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The love for the purebred Arab horse is so great that there are hundreds of Arab owners, but only a few large breeders. Among these few large breeders is The Van Vleet Arabian Stud, owned and operated by The Trinidad Bean & Elevator Company. Started by L.W. Van Vleet, President of the company, it is located on The Lazy VV Ranch near Nederland, Colorado. This ranch is now the mountain home of over 90 purebred Arabians.
The Lazy VV Ranch lies at an altitude of 8,500 to 13,000 feet, in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. This Arabian Stud was started with a foundation herd of about 30 head. Today it is the largest stud in our country, excepting the Remount Depot at Pomona, California, owned by the government. Trinidad, alone, has probably done as much toward proving the merits of the Arabian as anyone else in this country.
One of the main purposes of this venture was to prove that the Arabian horse could adjust himself to any climate and adapt himself to any use, without injurious effects. So, to the Continental Divide, from the hot sands of Arabia, the Arab horse has ascended.
Living and working at that high altitude, the Arab is developing greater wind and lung capacity, harder muscle, denser bone. Plenty of pure mountain water and native hay are his sustenance. In return, he gives much! Mares and colts receive no unusual care; are often exposed to freezing temperatures and trying conditions which require remarkable stamina.
Many Arab stallions can do twice the work of native stock horses ... with no signs of fatigue, poor legs, or other bad conditions which will develop in cold-blooded horses. The Arab is less susceptible to equine diseases than other breeds, and requires nothing in the way of pampering.
To know an Arab is to love him ... to love him is to want him. He is a rare and priceless possession.
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