Canterbury Farms is located in the green lowlands of the Eastern Shore of Maryland 15 minutes east of the Chesapeake Bay. It is a land where Polish Arabians feel at home. The Polish Arabian has come to represent the epitome of genteel breeding without some the characteristics sometimes associated with the Arabian horse. A visit to Canterbury Farms and and a walk among the paddocks, will leave you with the feeling that you are visiting puppies in horse clothing. To get an idea of the epitome of the Polish Arabian, you need look no furthr than at Cantebury Farm’s lead stallion, Wojslaw.
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| Canterbury Farms is the historic residence of the Tillman family. The original house was built in the 1600s as evidenced by the historic lock (below). | ||||||||||||||||
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| Canterbury Farms preserves the bloodline of its pure Polish Arabian horses with the same dedication that it keeps its padlocks and paddocks. | ||||||||||||||||
 Wojslaw, Polish National Champion Stallion, Race sire of the year for stteks winners, and sire of international champions in the show ring and on the track, comes from impecible breeding. |
*Wojslaw (VOY-swaff ) is the epitome of inspired efforts made by Polish master breeder and director of the famed Michalow State Stud, Ignacy Jaworowski, to recreate and invigorate the oldest sire line in Europe, that of Bairactar, born in 1813. Through the Bairactar scion, Amurath Sahib, this bloodline was utilized to the highest level by Poland creating legendary horses. In 1958, the exceptional bay son of Amurath Sahib, Arax, was sold by Poland to Russia. In the intervening years, however, the Kuhailan branch of the Bairactar line was lost to Polish breeding. In the search for the right horse, Director Jaworowski acquired from Tiersk the Arax grandson Tallin, to breed to the elite mares of Michalow Stud.
On a propitious day in 1986, three decades after Arax left Poland, a refined bay colt was born to one of the favorite mares of the Stud, she being *Wilejka, a mare of exquisite beauty, splendid pedigree, and marvelous disposition. The Director honored the colt by naming him after a legendary knight of ancient Polish history, a name he had reserved for a very special horse.
 Another image of Wojslaw, showing lines of impecible breeding. | |||||||||||||
| ARAX Amurath Sahib x Angara by Wielki Szlem NABEG | |||||||||||||
| NOMENKLATURA Naseem x Mammona by Ofir TALLIN | |||||||||||||
| ASWAN Nazeer x Yoseria by Sheikh el Arab TALANTLAVAIA | |||||||||||||
| TEPLITSA Priboj x Taraszcza by Enwer Bey | |||||||||||||
*WOJSLAW 15.1 Sire line: Bairactar 1817 Dam line: Szweykowska 1800 | |||||||||||||
| CZORT Wielki Szlem x Forta/Kuhailan Abu Urkub *EL PASO | |||||||||||||
| ELLORA Witraz x Elza by Rasim Pierwszy *WILEJKA | |||||||||||||
| COMET Abu Afas x Carmen by Trypolis WARMIA | |||||||||||||
| WADERA Doktryner x Werbena by Wojski | |||||||||||||
| Also at stud are Polish stallions of classic type and pedigree: | |||||||||||||
| *GOLIAT (*Eukaliptus x *Gildia by *El Paso) bay Kuhailan/Saklawi | |||||||||||||
| *ELLIS PASB (Emigrant x *Edessa by *Wojslaw) grey Saklawi | |||||||||||||
| GAUGUIN (*Algomej x *Gildia by *El Paso) bay Kuhailan | |||||||||||||
| WYDZILANT (*Ganges x *Wilenka by Tallin) ch Kuhailan |
This was *Wojslaw!
*Wojslaw lived up to his responsibilities, having a good race record as well as being named Polish National Champion Stallion. He not only did well in athletic testing and in the show ring, but he excelled as a sire. He is the sire of *Emanor, Polish & US National Champion Stallion, & Canadian National Champion Park; Beduin, Danish Res. National Champion; UK Res. Champion Mare, Prymka; and many other top show horses. In addition, he sired the phenomenal Druid, called “the best racehorse in 70 years” by Polish breeders. Druid later sold for $.5 million. *Wojslaw is the sire of many other stakes and classic race winners, and still is a top sire of winning horses currently running in Poland.
In late 2002, after 13 long years of trying to purchase this magnificent stallion, the deed was successfully accomplished. *Wojslaw came to Canterbury Farm where he joined his dam, *Wilejka and four beautiful sisters as well as daughters bred in Poland. At Canterbury Farm *Wojslaw has sired incredible individuals, including Diwa (Diva), a spectacular chestnut filly destined for success in the show ring. His first foals are being shown in halter now, and soon to be in many performance venues, plus they will be ready for the track in 2007. The sons and daughters of *Wojslaw are taking into the future the heritage of two hundred years and ten generations of selective breeding of the sire line of Bairactar, Amurath Sahib, Arax and *Wojslaw.
*Wojslaw is a horse of a lifetime!
Superb pure Polish horses available for purchase at all times. Your inquiry and visit are invited.