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Easton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Itchen Valley, [1] in the Winchester district, in the county of Hampshire, England, situated on the River Itchen, 2¾ miles north east of Winchester. In 1931 the parish had a population of 408. [2] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form Itchen Valley. [3]
Chestnut. The chestnut, also known as a night eye, [1] is a callosity on the body of a horse or other equine, found on the inner side of the leg above the knee on the foreleg and, if present, below the hock on the hind leg. It is believed to be a vestigial toe, and along with the ergot form the three toes of some other extinct Equidae.
The Wicked North, a chestnut horse with a white blaze and one white sock, was sired by the Northern Dancer stallion Far North out of the stakes-winning broodmare Wicked Witchcraft. [2] He was an unusually large thoroughbred, reportedly weighing about 1,300 lbs at one point in his career. [ 3 ]
Tingle Creek (1966–1996) was an American-bred, British-trained steeplechaser of the 1970s. A handsome, lightly built chestnut horse with a white blaze under a white headband, Tingle Creek was a top-class performer at two miles and won 31 of 80 starts worldwide [1] (23 of 52 races in the UK).
Lonesome Glory, who was foaled on February 18, 1988, was a tall, rangy chestnut horse with a white blaze. He was bred in Kentucky by Walter M. Jeffords, who died in 1990, leaving his horses to his wife, Kay. Lonesome Glory was originally intended for a career in Show-jumping but proved temperamentally unsuitable and was switched to racing. He ...
Cambremer was a dark chestnut horse with no white markings [2] bred in France by his owner Ralph Strassburger.He was one of two classic winners sired by the 1945 St Leger winner Chamossaire, the other being the 1964 Epsom Derby winner Santa Claus.
Old Man was a large, solid chestnut horse. [3] He was handsome, with strong haunches, an excellent shoulder, and a good topline. [7] Old Man had a long and arched neck and handsome head. [8] He had an elastic action when racing. Old Man was bred by Haras Viejo, owned by Gilberto Lerena. [7]
Elmaamul was a chestnut horse with a narrow white stripe and white markings on his hind feet [2] bred in Kentucky by Rhydian Morgan-Jones. He was one of the most successful horses sired by Diesis, the top-rated European two-year-old of his generation, whose other progeny included Diminuendo, Love Divine, Halling and Ramruma.