Ethan Allen (June 18, 1849 – September 10, 1876) was an influential Morgan horse sire and trotting racehorse.

Ethan Allen
BreedMorgan
DisciplineHarness racing
SireBlack Hawk
DamUnnamed mare
Maternal grandsireRed Robin
SexStallion
Foaled1849
CountryUnited States
ColorBay
BreederJoel W. Holcomb

Life

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Ethan Allen was foaled June 18, 1849. He was sired by Black Hawk and out of an unnamed gray mare who was herself sired by Red Robin, a son of Figure. Ethan Allen was bred by Joel W. Holcomb of Ticonderoga, New York.[1] Ethan Allen was a bay 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 in Boston for a fee of $100. He sired approximately 72 foals in his lifetime, of which only two were fillies. He was featured in several Currier and Ives prints and was the model for a popular trotting horse weathervane.[1] Ethan Allen died in Lawrence, 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 line tree

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  • Ethan Allen[4][5][6][7]
    • Honest Allen[8]
      • Denning Allen
        • General Gates[9]
          • Autumn
          • Victor
          • Red Oak
          • Scotland
          • Ben Lomond
          • Bennington
          • Castor
          • Dewey
          • Gladstone
          • Linsley
    • Daniel Lambert[7][10]
      • Colonel Moulton
      • Jubilee Lambert
        • Jubilee De Jarnette[11]
          • Jupitor
          • The Admiral
          • Troubadour
          • Quintessence
          • Tyee
      • Lambert Chief
        • Lambert Boy[12]
          • Clarion
      • Aristos[13]
        • H B Winship
        • St Julian
      • Addison Lambert
      • Ben Franklin[14]
        • Jasper Franklin
          • Allen Franklin
        • Aureolus
          • Selim
      • Motion
      • Cobden[15]
        • Cobden Jr[16]
          • Star Allen
        • Cobden S[17]
          • Cobden S Jr
      • Star Ethan
        • Allen
      • Thought
      • Lambert B[19]
        • Madison Lambert
    • Ethan Allen (Holabird)
    • Superb
    • Ethan Allen (Woodward)

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Ethan Allen, bay stallion, 1849[20]
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 is inbred 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 stallion Figure (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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Learn About the Morgan Horse". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Ethan Allen 50". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ Richwood Morgans: Ethan Allen
  5. ^ Significant Sires Series: Black Hawk
  6. ^ Ethan Allen Offspring
  7. ^ a b Trotting Cousins
  8. ^ Richwood Morgans: Honest Allen
  9. ^ General Gates Offspring
  10. ^ Daniel Lambert Offspring
  11. ^ Jubilee De Jarnette Offspring
  12. ^ Lambert Boy Offspring
  13. ^ Aristos Offspring
  14. ^ Ben Franklin Offspring
  15. ^ Cobden Offspring
  16. ^ Cobden Jr Offspring
  17. ^ Cobden S Offspring
  18. ^ H M Stanley Offspring
  19. ^ Lambert B Offspring
  20. ^ Ethan Allen Pedigree

Further reading

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