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Voltaire 3540

Percheron stallion

Record06Structured source profile
Rights-reviewed source image associated with Voltaire 3540 on Wikimedia Commons
Rights-reviewed source imageVoltaire, percheron noir vainqueur d'un concours de chevaux de trait à Nogent-le-Rotrou en 1884
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Discipline groupNotable horses
Record depthStructured source profile
Source checkedJuly 26, 2026

Structured record

Identity snapshot

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Foaled
1880
Died
1885
Sex
Male
Breed
Percheron
Color
gray
Birthplace
Saint-Bomer

Reference desk

Documented relationships

Pedigree, participation, and honors appear only when the upstream entity links them explicitly.

Pedigree

sire
Brilliant 755
dam
Cocotte

Events & honors

Owner recorded by source
Ernest Perriot
Owner recorded by source
Mark Wentworth Dunham

Catalog identity

Wikidata entity
Q118114058
Permanent revision
#1966800784
Record depth
Structured source profile
Source links
2

Provenance

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Every connection below is generated from fields already present in the source-linked archive. It is a research lead, not a claim that two horses had equivalent careers.

Follow the recorded lineage

These links come from an explicitly named sire, dam, damsire, or a parent shared by both source records.

  • Rights-reviewed lead image associated with Brilliant 755 on the linked English Wikipedia article

    Notable horses

    Brilliant 755

    Percheron stallion

    Recorded sire of Voltaire 3540
    Brilliant 755
    Shared recorded breed / studbook
    Percheron
    Foaled within five years
    1876
    Shared discipline
    Notable horses
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  • Notable horses

    Cocotte

    Percheron mare, by Coco II 714

    Recorded dam of Voltaire 3540
    Cocotte
    Shared recorded breed / studbook
    Percheron
    Shared discipline
    Notable horses
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Compare documented peers

These horses share multiple recorded identity fields, such as discipline, breed, country, sex, or foaling period.

  • Rights-reviewed source image associated with Prince Chaldean on Wikimedia Commons

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    Prince Chaldean

    Percheron stallion

    Shared recorded breed / studbook
    Percheron
    Foaled within five years
    1877
    Shared discipline
    Notable horses
    Shared recorded sex category
    Male
    Continue to profile
  • Rights-reviewed source image associated with Le Ferte 5144 on Wikimedia Commons

    Notable horses

    Le Ferte 5144

    Percheron stallion

    Shared recorded breed / studbook
    Percheron
    Foaled within five years
    1881
    Shared discipline
    Notable horses
    Shared recorded sex category
    Male
    Continue to profile
  • Rights-reviewed source image associated with Cesar 601 on Wikimedia Commons

    Notable horses

    Cesar 601

    Percheron stallion

    Shared recorded breed / studbook
    Percheron
    Foaled within five years
    1882
    Shared discipline
    Notable horses
    Shared recorded sex category
    Male
    Continue to profile
  • Notable horses

    Jupiter 216

    Percheron stallion

    Shared recorded breed / studbook
    Percheron
    Foaled within five years
    1881
    Shared discipline
    Notable horses
    Shared recorded sex category
    Male
    Continue to profile

Stay within the discipline

These source-linked records share the same discipline classification; open each profile to establish any closer comparison.

Field notebook

Questions the available evidence can support

  1. Pedigree ledger

    List each sire, dam, and damsire recorded for Voltaire 3540; open the linked source before carrying a relationship into another generation.

    Based on: Recorded pedigree fields
  2. Era comparison

    Start with Voltaire 3540's recorded foaling year (1880). Date every comparison and keep later commentary separate from contemporaneous results.

    Based on: Recorded foaling year
  3. Connection map

    Trace the recorded owner entries one source at a time. Preserve the role and date attached to each source rather than assuming a permanent relationship.

    Based on: Named connections, events, or honors
  4. Identity language

    Copy breed, studbook, sex, and place terms exactly as the source presents them; note conflicts instead of silently standardizing them.

    Based on: Recorded identity fields
  5. Source check

    Open the 2 linked sources, record the publisher and retrieval or revision date, and mark which displayed fields each source actually supports.

    Based on: Linked source trail

From profile to reading room

Continue from Voltaire 3540's record

4 original briefs · 31 reading minutes · 17 direct references. These are research-method companions, not additional claims about the horse.

01Leasing and due diligence

Cross-discipline method

Before you lease, build the horse dossier first

A good lease search connects the rider's real goal with verified identity, records, trial observations, independent veterinary input, total care costs, and written responsibilities.

Why read this next: This leasing and due diligence brief supplies a horse-life research checklist with 5 direct references. Apply the method to open questions, not as evidence about this individual horse.

9 min read5 sources
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02Advanced rider education

Broader research method

Advanced riding knowledge is a framework, not a remote lesson

A research site can sharpen observation of rhythm, balance, line, recovery, and horse response. It cannot safely prescribe a correction for a partnership it cannot see.

Why read this next: This broader advanced rider education brief demonstrates how EquinAtlas separates records, context, and inference across 3 direct references. It is a research-method companion, not a claim about this horse.

7 min read3 sources
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03Aftercare and welfare

Broader research method

A finish line is not an exit plan

Retirement can mean rehabilitation, retraining, adoption, sanctuary, or another carefully matched role. Good research follows the horse beyond the final chart.

Why read this next: This broader aftercare and welfare brief demonstrates how EquinAtlas separates records, context, and inference across 5 direct references. It is a research-method companion, not a claim about this horse.

7 min read5 sources
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04Bloodstock research

Broader research method

Stud fee is a price tag, not a breeding verdict

The advertised fee opens a stallion dossier. Book size, opportunity, mare quality, crop age, contract terms, and the goals for the mating determine what the price can and cannot mean.

Why read this next: This broader bloodstock research brief demonstrates how EquinAtlas separates records, context, and inference across 4 direct references. It is a research-method companion, not a claim about this horse.

8 min read4 sources
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