Talk:Hackney (horse)
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This article states, "The breed takes its name from the Hackney area of London, England...."
However, another article in Wikipedia on the Hackney carriage states, "The name hackney derives not from the borough of Hackney in London, but from the French word haquenée (an ambling horse or hack) referring to the horses which pulled the original carriages."
Richmess 19:56, 19 April 2007 (UTC)richmess
The word "Hackney", as it pertains to the breed of horse, was not named after a region of London. It is thought to have evolved from the old Norman/French word "haquenée" (see definition, above.)
