Re: RC: arabian bloodlines

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Beth
Little correction but Padron was only half Russian; his sire was Patron
a magnificent straight Russian race record setter (who happens to be
Halynov's grandsire)-- a real mover. Padron did not have the reach of
his sire, so far as I can ascertain, and was shown only in Halter and
Western
Pleasure, only to satisfy the performance requirement of halter
championships. Hardly a true representative of the Russian breeding
program, although a VERY beautiful horse. For the most part, all the
Russians who were early imports to the US were shown in Halter, due to
their beauty, despite the fact that they were race winners in Russia
(had to be in order to be stood at stud-- a not-so-bad requirement----
imagine, all stallions had to be proven in performance first--- would
really turn around the US breeding program if we ever initiated such a
requirement!)
For more on the Russian bloodlines you can go to my Russian Bloodlines
and Arabian Sporthorse Mares page. The history of the Russian foundation
horses is truly fascinating (the best of the best of the Polish,
Crabbet, French and Egyptian breeding programs) and the things the
Russian horses
endured to make it to the Russian stud made them TRUE ENDURANCE
horses--- as in 1000 mi trip!!! Only
the best made it and then another 1000 mi trip close behind that one in
order to flee to safety from the Nazis.
Talk about stamina!!
You can read about it at 
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com/aboutourmares.html
Bette

beth glover wrote:
> 
> Amanda; Do you have any access to old Arabian Horse World Magazines? They
> are very instructive, if you can look back, and look at the pictures. They
> have special issues about differerent breeding. There are also some good
> books out there, one is Arabian Legends, a western Horseman book.  They all
> have good pictures to reference. In such a large breed there is a lot of
> variation between types. Some horses you just can't tell. After a number of
> years, I can pretty often tell a polish horse from an Egyptian at a glance,
> also some crabbets and Spanish.  However, don't let people get all obsessive
> with you and say, "Oh you must have a polish horse over all other's" or
> something like that. Why? Take Padron, a famous "Russian" stallion living
> here in America. He was actually born in Holland, by a Russian stallion who
> was sired by an Egyptian stallion who was given to the Russian government,
> and he is out of a Crabbet mare, and Crabbbets were British horses, imported
> from Egypt, and Poland, and then imported to America. It kind of matters
> more..who bred it, because you can see certain characteristics bred by
> certain people out of the melting pot. Some of these key breeders would
> include Bazy Tankersley (XXXOOO) who strongly breeds for disposition and
> athletic ability at her huge Al Marah ranch in Arizona, Sheila Varian-very
> nice athletic horses, and the Jack Tone Family who bred Fadjur.   Look on
> the internet too for pictures, you'll eventually identify what YOU feel is
> YOUR ideal.Welcome to our beautiful breed! Have fun! Beth Glover,
> Elizabethan Arabians
> 
> >From: "guest@endurance.net" <guest@endurance.net>
> >To: "ridecamp@endurance.net" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> >Subject: RC:  arabian bloodlines
> >Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 09:28:06 -0700
> >
> >A. Perez AmandaPerez@ureach.com
> >I'm new to the wonderful world of arabians.  There seems to be alot of
> >emphasis placed on strains - Polish, Egyptian etc.  I assume there are real
> >and signif. differences between the them?  Any good descriptions out there
> >as to characteristics of Polis, Egyptian and other strains?
> >
> >
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov
(yes, REALLY!)
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com