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Hi Teri,
This may be more than you ever wanted to know about
pedigrees but I have actually found the research very interesting and you have
some very easy bloodlines to trace.
I purchased some great books on the Arabian horse
from Ebay a couple of years ago. Between them, they give you many of the
names of the horses from the original importations so you can match them to
your breeding.
First, try to find The Arabian Horse by
Rosemary Archer. It is a small book but a very informative
overview of the Arabian Horse. It tells you about each of the major Studs
from the various countries that imported Arabian horses from the desert and
which bloodlines were developed at each. For example, Skowronek was bred
by Count Potocki at the Polish Stud of Antoniny from a stallion
named Ibrahim which was an original importation from the desert to
Poland. Skowronek's dam was from the established female line at
the Stud. Lady Wentworth (daughter of Lady
Anne Blunt) purchased Skowronek and took him to England and installed him at
Crabbett Stud where he introduced the grey color back into the sire lines of
that Stud which had lost all greys. His offspring (such as Naseem
out of Nasra) had a dramatic impact on Arabian breeding in the USSR and the
USA.
Next, the book based on the journals
of Homer Davenport who was sent to get horses for Teddy Roosevelt to create
the American Stud, was perhaps my favorite book of all and will get you
the names of most of the Davenport line. "The Annotated Quest:
Homer Davenport and his Wonderful Arabian Horses" was great reading and very
helpful in understanding the background of the Arabian horse. He wanders
the deserts with letters from the President of the US asking for help in
locating suitable horses for the soon to be created National American Stud and
the desert tribes let him buy many horses that would not have been allowed out
any other way. Imagine if we had ever actually created an American
Stud!
Then, when you are ready to tackle a serious
history, the book Lady Anne Blunt--Journals and Correspondence 1878-1917
is a detailed as it gets. Lady Anne gives you the details of every horse
they imported, where they found the horse, how it handled, what kind of a ride
it had and on and on. She traces the names and histories of many of these
horses once they are imported as well. It is a great source book but I
cannot read more than a few pages at a time without falling
asleep.
Between these books, you will know most of the
names of the horses from the Crabbet, Maynesboro, Kellogg and Davenport
importations and will also know a fair amount about the Russian and Polish lines
as well.
Joane and the Herd
Price, Utah
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