All About Lady

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Meet Lady

Our resident Equine Aristocrat, and "Hoity-Toity Horse", Lady is a purebred Polish Arabian. Descended from Bask (his photos below), she was a show horse in her younger days and traveled extensively before coming here. Because she was stabled for much of her youth, she did not develop the social skills found in most horses. She does, however, throw some spectacular hissy fits (also pictured below).

She hates to be clean, and has a tendency to find the biggest pile of poop she can to roll in should you dare to give her a bath. While she doesn't mind a nice icky roll in the poop (or plain old dirt if there's no poop handy), she will not set foot in mud ~ go figure :o) I have seen her stand and stare longingly at the water trough after a rain; if she gets thirsty enough she will mince around the puddle and stretch waaaaaaaaay out to avoid getting her tootsies dirty.

Lady has come a very long way over the past few years, from not wanting anything to do with people whatsoever to following me around the farm. She has, on recent occasion, even been accused of being friendly...who knew?? :o)

Lady having a hissy (caught on video :o)

Arabian Legends: Outstanding Arabian Stallions and Mares

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This is a beautiful book on Arabian Sires (it's on my wish list) and features Lady's famous granddaddy, Bask, on the front cover.

Lady's great grandpa in his heyday.

The History of the Arabian Horse


The blood of the Arabian Horse flows through the veins of every domestic light horse breed in the world today. Historically, these horses have been the gift of Kings, a favored subject of artists, and the stuff of legend. The Arabian is believed to be the oldest breed of horse.

Arabs are easily distinguished by their gracefully arched neck, finely chiseled heads, dished faces, delicate ears and large, dark eyes. Arabians are known to be adept at learning and are considered the most intelligent of all the horse breeds. Traditionally, Arabians were bred and raised in close proximity to people and are valued for their unwavering loyalty to humans.

"Ranger" was the first known Arabian Horse to be imported into the United States, and was the sire of George Washington's gray charger, Magnolia. The Arabian breed registry was established in 1908, although until 1943 the Jockey Club managed Arabian and Arabian-cross registrations.

Source: Horses, A Practical and Scientific Approach [Bradley]

The Arabian Horse Today


The high intelligence, trainability, gentle disposition and stamina of the Arabian enable it to excel at a wide variety of activities popular today. Arabians are excellent on the trail as well as in the show ring. Show classes in English and western pleasure, cutting and reining, even jumping and dressage provide opportunities for fun and enjoyment at both all-Arabian events and open breed shows alike. As an endurance horse, (photo below) the Arabian and the Arabian cross have no equal.

While the Arabian Horse is extremely intelligent, it is also important to note that it is a hot-blooded horse. Many people consider Arabians to be "too hot to handle": their fiery temperament is very well-known and, unfortunately, all too often misunderstood.

Source: Arabian Horse Association

Lady and Her Little Ones


Lady has had two foals; Rina and Taya. Her first foal, Rina, was 3 months old when Lady came to live with us. The woman we bought her from had lost her trainer (she left to be a full-time mom) and Rina had been one of many foals at a large Arabian Horse Farm who had barely been handled (we called her our "wild child" :o)

Lady's second foal, Taya, was born right here (at Epic Farms) at 6:15 in the morning with our family in attendance (she waited for us, isn't that awesome?) A terrific mom, every afternoon like clockwork Lady would move Taya into the front yard where she would trot and canter in big sweeping circles (with baby safely tucked on the inside of the circle) for Taya's daily exercise.

Lady & Baby Rina 

Lady & Baby Taya 

A mother/daughter luncheon (Rina (R) is two years old and Lady is pregnant with Taya in this photo:o)

Some picture perfect Arabian Horses

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Watch the Arabian's grace and power in action

Wowza :o)

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Lady's Favorite Sites

EPIC FARMS ON SQUIDOO
I don't pretend to have all of the answers (shoot, I'm still coming up with questions). Our site is simply offered as a collection of learning experiences and personal observations that I found fascinating. Of course I find horses in general fascinating...
THE ARABIAN HORSE ASSOCIATION
The official breed association of the Arabian horse industry
BASK AUTOBIOGRAPHY
BASK++ Biographyby Suzanne Phillips Mercury FarmsAll Rights Reservede-mail SUZIENP@aol.com*BASK++ (Witraz x Balalajka) was born February 9, 1956 at
Albigowa State Stud in Poland. He arrived in an age when Poland was still rebuilding after the devastating effects of World War II...

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Epic Farms is a small family run non-profit striving to share the big picture with horses. We have kid-friendly programs geared toward area service organizations and small groups; our goal is to share the wonderful world of horses with everyone!

Do you love Arabians? How about just horses?

Don't forget to say "Hay" :o)

  • GetSillyProductions Apr 11, 2011 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    Lady is a gorgeous horse!
  • aj2008 Jul 28, 2009 @ 2:42 am | delete
    My horse was a golden chestnut Arab x Welsh Cob, with cream mane and tail - which made for a big but extremely graceful horse. Some days he would be all "araby" and other days welsh cob. At times he was a total nightmare and I swear he had bucking bronco in his blood too!

    Yes, I do love arabs and your Lady and her babies are beautiful. SquidAngel Blessings for you.
  • 24websurf Jul 18, 2009 @ 9:25 am | delete
    Lady is exquisite. Just beautiful. I always love your lenses and the ones about "your kids" always make me think about what they have been through by no choice of their own. Thank you, Jen, for being their savior.
  • meglittlestudio Jul 17, 2009 @ 11:57 am | delete
    How lovely Lady is! And to be a descendant of Bask, WOW! Lucky you! I wish you many years of happiness with her :)
  • EverythingMouse Jul 17, 2009 @ 10:33 am | delete
    Arabians are so beautiful. It was lovely to learn more about Lady. One day I will take up horse riding again. As a child I spent all my time with horses and then lost interest in my later teenage years. Now I really should go back to it but need to take the first step!
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