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Inthe 1950’s Honey Tait and her husband visited most of the major Arabianbreeders and photographed their horses on 8mm film. That footage was thenprofessionally transferred to video tapes by the Arabian Horse Trust andreturned to her. She had more copies made. I purchased one andlisted some for her here on where they brought up to $250 each. It runs slightly more than an hour.
THIS IS AVAILABLE IN EITHER VHS OR DVD
THE PHOTO IS *RAFFLES FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY.
Included is footage ofsuch greats as Abu Farwa, Hallany Mistanny, Fadjur, *Raffles and many, many others; truly a rare piece of Arabian horse history.
A complete list of horsesshown is below:
JOHANNA “HONEY” TAIT – VIDEO FOOTAGE
May 1952- Alice Payne’s Asil Arabians
*Raffles 1926GS (Skowronek x *Rifala) one yearbefore his death
Rasraff1942 (*Raffles x *Rasmina) inthe pasture
Thelma &James Dean’s Ky farm –
Mygida (*Raffles x Imagida) at age 3
Phala (Phantom x Rafla) age 4
Imagida 1939 CM(Image x Ourida) black & white footage
Group at fenceis Imagida, on left, Phala & Mygida on right
Imagida and Ourgida (by Garaff) followed by
Phala andPhleta (by *Raffles) This stubborn little filly went on to produce Phazon (byFerzon) and is the granddam of National Champion Stallion Gai Parada through her daughter Azleta.
1954 Cleveland Ohio show – 2year old colt class
Ferzon (Ferneyn x Fersara) black grey
Nitez (*Witez II x Nafa) black
1956 – California
Tone Ranch –
Fer Natta f.1950 (Fertif x Vans Natta) with herFadjur daughter Fadjura
Hi Natta (Fertif x Vans Natta) silver grey foaled1951
Jatta f. 1955 (Fadjur x Fer Natta) chestnut filly
Ferneyna f. 1954 (Ferneyn x Fernatta) black greyfilly
Saki f. 1950 (Ferseyn x Ferdia) with Fadjur filly Sakifa . Sakifa was named1964 Canadian National Champion Mare
Howard Marks Ranch
Binni f. 1940 (Gulastra x Habiba) and her colt Saduby Raffrim
Raffrim (Raffey x Daanaseyn) grey stallion at age 5
Hallany Mistanny (*Zarife x Roda) at age 19
Jedel Arabian Ranch
Caravan (Ribal x Fasal) chestnut stallion at age 18
Sureyn (*Raseynx *Crabbet Sura) double grandson of Skowronek, at age 16. At the firstNationals in 1958 his son Mujahid was named National Champion Stallion and hisdaughter Surita the National Champion Mare.
Donald Jones
Lee Isham working Farnur f.1947 (Nur Ed Dam x Farhan) one of the top working stock horse and trail horseof his time
Mraff f. 1952(*Raffles x Masyra) He was a US Top TenStallion in 1959
Marietta Whitcomb’sRancho El Nattall
El Nattall(Alla Amarward x Natta) at age 12. He had been injured in 1954 and had onlylimited use of his tail. He is a half brother to Vans Natta, dam of Fer Nattaand Hi Natta owned by the Tones
Alice Bracker’s
Horses of Mr& Mrs A. E. Cameron
Fiala (Indy xBarq) grey mare foaled 1952
Barq (Abu Farwax Antana) chestnut mare foaled 1947
El Lata f. 1942(Sanad x Schillan) with filly Lalindyby Indy
Indy f. 1947(Raffles x *Indaia) full brother to Bazy Tankersley’s Indraff
Herbert Reese’s
Abu Farwa f. 1940 (Rabiyas x Rissletta) – Tom Taitgetting his face washed by him
Alice Paynes’s
Rafferty f. 1953 (*Raffles xMasrufa)
Cal Poly(Kellogg’s)
Alyf f. 1938(Ronek x Fath) head over the door and being led around
Courier f. 1947(*Raseyn x Sheherzade)
Santa Barbara Show
Frank McCoyshowing Ferneyn f. 1944 (Ferseyn x Moneyna) to first in his class and then asChampion Stallion
Harvey Ellisshowing the noted working mare Moneyna f. 1937 (*Raseyn x Monica) without a bridle
In acombination class Tamarlane (Abu Farwa x Ritama) f. 1945 is the chestnut with 4white feet, while Risab (Ronek x Fadahma) f. 1950 is the dark grey.
Clarence & Gina Manion’s , Manion Canyon farm in Indiana Three *Raffles sons –
Ruffles (x Frankokhla) f. 1945 is the first grey
Rifraff (x Rafissa) f. 1947 is the chunkier grey
Rafourid (x Ourida) f. 1947 is the chestnut
1957 LansingMichigan
Azkar (Rahas x*Aziza) 1935 grey stallion
Berrien SpringsMichigan show
Lallegra (Imaraff x Bint Abu)1955 mare shown by Red Beyer. She went on to claim the 1959 US NationalChampion Mare title
Synbad (Julep xSahra Su) 1955 stallion owned by Red Beyer. He was the first winner of theLegion of Merit He was the 1958 ReserveNational Champion and became National Champion in 1959.
Haj Amin 1951 (Hassan Pasha x Su Rhana) Top TenStallion in 1958 and 1959
1958 – Berrien SpringsMichigan
Synbad (Julep x Sahra Su) with Red and Bobby Beyer
Ibn Hanrah (Hanrah x Ronara) 1951 Bay stallion shownby Walter Chapman
1959 – California –
Frisco Mari’s
Ferseyn (*Raseyn x *Ferda) 1937 Grey stallion
Bella Rosa(Ferseyn x Joraba) 1953 Chestnut mare and Ferditha (Abu Farwa x Ferdith) 1952Chestnut mare)
Rancho El Nattall –Marietta Whitcomb
Nattal El Masruff 1955 BS (El Nattall x Masrufa)
1960 – El Rahnason 1949 GS(El Rahna x Amaana) owned by Gilbert & Pearl Larson.
Shown at homeand in a pageant at a Santa Barbara Show. Riders were dressed as famous figures– Tom Tait (as General Grant) is on El Rahnason.
1964 – George Berridges,Michigan
Al Marah Safir1948 GS (Ferseyn x Rose of Luzon)
Ferok 1951 GS (Ferseyn x Rokila)
1956 – Frank McCoy’s
Fersara (Ferseyn x Bint Sahara) with her 1956 coltDunes (by Ferneyn)
Hasa (Ferseyn x Rehasafa) and filly Rebecca (by RoyalSon)
Royal Turk (Ferseyn x Bint Sahara) as a yearling
Kassie (Ferneyn x Hasa) as a yearling
Sands (Ferneyn x Fersara) as a yearling
Mirad (Ferneyn x Rozan) is the darker grey, as a 2year old colt
Royal Grey (Ferseyn x Bint Sahara), lighter grey 2year old colt
BINT SAHARA(Farawai x Bint Sedjur) “the Factory” at age 14 and in foal to Ferseyn.
1958 – October, Frank McCoy’s
Sahara Rose (Ferseyn x Bint Sahara) rose grey filly
Sara Sue (Ferneyn x Fersara) black grey filly
Kassie (Ferneyn x Hasa) black grey coming 4 year oldfilly
Dunes (Ferneyn x Fersara) dapple grey coming 3 yearold colt
Royal Turk(Ferseyn x Bint Sahara) coming 4 year old colt. Purchased by the Taits, he became Scottsdale Champion Stallionthe next year.
Rozan (Ferseynx Rokhalza)
Kassie (headover fence)
Frank longeingand then riding Royal Turk
Rozan undersaddle
Frank ridingSara Jean, Jean Graham on Kassie, Al Ostermeyer on Dunes
Tom Tait hotwalking Sara Jean and Helen McCoy with Kassie
Royal Storm(Ferseyn x Bint Sahara) longed and standing at halter
More visitorsarrived so all got paraded again: Rose grey filly Sahara Rose, Rozan, SaraJean, Dunes, Fersara with Aarief filly Sara Lyn, Bint Sahara heavy in foal withSahara Dawn,
Mr. Firestone,friend of the McCoy’s, riding Hasa
After BintSahara, another (later) visit to new location
The Squire 1964 Bay stallion (The Real McCoy x Arizona)
Royal Storm(running)
Mares – the“Saharas”
Dunes is thewhite stallion with Frank McCoy
The last twohorses were added by the Arabian Horse Trust to this video and are notidentified.