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[[Ofir (horse)|Ofir]] was by Kuhalian-Haifi, a desert-bred stallion who had been imported from the Jauf region of the [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian peninsula]] by Prince Roman [[Sanguszko]] of the Gumniska Stud. His first foal crop produced three Arabian sires of significance including: [[Witez II]], Witraz (sire of [[Bask (horse)|Bask]]), and [[Wielki Szlem]], a notable broodmare sire. Ofir was also among those of the horses of Janow who were taken by the Russians during the [[Soviet invasion of Poland]]. Later in his life, Ofir was taken to the [[Tersk Stud]] at USSR where he sired [[Mammona (horse)|Mammona]], a dam of significance in numerous Russian bloodlines.<ref name="russian10">{{cite web | url=http://www.horses.ru/arabian/fstock/poland1.htm | title="Poland", Troika, Your gateway to Russian horses | accessdate=29 December 2023 | archive-date=2007-12-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219090628/http://www.horses.ru/arabian/fstock/poland1.htm | url-status=dead}}</ref> |
[[Ofir (horse)|Ofir]] was by Kuhalian-Haifi, a desert-bred stallion who had been imported from the Jauf region of the [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian peninsula]] by Prince Roman [[Sanguszko]] of the Gumniska Stud. His first foal crop produced three Arabian sires of significance including: [[Witez II]], Witraz (sire of [[Bask (horse)|Bask]]), and [[Wielki Szlem]], a notable broodmare sire. Ofir was also among those of the horses of Janow who were taken by the Russians during the [[Soviet invasion of Poland]]. Later in his life, Ofir was taken to the [[Tersk Stud]] at USSR where he sired [[Mammona (horse)|Mammona]], a dam of significance in numerous Russian bloodlines.<ref name="russian10">{{cite web | url=http://www.horses.ru/arabian/fstock/poland1.htm | title="Poland", Troika, Your gateway to Russian horses | accessdate=29 December 2023 | archive-date=2007-12-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219090628/http://www.horses.ru/arabian/fstock/poland1.htm | url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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He is 56.25% [[Crabbet Arabian Stud|Crabbet]], inheriting the bloodline from both sides.<ref name="Angyl Pedigree">{{cite web | url=https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/angyl | title=Angyl Pedigree | accessdate=28 December 2023}}</ref> |
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==Life and |
==Life and career== |
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| ⚫ | At the age of 2, Bay-Abi was bought in auction by Sheila Varian, who was taken by his Polish bloodline.<ref name="Varian Arabians history">{{cite web | url=https://www.varianarabians.com/about/history/brief-history.html | title=Varian Arabians History | accessdate=1 January 2024}}</ref> She described him by saying, "Bay-Abi was a clown. He was a very sensitive horse whose good spirits were easily wilted with a slap or yell, although it was easy to re-stimulate him with a voice filled with excitement. It got to be the method of correction that when Bay-Abi was naughty I picked a flower and gave him a gentle little smack with it; he always looked at me like I had just shot him, so I didn't play around with the flower smacking that much. It hurt his feelings."<ref name="History of Bay-Abi">{{cite web | url=https://www.varianarabians.com/about/history/bay-abi.html | title=HISTORY OF BAY-ABI++ | publisher=Varian Arabians | accessdate=28 December 2023}}</ref> |
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At the age of 2, Bay-Abi was bought in auction by young Sheila Varian. |
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Bay-Abi was trained in [[halter (horse show)|halter]]and performance. He won a championship at the [[Cow Palace]] competition in [[San Francisco]] at the age of 3, and in 1962 Varian took him to the US Arabian National Championships in Estes Park Colorado where he was named US National Champion Stallion; reportedly unanimous on all three judges’ cards. He was shown in [[Western pleasure|Western]] and [[English pleasure]] two years later, winning U.S. National Top Ten awards. He was later awarded the Legion of Merit.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/arabianlegends00mari | title=Arabian Legends: Outstanding Arabian Stallions and Mares | publisher=Western Horseman | author=Carpenter, Marian K. | year=1999 | isbn=978-0-911647-48-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kpuFGQAACAAJ | title=Horses of the West | publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company; Thomas Yoseloff Ltd. | date=1968 | accessdate=2 January 2024 | author=Thwaites, Jeanne}}</ref> |
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In all, Bay-Abi sired 275 purebred Arabians, 65 being champions, and 24 going on to become national winners. One of his most prominent included [[Bay El Bey (horse)|Bay El Bey]], who was said to have changed the Arabian horse breed in America. He also |
In all, Bay-Abi sired 275 purebred Arabians, 65 being champions, and 24 going on to become national winners. One of his most prominent included [[Bay El Bey (horse)|Bay El Bey]], who was said to have changed the Arabian horse breed in America.<ref name="Bay El Bey++">{{cite web | url=https://www.varianarabians.com/about/history/bay-el-bey.html | title=Bay El Bey++ Varian Arabians | accessdate=2 January 2024}}</ref> He also the sire to most of the mare Ronteza's offspring. [[Ronteza]] was a foundation broodmare for Varian Farms. |
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Bay-Abi died at the age of 27.<ref name="History of Bay-Abi" /> |
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[[Category:Individual male horses]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:28, 8 November 2024
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| Breed | Arabian horse |
| Sire | Errabi |
| Grandsire | Arabi Kabir |
| Dam | Angyl |
| Maternal grandsire | Raseyn |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | April 22, 1057 |
| Country | USA |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Lloyd and Mary Silva |
| Owner | Sheila Varian |
| Trainer | Sheila Varian |
| Awards | |
| National Champion Western Pleasure National Champion Halter stallion | |
| Honors | |
| 1964 Scottsdale Res Champ English Pleasure | |
Bay-Abi (April 22, 1957-1984) was a bay Arabian stallion who was a foundation sire of Varian Arabians, and national halter champion. He was sired by Errabi, out of Angyl. [1]
Ancestry
[edit]Bay-Abi was by Errabi, and out of Angyl, who was a national US Top Ten Halter Mare.
Errabi was a champion stud who was killed at the age of 7.[2] Through his damsire, Bay-Abi was a grandson of the Skowronek son Raseyn, who was part of a large shipment of horses that Carl Raswan, previously Carl Schmidt, purchased from Lady Wentworth of the Crabbet Arabian Stud for W.K. Kellogg's new ranch in Pomona, California.
Ofir was by Kuhalian-Haifi, a desert-bred stallion who had been imported from the Jauf region of the Arabian peninsula by Prince Roman Sanguszko of the Gumniska Stud. His first foal crop produced three Arabian sires of significance including: Witez II, Witraz (sire of Bask), and Wielki Szlem, a notable broodmare sire. Ofir was also among those of the horses of Janow who were taken by the Russians during the Soviet invasion of Poland. Later in his life, Ofir was taken to the Tersk Stud at USSR where he sired Mammona, a dam of significance in numerous Russian bloodlines.[3]
He is 56.25% Crabbet, inheriting the bloodline from both sides.[4]
Life and career
[edit]At the age of 2, Bay-Abi was bought in auction by Sheila Varian, who was taken by his Polish bloodline.[5] She described him by saying, "Bay-Abi was a clown. He was a very sensitive horse whose good spirits were easily wilted with a slap or yell, although it was easy to re-stimulate him with a voice filled with excitement. It got to be the method of correction that when Bay-Abi was naughty I picked a flower and gave him a gentle little smack with it; he always looked at me like I had just shot him, so I didn't play around with the flower smacking that much. It hurt his feelings."[2]
Bay-Abi was trained in halterand performance. He won a championship at the Cow Palace competition in San Francisco at the age of 3, and in 1962 Varian took him to the US Arabian National Championships in Estes Park Colorado where he was named US National Champion Stallion; reportedly unanimous on all three judges’ cards. He was shown in Western and English pleasure two years later, winning U.S. National Top Ten awards. He was later awarded the Legion of Merit.[6][7]
In all, Bay-Abi sired 275 purebred Arabians, 65 being champions, and 24 going on to become national winners. One of his most prominent included Bay El Bey, who was said to have changed the Arabian horse breed in America.[8] He also the sire to most of the mare Ronteza's offspring. Ronteza was a foundation broodmare for Varian Farms.
Bay-Abi died at the age of 27.[2]
Pedigree
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| Arabi Kabir (AHR) | |||||||||||||||
| Kareyma (AHR) | |||||||||||||||
| Errabi (AHR) (Arabian Horse Registry) | |||||||||||||||
| Ferdin (AHR) | |||||||||||||||
| Ferdirah (AHR) | |||||||||||||||
| Sankirah (AHR) | |||||||||||||||
| Bay-Abi[1] 1957 bay stallion | |||||||||||||||
| Skowronek (PASB) (Polish Arabian Stud Book) | |||||||||||||||
| Raseyn (AHR) | |||||||||||||||
| Rayya (AHR) | |||||||||||||||
| Angyl (AHR) (Arabian Horse Registry) | |||||||||||||||
| Ofir (PASB) | |||||||||||||||
| Wierna (AHR) | |||||||||||||||
| Kamea (PASB) | |||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bay-Abi pedigree". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "HISTORY OF BAY-ABI++". Varian Arabians. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ ""Poland", Troika, Your gateway to Russian horses". Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Angyl Pedigree". Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Varian Arabians History". Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Carpenter, Marian K. (1999). Arabian Legends: Outstanding Arabian Stallions and Mares. Western Horseman. ISBN 978-0-911647-48-8.
- ^ Thwaites, Jeanne (1968). "Horses of the West". A.S. Barnes and Company; Thomas Yoseloff Ltd. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Bay El Bey++ Varian Arabians". Retrieved 2 January 2024.