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America was built, heavily in part with horse power and it wasn’t long before colonists realized the value of the Arabian horse. In 1725, Nathan Harrison of Virginia imported the first Arabian stallion to America. Later, our first President, George Washington, rode his best and most illustrious saddle horse during the Revolutionary war; a beautiful Arabian stallion. The first breeder to try and utilize the Arabian bloodstock in America was A. Keene Richard. He journeyed into the deserts of the Middle East in 1853 and 1856, subsequently importing several Arabian stallions and two Arabian mares. Unfortunately, his breeding program fell victim to the Civil War and none of his horses survived.
In 1877, General Ulysses S. Grant visited Abdul Hamid II, the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. While there, he was given two Arabian stallions as a gift from the Sultan’s stable, Leopard and Lindentree. One of the stallions, Leopard, was given to Randolph Huntington, who shortly thereafter imported two Arabian mares and two Arabian stallions in 1888 from England to start a breeding program. The program, although limited, is considered the first purebred Arabian breeding program in the United States.
The Chicago World’s Fair, held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World. Over 27 million people (about half of the U.S. population at the time) attended the fair during its sixth month run. This was the perfect place for the Arabian horses to take center stage, introducing their beauty and elegance to all of America. Every country in the world was invited to participate. Turkey chose to exhibit 45 Arabians in a “wild eastern” exhibition. Two of the imported Arabians shown were a mare by the name of Nejdme and a stallion named Obeyran. Both of these horses became foundation animals No. 1 and No. 2 in the Arabian Stud Book of America (the name was later changed to the Arabian Horse Registry of America and today it is known as the Arabian Horse Association). Several years later, two more mares and a stallion were also registered. Many breeding farms that exist today have horses whose pedigrees can be traced back to these 19th century Arabians.
Some other historical Arabian horse importations to America include:
• 1898 – 1911 Spencer Borden imported 20 horses to his Interlachen Stud farms
• 1918 – 1920 W.R. Brown imported 20 horses from England, 6 from France and 7 from Egypt
• 1906 Homer Davenport received permission from the Sultan of Turkey to export Arabian horses.
Backed by President Theodore Roosevelt, he imports 27 Arabian horses which become the foundation of “Davenport Arabians”.
• 1926- 1927 Kellogg Ranch, founded by W.K. Kellogg, imported 17 select horses from the Crabbet stud farm in Europe.
• 1928 -1933 Roger Selby establishes the Selby Stud with 20 horses imported from the Crabbet stud farm.
• 1934 Spanish Arabians enter the American picture when Joseph Draper imports five Arabians from Spain
• 1934 – 1937 J.M. Dickinson’s Traveler’s Rest Arabian Stud is established on an imported mare from Egypt, one from Brazil, and seven from Poland.
• 1932 Henry B. Babson sends people to Egypt who bring back two stallions and five mares. His farm still preserves the same bloodlines today.
Shortly after Homer’s importation of Arabian horses direct from the desert in 1906, many Arabian breeders were excited and decided it was time to form a registry to promote the Arabian horse in America and encourage further importation of new blood. The importation of purebred Arabians was quite steady up until the 1940′s and 1950′s. Importation slowed during this time as the American breeding programs had evolved from previously imported stock. In 1957, the death of Lady Wentworth, famed Arabian horse breeder and owner of the Crabbet Stud, caused importations from England to America to rise again. Eventually, the post-war Arabian stud farms of Germany, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Egypt were rediscovered and a new era of Arabian horse breeding began in America. The popularity of the Arabian breed continues to thrive in America.
Randy Meyer, along with his family, are well-respected breeders of high-quality, beautiful purebred Arabian horses on their farm, Red Oak Arabians. They usually have fine quality Arabian horses for sale at all times.
Pure Spanish Horse Breeders of America Yeguada Herrera Andalusian Farm (818) 355-6453
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