Dictionary Definition
bask
Verb
1 derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment
from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her
glory" [syn: enjoy,
relish, savor, savour]
2 be exposed; "The seals were basking in the
sun"
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English
Pronunciation
- , /bæsk/, /b
Extensive Definition
Bask, bred at the Albigowa State
Stud in Poland and foaled in
1956, was a bay Arabian
stallion who was
imported into the United
States in 1963 by Dr. Eugene LaCroix of Lasma Arabians. His
sire was Witraz, by the famed Ofir, who also sired Witez II. His
dam was Balalajka, a daughter of Amurath-Sahib.
Ancestry
Bask was a member of a "family" of considerable significance. All but one of Balalajka's progeny were by Witraz, and hence full siblings to Bask. His full sister Arfa was the dam of Argos, who was an important sire in Great Britain for Patricia Lindsay. His full sister Bandola was a mare of significance known as "the Queen of Poland," and was the dam of Bandos, by Negatiw. Bask's 3/4 sister Bachantka (by Wielki Szlem) had been imported to the United States in 1961 by Varian Arabians, where she was a Top Ten champion and major foundation mare for the Varian program.Accomplishments in Poland and America
Having raced extensively in Poland, (4/40, 8/7/7) Bask was not evaluated as breeding stock until he was six. He never was put to stud in Poland, because the Janow Podlaski stud already stood a number of Witraz sons. For this reason, the Poles were also willing to sell him.Upon arrival in the United
States, after a very rough journey by ship, he was put to stud and
trained for the show ring. Bask earned his Legion of Merit from the
International Arabian Horse Association (now Arabian
Horse Association, and was the 1964 United States National
Champion Halter
stallion and the 1965 United States National Park
horse Champion, one of only four Arabian stallions to ever
accomplish such a feat. He was also 1967 reserve national champion
in the harness
driving equivalent of park, formal driving.
He died on July 24 1979 from colic.1956
bay |2= Witraz (PASB) (Polish Arabian Stud Book) |3= Balalajka
(PASB) |4=Ofir (PASB) |5=Makata (PASB) |6= Amurath Sahib (PASB)
|7=Iwonka III (PASB)exported to the United States, 1945 |8=
Kuhalian-Haifi (PASB) (Imp. Poland from Arabia, 1931 ) |9= Dziwa
(PASB) |10= Fetysz |11=Gazella II |12=35 Amurath II |13=Sahiba
|14=Ibn Mahomet |15=Lysa }}
Notes
References
- Archer, Rosemary The Arabian Horse: Allen Breed Series London: J. A. Allen 1992 ISBN 0-85131-549-6
- Bask pedigree from All Breed Pedigree Database accessed on October 28, 2007
- Carpenter, Marian K. Arabian Legends: Outstanding Arabian Stallions and Mares Colorado Springs, Colorado: Western Horseman, 1999 ISBN 0-911647-48-1
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adore, appreciate, bask in, be
pleased with, delight in, derive pleasure from, devour, eat up, enjoy, feast on, freak out on, get
high on, gloat over, groove on, indulge, indulge in, insolate, like, love, luxuriate, luxuriate in,
rejoice in, relish,
revel, revel in, riot in,
roll, rollick, savor, smack the lips, sun, sun-dry, sunbathe, swim in, take
pleasure in, wallow in, welter