Byerly Turk
The Byerly Turk was one of three horses which were the founders of the modern thoroughbred horse racing broodstock. The story goes that it was captured by a Captain Byerly at the Battle of Buda and saw further military service in the Battle of the Boyne before being brought back to England in 1689.
Related Topics:
Thoroughbred - Horse racing - Battle of Buda - Battle of the Boyne - England - 1689
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The horse is thought to have been a Akhal-Teke.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
~ What's Hot ~
Alvin And The Chipmunks The Squeakquel, 500 Days Of Summer, Dear John, The Goods Live Hard Sell Hard, The Blind Side, The Boondock Saints Ii All Saints Day, Avatar, The Hangover, Fantastic Mr Fox, Jennifer S Body, Percy Jackson The Olympians The Titan S Curse, The Mummy 4 Rise Of The Aztec, Sorority Row, Twilight, My Sister S Keeper, New Moon, The Princess And The Frog, Clash Of The Titans, District 9, Madagascar 3,
~ Community ~
| ► | History Forum Come and discuss about History, Civilizations, Historical Events and Figures |
| ► | History Web-Ring A community of sites, blogs and forums dedicated to History. Do not hesitate to submit your site. |
and are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Lexicon - Privacy Policy - Spiritus-Temporis.com ©2005.