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More Information,
please contact:
Pat-Rock Arabians
Pat
and Rocky Rossini
3845 Cooper Foster Park Rd
Vermilion OH 44089
440-967-6538
patrockarabians@yahoo.com |
In 1991
the group agreed that they would have a double booth at the Arabian
National Show in Louisville, KY. Ever since, we have sponsored
a booth at the Arabian Nationals in Kentucky, with the possibility
of sponsoring at the Nationals
in New Mexico in alternating years. Our duties at the Nationals
are to man our booth and pass out the Azraff-Ferzon Directory
and literature that highlight each farm showcasing the horses.
Our group also informs the public on who and where to contact
for more information of those in the group.
Another
of our functions at each Nationals, is to honor an exemplary individual
who has contributed to our breeding program. The first Honorary
Member in 1991 was James “Jimmy” Dean, a man whose name
is synonymous with Arabian circles.
Jimmy
Dean was the most instrumental person who made *Raffles become
the stallion that he was to be. Under his care, *Raffles grew
from a shy, supposedly sterile stallion, to a progenator of the
*Raffles line. It was Jimmy who got the barren mare *Azja IV in
foal to produce Azraff. In the early 1950’s, Jimmy was very
forceful in declaring that Azraff was the best, as well as the
best-producing, son of *Raffles.
Another highlight of Jimmy’s life was breeding Azleta, an
Azraff daughter, to Ferzon, to produce Gai Parada, a triple National
Champion.
