TRAVELERS REST ARABIAN HORSES
A Catalog of the Travelers Rest Arabian Horses

by General J.M. Dickinson

Gen. Dickinson was one of the pioneer Arabian Horse breeders during the 1930's on. He gathered together many of the most important Arabians that had been imported into the U.S. He also traveled to Poland and imported some fine Arab Mares and the Davenport sire Antez, who had been exported for use in the Polish breeding program.  This importation was the last one before the outbreak of WW2 and saved these valuable lines for American breeding programs. Gen. Dickinson was a scholar of the Arabian horse. He spent a lot of time in the archives of noted Arab breeders in Poland obtaining  information that may have been lost in the war. This book features text on - History, Influence, Arabs in Tennessee in Early Times, Arab qualities, Families-strains. He discusses his breeding stock at both Travelers Rest and River Grange and talks of sales policies.  Next are sections on Origins of Breeding Stock imported from Poland, Egypt; France, England and Arabia.

Travelers Rest Stallions at that time included: *NASR; RONEK, GULASTRA--and includes KOLASTRA who was deleted from some other catalogs. Each stallion is featured with pedigree, notes on the individual and photos.
Polish imports included: ANTEZ (while of pure Davenport lines had been exported to Poland. He had exceptional speed and many U.S. race records); *CZUBUTHAN, *AENIZA; *BA-IDA; *BABOLNA; *KASMIRA; *KASZTELANKA; *KOSTREZEWA; *LASSA; *LILIANA; *MATTARIA; *NIWKA; *NORA; *PRZEPIORKA; *SIELANKA; *UGRA.
Egyptian Imports included:*NASR; *ZARIFE; *AZIZA; *EXOCHORDA; *H.H. MOHAMED ALI'S HAMAMA; *H.H. MOHAMED ALI'S HAMIDA; *MAAMOUNA; *RODA.
A many of the most noted Arabians of the day were in the Travelers Rest Breeding program, including: BAZLEYD; GULASTRA; HALLANY MISTANY; KOLASTRA; RONEK; ALBRICIAS; *ALYA; BINT AZJA; BAZRUH; BRIDE ROSE; CROSEDORE; CANASTILLA; ESTANZUELA; FATH; *GILEEM; GINNAYA; GUMNISKA; GYM FARAS; GHARIFET; GHAZIL; GUEMURA; GULNARE; GUTNE; HABIBA; HARAKA; *HAZNA; KASR; NAFUD; PANAY; RAGUTAYA; RAMGHAZA; *RIMINI; *ROSE OF FRANCE; RULYNA; SELFRA; VALIDA; UR; URDANETA and many more. Included here are direct sons and daughters of: *ASTRALED; *ABU ZEYD; RABDAN EL AZRAK; *RASEYN; JAMIL; *FADL; *RODAN; *RIZVAN; KENUR; KASZMIR; FETYSZ; GHAZI; SKOWRONEK; *RASWAN; WARSAW etc.

This updated catalog includes some supplement charts that do not appear elsewhere. Pedigree charts begin with male lines and each is 8 generations to such original sire lines as Zobeyni; Jamal El Kebir; Ibrahim D.B.; Hermit D.B.; Kismet D.B. ; Ilderim; Kuhailan Zarka; Koheilan Adjuze D.B.; Krzyzyk D.B.; Bairactar D.B.; and more. Female charts can run from 8 to 12 generations and trace to the foundation mare lines of Hassfoura D.B; Czbessie II; Murana I D.B.; Geyran I all used at Weil, Germany; Ghazieh D.B.; Jellabiet Feysul D.B. , both from Abbas Pasha; Rodania; Gazella, D.B. , Sahara, D.B. both in Poland; Selma I and many more.

Next is Index of 392 Travelers Rest Arabian Horses-listed alphabetically-giving name, sex, color, sire and his chart number; dam and her chart number, date foaled, breeder, remarks.  An excellent resource for pedigree information and rare photos. 

Last is a pedigree index of the ancestors of Travelers Rest horses that includes name, sire, dam, breeder, year foaled, color, family and remarks. This list includes Arabians foaled back as far as 1823.

Hard bound book published 1988 by the Arabian Horse Trust and revised and updated by Margaret Dickinson Fleming, daughter of Gen. Dickinson.  It includes a section of Arabians she bred from her original Travelers Rest stock. This reprint is an improvement over the original soft bound catalog, the pages are printed on glossy paper which shows the photos with more clarity. 

Book is in excellent condition, 297 pages, illustrated with B&W photos