Zone One Arabian Horse Club Since 1974
October Newsletter 2010 Mission Statement: To Promote the Arabian horse as a versatile breed for all disciplines by having clinics, schooling shows, horse shows and trail rides for members.
President’s Ponderings of October 2010 Our club has once again come to the final activities and special events of the current year. As I look back to the day we had our AGM in the board room of the hotel where one of our directors is employed, I’m thinking that there are a lot of members who try very hard to keep our club going not only financially but also with maintaining a viable membership count. We do have to recognize the fact that there are several negative forces at work but the board of directors definitely won’t let your club go down the drain as the saying goes. We have completed our 5 club shows at Dorchester Fairgrounds as well as the Summer Sizzler and the fairs including the very successful Western Fair Arabian Horse Show. I’ve had a good number of people ask me who didn’t show this year if we were going to have it again next year and they’ll be there for sure. By the way, only a little rain hampered several of our shows but not enough to cancel any. I’m reminding everyone that in order for you to be able to win any high point awards you must have entered classes at a minimum of three ( 3 ) shows. As I’m writing about the high point yearend awards, I would like to tell you that this year you’ll be receiving an award that will look a little different from other years. I’m calling it a custom designed award. Multiple award winners will be receiving a special combination of awards rather than a trophy and cash like the recent previous years. So I’m certain you will all want to come and enjoy a delicious Sunday Brunch but all see who has worked hard to receive yearend high point awards. Don’t forget to bring those door prizes and silent auction items. Go to some of your business to see if they are interested in donating to our awards brunch door prizes and silent auction table. I think last year we had some some good ones. Can we make this year’s even better. Don’t forget to invite family members and friends to come as well. We do need to know ahead of time how many tickets are sold for the meal. No tickets will be available at the door. We need these tickets paid for ahead of time but we can hold the tickets at the door. These tickets purchased should have names on them so we can use them for the door prize draws. Kindly remember to pay for the tickets ahead of time. See elsewhere in this newsletter for further details. Each year I make a daytrip to The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Usually there are a few of my riders from the barn here who go along. Some like to go again the next year. I am wondering how many Zone One members go or would like to go?? Perhaps you could contact me and I’ll see what can be arranged to have you join us. We usually go the first Saturday of the 10 days but I can always be persuaded to go the second weekend as well. One of our directors acquired a very nice straight egyptian mare recently. We all look forward to seeing her in the showring next year. I have a feeling that there are many more straight egyptian horses out there that can be had. As I scan the websites on the internet I see so many for sale. Many are now listed as make an offer. Some would make lovely show horses, pleasure horses, and even lawn ornaments. I think we can all find a place for them. We remember how many showed up at our Western Fair Arabian Horse Show. It would be rewarding to have some more horses at our shows next year with new owners!! Talking about next year, I have some ideas in mind about some changes for our club. Perhaps, it is time to give our club a new name. We can also plan to have the majority of our shows completed before the fairs happened. Having a fair show and a Zone One show on the same weekend is not necessary. I have discovered that a good number of our members go to one but not both. I’m certain you have some thoughts and suggestions for next year. However, I ask you, that these would keep them to the benefit of the club and not for your personal gain. One other thought I had in mind was that our club can become more visible at the Class A and Regional level shows. We do have members showing at them but even just setting up a display in the front foyer would let visitors know we are a grassroots club.
Director History- Stacie Hanson I’ve been involved with horses for well over twenty years and found myself thrown into Arabians when I did what every horseman says you shouldn’t do: I fell in love with a gorgeous if not gangly Arabian filly flying in from the field. After years of riding TBs, QHs, Appys and Paso Finos, I was finally in a breed I absolutely loved. I purchased Skye Angel in the summer of 2000. Needless to say, she has been one of my biggest challenges and greatest successes. On our own, we went on to be Region 18 Champ in Native Costume and won the AHAEC high-point. We’ve continued to have success in the showring, as has her young filly. Like any other Arabian owner, I started off with just a mare and couldn’t resist breeding her, getting a lovely grey filly I named Nikita Angel RLSA. You’ll see her in the showring most likely in hunter and sporthorse. Thanks to this breed, I’ve come to do something I love by starting young horses on the side and working on occasion with horses in need of rehabilitation. I’ve been more of a silent member of AHAEC and Zone one, but this year I took on a directorship and had a fantastic time. 2011 looks to be an equally great year and I look forward to meeting more and more people involved in this breed!
Directors who have yet to put in their history, please forward a short blurb and a picture of you to stacihanson@hotmail.com
Looking for: Photos!!!
Do you have a picture you’d like to see in the newsletter? I’m looking for pictures from this or prior show seasons, pictures of your youngsters or oldtimers, stallions, foals, etc. Pictures are used for promotion of the breed and let fellow members know who is showing and what horses the other members have. Forward pictures to stacihanson@hotmail.com and include a subject line saying “Zone One Pictures”
A Little Bit of History - Russian Arabians Arabians were known to have been in Russia during the 17th century, bred by Tsars and noblemen. However, organized breeding was not really established until the late 1800’s. One of the first to pursue purebred breeding was Count Orlov, for whom the Orlov Trotter was named. Two others who established early private farms were Count Stroganov and Prince Sherbatov. In 1889 they traveled to Middle Eastern countries and eventually secured nearly 30 animals for breeding programs. A few years later Count Stroganov visited the Crabbet Park Stud in England and obtained several animals, including the eminently influential stallion Mesaoud. Unfortunately, political upheaval was brewing and during the devastation created by the Russian Revolution most of the purebred Arabians were killed, the studs destroyed and the records lost. Tersk Stud Founded As the new government gained control and established order, attention was eventually turned once again to the breeding of quality horses. In early 1921 a state-controlled breeding farm was begun at the former estate of Count Stroganov. Known as “Tersk” the farm began with native breeds but later concentrated on the breeding of Arabians when, beginning in 1930, new stock was introduced from various sources. With the purchase of six mares and one stallion from France, the Russian program re-established itself. The next substantial purchase by the Russian government was a group of 25 horses from Crabbet Park in 1936. Unlike the French horses that were strong on athleticism but lacking in type, the Crabbet contingent contributed an ingredient of beauty and elegance. The star of the importation was Skowronek’s son Naseem (out of Nasra, a granddaughter of Mesaoud). Naseem would serve as an important sire in Russia for 17 years and gained worldwide influence, especially through Negativ and Negativ’s sons Nabor and Salon. On the female side, the Crabbet-bred mares proved to be great crosses with the French lines and they (and their daughters) have produced numerous outstanding sons. The outbreak of WW II once again threw a dark cloud over livestock breeding, yet Tersk would suffer much less than many others. In fact the “silver lining” for Tersk proved to be the evacuation of the best of the Polish Arabians in 1939. Depending on the source, these horses were either “taken” or “rescued”. Regardless, while Tersk benefited, it was a staggering blow to the Poles. Included in the group were Ofir whose sons Wielki Szlem and Witraz would become foundation sire lines for Poland’s post-war program while his son *Witez II would spread his name and influence into the burgeoning Arabian population of the United States. Between the cessation of conflict and having a larger number of animals to work with (some 100 were brought to Tersk between 1930 and 1947) the managers of Tersk were once again able to turn their attention to the art of breeding. The testing ground was most frequently the racetrack, and those who failed to measure up in either conformation or ability were ruthlessly culled. Infusion of Outside Blood In the beginning the formula that seemed to most often succeed was a nearly equal combination of French, Crabbet and Polish lines. The dominant sires were Kann (the athletic powerhouse who contributed size and speed), Naseem (who consistently added his beautiful head and neck) and Ofir (who added structure). As time passed, the lines became more heavily based on the Polish horses (due in part to their larger numbers) but the intermingling of the original sources remained with only an infrequent infusion of new blood. The Russian program progressed along these lines in pretty much a closed unit until the late 1950’s when more Polish blood was added through the stallions Arax and Semen. The final component was introduced in 1963 when the Egyptian government presented a Nazeer son to the Russians in appreciation for their help in building the Aswan Dam. The stallion, originally named Raafat, was rechristened “Aswan” and immediately incorporated into the breeding program with phenomenal results, consistently bequeathing the exotic type for which the Egyptian lines are so well known. Aswan blood has become truly an international phenomenon everywhere except for his home country where other Nazeer sons have most ably made up for his exportation. He has had great success through both his sons and his daughters. Their exceptional type, grafted onto the strong foundation of the earlier Russian horses, has been one of the most important factors in having found such approval with breeders throughout the world. A great many of those eventually imported to the U.S. or Canada had first been sold to other countries and left a legacy of offspring behind. National winners and leading breeding animals in North America, South America and throughout Europe trace to him through his son Patron, and in Germany his son Kilimanjaro has been a leading sire. It may be considered that his son Palas, used extensively in Poland and responsible for numerous Polish and European National Champions, has done much to repay the loss America Importations: Long before the later Russian horses were accepted, American breeders were using Russian lines - although they’d been imported from and were considered “Polish”. One of the first and most influential of these Russian transplants was *Naborr. Bred in Russia, he was sold to Poland where he became a premier sire of broodmares. Many of them have been imported to the U.S. and gained National awards. The triple Reserve National Champion Stallion *Gwalior and double National Champion Stallion *Aramus come quickly to mind. Russian stallions were in the forefront of the 1981 Nationals when *Padron, technically half-Russian, charged to the Championship in Canada (and would take the U.S. title the following year) and *Marsianin took top honors in the U.S. Keeping up the distaff side, *Pristan took Top Ten number three. The performance divisions were likewise beginning to see the influx of newcomers and *Napitok began a long career of championships with a Park National Championship in Canada and a Top Ten in the U.S. Since that time evidence of the Russian program has continued to grow and spread throughout the performance scene. Such talent is not at all surprising since the goals of producing an animal that is not only pleasing to look at but extremely athletic has been the prime objective of the Russian breeding program. Their dedication to this ideal will most certainly continue to keep Russian bloodlines in high demand from breeders around the world. by Cheryl Himes full article. http://www.arabianhorses.org/education/education_bloodlines_russian.asp *Salon, imported from Tersk Stud
Zone One Arabian Horse Club Awards Brunch Sunday,November 21, 2010 Pine Knot Golf & Country Club 5421 Hamilton Road Dorchester, Ontario You are welcome to come as early 11:00 am to view the silent auction items and to bring those you were able to obtain from various donors. Brunch @ 12:00 noon Everyone is reminded to bring door prizes for the draws after the brunch. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adults(12 & up) - $ 18.00 Children 11& under - $ 12.00 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ All tickets must be ordered and paid for by Tuesday,November 16th. Mail cheques to Susan Straus P.O. Box 32 Tavistock, Ontario N0B 2R0 clip and mail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ______________________________________________________ Order Form for Brunch Tickets Number of Adults - _________ @ $ 18.00 each Number of Children - ________@ $ 12.00 each _____________________________________________________ Please indicate names for the adult tickets as well as for the children so we can fill in the names on the tickets for door prizes if you order them through the mail. Tickets are able to be purchased from your directors and you can put them in the box when you come to the brunch on the 21st.
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Quick Tips to Help Keep Your Horse or Pony Happy and Healthy in Cold Weather By Katherine Blocksdorf, About.com Guide
• Adjust Feeding Programs: As pasture quality or accessibility declines consider increasing hay and concentrates. • Help Horses Keep Warm: Horses kept outside need to eat more fodder. Horses produce a lot of heat during digestion. A generous supply of hay helps keep the horse’s internal furnace stoked. • Add Minerals: If your feeding program does not include a mineral supplement consider adding one. • Have Teeth Checked: Make sure your horse’s or pony’s teeth are looked after by an equine dentist. The inability to grind food properly will prevent a horse from getting all of the nutrients and energy it needs--especially if energy needs increase during colder weather. • Prevent Snowballs: If snow packs into your horse’s hooves try smearing the bottom with petroleum jelly. • If You Ride Frequently: Drying a horse out after a workout is difficult. Consider clipping a heavy hair coat. A clipped horse, without natural insulation, will require stabling and blanketing to keep warm. • Add Insulation: Consider blanketing during wet, very windy, or frigid weather. A wet coat looses its loft--like a wet down jacket, and won’t hold body heat. Windy weather pulls warmth away. Some horses are comfortable during very cold weather; some will be more comfortable in a warm winter blanket. • Provide Shelter: Even if your horses are stabled over night, provide them with a windbreak or shelter especially if you are away most of the day. • Banish Bots: Plan to deworm after the first heavy frost. Use a wormer that includes medication to kill bot larvae. • Continue Deworming: Continue a regular deworming program throughout the winter months. • Don’t Let Hooves Get Overgrown: Keep you horse’s hooves clipped. Clipped hooves will chip less, hold less snow, and will provide a bit more grip on slippery ground. • Check Under Blankets: If your horse or pony wears a winter blanket (or rug) during the winter remove it daily and check for chaffing and irritation. Daily grooming keeps coats cleaner and your horse more comfortable if he wears a blanket. • Make Cleaning Frozen Water Buckets Easier: Rubber buckets are easier to knock the ice out of if they become frozen. Plastic buckets used as water buckets can shatter when they freeze. This can create a hazard and wastes money when replacing them. Rubber buckets may cost more initially, but last longer.
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