W.K. Kellogg Archives

Alla Amarward 1140 and H.H. Reese

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

By Carol W. Mulder © 1986. In some circles, at various times, Alla Amarward has been considered a controversial horse who was owned by a controversial man, H.H. Reese. However, in his prime at the peak of his immense popularity there was nothing controversial about Alla Amarward, although his owner was controversial even then. Yet this man owned the three leading American Arabian sires of their time, and Alla Amarward was one of the three (the other two were Ferseyn 1381 and Abu Farwa 1960).

Abu Farwa

May 1, 2019May 2, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

Photo Gallery:
Sired by Rabiyas (Rahas x Rabiyat)
Out of *Rissletta (Naseem x Risslina)
AHR #1960
1940 Chestnut Arabian (May 22, 1940 – July 22, 1972)
Historical Stallion

Three Great Crabbet Sires: Serafix, Silver Vanity and *Raffles

April 13, 2019May 3, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

By Georgia Cheer. Have you ever wondered what is so special about the Crabbet Arabian? Could it be their wonderful dispositions, their tractable minds or tremendous athletic ability, their prepotence for passing these characteristics through several generations, or that they excel in everything they are put to? Well, you could say that about nearly all Arabians, but here in the United States, Crabbet Arabians were some of the earliest and largest imports to our country, going back to 1893 when the bay stallion *Bedr 239 (Azrek x Bozra) was imported by W.H. Forbes. Altogether, about 145 Crabbet Arabians were brought to the U.S. from the years 1893 to 1976. So, what was the origination of the Crabbet Arabian?

Antez 448: The Versatile Arabian

April 2, 2019April 30, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

By ‘The Horse Lover’ magazine (author unknown). A brief history of the progenitor of the Antez (Harara x Moliah) line; his sons and daughters are carrying on their great sire’s reputation in the show ring, and on the track. Antez (1921 chestnut stallion) was foaled in California from stock tracing entirely to the horses brought from the Arabian desert by Homer Davenport in 1906. His sire Harara and his dam Moliah had been bred at the Hingham Stock Farm in Massachusetts by Mr. Peter B. Bradley.

Abu Farwa 1960, at age 24. Gladys Brown Edwards photo. From the Carol Woodbridge Mulder article for the Crabbet Influence magazine as shared on Crabbet.com

Abu Farwa 1960, An American Great

March 9, 2019March 14, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

By Carol Woodbridge Mulder. Abu Farwa 1960 was, without question, one of the greatest American-bred Arabian stallions of all time and he is recognized as such throughout the Arabian horse breeding world. Yet, few breeders/owners of today have accurate knowledge of this horse.

(Left to Right) Rifnada 836, Danas 842, and Ferdas 841. This photograph was taken from the entrance to the Kellogg stables; the horses are shown standing in the parking lot.

The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch – Part 15: The 1931 Foal Crop

March 4, 2019March 8, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

By Carol Woodbridge Mulder. The Kellogg Ranch at Pomona, California, was six years old in 1931 and the foal crop of that year was the seventh to be foaled at the ranch; the first foal crop, of 1925, had been in-utero purchases. Eighteen registered foals arrived in 1931. While these animals were bred by W.K. Kellogg, they actually reflected the breeding ideas and policies of the Kellogg Ranch manager, Herbert H. Reese. The quality of the foals was more than gratifying in most cases.

The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch – Part 14: 1931, Malouma 738 and King John 739 Are Purchased

March 3, 2019March 13, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

By Carol Woodbridge Mulder. *Malouma 738 and *King John 739 had been brought to the Kellogg Ranch to be boarded in September of 1930 by their owner, Herman W. Frank of Los Angeles, California. In March of 1931 W. K. Kellogg bought the pair of Egyptian imports. They were the only Egyptian Arabians ever used in the old Kellogg breeding program.

The Maynesboro Stud: A Glimpse at the Past, to Preserve the Future…

February 24, 2019March 13, 2019 Angela3 Comments

By Gaye Schaufas-Myers. This tribute is about a man who had a vision for perpetuating and preserving some of the rarest bloodlines in today’s Arabian pedigrees…William Robinson Brown. Thanks to his foresight we are still able to enjoy the quality of these bloodlines in our Arabians of today, bloodlines that are still being preserved by a few select breeding programs.

*Raseyn 597

January 25, 2019February 5, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

By Carol W. Mulder. He was a very classic horse with great appeal and he was an outstanding sire of unusual prepotency. Several Crabbet oriented breeding programs have utilized this blood, as well as many very different breeding programs, widely scattered, with quite dissimilar goals. Some of the breeding plans using *Raseyn blood have inbred heavily to him (this began, in a few cases, even during his own lifetime), while others have preferred smaller more or less “single shots” of the particular qualities *Raseyn offered.

Abu Farwa: His Influence on the Breed

January 24, 2019March 14, 2019 AngelaLeave a Comment

By Arlene Magid. U.S. Reserve National Champion Stallion Bey Shah+, once again was the leading sire of halter winners at the 1994 Scottsdale show. Undefeated racehorse and Scottsdale Reserve Grand Champion Stallion Kontiki, is a sire of stakes winning racehorses. U.S. National Cutting Champions Smooth Zee, Sanfari, Coe Zee Kat and Zee School Marm. What do all these horses have in common?