Brigliadoro.—Golden bridle. Orlando’s famous charger, second only in swiftness and wonderful powers to Bayardo.
Bronte.—Thunder. A horse of the sun.
Brown Hal.—A model pacing stallion.
Bucephalus.—Ox-head. The celebrated charger of Alexander the Great, who was the only person that could mount him, and he always knelt down to receive his master. He was thirty years old when he died, and Alexander built a city as a mausoleum, which he called Bucephala.
Capilet.—A grey horse of Sir Andrew Aguecheek, spoken of in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” A capilet signifies a small wen on a horse’s neck.
Celer.—Swift. The horse of the Roman Emperor Verus, that was fed on almonds and raisins, covered with purple, and stalled in the Imperial palace.
Cæsar.—A model Percheron stallion.
Copenhagen.—The Duke of Wellington’s charger that he rode at Waterloo. Napoleon’s favourite charger was called Marengo, and was represented in the famous picture by Vernet of Napoleon crossing the Alps. His remains are now in the United Service Museum in London.
Cyllaros.—Named from Cylla in Troas, a celebrated horse of Castor and Pollux.
Dinos.—The Marvel. Was Diomed’s horse.