Blog Dog Dan: TROTTIN' ABOUT TOWN WITH HAIRY TROTTER

Not to come up "short" on my post, I am going to talk a little about Napoleon Bonaparte. He owned and used about 150 horses during his lifetime! I've given a summary of some of the more famous ones he rode when and where:

Vizir - One of the Emperor's favorites, this gray Arab was a gift from the Sultan of Turkey in 1805, and 10 years later Napoleon brought it with him to Saint-Helena. It now resides, stuffed, in the Musée de l'Armée in Paris.
Tauris - This gray was a gift from Alexander (Tsar of Russia) and was ridden by Napoleon at Vitepsk, Smolensk, Borodino, during his entrance in Moscow, and during the retreat from Russia. After being brought to Elba, it was ridden from Golf-Juan to Paris during the Hundred Days.
Roitelet - An English-Limousin chestnut given to Napoleon by Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, it carried Napoleon back from Russia and was ridden at Lutzen and Arcis-sur-Aube.
Wagram - A gray Arab Napoleon rode from 1809 onwards, it was brought along during the Elba exile.
Intendant - A pure white Norman nicknamed "Coco" by the Imperial Guard. He was mainly used for parades and reviews because of his calm, steady, and graceful nature during such ceremonies.
Désirée - Ridden at Waterloo.
Marengo - A gray Arab captured after Waterloo. His skeleton is kept at the National Army Museum in London.
Cyrus - One of the horses Napoleon rode at Austerlitz.
Styrie - Ridden by Bonaparte across the Great Saint-Bernard and at Marengo (see photo at top).

The names of some of his other horses include: Aboukir, Familier, Cheikh, Triomphant, Austerlitz, Calvados, Cid, Cordoue, Sagonte, Sélim, Bouffon, Conquérant, Extrême, Folâtre, Gracieux, Timide, Sahara, Major, Belle, Distingué, Gisors, Lowska, Favori, Harbet, Néron, Tamerlan, Hippogriffe, Kurde, Labrador, Sara, Épicurien, Embelli, Gessner, Bréant, Wuzbourg, Montevideo, Artaxercés, Aly, Coceyre, Sultan, Russe, Estime, Arabella, Babylonien, Euphrate, Hahim, Harbet, Helavert, Héricle, Lydienne, Lyre, Naïade, Nankin, Naturaliste, Naufragé, Nausicaa, Navigateur, Navire, Ninon, Emin, and Gonsalvo.

The Great Saint Bernard Pass is the third highest road pass in Switzerland. In 1800, Napoleon's army used the pass to enter Italy. Straddling the highest point of the road, the Great St. Bernard Hospital was founded in 1049. The hospice later became famous for its use of St. Bernard dog in rescue operations!

Now, I bet those horses liked sugar cubes as much as I do. I've made a list of some of the other treats we love, but never give horses peanuts!