FADJUR
(Fadheilan x Bint Sahara)
1952 – 1983
Bred by Harry Linden of Spokane, Washington
Owned & Loved throughout his lifetime by Marjory F. Tone
Jack Tone Ranch, Stockton, California
For over 175 years the Tone family has been raising horses in Stockton, California at the Jack Tone Ranch. The Jack Tone Ranch is the oldest family-owned horse ranch in the state of California. The Tones have always been horse-lovers. Marge Tone‘s start with Arabians was in 1952 . She had a picture in her mind of her perfect Arabian horse. Harry Linden had bred that dream horse in Washington state, and fate would deliver him to fulfill, totally, Marge’s dreams, a few months later. This colt was named FADJUR. Once she saw him, as a weanling , it was love at first sight. She never lost faith in his power to carry on her Arabian horse breeder’s image of the perfect horse. We are so lucky that she had the foresight to linebreed and inbreed to him while he was here. These became our favorite individuals, and our best breeding stock to consistently carry on Fadjur's most special attributes. These horses are a part of our family. It is natural that we succeeding generations of Tones continue our equine heritage, by breeding, riding, loving, and marveling at the wonderful beauty, conformation, minds and athletic talents of these FADJUR line Arabian horses. We also are privileged to enjoy communications and loving “thank you’s" from people world wide as they share their appreciation of aspecial horse, when they have discovered the something extra special they feel or see in that horse came from FADJUR.
At the Jack Tone Ranch, Marjory F. Tone had the courage of her convictions and the patience to work for years to make her horse-breeding dreams come true. Marge and FADJUR, as a team, proved that we will be most satisfied if we breed Arabian horses to make ourselves happy. She inspired and taught us that we must fulfill our own image of the best Arabian horse. Look and listen to others’ ideas, but look deeper than their words. Use your own eyes and feelings to buy or breed the horse to fit your ideal. Then stand up for your horse against any unhorseman-like treatment, rules, gimmicks or fads.
For 31 years FADJUR lived as King of the Jack Tone Ranch and his world - he was the Leading Living Sire of Champions. Today, FADJUR’s blood runs strongly through the veins of the Leading Sires and Dams of the Arabian breed, and continues at Jack Tone Ranch and around the world. Because of Marge Tone’s foresight, persistence and patience, FADJUR is still the King and his influence will carry on far into the future. There will never be another FADJUR, but our breeding program makes it seem as though we still have him. Our linebred and inbred FADJUR descendants are not only our favorite individuals, but also our favorite sires and dams as they consistently breed on his special characteristics. They are being outcrossed to many, many bloodlines, and consistently pass on FADJUR’s qualities of extreme Arabian type, proudness, loving dispositions and athletic talent.
FADJUR, of course has contributed the most to our breeding program. From the first time Marge Tone saw him as a little pot bellied weanling; weaned in the same pasture as a show condition halter champion foal (Ferzon), she said he was perfect. He was prancing with his little tail flung over his back, thinking he was the best little horse that ever lived, and everyone had come just to admire him! He had huge, dark eyes, set extremely wide apart, the tearbones were wide, making his head wedge shaped, not only from the deeply dished profile, but also from the front. His eyes were low set, his head was extremely dry and chiseled, with prominent tear bones. He always had an expression of great intelligence and awareness of the world around him. His fine, curved, small ears were always alert. Those beautiful ears and eyes were indicators of Fadjur's extreme intelligence. He had very large nostrils made of very fine flesh. His veins were apparently close to the surface, as when he animated they were very prominent. The next very notable characteristic one would notice about FADJUR was his beautiful arched neck. It came out of his prominent wither very highly, and the way it attached to his head at the poll and throatlatch was like an artist had made the ideal arch. When his descendants are foaled, as soon as they can hold up their little heads, the “FADJUR Bump” poll as we nicknamed it, is very apparent. There is that special arch at the poll that is FADJUR, right from the very start.
Probably the next most apparent characteristic about the FADJUR Look that you would notice was his extreme proudness and love of life. You would notice it from a distance, clear across a horse show grounds - people from all around the world expressed this, about Fadjur himself and his descendants. They said they would look up and see this horse prancing and dancing with his tail over his back and his neck highly arched, snorting and playing and they knew it was FADJUR. Now, they say they knew it was a relation to FADJUR. We never tire of being told this story about a special FADJUR horse, nor of the discovery of a part of FADJUR's heart, athletic ability, intelligence and deep connection to their people; the things you cannot see from across a show grounds or field.
The discovery of Fadjur's great proudness and heart in one of his many world class endurance horses, or cutting horses, or race horses or dressage horses or wonderful family horses who will adjust instantly to each rider’s skills. FADJUR was truly a horseman’s horse. No matter what breed of horse a good horseman loved best, they would all acknowledge FADJUR to be an example of a great horse. But he was never mistaken for some breed other than Arabian. He was the epitome of Arabian type. The incomparable Jay Stream once told Marge Tone that he used FADJUR for a human nature and horsemanship test on new acquaintances in the Arabian horse world. He would just ask them the question, What do you think of FADJUR? Their reply would reveal to him their knowledge, and true nature. - Our special mares have also contributed immeasurably. The incomparable Saki, Ferneyna, Hi-Natta and Fer-Natta all helped by producing FADJUR’s first foals, all produced many, many champions and sires and dams of champions. They helped to prove the wonderful natural skills of Marge Tone to choose the look she wanted to carry on in her breeding program. These mares are forever, vividly in our memories and thanks for their special contributions to our breeding program, to FADJUR’s legend, and to our lives.
We love every twist and implementation of FADJUR’s looks and attitude as they’re passed on in our Fadjur descendants. The best of our breeding program (because we have access to what we want!) is the reliable, consistent reproduction of the FADJUR Look. Our line-bred and in-bred FADJUR descendants pass on FADJUR’s looks and attitude strongly to outcrosses. The FADJUR Look is really much more than a “look”. It is heart, intelligence, athletic talent, and great substance; with strong bone, proudness and Arabian type all rolled together with a loving, people-pleasing disposition. You must walk through our barns and see our horses side by side, all with heads freely out in the aisles to be touched and admired to truly appreciate the consistent attributes of extreme FADJUR type heads, with deep dish, and wide set eye, wonderful arched necks, wonderful temperaments, and seen the intelligence in their expression will you be a true believer. Then when they get to come out and REALLY SHOW OFF, you will see FADJUR in their every proud snort, haughty prance, and tail-over-their-back pose, as they look to see if you are enjoying their show. It is tremendously rewarding to see how consistently linebreeding and inbreeding to FADJUR carries on his look!
Thinking horsemen the world over, who have owned or worked with some FADJUR blooded horse always return to seek out a source of him, to attain the same passion he instilled in Marjory Tone so many years ago. -- Being a horse lover is probably inherited, being a horseman is learned from your horses and the people you grow up around and, later, seek out as teachers. -- Living my life in the presence of a horse such as FADJUR and a person such as Marjory Tone who insisted horses be treated with respect and common sense has been a wonderful way of life. -- Is it inherited or learned horsemanship, the great thrill you feel marveling at a" wonderfully FADJUR look alike”, proudly showing off just like he did. Posing, snorting, playing athletic gymnastic games. Continually changing routines of running, changing leads, sliding stops, roll backs, performing lofty slow motion, powerful trots,executing high level dressage movements with frequent, snorting stops with tail flung over their backs to pose proudly and look around to see who is watching and appreciating their show and enjoyment of life. -- Is it inherited or learned to recognize and greatly appreciate the intelligence and sensitivity of an indignant and proud attitude when they do not understand what you are trying to teach and look you right in the eye and ask you to show them more carefully, then ask for more fun, once they understand the learning game? -- Is it an inherited or learned lifestyle at the Jack Tone Ranch, I do not know. I have the proudness and satisfaction of knowing that FADJUR was a phenomenon, that Marjory Tone felt and guarded it, and made it possible for us to continue breeding on his blood, so strongly. -- There is probably a very special horse somewhere in your lifetime. If you research his pedigree, there is a good chance you will find somewhere in there the name FADJUR. Some inherited trace of him instilled a “something special “ in that horse for you.
All it takes is a glimpse of Marge’s expression in one of our photos to see that triumphant feeling.
The Arabian part of her dream was seeded from stories her father told her of Arabian horses he heard of, and he “hoped she would be able to see one someday."
The horse that she trained, who responded so willingly to her gentle handling, when she was just learning to train horses, convinced her that it was Arabian horses she wanted to breed. -- A few years later, when she saw a beautiful mare named Fersara, champion mare at the first Arabian horse show she attended, Marge really was set onto the path we are still following, and hope to follow forever. --Marge asked the owner of the champion mare, who just happened to be Mr. Frank McCoy, if he had a stallion who looked like his mare Fersara. She told him she had two mares, now, and needed a stallion. -- Mr. McCoy told her he had a little colt she would like, he was a bay colt and did not fit into Mr. McCoy’s love of grey Arabian horses. -- He was right! The minute Marge laid eyes on that little bay colt, prancing around with his little neck arched high, his tail curled over his back, and that beautiful, beautiful head she knew he was the stallion of her dreams. The little-pot bellied colt who knew he was the best thing that ever happened was named FADJUR.
Something happens every single day to remind us to be thankful for FADJUR and Marge’s faith in him.
Some recent clients demonstrate FADJUR’s impact on our everyday lives:
-- We are exporting a colt (sired by Fadjurs Prize, a double FADJUR son and out of Fadjurs Hana, a double FADJUR daughter) to a family who purchased several FADJUR offspring thirty years ago. They had gone in other directions with their program for a while, but learned they want to return to FADJUR forever. They chose a colt who they felt looked most like FADJUR and has his wonderful mind and people-loving character.
-- A recently-retired trainer from Canada, who had been training successfully for thirty years, came to the Jack Tone Ranch to visit. She came to see where FADJUR had lived and to see what we had left from him. Fulfilling a dream she held for some twenty-five years. She has loved some FADJUR horses of her own, and clients owned, over the years. After being here, she is thinking of leasing an inbred mare to cross on her stallion, and breeding her mare to a double FADJUR son.
-- We received a call from a friend who communicates via her computer with other horsemen world-wide. She signs her name Fadjursadandy. A friend of a remarkably achieving horsewoman communicated with her asking if she knew where the friend could obtain some FADJUR blood. Her favorite horse had been a grandson of FADJUR, and was growing older. The friend had been told there was no more Jack Tone Ranch! We found another soul-mate in this wonderful lady who appreciated every part of her FADJUR blooded horse, and now has a new, younger version with FADJUR'S blood to continue her life study of horse appreciation. She had owned many good horses in between her FADJUR horses, but says none lived up to what he had given her.
years after our loss of FADJUR, he is represented by the greatest of champions and champion producing sires and dams. At the time of FADJURs death, he was the Leading Living Sire of Champions. His own grandson Khemosabi from his daughter Jurneeka,( who was the result of breeding FADJUR’s half sister back to FADJUR) inherited that title from FADJUR, and holds it to this day.-Saki, whose champions were all sired by FADJUR was the Leading Living Dam of champions at the time of her death. The mare who inherited that title at Saki’s passing was her own grand-daughter, Amurath Kashmiri, sired by a FADJUR son, Fadi. A mare now in the spotlight as one of the greatest producers of National winners is AutumnFire a FADJUR grand-daughter out of the great Park Horse mare, Sparkling Burgundy . Every year, in the National Championships, FADJUR’s blood is represented in the top winners in many disciplines. In the endurance Hall of Fame, International Show-rings, race tracks, and as part of horse-loving people’s families of horses around the world, we want to help keep his blood available and his look apparent
Marjory F. Tone first saw FADJUR when he was eight months of age. It was love at first sight. They became an invincible team who has gone down in Arabian horse breeding history. Marjory convinced her loving husband, Jack Tone, that FADJUR should be her stallion. Jack Tone made the call to purchase him for Marge’s birthday just two months before he was a year old, and weeks before he was to go to an Arabian horse auction. Frank and Helen McCoy owned Bint Sahara when FADJUR was foaled, and had described him to Marjory when she asked for his recommendation of a stallion who looked like his maternal sister, Fersara.
FADJUR became a very loved and admired member of the Tone family. FADJUR never left the Jack Tone Ranch in Stockton, California, except to venture to a horse show or two per year or to be shown on exhibition. FADJUR’s last show at the age of 23 was the prestigious Arabian Horse Association of the San Fernando Valley’s annual show in Santa Barbara. FADJUR won the Class A Stallion Halter Championship, judged by B. Paul Husband, and topped off one of the greatest Arabian show horse records of all time.
Marjory Tone’s guidance over FADJUR’s life included giving permission for him to be shown by her son-in-law, Paul Polk (who had never even seen a horse show class!). Marge trained Paul to handle and show FADJUR in the way she loved to see him: FADJUR proudly showing off to the applause of Tone family and friends.
The pair, FADJUR and Paul Polk, became a show-stopping sight for the next twenty years of their lives. They won the most prestigious Halter Championships available at the time, in the most naturally animated, proudly showing off / having fun fashion! Just as Marge had imagined was possible.
Besides becoming a Legendary Show Horse and Sire, FADJUR -- the fuzzy weanling colt with the beautiful little face and proud attitude Marge Tone fell in love with -- grew up to be everything she could possibly hope for as an Arabian stallion. He never lost his extreme proudness and the love of life Marge saw as he threw his tail over his back to show off for her during that first meeting. Some of the features which made FADJUR stand out in everyone’s memory who saw him were: He was so extremely proud and loved to put on a show for people, whether in hand or free at home, he loved the applause! He would dance and prance, snorting and playing. His neck and tail held high, no matter how many hours the classes lasted nor how hot or cold the weather. He had a unique, unforgettably classic and chiseled head, with huge, dark, wide-set eyes, deeply dished profile, small muzzle, pronounced tear bones, beautiful shapely ears and fine, shiny blood bay coat, with high black points, a big bursting star on his forehead, and a left hind sock. He had an extremely arched neck, arched highly out of his withers, and a high, straight, flag tail carriage. He had beautiful substance and muscling, with big wide hooves and large powerful, flat joints. -- Those who knew FADJUR best know he had the most remarkable character and disposition of kindness, intelligence, understanding and will to please.
FADJUR was closest to Marge Tone, and seemed to understand every thought and communication she gave him. For thirty-one years, FADJUR lived as King of the Jack Tone Ranch. FADJUR's image still reigns over his Jack Tone Ranch Kingdom, through his line-bred descendants living there now.
Thinking horsemen the world over who have owned or worked with some FADJUR blooded horse, sooner or later return to seek out another: To re-attain the same passion FADJUR instilled in Marjory Tone so many years ago.
The Fabulous Fadjur
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Here's a listing of some of Fadjur's Outstanding Achievements:
- In 1999 FADJUR was honored by Western Horseman magazine in their book titled “Legends of the Arabian Breed.”
- In 1999 FADJUR was inducted into the Arabian Horse Trust Hall of Fame, for his influence on the Arabian Breed
- FADJUR helped his Dam, Bint Sahara and his lifetime mate, Saki, also obtain the honor of being inducted into the Arabian Horse Trust Hall of Fame for their influence on the Arabian Breed. And also to become the Leading Living Dams of Champions during their lifetimes. To this day, FADJUR’s descendants earned and hold this mind-boggling title of influence for producing Champion offspring.
- FADJUR’s granddaughter, Autumn Fire, is the Leading Dam of National Winners today.
- FADJUR’s great-granddaughter, TW Forteyna, is currently the Leading Living Dam of Champions, and is challenging Autumn Fire as Leading Dam of National Winners.
- A survey by Arlene Magid discovered that of the “Leading Living Broodmares” today, THREE of the TOP FIVE producers are descendants of FADJUR.
- 27 Fadjur daughters have produced National winners -- 4 of them have produced 2 or more!
- 95 FADJUR daughters have produced champions, crossed with practically every bloodline of the Arabian breed.
- 12 FADJUR daughters are Aristocrats (producers of 4 or more champions).
- FADJUR was the “Leading Living Sire of Champions” up until the time of his passing in 1983.
- FADJUR’s grandson, Khemosabi was the heir apparent to FADJUR’s crown as “Leading Living Sire of Champions,” until his passing.
- FADJUR was named a “Living Legend of the Arabian Breed,” voted so by the membership of the International Arabian Horse Association
- FADJUR was twice voted “Most Popular Stallion in the World,” by a vote of subscribers to the Arabian Horse World magazine.
- FADJUR was the Leading American Bred sire of Champions
- FADJUR was the leading sire of foals registered with the Arabian Horse Registry of America for 10 years
- FADJUR sired over 800 Purebred Arabian foals, all by natural cover -- His last foals were sired when he was 30 years of age.
- FADJUR was the Leading Sire of Foals Exported to Other Countries
- FADJUR descendants have held World Records and National Championships in numerous divisions and disciplines in the United States and Many Other Countries
- FADJUR sons hold HALL OF FAME awards in Endurance, and Stock Horse disciplines, as well as producing RECORD TITLED offspring
- FADJUR won his first National Title in 1959. He or his descendants have held National Titles every year since!
- FADJUR won United States National Halter Stallion Top Ten Champion Awards, five times, SPANNING TEN YEARS!!
- FADJUR was Reserve National Champion Halter Stallion twice, EIGHT YEARS APART, 1960 and 1968!! For his last Reserve National Championship, HE WAS 16 YEARS OF AGE! He competed against 60 other Champions in this class, from 5 different countries. FADJUR was National Champion on TWO of the three judges cards and dropped to Reserve by one vote
- FADJUR tied for National Champion Halter Stallion a third time. He shared National Champion Position on the judges� cards with his own son Ibn Fadjur, who would become Reserve National Champion Halter Stallion, and FADJUR, Top Ten. His daughter Jurneeka also won two National Performance Titles that year!
- FADJUR won a Canadian National Halter Stallion Top Ten Champion Award, his only time shown there, AT AGE 17, and received a standing ovation.
- FADJUR was FOUR times Pacific Coast Champion Stallion -- the first at four, the last at nine years of age.
- FADJUR was Regional Champion Stallion twice, at fourteen and fifteen years of age!
- FADJUR was Great Plains Champion Stallion, at Eighteen years of age!
- 13 FADJUR sons have sired National winners -- 8 of them have sired 2 or more National winners!
- 22 FADJUR sons are known to have sired champions (many more are undocumented)
- 26 FADJUR sons have sired 40 or more foals.
- The TWO Arabians who have won the highest number of National Championships both descend from the Fabulous FADJUR: Bar-Fly (FADJUR grandson) in working western classes and Good Thunder (FADJUR great-grandson) in English and Harness classes!
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