The North American Budenny Society
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3-3-2010: Golden Horse Quarterly, 2nd Ed. Vol. 1 "Beloved Budenny" Posted on the Web
Welcome to the North American Budenny Society
The North American Budenny Society was founded in 2008. Our mission is to create an informed community of Budenny horse enthusiasts for the promotion of the Russian Cavalry Horse in the United States.
Outside of native Russia, the Budenny can be found in several European countries, but very few exist in theStates because of its relatively new introduction. Bred to be the "ultimate cavalry charger" for Russian troops, this intelligent and hardy breed has transitioned well into various sport disciplines, most notably show-jumping. Known as an extreme breed of Russia, it has the unique physical distinction of being able to recover from heavy exercise much more rapidly than the average horse, a quality bred into it to help it cope with the grueling conditions of an army horse.
[Right: "The Russian Prince": Owned by J. Tatum]
As of January 2010, there are 31 known full-blooded Budennys in the U.S., and only two breeders. There are no formal or informal organizations in the States; even a few of the horse-classifieds fail to list it as a breed in their listings. The North American Budenny Society aims to act as an informal, not-for-profit organization for the sole purpose of informing the public and advertising the Budenny horse.
The North American Budenny Society is currently engaged in developing a Database of all the Budennys, Budenny crosses, and breeding stock involved in Budenny breeding in the United States. We are also seeking to form a relationship with VNIIK, the All-Russian Institute for Horse Breeding and the official registry for the Budenny horse in Russia, to conserve the integrity and hard-earned breeding of this extreme import from Russia and promote proper breeding practices that will benefit the future of the Budenny horse in the United States and internationally.
Outside of native Russia, the Budenny can be found in several European countries, but very few exist in theStates because of its relatively new introduction. Bred to be the "ultimate cavalry charger" for Russian troops, this intelligent and hardy breed has transitioned well into various sport disciplines, most notably show-jumping. Known as an extreme breed of Russia, it has the unique physical distinction of being able to recover from heavy exercise much more rapidly than the average horse, a quality bred into it to help it cope with the grueling conditions of an army horse.
[Right: "The Russian Prince": Owned by J. Tatum]
As of January 2010, there are 31 known full-blooded Budennys in the U.S., and only two breeders. There are no formal or informal organizations in the States; even a few of the horse-classifieds fail to list it as a breed in their listings. The North American Budenny Society aims to act as an informal, not-for-profit organization for the sole purpose of informing the public and advertising the Budenny horse.
The North American Budenny Society is currently engaged in developing a Database of all the Budennys, Budenny crosses, and breeding stock involved in Budenny breeding in the United States. We are also seeking to form a relationship with VNIIK, the All-Russian Institute for Horse Breeding and the official registry for the Budenny horse in Russia, to conserve the integrity and hard-earned breeding of this extreme import from Russia and promote proper breeding practices that will benefit the future of the Budenny horse in the United States and internationally.
[Above: "The Russian Prince": Owned by J. Tatum]
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