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In 1999 FADJUR was honored by Western Horseman magazine in their book titled "Legends of the Arabian Breed ".
In 1999 FADJUR was inducted into the Arabian Horse Trust Hall of Fame, for his influence on the Arabian Breed
FADJUR helped his Dam, Bint Sahara and his lifetime mate,
Saki, also obtain the honor of being inducted into the Arabian Horse
Trust Hall of Fame for their influence on the Arabian Breed. And also to become the Leading Living Dams of Champions
during
their lifetimes. To this day, FADJUR's descendants earned and hold this mind-boggling title of influence for producing
Champion offspring.
FADJUR's granddaughter, Autumn Fire, is the Leading Dam of National Winners today.
FADJUR's great-granddaughter, TW Forteyna, is currently the Leading Living Dam of
Champions, and is challenging Autumn
Fire as Leading Dam of National Winners.
A survey by Arlene Magid discovered that of the "Leading Living Broodmares"
today, THREE of the TOP FIVE producers are
descendants of FADJUR.
27 Fadjur daughters have produced National winners -- 4 of them have produced 2 or more!
95 FADJUR daughters have produced champions, crossed with practically every bloodline of the Arabian breed.
12 FADJUR daughters are Aristocrats (producers of 4 or more
champions).
FADJUR was the "Leading Living Sire of Champions" up until the time of his passing in 1983.
FADJUR's grandson, Khemosabi was the heir apparent
to FADJUR's crown as "Leading Living Sire of Champions", and
continues to earn that title to this day.
FADJUR was named a "Living Legend of the Arabian
Breed," voted so by the membership of the International Arabian Horse
Association
FADJUR was twice voted "Most Popular Stallion in the World," by a
vote of subscribers to the Arabian Horse World magazine.
FADJUR was the Leading American Bred sire of Champions
FADJUR was the leading sire of foals registered with
the Arabian Horse Registry of America for 10 years
FADJUR sired over 800 Purebred Arabian foals, all by natural cover -- His last foals were sired when he was 30 years of age.
FADJUR was the Leading Sire of Foals Exported to Other Countries
FADJUR descendants have held World Records and National Championships in numerous divisions and
disciplines in the United
States and Many Other Countries
FADJUR sons hold HALL OF FAME awards in Endurance, and Stock Horse disciplines, as well as producing RECORD
TITLED offspring
FADJUR won his first National Title in 1959. He or his descendants have held National Titles every year since!
FADJUR won
United States National Halter Stallion Top Ten Champion Awards, five times, SPANNING TEN YEARS!!
FADJUR was Reserve National Champion Halter Stallion twice, EIGHT YEARS APART, 1960 and
1968!! For his last Reserve
National Championship, HE WAS 16 YEARS OF AGE! He competed against 60 other Champions in this class, from 5 different
countries. FADJUR was
National Champion on TWO of the three judges cards and dropped to Reserve by one vote
FADJUR tied for National Champion Halter Stallion a third time. He shared National Champion Position
on the judges' cards
with his own son Ibn Fadjur, who would become Reserve National Champion Halter Stallion, and FADJUR, Top Ten. His
daughter Jurneeka also won two
National Performance Titles that year!
FADJUR won a Canadian National Halter Stallion Top Ten Champion Award, his only time shown there, AT AGE 17, and
received a standing ovation.
FADJUR was FOUR times Pacific Coast Champion Stallion -- the first at four, the last at nine years of age.
FADJUR was
Regional Champion Stallion twice, at fourteen and fifteen years of age!
FADJUR was Great Plains Champion Stallion, at Eighteen years of age!
13 FADJUR sons have
sired National winners -- 8 of them have sired 2 or more National winners!
22 FADJUR sons are known to have sired champions (many more are undocumented)
26 FADJUR sons have sired 40 or more foals.
The TWO Arabians who have won the highest number of National Championships both descend from the Fabulous FADJUR:
Bar-Fly (FADJUR grandson) in working western classes and Good Thunder (FADJUR great-grandson) in English and Harness
classes!
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