– Pamela Burton with the help of Joanna Kale and the Tersk Stud photocredit :Alexa Khruscheva The Beginning Count Sergei Stroganov fulfilled his dream in 1889 of starting an Arabian horse stud in the Caucasus Mountains in southern European Russia. He gathered horses from the Middle East and had 66 Purebred horses by…
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Son of Kesberoy, Virgule Al Maury
VIRGULE AL MAURY 1989 Chestnut French Stallion (Kesberoy x Valse Du Cassou by Baroud II) Background The French Arabian race sire, Virgule Al Maury, was imported into the United States in 1995, after competing successfully for 3 seasons in the UK and UAE. Virgule is a son of Kesberoy, the noted French sire, and…
New Discovery of the Arabian horse found in Saudi Arabia
Peter Harrigan, author and scholar, has put together a fascinating read in the May/June issue of the Saudi Aramco World magazine. Excerpt and link to the article below. The discovery at al-Magar and the electrifying question it raises come as Saudi Arabia experiences a resurgent pride not only in its archeological heritage but also, particularly,…