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Dan Patch was a mahogany bay Standardbred stallion bred by Daniel (Dan) Messner Jr., a prosperous dry goods merchant from Oxford, Indiana.In late 1894, Messner purchased a three-year-old filly named Zelica for $255 (equal to $8,980 today), planning to use her as a buggy horse.
Bayadère is a daughter of The Norfolk Phœnomenon who had sired other trotting horses including Électeur and Yelva. [3] [28] Bayadère's dam (who was also named Bayadère [29]) ran in trotting races, and had been blinded in one eye by a whip. [8] [14] She died after giving birth to Bayadère, her only offspring. [14]
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.
It houses artwork by famous equine artists and racing memorabilia dating back to the start of trotting. Exhibits include more than 1,700 paintings, lithographs and sculptures, 19,300 photographs, hundreds of drivers' uniforms, 75 sulkies , 59 sulkies, and seven carts, and a preserved stable, which serves as a walk-through display case for ...
The Paso Fino is a naturally gaited light horse breed dating back to horses imported to the Caribbean from Spain. Pasos are prized for their smooth, natural, four-beat, lateral ambling gait; they are used in many disciplines, but are especially popular for trail riding.
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
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She taught many famous female trick riders. She also trained over 100 trick horses. [2] Two of Griffith's signature tricks were the Tad Elder Suicide Drag and the Under the Belly tricks. Griffith is the only women to perform the Tad Elder Suicide Drag in her act. She also performed the Under the Belly trick more times than any other trick rider.