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PRITZLAFF TRUST ESCALANTE, UTAH PRODUCTS
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RIDE OT COUNTRY OUTLAW TRAIL - HISTORICAL RIDE |
In 1941 Carl Raswan wrote the book, "Drinkers of the Wind. It is a story of high adventure: the kind of adventure that almost every boy or girl would love to have lived. What makes this story particularly exciting is that it actually happened to Carl Raswan. Drinkers of the Wind tells how Carl became the friend of the wandering tribesmen of the Arabian desert, lived among them as a blood brother, and finally found the horse of his dreams. O.T. Drkumo RSI is line bred from the blood of those, Carl Raswan's Drinkers of the Wind. Through a series of "fairyland" events, we became acquainted with Richard Pritzlaff who lives at Rancho San Ignacio (RSI), in New Mexico. Richard through Carl Raswan and General Tibor von Pettko Szandtner, head of Egypt's Royal Agricultural Society (RAS), made the second major importation of Abbas Pasha / Ali Pasha Sherif blood to the United States in 1958. Pritzlaff had also added to his importations the 66% Abbas Pasha blood of Dr. John Doyle's Ghadaf (sire of Linda Tellington's Bint Gulida) to form the framework known as the "Pritzlaff Egyptians." (O.T. Drkumo looks very much like Ghadaf.) Getting to know this phenomenon of the Arabian breeders has been a privilege, but more importantly we have developed a respected working relationship with Richard, now 94, since for those who know him realize that he can be a most challenging undertaking. In order to produce world class endurance horses Sharon and I wanted to prove mares that could run up front, carry weight, win and stay sound for thousands of miles. This was accomplished most notably with OT Djerada Moniet (Grasshopper) the 1992 and 1993 AERC Best Condition National Champion as well as 1991-92-93 Southwest Regional Champion: and OT Cassidy's Dance the 1994 AERC Best Condition National Champion, 1995 and 95 Southwest Regional Best Condition and the 1994 IAHA Top Achieving Half-Arabian mare. Having established mares we then became involved in a stallion search that would compliment a breeding program to produce the most sound and trouble fee horses for endurance. Sharon and I agreed to work towards obtaining a stallion we would not have to make any excuses for. As Wilford and Lady Anne Blount had purchased Ali Pasha Sherif stallions in the 1890's that provided size and refinement when bred to their Crabbet mares, it was our desire to be able to do the same. Through Richard Pritzlaff, Outlaw Trail obtained the stallions O.T. Drkumo RSI and OT Sario RSI. OT Drkumo RSI is line bred mainly from Moniet El Nefous known as "The Queen of the Nile" and Nazeer blood. We also obtained the mares Saracence RSI who produced OT Nessous RSI by Almoniet and Moniet Unity who produced OT Raji by Rajeer. Having been a farrier for 30 years and owning horses with more than 40,000 endurance miles, it doesn't take a PhD to realize that minimizing horse's conformation and metabolic deficiencies is very important for success. Since breaking Drkumo in April of 1995 he has been nothing short of dynamic in his accomplishments. Carrying 225 lbs Drkumo finished four 50's in '95 then began a quest in '96 where he competed and completed in 30 rides; five 100's and four multiday rides for a total of 1910 miles. Drkumo is an extremely sound, clean running horse. The size and quality of his bone and hooves stand out. He does not beat himself up because he travels wide in the rear and does not forge. His business demeanor is one that focuses on drinking, eating, urinating, recovering and getting down the trail on a steady pace. He doesn't let other horses, not even his stable mate, distract his ride focus. I have never owned or ridden a horse who is more of a natural as Drkumo is with these most important endurance qualities. He rivals O.T. Cassidy's Dance for the smooth ride he gives me. The older I get, the more I appreciate this smoothness that minimizes post ride trauma on my aging body. In natural wildlife, the fittest survive through "Natural Selection" where animals with weaknesses cannot escape their predators. The Pritzlaff Pure Egyptian blood probably comes closer to natural selection than any other horses. A notable trait is Drkumo's hooves grow more heel than toe and are extremely durable. Drkumo's clean movement coupled with his focus on maintaining metabolic functions make for an enduring Drinker of the Wind that passes these natural selection qualities on to his foals. Drkumo's (IAHA Sweepstakes Nominated Sire) foals have been outstanding when crossed with mares outside the Pure blood. The foals exhibit hybrid vigor and refinement. His line bred foals reflect and personify the preservation of Abbas Pasha / Ali Pasha Sherif blood. It is extremely gratifying to be able to preserve these blood lines through our breeding and conditioning program for the equestrian and endurance communities of interest. We would like to thank Richard Pritzlaff and the deceased Carl Raswan for allowing Outlaw Trail the opportunity to own these "Drinkers of the Wind"
Saracence RSI, foundation mare &
In 1947, on the advice of Carl Raswan, Richard Pritzlaff
purchased from Delma Gallaher, sight-unseen, the pure Egyptian Saqlawiyah
filly, Rabanna. His love and appreciation of this rare mare launched him
on one of the most important and historic Arabian breeding programs ever
to exist. Carolyn Bednarz
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