2011 | Volume One

2011 | Volume One

Boyar the feature stallion in this edition (page 39)

Ebjarah Silver Ataan in Tasmania

Contents4 Introduction

5 What is a Crabbet horse?

10 Stud Profile: SunSet Arabians

12 Mare Profile: Nejmet es Subh

16 Stud Profile: Delight Arab Horse Stud

18 2010 Foals - part 1

21 Stud Profile: Yentl Arabian Stud

24 Arabian Racing

26 Big Shoes to Fill

28 Next Edition

29 Uniquely-Marked Arabian Horses

31 News

35 And the Winner is

36 Stud Profile: Aurora Stud

39 Stallion Profile: Boyar

46 2010 Foals - part 2

50 Travellers Tales

53 What We Feed Matters!

54 Stud Profile: Keldon Park Stud

56 Web Links

When Tony & I first discussed this idea with a few Crabbet breeders particularly in Australia the idea was met with great enthusiasm - so the journey begins.

This is your magazine - we are producing it but we will need your contributions in the form of articles, photographs, stud profiles, news & results from events in which Crabbet horses are competing. We are hoping to keep advertising costs to a minimum, as we will not have the overheads of a printed magazine.

While this is a Crabbet Arabian Magazine we are going to be featuring high percentage Crabbets and the influence of Crabbet horses on some of the world’s most well known Arabian horses. Some of the old Colonial lines, which are to be found worldwide, & the Babson & Davenport influence in North America cannot be ignored in future magazines.

As most Australian Crabbet breeders would know, in 2008 we finally lost our wonderful printed magazine produced by Somerset publications. It has been very much missed by many of the breeders. Thank you Coralie for the use of your definition of Crabbet Arabians.

We are not intending to produce a printed magazine as, in the 21st century, computers & the internet have given us amazing opportunities to produce an online magazine. The magazine will be available in PDF form for those with slow internet connections. The scope of what we can do is endless: archives of wonderful old photographs, videos old & new of horses competing & of course the ability to view an archived article as a reference source. The interactivity goes as far as including functionality so if you want the pedigree of a horse and it’s name is in bold italics then click on the name to go to the All Breeds site to display that pedigree.

As I have trawled the net I have build up an amazing collection of horse information that I hope to share with you all in future editions.

You will see that in this edition we are featuring a wonderful stallion Boyar (page 39) who produced many very successful horses in all disciplines - thank you Kerrie Plum & Gail Rooney for the article.

We could not start an Australian based magazine without an article on a Fenwick horse & I actually asked Vicki Johnson, Mrs McLean’s granddaughter to choose the mare she would like to feature - she selected Nejmet es Sabh (page 12) - what an interesting mare.

We have many people to thank: our two children Abbie & Angus who have been the technical brains behind the entire set up - they have been so patient with us, Sarah Habele from Flair designs who has been a marvellous help with the creative ideas, & many of you who have supported this venture.

Please remember this magazine will only be as good as you help to make it.

Enjoy

© Copyright 2011 all pictures & content

Welcome to the first edition of a new quarterly online magazine focussing on Crabbet breeding worldwide.

INTRODUCTION From Joan Flynn and Coralie Gordon of Somerset Publications.

Australia was so lucky to have such wonderful Crabbet horses imported here from the early 1800’s. The second stroke of luck was the “next generation” of breeders such as Dora Maclean, Elwyn Bligh, Mary Leicht, Elvie Tucker and others, who continued to breed and import quality Crabbet Arabians for the next 100 years. Their commitment laid the building blocks of our foundations.

The “third generation” of preservationist breeders liked what they saw and mostly made their start in the 1970’s. What an amazing legacy of amazing Crabbet horses they were able to gather up. By that time the Crabbet importations had been forced to move to one side to allow a tidal wave of new Egyptian, Polish and American bloodlines that continued well into the 1980’s and beyond.

The Crabbet breeders, though, committed and resourceful, began to network, organize and plan. In 1986 Crabbet enthusiasts in the Sydney area got together to form The Australian Crabbet Arabian Group. This was the original idea of Sheryl Portener, Mark Grundy, Joan Flynn and Ron Ryan. They began to print Stud Directories and Newsletters, and to hold Crabbet Shows. In 1989 the Group held a Crabbet Convention in Sydney.

The first Queensland Crabbet Show was held in July 1988 by Crabbet enthusiast Josie Wilson and her family. This was the catalyst for the Queensland Crabbet Arabian Group, whose two most memorable productions were the Parade of Crabbet Horse Families at Albion Park Raceway in 1989, and the World Crabbet Convention of 2005 in Toowoomba. The group still holds the annual Arabian Summer Shows and the Queensland Arabian Horse of the Year Shows.

Victoria formed the Victorian Crabbet Arabian Horse Group following the success of their first Crabbet Show held in 1989. John and Jenny Stewart, Barry and Tina Whittaker, Wayne Pinder, Jan Bayliss, Dayle and Martin Richardson, ran the first Show at Avoca. The Victorian Crabbet Convention of 2000 was a delightful event attended by breeders from many States and overseas. The Victorian Group held twenty Crabbet Shows up till 2009 and now holds an online show.

Crabbet Groups were formed in both Western Australia and Tasmania. The Tasmanian Group first held their annual show in 1994 and continues to do so.

While all this was happening Somerset Publications in Queensland produced two books on Crabbet Arabians, “The Crabbet Silver Family in Australia” and “Crabbet Arabian Importations to Australia”. At the same time a specialist Crabbet magazine, “Australia’s Crabbet Arabian Horse” was published by Somerset [Coralie Gordon and Joan Flynn] between 1989 and 2009.

All these activities and publications combined to create a market brand and presence for the Crabbet Arabian. Where once people were reluctant to draw attention to the Crabbet breeding in their horses, now we saw advertisements where the percentage of Crabbet blood was proudly acknowledged. Crabbet horses, of course, did their bit by continuing to perform well under saddle and in endurance events at regional and national levels. Our only Pure Crabbet Australian National Champion [Halter] was Rasham in 1985.

Now there is a new generation of Crabbet breeders and it’s time to pass the baton on again. Most of the Crabbet Groups are still active. Their cause has been complemented by all the Group and individual websites, chat groups, online shows, email blasts, and closer contact between breeders world-wide. We also now enjoy more exposure in the mainstream Arabian magazines.

Now here we have an online Crabbet magazine emerging as the latest link in the chain, and we take the opportunity to wish it well!

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WHat is a Crabbet ?

The story of Crabbet would make a fascinating screenplay. It has everything – larger than life characters, complicated relationships, exotic settings, travel in distant mysterious lands. Against this rich tapestry of colour and excitement was played out a more practical and far-sighted mission, the acquisition of Arabian horses of the finest types and bloodlines available for a Stud in England which would preserve the horse of the desert. That mission was accomplished and the Stud, at Crabbet Park in Sussex, operated for almost 100 years, breeding horses that were sent to all parts of the world where fine horses are bred, leaving a legacy that is unmatched by any other Arabian stud in history.

The Crabbet Stud was founded by two extraordinary people – Lady Anne and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt – and existed for almost 100 years: the most influential stud in Arabian horse history. Each partner was the product of an interesting, accomplished and privileged family background. She was the grand-daughter of Lord Byron from a family of writers, mathematicians and artists. Her mother was a noted scientist. Lady Anne’s beautiful water-colours and the detailed diaries of her travels and the horses she saw during them, enable us to flesh out the amazing life she led. Wilfrid was a charming, sensitive, charismatic, if “difficult” man whose interests included politics, art, music and poetry. They married in 1869. “Crabbet”, a stately home set in rolling parkland at Crawley in Sussex became their base, but in fact the pair spent much of their stormy marriage travelling abroad. In her later life Lady Anne retreated to her beloved villa Sheykh Obeyd in Egypt.

In November 1877 the Blunts began the first of their journeys into the Arabian desert, in search of the horses of the Bedouin tribes. Their plan was to acquire the best of the desert blood wherever they could find it and their journeys took them to exotic destinations like Baghdad, Damascus, Hail, and into the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. They travelled across vast deserts mounted on camels or horses, living simply under the stars, experiencing the rigorous lives of the tribesmen at first hand, as well as earning their respect. They recorded their adventures in diaries, water-colours and poems, which are an invaluable record in themselves. They also began to purchase, not without some difficulties, the first horses for their Arabian Stud. When Lady Anne died in 1917, the Crabbet horses comprised the largest group of pure Arabian horses held outside the desert. The dream had been realised.

The Blunts purchased their early breeding stock throughout the deserts of [then] Persia, Syria and Turkey, in India and in Egypt. Their first Arabian, a yearling filly eventually known as Dajania was purchased at Aleppo in Syria on Christmas Day 1877. On this first trip they also bought their first stallion, the impressive Kars who later came to Australia. Dajania became a foundation mare of their stud and of the Arabian breed. The splendid mare Queen of Sheba was first seen being ridden in the desert on January 9th 1878 when the Blunts were returning from Damascus. The seminal stallion Mesaoud, a Seglawi, was bought in a group of three youngsters, two colts and a filly, from the stud of Ali Pasha Sherif in Egypt on December 30th

1888 when Ali Pasha was in financial difficulties. The stud was built on excellent desert bloodlines.

The Blunts’ only surviving child Judith, Lady Wentworth, was born in 1873. She inherited her parents’ talent for the Arts, as well as an eye for fine horses, breeding both Thoroughbreds and Arabians. Her master-stroke was the addition of the classical white stallion Skowronek to the Stud in 1920. She also bred some of her Arabians taller and reachier than they had been. People called them the “super-horses”. They were horses like Oran, Grand Royal, Silver Drift and Serafix, though in fact some of them were not as tall as their reputations. Riffal, the tallest of them all was actually bred by Lady Yule, but of Crabbet stock. Lady Wentworth also used her smaller stallions such as Skowronek’s son Naseem and Dargee. Like her parents she understood the art of blending types and bloodlines successfully.

Lady Wentworth died in 1957. She left the Stud to her manager Geoffrey Covey, but as he had predeceased her, his son Cecil inherited Crabbet which then included

Updated by Coralie Gordon in 2008 based on material from the preface of “The Crabbet Arabian Imports to Australia” [1988] by Joan Flynn and Coralie Gordon.

by CORALIE GORDON

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

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magnificent stallions such as Bright Shadow and Indian Magic. Though forced to reduce the stud numbers dramatically, Cecil continued breeding Arabians at Crabbet until 1971 when a motorway was cut through the Crabbet fields. The stud was dispersed, but its history and influence continues to this day, in many parts of the world.

Each of the owners of Crabbet was a strong individual, though the history of the stud and

the horses it bred is an evolution, not the sectional history one might imagine. To begin with, Lady Anne gathered together as many of the best desert horses whose provenance she trusted, as she could. She was greatly helped by her gift for languages, when talking with the native tribesmen in their own tongues. She was prepared to go into dangerous situations, in little-travelled places, in search of the very best mares. Later she gathered up many of the fine Abbas Pasha horses from the stud of Ali Pasha Sherif, as they had fallen on hard times and would otherwise have perished. In the early days of Crabbet, horses were culled ruthlessly, and their ability as saddle-horses was paramount in the selections. The Blunts and their daughter Judith were fine and fearless riders. Large numbers of mares were always present at Crabbet, matched by large numbers of stallions, some of whom bred very few stock. Some truly excellent stallions left far fewer stock than one would hope. The Crabbet stallions were not available at public stud until Cecil Covey’s time, but Lady Wentworth did exchange services with particular contemporaries such as Lady Yule and Miss Ianthe Bell.

THE WORLDWIDE INFLUENCEThis short history can only touch on the enormous influence of Crabbet Arabians on the history of Arabian breeding world-wide. In general, Arabians from The Crabbet Stud were exported to such diverse places as

Holland, Spain, Russia, Poland, Portugal, Italy, India and Pakistan, Egypt, South and North America, South Africa and Australia. Most of these sales were of individuals or small groups of horses, but some larger groups that included both mares and stallions formed significant breeding bases in Russia, Spain, Egypt and the United States.

The importation of a group of 25 Crabbet Arabians (6 stallions and 19 mares) provided a significant input into what is now known as the “Pure Russian” branch of the breed. The most important among the consignment of stallions that included Ferhan, Raseem and Shareer, was Naseem [Skowronek/Nasra] who was used at the Tersk Stud for 17 years. His sons Negatiw, Naborr and Salon, and Negatiw’s son Bandos, have all been significant breeding giants, especially in Poland and the United States. Of the mares shipped to Russia in 1936, Ruellia [Nuredin II/Riyala], Ruanda [Najib/Rythma], Rixalina [Raseem/Rissla], Rissalma [Shareer/Rissla] and Star of the Hills [Raswan/Selima] all established strong families.

The Duke of Veragua’s importation of four Skowronek daughters in 1930, added a huge influence to Spanish breeding. Unfortunately with the demise of their owner during the Spanish Revolution, the stud was in limbo for a long time, but when the horses came back together (with the daughters of the old Veragua mares prefixed “Vera” because of the difficulty of identifying each individual one), they bred on into modern Spanish pedigrees including that of the great modern broodmare and producer of Champions, Estopa. She is descended from Verana (1934).

Crabbet breeding returned to its roots when the Royal Agricultural Society of Egypt purchased 19 Crabbet Arabians in 1920. Almost half the foundation stock of the Egyptian Agricultural Organization was bred either at Crabbet Stud in England or at Lady Anne’s Sheykh Obeyd outside Cairo. As the saviour of many of the important

Very few Arabians in the world today

have no Crabbet blood at all....

Lady Wentworth riding Skowronek

The Blunts

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bloodlines of the Ali Pasha Sherif stud, she is as pivotal in the bloodlines of Straight Egyptian breeders as she is in the Crabbet world. Among the stallions in the 1920 group was Kazmeen who was foaled at Crabbet in 1916. His daughter Bint Samiha became the dam of the celebrated Egyptian stallion Nazeer, thus ensuring that all Nazeer descendants

carry the blood of the great Crabbet sire Mesaoud, and the mares Queen of Sheba, Sobha and Nefisa. The most significant mares used in Egyptian breeding were Ghadia [Radia], Bint El Bahreyn, Bint Roga, Razieh [Bint Rissala], Risama [Bint Riyala], and El Dahma.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAThe United States had the lion’s share of Crabbet breeding beginning with such purchases as those of Mr J.A.P. Ramsdell in 1895. Some of the better-known importers of Crabbet stock were Spencer Borden, W.R. Brown, Homer Davenport, Lothrop Ames, Roger Selby and Mr W.K. Kellogg. Mrs Bazy Tankersley of Al Marah Arabians brought to America the largest single consignment of Crabbet horses (32), in one single group in 1957 after the deaths of Miss Gladys Yule (Hanstead) and Lady Wentworth. These included Royal Diamond, Silver Shadow, Silwa and Silver Grand. Mrs Tankersley also owned Count Dorsaz and later bought Silver Vanity in partnership with Mr Prange. Her stud continues to this day.

Among other celebrated Crabbet Arabians exported to the United States were the stallions Rodan, Abu Zeyd, Astraled, Berk, Raseyn, Raffles, Nasik, Serafix and Silver Drift. Among the mares were Rose Of Sharon, Ghazala, Ferda, Silver Crystal and so many more.

Despite all these impressive importations, it is Australia today which has the strongest pure Crabbet lines, since in most other countries the Crabbet lines have received more recent substantial infusions of blood from other sources. Still, many of those new infusions trace to a Crabbet ancestry. Very few Arabians in the world today have no Crabbet blood at all, though many are now many generations away from this source.

AUSTRALIAThe great early Crabbet sires Kars and Hadban travelled to Australia together in 1885 to the stud of Mr D.Mackay in the Hunter Valley, but none of their stock was registered and so they were “lost” to breeding.

The Kars daughters Dahna and Rose of Jericho later came to Australia and established large families still extant to this day. The two mares, together with a stallion Rafyk [Azrek/Rose of Sharon] were imported to “Quambi” in South Australia in 1891 by Sir James Penn Boucaut, Supreme Court Judge and Governor of the State. In 1901 he imported a second stallion Faraoun [Mesaoud/Fulana], together with the mares Namusa and El Lahr. These six were the real beginning of Crabbet breeding in Australia, and their stock was sold far and wide throughout the country.

The largest single importer of Crabbet stock to Australia was Mrs A.D.D. Maclean of Fenwick Stud in Victoria. From her first importation in 1925 of a mare Rafina [Rustem/Risala] with colt foal Raseel by Nureddin II at foot, she established a large stud of all-Crabbet lines, which involved many importations as well as the gathering up of the remnants of the earlier Boucaut lines left in Australia. Horses she bred are the principal source of pure Crabbet lines in Australia today. Stallions she imported between 1925 and 1961 were Indian Light [Naseem/Nisreen], Fayrial [Fayal/Raxina], Riffal [Naufal/Razina], Electric Silver [Raktha/Silfina], Silver Moonlight [Indian Magic/Silver Fire], Shafreyn [Royal Diamond/Sharfina], Rossfennick [Indian Magic/Rosinella], Sindh [Silver Vanity/Silfina]. The mares were Nasirieh [Skowronek/Nisreen], Nuralina [Hazzam/Nasira], Carlina [Rissam/Shamnar], Rizala [Rissam/Ghezala], Grey Coronet [Oran/Grey Royal], Rosinella [Oran/Rosalina], and Royal Radiance [Royal Diamond/Silver Gilt] with her colt foal Greylight at foot. Fenwick bred numerous Royal Show winners (no Arabian Shows in those days) and the stud continues today in its third generation of owners from the Maclean family.

Other significant importers of Crabbet rootstock included Mrs Elwyn Bligh of Bostocks Stud in Queensland with the stallions Count Manilla [Count Dorsaz/Namilla], Crystal Fire [Dargee/Rosinella] and Abiram [Noran/Rythoura] and the mare Scherzade [Irex/Shammar].

Mrs Mary Leicht of Sydney brought in the stallions Spindrift [Silver Drift/Silver Grand] and Silwan [Dargee/Silwa] and the great show mare Silver Magic [Indian Magic/Silver Fire]. The NSW Department of Agriculture imported

Stallion parade in 1945 showing the clock tower

Lady Wentworth in Arabian costume

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Razaz [Champurrado/Rahab] and Sala [Grey Owl/Hama II]. Mrs Molly Legoe of South Australia imported the stallion Risheem [Irex/ Rishka]. The Queensland Agricultural College imported Lady Wentworth’s Supreme Champion Grand Royal [Oran/Sharima]. The last pure Crabbet stallion imported to Australia was Prince Rasheyd [Silvern Idyll/Princess Rubi’a] from the stud of Rosemary Archer. In recent years three pure Crabbet Arabians have been exported to the UK, and four to the USA. Australia’s pure Crabbet stock is beginning to be in demand overseas.

People would remember some of the prominent Australian-bred show horses of years past – Banderol, Ruberto, Arabian Queen, Arabian Park Phaeton, Aethon, Delos, Fantasy, Sirocco, Birubi Aura, Ralvon Pilgrim, Rasham, Wellworth Morning Star, Kyremi Illustraa, Shadowy Night.

Some of the acknowledged great endurance sires are Aethon and his sons such as Poldark, Shafreyn and his sons, Chip Chase Sadaqa (a Silwan* grandson), members of the Sindh* family, and horses originally sourced at the NSW Department of Agriculture which trace back to Boucaut lines. Hundreds of Australian-bred endurance horses, many of them of Crabbet breeding, have been exported overseas to the United Arab Emirates and Asia in the past 15 years.

CONCLUSIONThere is no single Crabbet “type” as such, although similarities of breeding families to their much older forebears are quite startling where horses have been bred for many years in dedicated programmes. The main difference between Crabbet horses and other bloodlines in today’s world is that Crabbet horses have been bred principally as riding animals with the qualities of sound structure, good feet and legs, movement and temperament, uppermost in mind. As such they have been most immune to the fashions for lighter bone, “straight” toplines, exaggerated heads, etc, that are essential in the halter show animal of the 2000’s. Unfortunately they are not often represented in halter classes these days, although people would enjoy seeing the superb Crabbet sires and youngstock of Australia. They are however very well-represented in the saddle rings of the shows.

Most of the world’s great modern Arabians owe some of their ancestry to Crabbet Stud. Apart from the El Shaklan horses, and the Straight Egyptians with Nazeer breeding, that is. The American-bred Polish stallion Monogramm has 25% Crabbet blood. European Champion Kubinec is 24.22% Crabbet. Padron’s Psyche is almost 40% Crabbet – his sire Padron was from a Crabbet/Old English mare.

So it is that a stud in the UK which began collecting its seedstock 130 years ago, still makes an enormous difference, all over the world. It is impossible to imagine what the breed would have been today, without Crabbet.

Recommended Reading List:“The Crabbet Arabian Stud – Its History and Influence” - Rosemary Archer, Colin Pearson, Cecil Covey [1978]“Lady Anne Blunt – Journals and Correspondence 1878 – 1917” - Archer and Fleming [1986]“The Crabbet Arabian Imports to Australia” - Joan Flynn and Coralie Gordon [1988]“The Arabian Horse in Australia” - Volume One [1978]“The Authentic Arabian Horse” - Lady Wentworth [1945]. Third Edition 1979.“The Swift Runner” - Lady Wentworth [1957]“Imported Foundation Stock of North American Arabian Horses” - Vols 1,2,3 : Carol Mulder“The Arab Horse” - Peter Upton [1989 and Revised]“Desert Heritage” - Peter Upton [1980]Lady Wentworth with 2 foals

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SunSet Arabians, a small family farm, was started by my late husband, Michael, in Yorktown Heights, New York. Michael was the horseman in the family, riding since he was 13; I was a girl from Brooklyn who always dreamed of riding, but didn’t get that opportunity until I met Michael at the tender age of 41! In 1996 we moved to our 170 acre farm in the tiny town of Green Bay, Virginia, whose only attractions were an Antique store, a Post Office, a gas station, that didn’t pump gas & a speed trap on race nights!

Michael was in love with the Crabbet Arabian’s beauty and temperament. He picked out three pure Crabbet stallions he wanted to breed to before we even had our first pure Crabbet mare: Magic Domino AHS* in British Columbia, Royal Victorr in Arizona, and Seyad* in Nevada.

In 1996 we were fortunate to be able to purchase the 15 year old mare RAS Royal Dream from Marion Roth. After 5 attempts over 2 years Dream was in foal with Magic Domino’s first, and to date only pure Crabbet foal, SSA Dreams Magic PC, aka Rainey. Unfortunately, Rainey was Dream’s first and only foal - she was never able to maintain a pregnancy after Rainey’s birth. Dream spent over a year with Jeri & Marty Kirkhuff in Arizona being bred to Royal Victorr and while it was a love affair par none we did not get a Victorr foal. We arranged for Dream to come home and AMYR Shaymara PC, on lease from Dr. Richard Stoneback, to take her place. The Victorr/Shaymara breeding gave us a lovely filly, SSA Victorrs Princess PC.

In 1997 Dr. Stoneback had entrusted us to raise two of his pure Crabbet fillies - AMYR Shaymara PC, AMYR Red Ribbon PC, and in 2001 he leased us the pure Crabbet mares FV Silver Mistic and AMYR Hope PC as well as the pure Crabbet stallion RAS AMYR Dargee PC. During that period we bred 12 Dargee foals for his stud and ours. Dargee, one of my favorite stallions, was tragically lost in a fire last year but fortunately we have Dargee stallions to carry on his bloodlines.

In 2002 we were approached by Dr. Jocelyn Pierce from British Columbia to form a group to purchase and breed three pure Crabbet mares from Australia and import them to North America to infuse new Crabbet bloodlines to our gene pool. With Jeri & Marti Kirkhuff we formed Australian Crabbet Arabian Breeders of North America LLC and the search began. In 2003 the group imported the mares Inshallah Rendezvous [Tommie/Royal Desire by Crenel] and Rothlynne Pure Delight [Magic Myth/Fasoura by Moon Fashion] and the stallion Dandaloo Kadet [Chip Chase Kaiwanna/Dandaloo Baylanie by Boyar]. In 2009 when the group dissolved, Kadet and Rendezvous became part of my family.

Over the past 15 years SunSet Arabians has bred many pure Crabbets for ourselves, for Dr. Stoneback and other pure Crabbet enthusiasts. I currently have 17 pure Crabbet horses, including four stallions: Dandaloo Kadet; SSA Mistics Shadow PC; SSA Dargon PC; and SSA Jawad PC [Dandaloo Kadet/Inshallah Rendezvous]; and 13 mares by the stallions Magic Domino, Royal Victorr, RAS AMYR Dargee PC, and Dandaloo Kadet. Shadow was on lease to Mel Fox in WY for three years and produced 8 high % Crabbet foals for her. SSA Dargon PC [RAS AMYR Dargee PC/AMYR Red Ribbon PC] is currently in training with Jeff Nichols of Oakleigh Arabians in Powatan, VA to begin his show career in the spring.

I am truly fortunate to have met and known these magnificent creatures and intend to keep promoting the purity of their bloodlines, their beauty, and the temperament of these descendents of the horses from the Crabbet Stud.

Click here for more pictures of SunSet Arabians’ horses.

Editor’s comment: This the first edition of the new magazine & we have decided in each edition to feature Crabbet studs from around the world. Please send us details if you would like us to feature your stud.

STUD PROFILEsUnset Arabians Virginia USA

Joanna Garofalo who lives in beautiful Virginia tells us about the wonderful cooperative breeding programme she has. I am truly

fortunate to have met & known these magnificent

creatures

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Dandaloo Kadet at Liberty

SSA Kadets Magic PCRAS Royal Dream

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Nejmet es Subh was a grey mare born at Fenwick Stud in 1948. I am not lucky enough to remember her in the flesh but from her photos she was a fairly ordinary mare to look at, however her influence upon the Crabbet breeding industry both in Australia and overseas was to be quite extraordinary. Nejmet es Subh is Arabic for “Star of the Morning”. She was by the imported grey stallion Rakib* [Nax/Rythama] from the Fenwick bred brown mare Nasifa [Indian Light*/Nuralina*]. She was the only female of this particular mating - she had a full brother, the stallion Nar, who was exported to New Zealand. She was shown on a couple of occasions as an older broodmare for a 3rd at Sydney Royal and a 2nd at Melbourne Royal in 1965.

She was by no means a prolific broodmare and did not produce a foal until 1956 which was a dead colt foal by

Electric Silver*. Following this she

produced a total of 9 live foals between 1959 and 1972. An

indication of how respected she was: of her nine foals, three of her

daughters and one son were retained for use at Fenwick Stud.

Her first live foal was the brown going grey filly Nosegaye sired by Shafreyn* and

born in 1959. Nosegaye produced 3 colts at Fenwick. The first was a gelding, Nebula, by

Fabulous [Riffal*/Fadoura] born in 1965. She then had a brown colt by Sindh* [Silver Vanity/

Silfina] called Gay Beau who was born in 1967. This horse was sold to Dr. Geoffrey Tucker in South Australia where he bred predominantly derivatives. Gay Beau did sire two Pure Crabbet stallions out of the mare White Flash that both bred on.

Nosegaye’s other foal at Fenwick was another son of Fabulous, the grey Nicolo. He was born in 1968 and was originally owned by the Jackson family of the well known Chipala Arabian Stud. Nicolo has over 70 progeny registered with the AHSA. Sadly for the Crabbet enthusiasts he only produced a few pure Crabbet progeny and none appear to have carried on the line. Nicolo was very proudly owned in his last years by Wayne Pinder. Nosegaye was then to produce foals for Yvonne Rogers’ Woodlyn Stud. There she had another four foals: two geldings - Woodlyn Royal Banner in 1974 and Woodlyn Gai Gem in 1978; her only filly in 1976 was Woodlyn Natisha [by Naaman Titian] whose 4 foals of her own did not breed on; and Woodlyn Royal Gem, a stallion born in 1973 also by Naaman Titian [Lysander/Hesperus] who has 40 registered progeny with the AHSA, predominantly Arabian derivatives.

Nejmet es Subhs’ next foal was a full sister to Nosegaye named Starry Night, another grey born in 1961. Starry Night was to prove a troubled broodmare. Starry Night’s first foal was a chestnut filly by Sindh* named Star Drift. Star Drift had nine registered foals, four for her original

owner William Knapp. She then went on to have five foals for Peter Hall’s Fairview Stud including four by

Amir El Shaklan who have all bred on. Starry Night then went on to lose a colt by Fabulous in 1967 to

a difficult birth and another colt by Greylight in 1969. She was served each season from

1970 on but did not get in foal again until she had her last foal in 1975. Sadly it was

another difficult birth and this time the mare was lost. Her foal survived and it was a big grey filly by Fabulous. The foal’s registered name was Solah but she was always referred to as “An Fan” – for “Orphan Annie”. Solah was sold as a young mare and has two

registered derivative progeny in the AHSA stud book.

1962 saw the birth of the chestnut filly Starflower [by Sindh*]. Starflower became one of the most

successful broodmares at Fenwick and her influence goes worldwide. Starflower produced

eleven foals for Fenwick and remained here until her death in 1986. Starflower warrants

an article of her own because her influence on the Crabbet world today is so strong. I

will attempt to keep things succinct.

A significant Crabbet broodmareNEJMET ES SUBHVicki Johnson who with her family runs Fenwick Stud that was started by her Grandmother writes about this amazing mare.

Born: 1948Died: 1970s

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Even if she had not had another foal after her first Starflower’s name would have gone down in Crabbet history. Her first foal was a chestnut filly named Sparkle by Shafreyn* [Royal Diamond/Sharfina] who became the foundation mare for Ron Ryan’s Arfaja Arabians. Sparkle’s two daughters, the full sisters by Moon Fashion [Silver Moonlight*/Fadoura], Mitla and Arfaja Moonfire have both got progeny still contributing to the Crabbet gene pool. Then there are the two full brothers by Greylight [Bright Shadow/Royal Radiance*]. The first Jedaan has 18 derivative progeny registered with the AHSA and in my household is very well regarded as the sire of Burton Hills Khan, a part-bred gelding who had a beautiful children’s book written about him by his owner Elizabeth Alger called “Bertie at the Horse Show” – I can highly recommend it to those of you with small people in your life. Of course the other full brother was the 1985 Australian Champion Stallion Rasham. Rasham has 67 registered progeny in the AHSA studbook. His progeny have influenced the Crabbet breed in Australia extensively and are sending their influence further afield with his son Ranaarb in New Zealand and grandson Binley Ronaldo in the UK.

Starflower then had the chestnut colt sired by Greylight* named Stardom. Stardom was owned for all of his life by Mrs Helen Grayson and has 125 registered progeny.

He only had a handful of pure Crabbet progeny and only one of them, Mill Park Kesska [by Ria] appears to have bred on in the Crabbet world. Undoubtedly his biggest contribution was to the world of Arabian Derivatives and in particular part-bred Palominos.

The next foal for Starflower was a bay filly born in 1969 by Silver Spot [Riffal*/Royal Radiance*]. She was sold as a weanling to Nora Box and sadly she died as a yearling after being hit by lightning. She was followed in 1971 by a brown full sister named Star Facet who has nine registered purebred progeny including the stallion Ibn Rimski and her only pure Crabbet progeny to breed on, Radiant Royalty [by Royalund Sterling Silver] who carries a double cross to Nejmet es Subh via her grand sire Sardonyx.

In 1973 Starflower had a grey filly by Greylight* named Starina. Starina produced foals for Bremervale and Coolmunda Studs and ended her days as a 20 year old with Aqaba stud where two of her daughters have bred on for them. A chestnut full sister was born in 1975 and she was sold to Jill Toft of Bremervale stud but unfortunately she died as a 3 year old so did not get a chance to reproduce.

Starlight’s next two foals were both geldings. Selmar, a grey, born in 1976 by Sardonyx (another double Nejmet es Subh cross) and then Fenwick Samhari, also grey, born in 1979 and sired by Greylight*. Her next foal was a chestnut filly and again by Greylight*. This was Fenwick Symphony who was originally purchased by the Dicksons of Myrimbah Arabians where she had six foals. She then had two more foals for Woodbourne Stud. The gelding Fenwick Starfire was born in 1984. He was a lovely big strong gelding and another Greylight* son.

Starflower’s final foal was born in 1985, yet again by Greylight*. This was the mare Fenwick Starlight. Starlight is now 25 years old and looks as glorious as ever. Sadly her breeding career was not prolific – although I like to think of it as quality rather than quantity. Starlight had a successful career as a halter horse and was even forced into doing Handler classes for children on a couple of occasions. Starlight has only had four foals but all have been beautiful fillies. Her first by Fenwick Rendevous [Sindh*/Renita] died as a youngster but luckily the next two full sisters have both bred on for their respective owners and are both in pure Crabbet breeding programs. Fenwick Starstruck with

Nejmet es Subh & Starflower

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the Byrnes family’s Paywit Stud and Fenwick Fiona with Leigh Jameson’s Seven Oaks Arabians. Starlight’s final foal was Fenwick Starshine by Fenwick Silver Spur [Fenwick Rendevous/Fenwick Silver Charm] who managed to overcome an horrendous leg injury as a foal to blossom into the stunning 3 year old she is today. I look forward to breeding with her down the track.

Nejmet es Subh had a chestnut going grey colt in 1964 by Sindh* named Night Spell. He was later gelded and sold to Gabriel Stecher to be used in endurance. A chestnut full sister named Nymph followed in 1965 who was sold as a weanling to Leo Campbell’s Santarabia Stud. She does not appear to have bred for Santarabia but has six registered purebred progeny listed with the AHSA carrying the Naaman, Wongabeena and Running Creek prefixes. Another chestnut gelding by Sindh* was born in 1967 named Knight.

1969 saw the birth of the only colt kept as an entire from Nejmet es Subh as well as the only foal she had by Greylight*. He was a dark brown going grey named Sardonyx. Sardonyx lived out his life as a paddock stallion here at Fenwick. He was never shown due to an injury as a youngster. He was the sweetest horse to deal with and because he ran with his mares he was often given the more difficult girls, as well as those thought to be “past it”.

Sardonyx has over 80 progeny registered in the studbook. He is probably best known for producing beautiful daughters. Amongst them the successful mares Vanita [by Victorine], dam of Australian Champion mare Joda Bahretta, Persereh [by Perfection] who produced well for Arfaja Stud and our own Brilliant Star [by Brilliant]. Brilliant Star was a successful halter and saddle horse and she went on to produce Australian Top 10 halter and saddle horse Fenwick Ellusion [ by El Serene*]. Brilliant Star was also the dam of Fenwick Brilliance [by Fenwick Phantom], herself a great halter horse and now producing some stunning foals for us.

Several other of Sardonyx’s daughters went on to contribute to our current Crabbet gene pool in Australia: Fenwick Cherie Amour [by Chiffon] Fenwick Petrina [by Perfection] and Fenwick Sarella [by Sibella] who played a part in establishing Shahwan Park Arabians.

Of course the most notable of Sardonyx’s progeny was the magnificent stallion Fenwick Panache [by Perfection]. Bought from Fenwick as a weanling by Jennifer Stewart (now Hawkins) and the late John Stewart, he spent all his life with Jennifer until his untimely death aged 21.

Panache did well as a halter horse but it was under saddle that he really shone. The last time I was privileged to

Sardonyx & his mares

Nejmet es Subh

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see Panache under saddle was when he performed at Equitana as the “Fairy Horse”. He played the part of ethereal white stallion to a tee. Panache has over 40 progeny registered with the AHSA. We are lucky to own one – the mare Fenwick Paschana who is proving to be a valuable broodmare for us here at Fenwick. Panache is the sire of Eveeta whose daughter [by Arfaja Robard], Wentworth Estate Bellissima, has been exported to the UK – she interestingly has a double Nejmet es Subh cross via the Rasham son Arfaja Robard. Panache is also the sire of

Nejmet es Subh

Sarachet [by Sarella] the double Sardonyx mare who only has three registered foals. All are breeding on well in pure Crabbet breeding programs.

Nejmet es Subh went back to Sindh* for her next foal in 1971. A brown filly named Naid who was sold to Nola Cameron and had five foals for Marbling Stud. The final foal for Nejmet es Subh was a grey filly again by Sindh* named Nashita. Nashita has ten registered purebred progeny - her only pure Crabbet daughter Mululu Naalia [by Arabian Park Phaeton] is currently owned by Danjera Stud and has produced a pure Crabbet colt by Senussi.

Nejmet es Subh lived out her days here at Fenwick in what we affectionately refer to as the “Old Girls” paddock. It has been really enjoyable researching this article. It makes me realise how truly lucky we are in Australia to have so many good horses that have made a difference. Horses that are not only appreciated by us, but also by fellow enthusiasts from across the globe.

To visit Fenwick Stud click here. For Nejmet es Subh click here

Editor’s comment: I would like to thank Vicki for this article - I have so enjoyed it - but more importantly for her help & support in providing information & photographs for other articles from her amazing collection of photographs.Sardonyx

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Ranaarb*

Since the Stud was established (approx 1973) we’ve maintained strong faith in our Crabbet Colonial foundation bloodlines, ignoring fashionable trends, with the emphasis on movement and riding working ability. We have focused on several lovely old bloodlines and aim to produce show quality progeny which are purpose bred for endurance and performance.

The stud was named after our first purebred mare Turkish Delight (1975) who was predominantly Crabbet. We enjoyed lots of success with her, winning Royal & National Show titles. Her daughter Hearts Delight also achieved a Junior National title and grandson Delights Azeem won the NZ National Supreme Exhibit Title in 1995, plus Turkish Delight & Delights Azeem have won NZ Endurance Championship titles.

Our main foundation bloodline is Gipsy Maid – a linebred granddaughter of the amazing 1920’s endurance horse Shahzada. Other important lines are Grey Swirl by Electric Silver, Shereef by Riffal, Grey Coronet by Oran and Cephalus by Sala – these bloodlines being close up. I also admired many Crabbet & Colonial horses featured in Australian Crabbet Arabian magazines over the years, including descendants of Spindrift, and wanted to obtain some of those bloodlines eventually (it seems many of the lines we prefer descend from Raktha).

We were very fortunate years ago to be offered (by Alec Edward of Ngapa Stud) the lovely young stallion Ngapa Joussif [Grey Swirl/Ngapa Maid] plus two mares – they formed our stud Nucleus. In 2000 we introduced bloodlines of Rasham, Mutlak, Shafreyn, Spindrift & Wagga College lines, by importing Ranaarb*, Rowallan Classic Sireen & Rowallan Crystabell. All have proven very valuable additions. Very close relatives of our Rowallan mares have since been hugely successful on the World Endurance stage (Zakah Zahara, Rowallan Domino & many others).

Progeny & grand-progeny of Ngapa Joussif have also proven world class, including Quilty & UAE race wins. Joussif was awarded the 2006 World Arabian Horse Organisation (WAHO) Trophy due to successes of his progeny in many equine disciplines, especially endurance. Joussif’s one and only stallion son, Cyden Sun, owned by Mary & Chris Tylden, was awarded the 2009 WAHO Trophy – I think only one other country has had both father and son win this prestigious award.

Endurance horses by Joussif, Cyden Sun & Ranaarb have been exported to USA, Europe, UAE & Singapore/Malaysia.

STUD PROFILEDElight Arab horse STUD, tirau New zealandLinda & Stuart Cottle from this well known endurance stud tell us a little about their horses past & present.

Stuart & Deight’s Sheba at Whatawhata endurance ride

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Joussif’s bloodline has also had an impact in Australian endurance as his dam Ngapa Maid was a full sister in blood to Bettina, dam of noted Endurance sire Poldark (and dam of NZ sire Khotan).

Joussif was put to sleep 2008 aged 31, but his bloodline lives on through his daughters and two grandsons Zarif (linebred to Joussif ) and Wahid – we’ve been pleased with their progeny which are refined and well balanced, clean legs, free movement and friendly natures. Delights DJ Zarif is being retained as a stallion. Delights Wahid has sired several lovely youngsters from our Joussif mares and was recently gelded – he will start an endurance career.

We’ve been involved with Endurance & CTR in one way or another since the late 1980’s and Stuart has had some endurance successes in recent years, winning the South Island Endurance Champs & BC, 3rd N.I. Endurance Champs & BC, placings at NZ National events and competing overseas in Australia & Malaysia.

Ranaarb (pure Crabbet, leased from Greg Prowse) is also siring very nice progeny for us and other mare owners. Quite a few are just starting endurance and showing lots of promise. We’re confident they will do well with their sound conformation, friendly intelligent natures and bold keen to work attitudes. Ranaarb is now 23 and has established a reputation for producing lovely riding horses with great personalities and an affinity for people.

We look forward to an interesting future with some promising youngstock coming up to carry on the bloodlines and success of Ngapa Joussif, Cyden Sun and Ranaarb – continuing the important heritage of their Crabbet & Colonial ancestors.

Click here for more pictures of Linda & Stuart’s horses.Click here to visit Delight Arab Horse Stud’s website.

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1 Linda & Stuart with Ngapa Joussif (aged 29yrs) & the WAHO trophy awarded to Joussif in 2006.

2 Delights Stardom , by Ngapa Star a gg.granddaughter of Shahzada

3 Grey colt [Delights Wahid/Rowallan Crystabell]

4 Stuart at the finish on Delights Azeem - he won BC

5 Stuart on Delights Sheba at Putaruru

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1 Ebjarah Silver Ataan x Gazari 2 Snow Leopard x Arfaja Evangaline 3 Mystic Aulrab foals 4 Inshallah Royal Escort x Elphyn Symba attitude + filly5 Boomori Tribute x Boomori Queen of Diamonds 6 Silver Omen* x Fenwick Regenta* 7 Dyarah Park Allusion x Casamir Stella 8 Aldersyde Resemblance x Meadow View Maya

9 Anglo filly by Fenwick Silver Spur Fenwick Silver Essences [pending]

10 Karabil Tagera x Heste Arabique Brienna 11 Yentl Picasso foal 12 Erin Park Nelson x Boomori Touch of Class 13 Ebjarah Silver Ataan x Charlotte Gray14 Warmblood colt by Silver Omen15 Ebjarah Remi x Fenwick Reina

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INSHALLAH ARABIANSFor Sale Pure Crabbet

INSHALLAH HORIZON

Larry & Marillyn O’Dea 650 Fifteenth Ave Rossmore 2557 N.S.W AustraliaPH+61 2 9606 0973 www.inshallaharabians.com.au l.m.odea@bigpond.net.au

We proudly offer this lovely colt for sale. Both

parents are multi champions. He

has a wonderful front, a powerful

hindquarter and a good disposition.

Genetically, this colt carries the bloodlines of Banderol, Greylight and Magic Carpet, making him

an asset to any serious breeding

programme.We have always

believed that Arabians should be both beautiful and

useful. This colt fits that criteria. He is a definite

show proposition and is built to ride.

As we can’t use this colt ourselves we offer him very

reasonably to a good kind home for

AUD$3,300.00

Inshallah Inspiration Inshallah Signature

Historically in South Africa only one stud, the Olford Stud, committed itself to the breeding of pure Crabbet Arabians whereas all others bred what is called old English. It is reasoned that Lady Wentworth did that. However certainly in South Africa the term Crabbet is generally used to include Old English.

Our involvement with the Crabbet goes way back - the first Crabbet filly was born at Yentl in 1973. Those were the days when several studs flourished in the capable hands of some talented breeders and some excellent individuals were bred. These were however also the early days of the invasion of Egyptian, Spanish, Polish and other bloodlines, where the majority of Crabbet mares were absorbed into the new out cross programmes.

The might of the American advertising machine and the loss of most of the top Crabbet breeders left us virtually isolated since the late eighties with only a handful of breeders still bothering to breed Crabbet even on a limited scale. The general perception for almost two decades has been indeed that Crabbet is outdated and has no role to play in its pure form.

However we, with our intimate experience of the bloodline, strongly believed in its limitless potential in spite of all sorts of limitations.

We succeeded in acquiring some exceptional horses like Jamani Rasafi, Barabaz, Metlus Nimrod, Fanmar Barzadi and the mares Jamani Shadeena, Bahari Dark Shadow, Bahari Firebird, Sharena Stefanie and others.

We also realised that the downfall of the Crabbet at least partly had to do with the shallow somewhat straight loaded shoulder that almost became a trademark at one stage.

The breeding goals we set for ourselves included in broad terms a special emphasis on a deep clean sloping shoulder and a prominent wither that is visibly higher than the croup. A high class of type and movement naturally features strongly in what we are trying to achieve.

 Today Yentl Stud consists of about 25 mares of breeding age and 6 stallions that include the imported CMK horse Mystic Aulrab, Australian bred Roxborough Bandoleer and Inshallah Silver Ripple at this point in time.

STUD PROFILE

An impressive list of achievements in the show ring, dressage

and endurance by Crabbet horses in South Africa, far beyond their

proportional numbers resulted in a spectacular revival

of interest in the bloodline

 YENTL ARABIAN STUD, Parys South Africa

Johan and Anelise Theron tell us about the stud they run in South Africa. We hear some of their thoughts for the future of Crabbet horses - so important to all of us Crabbet breeders.

Yentl Picasso

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Our own bred Yentl Picasso is however very much the face of the stud. His size, elegance and type are clearly visible in his progeny.

An impressive list of achievements in the show ring, dressage and endurance by Crabbet horses in South Africa, far beyond their proportional numbers has resulted in a spectacular revival of interest in the bloodline.

The Theron family as breeders of the Yentl horses competed in dressage with Mandala Bruguera where he represented his regional team with his rider Jaco Theron two years as a junior in 2004 and 2005 and then as an adult 2006 and 2007. When Jaco outgrew him Uda took over and did showing on him and now endurance - all with the same horse.

Yentl Nimette and Uda won many western pleasure championships and at present Yentl Bahloo an up and coming endurance horse won his last 80 km ride for 2010 in 3 hours 28 minutes.

Our aim right now is to guide the younger generation to capitalise on the many positive elements of the Crabbet Arabian and to be part of the new International action for the development and recognition of the unspoilt Crabbet Arabian horse which must be able to compete in any discipline, as well as in hand.

Please click here to see pictures of more Yentl horses.

Click here to visit Yentl Arabian Stud’s website.    

Editor’s comment: When I first discovered Yentl Arabians in South Africa it was Yentl Picasso that so impressed me. I have followed their very successful achievements in many disciplines with great interest.

They then bought one of my favourite saddle horses from the 2005 Crabbet Convention in Queensland, the high % Crabbet Roxborough Bandoleer - the Therons obviously like lots of white like me!

Uda Theron on Yentl Nimette

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The multi-talented Mandala Bruguera ridden by Jaco & Uda Theron

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Arabian Racing

One of the first recorded Arabian horses to race in Australia was the stallion Saladin who won the 1871 VRC Hotham Handicap over 12 furlongs and the 1872 Australian Cup over 18 furlongs.

In 1872 the Arabian Stallion Dagworth won the AJC Craven Plate, the AJC Great Metropolitan Stakes and the AJC Spring Stakes. In 1873 he won the AJC Plate, the AJC Randwick Plate, the AJC Spring Stakes and the VRC Melbourne Stakes. In 1874 he again won the AJC Plate, the AJC Randwick Plate, the VRC Melbourne Stakes and the VRC Royal Park Stakes. Distances for these races ranged from 2000 metres to 4,800 metres.

Then come Jorrocks who has been nicknamed “The Iron Horse” by the Thoroughbred Racing Industry. Jorrocks was the first horse to attain popularity and champion status in Australia. His sire, Whisker, was by the English Derby winner of the same name. Jorrock’s dam, Matilda, had been the colony’s best race mare and the mating between the two champions produced Jorrocks. Both his parents traced their lineage back to the mighty Eclipse, and his bloodline on his dam side contained a fair dose of the Arabian. He was the first racehorse in Australia to have his picture in the newspaper. He stood 14.2 hands and was a long, low animal with an amazingly deep girth and a fine Arabian head. Jorrocks began racing seriously as an eight year old and at the age of 17 he started eight times for four wins. At this time most races were over 2 or 3 miles and were decided over the best of three heats. He probably started more than 100 times. His last hurrah came at the grand old age of 19.

Moving forward in time we come to the 1980’s and through to early 2000. During this time there were many attempts to develop Arabian Racing in Australia. Unfortunately this was a time when government legislation prevented the introduction of another code of horse racing.

However during this time many outstanding Arabian racehorses graced the racetracks. Among them was the exceptional mare Bostocks Baskeela [Baskeer/Salila], the big chestnut gelding Fenwick Cazique [El Serene/Crepe De Chine], the tough as nails mare Ramazan Park Farida [Shah Wazir/Ulinga Kaita], the speed machine Hadi Nassib Vala [Bronze Star/Faraway Vazda] and Cudglebar Rasuli [Cudglebar Mameluke/Cudglebar Gadare], the stallion who didn’t know how not to win.

The standout horse of this time was the unstoppable Avondale Pirouette [Akhu/Arkab Dancer]. This amazing horse won over all distances - sprint, middle distance and staying races. Ernie, as he was fondly known, will always be remembered for his outstanding win at Flemington when he came from behind the field to storm home down the outside of the field to score an impressive win. In recent times we have seen the dominance of the grey Franshar Park K Shar [Shah Wazir/Ulinga Kaita] seen below. I don’t think anyone who witnessed the head to head battle of Franshar Park K Shar and Shalite Shamilla as they raced down the straight at Goulburn in NSW will ever forget it. The race was eventually declared a dead heat.

Around 2003 a decision was made to stop Arabian racing until we were able to have the restrictions in the legislation removed. This has now happened and Arabians will race at Caulfield racecourse in Victoria at the Thoroughbred race meeting conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club on 5th February 2011.

Arabian horses were once regularly seen on the racetracks of Australia and we all welcome the support the national Arabian racing association (nara) is now receiving.

Arabian racing offers a unique opportunity to

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The National Arabian Racehorse Association is the controlling authority for Arabian racing in Australia and is a member of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities. Approximately 72 countries race Arabian horses and 34 of these countries are members of the International Federation.

Arabian racing offers a unique opportunity to promote the breed to the Australian public. It also offers owners and breeders an unprecedented opportunity to promote their horses on an International level.

We are now entering a new era in Arabian Racing in Australia and we are confident that we will again be privileged to see some outstanding new stars of the racetrack.

Click here to visit NARA’s website.

Editor’s commentMany people will recognise the name Bronze Star, Ahku & of course Fenwick’s name - all synonymous with pure Crabbet breeding. The point is that while we must preserve the Crabbet bloodlines they offer so much in all aspects of Arabian breeding as can be seen from the bloodlines mentioned in this article.

We wish NARA every success with the first race & hope many people will support it. We particularly hope this will be the first of many races & that Arabian racing will take off here as it has in many parts of the world. Ridgecrest Shy Guy

An International race

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big shoes to fill!Anne Brown of Gadebrook Stud near Oundle In England tells us about this very special filly who will have big shoes to fill.

Tracy Stephens (Henley Farm Australia), on a visit to the UK in 2009, came to the rescue of a mare about to foal at Anne Brown’s Gadebrook Stud in Northamptonshire.

The pure Crabbet mare, PHA Silver Heart, on loan to Anne from Jean Peck and Mary O’Rourke was due to foal to Anne’s Binley Prince Salim (his first foal). However, she seemed to lose the will to push as she lay flat out on the grass. Tracy arrived in the nick of time.

As she walked up the drive at 10 o’clock on that bright spring morning, Tracy saw Anne leaning on the gate, peering worriedly into the paddock behind the house as Silver Heart strained to give birth.

“G’day, Anne - that mare looks like she needs a hand,” said Tracy as she put down her case and immediately offered to help pull the foal out in unison with Anne.

Fortunately, baby was right way round and right way up, so in seconds that lovely “plop” and squelch accompanied the most gorgeous filly’s safe arrival.

But Tracy’s help didn’t end there. Despite Silver Heart having had two fillies before by Anne’s stallion Silvern Sceptre, she seemed unwilling to let down any milk. So

Tracy milked enough to ensure the foal got the colostrum and that Silver Heart would accept her at the milk bar.

Named Silver Sunbeam after the light that poured down on her that April morning, the filly has grown from strength to strength and is now rising two. Her sire, Binley Prince Salim is the full brother of this year’s “Horse of the Year Show” Supreme Ridden Arab, Silvern Prince.

After a year winning in affiliated British Dressage in 2009, Salim has now started an endurance career, on loan to the Crabbet Organisation chairman, Susan Hawes, and has reached Open level in less than a year.

And Sunbeam’s dam, PHA Silver Heart, is also the dam of this year’s “Horse of the Year Show” Ridden Champion Arab Mare and “Horse of the Year Show” Reserve Champion Ridden Arab: Silvern Moonlight [by Silvern Sceptre] - so there’s a pedigree to die for!

Sunbeam gladdens everyone’s heart but with relations like she has Anne says she will be expecting amazing performances from this beautiful filly.

Click here to see Gadebrook Stud.

Click on this link to see more pictures of Gadebrook horses.

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Next EditionDue early April

Carlie Beer will be writing about the Crabbet Show & The Australian Championships.

Carol Layton will be writing on the necessity of collecting a pasture or hay sample to send to a laboratory for analysis.

Dr Ann Nyland will be writing on the dangers of encysted cyathostomes & other worm problems.

The feature stallion will actually be three full brothers who have progeny in at least three different countries: Boomori Kahlua, Dandaloo Kadet & Dandaloo Khaalid.

Arlene Magid the American writer based in the UK will be giving us a profile on Dan Gainey - such an influence on Crabbet related breeding worldwide.

Traveller’s Tales will continue with Fay & Bruce’s trip to the Crabbet studs in Tasmania.

We will have an article on Cerebellar Abiotrophy (CA).

The feature mare will be the very prolific Windsor Park Bay Magic.

More on Arabian racing & Endurance.

Amongst the studs profiled will be the editor’s stud, Follydown Arabians & Koah stud, home of Fay & Bruce Copland in Queensland.

WOULD YOU LIKE US TO PROFILE YOUR STUD? Then in less than 100 words please email the editor with some details of your stud & its principle goals & achievements.

PHOTOGraph GALLERIESGalleries have been set up on the web site accessed through archives, for all the photographs relating to the articles in the current edition of the magazine. We are also starting galleries for foals - these will be put in folders for the northern & southern hemisphere each year. We will also gradually be putting in galleries for studs mentioned in articles.

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Uniquely-Marked Arabian HorsesWritten by Delores Lyndon and Julie WoodThe Crabbet Stud had many of these Uniquely-Marked Arabians and there are written accounts of some of these markings being in Desert-Bred Arabians.

The Crabbet mare *Rissletta [Naseem/Risslina] is mentioned in early Stud Books as having white marks in her flanks which were roaning on her flanks and coat, white hairs at root of tail and birdcatcher spots.

Some other Crabbet horses that also had body spots were Razzia* [Harb/Antika*], Rifla* [Rasim/Rim], Nezma [Rafeef /Nasra] , Crabbet* [Rijm/Narda], while Rish [Nejran/Rabla] had a blue eye, Rissam [Naseem x Rim] had a roanish spot on his near side and Feysul [Ibn Nura x El Argaa] had grey hairs in his coat. Mirzam* [Rafeef x Marhaba] had a white triangle on his near fore knee and Rajafan* [Feysul/Rijma] had small markings on near side of neck.

In an article written by Gladys Brown Edwards, Mesaoud [Aziz/Yamama III ] is mentioned as having a noticeably

roaning on the barrel, at the base of the elbow and especially on the flanks, along with a “V” or chervon of white hairs on the tail near the root. In addition he had a liberal assortment of white flecks the size of a dime - sometimes larger (and in some cases long spots about one inch by a half ) which were quite distinctive. The largest spot was under his jowl, this one a couple of inches across.

Blue Eyes or Glass Eyes ranging from specks to whole iris(es), they are not the result of an eye injury. See left the South African endurance horse Yentl Bahoo.

The Crabbet stallion Jeroboam was a glass-eyed horse.

Another unusual colour for eyes is the gold/amber colour eyes.

Red Bloody Marks are very large or small concentrations of fleabite markings on any area of the grey horse and can enlarge as the horse ages. In Australia

the much loved pure Crabbet stallion Greylight had these marks on both sides. Rissletta

Greylight

Mesaoud

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Bend’Or Spots (also called Buety, Smuts or Greasy Spots) consist of small to large spots of dark colour that range from a couple of shades darker than the base coat to very dark, almost black.

Birdcatcher Spots are small spots of white on the body of the horse, generally the size of an eraser head to the size of a quarter, or larger. The below pictures are of 2 of the editor’s pure Crabbet horses.

Brindle pattern consists of an irregular ‘drippy’ or partial black striping vertically over the body of the horse and horizontal striping around the legs.

“White or roan striping is probably biologically different than brindling, which is black striping, even though the patterns appear superficially similar.” D. Phillip Sponenberg in Equine Color Genetics, 1996

Chubari (also known as Tetrarch or Candy Spots) are similar to Birdcatcher Spots except that they tend to be much larger. They are usually egg-shaped and egg-sized and seem to be tied to the grey colour, but are different from dapples. Dapples can change and fade as the horse ages, but chubari spots don’t disappear until the horse has completely greyed out.

Tiger Stripes are ‘Primitive markings’ ranging from very light to bold striping which may fade away as some horse’s age.

Lacing (may also be called Giraffe Markings) is marbling or cob-webbing on the back which starts as pea-sized white spots that appear along the spine on some horses. More spots manifest over time and the spots which were already existent elongate into lines which themselves grow into a network. The chestnut horse illustrated is a grandson of Greylight.

Manchado is a rare coat pattern which is only manifested in Argentina. So far it is only in Criollo, Hackney, Arabian, and Thoroughbred horses. It is not believe to be hereditable, but is believed to be caused by environmental factor rather than genetic ones. It is NOT related to Appaloosa, Sabino, or Chubari/Tetrarch spots. The mare Trabag seems to have this pattern. It is a splotchy white pattern over the topline and sides that doesn’t extend very far on the head or legs.

Rabicano (also known as White Ticking) are white hairs interspersing throughout the coat ranging from very little on the body to widespread. It usually involves the base of the tail, flank and belly areas of the horse. Minimal expression results in few white hairs at the base of the tail and may not even be visible in the flank unless inspected closely. Conversely, the flank area may be heavily roaned with white hairs and the tail may have obvious white striping at the base. The pattern can blend into vertical roan stripes over the rib-cage and can coincide with white spots between the hind legs or on the underside of the belly. See Crabbet mare below.

Sabino are white markings over pink or mottled skin, ranging from an isolated body spot and irregular lacey

Phantomia Benay

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Crabbet Arabian World

Re-Ality Arabians, from Central West NSW, have had a successful 12 months with their two pure Crabbet Arabian geldings, Inshallah Re-ality and Inshallah Inspiration. Inshallah Re-Ality has shown how truly versatile he is – at the Aussies in March he won Australian Champion Bridle Path Hack ne 14.2hh ridden by Amateur Owner, Reserve Australian Champion Purebred Show Hunter ne 14.2hh, Reserve Australian Champion Youth Bridle Path Hack, as well as five top 10 placings including Youth Showhunter ne 14.2hh, Amateur Owner Show Hunter ne 14.2hh, Purebred or Derivative, Purebred Gelding ridden by Amateur Owner, and Preliminary and Novice Dressage (where he placed 3rd). The weekend before he had placed Top 5 in the Ridden Purebred Gelding at the East Coast Championships, and Reserve Champion Purebred Gelding ridden by Amateur. This topped off a wonderful show season in which he won together many Champions, Reserves and was placed at A and AA grade shows.

Inshallah Re-ality is also the current holder of the Mudgee Dressage Club Pony Dressage Trophy for the yearly point score. He is competing Novice and Elementary at the club’s training days, after scores of over 76% in Preliminary. He then turned his hand to jumping, competing in the Ruth Dalton Memorial Challenge with his youth rider, Sheridan Nolan. They placed well over the Challenge, including a 2nd placing in the hunter jumping division! He is a horse with such a great attitude, willing to give everything a go, and he has brought us much joy. He is the horse who introduced us to the breed, and also to pure Crabbets.

Recently we acquired his half brother Inshallah Inspiration, a very special horse who captured our imagination the first time we saw him! It is such an honour to have this horse on our team and we thank Larry & Marillyn O’Dea from Inshallah for such an opportunity. Inshallah Inspiration was already a successful halter horse winning Champion Four Year Old Gelding at the Nationals in 2009, and going on to Reserve Supreme. He was broken in earlier this year and it is very excited to have a horse suited to both halter and ridden classes. Our first shows with him, included his first shows under saddle where he won his Ridden Purebred Gelding ne 15hh at the Nationals in November 2010. His first foray into Amateur Led classes with us resulted in Reserve Champion Purebred led by Amateur Owner at the Nationals. He also won his class in this division at National Capital Horse Show in Canberra. National Capital was a thrilling time for us as he took out Champion Senior Purebred Gelding. Many thanks must also go to Kristian Akehurst from KC Stables who has helped with training and shown him under saddle for us.

We are looking forward to 2011, and especially the East Coast Championships, the Crabbet Heritage Show and Aussies in early 2011 with Inshallah Inspiration. He will also have his first dressage starts, and has shown jumping talent as well! Sadly, Inshallah Re-ality is recovering from injury, and is still some months off returning to the show team, but we look forward to having both of our pure Crabbets back out in the ring representing the breed!

News from Carlie Beer of Re-Ality Arabians who is going to try and keep us supplied with Crabbet performance results.

Inshallah Re-Ality

Inshallah Inspiration

markings or roan ticking to a war bonnet pinto. A bald, wide or apron blaze may extend over the muzzle and under the jaw, well past where the bridle would be. Leg markings may go past mid-knee or mid-hock and may have a disconnected patches or lacey line extensions. Common white markings (sock, snip) will have irregular lacey edges or roaning, often coming to a point. Isolated body spots are common and can occur on the belly, girth, jaw, throat or legs and may be irregular, sometimes referred to as ‘splashes’. A Maximum Sabino may have ink dot spotting throughout the body. Foals may be born almost pure (Dominant) white, usually with speckles of base coat colour in the body and a war bonnet (base colour on the ears/forelock). The foals that are foaled Dominant White do not have the Lethal White Syndrome.

White Bloody Type Marks are occurrences of white hairs on the coat of dark-coloured Arabians arranged in a pattern reminiscent of dripping blood.

BibliographyThe Arab Horse JournalArabian Horse WorldsEarly US Arabian Stud Books

Editor’s comment: Delores has supplied a range of photographs of these unusual colours & marking, but as editor I have tried to keep all of the pictures in the article of Crabbet related horses. Please click on this link to see all the pictures supplied by Delores & Julie.

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Remember: 5th February 2011

The Arabian community who will be in & around Melbourne on this day, make sure to come to Caulfield race course & support NARA when they run an Arabian race as part of a normal race meeting.

The race is for Purebred Arabians, 3yrs old & upwards, over 1600 m, sponsored by Shadwell - HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum.

Lavender Foal SyndromeWhy am I writing about Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS), also referred to as Coat Colour Dilution Lethal (CCDL) - because it does affect Crabbet & Crabbet related horses as well as the Egyptian related bloodlines. As all Crabbet breeders know the Blunts also had a stud in Egypt, thus the possible connection.

After Linda Henley from Wootton Arabians in New South Wales lost an LFS foal last year our stud decided to initially test our 3 stallions & a colt. Well the results were surprising as one stallion (who everyone thought would be clear) was a carrier while the rest, including the colt by him, were clear. We have tested four of the carrier stallion’s progeny for one carrier. We have now tested 24 horses for 7 carriers - it has been an interesting experience.

Interestingly two studs have tested two full sisters for one clear one carrier. The figures available to me from other studs tell me that from 41 horses tested in 2010, 10 are carriers.

What is LFS? It is a genetic disease that affects newborn foals. In many cases, foals have had a difficult delivery and all LFS foals are never able to stand and nurse. Foals may therefore be misdiagnosed as “dummy” foals, but the LFS affected foal is generally distinguished from these by the unique coat colour. Unlike a “dummy “ foal an LFS foal may have a strong suckle reflex, which means they can be bottle fed but they will either die or have to be euthanased within a few days of birth. They may lay with their necks arched back, body & legs rigid and they will often have seizures.

The condition gets its name from the fact that most of the affected foals are born with a unique colouration of their coat - it is often said to be a soft lavender or a grey blue or pale chestnut.Lavender foal syndrome, like SCID, is most commonly thought to be from a recessive gene. When a horse is heterozygous for the gene, it is a carrier, but perfectly healthy and has no symptoms at all. If two carriers (heterozygous) are bred together, however, there appears to be a 25% chance of any given mating producing a foal that is homozygous for the gene, and hence will be affected by the disease and will die.

It appears that a carrier mated to clear horse will give you 50% chance of a carrier but a carrier to a carrier will give you 50% carriers, 25% lethal & 25% clear.

Research into the genetics of LFS is being conducted at Cornell University, University of California, Davis in the United States, the University of Sydney & the University of Queensland in Australia and the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Testing is available through Cornell, USA; Pretoria, South Africa; New South Wales, Australia; & Holland. Please click the following links for forms or information:

Cornell USA Pretoria South Africa Sydney Australia The NetherlandsHopefully we can manage this genetic disorder, as we now seem to be managing SCID.

Grand Ridge Stud reports The only mare in foal to Snow’n’Fire, Jirrima Ultra Minx [Arundel House Zermat/Ralvon Spring] is due to foal Januray 17th 2011.  With this cross we may get a double up on colour for a maximum white sabino, or there is also a chance we will get solid chestnut. Regardless, we are exited to see the outcome being Snowy’s first foal. Minx is a beautiful mare, very feminine with a fine throat, lovely neck, and big movement. The foal will be 96.5% Crabbet.

Snow’n’Fire is the cover horse for the new “Arabian Horse in Australia Book VII”. I took the cover photo back in March when Snowy had been off work with a ligament injury. He had not been ridden for 5 months and was very unfit! He was in a paddock full of  mares for this photo to be taken, so we did not think it wise to lose his bridle! This new photo taken a couple of weeks ago shows he is now back in full work, fit and able to be ridden without his bridle.

His first campdraft for the season is in January. Aaron is training him up to compete at the renowned Man From Snowy River Stockman’s Challenge, a gruelling four day competition in Corryong in April.

The Victorian Crabbet Arabian Horse Group Inc will be holding their annual online show in 2011.This is a worldwide show so get you pictures ready to submit. Entries are welcome from all over the world. We will feature the winning horse as our cover picture later in the year.www.victoriancrabbetarabiangroup.webs.com

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Remember: 5th February 2011

The Arabian community who will be in & around Melbourne on this day, make sure to come to Caulfield race course & support NARA when they run an Arabian race as part of a normal race meeting.

The race is for Purebred Arabians, 3yrs old & upwards, over 1600 m, sponsored by Shadwell - HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum. Sweet Honesty Arabians enjoyed

a very successful foaling season with four colts and two fillies. Sweet Honesty Cameo produced a stunning palomino filly by Raydon Zahav. Cameo’s son, my wonderful stallion Sweet Honesty Czar is certainly proving his worth as a prepotent sire, being proud daddy of four of the foals just born.

Follydown NewsWell, in the middle of getting this magazine off the ground we have had three foals (see pictures in the foal gallery). Gazari had a filly and Charlotte Gray a colt, both by Ebjarah Silver Ataan, this edition’s cover boy. He is pictured on the farm, in front of a field of medicinal opium poppies & the spectacular Mount Roland in Tasmania.

We purchased the lovely Fenwick Reina earlier this year when we lost Veridan Risani, Reina’ half sister. Reina is a full sister to Aurora Rainman’s dam, Fenwick Regenta. Reina gave us a very feminine chestnut filly by Ebjarah Remi.

We have our 22year old Boyar daughter Fenwick Sascha in foal to Ataan and very excited about this foal as she has only had three pure Crabbet foals.

New genetic testing rules in Australia for Arabians(Article courtesy Horsetalk.co.nz*)

Arabian horses imported into Australia face a raft of new genetic tests before they will be granted registration.

All Arabians imported into Australia after January 1, 2011 must have their carrier status for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Cerebellar Abiotrophy (CA) and Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS) notified to the country’s studbook before they can be registered.

The Board of Directors of the Arabian Horse Society of Australia recently announced the new measures, and also said that as DNA carrier tests become commercially available for Gutteral Pouch Tympany (GPA), Occipitoatlantoaxial Malformation (OAAM) and Juvenile Idiopathis Epilepsy (JIE) / Juvenile Epilepsy Syndrome (JES) these will also be required.

In announcing the changes the society said it felt it had “a duty of care to its members to assist them in making informed breeding decisions.”

However, it also said that carrier animals should not be regarded as inferior or undesirable, but that the purpose of testing was to help breeders to avoid breeding two carriers together, as an affected foal will result 25% of the time.

“Many of these carriers are outstanding individuals and they have desired traits that should be maintained but without the risk of producing an affected foal. Breeding a non-carrier to a carrier will not result in an affected foal and only 50% of the foals born will have carrier status,” the board said.

“There are a number of genetic defects which occur in Arabian horses, as there are in all species of animal. Most of these are recessive which means that both parents must be carriers in order for an affected foal to result. Some of these ‘problems’ are very extensively found within the breed.”

“They occur originally as a result of a genetic mutation and if a popular sire with desired traits happens to be a carrier then the defective gene spreads quickly throughout the population.”

The board pointed out that many breed societies use genetic testing in order to eliminate genetic defects, by slowly reducing the frequency the gene appears in the populations, and by avoiding the production of an affected animal.

The new rule will also affect artificial breeding, as semen imported into Australia from January 1 would not be authorised for use to breed an Arabian or Arabian Derivative, until the society was in receipt of DNA tests stating carrier status for SCID, CA and LFS.

The Board said it was considering the testing of all nominated stallions for SCID, CA, LFS and GPA (as tests become available), and would publish the results on its online studbook if the owner permits it.

“We will secure the best possible price available for the tests and it is our intention to hopefully have them all done together with DNA.”

*This article was first published on Horsetalk.co.nz on October 9, 2010

Fenwick NewsWhat a difference a year makes! At the time of writing I have paddocks of grass waiting to be cut as well as round bales that have been done sitting in pools of water. Not to mention the many fat horses and ponies I am having to lock up and dams that haven’t had water in them for 14 years which are now overflowing.

Our foaling season is over once again. We only finished up with one “big” foal this season after we sadly lost our only expected purebred foal. However the one we have is very stunning. She is a grey Anglo by Fenwick Silver Spur from one of our lovely thoroughbred mares, Esta Cien. This is the first Anglo by “Spur” and she is even better than I could have hoped for (see a picture of the Anglo in the foal gallery). Apart from her I have two Welsh mountain colt foals, five Shetland pony colts and five Shetland pony fillies.

In other exciting news we recently sold our pure Crabbet filly Fenwick Brilliant Diamond [Fenwick Silver Spur/Fenwick Brilliance] to Fiona Seymore of Wentworth Arabians in NSW. This gorgeous grey sabino filly is being set for a show career so keep an eye out for her down the track.

The Victorian Crabbet Arabian Horse Group Inc will be holding their annual online show in 2011.This is a worldwide show so get you pictures ready to submit. Entries are welcome from all over the world. We will feature the winning horse as our cover picture later in the year.www.victoriancrabbetarabiangroup.webs.com

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AND The winner isOne of the most anticipated foals of the season has been born at Southland’s Aurora Stud, which breeds pure Crabbet Arabian horses.

The foal’s arrival was the subject of Horsetalk.co.nz’s “Guess the foaling date” competition, in which readers were invited to predict when pure Crabbet mare Fenwick Regenta would foal. The prize was a Wee-Foal-Checker, kindly donated by Dr Keith Henderson at ImmunoResearch.

Regenta produced a colt foal by Silver Omen at 4.18am on the morning of November 5, winning the competition for Auckland reader Sue Paterson, who posted her entry on Facebook. She predicted on October 21 that Reggie would foal on November 5, at 4.03am.

Thirteen contestants chose the correct day, but Sue’s guess was the closest.

Studmaster Lyn Marshall reports that mum and foal are doing well. The colt has been named “Rain Man” because of the drizzly conditions in which he greeted the world. “This is the first rain in quite a few days - I thought she would have to wait for the cooler weather,” Lyn said early this morning.

“Reggie is the perfect broodmare, she is a great mum and foals easily.” She said Rain Man is bay in colour, with two socks and a stocking. “He has an unusual blaze, which comes from his sire, Silver Omen. We’ve had similar blazes in other progeny.”

Competition winner Sue Paterson said: “I never thought I stood a chance when I entered and it was a very lucky guess!”

Sue, who is a List 4 dressage judge, has “two very spoilt equines”. She competes in dressage with her grey NZ Sport Horse mare, and enjoys hacking and some low level jumping “to keep us both sane”.

Her other horse is a 31 year old who has been in the family for 16 years.

“I have not bred any horses myself so far but would like to breed from Connie one day. Her conformation is very good and she has the most fantastic temperament,” Sue says.

Rain Man is the first pure Crabbet colt to be born at the stud, and is thought to be the first to be born in New Zealand since the 1980s. Three other pure Crabbets have been born at Aurora in the past three years, with two being full sisters to Rain Man. His birth brings the total of pure Crabbets at the stud to seven.

First published on Horsetalk.co.nz on November 5, 2010

Aurora Rainman

Arabian colt’s arrival a winner for reader.

The first pure Crabbet colt for Aurora Stud

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2 Silver Omen’s progeny: Aurora Raffeah leads, from left A Kassanova, A Naseebah, A Mystique (3yo warmblood filly) and her full brother A Brün (2yo warmblood gelding)

3 & 6 Aurora Rainman

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5 A Raffeah in front, A Naseebah 2nd, Aurora Clouded Moon & Brün at rear.

7 A. Kool Kat with A Raffeah. A Naseebah and A Kassanova at back

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Aurora Stud

STUD PROFILE

Aurora Stud’s first stallion was the chestnut son of Lysander [*Au], Dellmount Phaeton. He was bought as a weanling in 1974 from the late Brian Ross and was bred on Crabbet and colonial lines - he was out of the Sala mare Adrastea [*Au]. He did it all - competitive trail, gymkhanas, races, cattle work, and trekking and camping, and there was also an occasional hunt and endurance ride - he was a real friend and we lost him at only 19 from liver failure.

There are sadly no purebred descendents of Phaeton remaining at the stud, and none from the first purebred mare, Odette [Waimeha Marendo/Odoweni].

We are still focused on quality riding horses and the purchase of principal stallion, the pure Crabbet Somerled son Silver Omen [*Au], in 2006 has proven to be a master stroke. Omen was used only lightly in Australia, and few breeders would have been aware of the quality of his progeny and their fabulous movement.

His oldest progeny in New Zealand are three year olds. These four - comprising a gelding and three fillies - who will be quietly started this season. They include Aurora Raffeah, the pure Crabbet daughter of Fenwick Regenta [*Au, by Fenwick Phantom], who is the elder sister of the two year old Reniah and the stud’s new arrival, Rain Man. Named for the wet weather on the day he was born, Rain Man is a bright and inquisitive young colt, full of beans and very friendly.

Our two year olds this season include another pure Crabbet filly, Clouded Moon [iiu Au, by Boomori Finale]. We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a pure Crabbet half-sibling to Moonie, by Silver Omen and out of the beautiful Silver Crescent [*Au, by Overdale Farm Magic Silver]. We’re expecting this baby to be a moving machine as Cressie moves like a dream and Omen’s stock have thrilled us with their quality in this area. The temperaments are also wonderful - just like dad’s. Silver Crescent’s grandsire Somer’s Magic was a full brother to Silver Omen.

In the past couple of years the stud has gradually downsized its mare band to include only the two pure Crabbet mares and two warmblood mares. Our pure holsteiner mare produced a colt by Omen just before Christmas. See a picture in the foal galleries

We are eagerly awaiting the first of Omen’s progeny to go under saddle and go onto a ridden careers.

The stud is also looking to the future and is looking to source another sire who will cross well with the stud’s fillies.

Please click here to see the full gallery of Aurora horses.

Click here to visit Aurora Stud’s website.

AURORA STUD

Southland New ZealandLyn Marshall has been breeding Arabian horses in New Zealand since the early 1970s, when the focus was on producing good all-round horses who could perform in a variety of disciplines and she still adheres to this philosophy.

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Danjera ArabiansWe have been breeding top flight performance horses of Crabbet heritage since 1974.Our breeding program is based on the bloodline of Sindh imp UK and in particular his son Boyar. Pictured below is the pure Crabbet stallion Pevensey Safari a Boyar Grandson..

Mick & Gail Rooney

200 BTU Rd, Nowra Hill NSW 2540 Australia

P: +61 2 4447 8467 (AH) E: crabbetdownunder@bigpond.com

Stallions/Colts in residence

High percentage Crabbet

JUBARRAH SOHAAN S15240 Chestnut Scid clear(Dandaloo Bashaan +S x Nilgaram Pirelle)

Pure Crabbet

PEVENSEY SAFARI S19449 Bay/Brown Scid clear(Sarafire x Dandaloo Baylanie)

DANJERA NAMADGI C7513 Chestnut (Senussi x Mululu Naalia)

Mares/Fillies High percentage Crabbet

DANJERA BALSINDH F12735 Bay (Dandaloo Bashaan +S x Strathmore Thelma)

DANJERA NASINDH F22567 Bay (Naaman Naturally x Danjera Balsindh)

DANJERA SIBANDA F27145 Chestnut(Jubarrah Sohaan x Danjera Balsindh)

DANJERA SIMAANI F17939 Grey (Dandaloo Bashaan +S x Sanroblee Symaluke)

DANJERA CYNISCA F29757 Chestnut (Naaman Naturally x Danjera Simaani)

DANJERA KHAALIA F26393 Grey (Boomori Kahlua x Patricians Kaali)

Pure Crabbet mares

MULULU NAALIA F15866 Bay (Arabian Park Phaeton x Nashita)

DANJERA BATISTE F20946 Chestnut (Dandaloo Khaalid x Balladine)

DANJERA PHAEDRA F25272 Grey (Bolshoi x Phate)

Molly Taylor could not have imagined the impact this leggy weanling colt would have on her family, or on other breeding programmes with his progeny. Originally purchased to sire versatile part-bred mounts for herself and her daughters, Boyar arrived at the Taylor’s Tarcutta property in NSW, from Fenwick Stud, in the autumn of 1973.

Boyar was by the Silver Vanity son Sindh* and out of the Riffal* daughter Balsora - Boyar had many illustrious relatives. By crossing Sindh* with daughters of his great-grandsire Riffal*, Mrs McLean of Fenwick Stud was producing a line of Arabians who were competitive at halter & in the hack ring, as well as at the Olympic disciplines. Sindh* was a great show horse & was the leading sire in Australia during the seventies.

While attending the Sydney Royal Show in the early seventies, Molly noticed the magnificent daughters of Banderol bred by Paul James of Arabian Park Stud. Banderol’s daughters and grand-daughters took out the Champion Arabian Mare award eight times during the 70’s in Sydney. Being impressed with the carriage, length of stride and smooth action of these mares, Molly sought a colt of these lines for her saddle horse breeding program.

As Banderol’s full-brother, the new colt had much to live up to. In 1974, we ventured to the Victorian All-Arabian Show, now the “Victorian Classic” with Boyar. Although seasoned campaigners in saddle classes, this was our first attempt at showing a colt in hand. In spite of this, Boyar won his

yearling class, and was judged Champion Colt. Long-term breeder, Shirley Douglas(Mill Park Arabians) vividly remembers the day she first saw Boyar, at the Bendigo showground:

“I recall being stopped in my tracks by this iridescent chestnut apparition! I had no idea who the horse was, but here was this stunning colt ... he was just glorious. This was a moment I will always remember, and matched only by the time I first saw his sire Sindh* at the Melbourne Royal Show in the ‘60s.”

His success prompted Molly to purchase a pure Crabbet filly, Windsor Park Bay Magic, a daughter of Bayang* and the lovely Fenwick-bred mare Rossalanie, whose resulting foals by Boyar would represent the very successful Silver Vanity/Bright Shadow cross.

A young jillaroo, Jenny Goode was employed, whose duties included caring for the two young Arabians. Although Boyar was a spirited yearling, he was easily managed by the slightly built Jenny, who took him for morning walks, allowing him to graze fresh pasture along the way. Developing a deep trust in his carer, the unbroken colt regularly allowed Jenny to swing onto his back and read a book while he grazed, wearing only a headstall.

Jenny had a natural talent with horses and under Molly’s guidance, they broke in many of Boyar’s progeny. Following some long-reining by Molly, it was just a formality to introduce the saddle to Boyar. Together Jenny and Boyar enjoyed many rides around the hills, chasing kangaroos, and mustering sheep and cattle on the property. Jenny said: “Boyar possessed a wonderful spirit within and was always exciting to ride”.

Upon leaving the stud, Jenny was given a purebred mare and colt by Boyar. Jenny, and later her children, enjoyed years of competition and trail-riding on the full-siblings Dandaloo Bassar and Dandaloo Renee.

I joined Molly, my mother in a partnership. We purchased purebred mares of high percent Crabbet blood. It was important that our Arabians went well under saddle so Boyar’s purebred offspring were campaigned at halter and under saddle. Meanwhile his derivative stock were also making names for themselves, in many fields including hacking, sporting, stock work, polocrosse, endurance, dressage, eventing, and as valued Pony Club mounts.

Boyarfoundation sire for Dandaloo Arabian StudKerrie Plum recalls memories of this amazing stallion & his influence on all aspects of her family & many other horse lovers worldwide.

Kerrie seen here riding Boyar

Molly Taylor & Boyar

Born: 1972Died: 1993

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At the age of three, after winning his first ridden stallion class, Boyar’s show career ended when a stud season mishap left him with a permanent slight lameness. But each morning he bounced in anticipation of his stable door being opened, followed by a swift exit. He thundered around his yard, performing a cat leap in the corner, while momentarily coming to a standstill, with nostrils flared and tail flagging high, only to repeat this all again. He exhibited the true “look of eagles” typically found in his sire’s line, coupled with a degree of gentleness and trust. My younger sister, Lex was still able to ride him around the farm, often riding him bareback. Lex recalls that “he was always well-mannered and sensible”.

Many of his offspring showed great flair with superb extended trots, in their in-hand work-outs. Under saddle they were responsive, giving a smooth, elastic ride at all paces. Their well-set necks, with good length of rein, coupled with natural impulsion from well-built hindquarters, facilitated collection as well as extension of paces. Even when ridden by young riders, these horses generally maintained their natural self-carriage. On the odd occasion that a little exuberance slipped into a ridden work-out, it rarely mattered, as the good nearly always over-shadowed a minor lapse.

After my husband and I purchased the family farm in 1981, my parents moved closer to Wagga Wagga. Apart from the stud season, Boyar spent his time there with Molly, giving him a change of scenery and a more relaxing time, without his broodmares in view.

Molly now focussed on training and competing with Boyar’s progeny in dressage. While campaigning Bojarin and Dandaloo Katifa in this discipline, she regularly returned home with ribbons. In 1987, after being awarded three champions, including Champion Galloway Hack, at an agricultural show, Molly decided to offer Bojarin for sale, in the hope of allowing him greater opportunities to compete at the major shows along the eastern seaboard. Caroline Armstrong, purchased him and he continued to win in breed and open hack events. His successes continued with the Pruen family. He soon achieved Supreme status in the AARM. Molly was very fond of Bojarin, and if the opportunity arose, she would place her small grandson in the saddle to enter the lead-line class at a country show.

Molly recalls: “Bojarin was a very special Arabian with a wonderful temperament. He was an honest horse who always tried hard to please”.

The full-siblings Dandaloo Baylanie and Dandaloo Narcoss were retained at Dandaloo Stud to be campaigned in the show arena. Baylanie’s elegance combined with great elevation and extension in her in-hand work-outs, held

We showed Windsor Park Bay Magic before mating her to Boyar for fifteen foals. Her last foal by Boyar was the colt Bolshoi, born for Danjera Stud following their purchase of his dam in foal. Her progeny included several highly successful show and breeding individuals, many of whom went on to create large families of their own.

Progeny of this mating include:Dandaloo Karisma: produced several fillies for Pevensey Arabian Stud, including an “A” class halter champion, and a pure Crabbet filly.

Dandaloo Sissi: highly decorated led/ridden, National Top Ten Mare led, dam of three stallions. Two grandsons exported to New Zealand and South Africa.

Dandaloo Baylanie: highly decorated led, champion hack, dam of four stallions and two top-producing mares. A son was exported to the USA, a granddaughter went to the UK, and grandsons to NZ and the UAE.

Dandaloo Baylina: champion led, placegetter ridden, producer of several quality offspring, including one stallion.

Dandaloo Gameel: blue ribbon winner led, at metropolitan shows, produced a Quilty HW winner, who was exported.

Dandaloo Narcoss: highly decorated led/ridden, National Top Ten Stallion as a 3yo, then gelded and retained for show, pleasure and stock work.

Baroya+s: highly decorated led/ridden, an advanced level dressage horse, attained Supreme status in the Australian Arabian Roll of Merit.

Bolshoi: wins and placings under saddle at the National Stud Show, sired pure Crabbet fillies for both Danjera and Boomori Studs.

Magic Morn: produced mostly fillies for various breeders.

A spirited Boyar

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spectator appeal for the three years she graced the show arenas. Taking out the champion award at almost every outing, she was briefly and very successfully shown under saddle.

I was busy with the next generation of young riders so Baylanie was sent to Boomori Stud, to be bred to the pure Crabbet sire Chip Chase Kaiwanna, for four foals. Her three sons from this mating would go on to produce a generation of Boyar descendants, whose prowess has been noted across a vast range of disciplines. After returning from Boomori Stud, Dandaloo Baylanie went to a new home at Pevensey Stud.

During his 13 year show career, Dandaloo Narcoss was highly decorated at halter. Standing with a natural regal bearing, he displayed smooth effortless paces, appearing to barely touch the ground at the trot. Being shown at five Victorian Classics, he placed at halter every time. Capably handled by Kent Franks to win his two year old colt class, he later placed in both led and ridden classes as a gelding. In 1984, from a very large class, he was judged National Top Ten Stallion as a three year old. As Narcoss was proving his worth as a saddle horse, with excellent skills for mustering livestock, we gelded him, enabling him to remain with us for his entire life. He was later shown by my daughter, Andrea, who extended his repertoire of saddle events, enabling the pair to win various Highpoint Youth Awards at major regional shows.

During the 1980’s, many of Boyar’s progeny were campaigned throughout NSW and Victoria, winning countless champion awards, regional highpoint awards, and holding their own in top company, both led and ridden, at the major Arabian events in eastern Australia. At the time, it was the norm rather than the exception, for each individual to place in both led and ridden events, including at the top levels of competition, hence we realised our ambition to produce quality Arabians, that were also good under saddle.

Boyar’s noteworthy purebred stock include:Dabsh [Abiram*/Himar]

Dandaloo Casanova: multi-champion led, successful hack, for D. Taylor-Thiess.

Bojarin+s: multi-champion led/ridden, successful in dressage and open galloway hacks, attaining Supreme status in the A.A. Roll of Merit.

Dandaloo Bishara: top endurance horse producer, dam of 12 foals for H. Cameron and J. Robertson, Karabil Stud. Two sons ranked no.3 in the world.

Dandaloo Dalita: successfully shown in the Sydney area, ridden by L. Smith for Arabesque Stud. Then produced well for Wattle Ridge Stud, and later for Ann Sharp at Mudgee.

Dandaloo Diba: produced a filly for Dandaloo Stud that was successful in endurance for J. Weise. Later produced an endurance gelding for Karabil Stud.

Dandaloo Dahiba: produced fillies for Dandaloo Stud and later for Lavender Hill Stud, the latter winning Reserve Champion filly at the National Stud Show.

Aisha [Count Manilla*/Flamenco]

Dandaloo Bashaan+s: owned by P. and G. Rooney, of Danjera Stud, a top show horse, led and ridden. He produced a dynasty of top-flight saddle and halter Arabians, also competitive in open company, as well as endurance. He attained Supreme status in the A.A.Roll of Merit.

Dandaloo Baylanie

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Following the influx of fashionable imports to the halter rings, Boyar’s stock were now seen competing in a wide variety of saddle events. This culminated in Dandaloo Bashaan +s winning Champion Ridden Arabian Stallion as well as the coveted Highpoint Performance Arabian award at the 1989 National Stud Show. On returning to this show the following year, he graced the halter ring once more with his glorious flowing movement, taking top honours in the stallion Classic Trot class.

At the1992 National Stud Show, ten of Boyar’s get and grandget were shown, taking home forty-six ribbons, while Baroya+s was judged Champion Novice Dressage Horse at the Upper Hunter Dressage Championships. In a sad twist of fate, Dandaloo Bashaan+s met with his untimely death, prior to the National Stud Show that year. However he had well and truly left his mark by this time and his extended family have gone on to achieve great heights in various fields, including endurance, with some exported to the UAE. Two of his offspring achieved Supreme status in the A.A. Roll of Merit, also receiving Australian Championship honours, with at least five of his grandget, to date, having received Australian Champion awards.

By 1993, three of Boyar’s sons, plus a grandson, had achieved Supreme status in the Australian Arabian Roll of Merit:

Baroya +s [by Windsor Park Bay Magic]: owned/ridden by J. Woodbridge.

Bojarin +s [by Dabsh]: owned/ridden by Molly Taylor, then C. Armstrong, then the Pruen family.

Dandaloo Bashaan +s [by Aisha]: owned by P. and G. Rooney, Danjera Stud, ridden by J. and J. Delamont.

Dandaloo Katifa: owned/shown by my sister, Debbie and shown by Molly for many champions led/ridden, also placed in dressage, later producing a champion halter mare.

Pimpala Madeira [Ibn Domino/Pimpala Tarfeeh]

Dandaloo Domira produced a highly decorated led/ridden derivative gelding.

Dandaloo Dominic: purchased by Queensland endurance rider, N. Weismann, went on to achieve Highpoint HW endurance horse, in that state.

Dandaloo Madonna: shown locally, before a successful saddle career in the Sydney area, for C. and S. Foley.

Pimpala Kasserine [Ibn Domino/Katawa]

Dandaloo Bassar: successfully shown as a colt. As a gelding competed with success in dressage and eventing with Jenny Parker (nee Goode) and her daughter Holly.

Dandaloo Renee: dam of three versatile saddle horses, two with dressage careers. Both Bassar and Renee were ideal family mounts for the Parker family.

Pimpala Sawwanah [Pimpala Tareef/Melpomene]

Dandaloo Sarani: won Reserve Champion Novice Hack at the “Victorian Classic”, then had further success in open hack classes and breed shows.

Matta Mia Sharik: a MW endurance winner.

Matta Mia Sabiyieh: produced well for Matta Mia Stud, including a successful endurance stallion, and a gelding exported to the UAE.

Wagga Caftan [Afandi/Wagga Cassara]

Dandaloo Saroya: produced a filly for Dandaloo Stud, that was successful in endurance for new owner, J. Weise. Now owned by J. and J. Weise of Queensland.

Queen of Hearts [Deucalion/Viola]

Nerita: bred well for S. Parsons and T. Nicholas, of Karumba Stud, producing successful endurance offspring. During 2010 her son completed 5,000km in endurance competitions, including four successful Shahzada completions from four attempts, for Rowena Robinson.

In 1987, Boyar was leased to Fenwick Stud for a season, resulting in a pure Crabbet filly Fenwick Sascha, [by Fenwick Silver Charm]. This mare has so far bred four foals for an endurance breeder and she is now at Follydown Stud, where her great grandson also stands at stud.

Later Boyar was leased to Danjera Stud, siring two fillies, with Danjera Bandoya going on to produce well for G. Hamilton. She is now owned by P.Leary.

Fenwick Silver Charm and Windsor Park Bay Magic were the only mares of pure Crabbet lineage to produce fillies by Boyar.

Jenny Parker on Dandaloo Bassar

Baroya ridden by J. Woodbridge

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far, starting with Karabil Narmar who attained No. 3 in the world in 2000. Her son, Karabil Tagera [by Salam Kadesh], is already adding to the tally with his own offspring. Another of Bishara’s sons, Karabil Kaiya Hai, full brother to Karabil Tagera, attained No. 3 in the world ranking in October 2010.

This diminutive mare, only about 14.2hh, has given us size (up to 16hh) and correct legs and feet to her offspring plus her staid temperament, which is now being put to good use ‘baby-sitting’ the yearlings.

Our lives basically revolve around her contributions to our stud, which have included being able to purchase floats, vehicles and even a laundry/bathroom renovation from proceeds of the export sales. Our greatest pleasure is still seeing her ‘family’ particularly now with her only two daughters, Karabil Arika [by Arabian Park Batal] and Karabil Binyana [by Salam Kadesh] in the foaling paddock, each with strong healthy new foals and her 16hh son Karabil Tagera overseeing his family of mares in the next paddock. We probably have more ‘debates’ about how many of Sherry’s relatives we can retain in our stud - we love them all!”

Considering the high degree of loyalty often found in these horses, it is no wonder that many of them have been valued as all-purpose family mounts. Although forward moving and athletic, they often bonded well with younger riders, in whose hands they were capable of remarkable achievements.

When the Sultan of Johore sought a suitable mount for his daughter, he chose the purebred mare, Danjera Shahbaan (exp Malaysia), by Dandaloo Bashaan. From later reports, the mare was found to be an ideal mount.

Danjera Khedive +s [Dandaloo Bashaan/Strathmore Thelma]: owned by Danjera Stud, ridden by Jim Delamont. Later owned by L. Grey and T.Lees.

In1993 Boyar suffered a massive heart attack, while coming out of his stable, just short of his twenty-first birthday. So from here on, we had to make good use of the legacy this wonderful stallion had left for us: a total of 126 registered offspring, including 71 purebreds.

Over the years, more of Boyar’s descendants have been found competing in the field of endurance. The annual endurance Pointscores highlight their success, with several of them regularly appearing in the Top Ten placings in the Australian eastern state divisions, with some also making the Top Ten on the National Pointscores. On the 2000-2001 National Endurance Sires list, Boyar ranked equal third (for second/third generation progeny), while his daughter, Dandaloo Bishara, was ranked as one of the three top producers of successful endurance horses in Australia. Taking into consideration the successes of her family since then, she has no doubt raised the bar even higher.

Helen Cameron and John Robertson of Karabil Stud have this to say:

“Our Boyar daughter, Dandaloo Bishara has had a profound effect on us, influencing the whole breeding direction our fledgling stud was to take. When we realized the ability of her offspring in endurance riding we eventually acquired her full sisters Dandaloo Diba and Dandaloo Dahiba, though their contribution was only short-lived, plus other brood mares carrying the Sindh* line particularly through Boyar. Most of our stock now is directly related to ‘Sherry’ as she is affectionately known. Offspring or close relatives also comprise the majority of the fifteen homebred horses exported so

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Following a successful Pony Club career, the part-bred Boyar daughter Tabu, known as ‘Possum’, went on to a second career as a Riding for the Disabled (RDA) mount, bringing great joy to many disabled riders. Heather Baker, Senior Coach at the Wagga Wagga RDA recalls:

“Possum had nice smooth paces and a lovely rocking canter. She was perfect on the lunge. She always looked very showy in the ring and took many riders onto bigger and better things. She attended several State Mounted Games Championships at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in the RDA section. She also took a rider to State and National RDA Dressage Championships in Sydney and Melbourne. Although she would sometimes do a little prance, her riders coped well, always coming home with a ribbon, more often the Champion or first place. She will always hold a special place in the history of the Wagga Centre.”

Andrea our 12 year old daughter began schooling the 13.3hd Arabian Pony gelding, Dandaloo Skylights [by Dandaloo Baylina] in eventing. This talented pony soon extended his repertoire to jumping, never baulking at a cross-country obstacle in his entire career, in spite of his diminutive size. By the spring of 1995, this duo had won B Grade (Pony Club) on the exacting Tarcutta Horse Trials course, amidst strong competition.

Boyar’s descendants achieved a “double” that day, with Jenny Parker’s thirteen year old daughter Holly, also winning “C” Grade on the purebred gelding Dandaloo Bassar. Holly and Bassar went on to achieve much success in this field. Now an advanced level dressage rider, Holly recalls her formative years of riding:

“I will always remember the great temperaments and kind loving nature of our Boyar horses. It was while riding Bassar, that I developed a keen interest in eventing and dressage and without him, I don’t think I would be where I am with the horses to this day.”

Andrea then took on the training of the young 15.3hd Anglo-Arabian gelding, Dandaloo Highflier. Highflier became a versatile mount, and was campaigned successfully by Andrea in eventing and dressage (Pony Club and EFA) for eight years, gaining placings at state level at the Pony Club Showjumping Equitation

Championships, also winning broad ribbons at halter and Highpoint Awards.

Andrea, who went on to train many horses overseas, has this to say about the Boyar sons and grandsons she trained and competed with:

“Their natural self-carriage, elevation and length of stride is enlightening to the eye and truly sensational under saddle”.

Due to the generosity of the Rooneys at Danjera Stud, in 1994 the anglo-Arabian gelding, Mikhailaan, by Dandaloo Bashaan, came to us for our children to ride. Mikhailaan exhibited the beautiful flowing paces of this line, a bonus in the dressage phase, and mastered the jumping with ease. For the remainder of the nineties, many fun-filled weekends were spent camping in the truck at eventing competitions, with our teenage children riding descendants of Boyar, who rarely went unplaced.

Molly continued competing even when in her seventies. She now reflects with joy on how well the leggy colt fulfilled his purpose., exceeded all our expectations, and marvel at the far distant places that some of his descendants now call home. Their spirit and genuine willingness to please, along with their innate athletic ability, has resulted in many memorable achievements. It is often said that the true worth of a stallion can be verified by how well he passes on his attributes to successive generations. The long list of Boyar’s descendants earning the title of Australian Champion across a broad range of events, lends testament to the fact that Boyar was a prepotent sire. In time, many of these descendants may be remembered more for their loyalty and kind willing nature, than for the material accolades amassed during their careers.

A lifelong fan of Boyar’s, Gail Rooney writes:

“Boyar’s final resting place is here at Danjera. He lies beside his son Dandaloo Bashaan +S on our front lawn in the shade of a weeping bottle brush. He will always be here in spirit with his many descendants displaying his legacy of elegance, beautiful fronts, good legs and correct saddle horse conformation with lovely movement and trainability. Having him here was a great comfort to us at a difficult time and he filled a gap in our lives. He was a real character with loads of presence but so kind. Even though he was an older stallion he settled in as though he had lived here all his life. We were so grateful to be part of his life.”

Editor’s comment I would like to thank Kerrie for this article - I know tears were shed while it was being written. Kerrie talked to many people & I know even she was amazed at what very high regard Boyar & his progeny are still held in.

Please click for more pictures of Boyar his progeny, his dam & sire.

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Dandaloo Baylanie: a vision of Arabian splendour in the show arena and at leisure, a multi-champion and matriarch of a vast family of talented descendants with prowess throughout many disciplines. Above photo: Quentin Naylor

Her pure Crabbet entire sons and daughter by the Riffal (imp) grandson, Chip Chase Kaiwanna:Dandaloo Khaalid b. '88 (dec) owned by J. O'Keeffe. Centre photo: Pat SlaterDandaloo Kadet b. '89 (exp USA) owned by J. Garofalo, Virginia, USA. Left photo: K. PlumBoomori Kahlua b. '91 owned by K. Phillips, Tasmania, Australia.Boomori Kismet (mare) b. '92 owned by J. Hawkins, NSW, Australia.

Her pure Crabbet entire son and daughter by the Risheem (imp) grandson, Sarafire:Pevensey Safari b. '97 bred and owned by L. Bennett, Victoria, Australia.Pevensey Baybe (mare) b. '99 bred and owned by L. Bennett, Victoria, Australia. Right photo: L. Bennett

Frozen semen available only in Australia for Dandaloo Kadet (exp USA). Please notify your interest by 20 February 2011.

For Sale: a quality 4yo Anglo-Arabian gelding by Pevensey Safari. Contact Kerrie Plum: +61 2 6928 8217.

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Risk factors for plant poisoningType of toxin (acute toxicity versus chronic toxicity)

Stage of plant growth

Time of year

Climatic variables

Fertilisers/herbicides

Age/susceptibility of horse

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• Skin irritation and sensitivity to sunlight

• Muscle tremors

• Staggering/in-coordination (‘Ryegrass staggers’)

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Bruce and I started our tour with a visit to Fenwick Stud, which was looking beautiful after lots of rain.  We saw two of the stallions, Fenwick Phantom and Fenwick Orion, looking very well and gloriously muddy.

We really wanted to see Lady Tara [Prince Rasheyd/Fenwick Winnatt], a mare that we bred and there she was, very rotund, and newly in foal to Phantom for the third time. With her was her last bay daughter now a yearling. 

We didn’t have time to see more, but going to Fenwick is always a must when we go south. Sort of an essential pilgrimage.

Our next stud was Leon Bennett’s Pevensey Arabians, and he kindly put us up for the night, so we had time for a good look around.

The bay stallion Magic Prophecy was still in residence, and three new foals were by him. Veridan Za’aria was looking as queenly as ever, with a very friendly little chestnut daughter at foot. Zariffia had a bay filly, and Nadaji a grey. Magic Prophesy will soon be going back to NSW, but Leon is pleased with the legacy he has left at Pevensey.

Two full brothers by Arfaja Rococo/Baybe were next.  The two-year-old, named Pevensey Regent, put on an exuberant display for us, and he is being retained.

It was interesting to see a nice mare who was by Royaland Silver Miracle, a chestnut stallion that Leon had leased in the past, and also a filly by imported semen from La Mirage who stands in Belgium. Her dam is Portia Benay. She is pretty and feminine, but not pure Crabbet, unlike all the other horses.

We walked through a paddock of Leon’s foundation mares, and two of them are yet to foal, so they were very heavy indeed.

Leon took us to see some of Greg Prowse’s horses.  Greg is away a lot, but gave permission for us to visit.  We saw two older horses, the chestnut mare Meadow View Nicolette, and her companion the grey stallion Remus. With them was their filly foal.

Riamus is a grand old horse, looking very contented with his lot. 

Fay with Lady Tara at Fenwick Stud The La Mirage Filly Pevensey Parmira

Sort of an essential pilgrimage

Fay Copland’s diary of her recent trip through some of the Crabbet studs in Victoria, Australia with Bruce her husband, a very good photographer.

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Our next stop was Beaucheval Stud, run by Karen Holmes but she is selling most of her stock and getting into the breeding of ponies. She is keeping the aged bay mare Fenwick Velvet Miss and her new filly, also bay, by Ebjarah Remi, he is now gelded & living in Tasmania.   

Koah Marianne by Prince Rasheyd/Arfaja Majella was of interest to us because she was sold by us as a weanling. She has developed into a tall, well-mannered filly. She is the only one of that breeding because both parents died soon after. She is snow white, and has a lovely head.

Hazelmere Royal Amara [Shahl/Gazari] was also there having been put in foal to Somers Fire - she is travelling home to Keldon Park stud. 

Liz Fawns was next on our list. She lives at Dookie which is a long way from anywhere, but she is on a sheep property which has plenty of room for Liz’s expanding herd.

The pride and joy was the embryo transplant foal by Snow Leopard/Arfaja Evangaline. He is a stunning colt, quite big and should be a future champion. His name is Saraad. Watch out for this one - he was well worth the journey.

Zoe Benay had a nice chestnut colt on her who was a bit subdued after some sedation to remove a grass seed from an eye. 

Snow Leopard himself has matured well, and Liz’s daughter Bridie has made him her special project and rides and shows him.

Evangaline I have always described as ethereal, but this time so muddy! She is one of the nicest mares I have ever seen, and it is so good that she has a son to carry on her qualities, even though she is blissfully unaware that she is a mum.

Next, a feast for the eyes at Mill Park. Shirley Douglas-Greig has some fabulous bay stallions, all different in type. Mill Park Peregrine [Arfaja Harlan/Pertrice] is smaller than the others. Amastar is an absolutely imposing horse, tall and elegent, and Blaidd [Mill Park Falconer/Milbanda Bellalina] is also very eye-catching.

The chestnut stallion Senussi  is also in residence, and a chestnut colt by Senussi/Mill Park Water Sylph was a wonderful sight. His name is Water Spirit.

Shirley says she has “too many boys”, but what boys!

Then there were the mares. Sylph, the dam of our Waterford, looked very regal. A bay mare Athena [A. Haluj/Tahlieh] was very striking, and there was a chestnut mare Judille by Fenwick Fadil/Judina which was interesting because we had not seen much of his progeny. There were two mares by Volcano, and others that I didn’t have time to note, but all of great quality. 

Our last stud in Victoria was Roxanne Pidoto’s Ebjarah Stud. Roxanne had had painful shoulder surgery and was wearing a huge sling, but gritted her teeth and showed us around. In one yard was a grey mare, Mira Monte Tamyn, who was making milk and expecting a foal too early. Happily she held on and produced a grey colt three weeks before the due date.

Arfaja Harlan was a bit quiet, having had leg injuries, so we let him stay in peace and threw him some carrots. Moollah, his son out of Arfaja Moonflower will be his replacement, and he has his sire’s fabulous head and conformation, and is taller. Volcano, at twenty-one looked younger than his years.

Koah Marianne

Evangaline’s AI foal Saraad

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In another paddock were some fine-looking fillies, one by Volcano/Mira Monte Tamyn, a grey by Amastar/ Silver Piper, and another by Falconer/Arfaja Alicia.

Shirley’s Pertrice was at Ebjarah, waiting to go to one of the stallions. She is a Ruberto daughter, and a rich dark brown colour.

Volcano, at twenty-one looked

younger than his years

Arfaja Harlan

Ebjarah Miricarl has matured  beautifully, and is now gelded, but is a huge favourite of Roxanne’s.

It was a great trip! We did a lot of driving, and the countryside looked green and good enough for picture postcards. Many thanks to the Victorians breeders who gave up their time to show us around, and we wish them well in their future, very exciting breeding programmes.

Click here to visit Koah Arabians.

Editor’s commentFay & Bruce Copland who have Koah Stud in far North Queensland and for many years stood the beautiful stallion Prince Rasheyd bred by Rosemary Archer, came south.

They visited Victoria & Tasmania with the hope of seeing as many of the now deceased Prince Rasheyd progeny as they could - they saw three in their travels & I have pictures of 2 of these plus Prince Rasheyd in this article.

We travelled with Fay & Bruce in Tasmania after Bruce and my husband had attended a Naval college reunion in Hobart 

Click here to see more pictures of their trip.

The Copland’s travels in Tasmania will be in the April edition.

Prince Rasheyd ridden in dressage by Neitah Norman

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Responsible horse owners will regularly tend to grooming and hoof care, veterinary assistance if there is a serious problem and book the horse dentist when the time comes. A growing number are also consulting with an independent equine nutritionist for help with formulating the best possible diet for their horses.

The basic nutritional management for horses should be the same, whether you have a much loved member of the family in the back paddock or are feeding a horse to win an eventing competition, an endurance ride or a race. The foundation of any diet should be high fibre forage; pasture and/or hay. The ultimate goal in feeding should be to have a healthy horse able to perform at the best of their ability at their level of fitness and conditioning with a robust immune system. All horses, regardless of the level of work or whether they are breeding will benefit from a diet with adequate nutrients and balanced minerals.

Working out the best diet for your horse or horses from the enormous and confusing array of commercial feeds and supplements, or from more than 100 basic feed ingredients can be overwhelming. There are so many products on the market for a huge spectrum of issues that you could easily over supplement, especially performance horses. This is not in the horse’s best interests or for that matter, the horse owner’s wallet! In this case, an equine nutritionist is a worthwhile investment in the health and well being of your horse.

Equine nutritionists have the education and experience to know what the best combination of feeds is for each individual horse’s situation whether a high performance horse or a high needs mare with a foal or your ‘best buddy’ in the paddock. The advantage an independent equine nutritionist offers is that their choice of feeds and supplements is not restricted to the product line sold by an employer. Instead the nutritionist can recommend a diet that is best suited for your horses and budget.

Mineral Balance

Dr. Eleanor Kellon VMD, one of a handful of experts in the field of applications of nutraceuticals for horses, says “Healthy young to middle-aged adult horses will tolerate a wide range of minimal imbalances with no obvious outward signs, but many of the things we take for granted as ‘usual’ in horses, such as sun-bleaching, tendon/ligament/joint issues, immune system imbalances, poor fertility, muscle and nerve problems, bone problems can all have a nutritional component. All problems are a combination of genetics and outside influences. The list of outside influences is huge, but worth investigating since it’s in our control. Horses on pasture, not under any stress, may show no outward signs at all of mineral deficiencies - until their immune system is stressed, they become ill or have an injury.”

Although the foundation of any diet should be high fibre forage; pasture and/or hay, it is important that the mineral balance is also taken into consideration. An equine

nutritionist can help ensure that the mineral ratios are at their optimum; to lessen the likelihood of a mineral imbalance when too much of one mineral is interfering or blocking the absorption of another. For example, a high calcium intake compared to phosphorus has been shown to depress the absorption of phosphorus. Lucerne hay should never be the main forage for this reason, it’s impossible to balance the high calcium to phosphorus ratio. However, lucerne can be very useful when there is a deficit of calcium in the diet, for example, oxalate pastures. Low calcium compared to phosphorus can depress calcium uptake and can lead to ‘big head’ disease, Osteodystrophia fibrosa, a deformity of the facial bones.

Trace minerals like copper, zinc, iron and manganese are required in very small amounts but that doesn’t take away their importance in the running of cellular processes in the body. On the other hand, more is definitely not better when it comes to some nutrients as the horse has to get rid of the excess. Excessive zinc will interfere with the absorption of copper causing a secondary copper deficiency. This can occur despite adequate copper in the diet. In a study on growing foals zinc intakes between 1000 and 2000 mg/kg without also increasing copper intake caused copper deficiency symptoms of joint swelling, lameness, joint effusions and cartilage defects. A low copper intake compared to high zinc has also been implicated with Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) in growing horses, a type of Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD) that includes symptoms like limb deformities and vertebral malformations.

You can learn how to balance your horses’ diet yourself by enrolling in Dr Eleanor Kellon VMD nutrition class; NRCPlus http://drkellon.com or ask an independent equine nutritionist to do it for you. Ensure the nutritionist can help with designing a feeding plan based on the whole diet, not just the hard feeds and supplements that may be fed, if any, but also the foundation of the diet; the pasture or hay. The nutritionist will help you with the best procedure for collecting a representative sample of grass for analysis at a laboratory set up for analysing feed for horses, not just ruminants like cows. Testing hay or pasture is the easiest and most accurate method for working out the nutrient levels.

With the introduction of a mineral balanced diet niggling problems like muscle soreness, coat bleaching, greasy heel and skin conditions like rain scald are more likely to become a thing of the past, because a mineral balanced diet with sufficient nutrient intake equals a strong immune system.

Carol Layton B.Sc M.Ed, independent equine nutritionist. Carol is a keen endurance rider with a passion for equine nutrition, training and management. Her Arab, Omani Mr Sqiggle was the 2009 National Points and Distance horse for her weight division. Together they have completed the 400 km marathon, Shahzada three times and many 80 and 160 km State Championship and Tom Quilty rides along with numerous best conditioned awards.

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STUD PROFILE

Keldon Park Arabians from the start.Well where did it all begin ……..

About 21 years ago after bugging my not so horsy parents to buy me a pony at age 12 they finally relented and purchased an Arabian x welsh gelding called Koran Kasheen and he was worth every part of the $150 they paid for him - very skinny and mistreated - but the minute we saw him I knew he had to be mine. At 12 I didn’t care about breeding I just wanted a pony and he showed me everything I needed to start my love affair with Arabians.

Over the next 8 years we owned a variety of horses but one of the few that stand out are a lovely Arabian mare called Inshallah Highlight who took me to wins not only at halter but also under saddle and dressage. She was a diva to say the least but always put on the show in the ring and she lived out her days with my Mum on the NSW coast being pampered till the day she left us.

We also for a few years had the pleasure of a beautiful Arabian stallion Indian Sun and although at the time we were unaware of his Crabbet background we loved him for who he was - an extremely well mannered beautiful natured well put together Arabian stallion, as kind as you could ask for.

KELDON PARK STUDKelly Anscombe tells us about the founding of her stud located in the foothills of the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia.

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Breeding wasn’t part of our plan. I liked to show both under saddle and in hand and it was a few years later when I became good friends with Amanda Allen from Kayuga Park Arabians that she opened my eyes to the fact that the majority of the Arabians that I loved so much were Crabbet bred and that’s where the dream came alive to breed my own in the not too distant future.

I dabbled for a few years in Warmbloods and Anglos and tried my hand at eventing but at 5 foot nothing and slightly rounder than most I decided that 17hd plus was not for me and that the time had come to seriously consider Arabians and especially pure Crabbet - so on the hunt I went.

After many months of looking I stumbled across an advertisement from Beaucheval Arabians for a pure Crabbet mare for lease Ashwood Firedance [Nareeb/Starglen Kascha]. After some long conversations with my now good friend Karen the purchase was done and I now finally had my first pure Crabbet mare. Unfortunately by the time she was shipped to Sydney it was too late for a 2009 service, so she was turned out with the geldings to wait till breeding season 2010 to be served by Indian Sun, owned by Amanda Allen of Kayuga Park Arabians.

I then set about looking for my next mare and I didn’t have to go far. On a trip to meet Karen at Beaucheval Arabians we were being introduced to all of the beautiful horses there when a lovely grey mare Hazelmere Royal Amara [Shahl/Gazari], who a the time had a huge chestnut colt at foot, caught my eye. I convinced my husband on the long journey home that she was beautiful and I needed her as my second mare and made the deal to have her put in foal to Karen’s stallion Somers Fire [Somerled/Pure Magic]. That was me done I thought.

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Two mares, two foals due - I should have been happy but as all my friends will tell you patience is not my strong point so five months later I decided to look for a stallion.

I had very clear ideas on what I wanted and after ringing every Crabbet breeder I could find (no exaggeration) I was finally put in contact with Leon Bennett from Pevensey Arabians who sent me up pictures and details of a not yet weaned bay colt Pevensey Zayeed who I will say ticked all of the boxes on my want list.

Well, I didn’t give Leon the chance to change his mind - I paid and had him shipped three days later. The poor boy didn’t know what hit him: he was weaned, branded, shipped on 4 trucks, stabled and rugged in 4 days, but he took to it well.

We also own a lovely 99% Crabbet gelding Immortelle who we hopefully will have broken in at the end of this year. He will then start his show career under saddle as well

as my daughter’s part Arabian mare Angel and two retired old geldings Bob and Jack.

In the future we hope to stand Pevensey Zayeed at stud and will probably expand our little group of mares to maybe four with our aim to breed pure Crabbets who can stand out and be counted, both under saddle and in hand, at the highest level of competition and to preserve the Crabbet bloodlines for future generations to admire.

Click on this link to see more photographs of Kelly’s horses.

Editor’s comment Kelly has omitted some important details about her 4 children and the fact that she & Brenden also take foster children: a rather special lady/mother who we are proud to feature in our first magazine.

We will be doing an article on the quite rare bloodlines that Kelly and her friends Amanda Allen & Rachel Mossink have, as the 3 younger breeders are very much working together in their breeding programme. This is so important for the conservation of pure Crabbet bloodlines.

Two mares, two foals due - I should have

been happy but ... I decided to look

for a stallion

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2. Kelly’s daughter her first show

3. Ashwood Firedance

4. Pevensey Zayeed

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Click on the bold type below to go to the web site:Aurora Stud, New Zealand Lyn Marshall has been breeding Arabian horses in Southland, New Zealand since the early 1970s.

Carol Layton B.Sc M.Ed Independent equine nutritionist

Dandaloo StudKerrie Plum is breeding horses that must be able to compete in any discipline as well as in hand.     

Danjera Stud, Nowra, AustraliaThe Rooneys are breeders of both performance & show horses

Delight Stud, New ZealandEstablished in about 1973 by Linda & Stuart Cottle who have maintained faith in their Crabbet Colonial foundation bloodlines.

Fenwick Stud, Victoria, AustraliaFenwick was originally established by Vicki Johnson’s grandmother Mrs McLean in 1025.

Follydown Arabians, Tasmania, AustraliaConservation breeders of Crabbet Arabians. Breeding predominantly Crabbet Arabians.

Gadebrook Stud, Oundle, EnglandAnne Brown established Gadebrook Arabian Stud in 1969. Breeding mainly Crabbet Arabians.

Horsetalk NZ, New ZealandA great source of all types of horse related news.

Inshallah Arabians, Sydney, AustraliaBreeders of successful Crabbet Performance horses.

Keldon Park Arabians, Sydney, AustraliaA new Crabbet stud who will, we hope, continue the breeding of pure Crabbet horses.

Koah Arabians, Cairns, AustraliaFay & Bruce Copland who owned the amazing stallion Prince Rasheyd * are situated in far north Queensland.

National Arabian Racing AssociationNARA is promoting Arabian racing in Australia

Ann Nyland, New South Wales, AustraliaWriter who will be a contributor on horse health issues in future editions.

Queensland Crabbet Arabian group Inc

Ranvet, Sydney, AustraliaSharon Meyers, Queensland, AustraliaHorse photographer.

SunSet Arabians, Virginia, USAJoanna Garofalois continuing the dream begun with Micheal breeding her special Crabbet horses.

The Victorian Crabbet Arabian Horse Group Inc AustraliaGo to their website & support their Online Show.

WindWalkerDelores Lyndon is interested in coloured Arabians, if you have pictures for her unusualarabianmarkings@hotmail.com

Yentl Arabians Parys South AfricaTheir aim is to guide the younger generation to capitalise on the positive elements of the Crabbet Arabian.

All Breeds Pedigrees

Australian Arabian Horse Society

ADVERTISERS & CONTRIBUTORS WEB LINKS

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Follydown Arabians Conservation breeders of pure Crabbet Arabians in Australia

Contact Jennie & Tony Thompson +61 3 6491 2575/+61 408 478 110www.follydownarabians.au.comfollydownarabians@bigpond.com

White Hawk Creek Farm1915 Sheffield Rd

BarringtonTasmania 7306

Australia

Magic PhantasyArabian Park Phaeton/ Dreaming Magic

Ebjarah Silver AtaanArfaja Harlan/ Mira Monte Slver Glitter

Photographs Sharon Meyers © copyright Follydown Arabians