Overview of the Russian Bloodlines
Russia
purchased
Kann
from
France
in
1930
along
with
6
mares.
They
had
good
shoulders
and
were
known
as
"uphill"
horses,
i.e.
taller
at
the
withers
than
at
their
croup.
By
day's
standards
they
would
probably
be
considered
far
from
beautiful
(but
then
beauty
is
in
the
eye...)
but
they
had
strong
legs
and
good
conformation.
Kann
produced
the
mare
Krona
who
foaled
Taktika
who
became
a
foundation
mare
of
the
Russian
Tersk
breeding
program.
Taktika
was
a
granddaughter
of
Star
of
the
Hills
,
a
Crabbet
mare
with
much
inbreeding
to
Mesaoud
and
highly
prized
by
the
Tersk
breeding
program.
Taktika
produced
the
famous
race
sire
*Pietuszok
who
not
only
had
a
great
racing
background
himself,
but
was
the
sire
of
Orzel
who
was
Top
10
English
Pleasure
and
US
National
Champion
in
Racing,
one
of
the
foundation
sires
of
racing Arabians in the US.
*Pietuszok
's
sire
was
Priboj
.
Priboj
was
out
of
Rissalma
,
one
of
the
Crabbet
mares
whom
the
Russian
program
had
acquired,
known
for
producing
horses
of
strength
and
stamina,
and
by
Piolin
,
a
Polish
stallion.
Priboj
was
also
the
sire
of
triple
crown
winner
Topol
,
full
brother
to
*Pietuszok.
TLA
Halynov
has
4
crosses
in
his
pedigree
to
Priboj
who
is
at
the
foundation
of
many
successful
race
pedigrees.
Please
view
Halynov's
Russian
Pedigree
to
learn
about
our
stallion's
Russian
bloodlines
with
regards
to
ancestral race and show backgrounds.
Priboj
had a deep shoulder, arched neck and a pretty head.
In
1939,
the
German
army
invaded
Poland
and
12
of
the
greatest
stallions
and
42
mares
were
evacuated
from
the
Janov
stud
to
Tersk
.
One
of
those
stallions
was
Ofir
who
was
the
sire
of
the
3
"W"
stallions:
Wielki
Szlem,
Witez
II,and
Witraz
.
One
of
the
42
mares,
Makata
,
was
the
dam
of
Witraz
.
If
you
can
imagine
the
extent
to
which
the
evacuation
was
fraught
with
chaos
and
confusion!
The
80
or
so
total
stallions,
mares,
and
foals
had
to
walk
the
1000
mile
trip;
there
were
no
railroad
cars
available.
Mammona,
daughter
of
Ofir,
survived
a
1000
mile
march
as
a
suckling
from
Poland
to
Russia
to
be
saved
from
the
Germans
and
there
founded
a
Dynasty
of
"Russian
M
horses"
such
as:
*Moment,
*Muscat,
*Muslin,
*Mag
and
*Marsianin.
Several
months
after
their
arrival
they
had
to
be
evacuated
again
on
a
2000
mile
march
into
Asia
to
avoid
the
Nazi
army.
Although
many
of
the
Thoroughbred
and
half-blood
horses
did
not
make
it
to the end of the journey, NOT ONE ARABIAN died!
Tak
Tika
is
the
founder
of
the
second
most
famous
dam
line
in
Russia
and
traces
to
the
stallion
Kann
from
France
...
who
is
found
in
many
modern
day
endurance
and
winning
race
arabians.
Tak
Tika
is
the
dam
of
Trapecia has many stars in her pedigree. One of her very athletic offspring was
Tamerlan.
Amurath
Sahib
was
Koheilan
in
type:
massive,
bony
with
good
constitutions
and
proven
racing
ability.
He
was
the
sire
of
Arax
(who
was
out
of
a
daughter
of
Wielki
Szlem
)
who
was
brought
to
Russia
in
1958
and
used
at
stud
there
for
10
years.
Arax
is
of
the
oldest
sire
line
in
Europe,
that
of
Bairactar,
born
in
1813.
In
1958,
the
exceptional
bay
son
of
Amurath
Sahib,
Arax,
was
sold
by
Poland
to
Russia.
In
the
intervening
years
the
Kuhailan
branch
of
the
Bairactar
line
was
lost
to
Poland.
Poland
than
re-acquired
this
sire
line
from
Tersk
through
the
Arax
grandson
Tallin.
Arax
was
known
for
his
great
length
and
strength
of
hindquarters,
good
legs
and
huge
black
eyes.
His
only
fault
would
have
been
a
thick
throat
latch.
He
was
sire
to
Nabeg
,
sire
of
many
Russian
bred
imported
to
the
US.
He
was
frequently
crossed
with
Aswan
daughters (e.g.
*Nariadni)
.
Aswan
was
given
to
the
Russian
breeding
program
by
Egypt
as
a
gift
following
completion
of
the
Aswan
Dam.
Frequently
Tersk
would
use
Aswan
to
impart
that
special
flare
and
fire
yet
make
sure
that
Arax
was
in
the
pedigree
to
insure
good
conformation.
Nabeg
sired
such
greats
as
Ptersk,
Pesniar,
Principe,
Monokol
...the
list
goes
on...I
guess
I
should
probably
quit
here
or
this
is
going
to
resemble
Genesis,
with
all the "begats!"
For more information on the Russian breeding program in the Us, please visit
SAI Oaks web site
.
Overview of the Russian Bloodlines
Russia
purchased
Kann
from
France
in
1930
along
with
6
mares.
They
had
good
shoulders
and
were
known
as
"uphill"
horses,
i.e.
taller
at
the
withers
than
at
their
croup.
By
day's
standards
they
would
probably
be
considered
far
from
beautiful
(but
then
beauty
is
in
the
eye...)
but
they
had
strong
legs
and
good
conformation.
Kann
produced
the
mare
Krona
who
foaled
Taktika
who
became
a
foundation
mare
of
the
Russian
Tersk
breeding
program.
Taktika
was
a
granddaughter
of
Star
of
the
Hills,
a
Crabbet
mare
with
much
inbreeding
to
Mesaoud
and
highly
prized
by
the
Tersk
breeding
program.
Taktika
produced
the
famous
race
sire
*Pietuszok
who
not
only
had
a
great
racing
background
himself,
but
was
the
sire
of
Orzel
who
was
Top
10
English
Pleasure
and
US
National
Champion
in
Racing,
one
of
the
foundation sires of racing Arabians in the US.
*Pietuszok's
sire
was
Priboj.
Priboj
was
out
of
Rissalma,
one
of
the
Crabbet
mares
whom
the
Russian
program
had
acquired,
known
for
producing
horses
of
strength
and
stamina,
and
by
Piolin,
a
Polish
stallion.
Priboj
was
also
the
sire
of
triple
crown
winner
Topol,
full
brother
to
*Pietuszok.
TLA
Halynov
has
4
crosses
in
his
pedigree
to
Priboj
who
is
at
the
foundation
of
many
successful
race
pedigrees.
Please
view
Halynov's
Russian
Pedigree
to
learn
about
our
stallion's
Russian
bloodlines
with
regards
to
ancestral
race
and
show
backgrounds.
Priboj
had
a
deep
shoulder,
arched
neck
and
a
pretty
head.
In
1939,
the
German
army
invaded
Poland
and
12
of
the
greatest
stallions
and
42
mares
were
evacuated
from
the
Janov
stud
to
Tersk.
One
of
those
stallions
was
Ofir
who
was
the
sire
of
the
3
"W"
stallions:
Wielki
Szlem,
Witez
II,and
Witraz.
One
of
the
42
mares,
Makata,
was
the
dam
of
Witraz.
If
you
can
imagine
the
extent
to
which
the
evacuation
was
fraught
with
chaos
and
confusion!
The
80
or
so
total
stallions,
mares,
and
foals
had
to
walk
the
1000
mile
trip;
there
were
no
railroad
cars
available.
Mammona,
daughter
of
Ofir,
survived
a
1000
mile
march
as
a
suckling
from
Poland
to
Russia
to
be
saved
from
the
Germans
and
there
founded
a
Dynasty
of
"Russian
M
horses"
such
as:
*Moment,
*Muscat,
*Muslin,
*Mag
and
*Marsianin.
Several
months
after
their
arrival
they
had
to
be
evacuated
again
on
a
2000
mile
march
into
Asia
to
avoid
the
Nazi
army.
Although
many
of
the
Thoroughbred
and
half-
blood
horses
did
not
make
it
to
the
end
of
the
journey, NOT ONE ARABIAN died!
Tak
Tika
is
the
founder
of
the
second
most
famous
dam
line
in
Russia
and
traces
to
the
stallion
Kann
from
France
...
who
is
found
in
many
modern
day
endurance
and
winning
race
arabians.
Tak
Tika
is
the
dam
of
Trapecia
has
many
stars
in
her
pedigree.
One
of
her
very
athletic offspring was
Tamerlan.
Amurath
Sahib
was
Koheilan
in
type:
massive,
bony
with
good
constitutions
and
proven
racing
ability.
He
was
the
sire
of
Arax
(who
was
out
of
a
daughter
of
Wielki
Szlem)
who
was
brought
to
Russia
in
1958
and
used
at
stud
there
for
10
years.
Arax
is
of
the
oldest
sire
line
in
Europe,
that
of
Bairactar,
born
in
1813.
In
1958,
the
exceptional
bay
son
of
Amurath
Sahib,
Arax,
was
sold
by
Poland
to
Russia.
In
the
intervening
years
the
Kuhailan
branch
of
the
Bairactar
line
was
lost
to
Poland.
Poland
than
re-acquired
this
sire
line
from
Tersk
through
the
Arax
grandson
Tallin.
Arax
was
known
for
his
great
length
and
strength
of
hindquarters,
good
legs
and
huge
black
eyes.
His
only
fault
would
have
been
a
thick
throat
latch.
He
was
sire
to
Nabeg,
sire
of
many
Russian
bred
imported
to
the
US.
He
was
frequently
crossed
with
Aswan
daughters (e.g.*Nariadni).
Aswan
was
given
to
the
Russian
breeding
program
by
Egypt
as
a
gift
following
completion
of
the
Aswan
Dam.
Frequently
Tersk
would
use
Aswan
to
impart
that
special
flare
and
fire
yet
make
sure
that
Arax
was
in
the
pedigree
to
insure
good
conformation.
Nabeg
sired
such
greats
as
Ptersk,
Pesniar,
Principe,
Monokol...the
list
goes
on...I
guess
I
should
probably
quit
here
or
this
is
going
to
resemble
Genesis, with all the "begats!"
For
more
information
on
the
Russian
breeding
program
in
the
Us,
please
visit
SAI
Oaks
web
site
.
