Crabbet Arabian Horses
By Georgia Cheer Al Waha Arabian stud of Haslemere, Surrey, was the second stop on my summer 2000 stud tour. Al Waha, which means ‘the oasis,’ is owned by Jane Kadri. After a pleasant journey south from London, I drove along a very narrow, tree engulfed, lane to arrive at the farm gate. Since Jane […]
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By Kat Walden. The English mare, Silent Wings, was a 7th generation tail-female descendant of the desert-bred foundation Crabbet Stud broodmare. The mares of this family have been exceptional and prolific producers.
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By Rosemary Archer. There were no horses in South Africa until the second half of the 17th century when some were brought in from Java. Two or three hundred years previously, Arab traders had taken horses to Java and it was the descendants of these which were the first to be imported into South Africa. During the two centuries following the arrival of these ‘Java’ horses, others came from Persia and then from South America, the latter being descended from Arabians and Barbs.
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By Alexia Ross. Articles on the great Crabbet names of yesteryear can often seem to bear little relevance to the breeding of today. It is a fact that, in Straight Crabbets in particular, the genetic pool in England is surprisingly limited and any Crabbet horse you care to mention is likely to carry at least one line if not more to Rissalix, Oran, Raktha and Silver Fire let alone the original imports, the majority of which will be in absolutely everything.
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