Andrzej Krzyształowicz

The Horse Stud in Janów Podlaski is inextricably associated with the figure of its long-time director, who became a legend during his lifetime.

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He was born in Vienna on April 2, 1915.

Andrzej Krzyształowicz has been involved in agriculture since childhood thanks to his father, who at that time administered the Dzieduszycki estate in Zarzecze.

In 1923, the family moved to Łańcut, where Kazimierz Krzyształowicz became the general director of the estates of Count Alfred Potocki.

The numerous estates of the count also included Albigowa with a stud of Thoroughbred horses. There, under the supervision of the then manager of the stud, Bolesław Orłoś, the young man aroused his interest in horse breeding and horse riding. It was also there that he saw the first Arabian horse, namely the stallion Kafifana imported from Egypt. This horse was the owner's mascot and a source of pride and was presented to the count's numerous guests visiting the stud. Perhaps this first contact with an Arabian horse decided about the fate of the young man.

However, after graduating from high school in 1933 in Lviv, Andrzej Krzyształowicz decided to devote himself to aviation, which was very fashionable among young people at that time, and submitted documents to the school in Dęblin.

These plans were thwarted by minor health problems and eventually it was necessary to decide on a different profession. In this situation, the choice fell on the field closest to him since childhood, i.e. agriculture.

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Authors: Marek Trela, Czeslaw Czapliński

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