ARLECIN III (BAFUR - BLACKFISH)

xo chestnut (Bafur — Blackfish) born 1928.

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In the interwar period, it was rare in the Polish cavalry that the rider could choose the horse he wanted to ride.

In 1935, Lieutenant Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz, having won the title of Individual Master of the Army as one of the awards, obtained permission from the Minister of Military Affairs to choose a horse and ensure that the Ministry of Military Affairs would cover the cost of this purchase.

Roycewicz found Harlequin III by chance, during a pal force hunt in Łańcut with count Potocki. The horse came from a stud in Łańcut, and since it was difficult, disobedient and caused a lot of trouble to its owner, he was willing to get rid of it.

Roycewicz noticed the horse's outstanding, versatile sports abilities, and his difficult character later turned out to be an advantage in sports combat.

On this horse, Henryk Roycewicz achieved his greatest sporting successes.

The sire of Harlekin III was the outstanding Thoroughbred stallion Bafur.

Bafur xx was born at Veil Stud in 1921. It was purchased from Germany by the Horse Breeding Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Reforms in the recovery settlement. From 1927, he hid in Łańcut (Albigowa), in PSK Kozienice, in the stud farms of Michał Berson in Leszno and Count Janusz Czarnecki in Golejewko. Bafur's progeny was characterized by a large mass, but lack of nobility and dryness. Harlequin's mother was Blackfish - an American trotter, a horse with an excellent racing and breeding career. In Albigowa she gave birth to 15 foals, her offspring proved themselves in hunting runs.

Harlequin inherited their parents' virtues. He had large frames, 171 cm at the withers, great joints, but he was a bit tall-legged and had a relatively short neck. Great at gallop, covered a lot of terrain, easily overcame the widest terrain obstacles.

Source:
Renata Urban: Riders - Olympians of the Second Republic. Gorzow Wielkopolski 2012
st. curator Hanna Łysakowska: Polish Olympic Riders of the Interwar Period Part 2, Berlin 1936, ALL-ROUND RIDING COMPETITION
Materials from the meeting in the Royal Łazienki on December 16, 2018. Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship, Branch of the Royal Łazienki Museum. Warsaw, 2019

Below you will find links to related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library.