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History Of Horses
Breeding Philosophy
Our horses are our treasures,” says Dick, “and pushing them for sale is not what we are about. Money is not our thing with Arabians. What we desire is quality and improvement, and we take great satisfaction each year in producing foals more stunning, sweeter and more loving, more athletic, and more typey than the year before. Generation after generation, they get better and better.
It’s all your “fault,” Walter Farley. One-hundred times your fault. Once for each Arabian the Hasbrooks now own.
Get to know some of our horses and their ancestors
Ragala
Ragala was born in 1934, the only daughter of the *Rifala and by *Mirage, both imported from the Crabbet Stud. *Rifala produced some of the most prominent sires of the breed including *Raffles, the most famous of all.
Ragala produced 16 foals, 10 females and 6 males (3 stallions/3 geldings), all were bred by the Bear Claw Ranch/Jeannette Morrill. Her daughters bred on and can be found in prominent breeding farms and show horses today.
Six of Ragala's daughters are found in the pedigrees at Twin Brook, and in some cases numerous times. She has become our most important tail female line. By inbreeding, we have produced lovely typey individuals, improving conformation and wonderful dispositions.
A Short Video Of Ragala
Azja
This is our first mare, Azja. She is by Razja and out of Capriola. Azja was foaled in April, 1960. She is pictured with her three day old colt by Azraff. Azja had 13 foals in her lifetime.
Azraff and Ferzon
Azraff *Raffles x *Azja lV Ferzon Ferneyn x Fersara
The stallions, Azraff and Ferzon were the base for our beginning. All of the stallions we used over the years were of their lines plus other *Raffles and *Raseyn bred individuals.. We are “second generation” breeders of this cross, but we have continued it on into the future as all the original breeders have passed on.
Our program is continuing on with Laura Anderson, Randy Stoneback Arabians at their Pennsylvania farm. We are combining our herds and adding stallions and mares of Crabbet lines –old and new.
Azraff (*Raffles x *Azja lV)
Azraff 23 Years Old
Azraff At Bonnicroft Fall (1959)
Ferzon (Ferneyn x Fersara)
Ferzon At Owatonna Farm
Ferzon
This picture of Mike and Peanuts (don't remember her real name) was not staged. Peanuts was rejected by her mother. She was very skinny and tiny when born and she became our first bottle baby. She just roamed the yard during the day when I was outside. Mike sucked his thumb, but had to have something soft to rub on. I looked up and there they stood, I grabbed the camera and got a quick shot off, but as soon as she saw me, she left Mike and ran to me thinking it was time to eat. Mike said "Peanuts top teppen on me" as she almost knocked him over. (He wasn't talking that good yet) This scene was repeated often, but never had the camera again.
Not going to make "mother of the year", but I thought I would share one of our youngest son, Dan. I sent my own young child out in the middle of the cow pasture to mess with a calf.......... with the mother standing right there. Needless to say, the cows were pretty gentle.
By the way, these photos are pretty old. I think that Dan is 44 and Mike is 48 now, or close to those ages.