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Bask's sire was Witraz, by the famed Ofir, who also sired Witez II.His dam was Balalajka, a daughter of Amurath-Sahib, [2] deemed one of Poland's finest broodmares. [3] He was sent to the race track, as it was typical in the time for horses to be sent to race as three-year-olds in order to determine the horse's athletic ability and soundness. [1]
The closest imported horse in his pedigree was his maternal granddam, the Polish-bred mare *Szarza, As such, Khemosabi was a product of Arabian bloodlines that had been developed in the United States for several generations, and therefore was promoted as an "All-American" horse. Khemosabi was foaled in Husband's back yard in Whittier, California.
[2]: 65 It has been an important stud farm for the Arabian horse breed for the last 200 years despite being plundered in 1914 and 1939 by Russia. [2]: 153 The annual horse auction at Janów Podlaski, called Pride of Poland, is considered one of the leading and most prestigious sales of Arabian purebred horses globally. [3] [4] [5]
Witez II (April 1, 1938 – June 9, 1965) was a bay Arabian stallion foaled at the Janów Podlaski Stud Farm in Poland. He spent his early years at Janów at a time when Poland was under occupation by Nazi Germany before ultimately arriving in the United States in 1945, where he lived for the remainder of his life until his death.
This is a list of the breeds of horse considered in Poland to be wholly or partly of Polish origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Polish. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Polish.
Pianissima was the only mare in the history of the breed to be twice named European Triple Crown winner (All Nations Cup Aachen, European Championship Moorsele, and World Championship Paris), as well as Polish National Junior Champion/Best in Show as both a junior and senior mare. She was the only Arabian ever to claim all titles in the same ...
Angelina Jolie balked at a question regarding whether there should be a biopic about her life.. When Jolie, 49, and her Maria director Pablo Larraín spoke with the U.K.'s The Times to promote ...
The Arabian or Arab horse (Arabic: الحصان العربي [alħisˤaːn alʕarabijj], DMG al-ḥiṣān al-ʿarabī) is a breed of horse with historic roots on the Arabian Peninsula. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world.