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Indraff (1938–1963) was a
gray
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Arabian
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stallion
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, foaled on May 9, 1938 and bred by Roger Selby of Ohio. His sire was
Raffles and his dam was Indaia.
[Carpenter ''Arabian Legends'' pp. 154–165] Both his sire and dam were bred by the
Crabbet Arabian Stud
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in
England
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and imported to the
United States
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by Selby.
As a
colt, before he grayed out, Indraff had a blaze and a front stocking.
[Conn ''Arabian Horse in America'' p. 77] Indraff was sold as a young horse to Donald Schutz, who kept him as a breeding stallion for a number of years before selling him to Bazy McCormick Miller, later
Bazy Tankersley
Ruth Elizabeth "Bazy" Tankersley (, formerly Miller; March 7, 1921 – February 5, 2013) was an American breeder of Arabian horses and a newspaper publisher. She was a daughter of U.S. Senator Joseph Medill McCormick. Her mother was progressiv ...
of
Al-Marah Arabians.
[ Schutz used the money to begin Schutz Brothers, a business manufacturing horse equipment, ran today (the business has closed) by Schutz's son, Mitchell Schutz. Indraff was registered with the Arabian Horse Club Registry of America, the precursor to the ]Arabian Horse Association
The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is a national organization that registers Arabian horses in the United States. It also works with the United States Equestrian Federation to sanction horse shows and license judges for Arabian horses.
The AHA ...
as number 1575.[Arabian Horse Club ''Arabian Stud Book Volume V'' p. 136]
Indraff sired 254 purebred
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Arabian foal
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s, and had over 2700 grandget. He was one of the foundation sires of the Al-Marah breeding program, one of the most prolific and influential farms in United States Arabian breeding circles.[Archer ''Arabian Horse'' p. 76]
Indraff died on August 22, 1963.[
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Pedigree
Source:
All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Indraff
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Notes
References
All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Indraff
accessed on October 18, 2007
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External links
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1938 animal births
1963 animal deaths
Individual Arabian and part-Arabian horses