The Crabbet Heritage Magazine
Our International 56 page full colour Magazine is published twice a year and is packed full of information, stories and memories of Crabbet Arabians both past and present. It is available by subscription for delivery anywhere around the world. Just visit our shop to order your subscription today!
The Winter edition of the Crabbet Heritage Magazine features an in depth tribute to the late Rosemary Archer, author, world leading expert on the Arabian horse, breeder of Crabbet Arabians and mother to Liz Archer and Caroline Sussex.
We also remember the late Beatrice Payne and her importation of Ben Rabba from the USA and his influence on competition horses of today including the hugely versatile Marcus Aurelius and his offspring. We hear from several breeders and owners with horses descended from these important lines.
There is a report from our recent visit to the site of the Maynesboro Stud of WR Brown which was located in Berlin, New Hampshire in the USA. Brown, founded his Arabian Stud on a number of horses he imported from the Crabbet Stud which he purchased from Wilfrid Blunt, including Abu Zeyd, Berk and Crabbet.
There are also reports from breeders around the world including the 50th Anniversary of the Gadebrook stud of Anne Brown and a Crabbet Stallion competing in dressage at Prix Saint George level.
The latest issue is once again full of fascinating articles and features from around the world. We have in depth features on the WAHO conference which took place in Australia and New Zealand February, the story of this years Tom Quilty winner, and update on the Kellogg breeding programme at Pomona, USA and a personal profile of the late Geoffrey Plaister of the Imperial Stud in the UK, by his long time friend and world Arabian expert, Peter Upton.
We also have reports from Crabbet studs in three continents, stories of champion Crabbet horses and a profile of the popular UK producer Stephanie Zebedee. And of course, we have some hidden gems, stories and previously unpublished material!
Its 56 full colour pages are packed full of fascinating articles and features from around the world. We have in depth features on the Tollard Park Stud of Michael Pitt Rivers, breeder and owner of some amazing horses including Haroun, Najat, Ralvon Elijah and others, plus the story of The Ralvon Stud of Ron and Val Males and that of their superb horses including the Supreme International Champion of 1977, Ralvon Pilgrim.
In addition, we have reports on the events surrounding the AHS Centenary in the UK, the ECAHS 25th Anniversary Celebration in the USA, stud round ups from around the world, some fascinating memories of Crabbet Park from Rosemary Archer and other hidden gems, stories and previously unpublished material!
Special Souvenir issue - July 2018
On Monday 2nd July 2018 we celebrated 140 years of the founding of the Crabbet Stud.
To celebrate this significant milestone, Crabbet Heritage published a 56-page full colour souvenir magazine. It includes many in-depth articles and up to date news from around the world, celebrating all that the Crabbet Arabian has achieved in the past 140 years.
There are in-depth stories of Habdan, the first six arrivals at Crabbet Park, memories from Rosemary Archer and Anne Brown, 140 years of Crabbet by Bette Finke, and much more in this special souvenir magazine
