Pictures from life at the Korbutovsky hunt. A.P. Korbutovsky was not an important breeder. Borzoi from this hunt is hardly found in the studbooks. He was a hunter and his borzoi came from Zikharev, Boldareff and others and that makes these pictures so interesting. There was not only the very rich with perhaps hundreds of borzoi […]
The Korbutovsky Hunt. Read More »
Peter Feodrovich Durassov (1835 – 1894), was a famous borzoi breeder in Russia. He was the son of Senator F. Durassov, in 1884 Equerry (Chief of stables) at the highest court, a wealthy nobleman – he owned 38 000 ha of land in six governments, factories and two houses in the Royal Village, Tsarskoje Selo.
For the Borzoi breeder, there can be no dearer desire than to visit the breed at its home, to see and learn about it at work. These are incomparable teachings and memories, teachings that cannot be replaced by anything, memories that remain indelible and connect you to the breed more firmly than the largest breeding
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Ci-contre : portrait, un peu caricatural du grand-duc Nicolas Nicolaïevitch. La légende en russe est la suivante : “Son altesse impériale le grand prince Nicolas Nicolaïevitch, sur un de ses chevaux de chasse à Perchino, lors d’une épreuve sur loup (sadki) pour tester les barzoïs à la prise de la bête. Mai 1914.” En
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Artem K. Boldareff, a great Russian land owner of the late 19th century, is known to be a great meritorious hunter and breeder of Borzoi in this period. He owned a group of renowned Borzoi and his breeding “Woronzova” (named after his estate) saw the birth of many quality borzoi. He is known for
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Barbro Blomqvist started her Borelands kennel in Norrkoping with a Borzoi named Natascha (Trolle av Vaktarbo-Heimerbergs Natascha), born 1948. Natascha eventually became SE Champion, and besides her physical appearance she was a Borzoi with many qualities. She followed her owner without a leash when she rode her bike, and was left outside the store while her
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At the 3rd IBC conference in USA in 1986 it was decided that the 1989 conference should be held in France. The French Borzoi Club accepted and invited the worlds Borzoi enthusiasts to Macon. A large number of Borzoi people attended this 4th conference (87 participants from 13 different countries : Germany, England, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
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