| The Rushcreek horses all carry a high percentage of Crabbet blood, a great deal of it through *Raffles 952(Skowronek x *Rifala).
And for those who have forgotten that Arabs are supposed to be a versatile breed, it is interesting to note that Shalimar Pima, who has 12 foals on the AERC list, is by Winraff 67280 (Orbit x Shalimar Wingida), and one of the current Rushcreek stallions, Rushcreek Kip 539685 (Shalimar Caribou x Rushcreek Aztec), a homebred stallion, is a Winraff grandson. Winraff was bred by Bill Munson and sold to Gina Manion who made him into one of the top dressage contenders in the country.
The other stallion currently standing at Rushcreek is Comar Raphael 447355 (Comar Azraff x So-Far Karey) chosen by the late Andy Bender. Raphael is introducing some different Crabbet lines through Ferzon 7723, Azraff 5596, *Kareyma 811, Sotep 8385, Rapture 3783, Ragala 1091, and *Mirage 790.
My sincere thanks to the following for allowing me to interview them and/or answering questions for me: Tom and Carolyn Wells; Gerald Davis; Adam Edmond; Julie Suhr; Kris Ruben; Mariln Olive; and Candi Suddjian.
Sources:
TEN FEET TALL, STILL by Julie Suhr
Equus magazine May 2002 issue 295 p 70 And Miles To Go by Merri Melde
Arabian Horse Data Source 2001
American Endurance Ride Conference Yearbooks, 1999-2000-2001
www.endurance.net/juliesuhr
www.aerc.org
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