The Victorian Crabbet Arabian Horse Group Inc

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This site was last updated 11/10/2009

What is Crabbet?

Pure Arabian Horses descended in all lines from horses purchased, owned or bred by Wilfred BLUNT, Lady Anne BLUNT, Lady WENTWORTH at Crabbet Park in England

INTRODUCTION

The Arabian with a known history going back about five thousand years, is the oldest breed of horse in existence. The earliest records depict his ancestors as war horses in the green crescent of Mesopotamia - swift spirited steeds hitched to chariots or bestrode by marauding warriors.

Along with the conquering armies, his forebears and his fame spread throughout the known world. As the prized possession of the great kings and rulers, the Arabian horse became a symbol of power and wealth and he was universally acclaimed as the saddle horse "par excellence." He was the original source of quality and speed, and he remains pre-eminent in the sphere of soundness and endurance.

Either directly or indirectly, the Arabian contributed to the formation of virtually all the modern breeds of light horse.

GENERAL APPEARANCE AND IMPRESSION

A unique combination of beauty and utility, the typical Arabian is a symmetrical saddle horse combining strength and elegance - with a bright, alert outlook and great pride of bearing. The sharply defined facial features, the thin skin with its silken, iridescent coat, the fine hair of the mane and tail and the hard clean legs with their exceptionally clean cut tendons and joints, are characteristic Arabian features associated with a quality of the highest degree.

The movements give an impression of lightness, agility and grace, associated with a free, ground covering stride and great impulsion. There is no standard height, however the usual range is from 14-1 hands to 15-1 hands.

ATTRIBUTES

Hearing and sight are acute. Highly intelligent with a unique temperament combining spirit and courage with tractability and exceptional affinity for humans, the Arabian likes to please, but resents abuse.

The Arabian, with its outstanding soundness of wind, limb and constitution is renowned for an endurance capacity far above the average and likewise for its prepotency, fertility and longevity.

FIRST CRABBETS IN AUSTRALIA

First Pure Crabbets into Australia were 2 mares Francolin and Purple Stock in 1882 to NSW

First stallion in Australia was Kars Hadban in 1885 NSW

Kars was in battle before being imported and was hit with a bullet twice one in the near shoulder and on the off leg below the knee on the journey home Kars was so ill that they took his bridle off and left him behind but when he saw they were leaving him he got up and followed them.

94 horses were imported to Australia 52 stallions 42 mares

Fenwick stud founded in 1925 and still exists today it is the largest and longest breeding of Crabbets they imported 10 males and 8 females

Sindh over 260 progeny 28yo

Greylight over 250 progeny 33yo