Tag: Huntington

Towards an Appreciation of CMK Identity

by Michael Bowling © Copyright 1997 Abu Farwa (Rabiyas x the Crabbet import *Rissletta by Naseem) foaled in 1940, photo 1964. Abu Farwa lived to age 32.Aurab 12488 (Aulani by Rifnas x Rabna by Narzigh) Paine photo, age 20.Ben Rabba++/ 24921 (Aurab x Rollicka by Sarolle) at age 21 with his last owner Jewel Cantrell.HB Octavian 173260 (Mariner x HB Octavia) 1978 grey straight Davenport stallion bred …

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A Tribute to Randolph Huntington

In the Arab horse world... A TRIBUTE to Randolph Huntington by Anna Best Joder from The Arabian Horse News June 1977 (Additional pictures have been added to original article) Randolph Huntington of Oyster Bay, NY was one of the earliest breeders of the Arabian horse in America. In 1888 Huntington imported the chestnut mare Naomi. GENERAL BEALE or ABDUL HAMID II at 21 years of age. He was Leopard's …

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The Case of the Blunt-Davenport Correspondence Part II: A Shoddy Affair

Copyright 1991 by Charles Craver published in the Sept 1991 Arabian Visions Used by permission of Charles Craver In the August issue, the "Baker Street" series contained an article by Debra and Jerald Dirks presenting an exchange of three letters dating from 1906 and 1907 between Lady Anne Blunt of England and Homer Davenport of the U.S. Commentary on these letters was reserved to the present …

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The Ever Expanding Crabbet Universe

The Ever Expanding Crabbet Universe Copyright 1991 by R.J.CADRANELL from Arabian Visions March 1991 Used by permission of RJ Cadranell   Words are defined in one of two ways: the first is by long-standing and widely accepted dictionary definitions. The second is according to how a word is actually used in the living language. As a word's new meaning gains wider and wider acceptance in first …

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Antezeyn Skowronek 5321

by Michael Bowling (copyright) originally appeared in the Oct. '76 issue of the Arabian Horse World Antezeyn Skowronek in May 1976 at age 27. He is by Abu Farwa (Rabiyas x *Rissletta by Nasem) and out of SHARIFA (Antez x Ferdith by Ferseyn). Antezeyn Skowronek was foaled 21 April 1949, bred by E. J. Boyer of Puente, California. He was sired by the quite literally unforgettable Abu Farwa 1960, a …

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*Leopard the Arab and *Linden Tree the Barb (Part I)

by Michael Bowling from Arabian Horse World July 1979 copyright by MICHAEL BOWLING used by permission of Michael Bowling first published in the Arabian Horse World July 1979 *Leopard*Linden Tree Engravings of *Leopard and *Linden Tree from Randolph Huntington's 1885 book, General Grant's Arabian Stallions"Wonderful Arabian Horses Presented to General Grant by the Sultan of Turkey"—note that this …

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*Leopard the Arab and *Linden Tree the Barb (Part 3)

by Michael Bowling from Arabian Horse World July 1979 copyright by MICHAEL BOWLING, used by permission STUMP'S GUY 1081-R the horse recommended to me to represent the Colorado Ranger Horse Association by its executive officer, Mr. John Morris. I was very favorably impressed with the CRHA's attitude, typified perhaps by this choice: STUMP'S GUY is not the horse siring the most foals in 1978, or the …

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*Leopard the Arab and *Linden Tree the Barb (Part 2)

by Michael Bowling from Arabian Horse World July 1979 copyright by MICHAEL BOWLING, used by permission The Grant stallions arrived in Connecticut on 31 May 1879 aboard the steamer Norman Monarch—14 months after their presentation in Constantinople. They were exhibited at fairs in the mid-Atlantic states through the summer and early fall and then stabled just outside Washington, D.C., at General …

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Randolph Huntington: American Horse Breeder

by George H. Conn, D.V.M. (Western Horseman Apr '49) Leopard, the Arabian stallion imported into the United States in 1879 as a gift to Gen. U.S.Grant. (Bottom of image: "The Arabian Stallion presented to Gen. U.S.Grant by the sultan of Turkey. Foaled in 1873 height 15 hands; now owned by Gen. L. Colby, Beatrice, Nebr.") < Linden Tree, a Barb-Arabian sent to U.S. Grant in 1879 RANDOLPH HUNTINGTON …

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CMK Mare Families

The original Crabbet/Maynesboro/Kellogg mare families: Foundation of a unique North American gene pool one hundred years in the making Rick Synowski © Copyright 1992 Used by permission of Rick Synowski. First published in the CMK Heritage Catalogue Volume III This treatment reflects the CMK dam line picture before the 1993 revision of the CMK Definition. -- MB While CMK Arabian horses have come to …

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