In 1906, cartoonist Homer Davenport traveled to the Bedouin horse-breeding tribes of Arabia Deserta, and returned to the U.S. with 27 Arabian horses. This was the largest single importation of Arabians of its time, and these animals formed a significant base of modern American Arabian horse pedigrees. Horses bred entirely from these original imports, with no introductiion of outside blood, have come to be known as "Davenport" Arabians.
Click here to see the article "Davenports--Not for Couch Potatoes" from Arabian Visions
The Annotated Quest
Davenport wrote an account of his expedition, "My Quest of the Arabian Horse",which is an enertaining story, even for those of you who are not Arabian horse fanatics. It has recently been reprinted in an annotated edition, and is available, for $30 postpaid in the US, from
Seauphah Publishing
c/o Craver Farms
Rt 2 Box 262
Winchester, IL 62650
Film star Rudolph Valentino, pictured here with the Davenport stallion Jadaan. Photo from the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, which has a great article online. Jadaan, The Sheik, and The Cereal Baron
CMK
ArabiansW.K.Kellogg
Arabian Horse Library
Extremely Cool T-Shirts
Be the first on your block to wear one of these fine Davenport Conservancy T-shirts. Available in 6 colors:
ivory, blue, grey, sand, terra cotta, and white. Size XL. $15/ each, postpaid. All proceeds benefit the Conservancy.
Send orders to:
Alice Martin
1736 S. Farmingdale Rd.
New Berlin, IL 62670
This site is under construction--what you see is the bare bones. Please check back often for an updated version. If you are a Davenport breeder, and would like to be listed, please email with information.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at reshan@deyr.ultranet.com
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