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go to London. He even wants to take Komet
with him there.” Was his interest in the Arabian
horse aroused here at Achental? Zichy-Thyssen
later became the owner of El Shaklan in Argentina!
And also Dr. Tienemann from the Zoo in
Duisburg came to Achental to look for foals: "He
was given a noble Egyptian stallion for the zoo,
Kaisoon by Nazeer, with whom he would like to
have offspring.” Ultimately, Kheman, Koratah
and Koranah moved to Duisburg.
The Griesbach children were very fortunate to
be able to travel long distances abroad for their
mother's company. Irmelin always took this opportunity
to visit some Arab studs. So she travelled
to France, England and the USA. One of her
many trips abroad also took her to Argentina.
There she met her future husband and in 1956
the young veterinarian moved to South America.
Childhood dream comes true
In 1962, Gertraude Griesbach finally had the
opportunity to purchase a black stallion, which
she had wanted since childhood. In fact, two Polish
stallions, Borys (by Wielki Szlem) and Bibars
(by Witraz), both black, were for sale. Dr Skorkowski
in Kraków had recommended Bibars to
her and it was a happy coincidence that it was
possible to acquire the stallion from the Swiss
national circus Knie: Freddy Knie wanted to establish
a group of black horses but could not
find any other blacks. That was the only reason
why he separated from the stallion. In the same
year, Mrs. Griesbach sent a group of six young
mares and the stallion Kassam (by Wisznu) to
her daughter in Argentina. At that time, such a
transport was not a matter of hours by plane, it
was a week-long ship passage. Nevertheless, the
horses survived the journey in the narrow transport
boxes and arrived safely in the sunny south.
The foundation mares of the Argentine Achental
stud were the Wisznu daughters Kasserah
(Khabitha family), Jowiszah (Jacaranda family),
Iminah (Isabell family), Korima (Kho-Rha family)
and Rubayyah (Rozka family) as well as the Kalif
daughter Kokah (Comtesse family).
Karim (Wisznu / Kaira) 1959 - grandson of Kalif (below). - Karim ist ein Enkel des Hengstes Kalif
(unten abgebildet).
There was a horse from (almost) every mare family
to continue the lines in distant Argentina.
In addition, there was the self-bred Kassam (by
Wisznu), who was used as a sire in Argentina's
Achental for many years. Later the mares Isabell
II (Isabell family) and Jadah (Jemen family) as
well as Bibars followed to Argentina.
In January 1964 the first foals of the Argentine
Achental stud was born - but back to Germany.
The stud closes the gates
Here in Germany, Mrs. Griesbach decided with
a heavy heart to completely liquidate her stud
farm Achental. On this occasion there was a
farewell party: “And how many breeders and
friends were there when our purebred Arabians
were dancing and prancing in glorious weather!
Of course I can also believe that it was a sad day
for you: after 20 years you are now giving up
your purebred Arabian breeding. Although the
most beautiful horses are with me (in Argentina)
and I hope they thrive here just as well as in
Germany with you. But you only see them here
when you visit me. And with the German breeders
who buy them from you, you will also be
able to follow their further development. So it's
good that you sold almost all of them to Ismers,
eight heads, including the fertile Rualla and
the beautiful Inazzah [note. i.e. Red.: as well as
Comtesse, Wiszkha, Kowiszkah, Iborah, and the
stallion Borys], you lend them your beloved Wisznu,
yes, they can be happy that they will now
also breed Arabian horses in addition to their
pony breeding. And you sold the young colt Rih
to Mr. Dömken, whom you value so much, and
he was very happy. Jemen's daughter Jekah
will come to Habbes after you sent me Jekah's
daughter Jadah. It was probably very effective
that you were able to show the audience what
Arabians can do and what they can be used
for! First of all, they are bred to have a reliable,
clever, healthy and enduring riding horse that
will never let you down, that will carry you through
nature, that will be a good companion.
And that gives you foals. You can also harness
your Arabian and they will trot forward steadily
without tiring. Driving is a wonderful, but not
easy sport and mastering teams of four and five
is difficult. We tried it out thoroughly.”
With that, the first larger purebred Arabian stud
farm closed its doors in 1964. Six mares from
the old Hungarian lines could be saved after
the Second World War thanks to the committed
efforts of Gertraude Griesbach - all of them, as
well as the two Marbach mares and the Polish
Isonda, became important pillars of German
Arabian breeding. Their lines have survived to
this day through the 167 foals that were born
in Achental between 1947 and 1964. The breeding
history of Germany has thus set Gertraude
Griesbach and her work a worthy monument.
Gudrun Waiditschka
Kalif (Halef / Khabitah) 1948, the first self-bred breeding stallion at Achental. - Kalif, der erste
selbst gezogene Zuchthengst im Gestüt Achental.
The article first appeared in Araber Journal
6/1991 and is reproduced here in an extended
version.
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