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Before the second world war, Janow also began exporting its home-bred Arabs to America.
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The horses were briefly housed with Janow's evacuated Arabians at Hostinec, in former Czechoslovakia.
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There are now 400 Arabians at Janow, alluring and silken to the touch.
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Newly rich Poles are also bidding for horses, and Janow's auction is often attended by Aleksander Kwasniewski, the Polish president.
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Where Janow is heavy, seemingly weighted down by its history, Lipica feels light, like the leaping horses that bear its name.
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He gathered the lost horses and brought back some order, at least until 1944, when Janow was again evacuated, this time westward away from the advancing Russians.
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Every year, in mid-August, Janow auctions 30 horses.
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Janow became famous for its pure-bred Polish Arabians.
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