Chestnut stallion Foaled 1940 Bred by the W.K.Kellogg Institute Offspring  Abu Farwa was a copper chestnut stallion of magnificent presence and classic beauty. Standing 15.1 1/2 hands, and weighing 1075 pounds, he showed no hint of coarseness, yet had unusual substance and good flat bone. Abu Farwa's clean chiselled head, fine throatlatch and long, arched neck were among his his outstanding points. His ideal conformation of neck allowed him to set his head naturally without severe bitting or forced collection. Abu Farwa was bred for both beauty and performance, inheriting his high airy trot from both sides of the pedigree, with two crosses to *Berk and several lines to other horses which had unusual ability at this gait. Although he is a great-grandson of Gulastra in the direct male line and is the chief progenitor of Gulastra blood, Abu Farwa combined both the leading lines of the breed-Skowronek and Gulastra-as his dam's sire was the elegant Naseem, considered by Lady Wentworth to be the best son of Skowronek. Abu Farwa was shown on only a few occasions, but won blues in nearly every instance and was champion of the 1948 spring all-Arabian show as well as winner of the three-gaited class. Among his numerous winners in performance classes Tamarlane, several-times winner of the highpoint award in the performance division and well known from coast to coast for his wins in three-gaited, combination, parade, harness and pleasure classes; while as an example of the opposite extreme in types of work. Abu Farwa's daughter Barq had been practically unbeatable in stock horse events. Another daughter of Abu Farwa was very well known, this being the purebred mare Wahana, out of Mehana by Hanad, that took the equine lead in the TV series "My Friend Flicka".
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