In the 70s, his farm bred a beautiful herd of colored horses. Currently, it continues to develop under the management of his son Paweł and grandchildren Maciek, Marek and Karolina. His second son, Piotr, is a leading Polish four-horse driver.
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Horse breeding is a tradition in the Mazurek family. Kazimierz Mazurek was born in Kresy Wschodnie, where his father bred repair horses for the army. Immediately after the war, the family moved to Lower Silesia, where in 1968 Kazimierz bought the current farm, then 5 ha, and with it several working Silesian mares. By 1982, the area was increased to 22 ha. During this time, the farm specialized in breeding red-and-white dairy cattle. The basic herd consisted of 8 mothers, and 70% of the cows were entered in the register of high performance. With time, however, only horses remained in Panków.
From the beginning, horse breeding in Panków was at a high level. Both private owners and state herds were interested in the purchase of "Panków" horses. This is how two mares found their way to Stud Strzegom: Perła (Poświt – Poetka by Rum) foaled in 1974 and Agata (Annex - Aga by Derwish) b. 1973, became SK Strzegom.
Over time, the breeding farm changed its specialization from horses of the Silesian breed in the fast-working type to noble horses in the riding type. In 1976, three tarant-shaped offshoots were purchased from Michałów Stud: class Mimi (Tajfun – NN), stallion Sawoy (Dewey xx – Sulima), who was the founder of his own line through his daughter Serbia (Sawoy – Awantura śl) and Ogier Mirza (Tajfun – NN). None of the three survived in the herd - Mimi, dam of Dukat, once the leading stallion of Michałów Stud, was sold to the Netherlands, Sawoy - neutered, sold to the Netherlands and Mirza - also neutered and sold.
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Author: Karolina Mazurek, granddaughter of Kazimierz Mazurek
The entire publication and other sources can be found in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library (click)
Below you will find links to related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library.
Entry updated: 23.05.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX
Karola Mazurek:
“Probably the best man I've ever met in my life, without him I wouldn't have my horses, riding and many other things ... I think he is - somewhere - and would always be! my big fan, not only when everything would be successful, but above all also when I would fail again...
He had passions in life, which became his life and thanks to him, also ours. People like him don't exist anymore.
Those who knew him know those who didn't know him will take my word for it... My Grandfather Kazi Mazurek for Christmas and after."
Memories of Kazimierz Mazurek:
"Kazimierz and Ludwika Mazurek. Polish farmers and horse breeders whom I had the honor to meet during my work at the Stragona Strzegom club (next to SK Strzegom). They both emanated family warmth, extremely polite and hospitable (I still remember our evening meetings with Mrs. Ludwika's wonderful cake and Mr. Kazimierz's good wine.
Despite the distance between us (Panków - Cieszyn), we still maintain our acquaintance and let this entry be an expression of appreciation of our family (Anna, Artur, Marysia and Marcin and our three grandchildren, Frank, Tymek and Irenka for the multi-generational family of Kazimierz Mazurek."
Anna and Arthur Bober
A word about Kazimierz Mazurek by Mr. Zbigniew Dąbrowski, Director of the Książ Stallion Stud:
“Kazio was my friend for sure. And I think I was also someone for him to be friends with. We both had similar thinking in horse matters, which eventually resulted in the idea of organizing amateur teams every year. Kazio and I managed to organize these competitions for three years, each year there was greater involvement of people and more and more amateur participants from all over Poland. That's what we meant.
Kazio suddenly left. A huge blow to family and friends. But life goes on and that's the way things are.
A project was created so that amateur driving competitions, already as the Kazia Mazurka Memorial, would continue to take place every year. Kazio was present with us in spirit in this undertaking, and let this Chronicle - the work of his relatives - be a testimony to that."
Casimir Mazurek died on October 25, 1990, aged 61.
He was buried in the cemetery of Śmiałowice Parish.
Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
Click on the links below to access related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library (will open in a new tab):
"Memories of our Dad" (2023) - Grażyna Mosakowska
"Piotr Mazurek's memories of Dad" (2023) - Piotr Mazurek
"Kazimierz Mazurek" (2023) - Karolina Mazurek
"Leokadia and Kazimierz Mazurek" (2004) - Ignacy Furgalski
"Invitation to the 2001th Memorial of Kazimierz Mazurek” (XNUMX)
"The 1996th Memorial of Kazimierz Mazurek" (XNUMX) - Maria Anna Ganowicz
"Colorful competitions - II Memorial of Kazimierz Mazurek" (1993) - Maria Anna Ganowicz
"It pays off" (1989) - Róża Wyganowska
"Kazimierz Mazurek's Private Stud" (1985) - Marek Szewczyk
"Equestrian sport in the Książ Stud - yesterday and today" [link]
Related Legends:
Ignacy Jaworowski
Permanently associated with the post-war history of rebuilding Arabian horse breeding in Poland and the successes of Michałów Stud.
Mark Zaleski
Rider, breeder, trainer, activist of the Polish Equestrian Association. One of the architects of the legend of Polish driving.
Michal Bogajewicz
Businessman, philanthropist, founder (together with Lesław Kukawski) of the medal for "style and elegance" in driving. The owner of a famous carriage company.
Wladyslaw Adamczak
Bronze medalist (team) of the World Championships in Four-in-Hand Driving (Apeldoorn 1976), 2x silver medalist of the European Championships (team Sopot - 1975, Donaueschingen - 1977, Zug - 1981), bronze medalist of the European Championships (team Haras du Pin - 1979; ind. Zug 1981).
Zbigniew Dabrowski
Soldier of the Home Army, trainer and breeder, long-time director of the Stallion Stud in Książ. The legend of Polish driving.
Zbigniew Prus-Niewiadomski
Soldier of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of J. Piłsudski of the Home Army. Participant of the Warsaw Uprising and 'Operation Burza', initiator of the revival of horse-drawn sports in Poland and long-distance rallies. An outstanding expert in driving competition.
Zygmunt Waliszewski
The best Polish 4-horse driver. 10-time gold medalist MP. 11-time ME and World Championships medalist. The only Pole inscribed on the Wall of Glory in Aachen.
Gallery:
Dukat was the leading stallion at Michałów Stud (photo by A. Glanda).
CDI Książ 1988 (photo by E. Dubicki).
CDI Książ 1988 (photo by E. Dubicki).
