THE OBJECTIVES & BREEDING PHILOSOPHY OF SEVEN OAKS ARABIAN STUD

The Objectives and Breeding Philosophy of Seven Oaks Arabian Stud are clear and simple. They are:

• To breed Straight Egyptian horses based on the bloodlines and breeding philosophy of Dr. Hans Nagel’s

          Katharinenhof Stud in Germany. This philosophy is not to improve the breed, but to “re-create” the breed

          back to its original classic type and extreme beauty which evolved over centuries in the Nejd region of Saudi

          Arabia.

• To breed Pure Crabbet horses, based on the sound basis created originally by Fenwick Stud, and then

          developed by Ron Ryan's Arfaja Stud, and to line breed to “re-create” the classic type and beauty of such

          early Crabbet horses as Skowronek, his sons Naziri and Naseem, and Naseem’s daughter Silver Fire.

• To breed outstanding and beautiful riding horses, by using Pure Crabbet and Straight Egyptian stallions

          over Crabbet Related mares carrying the bloodlines based on the brilliant movement of the Ralvon Stud

          and River Oak Arabian Stud bloodlines.

In breeding each of the above different types of Arabian horse, the over-riding criteria of Seven Oaks Arabian Stud

will be:

TYPE
and
TEMPERAMENT

Correct conformation is important, but our primary focus will be on striving to breed horses with unmistakable

Arabian type, being a small, wedge shaped and dished head, with large, dark and round eyes, high set tail carried

proudly like a flag, and brilliant movement.

Equally important to us is that these horses must be proud yet gentle, capable of exuberant excitement, yet still

docile, well behaved and obedient, and definitely, people loving, intelligent and affectionate animals.

THE SEVEN COVENANTS OF SEVEN OAKS ARABIAN STUD

     1.  To strive to breed horses with unmistakable Arabian type, outstanding temperament, good conformation

          and brilliant action.

     2.  To place a high premium on the qualities that make an outstanding riding horse.

     3.  To preserve the heritage of Pure Crabbet bloodlines (being the fountainhead of all modern Arabians), to

          seperately preserve a particular Straight Egyptian bloodline, and to use crosses of these two outstanding

          bloodlines over Crabbet Related mares, where appropriate.

     4.  To present well handled, well mannered, friendly and balanced horses for sale.

     5.  To provide an honest assessment of our horses conformation, type and temperament.

     6.  To provide value for money, and

     7.  To assist purchasers in any way that we can.