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Mr What
Mr. What was an Irish bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse noted for winning the 1958 Grand National. An eight-year-old gelding owned by David Coughlan, trained by Tom Taaffe (racehorse trainer), Tom Taaffe. Mr. What was ridden by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Queen Mother's jockey Arthur Freeman (jockey), Arthur Freeman who put up overweight. Appearing ideally suited by the heavy conditions, the horse won by 30 lengths, despite stumbling at the last fence. Mr. What finished third in both the 1959 Grand National, 1959 and the 1962 Grand National, 1962 runnings of the National, but never won another race. References {{reflist Grand National winners Thoroughbred family 3-i Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in Ireland National Hunt racehorses 1950 racehorse births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelding
A gelding (Help:IPA/English, /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/) is a castration, castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. The term is also used with certain other animals and livestock, such as domesticated Camelidae, camels. By comparison, the equivalent term for castrated male cattle would be List of cattle terminology , ''steer'' (or ''bullock''), and Wether (other), ''wether'' for sheep and goats. Castration allows a male animal to be more calm, better-behaved, less sexually aggressive, and more responsive to training efforts. This makes the animal generally more suitable as an everyday working animal, or as a pet in the case of companion animals. The gerund and participle "gelding" and the infinitive "to geld" refer to the castration procedure itself. Etymology The verb "to geld" comes from the Old Norse language, Old Norse , from the adjective . The noun "gelding" is from the Old Norse . History The Scythians are thought to have been among the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
