Janus (horse)

[2] Noted for his quickness and compact conformation, he has subsequently been acknowledged as a foundation sire of the American Quarter Horse.

[4] Subsequently, owned by Anthony Langley Swymmer, a founding member of the Jockey Club and an English MP.

[6] After becoming lame, Janus was imported to Virginia Colony by Mordecai Booth in 1752,[7] and resold to Mildred Willis.

[10] Janus was compact, standing just over 14 hands (56 inches, 142 cm), yet large boned with powerful hindquarters.

[18] Manly Wade Wellman wrote a fictionalized account of the life of Janus.