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'''William Robinson "W. R." Brown''' (January 17, 1875 – August 4, 1955) was an American corporate officer of the [[Brown Company]] of [[Berlin, New Hampshire]]. He was also an influential Arabian [[horse breeder]], the founder and owner of the Maynesboro Stud, and an authority on [[Arabian horse]]s.
After graduating from [[Williams College]], Brown joined the family corporation, then known as the Berlin Mills Company, and became manager of the Woods Products Division, overseeing the company's woodlands and logging operations. He became an early advocate for [[sustainable forest management]] practices, was a member of the [[New Hampshire Forestry Commission]] from 1909 until 1952, and served on the boards of several forestry organizations. As chair of the Forestry Commission, Brown helped send sawmills to Europe during World War I to assist the war effort. He was influenced by the [[Progressivism in the United States|Progressive movement]], instituting employee benefits such as company-sponsored care for injured workers that predated modern [[workers' compensation]] laws.
Brown founded the Maynesboro Stud in 1912 with [[foundation bloodstock]] from some of the most notable American breeders of Arabian horses. He looked abroad for additional horses, particularly from the [[Crabbet Arabian Stud]], and imported Arabian horses from England, France and Egypt. At its peak, Maynesboro was the largest Arabian horse breeding operation in the United States. In 1929, he wrote ''The Horse of the Desert,'' still considered an authoritative work on the Arabian breed. He served as President of the [[Arabian Horse Club of America]] from 1918 until 1939. Brown was a [[United States Army Remount Service|remount agent]] and had a special interest in promoting the use of Arabian horses by the [[U.S. Army Remount Service]]. To prove the abilities of Arabians, he organized and participated in a number of [[endurance riding|endurance races]] of up to {{convert|300|mi}}, which his horses won three times, retiring the U.S. Mounted Service Cup. This accomplishment occurred even though [[The Jockey Club]] donated $50,000 to the U.S. Army to buy [[Thoroughbred]]s that tried but failed to beat the Arabians. Brown's legacy as a horse breeder was significant. Today, the term "CMK", meaning "Crabbet/Maynesboro/Kellogg" is a label for specific lines of "Domestic" or "American-bred" Arabian horses, many of which descend from Brown's breeding program. In 2012, the Berlin and Coös County Historical Society held a 100th anniversary celebration of the stud's founding.
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