Orinx

A family member played a prominent part in the creation of the Belgian Draught horse at the end of the 19th century.

Less probable is the explanation as medieval Dutch "horic" meaning "hoek", corner, which is a remote dwelling in a village.

[2] Frans Debrabandere [nl], secretary-general of the Royal Commission for Toponymy and Dialectology,[3] is an advocate of the latter explanation as "hoek".

[4] The name Orinx is written in a variety of ways, due to: The national Belgian register of 2008 features different spellings.

Gugusse was sold and in 1878 ended up with Jules Hazard, tenant of the Fosteau Castle manor farm.

The French press wrote: "An extraordinary stallion, Brillant was awarded the first prize as the most beautiful and strongest of all draft horses.

[12] Brillant, Belgian champion in 1890[14] as well, made Vollezele, a village in Pajottenland west of Brussels, a household name.

In 1930, Espoir de Quaregnon (Belgian champion in 1929) was exported to Italy for 1 million francs, equaling 505,000 euros.

[18] Another son of Jupiter was Brin d'Or, who sired 140 descendants, among them Indigène du Fosteau who was Belgian champion in 1906, '07, '08 and '09.

[22] The shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke is recognized as Unesco World Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2013.