Tag: Selby

Skowronek — Magic Progenitor

by Aaron Dudley (Western Horseman Apr 1951) Skowronek and Lady Wentworth at Crabbet Park, England. "No more perfect specimen has ever been imported to England," Lady Wentworth once said.Raffles, famous 24-year-old son of Skowronek out of Rifala, a daughter of Skowronek. He is owned by the Payne Arabian ranch.Rifala, dam of Raffles, daughter of Skowronek, at 24 years of age.Arraff, top Arabian …

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*Mirage 790: Lady Wentworth’s Loss Was Roger Selby’s Gain

by Michael Bowling © 1989; used by permission from The CMK Record VIII/3 1989 *MIRAGE at Crabbet in 1923 or '24. Photo courtesy Rosemary Archer. From the 1924 Crabbet Stud Catalogue: "Mirage. Lady Wentworth has also at Crabbet a very fine white stallion imported by King Faisal of Irak from the Denednasha tribe, to whom he paid £500 for the horse through General Haddad Pasha, who identified the …

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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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Hanad's Legacy Lives On in Davenport Breeding

by Robert J. Cadranell II Used by Permission of RJ Cadranell II all rights reserved Among the most widely known of all Davenport stallions was Hanad, AHC #489. One of the highlights of the famous Sunday shows at the Kellogg Ranch, Hanad also appeared in motion pictures, merited awards in horse shows, and established himself as one of the more important early American sires. Hanad, like so many …

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Reconstructing Domow

A persisting question in the breed's North American history, since coat color inheritance first came to be widely understood, revolves around the identity and parentage of the mare Domow. Biology and history working together provide a start toward the puzzle's solution. By Michael Bowling and Robert J. Cadranell II, Copyright © 2001. Initially published in CMK Heritage Catalogue IV. Used with …

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Delightful as Companion and to Ride

Delightful as Companion and to Ride  Copyright by Rick Synowski 1995 from ARABIAN VISIONS Sept/Oct '95 used by permission of Rick Synowski "The perfect union between horse and rider" is a state of being for which the true horseperson strives, and achieves momentarily, perhaps. Exhilarating moments difficult to describe unless you have been there. In these moments, described by …

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*Aziza & *Roda

Copyright 1996 by R.J.CADRANELL from Arabian Visions Nov/Dec 1996 Used by permission of RJCadranell The stories of *Aziza and *Roda run parallel. They were bred by Prince Mohamed Ali of Egypt, daughters of his mare Negma, and imported to the U.S. by W.R. Brown in 1932. From Brown's Maynesboro Stud they were sold to General Dickinson of Tennessee. Both mares later had foals by *Raffles, and both …

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Fortunate Outcross: *Azja IV

Fortunate Outcross: *Azja IV Copyright 1992 by R.J.CADRANELL (champion research and statistics by Arlene Magid) from Arabian Visions October 1992 Used by permission of RJCadranell Though her most famous son, living legend Azraff, as well as through her other foals, *Azja IV has bred on phenomenally well. *Azja IV has national winners tracing to her through all her progeny. She has countless …

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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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From the Desert, From the Green: The Imported Arabians of Lewis Payne

From the Desert, From the Green: The Imported Arabians of Lewis Payne Copyright by R.J.CADRANELL from Arabian Visions March 1992 Used by permission of RJ Cadranell Of the Americans who imported Arabians from Crabbet, the name of Payne may not be as familiar as Brown, Kellogg, Selby, or Tankersley. Yet Lewis Payne probably spent more time making his selections, and became better acquainted with the …

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