Drinkers of the Wind Arabians is an Arabian horse ranch located in the Rocky Mountains in Bellevue, Idaho near the Sun Valley Ski Resort. Robert Bouttier has owned and operated the ranch since the 1970's and named it Drinkers of the Wind Arabians after the book written by Carl Raswan.

Robert raises mostly Polish Arabian horses with the Forta and Sabellina bloodlines which produced the great horses such as Sambor, Sabson, Samtyr, Monarch AH, Falat, NF Proof, etc. French Arabian bloodlines have also been included in the DWA breeding program by stallions such as Haffir el Rimal, Chndaka, Ala Croixnoire, Falina des Fabries, and Darwinn.

Robert breeds his daughters of Sabson (by Czort out of Sabellina and full brother to Sambor) and daughters of Sam Tiki, Haffir el Rimal, and Monarch AH, to name a few, to stallions which include Monarch AH, Moment of Valor (by Wiking), Samsheik, DWA Papillon (Monarch AH X DWA Croix Blanche by Ala Croixnoire), DWA Ziffalat (by Falat), and NF Proof. Many of the DWA horses have excelled at the track as well as in endurance, and others have made excellent pleasure and trail horses.

On the DWA website, www.dwarabians.com, you can see the endurance records of some of the DWA horses who have excelled in the sport such as DWA Sabku, DWA Powerball, DWA Millennium, DWA Express (owned and campaigned by Christoph Schork), and DWA Sabella, DWA Pearl, DWA Khyber (owned and campaigned by Tennessee Lane), and DWA Saruq (owned and campaigned by Connie Holloway).

You can read more about Robert Bouttier and his breeding program by going to his website page called "DWA Breeding Program" and clicking on the link to Merri Melde's article entitled, "Drinkers of the Wind Arabians, Quest for the Perfect Horse."

The Drinkers of the Wind Arabians ranch is located at an elevation of 5,000 feet with temperatures ranging from -30 F in the winter to 100 F in the summer. The DWA horses have the opportunity to run in large pastures from the time they are born, which gives their bodies the exercise needed to develop into strong and athletic horses. They are handled with kindness and consistency since birth and receive excellent care which helps to ensure that they develop into healthy adults, both physically and mentally. When they are four years old, they are sent to professional trainers who continue their education with kindness and consistency.

On the DWA website, if you go to the “DWA Training Photos” page, you can see examples of the quality of training the DWA horses receive. Drinkers of the Wind Arabians has numerous horses with superior racing bloodlines for sale, from weanlings to six year olds.