Boardman Arabians LLC

12/29/2025

I am going to say something extremely unpopular, but the truth nonetheless. It is not going to be the wealthy who save this breed. It is not going to be the Middle Eastern buyers who spend millions. It is going to be small farms and dedicated people. Back 50 years ago - 70 and 80 years ago there were people who were crazy dedicated to this breed. They shared their horses. Granted, several were wealthy, but mostly they were crazy for their Arabians. The *Raffles mafia was formed, and laid the foundation for one of the greatest Arabian horse dynasties the breed has ever known.  Keep in mind, *Raffles was an in**ed throwaway from Crabbet Stud. Lady Wentworth thought he was sterile. 🤣 And he was until given space and mares and allowed to be a horse. But man, when he produced, it got real and quick!

And his line was crossed, and re-crossed, and crossed again in some of the most staggering inbreeding a pedigree has ever seen, and still produced amazing Arabian horses. That little throwaway from Crabbet stud is still at the core of nearly every domestic pedigree in the USA.

My message is this: if your passion is the Arabian horse, remember that money is your enemy, not your friend. The value of these horses does not have a price tag. Maintain the availability of your horses to the average person. There are far more average people than there are super wealthy people. And it is on the backs of the ordinary, responsible, passionate breeders that Arabians will survive in America for the next 100 years.

I am not the only small breeder who is dedicated to these old lines. But we are getting harder to find. And we are not immortal. If you have this passion, act while we are still around! 

12/29/2025

12/28/2025

We got a blue norther (google it!) blowing in big time. 82 degrees at noon (insane. What climate chante? 🤪)

Tonight it will be 32 degrees with a wind chill in the lower 20's!

12/28/2025

We got a blue norther (google it!) blowing in big time. 82 degrees at noon (insane. What climate change? 🤪)

Tonight it will be 32 degrees with a wind chill in the lower 20's!

12/27/2025

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, however you’re spending it, from our hearts to yours.

12/25/2025

Luke 2:1-20
New International Version
The Birth of Jesus

2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace and goodwill towards man.” 15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.