The Arabians of written record
by Ben Hur (Western Horseman Jul/Aug 1945) Is size in the horse influenced by in-breeding? Have you had the impression that dire results would follow if horses (and other livestock) closely akin were mated? Have you believed that the offspring from closely related matings would be deformed, small, weak as well as vicious, or deficient in brain capacity? It seems that the most commonly accepted …
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 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 …
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, …
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 …
From The Khamsat Vol 9, Num 4, Nov/Dec '92 excerpted from The Arab Horse Spencer Borden, New York, 1906 Maidan at 23 from The Arab Horse Maidan is the last of the great horses that came to England from Arabia through India, whose name can have our especial attention. Many who knew him, including Lady Anne Blunt and the Hon. Miss Dillon, place him even above Kismet, and the opinion is concurred in …