Special Edition - Institute For The Desert Arabian Horse Available Through the Institute The Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse* [email protected] PRESENTS AN ESSENTIAL

September 2007 Volume 4 Number 3

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

2007 Calendar of Events...........................................Page 1 The Babson Influence: A Retrospective .....................................................Page 2-6 Scanning Ideas for Archiving Photos by Diana Johnson .....................................................Page 7 Breeders Survey Results .........................................Page 8 Legion of Honor News............................................Page 10 Endurance News......................................................Page 11 Performance News ...........................................Page 12-14 Drinkers of the Wind Awards Update ................Page 12 Farm News.................................................................Page 14 Fall Clinic and Show ..............................................Page 15 Greener Pastures ....................................................Page 16 The Foaling Shed ..............................................Page 17-19 On the Road to Recovery .....................................Page 20 Win, Win, Win by Susan Mayo..................................................Page 21-22 Donations ..................................................................Page 22 Board of Directors...................................................Page 23 How to Contact the Institute.................................Page 23 Donor Levels ............................................................Page 23

Calendar of EventsCalendar of Events Fall 2007—On-line discussion of key issues. Open to interested breeders world-wide.

September 30, 2007—Extended deadline for Gallery and Contributing sponsorships of The Babson Influence: A Retrospective

October 27-28, 2007—2nd Annual Desert Ara-bian Fall Clinic and Open Show at Susar Farm

February 2008—Scottsdale summit of grass-roots ideas and expert information.

Spring-Summer 2008—- Regional meetings to develop pilot ideas, including conformation assessment/heritability clinic at Michigan State University

Fall 2008-Develop final recommendations, program, and educational materials February 2009 -Presentation and kick-off of Platform for Change at Scottsdale

A precious legacy of the past, the Desert Arabian is in danger of extinction by the end of the 21st century. At The Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse, we strive to protect and conserve the

cultural legacy and genetic integrity of the Bedouin-bred Arabian horse through historical and scientific research, education, standard performance evaluations, international collaboration and

conservation projects. All interested and dedicated individuals and preservation efforts, both formal and informal, are welcome into our tent.

Special EditionSpecial Edition

In the following pages you will see a large number of horses with Babson lines. We’ve highlighted those horses in this issue that trace in some part to the Babson Importation

to focus on our production of The Babson Influence: A Retrospective (see pages 2-6). It’s not hard to see what an influence those horses have had in the Desert Arabian horse.

THE BABSON INFLUENCE: A RETROSPECTIVE

This is a MUST HAVE BOOK for the library of every equine enthusiast. Perhaps the most significant and far reaching single importation of Desert Arabian Horses into the United States has been the least chronicled … until now! Drawing on over 100 historical articles, as well as upon previously unpublished materials and photographs, The Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse is undertaking to publish The Babson Influence: A Retrospective, an invaluable hard cover book of historical significance. Weaving together reprints, excerpts, and new material from Judy Forbis, Joe Ferriss, Mary Jane Parkinson, Walter Schimanski, Carol Schulz, Carol Lyons, Marshall Partlow, Walter Farley, Mari Silveus, R. J. Cadranell, Michael Bowling, Elizabeth Dawsari, Bev Davison, Arlene Magid, Carrie Woolverton, Cheryl O'Donnell, Jill Erisman, Barb Fields, Sandra Jones, Carolyn Coletts, Charlene Custer, Diana Johnson, Debra Schrishuhn, Anita Enander among others, the Institute is creating a comprehensive narrative of Henry Babson, his life, his farm, his unique horses and the extraordinary impact they have had upon the Desert Arabian horse breeding community in this country. The book will chronicle not only the straight Babson Egyptian herd, but the huge variety of Babson Blends that have emanated from those progenitors and the worldwide distribution of Babson-influenced bloodlines throughout the Arabian breed, such as those incorporated into programs at Anchor Hill, Char Shar, Rudalero, Jackson, Foster, Pritzlaff, Ansata, Rancho Bulakenyo, Simeon Stud, Masada, and others. Population charts will be included that list ALL of the Babson Egyptian horses from the original im-ports to the 2007 foal crop, an important genetic resource for contemporary breeders desiring to add the extraordinary genetics of the original Babson importation to their own breeding programs.

Order your pre-publication copy NOW at only $55 Postage Paid! The post-publication price goes up to $65 plus shipping. Ordering by September 30, 2007, will also get your name featured in a 3-line listing among Contributing Sponsors printed right in the book, so every future reader will know that YOU contributed to and supported the publication. Just send your name and address along with your personal check or money order payable to “The Institute” (or your credit card number and expiration date) in the amount of $55 to

Jon Michael 2888 Rush Branch Road Bradfordsville, KY 40009

Please do not put this off … you know you will have to own a copy of this historic book, so pick up your check book right now and write that check and mail it off tomorrow. You, and every future reader of the book, will see your name in print as a cherished contributor to this important achievement. Thank you, Jon Michael

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LOOK HOW OUR SUPPORT HAS GROWN IN THREE WEEKS! WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW, TOO! There are varying levels of support, and we really need YOU to step up RIGHT NOW to ensure the publication of this historic book in a timely manner. The following treasured supporters have already stepped up and committed to sponsor pages in this historic publication … 14 have committed for half page ads … the rest have committed for anywhere from one to four pages … now THAT is commitment! We are eternally grateful for these most valued supporters who have placed their trust in us, betting on the come, so to speak!

A complimentary copy of the book accompanies every full page of sponsorship. In addition, the following valued supporters have ordered pre-publication copies of the book at the dis-counted price and will be acknowledged as Contributing Sponsors in The Babson Influence: A Retrospective:

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Carolyn Anderson Jacque J. Battle Terry Beatty Suzanne Bland Jennifer Blosser Frank & Linda Bochansky Chris Carlton & Peter Rankaitis Dawn Godwin Carver Duane & Hertha Chellevold Lisa Cianciolo Kip Clinton Bo De Cort Eva Danø Robert E. Doherty

Ron & Phyllis Durbin Ron & Jan Ferraro Stephan & Karen Frantzen Gary & Julie Fritzsche Traci Fuller Rivian Gardner Debra Geiser Laura Gieg Gene & Laura Graves Larry Green George & Thelma Hooper Carolyn Jacobson Jane Karr Karen Kasper Debbie Kite

Saskia Klaassen Pamela & William Klein Christine LaRue Frank & Julia Maruyama Don & Chris Mathews Susan Mayo Craven & Becky Mitchell Kitty Myers Gary & Carlene Overmann Judi Parks Melissa Paul Jacquie Peregoy Heidi Phetteplace Beulah B. Porter Rebecca Quick

Peter René Monica L. Richesin Lisabeth Robertson Caryn Rogosky Gale Rowe Pat Schrishuhn Lynette & Roger Tate Charlsie Tice Anne Townsend Harriett Weatherford Diane Wenzell Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk Carrie Woolverton

Terry Beatty Nancy & Bob Bliss Jennifer Blosser Bev Davison Elizabeth Dawsari Bo De Cort The Detweiler Family Jody Dvorak Anita Enander Jill Erisman Claudia Fazzino Mary & Jerry Fields Hubert Fillmore Lorriee Golanty Jay Gormley Jaleen Hacklander

Bob & Sheila Harmon Biggi Hayes Dr. William M. Hudson, Jr. Dianne Huey Tzviah Idan & Kuti Aharon Carolyn Jacobson Randy & Kathy Jamison Bruce & Diana Johnson Brigitte Killian David Kirkpatrick Dr. Keith Kosel Barbara & Knud Loehnert Cyann Looney Frank & Julia Maruyama Ellen May Kent Mayfield & Jack Ford

Susan Mayo Kathy McCurdy Sheila Melzac Jon Michael & Charlie Ip David Myers Kimberli Nelson Clothilde Nollet Patrea L. Pabst Jennifer Parsons Marcie Partlow-Williams Carolyn Pouyer Elizabeth Powell Monice & Pat Respet Holly & Kim Reuter Ben & Ann Rienks Susan Robertson

Gale Rowe Debra Schrishuhn Mari Silveus Pam Small Chris Smith Diane Smith Sheykh Obeyd Found. Intl. Roxanne & Kathleen Soja Janet Stinson Diane Wenzell Lisa Wilde Peggy Wojchik Elaine & Art Yerty

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Publications Available Through the Institute

The Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse* [email protected]

PRESENTS AN ESSENTIAL REFERENCE BOOK IN PROGRESS IN CELEBRATION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1932 BABSON IMPORTATION


We are seeking volunteers to help with all aspects of this project, and we are now accepting sponsors and pre-publication orders. For more information, contact [email protected]. ______ YES, I wish to sponsor ______ page(s) at $495.00 U.S. for the first color page and $450 for each additional page. I will receive a complementary copy of The Babson Influence and a Web listing for each page sponsored, and a separate farm listing. ______ YES, I wish to sponsor ______ half page(s) at $300.00 U.S. per color half page. I may purchase one copy of The Babson Influence at $30.00 U.S and I receive a Web listing for each half page, and a separate farm listing in the book. ______ YES, I wish to order ______copies of The Babson Influence at the low pre-publication price of $55.00 U.S. ______ YES, I wish to volunteer to help realize this worthwhile project vital to the preservation community. I want to help___ gather/scan photographs ___ research ___ book production/layout ___ solicit sponsors ___ distribute order forms PERSONAL INFORMATION Please complete the form below. All information is required unless otherwise noted. Name First_________________________Initial_______Last_________________________________ Farm Name________________________________________________________________________ E-mail ____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone ____________________ FAX____________________(optional) Cell______________________(optional) Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ City ________________________________State/Province______________ ZIP/Postal Code__________ Country _____________________ Web site address (optional)____________________________________________________________





PAYMENT INFORMATION __Enclosed is my check made payable to the Insitute __Please charge my credit/debit card Name on Card:________________________________Credit Card #_________________________ Expiration Date _________ Security Code:____________ (final three digits on reverse of card) TOTAL ENCLOSED/AUTHORIZED: $________________U.S.

RETURN THIS FORM WITH PAYMENT TO: THE INSTITUTE, 2888 RUSH BRANCH RD, BRADFORDSVILLE, KY 40009 * The Institute is a tax exempt, tax deductible, IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity incorporated in the State of Delaware I authorize my name, farm or business, and city, state or province, and country (provided on other side of this form) to be printed in The Babson Influence: A Retro-spective as a supporter of the Babson Influence Project. Signature _____________________________ Date ________________________

PHOTO GALLERY SPONSOR WORK SHEET Whether your horse is a Babson Egyptian, one of the many currently identified Babson Blends, or has a pedigree with a bit of Babson here and there in conjunction with other illustrious ancestors, we invite you to help celebrate the 75th anniversary of Henry Babson's 1932 importation of six influential Arabians. While maintaining a core popu-lation descended from some or all of his original Egyptian bloodstock, Babson, his cli-ents, and his successors subsequently utilized many bloodlines in the ongoing quest to produce the ideal Arabian horse —maybe the ones standing in your barn (now or in the past) or wearing your favorite saddle. Share them with us, won't you please? Photo Gallery Option (check one)

___Full page single horse ___ Full page full siblings (2)

___Half page single horse ___ Full page full siblings (3)

___Full page 2 generations (describe relationship)___________________________

___Full page 3 generations (describe relationship)___________________________





PHOTO GALLERY SPONSOR WORK SHEET The following information will appear on the Photo Gallery page:

Registered name of horse (1) ______________________________________________



Presenter (personal name, farm name, city, state or province, country if outside USA)

Presented by ____________________________________________________________

Photo description (must include photo credit): • single and double horse full page presentations receive approximately 330 characters of text (6

lines) • triple horse presentations receive approximately 265 characters of text (5 lines) • half page presentations receive 130 characters of text (2 lines) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________




Please commit to being a sponsor and your farm will be prominently featured in a publication that will be on every breeder’s bookshelf for decades to come: * Half page Gallery entry (single horse, landscape-oriented photo only): only $300 and includes a 10-line listing among Gallery Sponsors, a discounted price ($30) on the book, and posting of your entry on the Institute's Web site through the end of 2008. * Full page Gallery entry (single or multiple horses in a single photograph): only $495 and includes a 10-line listing among Gallery Sponsors, a complimentary copy of the book, and posting of your entry on the Institute's Web site through the end of 2008. Options include single horse, two or three full siblings, two or three multi-generational grouping (within a single pedigree, such as grand-dam, dam, foal). Additional pages are discounted to $450 per page and include complimentary copies of the book for each sponsor page and posting of your entry on the Institute's Web site through the end of 2008. DOUBLE EXPOSURE. An additional photo of each horse you feature in the Sponsor Gallery will be pictured in the text of the book and cross-referenced to the Gallery entry. Sample Gallery pages may be viewed on the Institute's Web site: http://www.desertarabian.org In order to publish this fall, we need to have all commitments in place by the end of September so act now.

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Scanning Ideas for Archiving PhotosScanning Ideas for Archiving Photos By Diana Johnson


Editor’s Note: Diana Johnson is an extraordinary equine photographer and as part of her avocation, she has begun an historical collection of photos of the Desert Arabian horse. She wrote the follow article to help those scanning photos, get a great scan. Diana welcomes any additional photos for her historical col-lection. Please take advantage of this opportunity to scan beautiful photos of those Babson and Babson-related horses in your field and share them with the Institute for the upcoming Babson retrospective. The editors of this historic project are still seeking images to adorn the text and charts of The Babson Influence: A Retrospective. Contact Diana at [email protected].

–Jannelle Wilde

Most important - Clean your scanning glass while the surface is cool, before plugging in the scanner and starting to scan, removing any dust and smears as they will otherwise appear on your scanning results. Dust specs on a scanned image will create extra labor to remove them with a photo program. You can use "canned air" to touch up between scans if needed.

SCANNING First I save all my scans as 300 to 500 dpi JPGs for archiving (the smaller the photo, the more dpi). I then crop out excess background (but not too close) and change the size to about 7 inches tall. I reduce resolution to 72 dpi and save it again for e-mailing. I use a separate file folder for the e-mail sized scans. Next, I crop again if needed and make the photo 4 inches tall and save it for the website again in a separate folder. I use a uniform height of 4 inches for my website saved photos to make it easier to use them together on a page. You might wish to use a different height in your collection. When scanning from a magazine, a newspaper clipping or anything paper with something printed on the back side, I put a black piece of cardboard or thick paper against the backside or between the pages when scanning to keep the

backside printing from showing up on the scan. If the backside of a photograph has information you want to keep, scan it too and use the same file label adding an “r” after the file name. It will be saved next to the photo front scan and be easy to find for future reference. I also leave a small post-a-note on the upper magazine page edge of the magazine scanned from to make it easier to locate the original in the future. I write the month and year I scanned it on the post-a-note. If there is a caption under or beside the photo that identifies the horse or provides infor-mation about it, include it in your scan. It will au-thenticate the photo and provide identification if the photo label is later changed or missing.

NAMING PHOTO FILES If scanning from a magazine include the source in your file name. Example: Fadl_AHWoct65p56 - the source code translates to Arabian Horse World, October 1965, page 56. Example: IbnRabdan_AHTfeb1989p65PR translates to Arabian Horse Times, February 1989, page 65, Pyramid Report. Note the capitalization in the horse's name elimi-nates the need for spaces to indicate separate words. When saving a photo to your archive, include the photographer's name and when the photo was taken if known. Example: Sabrah_1975AlBrakensiekPh If the photo comes by e-mail with no other infor-mation other than name of the horse, note who it came from in your label so you can get more info when needed.

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Breeders Survey ResultsBreeders Survey Results

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Do you have 4-9 mares, plus a stallion or two, and breed one or two foals each year? Then you fit the profile of the “typical” breeder according to a survey just completed by The Institute for the Desert Ara-bian Horse. The survey was used to identify basic demograph-ics, breeding goals, sales information, activities used to promote interest in the Desert Arabian, and general views on the marketplace (past and pre-sent). Replies were received from breeders in 26 states, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany. The re-sponses showed remarkable consistency in a num-ber of areas. More than 50 percent of respondents fit the profile given above. Some of the respondents described themselves as “newbies” while others had 20 or more years of experience. In addition to providing statistical infor-mation, many made addi-tional comments and sug-gestions. The typical breeder, who produces fewer than 2 foals per year, is now the norm. Most foals are pro-duced with the intention of being sold as breeding stock, for pleasure use, or for performance compe-tition. A commonly expressed breeding goal is “to breed athletic horses of good movement, with tractable temperments, that can be candidates for many different disciplines.” Over an extended period, breeders sell almost as many horses as are produced (for every 10 foals produced, breeders sell 9 horses), and this has remained virtually unchanged for the past 10 years. Some breeders report breeding “on demand/order” as it is “safest for the breeder and ensures that the foals all have homes.” Many expressed con-cerns that newer owners are unaware and may be unwilling to commit the time, resources, and work to maintaining a horse whose life may span three decades. Survey respondents typically sell horses in the $1-5,000 range. About 60 percent of respondents have sold horses in the $5,000-10,000 range. Only 25 percent of respondents have sold horses for more

than $10,000. Many breeders are concerned about the lack of a “middle” market where breeders can at least make a minimal return on their costs of pro-duction. “Even the small backyard breeder that only breeds one or two mares needs and wants compensation to give validity to the money they have spent and the time, labor and emotion they invest in the selection of their horses. Horses are not just about money it is also about the love and pride you have in your horses.” Yet others are concerned that the market niche for the preservation community remains ill-defined. “What the market wants may not be faithful to the integrity of the animal we value. The failure to create the "desert" Arabian as an identifiable product for the public makes it difficult to reach the market.”

As costs have soared in the past few years, middle mar-ket prices have continued to decline. The availability of very low cost horses of other breeds, “dumping” of

young colts/geldings, and the perception of the Ara-bian as not suitable as a family horse are other ad-verse factors. “Geldings have little or no value unless they are extremely well trained and 5 years + old, and even then the sales price is very unlikely to come close to covering the costs of getting to that point.” Nearly all sales are to people who already own horses, and most own Arabians. Only 15 percent have sold someone their first Arabian horse. This sales picture means that there has been little change in herd size during the past 5 years, al-though newer breeders (less than 10 years) tend to be building herds while longer-term breeders are maintaining or reducing the size of their herds. Many report the continuing need to demonstrate that their horses are not the “wild-eyed,” hyped-up horse of the contemporary show ring. Said one, “You can quote 'exceptions' all day long, but you can not deny that the perception of the av-erage non-horse owning public and even the

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“Not many people get up close “Not many people get up close to Arabian horses and don’t to Arabian horses and don’t

end up loving them.“end up loving them.“


Scanning Ideas for Archiving PhotosScanning Ideas for Archiving Photos——continued from page 7continued from page 7


All of these source information notations will al-low you or someone to go back to the source to rescan at a higher resolution, get more informa-tion related to the photo (see the article or ad that went with the photo) or credit the source in an article or on a website. SETTING UP AN ARCHIVE I set up file folders for each group of photos. For example I have a folder named BabsonDisc. It contains high resolution photos of Babson Arabi-ans. The Disc part of the file name reminds me they are high resolution files to be stored on a disc. Within this file is a sub file named SavedCD which is for photos I have already saved to a CD. As photos are archived to CD, they are moved to this file. I use alphabetical CDs in a binder for my Babson Disc file so that I can add to the proper letter disc rather than having to create new back up CDs each time I archive. I finalize only the CD session, not the whole CD, so I can keep adding photos until the CD is full.

For your own horses, you may wish to create a folder for each horse then add your best photos to it as you take them. You can store each horse's photos on its own CD. You can create a file for other farm's horses under their farm name if you wish. Create a filing system that works well for you. The low resolution Babson photos are in the BabsonStallions and the BabsonMares files. Geldings go in with the stallions. I have sepa-rate folders for BabsonSirecho, BlueStar, StE-gyptian, GenList and other bloodgroups. That gives me a better chance of finding photos when I need them. These are also stored on CDs. SAVE YOUR PHOTOS AND SCANNED IM-AGES ON A CD so you won’t lose them in a computer crash. As I found out the hard way, there are two kinds of computers... ones that have crashed and ones that have not crashed YET.

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non-arab horseman is that the Arabian is a high-dollar showpiece, NOT a family horse or a working horse. AERC endurance and other sport-horse competition is fighting that image, but it is only scratching the surface.” Another said, “I give riding lessons on my Arabi-ans and many times have to convince parents that they are safe to ride.” Breeders reported that the Internet has profoundly changed their approach to marketing, with more than 60 percent having their own websites and less than 20 percent using national print media. Fewer and fewer participate in Class A shows, often be-cause of the expense and the lack of attendees. Nevertheless, these breeders remain passionately

committed to the Arabian with the tent personality, and they believe in their own goals to bring these horses to the broader equine community. They cite disposition as the most significant factor in the pur-chase decision (followed by price and pedigree). “We need to reach out and welcome horse and non-horse people into our community - I mean welcome, not try to sell them horses, but let them get to know us and our horses. Not many people get up close to Arabian horses and don’t end up loving them.” “The pleasure these horses give make it all worth while.” Complete survey results are available at www.desertarabian.org/surveyresults2007.html


Legion of Honor NewsLegion of Honor News


It is a pleasure to pass on the news that Serr Sotamm+ (100% SBE) (Ibn Sabbah Bedu+/ x Al-moraima Alegria) has been awarded his Legion of Honor. Serr Sotamm+ is a 1998 bay Straight Babson Sheykh Obeyd stallion competing in Region 9. He was named 2005 USEF Arabian Dressage Horse of the Year Region 9 ... and now has been awarded his Legion of Honor. Serr Sotamm+ has begun the quest to join the ranks of great Arabian Dressage horses such as his sire and the legen-dary Serr Maariner! Bred here in New River, Serr Sotamm+ has been campaigned by owner Elaine Yerty and trainer Kelli. While many AK and Dressage fanciers have cele-brated the career of Bruce and Diana Johnson's wonderful Ibn Sabbah Bedu+/, not too many peo-ple have met Serr Sotamm+'s dam, Almoraima Alegria (Midbar Fa Rabdan x Fa Mahrouf). Bred by Nelson Ruiz in Goshen, NY, Almoraima Alegria came to Bani Dawsari Performance Horses as an untrained 3-year-old. She immediately plunged into our Arizona lifestyle participating in ranch chores, including roping and sorting cattle. She proved her mettle and worked well for more than one good Arizona cowboy. Shown only once, Alegria won her Sport Horse Mares In Hand class and was named the 1999 Saguaro Classic Sport Horse Mares In Hand Reserve Champion. Alegria is working in Dressage currently and, if the creek doesn't rise, should be back in the ring at the 2007 Saguaro Classic. We are proud of Elaine Yerty and her Serr So-tamm+'s accomplishments, knowing that their suc-cess is the result of years of dedication and hard work. Congratulations to both of you! -Elizabeth Al-Hazzam Dawsari

Congratulations to Serr Sotamm+, his breeder Elizabeth, his owner Elaine, his trainer Kelli, but most of all to Mr Henry B. Babson! He had the foresight to import these unbelieveably kind and athletic SBE Arabians from Egypt in 1932.

Sotamm+ is a testament to Mr Babson's "eye" in this 75th anniversary year of his historic importa-tion. Dedicated breeders like you, Elizabeth, still breathe life into his dream. And Elaine, those of us who have campaigned our horses on the show circuit know how difficult it can be, financially and emotionally!

I personally am always overjoyed to hear of our straight Babsons' successes in the show ring...because it is tough to find the right trainer and keep that talented horse in training long enough to reap the benefits!

In addition to the Johnson's Ibn Sabbah Bedu+/, the SBE stallion Serrperlative+/(owned by Rick Freeman) has also achieved that status through dressage. Sotamm+ is well on his way to this coveted honor!

Proud is an understatement, Elizabeth!

Carolyn

Serr Sotamm and Friend in May 2007 Photo credit to Frank Bochansky


Wilde Ivey Bedouin Arabians has been out and about again this season in the endurance world. We’ve had some success and some not so much success. Adam had a goal of do-ing 5 100 mile rides this year but was pulled at 75 miles into his first try. About a month later, he broke a rib while clearing trail for the Bandit Springs endurance ride and that took him out of the next two 100s he had planned. What we have found is that we always start with a plan and make changes as we go.

The exciting news for us, though, is that Lincoln, our 12 year old son, has begun competing. He has finished a 30 mile ride (13th out of 65+ riders and 1st junior and Jr Best Condition) at Klickitat Trek in May. His second ride was Bandit Springs, the ride we managed. He and Adam decided to do the 50. Adam’s rib was better but he’d not

ridden in a month so was in no shape for a 100 mile ride. They came in 20/21st out of 65+ rid-ers. Again, Lincoln was the 1st place junior and Best Condition, as well. At his next ride, Lincoln had to have his first non-Dad sponsor because Adam wanted to do the 80 mile ride at Santiam Cascade. Adam and Samaara Ivey (31.25% SBE) got pulled at 38 miles and Lincoln and his sponsor went on to finish 22/23rd out of 85 riders. And…again, Lincoln was first junior and Best Condition junior.

Adam has decided to just stick to 50s for the balance of the season and he and Lincoln will ride 3 more before the end of the season. Lincoln is also consid-

ering riding a 25 with a different sponsor later in August at Headwaters of the Rogue while his dad is in Idaho, helping at the AERC na-tional championship. Lincoln and Adam are enjoying riding together to condition and in competition. Lincoln is really bonding with his Davenport mare, Heather AlKrush. As a mom, it is fun to watch him grow and become so in-dependent. He’s currently in the middle of the top 10 juniors in the NW for AERC and PNER. While Adam’s had a challenging year, Lincoln is having a great year. And I have had a great time doing a bit of riding and managing my first endurance ride.

Endurance NewsEndurance News Wilde Ivey Endurance UpdateWilde Ivey Endurance Update

By Jannelle Wilde

Lincoln & Heather trotting out for the vet at Bandit Springs.

Adam and Lincoln at Bandit Springs

Adam and Samaara at Santiam


Performance NewsPerformance News


BW Fadl Tali, (100% SBE)

owned by Megan Detweiler, is competing and winning

in Dressage and Sporthorse.

Drinkers of the Wind Awards UpdateDrinkers of the Wind Awards Update

The Drinkers competition is in full swing with over thirty participants competing in everything from west-ern pleasure, hunter pleasure, dressage, eventing, and endurance to competitive mounted shooting! We are very proud of our Drinkers competitors, and whether or not they end up winning in the competition, we consider each and every one of them winners by virtue of the fact that they are actively promoting our Desert Arabians and helping to show the world what wonderful horses we have. Hats off to all of the Drinkers of the Wind Competitors!

Khehanad Adhem (12.5% SBE) - Lance Bowman Masada Serrvinthannah (100%SBE ) - Lisa Cianciolo Bah Rani LF- Chistopher Leombruno Mystic UF - Aida Schreilber o/r AAS Ghaliah - Paul Kaigh Roshan NA (3.12% SBE) - Marion Morrison AAS Hamdani - Rodger V. Davis DB Marah - Rodger Davis DB Khrush - Sarah Sanders DB Bint Dahman - Rodger Davis Artemisia CF- Linda Sherrill BW Fadl Tali (100% SBE) - Megan Detweiler Samaara Ivey (31.25% SBE) - Jannelle Wilde Susar El Khameen (29.69% SBE) - Dianne Huey o/r Susar J'El Rabdan (67.19% SBE & 1.56% *Turfa) - Keith Kosel o/r Crucian - Shelley Dake Shy Gayfeen (2.34% SBE) - Cori Wilson Malika of the Nile (62.5% SBE) -Julia or Frank Maruyama

Sultans Topaz (6.25% SBE) -Larry or Judy Wyles SS Ilstari (65.62% SBE & 3.12% *Turfa) - Jessica Korver Gwaihir TOS (9.37% *Fadl & 9.37% *Turfa) - Becky Huffman Elbereth TOS (7.8% *Fadl & 7.8% *Turfa) - Becky Huffman LAA Cimmerii (3.12% *Fadl & 3.12% *Turfa) - Becky Huffman Mah Sabbah Bedu (100% SBE) - Susan Mayo/Keith Kosel (o) Susan Mayo (r) Susar El Khamor (46.88 % SBE) - Susan Mayo o/r Rubato CF - Jean Miller RB Cavalier (85.16% SBE & %.46% *Turfa) - Morgan Millner Sigar (2.74% SBE) - Emily Vincent Zahhim - Chris Matthews DB Rifaima - Becky Huffman DB Dahman - Rodger Davis

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On April 30, Manara Samira (90.63% SBE) finished a dis-tance ride successfully in the Dutch mountains. It was the only mountain ride in Holland and there was lots of steep climbing and trotting down the hill involved. She did it very well and we're proud of her improving abilities. On July 1, we participated at the Egyptian Event in Brecht. We competed at Native Costume and Most Classic Head. We placed 2nd in Native Costume and came in last in Most Classic Head. Samira was ridden bareback by a teenage girl. Sam has never been shown before, but she behaved perfectly. Everybody loved her, even the ring stewards, too bad the judges placed her last. They did not seem to appre-ciate her classic head, or her perfect behavior in Native Cos-tume. The pair was dressed up very authentic with real, handmade clothes from Morocco, which we had borrowed from Moroccan women. The dress is used with festivities. The headstall is from Egypt. We're still very proud of rider Alma Tiggelman and our Samira. Bridgette Kilian

Manara Samira with Alma Tiggelman up. Photo Credit—Wolf Photography

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From Becky Huffman— We had a great time - I learned a LOT, I have a better grip on my gun now, thanks to some of the guys, and I know a couple of things to work on. I definitely will have to $pring for a different belt, and probably holsters as well, the ones I have are not steady. I think I was third in my class, not sure. I'm a decent shot, but need to work on my speed.

The mare is 24yo DB RIFAIMA (BLUE STAR straight Sa'ud, tail-female *MUHAIRA) - who has since gone to her new home with Donna Larson (I'm trying to talk Donna into going shooting with me since she's got the horse for it!)

Becky Huffman riding DB RIFAIMA at the Wildcatter Shoot

The Desert Arabian Stallions Susar El Khamor (46.88% SBE) and Mah Sabbah Bedu (100% SBE) were also at Region 9. Susar El Khamor was Reserve Champion Stallion ATH and Mah Sabbah Bedu was Top Five in ATH and Open. Susan Mayo—Susar Farm

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Farm NewsFarm News From Sheila Harmon—Destiny Arabians I took my young Pritzlaff/Rabanna/Ansata/Babson/Doyle stallion DA Blue Moon (12.5% SBE) (DB Destiny Moniet X Rabanna Moon) to the Idaho Horse Expo the end of April. One gentleman came along and really liked Blue. I started to explain that he was old bloodlines and the gentleman inter-rupted me, saying he could see that just by the type exhibited, and how happy he was to see a REAL Arabian. This was Blue's first time off prop-erty, first bath, first trailer ride, first time in an arena. He was a peach, and politely took cook-ies from small hands all day long. He had so many cookies that at one point he sniffed the cookies, looked at me as if to say "Do I HAVE to eat another???" then carefully took the offering from his little admirers. If I wasn't already hope-lessly in love with him I would have been head over heels that day. The theme of the show was "My Kingdom for a Horse" and my daughter dressed up in her medieval costume to present him.

DA Blue Moon and “Princess” Shanna Harmon

of Destiny Arabians—Eagle, Idaho

Photo credit to Sheila Harmon

TPR Wind Socks (33.24% SBE & 0.78% *Azja IV) Sired by Desert Arabian HHA Manabi and out of CR Uptown Girl (not Desert Arabian, but reg-istered Arabian). He took first place his first time out in a 25 mile endurance race and took 2nd here out of a pack of 30 and in front with the win-ner 15 minutes ahead of the rest of the pack. Photo credit to Genie Stewart-Spears

On 3 August, straight Davenport fillies ADA Intuition (Poppy) and ADA Skylarking (Birdy), went to their first USDF show to show in dressage sport horse breeding classes under judge Kristy Wysocki. Birdy scored 70.7, Poppy a 70.9. I'm very pleased with how they did! ...Ambar

Poppy showing at Pacific Slope Champion-ships in June, where she went top 5


Second Annual Desert ArabianSecond Annual Desert Arabian Fall Clinic and Open ShowFall Clinic and Open Show


When: Saturday/Sunday, October 27-28, 2007 Where: Susar Farm 5493 Edwards Road, Denton, TX 76208 Coordinator: Susan Mayo, [email protected] Co-Sponsors: Susar Farm and The Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse Cost: $100 for clinic and show

The Saturday clinic will include working on the demands of the different classes offered at the show on Sunday........western pleasure, west-ern equitation, patter rides, trail, jumping, English pleasure, English equitation, halter and so on. There will be group and individual work on the actual classes that the participants would like to show in, plus general work on overall preparation for showing. Any weaknesses discovered will be addressed and the participants will leave with a plan on action to improve their performances. On Sunday participants will ride in an Open Horse show. The entry fee of $100 will cover the Saturday clinic, the show on Sunday, and overnight housing for the horse as well as a plan of action for future work on the part of the participants. Participants will be able to show in as many classes in the show as they would like, and the Desert Arabian winning the most points in the show will be Champion of the Day. The Champion will receive an engraved plate. The Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse wishes to extend a special thanks to Susan Mayo for holding this event and for all her service to the Desert Arabian horse in competition.

The following photos show folks who participated in the clinic and show last year. The first photo is of Jan Cooper and her horse Satron. Jan and Satron have won many year end awards for many years. The second photo is of Michele Helfrich riding Ma-sada Fa Khedena. Khedena never even saw a horse being ridden until she was 15 and now she is winning trail classes in heavy competiton. The third photo is of Keith Kosel and his horse Susar J'el Rabdan. Keith is the one who won the Performance Champion trophy last year. He and Jedi also won a highly contested Tiki Trail Trophy for 2006.


Greener PasturesGreener Pastures


A Short Farewell By Jannelle Wilde

About 18 months ago, I got a call from Charles Craver, offering Adam and me, Mecca El Bedu, an amazing 1991 bay mare. We had both been very attracted to her when we picked up Retorte CF in 2004 but finances were not such that we could buy her at that time. Life be-ing what it is, we had the opportunity yet again. Mecca was due in late September with a foal by Monologue CF, a brother to Retorte and one of our favorite stallions. When that baby came, we couldn’t have been more pleased with the spunky, petite, perfect, bay filly with a tiny white star and one white sock. This little girl was everything we could have hoped for; almost as if we had put in a custom order. We named her Zedah, after Homer Davenport’s mistress. Adam’s quirky sense of humor begged for us to have her barn name be Daisy, after Homer’s wife. However, the filly was definitely more exotic than a Daisy. Little Zedah was a spitfire and very opinionated about life. As she got a bit independent, she began to hang out with another mare, Kheystone Ivey, who is very chatty. Zedah learned to call to us each time we came out of the house. While we were putting on our first endurance ride in central Oregon, Zedah got hooked up on a woven wire fence, knocked the electric line onto the woven wire and it appears that this took her life at not quite 10 months old. We miss her very much and as Charles Craver told me, those little ones that go early seem to stay with you the longest.

Mecca El Bedu and Zedah Zedah


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2007 has been a fruitful year for Desert Arabians with replacement sons and daugh-ters welcomed at a number of farms. We hope you enjoy the glimpse of these future stars. Owned and bred by Destiny Arabians Bob & Sheila Harmon—Eagle, Idaho: DA Superstitious Moon (Tish) (9.38% SBE) DB Destiny Moniet X Mesa Moon TA Born April 13, 2007 Chestnut Sheykh Obeyd & Al Khamsa filly. DA Tianna Moon (Annie) (3.12% SBE) DB Destiny Moniet X Star Wand TA Born April 17, 2007 Bay Sheykh Obeyd & Al Khamsa filly. DA Moniets Dove (Dove) (6.25% SBE) DA Blue Moon X DA Moniets Lark Born April 25, 2007 Grey Sheykh Obeyd & Al Khamsa filly.

DA Tiffany Tu (Tiffany) (9.38% SBE) Alnaszrs Ali LHF X DA Ginger Moon Born May 2, 2007 Chestnut Sheykh Obeyd & Al Khamsa filly. DA Nahas Ataan (Ataan) (53.12% SBE) Serr Serabaar X DA Windy Valntyna Born May 6, 2007 Chestnut Sheykh Obeyd & Al Khamsa colt. DA Kastanah Khiyal (Khiyal) (10.94 % SBE 1.56% *Turfa) Sonyet X DA Fancy Destiny Born May 7, 2007 Chestnut Al Khamsa colt.



The Foaling ShedThe Foaling Shed——continuedcontinued We’re going to need a bigger shed!We’re going to need a bigger shed!


Owned and bred by Destiny Arabians Bob & Sheila Harmon—Eagle, Idaho: DA Desert Jewel (Ruby) (56.25% SBE) Serr Serabaar X Gazella Bint Sabiah Born June 4, 2007 Bay Sheykh Obeyd, Straight Egyptian & Al Khamsa filly. DA Bint Luna (Luna) (9.38% SBE) DB Destiny Moniet X Radahma Moon Born June 17, 2007 Bay Sheykh Obeyd & Al Khamsa filly.

DA Dawn Song (Dawn) (53.12% SBE) Serr Serabaar X DA Elusive Melody Born June 20, 2007 Chestnut Sheykh Obeyd & Al Khamsa filly.

DA Nadeerah (Nadeerah) (28.12% SBE) Sonyet X Bint Leila SA Born July 8, 2007 Bay Sheykh Obeyd, Straight Egyptian & Al Khamsa filly. Owned by Tonya Good Boise, Idaho:

Haziran Zahran (Harrison) (50% SBE) Serr Serabaar X Hayden Born June 12, 2007 Chestnut Half-Arabian gelding sired by SBE stallion.

Owned by Jerry and Mitzi Peterson: 2007 Colt Last Chance Too has sired a colt out of JF Kameera. Both dam and sire are Kuhaylans tracing to Nafa through Serenity Kamila


The Foaling ShedThe Foaling Shed——continuedcontinued And another shed...And another shed...


Owned and bred by Morning Dove Farm D Susan Whitman—Arkansas: MD Hammer’s Dream (Dreamette) (37.5% *Fadl - 37.5% *Turfa) MD Hadid’s Hammer X MD Alahs Dream Born July 3, 2007 Bay Blue Star & Al Khamsa filly.

Bint Ibn Al Felluje (Lucy) El Rabih X Bint Bint Amwah Born May 24, 2007 Chestnut/Grey Al Khamsa Blue Star filly

Bred by Rebecca Huffman (The Original Series) Owned by Tamara & Myrtle Woodcock — Scurry, Texas Aelfleah Yodhrin (Yoda) (Ali-Zeus X ASF Witness) Born March 15, 2007 Bay Al Khamsa colt.

Owned and bred by Bint Al Bahr Arabians Bruce & Diana Johnson—Buckeye, Arizona: Khebirs Akelah (100% SBE) Bedu Sabir X Charabs Sharifa Born 2007 Chestnut Sheykh Obeyd, Straight Egyptian, Straight Babson Egyp-tian & Al Khamsa filly

Qwned and bred by Outlaw Trail Escalante, UT

OT Ghora RSI 4/14/07 Rave On Raven wood X OT Trisara RSI Chestnut filly

OT Bint Nefisa RSI 8/10/07 Fakhers Eskandar X OT Nefisa RSI Chestnut filly

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OT El Azrak RSI 4/3/07 Rave On Ravenwood X OT Dysara RSI Chestnut Colt

Filly 7/14/07 Fakhers Eskandar X San Luis Henretta Bay filly owned by Teresa Cross Bred by Outlaw Trail


On the Road to RecoveryOn the Road to Recovery——Maar ShalimaMaar Shalima


On the morning of July 2, Maar Shalima (62.5% SBE), a rare 1991, grey Desert Arabian Heirloom El Deree mare, was found lying in her pasture horse shelter in extreme pain by Jon Michael and Charlie Ip. Her Heirloom pasture mates, stallion Ibn Rabdan USA and mare Shallimar Bedu were standing guard over her but of little help. At the time she was barely a month pregnant to Rabdan. Jon’s local vet came to the farm and administered the usual treatment of mineral oil plus Banamine, Torbe-gesic and Buscopan. However she did not improve, and continued to dehy-drate so Jon transported her to the vet’s local clinic in the afternoon where they together administered pain killers plus 30 liters of Hypertonic saline IV be-fore achieving sufficient hydration. Shalima was left at the clinic overnight but did not improve and was still cramping the next morning. The local vet had accomplished all he could do so Jon and Charlie chose to take her to Dr. Robert Hunt at Hagyard, Davidson, McGee in Lexington, KY who, after exhaustive ultra-sounding, suspected that she had one or more fatty tumors that had trapped and killed part of her small intestine. He said the prognosis was extremely grave in these cases but that there was no way to predict the outcome or the expense unless he got in there to determine the extent of the damage. Jon asked him to proceed to surgery and Maar Shalima was on the operating table less than an hour later. Dr. Hunt al-lowed Jon to join him in surgery and when he ex-tracted two fatty tumors the size of grapefruit and 5 feet of dead intestine, he turned to Jon and said, “If she wasn’t an Arabian, I would not give her one chance in ten to survive. In that she *is* an Arabian, I put her chances at between 25% and 50%.” The next morning, the intern who assisted Dr. Hunt in

surgery called Jon to report that Shalima was awake, standing in her stall, receiving IV fluids and medica-tion but that she was very depressed … the tenor of his voice was grave. Jon and Charlie left the farm immediately and drove to Lexington finding Shalima standing in her stall, eyes nearly shut, ears flat, her head hanging nearly to the ground with a grazing muzzle attached to keep her from ingesting anything, an IV in her neck … depressed indeed … abandoned and resigned to death, was more like it! Jon and Charlie removed the grazing muzzle and her halter, lifted her head to chest height and began stroking her

all over and talking to her … and within 30 seconds she suddenly came to life, her eyes bright, her ears straight up, nickering recognition … in that instant, she turned the corner. Jon posted a color photo of her on the door of her stall that said, “My name is Maar Shalima - call me Shalima. I am a 1991 very rare Desert Arabian mare. Here is what I look like when I feel better!” and all the staff and visitors to Hagyard, Davidson, McGee did just that … they stopped and talked to her every day … Jon visited her in Lexing-ton every day … and each day

the voice of the intern who called to report her condition went from grave, to guarded, to optimistic, to downright giddy as Shalima did the impossible. Although she absorbed the month old pregnancy, not only did she survive, but she overwhelmed the staff with her recovery and her personality. After a week in intensive care at Hagyard, Davidson, McGee, Jon brought Shalima home. Two weeks later she was leaving the barn to graze her private pasture at a power trot … and three weeks after surgery she was re-bred to Ibn Rabdan USA and was confirmed pregnant on August 13th. Jon and Charlie are both eternally grateful for the kind words of support and positive thoughts that were sent their way during this ordeal.

“My name is Maar Shalima - call me Shalima. I am a 1991 very rare Desert Arabian mare. Here is what I look like when I feel better!”

It all started eight or nine years ago when a little round lady and a little round Arabian geld-ing started showing at Susar Farm. Now, Susar Farm had already been having Open Horse Shows since 1977, so new people arriv-ing at the show was not an unusual thing. This particular team was.

Jan Cooper and her wonderful gelding Satron (1.56% *Fadl, 1.56% *Kasztelanka, & 6.25% *Sulejman) (Addie to his many friends) are unusual in that although very unassuming in appearance, the team just frankly can hardly put a foot wrong. It doesn’t much matter whether Jan and Addie are going Western in a pattern ride, going over one of Susan’s fiend-ish trail courses clean, or wowing the judge with a wonderful strong English trot, no matter what the judge calls for, Jan and Addie do it and do it with glee. Susar Farm has very ex-

pensive show horses who use the Susar Shows are schooling for their big class A shows. These horses arrive in huge vans and their halters and bridles are dripping in silver. Jan and Addie beat them. Susar Farm has young riders with exquisite talents and beauti-ful seats who use Susar Farm as schooling for their dressage and hunter jumper shows. Jan and Addie beat them. Susar Farm has train-ers who use the Susar Shows as training grounds for their inexperienced future Champi-ons. Jan and Addie beat them. You get the picture. Jan and Addie are hard to beat and it is not because Addie is spectacular, or Jan is the best rider ever (though she is of course a very good rider), it is because Jan and Addie love each other so much that each tries very hard to please the other and in doing so pre-sents a picture of unity and pleasure that is hard to beat even by horses that are much more striking and riders that are much more imposing. I was instantly taken with the pair because of their wonderful sense of coopera-tion and love. We have been putting on Susar Farm Open Horse Shows since 1977 and there have been many fine horses and riders compete with us. At one point we figured that we had equine professionals from Dressage, Arabian, Hunter Jumper, Paint, Quarter Horse, Morgan, Reining and Endurance who started their riding careers showing at Susar Farm. In other words, we routinely have very good horses and riders showing with us. Generally one person may dominate the winners circle for a year or two and then move on to bigger and better things, but with Jan, she has domi-nated the winners circle for almost a decade. This left me in a quandary. Dear Addie is now I believe about 24 and while he still loves to show, he is more suited now to helping begin-ners learn to show. I have been kidding Jan for years that she needed to give someone else a shot at winning some of the many awards that she routinely takes at Susar Farm each year. Jan has been our Year End overall high point winner for seven years. She has

Win, Win, WinWin, Win, Win——by Susan Mayoby Susan Mayo


Jan and Addie

retired our perpetual trophies for western pleasure and trail, and she has won the Buzznai Versatility trophy every year since its inception. I figured that the only way to give someone else a chance was to do something to get Jan off of Addie so I came up with a scheme. I have some friends in Ar-kansas who own Treff Ha-ven Arabians in the beauti-ful Arkansas hills outside of Mena. Homer Penniman and Tina raise beautiful Asil Arabians in a gorgeous loca-tion. The horses Homer and Tina raise are unusual in that all of the lines of their pedigree can be traced to the desert tribes where they originated. They are Al Khamsa, or “of the original five” tribes of the desert. Less than 10% of the Ara-bians in the world are Al Khamsa and these horses have the temperment and the athletic ability of the original Arabian horses. Asil Ara-bians are the tent horses of lore. I visited with Tina and Homer in July and looked at their lovely, athletic, friendly horses. Homer has had a back injury and is no longer able to train his own horses, so he has to rely on sending his youngsters off to a trainer to be started.

As a result, he has several very high quality young horses who have just been started, but not finished. I proposed to Homer that he do-

nate a lovely bright chest-nut colt named Treff-Haven IbnNaheed to Susar Farm to present to Jan as a Winner of the Decade award. I figured that this would be a win win win win situation with Homer having one of his wonder-ful horses go to a proven winner to be in turn proven by her. Jan will have a very high quality young horse to go forward with which will allow Addie to teach the new generation

of riders how to win. Susar exhibitors will win because at least for however long it takes Jan and Ibn Naheed to bond and become a team to contend with, other riders will have a shot at the many Susar Awards. 2007 will be the thirtieth anniversary of Susar Farm Open Horse Shows and I hope that Jan and Ibn Naheed, and Addie and his young charges will continue to set an example of sportsmanship and horsemanship for the riders who join us into our fourth decade.


Win, Win, Win Win, Win, Win ——Continued from page ?Continued from page ?

Treff-Haven IbnNaheed

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