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An Arabian stallion having a lot of influence on the breed and appears on pedigrees of many Arabians in America was Skowronek.
Skowronek, whose name means "the Skylark," was foaled in 1909 at the stud of Count Potocki in Poland, by Ibrahim out of Jaskolka.
Ibrahim was a double great-grandson of the outstanding grey stallion Wazir.
Jaskolka was sired by a prize winner at the Paris World's Fair.
Sold as a young stallion to Walter Winans, Skowronek was imported to England in 1913.
Mr. H.V.M. Clark, who later owned Skowronek, used and exhibited him for several years, selling him to Lady Wentworht, where he would spend the remainder of his life at her Crabbet Park Stud.
Skowronek's offspring have been exported to many countries, and have been highly prized as breeding stock.
Some of Skowronek's offspring: Registan (to Syria), Nahrawan (to Argentina), Reyna and Jalila (both to SPain), and Raffles, Raswan, Raseyn, Firala, Rimini, Rossana, Incoronata and Crabbet Sura (to the United States).
The offspring to Skowronek which came to the United States became very important "foundation stock" in the Arabian breed, which was not yet plentiful in this country.
Standing 14.2 hands high and having excellent conformation, Skowronek had good shoulders, length of neck, and a strong back, loins and hocks.
Raffles was by Skowronek out of Skowronek's own daughter, Rifala.
Raffles was smaller and more compact than his father, and some breeders concentrated on his line.
Preferring the classic perfection of Skowronek through his other sons, other breeders focused on them.
Without ever having set foot on American soil, Skowronek had more influence on American Arabians than any other single sire of his times.
W.K. Kellogg imported several Skowronek sons and daughters in 1926-27, including the mare Rossana, and stallions Raseyn and Raswan.
Of the stallions introduced to America, Raseyn sired more purebreds during his lifetime than any other Arabian stallion in America at the time.
Raffles was a close second to Raseyn in siring American Arabian stock.
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