Ethan Allen (June 18, 1849 – September 10, 1876) was an influential Morgan horse sire and trotting racehorse.
He stood around 15 hands (60 inches, 152 cm) and weighed 1,000 pounds (450 kg) at maturity.
[2] Ethan Allen was the champion trotter of his time; he trotted the mile in 2:25.
He was featured in several Currier and Ives prints and was the model for a popular trotting horse weathervane.
[1] Ethan Allen died in Lawrence, Kansas on September 10, 1876 at the age of 28, and was buried there with a marker over his grave.