Raseyn (1923–1959) was an

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foaled in 1923 and bred by Lady Wentworth of the

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. After being imported into the

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in 1926. He was part of a large shipment of horses that Carl Schmidt, later

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, purchased from Lady Wentworth for Kellogg's new ranch in

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.Archer ''Arabian Horse'' p. 75 Upon arrival in America, he was registered as number 597 with the Arabian Horse Club of America.Arabian Horse Club ''Arabian Stud Book Volume V'' p. 51 Raseyn went on to sire twenty

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crops consisting of 135 purebred foals, including one National Champion.Carpenter ''Arabian Legends'' pp. 166–175 He was a

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horse who was very dark as a young animal, then lightened into a dapple gray for many years before his hair coat became completely white. He was used as a jumper when he was young, and was also a

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horse, able to perform the

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and the slow gait that are more typically found in the

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.Edwards ''Arabian: War Horse to Show Horse'' p. 69 He passed this trait on to some of his descendants Mulder, Carol W. "Raseyn 597" ''The Crabbet Influence'', September–October 1984
accessed online October 17, 2007 After a number of years on the Kellogg ranch, he developed arthritis, possibly due to overuse as a young horse. When he was 25 years old, it was discovered that he had also become

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. Instead of being

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, he was given to Alice Payne 1948. He lived with Mrs. Payne another four years, the last two in the company of another famous Skowronek son, Raffles, and died on May 19, 1952.

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All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree for Raseyn
' accessed on October 22, 2007 * * * * {{short description, 20th-century Arabian stallion Individual Arabian and part-Arabian horses