September 2017
on the cover:
Oh Dancing On Heir
(Afires Heir x DD My Dance), 2011 mare, owned by Lindsay O’Reilly French, trained by Oak Haven Farms, Bullard, Texas. Photo by Jeff Janson.
Cover Story: Oak Haven Farms
by Gary Dearth
Arabian horses have a way of weaving themselves into the fabric of the families who love them. And when the right family comes along, a special alchemy occurs. The Krohn family’s multi-generational passion for Arabian horses has created an extraordinarily successful family business from humble beginnings, and they may just be getting started.
Long before Jason Krohn won his first national championship, his ancestors were deeply involved with Arabian horses. His mother, Genna Purvine Krohn, explains, “My grandparents, Glenn and Ruth Purvine, and my father, Bruce Purvine, all had Arabian horses. My grandfather founded the Southern California Half-Arabian Horse Association in 1947… Read more
Featured in this Issue
In this Issue: September 2017
Esperanza Arabians — Four Decades of Devotion to the Breed
Greener Pastures: Magic Dream CAHR
Oak Haven Farms
The 62nd Tevis Cup
If Adversity Builds Character, I Have Plenty
2017 The British Nationals
The Road to Nationals 2001
A Look Back at the Reigning U.S. National Champion Purebred Mares
