The Arabians of written record
Copyright © 1991 by Debra L. and Jerald F. Dirks Used by permission. Originally published in the September 1991 Arabian Visions Introduction Homer Davenport and Lady Anne Blunt were two major pioneering figures in early Arabian breeding in the Western world, both having taken the time and made the effort to secure horses directly from the Arabian desert. Lady Anne's contributions to Arabian …
Rick Synowski Copyright 1995 Used by permission of Rick Synowski from Arabian Visions Mar/Apr 1995 Carleton Cummings holding the weanlings Antezeyn Skowronek and Abu Farwa's Rawia, both by Abu Farwa. Rawia, called by Cummings "the Queen of Diamonds" for her three diamond star, strip and snip, carried two generations of children to show ring victories, the last at age 17 when she was named champion …
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 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 …
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) 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, …
by Michael Bowling Copyright 1979 by MICHAEL BOWLING used by permission published in Arabian Horse World July 1979 Photos from the Carol Mulder collection (unless otherwise noted) ANAZEH 235 -- a painting by George Ford Morris (courtesy Lois M. Berry). ANAZEH 235 as the camera caught him -- a bit of *Naomi's influence shows in the head, but this is a handsome horse. To begin by clarifying one …
by Aaron Dudley Photos from Spide Rathbun Collection from Western Horseman Mar 1952 Two great horses. Jadaan visits the statue of the immortal Seabiscuit at Southern California's famous Santa Anita race track. A special platform was built in the midst of one of Santa Anita's noted pansy beds for this occasion. Probably no horse of modern time -- including the favorite mounts of our current TV and …
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 …