The Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch First 60 Years by Mary Jane Parkinson

THE KELLOGG ARABIAN HORSE RANCH
FIRST SIXTY YEARS
A Chronicle of Events, 1925-1985
by MARY JANE PARKINSON

Foreword by GLADYS BROWN EDWARDS

This book gives the history of the horses and people at the ranch from 1925 to 1985 and is  loaded with historic photos. A must have reference book and fascinating reading.

The bloodlines of the Kellogg Arabians included ; DAVENPORT, CRABBET, POLISH, SPANISH AND EARLY AMERICAN LINES. 

Read all about the famed Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch in Pomona California with its many amazing stories involved with the gathering of this important group of Arabian Horses. The book begins with a foreword by Gladys Brown Edwards who had worked at the Kellogg from 1933 to 1945 and recalls much of those early days. 

In 1924 Mr Kellogg took a trip to Palm Springs and visited Clarke Arabian Ranch. Mr. Kellogg was impressed with the ranch, its horses as well as Carl Schmidt, the German man in charge of the horses. Schmidt came to work for Kellogg and had a significant of impact on future Arabian horse dealings. This book reveals the elusive facts regarding the "Raswan Affair", and the circumstances surrounding the death of the stallion named Raswan and  the reason Carl Schmidt took "Raswan" as his surname. This book gives the actual correspondence between Schmidt, Kellogg, Cecil Covey and Lady Wentworth from The Crabbet Arabian stud and even involved the movie star Rudolf Valentino.  Carl Raswan authored many important  Arabian Horse books as well as magazine articles. 

The text also shares letters from Lady Wentworth of the Crabbet Arabian Stud, interestingly Skowronek had once been offered for sale to Kellogg.

Many famous people visited the ranch and were photographed with famous Arabians. These include: BUFFALO BILL, RUDOLPH VALENTINO; MISS CLARA BOW; GARY COOPER; WILL ROGERS; MARLENE DIETRICH and many more.

ARABIANS PICTURED INCLUDE: *WITEZ II; *PILOT; TRYPOLIS; MIECZNIK; *WIERKA; *WIERNA; OFIR; *IWONKA III; *HAMRAH; LETAN; SKOWRONEK; *RASEYN; RIM; *RAIDA; *RIFLA; *RIZVAN; JADAAN; ANTEZ; PEP; LEILA; *MALOUMA; *KING JOHN; EL SABOK; GHAZI; RALET; RAHAS; BAKMAL; *ROKHSA; EL KUMAIT; *INCORONATA; *NAKKLA; *MENFIS; RABIYAS and so many more.

Contents:

Introduction 

Prologue

The Heydays-1925-1932

University Days 1932-1943

Army Days 1943 - 1948

Anxious Days 1948-1949

the Cal Poly Days 1949 to present

The Prophecy

"Whatever Happened to......follow up on noted Kellogg Horses, ranch employees, buildings, home, gardens etc.

This is a large, hard bound book in very good condition, no dust jacket. 541 pages, loaded with B&W photos. Published by Cal Poly Kellogg Unit Foundation, Inc.  copyright 1984. This book was originally published as The Kellogg Arabian Ranch: the First 50 Years copyright 1975 and second edition 1977 this edition adds another decade to the text.

This large, heavy book is a must have addition to any Arabian horse library