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Born in 1932, Greyhound was the outstanding trotting horse of his day and arguably the most outstanding in the history of the sport. He was nicknamed "The Great Grey Ghost" and "Silver-skinned Flyer." In 1935, he won the Hambletonian race and in 1938 he lowered the record time for trotting the
The German Trotter derives principally from the Orlov Trotter, with later influence from the French Trotter and the American Standardbred. [3]: 468 A stud-book for trotting horses in Germany is documented from 1896; it is now kept by the Hauptverband für Traberzucht e.V., formerly the Hauptverband für Traber-Zucht und -Rennen e.V., which also regulates all aspects of harness racing in the ...
It shows the Criollo type. [1] The Delachaux guide (2014) cited an average height of 1.48 m to 1.50 m. [1] CAB International (2016) indicated 1.40 m to 1.52 m.. The head has a rectilinear or slightly convex profile, a broad forehead, developed jaws, and is topped by rather short ears.
The French Trotter is a French breed of trotting horse bred for racing both ridden and in harness. [ 3 ] : 132 It was bred specifically for racing in the 19th century (1800s), principally in Normandy in north-western France.
It is the most famous Russian horse. The breed was developed in Russia in the late 18th century by Count Alexei Orlov at his Khrenovskoy stud farm near the town of Bobrov ( Voronezh Guberniya ). The Orlovs emerged as the result of crossing various European mares (primarily of English, Dutch, Mecklenburg , and Danish breeding) with Arabian ...
The Norfolk Trotter is a historical horse breed once native to East Anglia and Norfolk, England. It was said to be "a large-sized trotting harness horse originating in and around Norfolk". In 1542, King Henry VIII required the wealthy to keep a specified number of trotting-horse stallions. The breed was well established in Norfolk, and later ...
Phaéton (or Phaëton, born 1871, died 1896) was an Anglo-Norman trotting horse, son of the Thoroughbred The Heir of Linne, considered a founding stallion of the French Trotter breed. An average competitor, Phaéton, a cross between a Thoroughbred and a Norfolk Trotter , made his name thanks to the excellent performances of his offspring during ...
Rosalind was a champion trotting mare who won the 1936 Hambletonian Stakes, set two world records (an individual filly-and-mare record of 1:56¾ in 1938 and a 1939 team mark of 1:58¼ with Greyhound) and was elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1973.