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W.K. Kellogg had a longtime interest in Arabian horses, and purchased 377 acres (1.5 km 2) for $250,000 in Pomona, California, to establish a ranch. After erecting the first buildings, Kellogg funded the development of an Arabian horse breeding program, which (as of 2008) remains the oldest in the United States and the fifth largest in the ...
In 2013, the Varian breeding program was ranked by Arabian Horse World magazine as the all time number one breeder of both English-type and Western-type Arabian horses. [81] Sheila Varian as an individual was honored by the USEF with the 2001 Ellen Scripps Davis Memorial Breeders' Cup, awarded to an individual who consistently breeds ...
The closest imported horse in his pedigree was his maternal granddam, the Polish-bred mare *Szarza, As such, Khemosabi was a product of Arabian bloodlines that had been developed in the United States for several generations, and therefore was promoted as an "All-American" horse. Khemosabi was foaled in Husband's back yard in Whittier, California.
Raswan's passion for the Arabian horse led to his acquaintance with W.K. Kellogg, a breeder of purebred Arabians near Pomona, California. In 1925, Raswan was asked by Kellogg to travel to obtain breeding stock from the Crabbet Arabian Stud in Sussex, UK, then owned by Lady Wentworth. On February 22, 1926 his selected Arabian horses, arrived.
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French veterinarian Alexandre-Bernard Vallon (1863) considered oriental horses, such as the Arabian and the Barb, to be more intelligent than those of "common breeds." [H 11] Maurice Hontang notes that the Arabian and the Thoroughbred have been bred for their "love of fighting" and competition, which might explain their psychological differences.
Bay-Abi was by Errabi, and out of Angyl, who was a national US Top Ten Halter Mare.. Errabi was a champion stud who was killed at the age of 7. [2] Through his damsire, Bay-Abi was a grandson of the Skowronek son Raseyn, who was part of a large shipment of horses that Carl Raswan, previously Carl Schmidt, purchased from Lady Wentworth of the Crabbet Arabian Stud for W.K. Kellogg's new ranch in ...
Serafix (1949–1973) was a purebred Arabian stallion, who was imported to California in 1954 by John Rogers from the Crabbet Arabian Stud in England. [1] Serafix was a chestnut with a blaze, two white socks and a near half-sock. He also was noted for his bold demeanor, charismatic behavior, and excellent movement.