Negatiw

Negatiw, sometimes anglicized Negativ,^[a] (August 5, 1945 – 1973) was a gray Russian-born Arabian stallion. He was sired by Naseem, a Skowronek son bred in England,^[2] out of the Polish-bred mare, Taraszcza.^[3] Negatiw was credited as the stallion that returned the Ibrahim sire line to Poland. He is also regarded as the most internationally influential grandson of Skowronek.^[4]

Negatiw
Negatiw
Breed	Arabian horse
Sire	Naseem
Grandsire	Skowronek
Dam	Taraszcza
Maternal grandsire	Enwer Bay
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	August 5, 1945
Country	Foaled in Russia, imported to Poland in 1962[1]
Color	Gray
Breeder	Tersk Stud
Record
1/4:2–0–0
Major wins
"Champion Stallion", Moscow, 1954

Life and career

Negatiw, was foaled at Russia's Tersk Stud in 1945. He was sired by the Crabbet-bred stallion Naseem, out of the Polish-bred mare, Taraszcza. Negatiw was recorded to be 14.1 hands (57 inches, 145 cm) tall.^[3] Andrez Krzysztalowicz of Poland's Janów Podlaski Stud Farm described Negatiw as "Extremely dry and refined, with a small, chiseled head accented by beautifully large, dark and luminous eyes and small ears. His legs were relatively correct (though slightly sickle-hocked) and his back and topline were strong and a bit long. As a stallion, he was strikingly refined and distinguished – he represented a rare example of perfection."^[3]

He was the winner of two races in Russia and at the age of 9, in 1954, he was also named the "Champion Stallion" at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow.^[5] Negatiw was put to stud, and stayed at Tersk for 11 years, siring 105 foals. However, his offspring did not do so well on the racetrack, therefore in 1962, at the age of 17, he was sold to Poland.^[1] There, his name was changed from Negativ, to Negatiw.^[6]

In Poland, Negatiw was bred to many more mares, where his offspring were much more successful. He was afterwards used as a stud in two different places in Poland: Janów Podlaski Stud Farm (1962–1968) and Michalow Stud (1969–1973). For the rest of his lifetime, he was bred to other mares, up until his death in 1973. Negatiw was 28 years old.^[6]

Offspring and legacy

At Tersk, some of Negatiw's best-siring sons were Suvenir and *Salon,^[b][7] who was also the latter sire of both *Moment, the head sire of Tersk, and U.S. and Canadian Champion Stallion *Muscat. Bandos was one of the most legendary horses foaled by Negatiw. He was out of the mare Polish-bred mare, Bandola, known as the "Queen of Poland."^[8] Bandos went on to sire 3 Derby winners and 10 Polish National Champions. Negatiw's highly acclaimed son, Naborr, came to the All-Union Agricultural Fair in Moscow with him in 1954, and was awarded a "certificate of the first class", equivalent to a Reserve Champion.^[5] He went on to become a leading sire of champion horses in the United States and Canada.^{[citation needed]}

Pedigree

Negatiw's sire, Naseem, was a Skowronek son who had been sold to Russia in 1936 by Lady Wentworth of the Crabbet Arabian Stud for a price estimated at £50,000.^[3] At the beginning of World War II, his dam, Taraszcza, was taken to Tersk by the Russian army, alongside a number of other Polish mares. Enwer Bay and Gazella ll were some of his other ancestors included in the group taken by the Russians.^[1]

Pedigree of Negatiw^[3]

Sire Naseem	Skowronek	Ibrahim	Heijer
			Lafitte
		Jaskolka	Rymnik
			Epopeja
	Nasra	Daoud	Abu Mlech
			Koalicja
		Nefisa	Hadban
			Dajania
Dam Taraszcza	Enwer Bey	Abu Mlech	Mlech I
			Lania
		Koalicja	Koheilan IV
			238 Amurath-
	Gazella II	Kohejlan
		Abra	Anvil
			Lania

Notes

1. In the Polish language, a "w" is pronounced similarly to the English "v", original Russian names would have been spelled in the Cyrillic alphabet
2. An asterisk in front of an Arabian horse's name indicates that the horse was foaled outside of the United States and imported to the U.S.