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THE
BABSON INFLUENCE: A Retrospective
- The
book
is finished and has been mailed to our Gallery Sponsors and those who
purchased pre-publication copies. The book will be available at the
Egyptian Event at the Kentucky Horse Park where there will be a book
signing on Thursday at noon.
See you
there! If you did not preorder the book, you can
get a copy from The Institute for the Desert Arabian
www.DesertArabian.org
ORDERING INFORMATION
(Posted April 16, 2009)
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Ru Fadl Esswad
Babson Filly!
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On October 19th
2009 the 2002 Babson mare Aareebah (Bedu Sabir x Almoraima
Alegria) gave birth to a beautiful chocolate bay
filly.
After 12 years of retirement
Ru Fadl Esswad
is a proud daddy again! More Babson foals from him are
expected in 2010.
Introducing Ru Fa Andele
(pending) owned and bred by Frank and Linda Bochansky of New
River Arizona. |
| Frank Bochansky
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UPDATE
- Teri Kelley,
owner of Fabah Serr left in January 2010 for a year in Afghanistan.
She is serving as a nurse in the emergency room of a trauma
unit. She is caring for U.S. troops, as well as local
Afghans in need.
Cheer her on! |
US Nationals
Bound - Cheer him on!
UPDATE
- Fabah Serr was diagnosed with a
mild case of laminitis while he was getting ready for Nationals.
He did not make the trip this year but is expected to make a full
recovery and be back in competition in the spring of 2010. Watch for
him at 2010 Nationals.
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Serr
Fabah (Ibn Sabbbah Bedu+/
x Fabah Mahrena) will be showing in Trail at 2009 US
Nationals. His owner Teri Kelley will show him on Oct. 29th and
31st in the Amateur Trail classes. Jeff Wilms will show him in
Open classes on Oct. 28th and 30th. Go Babson Go!
Please cheer them on
from where ever you are! |
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A Beautiful Bouncing Baby Babson Bint!!!
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We are CELEBRATING!
On February 24th Sah Barou Sudana
foaled a fancy 2009 bay filly by our Dressage Champion Ahmed Fabo.
She is athletic, beautiful and very sweet. We couldn't be
happier with her.
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more photos of her and her pedigree. |
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Scottsdale 2009
Results
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Teri
Kelly and her Fabah Serr
(Ibn Sabbah Bedu+/
x Fabah Mahrena) earned TWO
Scottsdale Top Tens in Trail (AOTR and ATR) on Sunday February 15th at
the prestigious Scottsdale Arabian show! We are so proud of Teri
and "Fabahito."
We're Snoopy Dancin'!
Just
before the show The Institute for the Desert Arabian announced its
2008 Drinker of the Wind awards. Fabah earned a Top Ten ranking! |
Three
Babsons made the awards group, all were bred by Bint Al Bahr Babson
Arabians! Mah
Sabbah Bedu (Ibn Sabbah Bedu+/ x Bint Roulett), owned by Keith Kosel
and Susan Mayo earned a Drinker of the Wind Top Ten. Nefrett
(Ibn Mahrouf x Bint Roulett) owned by Keith Kosel earned a Top Ten in the
community show division.
Go Team
Babson!
A Star Shines
on in our Hearts
A Native American song tells
us ...
to the starry cluster beaming, in the blue of midnight skies ancients say a
star is added, when a good woman dies ...
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The Arabian horse, the
Sheykh Obeyd Arabian and
those who love them have lost a dear friend and fierce defender.
Julia Byfield crossed her great Rainbow Bridge on October 11,
2008. She is greatly missed.
The soul would
have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears. Native
American proverb |
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There's a New
Boy in Town...
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We have a new arrival
- a 26 year old (2008) "syndicated" Babson
stallion! Ru Fadl Esswad is now at Bint Al Bahr. He
was thought to be gone but he's alive! Read his story!
Ru
Fadl Esswad |
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U.S.
Nationals Bound!
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FABAH SERR (Ibn
Sabbah Bedu+/ x Fabah
Mahrena) will be showing at the 2008 U.S. Arabian National
Championships. If you are there, please stop by the Trail Class
Championships and cheer him on! We are very proud of him and
thankful for his dedicated owners, Teri and David Kelly for giving him
this opportunity.
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2008 Regional
CHAMPIONS!
Ibn Sabbah Bedu+/ is a very proud
Dad! Sabbah has 5 Straight Babson Egyptian sons, 3 of them have ventured into
the show ring. All 3 earned
Regional Championships in 2008! The 3 sons earned a total of 4
Regional Championships, 5 Top Fives in 3 divisions... Whoopeee!
Extra carrots for all!
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stallion Serr Sotamm+ (Ibn
Sabbah Bedu+/ x Almoraima Alegria) earned the Region 9
Championship at both 2nd and 3rd Level Dressage. The show was
July 11-13th in Waco, Texas. More
photos of Serr Sotamm+ |
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Sabbah Bedu+/ x Fabah
Mahrena) 2001 Straight Babson gelding, earned the title of Region 7 Champion in Trail on April
25th, 2008. The course had obstacles he had never done before
but he handled them all with his usual calm attitude. He was 15 points
above the Reserve Champion. He earned a Top
Ten in Trail at the prestigious Scottsdale Show in February 2008.
Fabah is proudly owned by Teri and
David Kelly. More on
Fabah Serr Look for him at 2008 Nationals. |
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Just moments before going
into the ring for his Regional Championship class Fabah Serr came to the aid of his stablemate "Strawberry" by
galloping back to the barn for a few things when she lost a shoe just before
her showing. On return to the ring from his rousing gallop, he
downshifted into neutral again, snoozing until he entered the ring moments
later. That
is very much who he is!
Beautiful Bouncing Baby
Babson Boy!
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In the early hours of
March 26th 2008, Dahma Saafada presented us with a wonderful colt by
Abbas Ibn Lothar. Another beauty for the rare "With
Lothar" group! We are now up to 8 horses in that "keep
the diversity" group. More on this fancy
colt!
We
are celebrating!!! |
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hours old |
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Scottsdale
2008 Results
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Two Straight Babson
Arabians were shown at 2008 Scottsdale! WHOOPEE!
Fabah
Serr (Ibn Sabbah Bedu+/ x Fabah Mahrena) earned a Top Ten in Trail. He also won the Resv. Championship in Working Cow Horse at the January 2008
show in Tucson, AZ.
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Kazmeen (Ahmed Fabo x Almoraima Alegria) was shown in Sport Horse in Hand
- 2 and 3 Year Old
Stallions. He had a great
score, earned some wonderful comments from the judge, behaved like a
real gentleman and took home a 4th place ribbon. We are all
thrilled with how well he is doing.
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Follow
the above blue links for more on these Babson Arabians |
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The Institute
for the Desert Arabian Horse also had a gathering the first weekend of
Scottsdale. For more information www.DesertArabian.org
The Babson
Influence!
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A really EXCITING new
project is now under construction. Diana is part of a project to
create and publish a new book titled The
Babson
Influence, a Retrospective.
This book celebrates the Straight Babson Arabians and the many Babson
blends.
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Henry Babson at 88
years and Fay-El-Dine at 28 years! |
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THE BABSON INFLUENCE: A
RETROSPECTIVE
The Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse is publishing a reference book on
the Babson importation and its influence on Arabian horse breeding since 1932.
This hard cover book will be printed on acid-free paper, with reprints of
seminal articles on the Babson herd and new articles on Babson horses, variant
bloodlines, and the influence of Babson blood throughout the Arabian breed.
For more information, sponsorship, and orders, go to http://www.desertarabian.org/
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We
need YOU to be a part of this project! |
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locating information on the various Babson Influence bloodgroups as
well as individual horses. We need show and other competition
information. We need your help in gathering good high resolution
photos and scans of today's horses as well as historical photos.
We need your help so that when the book comes
out, horses important to you will not be left out because we did not
have the necessary information to include them. What each
of you know of or have photos of is relevant to the book project.
Without your help the book may be missing these important
elements. Please contact us for labeling information and
photographer release forms needed for the photos as well as format
information for articles. We need your input. |
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This
is YOUR Babson Influence book. |
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A
Beautiful Brilliant Bouncing Baby Babson Bint!!!
After a 340 day
gestation Charabs Sharifa has foaled a wonderful 2007 chestnut filly by
Bedu Sabir. She is an exciting new addition to our Babson
group. |
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Just a few hours old |
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More
on Khebirs Akelah |
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