Negatiw, sometimes anglicized Negativ, (August 5, 1945 – 1973) was a

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Russian-born

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. He was sired by Naseem, a Skowronek son bred in England, out of the Polish-bred mare, Taraszcza. Negatiw was credited as the stallion that returned the Ibrahim sire line to Poland. He is also regarded as the most internationally influential grandson of Skowronek.

Life and career

Negatiw, was foaled at Russia's

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in 1945. He was sired by the Crabbet-bred stallion Naseem, out of the Polish-bred mare, Taraszcza. Negatiw was recorded to be tall. Andrez Krzysztalowicz of Poland's

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described Negatiw as "Extremely dry and refined, with a small, chiseled head accented by beautifully large, dark and luminous eyes and small ears. His legs were relatively correct (though slightly sickle-hocked) and his back and topline were strong and a bit long. As a stallion, he was strikingly refined and distinguished – he represented a rare example of perfection." He was the winner of two races in Russia and at the age of 9, in 1954, he was also named the "Champion Stallion" at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow. Negatiw was put to

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, and stayed at Tersk for 11 years, siring 105 foals. However, his offspring did not do so well on the racetrack, therefore in 1962, at the age of 17, he was sold to Poland. There, his name was changed from Negativ, to Negatiw. In Poland, Negatiw was bred to many more mares, where his offspring were much more successful. He was afterwards used as a stud in two different places in Poland:

(1962–1968) and Michalow Stud (1969–1973). For the rest of his lifetime, he was bred to other mares, up until his death in 1973. Negatiw was 28 years old.

Offspring and legacy

At Tersk, some of Negatiw's best-siring sons were Suvenir and *Salon,Balakshin, Dr. O.A., "Arabian Breeding in the USSR", ''Arabian Horse World'', November 1981 who was also the latter sire of both *Moment, the head sire of Tersk, and U.S. and Canadian Champion Stallion *

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. Bandos was one of the most legendary horses foaled by Negatiw. He was out of the mare Polish-bred mare,

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, known as the "Queen of Poland." Bandos went on to sire 3

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winners and 10 Polish National Champions. Negatiw's highly acclaimed son,

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, came to the All-Union Agricultural Fair in Moscow with him in 1954, and was awarded a "certificate of the first class", equivalent to a Reserve Champion. He went on to become a leading sire of champion horses in the United States and Canada.

Pedigree

Negatiw's sire, Naseem, was a Skowronek son who had been sold to Russia in 1936 by

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of the

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for a price estimated at £50,000. At the beginning of

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, his dam, Taraszcza, was taken to Tersk by the Russian army, alongside a number of other Polish mares. Enwer Bay and Gazella ll were some of his other ancestors included in the group taken by the Russians.

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References

{{Reflist 1945 racehorse births 1973 racehorse deaths Individual male horses Individual Arabian and part-Arabian horses Poland–Soviet Union relations Janów Podlaski Stud