Frederik the Great

Frederik the Great is a Friesian stallion that lives on Pinnacle Friesians, a farm in Arkansas's Ozark Mountains. He was imported to this farm from the Netherlands when he was six years old.[1] In May 2016, he became known for unofficially being the "world's most handsome horse".[2] He is named after the 18th-century Prussian monarch Frederick the Great.[3] Since then, he has appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and received offers to appear in films.[4][5] As of May 31, 2016, his Facebook page had over 35,000 likes.[5]

References
  1. Gabbatt, Adam (28 May 2016). "Frederik the Great: the 'handsome' horse that's going viral". The Guardian (published 2016-05-28).
  2. Watt, Nick (2016-06-03). "Frederik the Great: Hailed the Most Beautiful Horse in the World". ABC News.
  3. Boult, Adam (6 October 2015). "Is this the world's most handsome horse?". The Telegraph (published 2016-05-24).
  4. Nir, Sarah Maslin (22 September 2016). "A Real-Life Black Beauty Is Cashing In on His Looks". New York Times (published 2016-09-22).
  5. Crane-Newman, Molly (2016-05-31). "The world's most handsome horse 'Frederik the Great' goes viral". New York Daily News.


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