , and colombia are now being merged into a single strain .
unfortunately , money , power and ego are precursors to abuse , and one unfortunate by product of the gaited horse industry is the abuse to which some breeds are subjected . the most blatant abuse is suffered by the tennessee walking horse , my breed of choice . the horse protection act ( hpa ) was passed to stop the abuse of all horses in the show ring , but the only horses named specifically in the act are tennessee walking horses , spotted saddle horses and racking horses . these were and continue to be the worst - abused animals . the abuse to which they are exposed spans the gamut from chemical soring to pressure shoeing and everything in between . under the hpa , the legs of horses from these breeds must not have evidence of any foreign substances on them , they must not have scars on their pasterns , and they must not be sore . they must be examined for soundness prior to showing . examination of these horses now includes the same sniffers that are used for national security . this tests for any chemicals used on the legs . starting this year , thermography will be used to detect inflammation from pressure shoeing . this sounds very scientific and positive , but there are never enough funds to enforce the rules at every show . although it is a federal offense to contravene the horse protection act , few charges are laid . while the abuse of the twh is the most evident , all breeds of horse are subjected to abuse .