Crabbet Foundation Mares

The Blunts believed that the mare lines were extremely important to any breeding programme and indeed, the Bedouins tracked their horses breeding through the mare lines. Over time a number of these mare lines have had a significant impact on Crabbet breeding to this day, Lady Wentworth described these as 'Taproot Mares' in her book, 'The Authentic Arabian'.

For the 2013 World Crabbet Convention the Crabbet Organisation identified four remaining Crabbet Foundation Mares from which sixteen influential Family Groups have emerged that have produced the most relevant Crabbet Arabians of today.