The Arabians of written record
by Thornton Chard from The Horse Jul-Aug 1942 Vidal's hope, that the Muniqi strain should be preserved, was not realized beyond a comparatively few years. This was not the fault of Huntington, for he was soon faced with old age and a set of conditions that made it impossible to carry out his desired plans. However, descendants of the original foundation can be found in nearly every Arab breeding …
by Thornton Chard from The Horse May-Jun 1942 Such horses are The jewels of the horsemen's hand and thighs, They go by the word and hardly need the rein John Brown's Body, Book v. S.V.Benet Kismet, Garaveen, Maidan. The mention of these horse notables in Mr. Albert W. Harris' timely article, "Arabs for the Remount," in the November-December The Horse, where he describes the Remount's plan of a …
by Robert J. Cadranell II ©1991 from The CMK Record IX/2 Winter, 1991 used by permission of Robert J. Cadranell II BINT RANYA (Redif x Ranya), a RIYALA granddaughter, is one of two Leigh-bred Arabians still represented in pedigrees. American Arabian breeders encounter the name of J. Hamilton Leigh infrequently. Nevertheless the name was connected to Crabbet Arabians in England for a period …
by R.J. Cadranell from The CMK Record Summer 1989 VIII/I copyright 1989 In 1791, during the century which saw the writing of great compendiums of knowledge, including Dr. Johnson's dictionary, James Weatherby published in England what was to become the preliminary volume of The General Stud Book, Containing Pedigrees of Race Horses, &c. &c. From the earliest Accounts... In 1808, after …
HISTORY IN BRIEF OF "LEOPARD" AND "LINDEN," GENERAL GRANT'S ARABIAN STALLIONS, PRESENTED TO HIM BY THE SULTAN OF TURKEY IN 1879. ALSO THEIR SONS "GENERAL BEALE," "HEGIRA," AND "ISLAM," BRED BY RANDOLPH HUNTINGTON ALSO REFERENCE TO THE CELEBRATED STALLION "HENRY CLAY" PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR BY J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, 1885. by Randolph Huntington ______________ GENERAL U.S. GRANT'S ARABIAN …
Articles of History: ARABIAN BLOOD FOR STAMINA Keene Richards' Own Account of His Two Desert Expeditions and His Arabian Importations. Edited by Thornton Chard With illustrations and notes collected by him from The Horse Nov/Dec '35 Part I Part II Since writing the article which appeared in THE HORSE, (1) on Keene Richards' Arabian importation, I found, unexpectedly, a letter, written in 1906, by …
Articles of History: Carl Raswan Dies by Alice Payne The Arabian Horse News, Nov-Dec 1966 Carl Raswan, born March 7, 1893, at Castle of Reichstedt, near Dresden, Germany, died October 14, 1966, at Santa Barbara, California Carl, without a doubt in my opinion, …
by Michael Bowling Copyright 1979 by MICHAEL BOWLING used by permission of Michael Bowling published in Arabian Horse World July 1979 Photos from the Carol Mulder collection (unless otherwise noted) TABLE I: The First Four Generations of Descent from *Leopard 233 Name (Mares In Italics) AHR number color sex year foaled breeder ANAZEH 235 ch c 1890 Randolph Huntington NEJD 236 ch c 1894 Huntington …
by Michael Bowling Copyright 1979 by MICHAEL BOWLING used by permission of Michael Bowling published in Arabian Horse World July 1979 Photos from the Carol Mulder collection (unless otherwise noted) Rafissa 1695 (*Raffles x Ydrissa), Gina Manion up, 1950's. Arthur Ball, president of Ball Jar Company (home canners in the audience will nod wisely at the name), bought the George horses around 1935, …
Articles of History: Cover Story Excerpted from THE HORSE & HIS MASTER by Vere D. Hunt, Esq.., London, 1859The Khamsat Vol 8, Num 1, Feb. 1991 ...the good points which on the other hand are to be looked for, are those considered desirable in all horses that are subject to shocks, i.e. 'concussion of the gallop.' Calf knees are generally bad in the race-horse, and are very apt to be …