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Tahr Rocky's sire, Tahr, was
a beautiful black stallion who sired 61 purebred arabian foals and 5 half arabian foals.
Raseyn
Raseyn was an Arabian stallion foaled in 1923 and bred by Lady Wentworth of the Crabbet Arabian Stud. After being imported into the United States by W.K. Kellogg in 1926. He was part of a large shipment of horses that Carl Schmidt, later Carl Raswan, purchased from Lady Wentworth for Kellogg's new ranch in Pomona, California.[1] Upon arrival in America, he was registered as number 597 with the Arabian Horse
Club of America.[2] Raseyn went on to sire twenty foal crops consisting of 135 purebred foals, including one National Champion.[3] He was a gray horse who was very dark as a young animal, then lightened into a dapple gray for many years before
his hair coat became completely white. He was used as a jumper when he was young, and was also a "five-gaited" horse, able to perform the rack and the slow gait that are more typically found in the American Saddlebred.[4] He passed this trait on to some of his descendants [5] After a number of years on the Kellogg ranch, he developed arthritis, possibly due
to overuse as a young horse. When he was 25 years old, it was discovered that he had also become sterile. Instead of being euthanized, he was given to Alice Payne 1948.[5] He lived with Mrs. Payne another four years, the last two in the company of another famous Skowronek son, Raffles, and died on May 19, 1959.[3] Sharownek
Skowronek was probably the greatest recorded Arabian sires of all time. His influence has been
nothing short of amazing and spans much of the recognized modern Arabian horse breeding world.
Skowronek was more than
a prodigy as a sire. He was, fortunately, an individual of truly outstanding merit, quality, and type. He strongly fixed a
beautiful, classic type in the gene pool of the breed.
Circumstances of the early part of this celebrated stallion's
life were not planned or conducive to later greatness; it was mere chance that put Skowronek in the right place at the right
time, thus enabling him to gain his justified and deserved place in the sun and in the annals of the Arabian breed's history.
There is some discrepancy about the foaling date of Skowronek. The Polish and English Arabian stud books show the year 1909,
but the General Stud Book of England and the original Potocki pedigree list 1908, the date I use for his birth.
Thus,
Skowronek was foaled in 1908 - or 1909 - at Count Jozef Potocki's important Antoniny Stud in Poland. There neither he
nor his two fullbrothers seem to have been recognized as extraordinary; both of Skowronek's full-brothers were sold in
1914 to the Cossacs of the Caucasus mountain area of southeastern Europe.
Skowronek was taken to England in 1913, at
age 5, by Walter Winans, an American who was a Hackney exhibitor, game hunter, and artist. Mr. Winans had originally gone
to Poland to hunt game at Count Potocki's private animal park, Pilawin, located north of Antoniny. While with the Potockis
he tried to buy a team of half-Arabian driving horses. When that proved impossible he bought Skowronek instead, at the suggestion
of Count Roman Potocki. The price was 150 pounds. Later, at Crabbet, Skowronek's stud fee was 120 pounds - nearly the
amount of his original price. Mr. Winans used Skowronek as a hack and as a model for his bronzes.
In 1914, when Skowronek
was 6, he was sold to Mr. Webb-Ware who also used him as a hack. In 1919, at age 11, Skowronek became the property of H.V.
Musgrave Clark and was used at stud for the first time. Mr. Clark also entered Skowronek in Arabian classes in some shows;
in this way he came to the attention of some other English Arabian breeders, including Lady Wentworth of Crabbet Stud.
In 1920, when Skowronek was 12, Lady Wentworth acquired Skowronek and he eventually became almost legendarily famous. Mr.
Clark always felt that Lady Wentworth purchased Skowronek by ruse. He seems to have sold the horse - whose potential he, himself,
obviously failed to recognize - to an American agent for export, but the export order was canceled and Clark found Lady Wentworth
the owner of Skowronek. Lady Wentworth must be given full credit for recognizing the touch of greatness in Skowronek and for
providing him with his opportunity to prove himself. Up to 1920, when she acquired him, nobody in his life had fully perceived
his worth to the Arabian breed. As for her manner of buying Skowronek - Lady Wentworth may have felt it was her only way to
get the horse for, if Clark had known of her desire to own him, he may have taken a closer look at the horse for himself or
may perhaps even have not wanted to let his rival Arabian breeder own Skowronek. In any case, Lady Wentworth's purchase
of Skowronek was a point of a bit contention forever after between the two parties.
Lady Wentworth later reputedly refused
an offer of the equivalent of $250,000 for Skowronek from the Russian government. If true, this figure represented a lot more
money in Skowronek's lifetime than it does now.
Negatiw
Bred by Tersk Stud, Russia. Export 1962 to Poland. Race winner in Poland. Race record: 1/4 (2-0-0).
Sire of many race winners. Died 1973.
Sire line: Ibrahim
Dam line: Gazella DB
1954 Russian National Champion
Stallion
Credited as the stallion that returned the Ibrahim sire to Poland, Negatiw remains highly regarded around the
world as the most internationally influential grandson of the immortal Skowronek. Though bred in Russia, Negatiw was from
predominantly Polish bloodlines as his dam was a Janów Podlaski confiscate from the Second World War. As a considerably
successful sire at Tersk, Negatiw was greatly desired by the Poles for many years. He was finally obtained at age 17, standing
in Poland for another 10 years with outstanding results.
Having already sired international Sires of Significance *Salon
and *Nabor in the USSR, Negatiw left Poland with the immortal *Bandos and a host of wonderfully typey, ultra-refined and extraordinarily
feminine broodmares.
Director Krzysztalowicz described Negatiw as ´extremely dry and refined, with a small, chiseled
head accented by beautifully large, dark and luminous eyes and small ears. His legs were relatively correct (though slightly
sickle-hocked) and his back and topline were strong and a bit long. As a stallion, he was strikingly refined and distinguished
- he represented a rare example of perfection
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El Mokhtar was bred by the E.A.0., Cairo Egypt; foaled in 1971, he was
imported by a syndicate of American Arabian breeders in 1974. Their main interest In this stallion was his great potential
as a sire, for, as we shall see, he was royally bred. Accordingly, he was shown but little (though he was trained and made
a fine English Pleasure horse); the American breeding public knew him from a few ads placed in magazines, but no super-hype
promotion surrounded his breeding career. Shortly after his arrival In America, *EL MOKHTAR was seen by 'Black
Stallion'
author Walter Farley, who considered him the best real life representation of his fictional 'Black Stallion' he had
ever seen. An offer was made for *EL MOKHTAR's services in the role of 'The Black' for the first 'Black Stallion'
film, but it was firmly declined by his syndicate. Black Stallion trainer Corky Randall was also convinced that *EL MOKHTAR
was one of the very best true black Arabians he had ever seen (he looked at dozens seeking quality black athletes for the
demanding movie role!) At his urging, the Studio bought out the entire 40-member syndicate in order to secure his services
for the second 'Black Stallion' film. *EL MOKHTAR was one of 3 black Arabian stallions used to portray 'the Black'
in the second 'Black Stallion' film. The director loved his huge, expressive eyes, so he appears in several close-up
shots. More important to the film, MOKE could run! He is the race horse in the cross-country race in the film. The native
'extras' riding the other horses were urged to make a real race of it...and hey did. The 'come from behind'
win of 'The Black' is the product of a real race. *EL
MOKHTAR was also schooled to do the 'courting'
scenes with the gray gelding TALISHMA, who played the mare JOHAR in the film. Those scenes were scheduled as the last to be
shot. Just prior to the filming date, *EL MOKHTAR developed colic. No modem veterinary facility was available In Morocco;
surgery was not possible, and he died. A 'post' revealed a severe twist, and a rupture; even if surgery had been possible,
It Is very unlikely he would have survived. *EL MOKHTAR was a striking individual, unusually tall for a purebred Arabian (a
true 15.3 HH!). He was very 'New Egyptian' in type, with a long, naturally clean-cut neck and lovely head. Fine boned
for his size, he passed on both refinement and type. Perhaps more important, *EL MOKHTAR was a good athlete - the
work
in the Black Stallion film was strenuous and demanding - and a very good nature, willing performer. Corky Randall said 'He
just never did anything wrong' ' His calm, sensible, even temperament, and great intelligence are also evident In
his get and grand-get. *EL MOKHTAR: THE-LEGACY The 7-year totals in the Breeders Book credit *EL MOKHTAR with 5 American-bred
Champions, with points in both Halter and Performance events. 'An *EL MOKHTAR daughter, exported to Norway, became National
Champion in Halter in that country' 
El Kasaka
El Kasaka is 5th overall on the CAHR all time leading sire list with 279 registered
progeny and is rated as a top 100 sire in the world in the AHW publication as are Rezus and Pyatigorsk. Ferzon
Ferzon was purchased as a foal by Daniel Gainey and there his saga toward imortality began. Ferzon
sired 251 registered progeny and is the grandparent of 7616 purebred Arabian Horses. Ferzon sired the National champion halter
stallion Gai Parada the sire of Century Cytadel, and the Ferzon daughter Gavrelle was the dam of Count Federico and the national
champion halter stallion Gai Adventure. The Ferzon son BF Rageymazon, sired the many times
most classic show champion Dreamazon, Another son Gaffizon was the sire of Overlook Applause and Remington Steele, Shar Mar
Ferzay sired Gai Campaigner, and Bu-Zahr was the sire of the mares Mor-Bal-Rae and Bur-Amber. Another
Ferzon son would go on to produce a double national champion stallion . Gazon sired the national halter champion stallion
Raffon who was also a national champion in english pleasure. Raffon is the grand father of Huckeberry Bey. Gublazon, a Ferzon son sired Perlezon who’s dam was by the Ferzon son Bu-Zahr. Perlezon was the sire
of the very classic national champion halter stallion Arn-ett Perlane. There are many other
note worthy Ferzon offspring as well. Comar Rafeymazon, Comar Raffdazon, The bay stallion Comar Regal, Ferdine, Ferzim a chestnut
stallion, Gaffizon, Gai Ferzon Louis, Gai Marquis, The great motion stallion Gai Warsaw, Galertazon, Gay Pompey, and the grey
stallion Radio are in this elite group. Many stories have been written about the life and
times of Ferzon, this legendary Stallion has made an impact on the Arabian Horse breed that few others will ever match. He
was clearly one of the best of the best
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