{"id":6,"date":"2025-08-03T13:47:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T13:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:11:00","slug":"olford-horse-stud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Olford Arabian Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This website is under construction and is owned and authored by <strong>Wesley Robert Hayes<\/strong>. Robert Bowker curates the website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origins &amp; Legacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Founded in 1948<\/strong> by Betty Arnold, Olford is the <strong>oldest existing Arabian stud<\/strong> in South Africa and the <strong>only farm dedicated to breeding 100% Crabbet-blood Arabian horses.<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founder Betty Arnold imported three Crabbet mares\u2014<strong>Sharona<\/strong>, <strong>Silverlet<\/strong>, and a third\u2014from Crabbet Park in England, establishing the foundation of their enduring breeding <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">program<\/span>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breeding Focus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olford has consistently produced purebred Crabbet Arabians with rigorous purity\u2014three main female lines: the Silver, Sera, and Dancing families.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The farm is known for breeding for <strong>riding suitability, temperament, athleticism<\/strong>, and not just show-ring refinement \u2014 a philosophy deeply rooted in Betty Arnold\u2019s vision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Continuing the Tradition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Today, Olford is owned and run by <strong>Wesley Robert Hayes<\/strong>, who upholds the pure\u2011Crabbet tradition with around <strong>50 purebred mares and stallions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of 2023, the stud celebrated its <strong>75th anniversary<\/strong>, proudly <strong>continuing the legacy<\/strong> of breeding 100% Crabbet Arabians in South Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notable Horses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stallions like <strong>Olford Sera\u2019s Gold<\/strong> and mares with prefixes such as \u201cOlford Silver\u2026\u201d, \u201cOlford Sera\u2026\u201d and \u201cOlford Dancing\u2026\u201d reflect the pure lines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Horses like <strong>Olford Silver Snap<\/strong> (born 2010) are descendants of the original Crabbet mares and carry the hallmark of the Olford breeding program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Olford Arabian Stud<\/strong> is the cornerstone of pure Crabbet Arabian breeding in South Africa\u2014founded in 1948, guided by a steadfast vision of purity, quality, and usability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Today, under Wesley Hayes, the stud remains a <strong>living legacy<\/strong>: a line of athletic, well-tempered, and beautifully bred Arabians that continue to compete in performance and ridden disciplines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This website is under construction and is owned and authored by Wesley Robert Hayes. Robert Bowker curates the website Origins &amp; Legacy Continuing the Tradition Notable Horses In Summary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olfordarabianhorses.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}