The Arabians of written record
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 …
© R.J. Cadranell II from The CMK Record VIII/2 Fall 1989 used by permission of RJ Cadranell INDIAN MAGIC at age 26, with his long-time handler Fred Rice, in a Parade of Progeny and Personalities at the 1970 British Nationals. Note that one of the judges seated at left, the late Lady Anne Lytton, appears to be unable to keep her eyes off "the prince of horses." Photo by Photonews, © Alexander …
by Robert J. Cadranell II ©1991 from The CMK Record IX/2 Winter, 1991 used by permission of Robert J. Cadranell II BINT RANYA (Redif x Ranya), a RIYALA granddaughter, is one of two Leigh-bred Arabians still represented in pedigrees. American Arabian breeders encounter the name of J. Hamilton Leigh infrequently. Nevertheless the name was connected to Crabbet Arabians in England for a period …
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 …
by Michael Bowling from The CMK Record VIII/4 Spring 1990 used by permission of Michael Bowling RAFYK (Azrek x *Rose of Sharon) at Quambi Springs in 1903, age 13. (Photo by "The Critic", courtesy Coralie Gordon; for the record, this is a screen of a copy photo of a photocopy of a 90-year-old newspaper cutting!) RAFYK was a three-quarter brother to ROSE DIAMOND, featured in Record VIII/2; for …
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 …
Copyright 1997 by R.J. CADRANELL from Arabian Visions Sept/Oct 1997 Used by permission of RJ Cadranell 221b Baker Street: "We met next day and inspected the rooms at 221b Baker Street and at once entered into possession." -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet Fifteen or more years ago I acquired a reprint of the 1917 catalog of England's Crabbet Arabian Stud. The catalog for the 1917 …
221b Baker Street: Lady Wentworth in the London Times Copyright 1993 by R.J.CADRANELL from Arabian Visions Mar/Apr 1993 Used by permission of RJ Cadranell Founded in 1878 by Wilfrid and Lady Anne Blunt, from 1920 to 1957 the Crabbet Arabian Stud was under the firm hand of their daughter Judith Blunt-Lytton, also known as Lady Wentworth. Lady Wentworth added the stallion Skowronek to the stud, …
Copyright 1990 by R.J. CADRANELL from Arabian Visions March 1990 Used by permission of RJ Cadranell Judith Blunt was five years old when the first Arabians arrived at Crabbet Park in 1878. By the time she died in 1957, she had spent 79 years with the breed, and the Crabbet Stud had owned or bred more than a thousand horses. Her position was unique. Modern Arabian horse breeding in the …
Thinking Visually An Interview with Johnny Johnston Copyright 1992 by R.J.CADRANELL from Arabian Visions October 1992 Used by permission of RJCadranell One of the first and best of the Arabian horse …