Purchased
at 8 months of age by Mrs Jane Kadri as a foundation mare
for Al Waha Arabian Stud, her pedigree alone says it all.
Bred by Mr. And Mrs D.D.Wright, her sire was SILVER BLUE and
her dam SILENT DOVE. The best of Crabbet breeding.
Not a show mare, not an ethereal mare and definitely not a
fashionable mare by today's standards – but what a beauty.
Grey, as her name suggests, tall and scopey with substantial
limbs set at “four corners”, a wonderful length
of rein extending to a handsome head and lovely eyes and eye
set. In maturity IVORY had a laid-back temperament plus a
regal bearing and expression combined with Arabian style.
However, as a filly she was very sensitive, causing the first
of two memorable incidents. When first turned out after her
purchase, she galloped across the paddock and ignored the
high tensile wire fencing, flipped over and became hung up
in the wire. Living in Norfolk, she had never seen a fence
as the fields were separated by ditches. She lay still until
released although cutting her legs badly. Likewise, in her
mid- teens she was found early one morning cast, with all
four legs through a metal bar gate, right up to her belly
again waiting quietly for rescue; how she got into that predicament
we could never imagine. The vet was called just in case and
on his arrival she was pulled out of the gate without any
struggle and she was none the worse for wear other than pressure
bruises.
IVORY proved to be an exceptional brood-mare, producing twelve
foals in all. If she had never had more than her first foal
she would still have left her mark within the breed. This
first foal was none other than the British National Champion
Ridden Stallion IMAD (Golden Cavalier), a multi-champion winner
under saddle and sire of Champions. Other off-spring included
the Supreme Champion Mare INASS (Gai Warsaw), who bred on
well producing the Reserve National Champion Stallion G. IRIDIS
among others - INASS was eventually exported to France, sold
at the Gucci dispersal. IVORY also had Supreme Champion ISMET
(Spearmint) another big winning filly that, sadly, has been
lost trace of; INAYA (Spearmint), recently exported to South
Africa as a foundation mare for a Sport Horse Stud; IBREEZ
(Mamluk), exported to the UAE where he won races and endurance
rides; INSAR (Gonorar) and IYAD (Spearmint), also both exported
to the UAE as future sires. IVORY’s other children continue
to give pleasure to their respective families in this country.
Since down-sizing the Stud all her remaining children have
been sold and the only family bloodlines now here comes through
the IMAD son, DAAS (ex Dancing Queen) and his full sisters.
A true paddock mare, IVORY WINGS was robust and hardy and
lived out in the herd for most of her life. Fortunately, however,
she was “at home” in the main yard on that final
day. Seen to collapse in the field it proved impossible to
stabilize her and she was peacefully released from her agony
and anguish on the afternoon of May 25th. The suddenness of
her death was a great shock to us all.
IVORY WINGS – what a name, what a mare! She is so missed
but will be remembered with fondness and pleasure.
