Re: RC: arabian bloodlines

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Correction--- 2000 mile trek into Asia to avoid the Nazis. I notice
there aren't any endurance rides set up yet to commemorate this event.
Aren't there any 2000 mile fannies out there?<VBG>
Bette

Bette Lamore wrote:
> 
> 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
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov
(yes, REALLY!)
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com