From our Arieana Notebook: *Naomi was a mare of tremendous significance and merit and one of the first purebred mares to ever touch the soil of the United States, certainly the first to come to North America and leave modern descent as registered in the studbooks of the Arabian Horse Registry of America. Known for her great heart, bottom, and rare athletic ability, *Naomi was imported on August 29, 1888 at the age of 11 years by Randolph Huntington with specific purpose in mind of breeding her to *Leopard (see Anazeh) and perpetuating his Americo-Arab project. The above photo of *Naomi with her colt foal Khaled is the only photo of her known to exist.

There is special mention of *Naomi in Kat Walden's article on The CMK in Arabian Sport Horses, and further study on *Naomi's life and that of her foals can be found in the very detailed description of her in Carol June Woodbridge Mulder's Imported Foundation Stock of North American Horses, Volume 2 (Revised Edition). Borden Publishing Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1993. pp. 94-101. Also recommended for further study and reading on *Naomi is Rick Synowski's article on the original CMK mare families of North America.

From our Arieana Notebook: Imported from England by Randolph Huntington five years after her dam *Naomi's importation, *Nazli and her two-year-old son *Nimr, along with *Garaveen, arrived in New York on June 28, 1893 accompanied on their trans-Atlantic voyage by their breeder Reverend F. Furse Vidal. *Nazli was with Huntington until the final dispersal of his breeding herd in 1907 at which time she was purchased by Major Debervoise for $170. Her fate thereafter in unknown. The photo above is the only one of her known to exist. Further study on *Nazli's life and that of her foals can be found in the very detailed description of her in Carol June Woodbridge Mulder's Imported Foundation Stock of North American Horses, Volume 2 (Revised Edition). Borden Publishing Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1993. pp. 95-108.

Pedigree of *Nazli AHR #231