Here are brief summaries and links to some current articles. New articles and stories will be added on a rotational basis. You are welcome to share any article; please give credit to the Polish Arabian Heritage Conservancy and include a link to PolisharabianHorses.org. Thank you.
"Rebuilt from the Ashes - Once, Twice" (Part 1 of 3)
How the Polish Arabian horse was not only restored after repeated devastation, but reshaped by the political, economic, and institutional forces that governed postwar Poland. It explores the difference between merely preserving bloodlines and preserving the older, integrated heritage type — the strong, athletic, classically beautiful horse that earlier Polish breeders had worked so carefully to create.
The Stallions That Survived (Part 2 of 3)
How only a handful of wartime stallions that survived enabled the postwar rebuilding of the Polish Arabian possible. More than famous names in pedigrees, these horses carried forward the old blood, type, and breeding logic of prewar Poland.
"History Reclaimed" (Part 3 of 3)
Tracing the extraordinary survival of the ancient Bairactar sire line through Safari CAHR and his son, Bastion BF, this reveals how a priceless genetic inheritance came dangerously close to disappearing through neglect and indifference. The preservation of the heritage Polish Arabian depends not only on pedigree, but on recognizing and protecting the living qualities that history has carried forward.
"War, Survival, and Global Legacy: The Rebirth of the Polish Arabian Horse"
Wars and destruction may have decimated Poland's cherished horses, but perseverance, dedication and an ideal saved them for the world.
The Importance of the Fifteen Active Dam Lines (Part 1 of 2)
An historical overview of the fifteen principal Polish Arabian dam lines and how they contributed to the architecture of the modern Polish Arabian horse.
"From Their Horses Came Their Cavalry"
How the Winged Hussars of Poland and King John III Sobieski of Poland broke the Siege of Vienna and saved Christian Europe from the Ottoman Empire -- and how that tradition molded Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman called the "father of the American Cavalry".