With ears alert for the slightest sound, ZARIFE—head stallion of Trinidad’s Arabs—depicts everything to be desired in a purebred horse. At his ripe age, he still participates in the long cattle drives of The Lazy VV Ranch and holds a major position in the Stud’s extensive breeding program.
Unlike his desert ancestors, he is never left at home base when there is active work to be done. Bedouins’ stallions were used for breeding but not in warfare. A stallion, being much noisier than a mare, would be apt to disclose the approach to an enemy tribe.
A list of ZARIFE’S colts is as long as your arm. He is represented by his colts in all parts of the United States today. The insatiable demand for his blood continues.
Although ZARIFE’S coat is now white, his skin (like that of all purebred Arabs) is coal black.
MONARCH OF ALL HE SURVEYS
ZARIFE—A.H.C. No. 885
(Bred by Prince Mohamed Aly of Cairo, Egypt, and imported to U.S.A. in 1932 at the age of 4 years.)
PROUD WORKER
RIFAGE—A.H.C. No. 1286
Foaled October 28, 1936
Nearing the end of a two-day cattle drive, RIFAGE shows no signs of fatigue. When his sharp ears have assured him no calves are lagging, he will proceed on the drive. A wayward cow or calf may take him off into the brush, up a rocky hillside or down to a boggy stream, but he will get the job done and love doing it.
A son of International Champions, RIFAGE takes up the challenge of every large-sized man who questions the little stallion’s ability to carry him. Though only a little over 14 hands high and weighing less than 900 pounds, RIFAGE has easily carried a third of his weight for long hours. He returns to the Ranch with a dry coat, dancing and prancing; still ready to go. As much cannot be said about his rider!