The Crabbet Organisation

22/09/2023

Happy Birthday to the late, great Lady Anne Blunt, foundress of The Crabbet Stud.

05/09/2023

It is with great sorrow that we say farewell to Melanie Brown who has lost her battle with cancer. Melanie stayed brave, positive & glamorous throughout & the photo here is her beloved Dhay.
We wish her family & friends well at this devastating time & hope that all their wonderful memories will sustain them. Fly free Melanie 🕊️

09/08/2023

It is to our absolute delight that we welcome Kyle Birchnall-Skipper onto the Crabbet Organisation Management Committee.
As many of you know our Chairman and Crabbet guru 'the queen of crabbet' Alexia Ross is stepping down at the end of this year which leaves us with rather large boots to fill. Whilst the new chairman is yet to be decided, we have appointed Kyle who, amongst other things, will be Alice's right hand man in organising the National show for the crabbet org.
Kyle has an extensive career in show grooming, having groomed for the likes of Cullinghurst stud and Susan George of Georgian Arabians alongside having his own successful career in the show ring. Kyle currently stands Crystal Red Drift who is an exceptional 100% Crabbet stallion bred by Daphne Cocksedge with some good foals on the ground already.
We feel Kyle will be not only a useful addition to the crabbet org, but an old head on young shoulders to take us forward. Congratulations & welcome Kyle.

Introduction by Alice Chivers

05/08/2023

Authentic Arabians Journal ~ The Crabbet Show edition - out now!

https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=[UNIQID]&u=7c97a5bdfdbda095323f507df&id=21eb477ae2Enjoy

Enjoy!

04/08/2023

The Crabbet Show report is nearly ready to go out in our Authentic Arabians Newsletter - Subscribe on our website if you are not a member already. Don't miss it - its Free!
https://www.crabbetorganisation.org/

03/08/2023

Virtual British Breeder Futurity now open according to email - closes 15th August!

31/07/2023

Crabbet National Show 2023
The Results! 💜

21/07/2023

CRABBET NATIONAL SHOW PARTY!
There will be cake, drinks & likeminded fun to be had at the Crabbet Stand in the AHS tent on Sunday at 1.45pm.
Come along to see our wonderful lunchtime display at 1.00pm by WAHO winner Marbon Mastarcraftsman & Karen Madden “the galloping Granny” along with the ever young performance star Marcus Aurelius & Katherine Bertram - then back to the stand to meet, chat & eat cake 🍰 🧁 💜

17/07/2023

Welcome to summer. We are hoping to see you at our CRABBET NATIONAL SHOW this weekend; we have in hand, ridden, young handler and fancy dress for you to see along with those fabulous family groups.
Pay us a visit at our Crabbet stand especially on our show day Sunday for cake from 1.45pm. Our lunchtime display is from the very talented WAHO winner Marbon
Mastarcraftsman with his "galloping Granny" Karen Madden and the superb Marcus Aurelius with Katherine Bertram. It will be a great day out for all fans of traditional Arabians.

It will be my last show as part of The Crabbet Organisation. I am stepping down at the end of 2023 after over 20 years. I am sure the rest of the team will continue to do their best for the Crabbet cause and I look forward to attending events without a job to do. I will let you all know what I get up to next.
Alexia Ross
Chairman
The Crabbet Organisation

PHOTO: SUPREME CRABBET CHAMPION 2022 BINLEY SILVERN MUJIZA, PHOTO SWEET PHOTOGRAPHY

06/07/2023

TIMETABLE UPDATED!

CRABBET CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL SHOW 2023
Sunday 23rd July
The David Broome Event Centre, Chepstow, Wales
FINAL SCHEDULE

05/07/2023

The Crabbet Organisation would like to pay tribute to the glorious stallion PHA Silvern Risalm, aka “Ivan” to his friends. He was a HOYS champion, a WAHO Award winner & a dressage star. He was also a life long love of his owner Tiffani Rees & adored by Darren Crowe with whom he lived for so long & he rode him to all his great successes.
Rest in peace Ivan - you will shine bright in our hearts always 🕊️1994~2023

27/06/2023

Online ENTRIES to our Crabbet Show at the Nationals on Sunday 23rd July CLOSE tomorrow!
WEDNESDAY 28TH JUNE 🦄🌟
This may be online entries only so get those entries in ASAP.

Be part of the spectacle of glorious Crabbets, support the cause in hand, ridden and in family groups. New Partbred class, fancy dress and award qualifications.

See you soon 😍🥳

01/06/2023

Stourvale Stud Dispersal!
UPDATE: Contact Tina at [email protected]

Post shared for Christina Cooke:
Thank you everyone for your very kind birthday messages. Perhaps now is the time to announce that after 50yrs breeding versatile Arabs I'm winding up the stud. dispersing all the horses and selling the farm due to Alison's illness and my advancing years. We have some lovely fillies and young mares, Ahmoun descendants, of high proportion Crabbet bloodlines, all closely related to winning show and endurance horses available to knowledgeable homes at reasonable prices. Please pass the news around. Thank you.

Photo of champion Bey Dayaan - one of many. Thank you Jacqui Hall for giving him his best life 🤩

24/05/2023

Qualification for Crabbet events & awards.
I am trying to get this up on the website but Mail Chimp is having issues - here are the basics, I hope!

A Crabbet Arabian is a purebred Arabian registered with the Arab Horse Society of 75% or more Crabbet and Old English bloodlines.
A Crabbet Related Arabian is a purebred Arabian registered with the Arab Horse Society with one parent ONLY of 75% or more Crabbet and Old English bloodlines.
A Partbred Crabbet Related Arabian is a Partbred or Anglo Arabian registered with the Arab Horse Society with one Purebred parent ONLY of 75% or more Crabbet and Old English bloodlines.

The Crabbet Organisation issues letters confirming your horse's Crabbet category from [email protected] These are free to members.
Crabbet Arabians of 100% Crabbet Stud bloodlines or 100% Old English breeding may be eligible for additional awards & this is stated in the letter if applicable.

Further information is on our website.

22/04/2023

Mesaoud pedigree update!
For generations Mesaoud has been known as part of the Zobeyni sire line but now that has changed. Evidence from Lady Anne Blunt & Abbas Pasha has confirmed that his sire Aziz hailed from the sire line to Ghadir ~ published in Edouard Aldahdah’s book on the horses of Abbas Pasha in 2022 & featured in The Crabbet Organisation’s yearbook, the Authentic Arabians Journal of the same year. This is huge!

21/04/2023

Crabbet Legacy Family Groups at the Nationals 🏵️✨
Please contact Alexia Ross if you are interested in trying to join a group of related Crabbet or Related purebred Arabians for our fabulous family group class ~ gorgeous garlands to all members of the winning group, sashes to the reserve group & being part of one of the best spectacles at the show. Last summer we filled the ring with fabulous Crabbets so let’s keep the Crabbet flag flying!✨

21/04/2023

Final call for sponsors!
We have a few sponsorships left for our Crabbet National Show at the AHS Championship Show in July. Please help us out & support the Crabbet Arabian 🏵️

Top yearling c/cr/pb £25
Top veteran ridden/pb £25
Owner Breeder £50
Home produced £55
Highly commended £55
Special £55
Crabbet Related 1-3 £55
Crabbet Related 4+ £55
Crabbet Related Supreme £120

New classes & awards in Crabbet, Related & even a new partbred class.
Ceridwen has all the details 👍

18/04/2023

It went in the mail yesterday - check your postbox!🥳

27/03/2023

It’s here! So now I just need to ship it to Terri to do the mail out 🤞🥳

18/03/2023

We actually got most of the team together for a meeting today ~ we got through so much &, with the support of a great band of helpers, have made plans. Lots of the plans involved delegating!☺️
The Yearbook is at the printer, our lovely show team are helping get our Crabbet National Show ready to roll & our Crabbet Performance awards are shaping up 👍
….. Anne, Deborah, Pauline & Alexia got there in person & Diana joined by Zoom 🥳

12/03/2023

2023 membership is now open for joining or renewing ~ help keep the Crabbet torch burning 🔥

Where ever in the world you live you can support Crabbet Arabians. For information on membership benefits please scroll down.

06/03/2023

For all your Crabbet Arabian news, stallions at stud or horses for new homes ~ The Crabbet Organisation FB group page is the largest UK Crabbet interest group with over 2,500 members! Join our community 🥰👍

https://m.facebook.com/groups/crabbetorganisation/?ref=share

23/02/2023

Final Proof ..... Really! 😆

19/01/2023

We will be finalising our mailing list shortly ~ but you still have time!💝

22/12/2022

Thank you to Caroline Sussex for a lovely write up of our Crabbet Championship Show at the Nationals. I am particularly delighted that the Crabbet Legacy Family Groups were “amazing” as they took a lot of working out. ⭐️💫

15/12/2022

Thank you Tanya Betts of Tameda Design, our Crabbet Organisation's yearbook is beginning to look amazing!🤩

07/12/2022

Our Yearbook has a cover & design is underway! Thank you Sweet Photography for the stunning image of Katherine Bertram on the talented stallion Audace Encore.
Don’t miss our fabulous mare features by Betty Finke & Diana Whittome, our first Crabbet Championship Show at the Nationals plus foals, endurance, training & more.

Make sure you are a member for 2022 ~ you can join up on our website at:

https://www.crabbetorganisation.org/join-us

23/11/2022

Muddy horse care!🤣👍

05/10/2022

Look up the Daughters of the Wind blog if you have not already as there is so much interesting material on there:
These photos were shared on the blog from a variety of sources, showing the usual photo seen of the GSB Arabian stallion Dwarka, owned by the HRH The Prince of Wales and a key foundation line in English Arabian breeding. Crabbet Stud's important sire Dargee carried two lines to Dwarka via his grandson Algol.
As you will see, he tends to be greatly underrated due to the photo usually seen ..... the others paint a rather different picture 🤔

26/09/2022

We are always in need of help but have trouble defining exactly what help ~ so I have finally done a job list. Please check it out because, as you will see, far too much is up to a very few people and some of it has difficulty getting done at all. We would love to hear from you!

CLICK THE LINK 👍

https://www.crabbetorganisation.org/volunteer

25/09/2022

Where ever in the world you live you can support Crabbet Arabians. For information on membership benefits please scroll down.

23/09/2022

Crabbets at Israel's Sabra Stud and so much more - make sure you are a member of The Crabbet Organisation for 2022 🤩

The Authentic Arabians Yearbook 2022 is underway! We have some fabulous features on Crabbets around the globe as well as coverage of our Crabbet Show at the AHS Nationals. We have some special mares in focus such as the great broodmares Sirella and Tarentella as well as a fabulous look at Crabbet's great rival the Hanstead Stud.
The photo is from the fascinating Sabra Stud in Israel - don't miss it and make sure your 2022 membership is up to date 😄

09/09/2022

Rest in peace Your Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, ever dutiful and trustworthy and always a horsewoman. Horses are not impressed by crowns but they always saw you as a friend.

05/08/2022

The glorious Beeston Hall Arabians & grand old man Klinta Bashir 🥰

08/07/2022

Final timetable for our Crabbet Show at the Nationals on Friday 22nd July at the David Broome Event Centre - Free entry for spectators! Hopefully we have taken all your clash concerns on board - huge thanks to Kay for helping out again as I had a bit of a family issue this week and struggled to find any time. Looking forward to seeing you all there guys.
And don't forget - Crabbet party at our stand after the Grand Finale Parade 🥳

06/07/2022

Alexia Ross has had a family crisis this week - please message urgent queries regarding the show to Kay Allen Palmer. Anything non urgent, please hold off until next week, thanks 👍

26/06/2022

REPRESENT CRABBET!
Crabbet Related entries needed in the Crabbet Show at the Nationals on Friday 22nd July at the David Broome Event Centre 🏵

Come show traditionally with purebred Arabians with just one high percentage Crabbet parent. Beautiful Crystal trophies to keep, a grand Crabbet finale parade for all with memorial sash & photo & coverage of every entry in our beautiful Yearbook.

It is the Crabbet Organisation’s 20th birthday & we will be celebrating with a drinks party at our stand after the show. The AHS have organised loads of stands this year so don’t miss it.

Support traditional Arabians & showing - closing date 1st July ✨
Message Alexia Ross with any questions & I’ll be happy to help 🤩