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That *Naborr's true-life story is more fascinating than fiction? |
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That *Naborr (born Nabor) was bred by the Tersk Stud in Russia and born on April 13, 1950? |
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That *Naborr was Reserve National Champion at the All-Union Agricultural Fair in Moscow (an all-breed event) in 1954, second only to his sire, Negatiw, who was Champion? |
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That *Naborr was sold to Poland in 1955 and became Chief Sire of the Michalow State Stud, siring 61 offspring? |
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That American breeder Anne McCormick of Scottsdale, Arizona, was determined to buy *Naborr from Poland even though he was not for sale? |
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That *Naborr crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1963 on the same ship with *Bask++ and 13 other precious Polish Arabians on a 44-day voyage of violent storms at sea? |
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That *Naborr set a world record in 1969, when he was sold for $150,000 at age 19 to Tom Chauncey at the McCormick Dispersal Auction? |
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That *Naborr did not stand at public stud in the United States until he was 19 years old? |
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That *Naborr sired 365 foals in the United States, with more than 125 sons and daughters amassing well over 1,200 Championships, Reserve Championships, Top Tens, and Top Fives? |
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That Wayne Newton co-owned *Naborr with Tom Chauncey for two years and took him to the 1970 U.S. Nationals in Oklahoma City, where *Naborr was presented as one of the ten Living Legend Stallions? |
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That the *Naborr son *Aramus was Wayne Newton's lifetime horse and, upon his untimely death in 1976, the ranch was renamed Wayne Newton's Aramus Arabians? |
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That Professor Oleg Balakshin, Head of the Horse Breeding Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in Russia, visited *Naborr at Tom Chauncey Arabians in 1976 when he was 26 years old and had not seen him since 1955 when he left Russia? |
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That Professor Balakshin, still in Russia, has volunteered to write an article about *Naborr for this website? |
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That *Naborr died on November 9, 1977, but that he will be forever remembered? |
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That you can learn much more about the life of *Naborr and his influence on the Arabian breed by viewing this entire website? Just continue to the bottom of this page. |
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That in October of 1978, Tom Chauncey said, "*Naborr will be greater a hundred years from now than he is today. Those bloodlines are going to be there." |
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Please note: The buttons in this website were made by the Webmaster from actual photographs of *Naborr and are for use only within this site. They are not to be downloaded for use in any other website or in any collection of graphics. |
This Page Started 6/17/98. Last Updated 3/15/99.