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its two 1880 original settlers cabins in the Kaibab
National Forest, just west of Flagstaff, Arizona. After
several years of leasing thousands of acres of public
land, Bazy reduced the holdings to 2,400 acres and
made the home ranch and the Hat Ranch ideal
spots for putting her ideas into reality.
AHOF had a new venue for its many programs,
and attendees at the Winter Forums gathered in a
covered arena with gallery seating to hear
specialists in a variety of aspects of Arabian
ownership. They learned about training skills, show
judging, equine parasites, living pedigrees, all-action
shows featuring working cow, cutting, and reining
horses, and much more. Often “Hands On, Bottoms
On” was the last event of an Al-Marah gathering.
That gave participants the opportunity to test their
newly-learned skills on an Al-Marah Arabian.
The “Think Tanks” held at the Hat Ranch brought
together the
innovators of the
breed, the decision-
makers, and the
leaders in a beautiful
setting that suggested
concentration on
topic and a lack of
pettiness. In this
way, participants
contributed to better
presentation of
Arabians in a variety
of ways.
More ideas, more
events characterized
the next decades:
Judging workshops
with live Arabians.
BAZY TANKERSLEY, PART TWO
WIT AND WISDOM
FROM OUR EARLY BREEDERS
by Mary Jane Parkinson
Here’s the look that sold the Tucson ranch to Bazy. “I was crazy about
the place because a creek ran through it. To be in the desert with
running water was marvelous.” Bazy soon owned 110 acres of this
choice land and began designing ranch facilities.
IN THE EARLY 1970s, Bazy
realized her constant dream of moving back to the
Tucson area. “I would read Arizona Highways and cry.”
After the family spent several comfortable winters in
the Arizona sun, Bazy decided the time was right for
the move. Near Tucson, she found 110 ideal acres.
Years earlier, when she was living in Chicago, Bazy
learned through professional testing that she had a
talent for spatial visualization. “That meant I could
put the pieces of the ugly black puzzle together faster
than anyone else,” she remembered. So, some
decades later, Bazy designed all the buildings and the
family residence in the new location. An 18-stall show
barn was soon ready for occupants, and Bazy
designed a 20-stall barn complete with an artificial
insemination lab, a completely equipped surgery,
oversized foaling stalls, closed circuit television, and a
temperature and humidity-controlled room. No
longer was Bazy the
frustrated architect,
and each day she
reveled in the beauty
of the mountains and
streams and trees
and wildlife of the
new Al-Marah.
In the late 1970s,
Bazy realized she
needed a second
ranch, one where the
family could escape
the heat of the
Tucson summers and
where the Al-Marah
young stock could
run free. She found
the Hat Ranch with
See Part One in the June/July issue, page 104.
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