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Horse trivia: Arabians, advanced....?
I've enjoyed the trivia questions and quizzes that people have posted. I thought I'd have a try at posting some breed-specific trivia questions that are on the advanced side and see how they go.
First quiz, Arabian breed the subject.
In 1925, breakfast food magnate W. K. Kellogg purchased the initial acreage in Southern California on which he established his Arabian horse breeding farm. Kellogg eventually deeded the farm to the California State University system, and then the land and horses were passed on to the US Army Quartermaster Depot/Remount Service. When the Remount Service was turned over to the Department of Agriculture in 1948, the decision was made to sell the horses and the land.
The sale of some of the horses was accomplished in 1949, but before all the the horses or any of the land could be sold, a young California congressman sponsored legislation to sell the ranch and horses back to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for $1; the foundation in turn donated the land to the state of California, with two provisos: one was that the land had to be used for educational purposes. It is on this land that the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona campus was built.
So here are the three trivia questions:
1. What was the name of the most prominent, noteworthy Arabian horse that was sold off from the Remount depot at Kellogg Ranch before the legislation that saved the ranch and the horses was passed?
2. Who was the first-term congressman who wrote the legislation that saved the ranch and the horses?
3. What was the second of the two conditions that allow the state of California to continue to use the land that was the Kellogg Ranch?
6 Answers
- HannahLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
ooh. fun!!!!!
1. There were a lot of prominent horses, but my guess is, Raffles? I know he was pretty important.
2. Richard Nixon? I'm not sure . . .
3. Oh jeez. Absolutely no idea. I don't remember so I'll take a wild guess. Umm . . . I got nothing. haha. sorry
Dang, that was hard.
- 5 years ago
YESSSS!!!! Arabians are very versatile. They've been known to do barrel racing and such, but they're just not built exactly for that kind of thing. They're more meant for being rounded and in more of a collective form, but they definitely CAN do other things. They're known for being dominant in endurance riding, and they hold up really well on long trails and things. I often take my Arabians up in the mountains and they're really well! There have often been snowmobilers up there and we just pull them to the side of the road and let them go by. They're very calm. We've been known to be up there for hours and they're still not too tired. Arabians have thinner skin than other horses, which keeps them cool and not get so hot. I'm pretty sure that the reason they get sweaty and hot when they work hard is because all of that heat is leaving their body and allowing them to go on further. Arabians are good in most aspects of the equine world, and they have pretty much the best personality a horse could have. At least mine do. All of the horses I've known have had perfectly sweet personalities, and are great at whatever I ask them to do. One of the reasons Arabians were bred is because of their endurance and strength. One of the reasons the ancient Bedouin tribe bred them is because of their endurance and strength. They can do English, Hunter, Jumping, Western Pleasure, some Barrel Racing, Reining, etc. The reason Arabians don't do Barrel Racing and Reining and things, is because they're so beautiful and great at collecting themselves, that the thing they're best at is ring showing, such as Western Pleasure, Hunter, English, etc. So, Arabians are DEFINETLY versatile, but they're also best at certain things. One definite thing is, they're SO SUPER loveable and sweet!!!
- 1 decade ago
I used to have a really old book about this! I will see what I can remember, but no promises...
1) Oh man. I don't know... Wasn't it Raffles? Or ruffles? something like that....
2) I don't know. I feel like his first name was Jerry or Jim or something like that.
3) That the arabian shows would continue to take place?
Sorry. Major failure. I felt like I knew more about this because of the book... but I guess not.
- reynwaterLv 71 decade ago
Good question.
1. don't know for sure if he was sold, could it be Jadaan?
2. no blinkin clue (dagnabbit)
3. the herd of Arabian horses would be maintained.
Edit: Dang good question Lady Friend. *ahem*
#2: Jerry Voorhies
And for all you tweens that think this question is too long *snerk* (riders, sheesh) here is a picture of Jadaan, Arabian Stallion used mucho much in "old" movies (back inna day when all they rode was Aye-rabs in the flicks.) http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_...
Raffles, One must actually do some RESEARCH (next edit ?) - good looking foundation fellow too: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_...
Gotta include Witez II *sigh* http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=... (Highly recommend the book "And Miles to Go", Historically correct romanticized (?) fictional (?) account of General George Patton saving the horses of the Podlaski Stud....any tweens read out there?
Edit #2: Question 1. Dayuuumm where's my head. Witez II sold for $8000. at Remount auction. http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu_QU0nVKHi...
Fun research K Lady, thanks.
Edit #3: Pomona
Goddess of????? anyone???? Hint=Roman pantheon. Dag, just made this Even LONGER....
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I think your trivia question is too much for people to put the effort into answering..
