The Arabians of written record
Rancho San Ignacio: A Look Back Copyright R.J.CADRANELL from Arabian Visions May-June 1997 Used by permission of RJ Cadranell In reviewing Richard Pritzlaff's life with Arabian horses and reading what he has written about them, several themes come out again and again. This simplifies things for a writer: include most of them and the …
copyright by R.J.CADRANELL from Arabian Visions May/Jun 1993 Used by permission of RJCadranell Between the two world wars, the Hungarian state stud of Babolna "was known as the Mecca of European Arab breeding," Erika Schiele wrote in The Arab Horse in Europe. She continued, "The stud owed this prestige mostly to the unforgettable General Tibor von Pettko- Szandtner, commandant from 1932 to 1942. …
by GRACE DASHIELL (Western Horseman June, 1950) There are definite and noticeable variations in the conformation of Arabian horses. Most of these can be traced to the influence of the three main family strains. The Muniqui strain seems to be responsible for the tendency of many modern individuals to fall short of the standard of perfection we like to see in the Arab. This strain has been mixed for …
by Dr. Amin Zaher Photos from the Zaher collection (Western Horseman Mar/Apr'48) Nigma at 5 yrs. with her first colt in Egypt. Picture taken in front of Prince Mohammed Ali's palace. Amir Abdelkader Algazairy, a nineteenth century Morroccan nobleman, tells us that some Arabs of the Azed tribe went to Jerusalem to congratulate Solomon on his marriage to the Queen of Sheba. Having completed their …
From "This Issue and Next" (Western Horseman Mar/Apr'48) Dr. Amin Zaher, D.V.M., M.S., has recently come to the United States from Egypt to obtain a PhD. in genetics and animal breeding. His thesis title is "The Genetic History of the Arab in America." Prior to his arrival in the states he occupied the position of Arabian horse breeder in the stud of the Royal Agricultural Society of Egypt for …
by Dr. Amin Zaher Photos from the Zaher collection (Western Horseman Jul/Aug '48) The Van Vleet Arabs on their high altitude ranch, not far from Denver, Colorado. While I was in Egypt, I read much about the American-bred Arabs. When I had the opportunity to come to this country to study, it was my honor to be asked by the Egyptian government to make a tour and to inspect these Arabians in America. …
Articles of History: excerpted from: GLEANINGS FROM THE DESERT OF ARABIA Chapter IV - Visit to the Sabaah Major R.D.Upton, 1881 from The Khamsat Volume Eleven Number Three Aug. '94 Towards the close of a long …
by Ralph H. Smith (Western Horseman Apr '51) We fellows up here in Montana and Wyoming have a yen for good horse flesh, the same as they do in Texas or California, especially after the jeep can't cross a washout or take up through the timber on a mountainside. Most Northwestern ranchers run cattle, sheep or horses on summer range in the Forest Reserve high in them mountain ranges, adjacent to our …
Articles of History: Voices from the Past See Also: Maidan CHAPTER VI - SOME LAST WORDS From: The Arab Horse Chapter II Arabia, And Some of the Bedouins by Spencer BordenNew York, 1906 from the Khamsat VolumeFoun Number Three August 1987 At the northeastern courner of the Mediterranean Sea, just below the point where the southern coast of Asia minor joins the western coast of Syria, lies the town …
221 Baker Street: "The Arabian Horse In Motion... An Anthology Of Glimpses" Compiled by Robert J. Cadranell from ARABIAN VISIONS Jan '91 used by permission of RJ Cadranell Below are some descriptions of the Arab …