Khemosabi

Horse infobox
horsename= Khemosabi++++//


caption= Khemosabi++++//
breed=Arabian
discipline=Western Pleasure
Halter
sire= Amerigo
grandsire= Ferseyn
dam= Jurneeka++
damsire= Fadjur
sex= Stallion
foaled= 1967
country=United States
color= Bay
breeder= Dr. Bert and Ruth Husband
owner= Dr. Bert and Ruth Husband
otherawards = National Champion Western Pleasure, National Champion Halter stallion
honors= Legion of Masters (++++) award
updated= January 12 2008

Khemosabi (1967-2001) was a bay Arabian stallion with four stockings and a blaze, who had significant accomplishments in the horse show ring, winning multiple National Championships in both halter and western pleasure performance competition. These wins earned him the highest level achievement award offered by the Arabian Horse Association: the Legion of Masters. In the course of his breeding career, he sired over 1200 foals.Carpenter "Arabian Legends" p. 260-275] Of these, over 300 were show champions and 75 won national championships. [ [http://groups.msn.com/ArabianhorseLovers/famousandwellknownarabians.msnw Arabian Horse Lovers] web page accessed October 22, 2007]

Background

Khemosabi was bred by Dr. Bert and Ruth Husband, sired by the stallion Amerigo and out of the mare Jurneeka. This pedigree was primarily a combination of bloodlines from the breeding programs of W.K. Kellogg and Henry Babson. Khemosabi's dam (female) line traced to *Wadduda, the celebrated "War Mare" imported from the desert by American political cartoonist, Homer Davenport. The closest imported horse in his pedigree was his maternal granddam, the Polish-bred mare *Szarza, As such, Khemosabi was a product of Arabian bloodlines that had been developed in the United States for several generations, and therefore was promoted as an "All-American" horse.

Khemosabi was foaled in Husband's back yard in Whittier, California. As a young horse, his career was popularized by a series of lighthearted cartoons written by Paul Husband, son of Bert and Ruth Husband, illustrated by Karen Haus Grandpre, which featured Khemosabi as a horse who wore a "Lone Ranger" mask, accompanied on his adventures by his "faithful redhaired companion, Ruth," a character modeled on Mrs. Husband. In the cartoon strip, Khemo and Ruth fought for "truth, justice and the Arabian Way". Khemosabi was noted for having a large and enthusiastic fan base, and a Breyer Horse model was created with his likeness in the 1990s. [ [http://breyercollectables.com/shop/IT86 Breyer Collectables] Web page accesed October 22, 2007]

In his show career, Khemosabi was the 1973 U. S. National Champion Halter Stallion, and the 1976 U. S. National Champion and Canadian National Champion in Western Pleasure. He was also the 1976 Canadian National Champion Halter Stallion. He was one of the only horses to ever win an Arabian National Championship in both halter and performance in the same year, and one of only four stallions to win U.S. National Championships in both halter and performance. ["A Toast to Champions." "Arabian Horse World," October, 2007]

He was syndicated in 1980 by the Husband's son, Paul, with Ruth Husband serving as Syndicate Manager from the inception of the Khemosabi Syndicate for the rest of the stallion's life. Khemosabi died in 2001 at the age of 34. [http://www.husbandlaw.com/law_equine_khemosabi.html Paul Husband's site on Khemosabi] accessed on August 21, 2008]

Pedigree

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1=Khemosabi++++//
1967 bay stallion [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/khemosabi All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Khemosabi] accessed on October 17, 2007]
2= Amerigo
1962 gray
3= Jurneeka++
1958 bay
4= Ferseyn
1937 gray
5= *Szarza
1956 gray
6= Fadjur
1952 bay
7=Fadneeka
1950 bay
8=*Raseyn
1923 gray
imported
9= *Ferda
1913 bay
imported
10= Ali Said (PASB)
(Polish Arabian Stud Book)
1940 gray
11= Salwa (PASB)
(Polish Arabian Stud Book)
1945 gray
12=Fadheilan
1942 bay
13=Bint Sahara
1942 gray
14=Fadheilan
1942 bay
15=Raneeka
1944 bay
16= Skowronek (GSB)
(General Stud Book)
1909 gray
17=Rayya (GSB)
1915 bay
18=Rustem (GSB)
1908 bay
19=Feluka (GSB)
1899 chestnut
20= Kuhailan Said (PASB)
1934 bay
21=Najada (PASB)
1932 gray
22= Kuhailan Abu Urkub (PASB)
1935 bay
23= Sabda (PASB)
1940 gray
24=*Fadl
1930 gray
imported
25=*Kasztelanka
1929 bay
imported
26=Farawi
1936 bay
27=Bint Sedjur
1935 gray
28=*Fadl
1930 gray
imported
29=*Kasztelanka
1929 bay
imported
30=Rabel
1939 chestnut
31=Monica
1926 bay

ee also

*Arabian horse

Notes

References

* Carpenter, Marian K. "Arabian Legends: Outstanding Arabian Stallions and Mares" Colorado Springs, Colorado: Western Horseman ISBN0-911647-48-1

Further reading

* Kirkman, Mary "The All-American Arabian" "Equus" #237 1997

External links

* [http://www.exposureplus.com/khemosabi.htm Khemosabi information]