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HISTORY OF THE
GEORGIA ARABIAN HORSE ASSOCIATION, INC.
Revised 1975

   
  In 1938 Dr. Urton Munn moved to Atlanta and brought with him his Arabian mare, Gazara, and her colt, Ganarro, by *Nasr.  These are the first Arabians known to this section of Georgia in recent times.  Gazara was by Bazleyd who was by Abu Zeyd and whose dam was Guemura.  These horses are familiar to all students of modern Arabian pedigrees.  About that time, Mr. Moore, who resided in southeast Atlanta, purchased S.S. Byron, a colt born at sea on the ship by the same name.  Also, Mr. Ray Fouche of Albany owned the stallion, Mac Arthur by * Fadl, and a mare.

 In the middle fifties Berry School, Rome, Georgia, acquired Katun by gift from Mr. Robert Woodruff and he was sent at stud largely to non-Arabian mares.  He was later acquired by Judge Eugene Gunby with whom he spent his last years.

 Mr. Willard Strain of Dalton established a stud of Arabian horses and among others has owned Zutez, Bandar and Amir Al Sahra.  During the next few years the Shamblins at Summerville and the Proctors at Cedartown acquired Arabians; Rex Bigelow moved to Hemp from California and brought with him the stallion, Zinraff, a gelding and some brood mares and other stock.. Halali Farm was established at Evans by Janice and Frank Rust and they imported the stallion, *El Mudir, and the mares, *Egeria, *Fortunka, *Egreta and her colt, *Emaus, from Poland.  Judge Gunby acquired some purebred brood mares.  Don and Bev Craighton brought a stallion and some other horses to Pine Mountain and the Cummings of Macon acquired the stallion, Melzar.  Miss Leewood Wilhoit, now Mrs. Jim Avary, moved to Atlanta bringing with her several purebred Arabians including the stallions Beau Saber and Mac Fieh.  There were also some purebreds in Savannah.  Soon there were Georgia-bred Arabians sold throughout the state and many of these young Georgia-bred horses were the foundation stock for new Arabian farms.

 In February, 1965, Mrs. Donald Craighton ran an advertisement in the Atlanta paper suggesting a meeting of persons interested in Arabian horses with the thought of organizing an Arabian horse association. An organizational meeting was held in Hamilton, Georgia.

 From this beginning has grown the present Georgia Arabian Horse Association which now has approximately 200 adult members and 60 junior members scattered throughout the state with the largest concentration of members located in the Metropolitan Atlanta area. 

 The Georgia Arabian Horse Association presidents have been: (Partial List) Rex Bigelow, Val Beaty, Frank Fuller, Jim McIntyre, Janice Rust, Mary Jim Lester, William E. Green, Jr, , Dr. A. Evan Boddy, Jack McNerney, Lee Leverette, Tom Bachan, Claire Boyd, Allyn Perkins

 According to the Arabian Horse Registry of America, the sex and ownership statistics as of December 31, 1974, for Georgia are: Stallions – 222, Mares – 345, Geldings – 116, or a total of 683 Purebreds, with a total number of owners of 258.  Horses 4 years and under – 228, horses 5 – 12 – 23, horses 13 – 25 years – 4, horses 26 and over – 3.

 Club Colors:   Purple =  Imperial  or regal rank or power-exalted station.

White  = Free from spot or blemish.

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