The Washington times., 1937-12-11
Enthralled by Arabian
Horses at Kellogg Ranch

and pat them on the nose I 70.
turned thanks to Allah.
And, Boss, did you know that
the Arabian is preeminently .
saddle horse2 I didn't. They
say that it's the oldest real sad.
die horse breed Of today. For
untold horse generations he has
been bred for work under a par.
ticular type Of saddle, for the
chase and for war. In this field
Of effort, the high-claSs Arabian
yields to no other horse in tenn.
permanent and disposition. He is
neither phlegmatic, nor is he so
fiery tempered that only a skill
full, fearless horseman can man.
age him.
A ND what's more, they say
= that the Arabian is a horse
you can chum with, a real trust
worthy pal, one that easily
adapts himself to the moods and
whims Of his riders-whether a
business man seeking relaxation,
q youth who wants to 60 hell
bent-for-election, or a lady out
for her constitutional around
the polo grounds, Or say, out
for her morning ride over the
old bride paths not so far from
Marlboro. Am I selling you,
Boss?
Two Of the trainers at the
Pomona ranch are Mr.. and Mrs.
John Smith, both of whom used
to be with Balnun and Bailey.
He was a trainer and she a bare.
back rider. In the Sunday
shows she rides King John, who
was bred on the Desert Of
Arabia. It was this horse that
Marlene Dietrich rode as Cath
crime the Great in the movie
"The Scarlet Empress" Mrs.
Smith wears. the costume that
Dietrich wore, and the whole
white ensemble is very effective.
King John was first trained
as a polo pony by the 18th
Royal Lancers in Cairo, Egypt.
He was then trained as q race
horse and won many races, one
Of them being a mile and q half
which he negotiated in 2:34.
] understand that these
horses are free from leg. un-
,Soundness, Curby hooks and
ringbones are seldom found-if
ycu know what that means.
The eye ailment, periodic
ophthalmia (moon blindness)
Is practically never found in
pure Arabian horses, and this is
true also of the, respiratory de-
fectS known as heaves and thick
wind. Oh, yes, another thing
that will interest you nightly,
for I have heard you talk about
the i11excusable .cruelneSS Of
artificial tail setting: in the
typical representatives Of the
Arabian breed the tail setting is
such that it is unnecessary to
resort to this awful artificial
tail setting. to get a perfect tail
carriage. ..- .-
T THINK it was a very won
l. derful thing that Kellogg
did in giving his ranch, along
with an endowment of $500, 900,
to the University of California.
The establishment is now known
as the Kellogg Institute Of
Animal Husbandry. Certain re-
search work is being carried
out, but the main activity Of
the institute is the breeding Of
registered Arabian horses, so
that these, the finest of all horse
flesh, can be provided and pre-
served for American stables.
I reckon this letter has gotten
a little long-winded, Boss, but I
was so thrilled with this ex-
perience I wanted to tell you
all about it-for I knew you
would understand, nearly more
than anyone else, my great eX.
citement. @,s.,.---
Sincerely,
' JACKIE.
P. ST. think a check for
about $4,000 or $4,000 would
do the trick on one Of the pureSt
bred mares and Stalli6nE I
tried to talk business with them.
but couldn't pin them down. I
offered them 800 myself for
Just a baby one-they could
make it as small as possible
but size or age didn't seem to
make much difference. Maybe
I'll come back with a pros
pector's donkey!