Abu Farwa

Abu Farwa AHR#1960

ABU FARWA was bred by the Kellogg Ranch in California. ABU FARWA was born in May of 1940. His dam was *RISSLETTA, a Crabbet-bred import to the ranch, and his sire was the famous Kellogg stallion, RABIYAS. RABIYAS was a five-gaited horse, performing each gait naturally. RABIYAS was later exported to South Africa.	RABIYAS sire of Abu Farwa	*RISSLETTA dam of Abu Farwar
ABU FARWA in his Prime	ABU FARWA was sold at a young age from the ranch for $400.00. He was bought by Mr. Paul Paul, who kept him for a few years, selling him in 1943 to a Mr. Dreyer. Mr. Dreyer broke ABU FARWA to ride and also to drive. The following year, ABU FARWA was sold again, this time going into the ownership of Mr. H.H. Reese, who would later be manager at the Kellogg ranch. Mr. Dreyer had reluctantly sold the chestnut stallion because ABU FARWA was so noisy. He would just scream and bellow and it was bothering the neighbors. ABU FARWA was sold to Mr. Reese for $2,000. Mr. Reese put him to stud for a $50 stud fee.
ABU FARWA was later leased to Catherine Richardson. Ms. Richardson had already shown the chestnut stallion to a win at the Southern California Spring Show in the 3-gaited class and a championship in stallion halter. By 1950, ABU FARWA was approved as an outside stallion by the Kellogg ranch board of directors. This allowed him to breed Kellogg-owned mares even though he himself was not owned by the ranch. Before long the bright chestnut stallion was standing at stud at the ranch.	Abu Farwa at age 19
	During his years at the ranch, Mr. Charles Smith, a trainer of much renown who worked at the ranch, trained ABU FARWA. ABU FARWA began performing 3-gaited exhibitions during the famed Kellogg Sunday performances. In 1954, ABU FARWA returned to the ranch of H.H. Reese in Covina, California. It was while there that he had a ‘battle’ with foe ALLA AMARWARD. These two stallions hated each other, and tore down a fence to get to each other, but being old, and not too willing to hurt themselves, they didn’t do any real damage. Not long afterward, ABU FARWA was sold to Dr. and Mrs. West. It was during this tenure that he sired his son GALAN.
At the age of 24, ABU FARWA made a trip to the Del Mar, California horse show where he handily won the aged stallion class. As an old horse, ABU FARWA changed hands again, this time to Mr. & Mrs. Charles Doner of Elsinore Arabian Stud in Elsinore, California. ABU FARWA died at the age of 32 in 1972. (He was put down). He sired a lifetime total of 277 purebred foals. The majority of them were chestnut, some with flashy white markings. Although no slouch as a broodmare sire, his sons were his gift to future generations of American-bred Arabian horses. He was truly one of the all-time greats of American breeding.
	OWNERS: Kellogg Ranch (breeders) Paul Paul of Fresno, CA (purchased as yearling) Mr. Dreyer (as of 1943) H.H. Reese (as of 1944) Dr. & Mrs. West Mr. Charles Doner