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Prince Hallany++ at the 1963 Scottsdale show, photographed by George Axt |
Prince Hallany++, whose name refers to a sensitive, quick-natured prince, was a 1957 bay stallion by Hallany Mistanny (*Zarife x *Roda), out of Rodanna (Ferdin x Rafa), bred by Lenora P. Gilkey, Rafa Farm Arabians, Corcoran, California.
Hallany Mistanny, although bred in America by General Dickinson of Travelers Rest in Tennessee, was out of *Zarife and *Roda, who were 100% Egyptian horses, bred by Prince Mohamed Aly Tewfik and imported from Egypt by W.R. Brown. Uniquely bred, Hallany Mistanny's pedigree was completely free of the Blunt ancestral elements like Kars, Queen of Sheba, Azrek, Jerboa, Rodania and Dajania. Despite the volume of material that has been written about the Blunts, their adventures, and the world famous Crabbet Stud; I don't think it is possible to fully understand the far-reaching influence of the Blunt-bred Arabian horses, until one tries to find a pedigree that does not carry the blood of these horses. For this reason, it is interesting to consider his dam, Rodanna, who proves the accuracy of this statement, as she does carry the blood of the desert bred horses like Rodania, Ferida, Queen of Sheba and her son, Astraled, primarily through the stallion, *Ferdin. Although Rodanna was bred by Robert L. Wing of Fresno, California, her sire *Ferdin (Nureddin II x Ferda) was bred by Crabbet; her dam Rafa (*Raseyn x Amaana) was bred by W.K. Kellogg in Pomona, California, combining the 14 horses, including *Raseyn, that Carl Raswan had selected in England for W.K. Kellogg plus the horses that Carl Raswan had selected for Chauncey Clarke. It was at the Desert Arabian Stud in Indio, California, where Carl Raswan met W.K. Kellogg for the first time. Out for a drive, looking for something different to do, Kellogg and a doctor friend were led to Clarke's ranch for a visit. Kellogg became interested in the horses and made subsequent visits to Chauncey Clarke's ranch. When Chauncey Clarke became ill, W.K. Kellogg purchased the 11 or so Arabian horses belonging to Clarke. Included in that purchase was Amaana's sire and the co-star of Rudolph Valentino's silent movies, Jadaan (Abbeian x Amran) and the mare, Amham (Hamrah x Dahura), the dam of Amaana. While most of the horses that Chauncey Clarke purchased came from Peter Bradley's Hingham Stock Farm, Masachusetts, the horses were of Davenport breeding. For example, Jadaan's maternal granddam was the mare, *Wadduda.
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Prince Hallany++, age 19 |
Prince Hallany's pleasing conformation, short back, smooth topline, deep heart girth were strong qualities that won him fans wherever he was shown. In 1961 and 1962, he was shown locally in Del Mar, Santa Barbara, Fresno, San Fernando Valley and the Cow Palace. In 1963, he was named a Reserve Champion stallion in Scottsdale. Later in the same year, trained by Jeff Wonnell, he was not only a United States National top ten stallion in halter, he also earned a national top ten park horse title. The following year, he was in the top 5 champion stallions at the Pacific Slope show. His national wins, combined, with his class A show wins helped Prince Hallany++ earn the most prestigious honor a show horse can win, his legion of merit award in 1964.
A proven sire with 152 purebreds and 9 Half-Arabians to his credit, his get, like W.A. Apollo and Ibn Rafa++ among others, went on to earn national wins too furthering the successful legacy of Prince Hallany++. He was a good horse for the breed.
***Many thanks to JMarie Hamilton and her group, Out of the Past Arabians, Teri Boese Cox and the post she made in Arabian Horse Shows: The Good Old Days and PG Gregory and the post made in the same group as Teri. Without any of these 3 people, there would not be a blog today about Prince Hallany++. Also, I continue to be grateful to Mary Jane Parkinson and her book, The Kellogg Ranch - The First Fifty Years. It's one of the best books I have ever purchased about the Arabian horse.***
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