Beechwold Chester pictured with rider

Beechwold Chester (foaled 1906) was a stallion owned by the United States Army Remount for breeding purposes.

Beechwold Chester was an American Saddlebred descended from Denmark.[1] He was foaled in 1906 by Molly Nicoll, and sired by Happy Dare II.[1]

In adulthood, Beechwold Chester stood 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm) tall and weighed 1,150 pounds.[2]

From 1913 to 1917 Beechwold Chester was posted to Leitchfield, Kentucky.[3] There, he earned a solid reputation as a sire and was featured in a number of articles in horse enthusiast publications.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Horse Breeding by the United States Government". Show Horse Chronicle. April 4, 1917. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Bell, G. Arthur (July 1917). "Horses for the Army". Country Life.
  3. ^ Reese, H.H. (1918). Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture. U.S. Department of Agriculture. pp. 341–350.
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