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Rugged Lark, famous quarter horse owned by Carol Harris, in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame; Sampson, the tallest horse ever recorded; a Shire; stood 21.25 hands (86.5 inches; 220 cm) high; Spanker was a 17th-century sire of many important horses. Thunder, Red Ryder's horse; Traveler, mascot of the University of Southern California
Varian was one of a very few experts in the 21st century who was still teaching about vaquero equipment, methods, and history. [37] She had a strong interest in the history of the spade bit horse in California. [9] The spade is an elaborate, complex bit that can only be properly used on a highly trained horse handled by a skilled rider.
Masquerade 1771 filly, a very good race mare Desdemona 1770 filly, dam to Apothecary; third dam to Neva (1814, won Oaks and 1,000 Guineas), Magnolia (1771), and Proserpine (1766) From these 22 years were sired 154 winners, of some £71,205 10s (equivalent to £11,600,000 in 2023) excluding non-monetary prizes and races won by unknown offspring ...
Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh; Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology; Phaethon, [14] one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos; Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman myths; Sterope, [14] horse of the sun-god Helios; Trojan Horse; Equuleus, Hippe transformed into a foal (now a constellation)
The Byerley Turk mare out of Bustler Mare, the taproot of family 8, which has produced 7 Oaks winners, 11 Derby winners, and 15 St Leger winners including Nijinsky [17] The Byerley Turk mare that was the taproot of family 17, which has produced 2 Oaks and 3 St Leger winners; The Byerley Turk mare that was the taproot of family 41 [18] [19]
"Al Khamsa" (الخمسة) is a designation applied to specific desert-bred bloodlines of the Arabian horse considered particularly "pure" by Arabian horse breeders, who sometimes also describe such lines by use of the Arabic word asil, meaning "pure".
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She was an elegant mare of moderate height, about 14.3 hands (59 inches, 150 cm) at the withers, chestnut (light reddish-brown) in color, with markings that included a blaze and four white stockings. Kasztanka was Józef Piłsudski 's favorite horse and faithful companion in the Polish Legions' battles at the side of Austro-Hungary and Germany ...