SIRES OF SIGNIFICANCE

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*NABORR AND HIS SONS *GWALIOR, *ARAMUS, AND GAI-ADVENTURE

By Mary Jane Parkinson

In 1976, when *Naborr was 26, the Chaunceys held the first *Naborr Generation Sale, a Broadway stage-type production at the Chauncey ranch. Twelve *Naborr sons were paraded for the sale crowd, then *Naborr was led center stage. People were on their feet instantly, applauding and cheering. *Naborr was alabaster and majesty and red roses and took all the adulation as his due. He looked upon his sons only briefly and with some disdain. The sale grossed $813,000 for 31 lots, topped by TC Grand Slam, a two-year-old colt, at $105,000. All but two of the horses in the sale were of *Naborr breeding, or mares in foal to him or his son Kaborr.

A visitor from *Naborr's past came to call at the Chauncey ranch during Scottsdale week that year. Dr. Oleg Balakshin, then Head of the Horse Breeding Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Russia, and his interpreter. Dr. Balakshin knew *Naborr at Tersk but had not seen him since 1955, so he called to pay his respects. His reaction to seeing *Naborr again was tears, Deedie remembers.

*Naborr died on November 9, 1977. Doug phoned the news to Deedie at Catalina where she was visiting her family. She flew back to Scottsdale within hours, and she and Doug and Juan (a ranch worker) buried him near the stables that night in a cold dismal rain.

*Naborr's death was a low blow to Tom Chauncey, and for a time there was speculation that he might not go on with Arabian breeding. But by this time Kaborr (the grey colt foaled in October 1970) was more than living up to his label "the spittin' image son of *Naborr," and much of the caring was transferred to him. In 1979, Kaborr was Cana-dian National Champion Stallion and Canadian National Champion Western Pleasure, and U.S. National Reserve Champion Stallion for the second time. A few months later, Kaborr frosted this record and went even more international at Salon du Cheval in Paris when he was judged European Senior Male Champion. In 1982, Kaborr firmly established himself as a sire of merit and renewed and embellished the *Naborr image. Kaborr's daughter Kajora (x *Edjora), at age three, was U.S. National Champion Mare in a class of 52.

Kaborr
(*Naborr x Bint Kholameh)

*Naborr's record as a sire is still being developed. By the end of the 1976 show season, 61 *Naborr sons and daughters had won a total of 693 championships. The championships included three double National Champions: *Aramus (x Amneris PASB), U.S. and Canadian National Champion Stallion; *Dornaba (x Darda PASB), U.S. and Canadian National Champion Mare; and Riffle (x *Rifilla), U.S. and Canadian National Champion Formal Driving.

Gai-Adventure
(*Naborr x Gavrelle)

*Aramus
(*Naborr x Amneris PASB)

By the end of the 1982 show season, 121 *Naborr offspring had won a total of 1,130 Championships, Reserves, Top Tens, and Top Fives. The total of 1,130 establishes *Naborr as one of the sires with the most champions--a count not likely to be challenged by many. There are 109 wins at the National level, including 18 Championships; 150 wins at the Regional level; 34 at Pacific Slope, Pacific Northwest, and East Coast championship classes; and 793 (393 in halter and 400 in performance) at Class A shows.

THE 1,130 WINS are almost evenly divided, with 569 halter wins (50.4%) and 561 in performance (49.6%). At the U.S. and Canadian Nationals and at the Regional level,the performance Championships and Reserves include English pleasure, park, formal driving, pleasure driving, native costume, western pleasure, sidesaddle, and stock. Most of the championships were won by *Naborr sons; 75 stallions and six geldings (about 65%) had 877 wins for about 78% of the total.

Nine of *Naborr's top ten winning offspring are males. Desert Sands (x Esare), a *Naborr son foaled in 1965, has the highest number of wins with 59, all in performance. Next in *Naborr's top ten winning offspring is Riffle (x *Rifilla) with 54, again all in performance, followed by *Aramus (x Amneris PASB) with 49 in halter and performance. Then comes Kaborr (x Bint Kholameh) with 45, *Dornaba (x Darda PASB) (the only mare in the top ten) with 42, Gai-Adventure (x Gavrelle) with 32, Fire (x Bur Ann) with 32, Itsalancer (x Itsarada) with 31, *Madrygal (x Madiara PASB) with 29, and The Phoenician (x Sunny Acres Papaya) with 29.

Those 1,130 wins came to *Naborr in 20 years of showing. The first wins for *Naborr offspring were in 1963 when *Gwiazdor (x *Gwadiana), *Mirzaz (x Mira PASB), *Gwozdawa (x *Gwadiana), and *Dzisna (x Dyska PASB) brought home one halter championship, two halter reserves, a Pacific Slope Top Five Park, and a Reserve Park.The number of wins increased almost every year; 1972 was the highest year with 87, but there were 86 in 1975, and 81 in 1982. From 1963 to 1982, *Naborr offspring averaged 56.5 wins per year. The highest number of shows per year was 63 in 1982.

*Naborr sired a total of 365 foals (194 fillies and 171 colts) for his lifetime total in the United States, putting him well above 250 registered foals, the criterion for World Sires of Significance in this series. In addition to his foals sired in Russia and America, *Naborr sired 61 foals during his years at stud in Poland, for an international total of 435. *Naborr is one of the homozygous greys of the Skowronek line, so all 435 foals are grey.

Of *Naborr's 61 Polish-bred offspring, 25 daughters and 15 sons bred at Michalow were selected for purebred breeding. Fifteen of those daughters were exported, and all 15 of the stallions. The Poles sold *Naborr offspring to Sweden, Germany, Holland, and Mexico. In European shows, *Espartero (x Ela) was Swedish National Champion Stallion, Madar (x *Maritsa) was Swedish National Champion Stallion, and Dardir (x Darda) won his class at the Salon du Cheval. Thirteen sons and 14 daughters were imported to the United States. Two stallions, *Mirzaz and *Faraon, were imported before *Naborr was, and one son and five daughters arrived in 1963, along with *Naborr. Ten of the imported sons and nine of the daughters became champions.

By 1969, *Naborr had four sons who sired ten or more foals in that year's stud book, topped by his son *Aramus with 42. In 1974, he had seven sons with ten or more foals in three consecutive stud books. For Volume 33 of the stud book (1979), *Naborr himself was in the top five sires, all with 30 or more foals. *Naborr is one of eight World Sires of Significance who have sons who are Sires of Significance. With three sons (*Gwalior, *Aramus, and Gai-Adventure) already on the list, and a fourth son about to join them. Azh Naborr, owned by Sam and Gloria Azhderian, has 246 foals registered through Volume 45, with an additional 49 foals appearing in upcoming volumes 46 and 47. *Bask is the only other sire with four sons on the Sires of Significance list.

*Gwalior
(*Naborr x *Gwadiana)

When the Chaunceys acquired *Naborr, they set his stud fee at $10,000 and later reduced it to $5,000. He remained at public stud the rest of his life; his book was limited but never closed. The Chaunceys bred 169 *Naborr foals and still have 13 daughters--daughters which Deedie describes as "treasures beyond measure." The pure Polish *Naborr daughters have been bred to Ben Bask (*Bask x *Maska by Negatiw). The merit of crossing *Naborr with the Ferzon lines is demonstrated by the Chauncey stallion Century Cytadel (Gai Parada x Tivolee), a Ferzon grandson, with whom the *Naborr daughters cross well. Other Chauncey *Naborr daughters have been to their National Champion Stallion *Asadd (*Sultann x Amani EAO). The *Serafix line has also been a good cross for the *Naborr blood.

Tom Chauncey collected choice mares for *Naborr (and the other Chauncey stallions) and through his collecting efforts became the legendary big spender at Scottsdale. *Bask daughters became a specialty in his buying, and this year, the Chaunceys' 52 *Bask daughters were all bred to Kaborr.

HOW TO SUM UP *NABORR? The narrative tells the story of his travels, and the numbers tell the story of *Naborr as a sire of champions. But the story of *Naborr the individual is found in the memories and appreciation of persons worldwide. Many persons shared those feelings when *Naborr died, such as this heartfelt tribute from a child who wrote: "I wanted to tell you how bad I feel about *Naborr. I know it was a great loss to everyone, for I am positive *Naborr meant a lot to the whole nation. No one knows how bad I feel. When I heard the news, I wanted to cry. I know it doesn't sound like much coming from a 12-year-old girl, but it's the best I can do."

When Wayne Newton learned of *Naborr's death, he wired the Chaunceys: "Trust me when I tell you we know how you feel. I once wrote a line that said simply, 'It really doesn't matter how it all ends. The only thing that truly matters are the hearts and souls you touch along the way.' You have touched his heart and soul, and we have all been touched by his."

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