| Ethan Allen | |
|---|---|
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| Breed | Morgan |
| Discipline | Harness racing |
| Sire | Black Hawk |
| Dam | Unnamed mare |
| Maternal grandsire | Red Robin |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1849 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Joel W. Holcomb |
Ethan Allen (June 18, 1849 – September 10, 1876) was an influentialMorgan horse sire andtrotting racehorse.
Ethan Allen wasfoaled June 18, 1849. He was sired byBlack Hawk and out of an unnamedgraymare who was herself sired by Red Robin, a son ofFigure. Ethan Allen was bred by Joel W. Holcomb ofTiconderoga, New York.[1]Ethan Allen was abay with three white socks and a white star on his forehead. He stood around 15 hands (60 inches, 152 cm) and weighed 1,000 pounds (450 kg) at maturity.[2]Ethan Allen was the champion trotter of his time; he trotted the mile in 2:25. He was owned by multiple owners, and during 1866 and 1868 he stood at stud inBoston for a fee of $100. He sired approximately 72foals in his lifetime, of which only two werefillies. He was featured in severalCurrier and Ives prints and was the model for a popular trotting horseweathervane.[1] Ethan Allen died inLawrence, Kansas on September 10, 1876 at the age of 28, and was buried there with a marker over his grave. Later, he was exhumed and his articulated skeleton was put on display in the museum there.[3]
| Sire Black Hawk 1833 | Sherman Morgan* 1808 | Figure (Justin Morgan)*^ 1789 | True Briton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond mare | |||
| Fisk mare* 1798 | Diamond | ||
| Sportsman mare | |||
| Queen of the Neck 1825 | Captain Absolute 1821 | Clavileno | |
| Pioneer Constitution mare | |||
| Saunder's mare by Nb 181? | Lofty | ||
| Wildair mare | |||
| Dam Poll 1835 | Morgan Robin 1821 | Sherman Morgan* 1808 | Figure (Justin Morgan)*^ |
| Fisk mare* | |||
| Chamberlain mare 1817 | Figure (Justin Morgan)*^ | ||
| (unknown) | |||
| Bemis mare 1820 | Grey Stallion 1816 | Bullrush Morgan^ | |
| Grey mare | |||
| Dr Chandler mare 1805 | Figure (Justin Morgan)*^ | ||
| (unknown) |
* Ethan Allen isinbred 2S × 3D to the stallion Sherman Morgan, meaning that he appears second generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and third on the dam side of his pedigree.
^ Ethan Allen is inbred 3S × 4D x 4D x 5D x 4D to the stallionFigure (Justin Morgan), meaning that he appears third generation on the sire side of his pedigree, fourth generation thrice on the dam side of his pedigree, and fifth generation once (via Bulrush Morgan) on the dam side of his pedigree.
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