The February 2013 issue of Desert Mirage magazine features writer Arlene Magid’s love letter to the Arabian breed and its dedicated horsemen in ‘Rohara: Setting the Standard.’
History and beauty of the Arabian horse
Desert Mirage readers can tour behind the barn doors of the legendary Rohara facility and benefit from the wisdom and experience of its dedicated breeders and Arabian horse lovers.
“Forty five years ago,” Magid opens, “one of the best Arabian breeding farms opened its doors in Florida: Rohara Arabians, founded by Roxann and Karl Hart.” In 2011, Rohara won the Arabian Horse Times Readers Choice Award for Breeder of the Year, repeating its AHT victory from 2010, when it was also presented with the Ellen Scripps Davis award, as USEF Breeder of the Year, covering all breeds of horses and previously awarded only three times in history to an Arabian horse breeder.
What lessons have a half-century of horse breeding taught these producers of countless National Champions? What are the secrets to winning conformation and what flaws can take generations to correct? And what is the story and lesson in horsemanship to be learned from its iconic swan logo?
Through Magid’s meticulous research, readers travel back through time to some of the most important chapters in modern Arabian horse breeding. Meet the great foundation mare to the Rohara breeding program, Emenee, by *Aramus++, and such unforgettable stallions as Bay El Bey++, Ivanhoe Tsultan, and 2012 World Gold Champion Stallion, QR Marc.
The Harts’ fine eye for greatness in young horses led to the purchase of QR Marc as a weanling and a U.S. Reserve National Championship title as a yearling before his sale to Belgium for a record amount for an un-syndicated Arabian stallion. Magid quotes Roxann Hart: “(QR Marc) matured to be the most beautiful stallion I have ever been around. It was a dream come true to see him grow up.”
It’s a dream that can now also come true for Desert Mirage readers to tour behind the barn doors of the legendary Rohara facility and benefit from the wisdom and experience of its dedicated breeders and Arabian horse lovers. “To do the impossible you must visualize the invisible,” Hart says.
This February, visualize anything is possible when you pick up the latest issue of Desert Mirage magazine, and join its global Arabian horse community. Discover a wealth of articles, breathtaking images, and services dedicated to the Arabian horse.