The Norfolk Phœnomenon
Trotter horse from England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Norfolk Phœnomenon (born in 1845 in Norfolk, England, and died in 1872 at the Rouges-Terres stud in Normandy) is a black-coated stallion of the Norfolk Trotter breed. He is a son or grandson of the most famous English trotter stallion of his time, The Norfolk Phenomenon. He was imported to France in 1851 on a mission from the Haras Nationaux.
Species | Horse |
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Breed | Norfolk Trotter |
Sex | Male |
Born | 1845 |
Died | 1872 |
Parent(s) | The Norfolk Phenomenon |
Offspring | Y., Bayadère, Ipsilanty, Niger, and Yelva |
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
A breeding stallion at the Haras national du Pin between 1851 and 1872, The Norfolk Phœnomenon died in 1872 at the Haras des Rouges-Terres, the Forcinal family stud. He was at the origin of a male lineage of the French Trotter breed, very successful at the end of the 19th century, but now extinct, via his son Niger. It is possible that The Norfolk Phœnomenon is the paternal grandsire of the Lavater stallion. His daughter Bayadère, however, remains his best-known direct descendant, notably for setting time and earnings records.