Your favorite famous horse

[brentspeak]

Poll question: Your favorite famous horse

Trigger:



Mr. Ed



the Budweiser Clydesdales



Shadowfax



Silver



Barbaro

[Brother Buzz]

1. Blackie

Blackie lived to be at least 40 years old, 28 of those years were spent in Blackie's pasture, a field that required no fence.

A cavalry horse in his youth, Blackie later became a cutting horse at rodeos, appearing in the Salinas, California, rodeo although his owner, Anthony Connell, doesn’t remember the year. He was retired to a private pasture at the corner of Tiburon Boulevard and Trestle Glen Road when he was 12 years old. Mr. Connell visited him daily, as did children and adults alike who could be seen regularly feeding Blackie carrots, sugar, and hay.

Those who lived in the area when Blackie was alive considered him as belonging to everyone. In spite of his age and swaybacked condition, many felt he still exhibited a military air and pride that came from having been a great horse in his early years. Back then the Army stabled horses at the Presidio. In the spring they saddled up, rode to Yosemite, and patrolled the park all summer. When winter arrived they Blackie returned to the Presidio. Blackie was one of the horses used on this detail.

[brentspeak]

3. Thanks for telling us about Blackie

[MtnLovinLiberal]

13. Seabiscuit

2nd favorite was my pony, Daisy, who died almost 45 yrs. ago.

[MtnLovinLiberal]

14. sorry, I didn't post at the bottom of the thread

I meant to have posted there.

Blackie sounds as if he were a great horse and well-deserving of the respect and love he seems to have received.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear brentspeak!

They're all magnificent animals!

But my heart belongs to Secretariat! He was such an incredible runner...so fast, so strong...

He made the other horses look as though they were standing still...

Incredible animal!

[brentspeak]

4. A great champion

[Corgigal]

7. My heart does too

I just got word that they are making a Secretariat movie. Diane Lane will play the part of Mr Penny Chenery. (Owner)
Below is a link about the film, I so hope they don't mess it up.

http://www.secretariat.com/DisneyFilmNews.htm

[havocmom]

57. It's the big red thoroughbred for me too.

I loved hearing a story of a time when he was not working as hard as usual, goofing off in training. He lost a race. He walked by the horse in the winners circle and he didn't like it one bit. Trainer said he NEVER goofed off in training after that day. HE decided he liked winning better than not winning and HE decided to work.

Saw a film about him after he was retired. Can't recall the horse across the fence from him, another winning racer though. Both horses older and far over their racing weights, but both competitors and champions still, they would greet each other over the fence, then turn to stand side by side. As if they heard the crack of the gate in their memories, they would take off running, racing each other along side the rail fence that was between them. Just two old guys, remembering when and showing joy at still having a run in them each morning. It made me cry to watch it.

[yellowdogintexas]

88. that other horse was Seattle Slew, they were stablemates until Big Red

passed on.

[havocmom]

90. Thank you, I just wasn't sure

It was a really fun film to watch.

[Archae]

5. The Clydesdales.

I saw them in person last July 4th, and they are friendly, beautiful, and fucking HUGE. :-)

[Sebastian Doyle]

20. The Budweiser Clydesdale commercials are always entertaining

even if their beer tastes like the horses pissed in it.

[Awsi Dooger]

6. Seattle Slew

Speed dictates outcomes. No one had ratable sustained speed like Seattle Slew.

[two gun sid]

60. Slew was great!!!!

Great on the track and great in the breeding shed.

Hope you and your family are well, Awsi Dooger.

[Pool Hall Ace]

8. As awesome as Barbaro was,

I'd have to vote for Mr. Ed, because he wouldn't speak unless he had something to say.

[Skittles]

30. wtf?

Mr. Ed babbled all kinds of nonsense and he was so out of line - oh wait, that does make him more awesome than Barbaro :7

[BuelahWitch]

51. Not as much nonsense as what comes out of the mouths of Republicans

:hide:

[brettdale]

9. Mr Ed

He could talk for Pete's sake.

[kayakjohnny]

11. And he drove a box truck once.

Did pretty good as I remember.

[femmocrat]

10. My favorite is "Black Beauty", but that was fiction.

My favorite race horse was Seabiscuit.

[demmiblue]

12. Mine was a fictional horse, as well: Misty of Chincoteague

My favorite real horse was a horse from camp.

[JanMichael]

36. Misty wasn't fictional; in fact you can still see her at the museum

in Chincoteague. Paul and his sister were/ are very real-- Paul died in a car accident in his twenties-- I think his sister is still living in the next town over. Their grandparent's house is still there, you can drive by and see it. The names of so many people in that book (the fire chief, etc) can be found at the local cemetary.

[triguy46]

15. John Henry

Kind of a rank old gelding who couldn't stand another horse being in front of him. Raced to age 15 I beleive, always carrying ridiculous loads, and consistently winning.

[two gun sid]

59. Great choice!

Raced until age 9 when he won his second horse of the year Eclipse Award. His owner tried to bring him out of retirement as a 10YO but he had a suspensory problem so they retired him again.

[UTUSN]

16. Other: The original one:: Bucephalos (sp n/t

[EndersDame]

17. I was just going to say that!

He must have been one hell of horse

[UTUSN]

19. However, you would probably SPELL it correctly!1 (without Googling!1) n/t

[EndersDame]

21. 'Oh hell no ! I was in fact googling how to spell it while you were typing

[kentauros]

23. According to my Eyewitness Handbook on horses

I don't see Bucephalos in the Horse Family. Where does it fall in the following line?

Eohippus-->Epihippus, Mesohippus, Orohippus
Mesohippus-->Miohippus-->Merychippus-->Pliohippus-->Asinus, Equus
Asinus-->{Zebra, Ass, Donkey, Mule}
Equus-->{Przewalski's Horse, Tarpan, Tundra, Forest Horse}-->{Pony Type 1, Pony Type 2, Horse Type 3, Horse Type 4}-->Modern Horse

[EndersDame]

25. Alexander the Great's Horse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucephalus

[kentauros]

18. Blue Hors Matine - Dressage

WEG2006 Freestyle Final :D

[sarge43]

33. That amazing horse must have some swan and deer in her lineage.

[kentauros]

61. Could be...

Or even further back to Pegasus :D

You can tell she's having fun with it, too. You don't get that kind of talent from a horse that is resisting you.

[sarge43]

63. Pegasus it is, direct descendant.

I know nothing about dressage, but it sure looks like she's enjoying herself.

[Mz Pip]

22. Fury

Okay, so I'm old.

[elocs]

41. Me too. I loved watching on Saturday mornings.

Once upon a time Saturday mornings were a great time to be a kid in a more simple world.

[Mz Pip]

43. I remember them all

Cisco Kid
Gene Autry
My Friend Flicka
Sky King
Roy Rogers
Fury
Lone Ranger

And then out of the house until it got way past dark. :-)

Mz Pip

[onestepforward]

24. Rachel Alexandra

Even though her time of fame was brief, she was the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness last year!

[two gun sid]

62. She just won the Woodward today. First filly ever to win...

that race. Beat older males. She'll be back next year.

[onestepforward]

89. That is good to hear!

I thought she was just awesome! I thought she was retired but I'll keep my eyes open for future races!

[luv_mykatz]

26. Famous horses, right?

Another vote for Black Beauty, even thought that is a fictional horse. Since this is a query about famous horses, I would otherwise be torn between Mr. Ed and Shadowfax.

[LostInAnomie]

27. Pegasus

None of those other fuckers can fly!

[AllenVanAllen]

28. The Nazgul Steed

[Skittles]

29. Ruffian

she who would not be defeated; I'll never forget the Life magazine obit to her - "Ruffian was buried at the race track on which she courted glory and raced to doom."

[pokerfan]

42. +1

Greatest filly of all time.

[Skittles]

77. I still remember the first time I saw her on TV

she was so stunning she took my breath away....in an interview, her jockey Jacinto Vazquez said Ruffian was a champion and boy did she ever know it. Alas, her last race was also the last one I ever watched - just could never watch another race - it broke my heart.

[Iggo]

31. Ed.

Of course, of course.

[elana i am]

32. i voted

clydesdales. i'm neither here nor there on the beer, but i LOVE the clydesdales. if i wasn't deathly allergic to hay i would live on a farm and have clydesdales and irish cobs.

[baldguy]

34. I'm not sure, with all this talk about Trigger making decisions about our health care...

[peekaloo]

37. being stuffed and mounted is not my idea of a public option.

:o

[baldguy]

39. That must be the GOP proposal for reform.

[rurallib]

35. Champion deserves one vote from us old guys (Gene Autry's horse)

I actually petted him as a wee child.

[brentspeak]

44. Here's Champion, with Gene Autry

[mitchum]

38. Incitatus

[peekaloo]

40. Mr. Ed of the Roman Empire!

yeah i'm a rube. :-)

[mitchum]

91. You're not a rube...I think that combining the high and the low...

is sheer fucking genius :)

[alphafemale]

45. How could you forget "ARTAX!!!"

Shown here in happier times. :P

[brentspeak]

46. That's right, Artax from "The Neverending Story"

[elocs]

47. I'll throw in another one: Snowfire from the 1958 movie "Snowfire"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147519/

I saw it over 50 years ago and to this day I can still remember the theme song from the movie even though I don't think I've seen it since then. Evidently there are many people in their 50s who loved this movie and would like to own it or see it again.

[graywarrior]

48. John Kerry

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:popcorn:

[EndersDame]

49. It is Funny because it is true

[graywarrior]

64. I know

But hay, I still like him.

[Jade Fox]

66. What about Celine Dion?

[graywarrior]

85. Oh yeah, her too!

And then there's


Not to mention...


And Bill-O looks like a horse's ass.

[cherish44]

50. Rags to Riches!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URl70KylKZg

The most exciting Belmont I've ever seen :)
Girl Power!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugwXirDUaIM
Love this video about her

[Pharlo]

52. Non fiction - Man o' War

Fiction - The Black from Walter Farley's Black Stallion Series

[madeline_con]

53. Mr. Ed always saved the day.

I remember a movie scene where Juliette Lewis in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (I think), said "Ed has a plan" in resonse to a question about the show.

:rofl:

[ashling]

54. her ya go

[Ten Bears]

55. Qick Draw McGraw

[Tuesday Afternoon]

72. oh yeah

[Gidney N Cloyd]

75. Strange... seems like you never saw him and El Kabong in the same place,

Eh. Probably imagining things.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

80. coincidence? I think not.

[Sequoia]

56. Fury

A black stallion on a TV series with Peter Graves as the dad and the boy who played Mark in Rifleman.

[KT2000]

65. Wow! Had forgooten about Fury

Loved that horse.

[two gun sid]

58. Spectacular Bid - Greatest horse to ever look through a bridle...

Rachel Alexandra is the greatest filly or mare I've ever seen. Better than Gallorette. Better than Shuvee. Better than Lady's Secret. Better than Ruffian.

[Jade Fox]

67. The one with no name. nt

[pokerfan]

68. Monticello?

[mix]

69. Tony

[Gidney N Cloyd]

70. OK, there has to be a story here.

What's your Tom Mix connection?

[mix]

71. great grandfather

:hi:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

74. Very cool.

What'd you think of the movie 'Sunset'?

[mix]

76. I never saw it.

The thought of Bruce Willis playing him made me a little nauseous. I need to see it though at some point, I collect as much postmodern pop culture stuff that references him as possible. Hardly anyone remembers him today, but he's still around.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

78. how cool is that

:o :D

[Kali]

84. I wondered.

Cool.

[mix]

86. Getting any rain over there?

:hi:

[Kali]

87. our lower country got a good shower (finally!) this afternoon

but here at the house - it was 4/100ths getting into dangerous "too late" territory. :hi:

[triguy46]

73. Rachel Alexandra. Just won the Woodward today, Grade 1 against the boys

Truly a super horse


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[Kali]

79. The only remotely famous horse I have known was Echol's Dandy

who was by Texas Dandy, a horse that was a bit more famous (read his wiki page), Older Quarter Horse enthusiasts might know him.

[GreenPartyVoter]

81. The Black Stallion

[Captain Hilts]

82. Ruffian.

Ruffian in better days:

[newcriminal]

83. The horse from Equuas.

[tigereye]

92. National Velvet?

[MilesColtrane]

93. Secretariat

He should hold the speed record on all three races, but he wuz robbed of the Preakness by the Maryland Jockey Club.