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Sahm El Arab (US) x Esmeraldia (DE)/QR Marc (US) Bred by Michałów State Stud, Poland

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Bred by Best Arabians, Poland

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Bred by Michałów State Stud, Poland

QR Marc (US) x Ekliptyka

SOLD AT PRIDE OF POLAND AUCTION FOR 450 000 Euro 2021 Platinium World Champion Stallion 2020 PSAIAHF Silver Champion Stallion 2018 World, European, Dubai, Sharjah Gold Champion Stallion …amongst of his 27 show titles

EDAN AA

Bred by Michałów State Stud, Poland

Al Ayal AA (IL) x Ekliptyka

2022 All Nations Cup Bronze Champion Yearling Filly

REHANA AF

Mikon OS (DE) x Efekta

Sold in utero from Paweł Dobrzyński, Poland

2022 Israel Mandara Arabian Show Silver Champion Filly 2022 AHS Israel Galilee Show Bronze Champion Filly

Some of Polish bred champions of recent years

PERFINKA

Bred by Białka State Stud, Poland

Esparto x Perfirka

2022 Menton Bronze Champion Colt & Best Head Trophy

SOLD AT PRIDE OF POLAND AUCTION FOR 1 250 000 Euro 2022 UBAYYAH International Festival Gold Champion Mare 2019 Arabian Breeders World Cup Las Vegas Gold Champion Mare 2019 US National & Scottsdale Senior Gold Champion Mare 2014 PSAIAHF Gold Champion Mare 2013 World Silver Champion Mare …amongst of her 17 show titles

WILDONA

Bred by Janów Podlaski State Stud, Poland

PALADIN AA

Bred by Janów Podlaski Stud, Poland

Bred by Michałów State Stud, Poland

Al Ayal AA (IL) x Prometida

Shanghai EA (ES) x Wilda

2021 Sharjah International Silver Champion Mare 2020 Menton Silver Champion Mare 2019 All Nations Cup Bronze Champion Mare 2018 European Gold Champion Mare …amongst of her other show titles

PEPITA

Ekstern x Pepesza

SOLD AT PRIDE OF POLAND AUCTION FOR 1 400 000 Euro 2020 PSAIAHF Gold Champion Mare 2019 KAAHC Show Gold Champion Mare 2019 Dubai International Gold Champion Mare 2019 Sharjah International Gold Champion Mare 2014 All Nations Cup Silver Champion Mare

BABETTA

Emerald J (BE) x Belinda / Kahil Al Shaqab (US) Bred by Janów Podlaski State Stud, Poland

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ABU DHABI

by Fabio Brianzoni z photos by Simone Bergamaschi

It is February 22, leaving from Milan with a few degrees on the thermometer we cannot even imagine arriving in Abu Dhabi with 30 degrees and a wonderful sun that makes the body and mind rejoice. We are in Abu Dhabi the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a wonderful city full of places to visit even for those who after the event want to treat themselves to a few days of vacation.

In addition to the nature that you can enjoy with camel or Quad rides in the desert, you can visit the wonderful Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi, the Ferrari Museum, Emirates Palace and much more. For the next 5 days we will attend the second edition of the AL SHIRAA ARABIAN HORSE SHOW organized and under the patronage of HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Already in its first edition it had turned out to be one of the star shows in the Middle East and I am happy to confirm that it is to all intents and purposes, thanks in part to an outstanding staff that boasts H.E. Mohamed Ahmed Alharbi as Chairman and 5 members in the high organizing committee. The show is definitely in

good, experienced and professional hands. Among the members Mrs. Antonia Bautista Stud manager of Al Shiraa Arabians, Mr. Mumtaz Faiz Allaf, Mrs. Samantha Kettle, Mr. Karim Hussein Mustafa and Mr. Amer Wael Sahloul.

HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is also a very busy woman with other activities such as being Chairwoman of the Fatima bint Hazza Cultural Foundation, Chairwoman of the Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy and is also Owner and Founder of Al Shiraa. The stables venue where the ECAHO-affiliated and EAHS-supported event is held is “AL FORSAN,” a luxurious equestrian center a few kilometers from the airport. The show had a total of 276 horses entered, for judging in the ring 9 judges were invited: Mrs. Anna Stojanowska, Mr. Ali Shaarawi, Mr. Elyas Ebrahim Faraj, Mr. Gianmarco Aragno, Mr. Bialobok Jerzy, Mr. Klaus Beste, Mr. Lucas Gozdzialski, Mr. Mohamed Machmoum, Mr. Sufian Taha.

In the technical committee of the show Mr. Mohamed Alharbi is the Show Manager along with his brother

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Hamdan and Mrs. Lulua Almansoori is Supervisor. General coordinator is Mr. Ebrahim Basheer. On the computer score Mr. Peter Biju, the two outstanding voices were Mrs. Sara Alakour and Mr. Eric Blaak. We media also had our coordinator, Mrs. Razan Abdullah who followed us with patience, kindness and great professionalism. Mrs. Lizette Svensson and Mr. Eidha Almenhali took turns in the ring. The DCs were Dr. Mohamed Hammad, Dr. Mohamed Mohsen, Dr. Abdel Whab Ben Ali Amira and Dr. Farah Zouaghi.

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One of the most important aspects of a show is the care and well-being of all participants.

When I write everyone, I am talking about the people in charge, the guests, the horses who had spacious and well-cleaned stables, the guests in the VIP area, and even us, the media.

A lavish catering served food and drinks throughout our stay at the show. Four great days because Al Shiraa Arabian Horse Show has all these characteristics to be a great event.

Even the timing dare I say Swiss with classes starting and ending on time, which is tricky when you have to handle horse numbers like

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best head “E.S. SHARJAH”, best Handler Mr. Giuseppe Vetrò, best Head body and movement for “AJ GHAZALAH” and lastly the Best in Show which was contested among the 6 champions was won by “AL ARYAM KHALOOD”.

The beautiful video footage was by Al Athrah and streamed by the only network followed by the whole show world: Arabianessence: (www. arabianessence.tv).

Below are the photos of the show taken by our photographer Mr. Simone Bergamaschi: (@simone_bergamaschi_fotografo). q

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ph. Henrike Hoermann

ph. Henrike Hoermann

ph. Fabio Brianzoni

this, but thanks to everyone’s professionalism the goal was achieved. The rich prize money rewarded the classes up to 5th place with AED 30,000 (about 8,000 euros) to 1st, AED 20,000 to 2nd, 15,000 to 3rd and 10,000 4th and 5th. Considering that the 276 horses were divided into 20 categories in total I would say that is a substantial contribution for breeders. The largest prize money is obviously what was given in the final championship: AED 100,000 to the Gold medalist - 70,000 to the Silver and 50,000 to the Bronze.

A cash contribution was also given to the

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ph. Fabio Brianzoni

ph. Fabio Brianzoni

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D SHEIKHAH

AJ MARZAN X D SHIHANAH - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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D FAHER

D SHAKHAT X D FANNANAH - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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E.S. SHARJAH

ES SARAB X E.S. RASHEEDA - B/O: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MAJID ALQASSEMI

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D RASEL

FA EL RASHEEM X LADI VERONIKA - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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AL ARYAM KHALOOD

OM EL BELLISSIMO X AL ARYAM KARUBI - B/O: AL ARYAM ARABIANS

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AJ AJBAN

AJ KAFU X AJ SAPHIRA - B: AJMAN STUD - O: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MAJID ALQASSEMI

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SILVER MEDAL YEARLING FILLIES AJ RASEEL

ALEXXANDERR X AJ RAJWA - B/O: AJMAN STUD

BRONZE MEDAL YEARLING FILLIES D GHAMRAH

D SHAKHAT X D GHALIAH - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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SILVER MEDAL YEARLING COLTS SHARAR ALYAH

AJ MARZAN X MARIA ALYAH - B/O: ALYAH ARABIAN HORSE STUD

BRONZE MEDAL YEARLING COLTS AL ARYAM BOURKAN

DOMINIC M X AL ARYAM BASMA - B/O: AL ARYAM ARABIANS

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SILVER MEDAL JUNIOR FILLIES D RASEEL

D SERAJ X ELLE FLAMENCA - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

BRONZE MEDAL JUNIOR FILLIES AJ TEJAN

AJ KAFU X AJ TARIM - B/O: AJMAN STUD

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SILVER MEDAL JUNIOR COLTS AL ARYAM ASHAQ

D SERAJ X AL ARYAM ABLA B: AL ARYAM ARABIANS - O: H.H. SHEIKH SULTAN BIN HAMDAN BIN ZAYED BINSULTAN AL-NAHYAN

BRONZE MEDAL JUNIOR COLTS FALAH AL HAWAJER

ANED AL HAWAJER X MARAMI AL HAWAJER - B/O: GHANEM MOHAMED OBAID ALHAJRI

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SILVER MEDAL SENIOR MARES MDS HIND

EXCALIBUR E.A. X MDS SHEIKHA B: QUSAI MOHD SAEED ALI OBAIDALLA - O: AMARA STABLES

BRONZE MEDAL SENIOR MARES AJ SALWANAH

AJ KAFU X AJ SARAY - B: AJMAN STUD - O: AMARA STABLES

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SILVER MEDAL SENIOR STALLIONS JAYAN DE NAUTIAC

SHAEL DREAM DESERT X JOUMALIA NAUTIAC B: ARACHEL BOURRASSE - O: BADR ADNAN AHMED MOHAMED AL-ALI

BRONZE MEDAL SENIOR STALLIONS D SHEIMAZ

FA EL RASHEEM X LADI VERONIKA - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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Results Special Awards SPECIAL AWARDS E.S. SHARJAH

Best Head

SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MAJID ALQASSEMI

Best Handler

GIUSEPPE VETRO'

Best Head, Body and Movement

Ajman Stud - HH Sheikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi

Best In Show

AL ARYAM KHALOOD

AJ GHAZALAH

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(WAHO) CONFERENCE IN JORDAN 2022

“If you don’t know where you have been its exponentially harder to know where it is that you are going”.

(Prince Rashid Bin Hassan)

Opening Addresses by HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein, HRH Prince Rashid Bin El Hassan and Peter Pond, WAHO President Reports from the Voting Delegates of the Member Countries Guest Speakers on the Royal Jordanian State Stud and the Importance and Relevance of the Arabian Horse State Studs Post Conference Tours to the World-Famous Historical Sites of Jordan and the Desert Highlights

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AHLAN WA SAHLAN - WELCOME TO JORDAN The world conference of the WAHO, is a time-hon-

cultures in the Middle East. Jordan’s openness and

different member country. In 2022, HRH Princess

it has also led to the fact that fifty percent of Jordan’s

oured tradition that takes place every 2 years in a

Alia Al Hussein and the Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation invited the WAHO members, delegates and observers to Jordan. The team around Secretary

General Ms Nour Al-Refai organised a successful conference and many exciting explorations during

the pre- and post-conference tours in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, once founded by King Abdul-

lah I and now ruled by King Abdullah II, son of the late King Hussein.

Katrina Murray and staff of the WAHO office in

Great Britain took care of the content of the programme and the good implementation.

Jordan is a peaceful country deeply steeped in history, but today a modern and open state, a

crossroads of different ethnicities and cultures but also a bridge between Europe and Asia.

The Royal Family has played a significant role in the success story of this small country, which is geo-po-

litically a rock in the troubled water, surrounded by

hospitality is famous, not only towards tourists, but

population is made up of refugees from nearby crisis and war zones. The social integration of millions

of refugees is an enormous challenge for this small

country. Its capital of 4 million inhabitants, Amman, was populated by the Ammonites long before

Christ, until it fell into the hands of Alexander the

Great and was later occupied by the Romans. In 635 Amman became Islamic and 900 years later it was part of the Ottoman Empire.

In 1948, the small town of Amman became a large

city due to the influx of Palestinian refugees fol-

lowing the creation of Israel. Many refugees also came after the Lebanese civil war, after the at-

tack on Iraq and later the Syrian civil war, to in-

dependent and tolerant Jordan. Today, the multicultural metropolis of Amman stretches across a group of hills between the fertile Jordan Val-

ley on the west side and the desert to the east.

countries whose armed conflicts cast a dark shadow

The northwest of the country is a region with

JERASH, Roman city in ancient Jordan

AMMAN, the capital of Jordan

over the co-existence of the different religions and

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many religious places of worship whose histo-

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together, by the Royal House, the government and the

and is hardly populated. The desert highlights such

patronage of the Royal Family, and demonstrated the

In the south, the country consists largely of deserts as the Nabatean rock city of Petra and the Wadi Rum, both on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites, make tourists from all over the world dream

people. The WAHO conference was held under the closeness and good cooperation between the Ruling

House and the interests of the horse-loving people.

of 1001 Nights. The original population of this area,

HRH Princess Alia has obviously taken the WAHO

of sheep for streams of tourists, whom they manage

Board Member for many years, an A-Judge of

the Bedouins, have long since exchanged their flocks perfectly at the mystical places of great beauty and fascination. Jordan has long since arrived in the 21st century.

The major problems of the Orient, such as water scar-

city and climate change, are being tackled in Jordan

conference to heart as she has been a WAHO

ECAHO, an Arabian breeder since her youth

and author of several books on Arabian hors-

es. She opened the conference, which ended a week later with a visit to the Royal Stables and

a demonstration of her own Arabian breeding.

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The 2022 CONFERENCE HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein.

“It is a great pleasure and honour to open this Conference on behalf of His Majesty King Abdullah,

who is very enthusiastic about it though not necessarily so much involved with horses himself,

as I am, he has been on the Council of the stud for the past 30 or 40 years.

We are very happy to have you here and it’s a great pleasure that it’s finally in Jordan, we have been

Members of WAHO since the 70’s actually but our

stud Book was accepted in the early 80’s. We had obviously hoped that you would be here sooner but then COVID intervened, and we are just very

happy to see you all, people from so many parts of the world and being able to get together and visit

our country which I am sure you have heard a lot about in previous.

The current theme that we’ve had in all the meet-

ings, is how horses and the Arab horses in particular, unite people. I think your presence here is proof

of this and we hear about many cases where in spite of great adversity; political, physical and otherwise,

people have got together and surmounted all the obstacles to get together for this one love that they all have.

I was thinking this morning, what is it about the

horse? Yes, we are united because we love them, and their beauty certainly attracts us, but it is more than that. It’s something very deep and innate in

them, courage certainly, the fact that they tolerate human beings with good and bad habits, they are always willing, they empathise, and have kindness.

Perhaps when we are around them, they trigger that

and we see it in each other in a better way and I think that’s possibly why we are so very harmonious at these meetings and why we are able to surmount

other differences or disparities between us, which in the run of the mill world come between us”.

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HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein

SHOWS AND EVENTS Prince Rashid Bin Hassan

“Your Royal Highness Princess Alia, your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Good morning, and a very warm welcome to you all, experts on Arabian

horses and Members of WAHO and I am a humble polo player who cannot refuse an invitation as all of

you have not refused an invitation from Her Royal Highness, so please bear with me.

When we talk about conferences and events such as this in Jordan we are very, very proud to host them.

I am Jordanian, and it is the Jordanian tradition to welcome guests and visitors. Jordan’s population is

a clear reflection of how our location has given us constant, interaction with the rest of the world, as a major trade route, as a major strategic hub in the

region, so welcoming visitors is very much part of our tradition, part of our culture, part of our DNA.

I am going to tell you an anecdote, it involves horses.

A tribal Sheikh, a prominent outspoken loyalist to

His Majesty King Abdullah the First, our founding King, had a famous Arab stallion which was the envy of many, including one of his competitors.

Prince Rashid Bin Hassan

Competing Sheikhs in two branches of the same

pretended that he needed assistance. The Sheikh

After trying repeatedly to buy this horse and being

his competitor and when he got off his horse found

tribe.

rebuffed, the competing Sheikh concealed himself,

or disguised himself, on the road where he knew the tribal head was going to be moving and he

of course rendered the assistance, not recognising

that his horse was stolen. There was the horse, 50 yards away with his new and very short-lived own-

er, short lived time of ownership not short lived in

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The Royal Jordanian Mounted Police.

life - there is a happy end to this story - who turned

different experiences and they all contribute to

your horse’.

Jordanians feel with our population, and it’s that

around and revealed himself and said ‘I’ve taken The first Sheikh replied, ‘OK I accept and you are welcome to it on one condition. I will not take reprisal or come after you, on the one condition that

you don’t tell anyone that I was fooled and tricked

by you in this way.’ The rider dismounted and

returned the horse because he felt that something

as beautiful could not be taken or transferred in ownership because of a trick.

It gives you an idea not only about how the Arabian horse was valued but more importantly about the

mind-set of the people who own these horses, they viewed them as trust not as property.

Trust which all of you here continue to represent and to maintain

As you go about the country in the next few days you are going to meet people from different walks

of life, different ethnic backgrounds and with

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the rich tapestry, the rich bloodlines that we as sense of unity of which we are so proud. Jordan is a small country in a challenging neighbourhood with

economic challenges, with water challenges, we

are all subject to the difficulties of climate change

and post Covid economic fallout. However, we are also exceptionally diverse in climate, in terrain and in people so I do encourage you to take the opportunity to

interact with the widest spectrum of people. You will occasionally feel that we are a little bit like the Spartans

of the Middle East, because when you talk to people

you will find that almost everyone’s brother or cousin

or father served in the armed forces, in the Jordan Arab Army.

Not the Jordanian Army, the Jordan

Arab Army, so named because it was an indicator of

Jordan’s willingness to recruit Arabs from all over the region, not exclusively as a Jordanian National Army.

And the simple fact is that one of the backbones, one

of the pillars of our society and one of the things that

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Delegation from the United Arab Emirates

we take great pride in, are our armed forces who have

out a keen sense of awareness of where you have

Alia and the Royal Stables.

all aspects, to the development of a society is tre-

consistently been in part and in support of Princess

So we thank them for all of the contributions and for all of the support that they provide not just to the Jordanian chapter of WAHO but to all aspects

of sporting and cultural heritage here. Our Army is a defensive army for certain, a proper army and a capable army for certain, but it is much more to

every Jordanian. It’s also a deep sense of pride, it’s a deep sense of belonging, it is the unifying factor

and the levelling playing field for all Jordanians and the aspiration of the many young Jordanian men

and women to serve in the institution because of the sense of unity and cohesion that it provides, so we thank them for their support. (…)

I thank you all for being here, there are some who may say preserving heritage, preserving Arab

horses is something of a luxury, why do we need it today. And I would simply answer that with-

come from and what the factors that have led, in

mendously important. If you don’t know where you have been its exponentially harder to know where it is that you are going. So welcome to all of

our guests, I would be remiss if I didn’t also thank many of the unknown soldiers, who have helped to

contribute to this event, volunteers, members of the

Ministries represented here and from the Amman Mayor’s office.

But it is part of the magic that I, with great pride, say that Princess Alia brings to all of us. She has always been an older sister, a wise head and a wise voice to

all of us and she has an incredible knack of bringing

people together in the kindest possible way. The fact that so many people were willing to support this

event, or any event for Princess Alia, is a testimony to the leadership that she shows here, leadership

which is very much in the style of her late father, his late Majesty King Hussein and continued by His

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Majesty King Abdullah to this day. I can tell you as a

member of their family, they set very high standards

for us to live up to and so one must constantly be

aware of the hard work that their elders and betters contribute in all of their endeavours.

I thank you for putting up with an amateur, and as

I said a polo player and not someone with a long and illustrious history like all of you here, and I encourage you to please feel at home. Because

genuinely we view our guests in very short periods of time to be friends and we hope you make the

most of it, and we hope to see you back here again”.

WAHO President Mr. Peter Pond thanked King Abdullah II, Princess Alia, Prince Rashid and the

Royal Equestrian Federation for their tremendous support and organization of the conference. He

summarized the history of WAHO, starting with the founding in 1970 and the election of Jay Stream,

the first President, in 1972. He concluded his speech

with the words: “WAHO is still valid today and I would like to emphasize that you are WAHO, our members are WAHO. We are all WAHO”.

WAHO President Mr. Peter Pond

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WAHO’S CONTEMPORARy ROLE iN TODAy’S WORLDWiDE PuREBRED ARABiAN BREED.

WAHO is the overarching umbrella organization

pragmatic definition of purity: A purebred Arabian

countries have joined, with their national Arabian

horse studbook or register, listed by WAHO as

for all purebred Arabians. Up to now a total of 82 horse associations in order to be able to recognize passports, pedigrees and regulations of this

horse is one which appears in any purebred Arabian acceptable.

internationally networked of horse breed. In each

In 1982, Arabian horses from the countries of origin

to the same WAHO rules (e.g., DNA analyses,

the studbook. In 2004 the WAHO studbook was

member country the studbook is kept according microchip, foal registration, export certificate etc.), and Arabian purebreds are part of the globalized markets in the world.

Thanks to the WAHO criteria and guidance for

Member States, Arabian horses can travel and

participate in sport and show events for which only Purebred Arabians are eligible, without having to prove complicated individual recognition procedures regarding their breed purity.

Of course, the concept of purity is an ethnic one and not one that can be proven genetically over a long

period of time, as pedigrees have only been credibly

recorded for a few hundred years, and mostly at royal studs that were committed to systematic

Arabian horse breeding. (See also this year’s lectures on Arabian breeding in the state studs).

WAHO, on the other hand, refers to its own

Awarding the successful Endurance mare Sahwat Al Wahhab with the 2022 WAHO Trophy.

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in the Arabian Peninsula were integrated into

“closed” and only those horses could be registered

whose parents were already both registered in a national association accepted by WAHO.

Furthermore, WAHO must deal with ever new

challenges in our global world of the “Horse Industry”. Today the problem areas are the difficult

harmonization of the administrative procedure of registration, which is subject to different national

regulations in many countries of the world. In addition to individual ambitious breeders and

breeding stables, there is also the reproduction industry with its lobbying, which has increasingly

exerted influence on the reproduction of Arabian

horses in many countries and has, under certain circumstances, allowed unlimited embryo transfer

(ET) also in vitro fertilization (IVF), and postmortem collection of oocytes both of which are

SHOWS AND EVENTS their meeting the urgent issues of the international

administration of the studbook, technical and organizational issues concerning the harmonization

of the legal basis of studbook keeping and the

recognition of reproduction technologies in different countries and cultures.

Each representative of a member country presented in a Tent Pegging, demonstrated by the mounted police

short report the situation in the domestic Arabian horse

association. The main focus was on statistical results, such as the number of annual foal births, imported

and exported horses, use of embryo transfers, national events of horse races, shows or endurance races.

It is interesting to see the different markets that have

developed for the horses and their use in the various countries and the extent to which breeders have also adapted to these challenges. The globalization of

markets has meant that it is less about origin and regional provenance and more about using useful

genes for the purpose and benefit of the horses and

their owners. Show horses are similar all over the

world, as are racehorses or endurance horses. Today, there is a world of difference between these three types of Arabian horses. There is no doubt that breeders

select and “improve” their horses according to different commercial and cultural demands. One can see that

countries with a busy racing business have relatively stable birth rates (Turkey, France, Tunisia, Morocco,

UAE etc.). On the other hand, countries with a lot of against WAHO rules. In this respect, the biennial WAHO conference with the meeting of the national

studbook leaders (voting delegates) is absolutely

necessary in order to discuss the new facts and to vote on the problems.

Some Results from the Delegates Meeting

The registrars, custodians of the studbooks of the

Arabian horse in all member countries discussed in

show business or original breeding like Asils, suffer

more from recession and economic crises, apart from the Gulf States, of course.

In 2013, the USA was in first place with 3282 foal registrations; in 2021, there were only 2189 foals

registered. In Germany, too, there were 700 registered

foals in 2013, in 2021 there were only 376 foals. In Italy, too, the number of foals born to local breeders

has fallen sharply, but this is less evident in terms of numbers because in this country, as in the Netherlands

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and Belgium, various large stud farms from the Gulf

At the 2014 conference in Qatar, WAHO already

have set up their breeding facilities with enormous

would have liked to limit the embryo transfer to a

has shifted strongly from the USA and Europe to the

and to orientate itself more towards the horse-

numbers of ETs. It can be stated that Arabian breeding Orient. Why not? After all, this horse breed originated in the Arabian Peninsula, and they also play a strong emotional role there for many breeders.

Qatar, KSA, UAE and Kuwait, but also Egypt, are

showing high growth rates. The small country of Qatar, an influencer and successful player in Arabian horse breeding, both in terms of showing

and racing, quintupled its birth rate within 8 years

from 289 (2013) to 1030 (2021). Kuwait increased its foal registration rate from 858 (2020) to 2050 in

2021. Egypt also registered almost 2000 foals in 2021. Saudi Arabia had the highest foaling rate in the world in 2021 with 5216 registrations, 2200 more than the year before.

This surplus of foals will not be able to be corrected by the market, as is generally assumed. Globalisation has got out of hand and new ways of sustainable quality breeding should be taken.

minimum number that is necessary in some cases, friendly and market-friendly methods of breeding

English Thoroughbreds. But this could not be

done with some Member States with advanced

reproduction technologies, because the industry has a great interest in this market. Whether breeders

earn from it is questionable, because the method is very costly and risky, for the mare owners. The

market has long been saturated and the prices

breeders get for their horses today under normal circumstances are more than inflationary. Moreover, the epigenetic influence of the recipient mare is generally underestimated. In addition, there is the

permanent stress caused by hormone doses and

medication to which a broodmare is exposed from which several embryos are to be flushed per year.

This has nothing to do with animal welfare anymore

and WAHO could take up the topic under different aspects at the next conference.

WAHO RuLE 20: CLONiNG 1. It is a mandatory WAHO rule that any Arabian of any age produced by cloning must not be registered under any circumstances.

2. It is a mandatory WAHO rule that the foals of any Arabian which was produced by cloning cannot be registered.

WAHO RuLE 21: EXTERNAL FERTiLiSATiON OF OOCyTES FOR EMBRyO TRANSFER Effective from 1st January 2013.

1. It is a mandatory WAHO rule that any Arabian of any age produced by the post-mortem collection of oocytes must not be registered under any circumstances.

2. It is a mandatory WAHO rule that any Arabian of any age produced by any method of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) must not be registered under any circumstances.

WAHO RuLE 22: GENETiC MODiFiCATiON iNCLuDiNG GENE EDiTiNG AND GENE DOPiNG Effective from 8 February 2019.

1. It is a mandatory WAHO rule that any Arabian horse of any age which has been subject to any form of genetic modification at the embryo stage or later must not be registered under any circumstances.

2. It is a mandatory WAHO rule that the progeny of any Arabian horse which was subject to any form of genetic modification at the embryo stage or later must not be registered under any circumstances.

3. It is a mandatory WAHO rule that any Arabian horse of any age which has been conceived using genetically modified gametes must not be registered under any circumstances.

4. It is a mandatory WAHO rule that the progeny of any Arabian horse which was conceived using genetically modified gametes must not be registered under any circumstances.

SHOWS AND EVENTS Based on the registrars’ reports, one could see that in

2021 only 11 countries did not register ET foals. (Norway, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, Algeria, Japan...)

Instead, many countries accept ET unlimited. (USA, South Africa, Qatar, Hungary, Netherland, Austria, Belgium,

Canada, Chile...). Some limit the number of ET’s, like Egypt (2) or Poland and Sweden (1+1) That means one own and one ET per year, and per Arabian mare.

Poland has the additional rule that the recipient mare

must be an Arabian mare, a rule worthy of imitation if one thinks of the influence of the recipient mare on

the embryo during the 11-month pregnancy plus 6 months of upbringing.

WAHO Executive Committee Member

Mr. Xavier Guibert chaired the WAHO Registrar meeting where the various issues and problems were

discussed and voted on in plenary. He presented the

results and put them to a vote. One of the questions

Mr. Xavier Guibert

discussed was what the association is doing in his

to take responsibility to inform their breeders, as well

to disseminate information on mandatory rules and

country, of these mandatory domestic and WAHO

country to promote the purebred Arabian and how on the availability of genetic disorder testing to the

owners and breeders. Unfortunately, there was little feedback from the national associations.

One of the mandatory WAHO rules came into focus due to a request from Australia. It concerns the External

Fertilization of Oocytes and In Vitro Fertilization IVF for Embryo Transfer. It is generally not allowed to register foals from these external fertilization methods

in a WAHO studbook (just as cloned foals are not

as commercial centres offering these services in their rules.

In addition, there was a discussion about the online databases of stud books, which are already active in some countries. In the next few years, the digitalization of the procedures and the pedigrees

will certainly simplify the work of the national

associations and communication. However, some countries are still far away from these possibilities.

allowed to be registered). In the vote, the vast majority

Mr. Russell Ferris, CEO of Weatherbys which

can control this when these embryos are implanted in a

gave a talk to both the registrars meeting and the

of the Plenary voted to keep this WAHO rule. But who recipient mare in the ET procedure? The suggestion was

founded the Thoroughbred Stud Book in 1791, general assembly. He explained their cutting-edge

made that all Registries should include a declaration on

developments in the transformation of printed

the breeders, that the foals were not produced by any

digital versions created from secure, centralised and

their foal registration application forms, to be signed by of the prohibited assisted reproduction techniques, and

studbooks and paper registration procedures to accessible databases.

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GuEST SPEAkERS: ABOuT THE ROyAL JORDANiAN STATE STuD AND THE iMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE OF THE ARABiAN HORSE STATE STuDS

Four invited guest speakers gave their presentations

and more suspiciously. Voices are becoming louder

were the royal studs and state studs since their

breeding, riding, racing as well as the certified

on the 2nd day of the conference. The main topic foundation and their role today.

In some countries, since the end of the cavalries, the state studs have been regarded as historical

sites, as living museums only. In a few countries, on the other hand, these studs had a supporting role

in educating the regional breeders. Some of them breed with great success until today and are also active as equestrian event managers. But that is no longer enough today.

The state studs could play an important role in saving the Arab breed in the future. For ever new

world crises and an imminent climate collapse, concrete reform ideas are emerging: less growth, more state targets up to state promotion through

selective supportive measures. This is already working in some countries.

For reasons of space, here is a brief summary of the four interesting reports, the original versions of which will be printed in full in the verbatim booklet of the conference proceedings.

that are questioning cultural properties like horse competence of equestrian experts.

Numbers of horses and breeders have been

decreasing dramatically in Europe after the world

economic crisis in 2009, 20-30% loss per year ever

since. Many private studs, and state studs and institutions have been closed. Equestrian sports, racing and shows are facing similar trends.

As some parts of the world seem to be growing out of equestrianism, other parts of the world show

encouraging development of the Arabian horse breeding.

Horses have survived – and have contributed to

the solution of – many critical periods in history.

Crises as we know well have provoked series of farsighted changes in economics, agriculture, the arts

and sciences, education, civil administration, only thinking of leaders like Muhamad Ali the Great

(1769-1849) or William I of Württemberg (1816-1864) or phases during the technical revolution after World War II when horses were in danger to extinction.

Astrid von Velsen-Zerweck: Challenges for State Studs

Conflicts, climate change – essential challenges that

we are facing around the world. The global crises do

not leave the horse sector in general and the State Studs in particular untouched in times of enormous social, political, economic and ecologic problems.

At the same time many societies are changing

their opinion on agriculture, animal keeping and breeding, showing, riding, racing and competition.

Not only Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Organisations are examining our activities more

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have been developed over centuries to match the

of breeding, especially of the Arabian horse,

survival to the state studs, which continued to breed

an important role in maintaining the continuation in developing future breeding programs and

in passing on knowledge and skills in equine

professions, although proven otherwise depending on management and committees.

State Studs are living heritage sites. Most of them derive from the time when horses were

essential companions in transport and agriculture,

representation and warfare. After the technical revolution, the number of breeding institutions declined.

Most of them are under the authority of the state,

some have been already turned into foundations or run as private enterprises.

Those institutions are not only places of animal production. They are also facilities full of atmosphere

with magnificent buildings, parks and cultural landscapes formed by horse management over centuries. They are unique heritage sites preserving

three forms of heritage: tangible, intangible and living heritage.

The studs are places of horsemanship developed and refined over many generations of dedicated horsemen aiming at harmony between men and

pattern of human needs. Many breeds owe their them even in times when they were less popular, such as the draft and working horses, and helped them to a renaissance as a leisure or therapy horse.

Thus, the national studs contribute significantly to the preservation of biodiversity.

Horse heritage needs sound science. We owe it to our history and to our horses to find cooperation and research in the fields of genetics, biodiversity,

behaviour, welfare, culture and ecological questions.

State Studs are predestined for scientific studies due to their management, horse numbers and facilities.

The equine sector presents various environmental assets, with special topics in each country, allowing the equine to be part of the current agro-ecological

transition. Horses cannot exist without grasslands.

Permanent pastures are important for biodiversity, carbon storage and for the protection of water quality.

Let us use the state studs also for promotion and the welfare of the horse. Collaboration between private

and state studs and other institutions all over the world allow exchange in many fields, give tribute to the public and thus, contribute to maintain horse heritage.

horse. Notable personalities have contributed to

Deidre Hyde – State and Royal Studs in the Middle

Today’s state studs are important education facilities

From the 14th Century in the Ottoman Empire, Horses

horse heritage throughout history.

for horse professionals and amateurs alike. Many

of them run classical riding and carriage-driving schools providing excellent training for equestrians

of all age. Committed to their traditions the studs today are modern equine competence centres working in networks with public institutions

and authorities, universities, vocational schools,

elementary schools as well as breeding and sports associations and animal welfare organisations.

The horses themselves can be regarded as living heritage. The breeds and their bloodlines of today

East

were a very important commodity, they represented power and prestige and they were extremely useful

for trade: silk, precious stones, carpets and spices, for horses. The Ottoman Empire officially ended in 1922 followed by the creation of the Republic of

Turkey under Marshal Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. In

1925 on his instruction the registration and breeding of horses was restarted under State control. Large State studs were established, and many stallion

stations created for the improvement of local breeds, with the emphasis on the Arabian for racing.

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Through the ages it has been almost the same in many countries, firstly breeding cavalry war horses and then useful horses in agriculture, travelling, racing and now endurance and showing.

The Mughal Empire had Royal Studs breeding many thousands of horses, so that “during the 19th Century, Bombay was considered one of the greatest and best market for Arabian horses.

When the British East India Company took over,

there was more need for remounts, and in 1902 a Remount Stud was restarted at Ahmednagar, in Marashtra Province, the only stud devoted to

breeding pure Arabians in substantial numbers.

Pakistan still breeds Remounts at Mona in the Punjab.

Syria did not have a National Stud, although the

tribes in Syria had been the centuries old source of thousands of horses for Empires and Royal Studs

around the world. In 1985 The Basel Assad Centre for Arabian Horses was founded, and a breeding programme put in place specifically to preserve and

promote the Syrian Arabian as a National Heritage and Syrian treasure.

In Egypt, in 1898 the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) was founded under the patronage of HM King Farouk I. In 1953 the RAS became the Egyptian

Agricultural Organisation (EAO) which along with a succession of excellent Egyptian directors continues to care for the Stud Farm of Al Zahraa and its heritage.

The Safavids which at its height controlled, Iran,

Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Armenia, parts of Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan and more. The region of Khuzestan is the area of Iran inhabited by tribes of Arab origins who

have maintained the same horse families for many

generations. Known locally as Asils, these horses can still be found in substantial numbers. The Royal stables of Bahrain are unique because the relative isolation of

the island provided a sanctuary for over two centuries ensuring the preservation of this unique collection in the hands of the ruling family.

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Mr. Russell Ferris, CEO of Weatherbys and Ms. Deidre Hyde

In 1961 the King Abdulaziz Arabian Horse Centre was founded in Saudi Arabia. The horses are largely based on those owned by the late King, and much effort has gone into preserving their strains.

Oman and the Royal Cavalry have played a role in

Arabian horse history over the last three hundred years. Sultan Qaboos paid considerable attention to his horses and an impressive stud of international

Arabians horses for shows and racing was built up in his Stable.

In 2012 the Emir of Kuwait established Bait Al

Arab Kuwait State Stud. Its mission is to protect

their straight Egyptian bloodlines and horse related Kuwaiti cultural heritage.

Qatar’s Al Shaqab Royal Stable houses World

Champion horses in World Class facilities. Not only racing, but also showing and breeding.

There is no one answer but all Royal Stables and

State Studs can equally be subject to the whims of owners or committees which can have dramatic

long-term effects for breed. It is something in which we should all take an interest.

Gudrun Waiditschka: The Relevance of State Studs Warfare was the driving force behind the involvement

of governments in horse breeding. When private breeders could not supply the quantity and quality

required by the military, the State saw the need to

SHOWS AND EVENTS Ms Gudrun Waiditschka, Journalist

ARABiAN HORSES

AND CuLiNARy HiGHLiGHTS

Around

the

conference,

cultural

programme.

participants

were

additionally rewarded with an extensive and exciting The

excellent

Jordanian

gastronomy also presented itself in top form, every

evening was fine dining. Whether in Amman’s

“Heritage Restaurant” with its traditional Jordanian dishes, nobly prepared using indigenous herbs

and plants, or in the Nadi Al-Jeel Al-Jadeed Club,

which presented an exciting combination of Arabic set up Studs to produce the type of mount required.

Of the approx. 20 state studs, the earliest was Weil/ Marbach, - Germany - originally started in 1514 and the last one was founded in Lithuania in 1969.

As wars changed, so did the type of horse, and eventually the broader scope of an all-purpose animal. Studs across Europe closed for several reasons:

• lack of funding

and Circassian food. In addition to traditional folk

dances, the approximately 200 guests were offered a buffet that participants will remember for a long time.

The Amman Equestrian Center also came to the fore with a varied and very good buffet and where we were looking forward to seeing the Arabian

horses from private breeders. At the beginning, the mounted Jordanian police showed an acrobatic demonstration in Tent Pegging. The subsequent

• lack of interest from society

• lack of support / interest from breeders • mismanagement

It is important for state stud farms to establish a

strong bond with society and to create awareness for what State Studs stand today: By making horses a public experience, by educating and training people, by providing services to breeders and by preserving a cultural heritage.

During the conference, Peter Upton gave a fascinating talk on the history of the Royal Jordanian State Stud, which we will publish in the next issue of Desert Heritage Magazine.

presentation of the Arabian horses showed impressively that it is still possible to successfully combine beauty and functionality in breeding.

Some of the horses had more of a desert pedigree, others were based on imports from Europe in combination with the original Jordanian Arabians.

Some horses were presented under saddle. The

guests were enthusiastic and felt honoured by the Jordanian hospitality.

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THE ROyAL JORDANiAN STATE STuD

This stud, located not far from Amman, houses the breeding of the Royal Family, which already has a long history. HRH Princess Alia, Peter Upton and Marek Trela led the programme, which started with a nice parade by the Royal Jordanian Mounted Police. Afterwards, the individual mare families and their foals were shown, which continue the long tradition of the original Jordanian Arabians today.

In the afternoon, the guests were able to visit the stud farm, which in its large courtyards, house the various mare families beautifully. This visit brought the guests back to the reason for their exciting trip to Jordan: The Arabian horses and the relaxed encounter with old and new friends in fascinating surroundings.

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The Promise of the Future

by Tutto Arabi z photos by Ewa Imielska-Hebda

The Stud Klikowa Arabians is located in the place where all modern breeding history has begun, and where most of the successful polish breeding program bloodlines started to expand, achieving world recognition. Without Sanguszko’s family’s involvement in Arabian horse breeding since the end of the 18th century and imports in the late 1800 and early 1900, the present Arabian horse World would not see such stars like Pianissima, Pinga which are not the only ones and not the last ones.

Decades later, Mr Marek Rzepka, the owner and former of the Klikowa Arabians stud enchanted by the beauty of the Arabian horse established his own breeding program, drawing by handfuls from the achievements of the giants.

After collecting several mares with unique pedigrees coming from the finest bloodlines not only polish but also international, and after achieving spectacular success with his home-breed mares, He realised that he dreams to breed a truly unique individual. The time for refinement has come.

Finally, the beautifully established stud farm welcomed the spectacularly and boldly bred by Mr Albert Sorocco – promising stallion Lyric EA born in 2019.

Lyric EA is sired by Shanghai EA- son of WH Justice and out of Lyrica EA daughter of Shanghai EA out of Libanon Azadika.

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The mother tail of this young stallion is filled with the legacy of the legendary Estopa mother of El Shaklan. The father’s heritage does not require an introduction as Shanghai EA himself is for sure already a living legend being one of the most famous sons of „champion maker” WH Justice. The spectacular success of Shanghai EA has been achieved by his breeder Mr Albert Sorocca of Equus Arabians, when he exactly constructed his breeding potential while breeding WH Justice to Salymah EA, the mare with four generations of his own breed broodmares.

The spectacular achievements of Shanghai EA include 2011 European Gold Champion Junior Male, 2011 All Nations Cup Gold Champion Junior Male, 2011 World Silver Champion Junior Male, 2014 Bronze Champion Senior Male Mediterranean & Arab Countries Arabian Horse Championship, 2016 Gold Champion Male Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship, 2016 Silver Champion Senior Male Mediterranean & Arab Countries Arabian Horse Championship, 2019 Gold Champion Senior Male and Best in Show Male at Mediterranean & Arab Countries Arabian Horse Championship; 2019 World Silver Champion Senior Male and recently, 2022 Gold Champion Senior Male Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship.

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Lyric EA (Shanghai EA x Lyrica EA)

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Since the first year of foal crops, Shanghai EA has proven himself as a special gift. Furter’s years just confirmed his uniqueness. Spectacular crosses with many dam lines resulted in a special amount of medal-winning progeny. It would be a shame not to mention this place his son Excalibur EA out of Essence of Marwan EA named a 2022 Gold Champion Senior Stallions PSAIAHF; 2021 Gold Champion Senior Stallions Dubai; 2021 Gold Champion Senior Stallions Menton; 2017 Gold Champion Senior Stallions All Nations Cup, Aachen; 2017 Gold Champion Senior Stallions Verona, Italy; 2014 Salon du Cheval World Gold Champion Junior Male; 2017 All Nations Cup Gold Champion Senior

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Stallion; 2014 All Nations Cup Gold Champion Junior Stallion; 2014 European Gold Champion Junior Colt; 2017 Dubai Gold Champion Senior Stallion; 2017 Abu Dhabi Gold Champion Stallion; 2012 U.S. National Champion Yearling Colt; 2017 Menton Silver Champion Senior Male established already his own page on breeding history of Arabian horses with his spectacular progeny: 2020 Dubai International Gold Champion Stallion Sire of World Silver Champion Yearling Colt Alexxander out of AR Most Irresistible breed by Frances Butler and Brandi Carson, and U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt and 2020 Scottsdale Champion Stallion - Exxalt out of Vesperra.

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Shanghai EA is also a sire of such a star like Aj Kafu grey stallion, born in 2015 breed by Ajman Stud - HH Sheikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, out of Aj Kahayla up to date named 2020 Silver Champion Senior Stallion Dubai Arabian Horse Show; 2019 Gold Champion Junior Colt Dubai Arabian Horse Show; 2018 World Silver Champion Junior Colt Paris Arabian Horse World Championship; 2018 Gold Champion Junior Colt Menton Arabian Horse Show; 2018 Gold Champion Junior Colt Dubai Arabian Horse Show, 2017 Silver Champion Yearling Colt Dubai Arabian Horse Show; 2017 Gold Yearling Colts Championship at Abu Dhabi International Arabian

Horse Championship 2017. Among other Wortex Kalliste, 2016 grey stallion out of Mirwanah Kalliste ends recently AJ Ghazalah 2020 grey filly out of Ghadeer AM, 2021 Gold Champion at Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival,2022 Silver Champion Junior Filly at AbuDhabi International AHC. 2022 Bronze Champion Junior Filly at Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival 2022.

However, among all, the special attention for Mr Rzepka is paid to his magnificent cross with the polish lines. The outstanding mares such as Wildona Bred by Michalów Stud out of Wilda a 2018 Silver Champion Senior

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Mare at Polish Nationals, 2018 Gold Champion Senior Mare at Arabian Horse European Championship, and 2020 Silver Champion Senior Mare. At Menton Mediterranean And Arab Countries Arabian Horse Championship, 2021 Silver Champion Senior Mare At Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival. Another shining star Galerida out of Galilea, was A Bronze medal Champion Mare at the 2017 Menton - Mediterranean & Arab Countries Arabian Horse Championship, in 2018. Fuerte is bred by Mr Jan Dobrzański, out of Frymuszka who has been named Bronze Yearling Colt Champion at Chantilly 2015 AHO Breeders’ Championship Europe, Gold Champion at Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship, 2017 Gold Champion Junior Male at Mediterranean & Arab Countries Arabian Horse Championship, 2017 Silver Champion

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Junior Colt at Verona European Championship Junior Colt, 2017 Silver Champion Junior Colt at Paris Arabian Horse World Championship, 2021 Silver Champion Senior Stallion at King Abdulaziz Arabian Horse Center Show, 2022 Bronze Champion at Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship.

All this background makes Lyric EA a wish for Mr Rzepka’s breeding program. What makes special this young promising colt is this for sure award-winning stylish look, a beautiful exotic head with well-defined small ears, which you cannot pass without attention, a short back with a perfectly arranged topline and a high set tail. This young boy possesses the same charismatic and gentle attitude as his great descendants. This milky grey, young Shanghai EA son is a promise of the future for Klikowa Arabians. q

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*El Shaklan.

When thinking outside the box, the result is often golden…

by Evangeline Parker Article published with the kind permission of Ar a b i a n Es s e n c e

For over 40 years, it is fair to say that there is one horse that has given the arabian breed one of the biggest influences of all time. He was created with a special cross by a small German breeder, who did not know at the time what great heights this incredible horse would take them to.

Born in 1975 to Om El Arab, Germany - it is of course the great *EL SHAKLAN

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Shaker El Masri.

The incomparable Sigi Siller and *Estopa.

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*El Shaklan was sired by Shaker El Masri, a Morafic son out of Zebeda, bred by the Egyptian Agricultural Organisation. Shaker was purchased

by Sigi Siller in Egypt, who immediately fell in love with the beautiful Straight Egyptian stallion and brought him back to Germany. Upon being informed that Shaker meant “thankful” she added El Masri onto his name, which now meant “thankful to Egypt.” His life was tragically cut short due to a pasture accident, but his life on Earth was nothing but valuable, leaving behind the great *El Shaklan, amongst others, for the world to enjoy. *El Shaklan’s mother, *Estopa (Tabal x Uyamia), was born in 1965 to Osuña Escalera, Spain.

Purchased by Sigi on a visit to Spain in 1970 during her summer break from university. *Estopa was a radiant mare with a fierce, protective nature.

She was valuable in every sense of the word, with a refined body, large round eyes and a consistent ability to “out produce” herself. *Estopa was a dynasty, breeding countless treasures and became a concrete stepping stone for the beginning of Om El Arab.

*Estopa, poetry in motion.

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*Estopa’s beautiful and refined head.

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*Estopa in show.

As Sigi soon found out, when Straight Egyptian blends with Spanish, the magic result - coined the “Golden Cross” - is *El Shaklan.

The meeting of *Estopa and Shaker El Masri.

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*El Shaklan’s influence and ability to become a worldwide legend is undeniable.He started his journey at the first home of Om El Arab in Germany, before spending two breeding seasons in England with Pat and Johanna Maxwell (the original lease was for 3 seasons, but after the sudden death of Shaker El Masri, the Maxwells graciously returned him to Germany.)

Meanwhile, Sigi had visited the US where she was captivated by the Santa Ynez valley. It was soon decided that Om El would find a new home, and after

*El Shaklan’s 1982 breeding season, he left Europe for his new adventure in America, standing first with Doug Dahmen. He spent time impressing American breeders who fell in love instantly with what they saw.

In 1985 *El Shaklan was sold to Brazil to the Audi family, which received a standing ovation from Brazilian breeders. *El Shaklan was at this point 11 years old and an International superstar. He had left quite the mark in Europe and USA, and now it was Brazil’s turn.

*El Shaklan and Adelia Audi at Haras Santa Gertrudes.

1987 Brazilian National Champion, shown by David Boggs.

Photo by Luiz Rocco.

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*El Shaklan in Brazil. *El Shaklan and David Boggs.

He spent 5 years in Brazil before moving to his next and final home in Argentina. Sold to Count Frederico ZichiThyssen, the rolling pastures of Zichy-Thyssen are where *El Shaklan lived his final years, treated and loved like a King. In 2000, the journey of *El Shaklan ended and the arabian world mourned the loss of an incredible stallion who set a benchmark for type, which has yet to be challenged.

*El Shaklan at Zichy-Thyssen’s stud, Argentina.

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Influential direct progeny of *El Shaklan include:

El Sher-Mann (*El Shaklan x Gazira by Gazi) photographed by Barbara McConnell.

Sire of Vona Sher-Renea, a mare who created many dreams!

CH El Brillo (*El Shaklan x AZH Basknaborra by AZH Naborr) photographed by Gigi Grasso.

Bred in the USA and exported to Austria in 1990 to La Movida stud, where he was owned and loved until his passing in 2018.

He is a highly successful sire of show winners.

HW Egyptian Art (*El Shaklan x Hal Sheena by Hal Gibby) Photographed by Glenn Jacobs.

1997 Brazilian Reserve National Champion Mare.

Later becoming a valuable addition of Al Zobair Stud, UAE.

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As Precious as Gold (*El Shaklan x Autumn in Gold by Classy McCoy) Photographed by Jerry Sparagowski.

This aristocrat mare excelled in multiple disciplines, including halter and pleasure driving.

She did not have as much progeny as some other highly esteemed mares, but those she did have were valuable and full of quality; Trussardi and Versace to name two!

Sanadik El Shaklan (*El Shaklan x Mohena by Hadban Enzahi) Photographed by Daryl Larson.

Sanadik followed in his sires’ hoof steps, leading the way in type, quality and popularity.

Notable titles include World Champion Junior Colt and Supreme Champion Stallion at the Egyptian Event, USA. Sire of El Dorada, Om El Shahmaan, Eagleridge Passionata.

ZT Shakfantasy (*El Shaklan x RH Light Fantasy by Bey Shah) Photographed by Gigi Grasso.

Bred by Zichy-Thyssen Arabians in Argentina, owned by La Movida, Austria.

Gaining Scottsdale and World Champion stallion titles.

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But it was not just with direct progeny that *El Shaklan left his mark. He continues to be a precious gem to this day as his blood runs through many of our most modern and popular horses. Notable horses (and their offsprings) include: ZT Magnofantasy (ZT Magnanimus x ZT Fantmaisa) Photographed by Gigi Grasso.

Carrying the line of the great *El Shaklan through his grandfather, ZT Shakfantasy.

Magnofantasy himself is a successful sire and grandsire of champion winners and top producers.

WH Justice (Magnum Psyche x Vona Sher-Renea by El Sher-Mann) Photographed by April Visel.

Versace (Fame VF x Precious As Gold by *El Shaklan) Photographed by Suzanne Sturgill.

Bred and owned by Rojo Arabians for his lifetime, siring horses such as Vervaldee, DA Valentino, Da Vinci FM and Odyssey SC.

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The Champion Maker, as he is aptly nicknamed continues to take the world by storm with multiple championship titles from get and grand get.

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Jullyen El Jamaal (Ali Jamaal x Jullye El Ludjin by Ludjin El Jamaal) Photographed by April Visel.

Bred by Haras Mei Lua, Brazil and exported to Varian Arabians, USA. Carrying *El Shaklan blood through Lydira El Shaklan, dam of Ludjin El Jamaal.

Jullyen was purchased as an out cross for Varian Arabians and as a result became a premier stallion for their breeding programme.

Abha Qatar (Marwan Al Shaqab x ZT Ludjkalba by Ludjin El Jamaal) Photographed by Suzanne Sturgill.

Abha Qatar, bred by Ses Planes and owned by Al Mohamadia Stud, needs no introduction as a sire or as a show horse.

Much like Jullyen El Jamaal, he carries his cross to *El Shaklan through Lydira El Shaklan, dam of Ludjin El Jamaal.

*El Shaklan was undeniably not only a sire of significance but a fantastic show horse, often spoken of as “close to perfect” by judges, breeders and enthusiasts alike. Some of his results include: • • • • • • • •

1977 European Champ Junior Colt 1978 British Nat Champ Junior Colt 1978 German National Champion Junior Colt 1978 European Champion Junior Colt 1983 US National Top 10 1985 US National Top 10 1987 Brazilian Nat Champ Stallion

We owe a lot to *El Shaklan and we thank Om El for creating The Golden Cross.

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SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL text and photosby Ewa Imielska-Hebda

When travelling to United Arab Emirates, you should always plan your schedule in advance just to to be able to see and enjoy the Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival.

Sharjah is a place well known as the Cultural Capital of the United Arabian Emirates and Cultural Capital the Arab World where the tradition blends very well with modernity and it is a perfect place for this festival. The Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival is of great intrest to every equestrian and purebred Arabian horse entusiasts, making it’s mark in the Arabian horse world.

And also this year we were delighted to enjoy it’s 24th edition and as before we were amazed by the setting, organisation, hospitality and amazing beauty as well as high quality of Arabian horses competing during the festival.

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The festival was approved by ECAHO and it’s success is attributed to the great care and attention given by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and the excellence and efficiency of the Sharjah Equestrian Racing Club. Traditionally The 24th Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival lasted three days and was indeed a continuation of the success of previous editions. As always the organisers did their best to ensure that everyone felt welcome and that everything was prefectly prepared and going well. The perfect weather was guaranteed and showground in the exceptional indoor arena was very welcoming and enjoyable. The show gathered many Arabian horses of very high quality and great pedigree form the nine countries. It is surely the festival you can’t miss. q

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GOLD MEDAL YEARLING FILLIES Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

D ASERAH AJ NOFAN X D SHIHANAH B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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GOLD MEDAL YEARLING COLTS Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

SHAALAN AL ZOBAIR RAOUD AL BIDAYER X NAWADER AL ZOBAIR B/O: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MOHAMMED ALI ALTHANI

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GOLD MEDAL JUNIOR FILLIES Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

D NAJLAH D SERAJ X ELLE FLAMENCA B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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GOLD MEDAL JUNIOR COLTS Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

D SHART

EXCALIBUR E.A. X D SHIHANAH B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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GOLD MEDAL SENIOR MARES Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

RK SADEEM MAGID MONISCIONE X BV ESPECIALLY STIVANA B: RASHED KHALED ALANZAN (SHAZIN STUD) O: AJMAN STUD

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GOLD MEDAL SENIOR STALLIONS Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

SINMAR AL BIDAYER SHANGHAI EA X SALWA AL BIDAYER B/O: SHEIKH MOHAMMED SAOUD SULTAN S ALQASSIMI

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SILVER MEDAL YEARLING FILLIES Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

NADIYA AL ZOBAIR S.M.A.MAGIC ONE X NAHHABA AL ZOBAIR B/O: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MOHAMMED ALI ALTHANI

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SILVER MEDAL YEARLING COLTS Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

AJ RAZI ANTARIS OS X AJ ROSE KAZAN B/O: AJMAN STUD

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SILVER MEDAL JUNIOR FILLIES Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

MANAR AL ZOBAIR EXXALT X STAR OF AL ZOBAIR B: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MOHAMMED ALI ALTHANI O: SHAIKH ABDALLA KHALID ABDULLA M. ALTHANI

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JAMIL ALBIDAYER SAIF ALBIDAYER X JURI AL BIDAYER B/O: SHEIKH MOHAMMED SAOUD SULTAN S ALQASSIMI

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SILVER MEDAL SENIOR MARES Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

D FANNANAH EXCALIBUR E.A. X ELLE FLAMENCA B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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SILVER MEDAL SENIOR STALLIONS Sharjah International Arabian Horse Festival

ES SARAB MARAJJ X MAHJESTY B/O: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MAJID ALQASSEMI

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BRONZE MEDAL YEARLING FILLIES D WEDAD FA EL RASHEEM X D WASAYEF - B: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD - O: IYAD NABIL JAMIL AWAIDA

BRONZE MEDAL YEARLING COLTS D FAHER D SHAKHAT X D FANNANAH - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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BRONZE MEDAL JUNIOR FILLIES D NAHAB ROYAL COLOURS X D JAWAHER - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

BRONZE MEDAL JUNIOR COLTS LR CASIMIRO EXCALIBUR E.A. X LR ALTAMIRA - B: LAS ROSAS ESTANCIA - O: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MOHAMMED ALI ALTHANI

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BRONZE MEDAL SENIOR MARES JAREEN AL ZOBAIR S.M.A.MAGIC ONE X SALWA AL ZOBAIR - B/O: SHAIKHA NOUR KHALID ABDULLA M. ALTHANI

BRONZE MEDAL SENIOR STALLIONS E.S. PRINCE ES SARAB X RAGHAD AL NASSER - B/O: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MAJID ALQASSEMI

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‘The Greatest Horse Show on Earth!’ – emblazoned in bold white capital letters on an attention-grabbing imperial red background – proclaims the banner adorning both sides of the walkway above the entrance to Westworld’s iconic Wendell Arena. This decisive identifying statement implies both authority and longevity, claims the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show can rightly make as one the world’s longest running and still the breed’s largest showcase of Arabian horses on the planet. It is this annual show, modestly initiated by the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona some sixty-eight years ago in 1955, that has transformed the desert outpost of Scottsdale into the undisputed Mecca of the Arabian breed worldwide, an epicentre of Arabian horse breeding, training, trading and exhibition still unrivalled on the global stage.

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Now encompassing eleven days of competition and nearly every imaginable discipline in which the Arabian horse competes, ‘Scottsdale’, as the show has become affectionately known the world over, remains, unquestionably, the largest gathering of Arabian horse owners, breeders, professionals, aficionados and enthusiasts from every inhabited continent on the annual calendar. There is often more business conducted, ideas exchanged and new projects initiated leading up to and during Scottsdale than at any other time during the year as a result of the optimism, expectation and opportunity inherent in this cornerstone Arabian horse event.

There is something for everyone at

Scottsdale, from the novice and newcomer to the seasoned professional with decades of accrued attendance and experience.

This unique ‘melting pot’ experience, once central to the best of our Arabian horse activities, still thrives at Scottsdale, ensuring that devotees of all disciplines from all backgrounds and countries of origin have the opportunity to mix, meet and mingle for over one week and a half, providing ample opportunity for everyone to enjoy, appreciate and connect with the entire spectrum of the Arabian horse industry and community.

Despite a few challenges from Mother Nature – including gale force winds (that wreaked havoc on nearly everyone’s set-

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up), near freezing overnight temps and a few intermittent showers mid-week and on the final day of the show – Scottsdale avoided most of the massive winter storm the paralysed the majority of North America, including neighbouring Southern California, in the latter half of February. The sun was reliably bright and warm most days, with more show days dry and pleasant than not, resulting in only two days of rescheduled classes from Wendell to the close confines of South Hall (Wednesday and the final Sunday), and one marathon day of halter classes in Wendell on the second Thursday unlike any other in recent memory.

For those who spent any amount of time watching halter classes, a division in which

Scottsdale showcases more Arabian horses than any other event in the world, the name of one emerging sire of significance was heard repeatedly when announcing entries in the winner’s circle more than any other throughout the entire week: DOMINIC M. Bred by Marino Arabians in Alabama, DOMINIC has been a global traveller of great renown, travelling first to Uruguay with Olivia Strauch, then to Al Hawajer Stud in the United Arab Emirates, on to Europe to both Osterhof Stud in Germany and Danubius Arabians in Romania, before finally returning ‘home’ to North America in the stewardship of Orrion Farms as chief sire, in residence at the newly unveiled Scottsdale ‘showroom’ as the valley’s greatest single attraction.

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In an industry first, DOMINIC was the sire of every single yearling winner in the Scottsdale Classic division – both senior and junior fillies in addition to the senior and junior colts – as well as the second-place winner in both senior yearling fillies and colts. The was something extra about each of the DOMINIC progeny that achieved in Scottsdale – enchantingly elegant, and refined, with exceptionally well-designed heads and beautiful faces epitomised by broad foreheads, large dark eyes in luminous, perfectly placed sockets and small refined muzzles. The DOMINIC foals were all notably well balanced and harmoniously designed, with upright, exemplary forehands and an undeniable noble presence and aristocratic quality. Anticipation is incredibly high for this exceptional collection of youngsters as they mature. Watching each of these aspiring young show horses be honoured in succession, led by a reassuringly broad cross section of trainers representing breeders and owners from around the world, one could not help but feel that something transformative was transpiring, that perhaps a quiet revolution, more natural ‘evolution’ than radical departure from the norm, was underway in the breed. Time will tell if, like legends MAGNUM PSYCHE and MARWAN AL SHAQAB before him, DOMINIC M redefines the breed in his image, with Scottsdale 2023 forever remembered as the dawn of ‘DOMINation’.

In another first for both DOMINIC M the sire and the industry revolutionising Scottsdale Signature Stallion (SSS) programme, the same filly won both the SSS Yearling Fillies ATH and the SSS Auction Fillies AOTH, on each occasion with unanimous consent of the entire judging panel which equated to six first place distinctions, making SERAPHIC K the most decisive winner in the long history of the Scottsdale Show. Not only did this gorgeous filly receive the biggest payout of the event, she was led to both her victories by her owner AND her breeder – the holy trinity of SSS success: Katie Hendrickson. Even more astoundingly and assuredly most rewardingly, Katie also bred SERAPHIC’s dam, VIXXEN K (by Exxalt), and was on the lead just three years ago as ‘HBO’ (handler-breeder-

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owner) when VIXXEN took home the biggest paycheck as – you guessed it - SSS Champion Yearling Filly. These improbable accomplishments, achieved just three years apart, makes SERAPHIC the very first produce for VIXXEN, and the third female successive generation bred by Katie since 2015, when she purchased foundation mare STEEL MAGNOLIA TT. Katie’s triumphant trips to the winner’s circle were the unequivocal Cinderella success story of the entire show, and the ultimate ‘feel good’ moment for everyone, as we all celebrated the inspiring vision, tenacity and accomplishments of this quintessential small breeder.

While the quality of breeding horses was incredibly high across the board this year

in Scottsdale, the excellence on display in both the filly and mare competition was amongst the very best yet showcased in the last quarter century. As expected, DOMINIC was in the pedigree of both the Champion and Reserve Champion Junior Fillies – LADY NICA SRA (EKS Alihandro x Lady Dominica JSZ by Dominic M) and FELIX AJMAL MALAK (Dominic M x Felix Ajmal Mora by RFI Farid) – respectively. The Senior Mare Championship contained a veritable feast of fabulous females, with magnificent mares in both the front and back rows down the line.

When the more seasoned EXXALTRESS, who has never looked better or more composed in her charmed life and winner of the most competitive halter class of the show – Senior Mares Six & Seven Years of Age, was sashed

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Reserve Champion, expectations were abuzz as to exactly whom the judges had chosen as Champion. When the number 296 was read aloud, both sides of South Hall erupted in jubilation, with breeders Psynergy Enterprises – Mike Weinstein, Jean Edwards and Arturo Uribe – closest to the announcer, and Team Rae-Dawn – Murray and Shirley Popplewell and supporters – just opposite, ecstatic over the unexpected victory for ALESIA ENB (Atticus ENB x Aliyah Vision PCF by PCF Vision). This bold moving, superbly constructed showstopper was at her absolute best in both her show ring appearances, earning a first for both her breeders and owners as Scottsdale Champion Senior Mare, and emblazoning her name firmly in the history books as one

of the youngest mares ever to have earned this illustrious honour.

The competition for colts and stallions in the classic division was smaller than in year’s past, but the quality was high in both divisions, with worthy winners forward in both lines in the respective championships. Amongst the Junior Colts, the judges chose the more seasoned senior two year old – the dynamic and masterfully presented BERGEN AN (Beijing BHF x Maria PCF by DA Valentino) – above both the exceptional yearling colts by DOMINIC M – DOMINICUS RAR (out of Miracle RA by Hariry Al Shaqab) and STALLONE PCF (out of CW La Stella by Na’Mous Al Shahania), choosing the elder colt, STALLONE, as Reserve Champion. In the final Scottsdale Classic

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division, the front of Senior Stallions was solid bay – showcasing the effervescent young ARIA LA CROIXX (Delacroixx x La Belle Shawan HVP

by FA El Shawan) and two impressive sons of supersire FA EL RASHEEM – ARIA RAKEEM (out of MD Hibbat Allah) and TAJ RAHEEM (out of RA Marwans Elygance by Marwan Al Shaqab). In the best condition of his aspiring young life, ARIA RAKEEM was chosen in a unanimous decision as Senior Champion Stallion, with the even younger ARIA LA CROIXX selected as a decisive Reserve Champion in a noteworthy clean sweep for Aria-bred stallions.

Although TAJ RAHEEM was unrewarded amongst the senior stallions, he stood head and shoulders above his competition as a sire, responsible for siring not just one, but two extremely appealing Gold Champions in the International ring during the first weekend of premier halter exhibition at Scottsdale: Yearling Colt Gold Champion STA HIGH VOLTAJ (out of Rose CME by Lark RCA) and the universally admired TASHEEM PMA (out of Chiara Luna by KM Bugatti). Manuel Durini, the brilliant Ecuadorean breeder whose MD HIBBAT ALLAH (DA Valentino x Anastasiaa) was the dam of the newly crowned ARIA RAKEEM, was also the mastermind behind the International Silver Champion Yearling Colt MD SALIM (Rhan Al Shahania x MD Alihandra by EKS Alihandro), who likewise traced directly to Durini’s foundation aristocrat dam ANASTASIAA (ATA Bey Star x Showgirl SP by Shaklans Padron NA). Both Silver & Bronze Champions amongst the International Junior Colts were South American in origin, Brazilian-bred and Royal Arabians owned HAZ AL BRSB (Royal Asad x Elegance AL by Halyr Meia Lua) and KIDARK HBV (Pharoah HBV x Seduction HBV by Power World JQ). Another of the promising sons of DOMINIC M, OFW LEGEND, was awarded Bronze International Champion amongst the yearling colts, adding further prestige to the production record of his prolific dam LULU MARAJJ (Marajj x Silhouette FF by Shael Dream Desert).

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Silver Champions – the yearling ROYAL MIA (AJ Radman x Royal Hadara by RFI Farid) and the two year old CARTOUCHE SVB (Royal Asad x Caressable NA by Ever Afer NA) – as well as the undeniably beautiful Gold Champion Yearling Filly DIAMOND SKY (AJ Radman x OFW Jewel of Marwan by Marwan Al Shaqab). DOMINIC M scored yet another winner when reigning Brazilian National Champion KHALEESI EL LAMI RB was awarded the International Bronze Champion Junior Filly title, while ALIYAH VISION PCF (Vision PCF x Maria PCF by DA Valentino) enhanced her growing list of champion produce with Bronze Champion Yearling Filly with SHANELLE PCF (by Sultan GK) for owner-breeder Sam Peacemaker. Al Jood was the proud owner and breeder of International Gold Champion AJS SIGIS BELLE, sired by the Chilean-bred HP ALI, whose unmistakeable namesake pays homage to the late Sigi Siller, legendary breeder the filly’s dam OM EL BADRA (Om El Shahmaan x Om El Benedine by Sanadik El Shaklan).

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The senior division in the Scottsdale International Championships was also fiercely contested, resulting in a pair of Gold Champions for Team Royal, whose horses were presented with consummate professionalism and in superlative condition.

The undeniable crowd favourite was the Polish-bred FUERTE (Shanghai EA x Frymuszka by Ekstern), who channelled the indomitable show attitude of his late World Champion maternal grandsire to capture the well-deserved title of International Gold Champion Senior Stallion. Amongst the mares, the glittering Brazilian-bred SAPPHIRE RB (Emerald J x Symphony RB by Sirajj UB) triumphed as Gold Champion, besting one of the deepest line-ups of mares ever to grace the international arena at Scottsdale,

with the luminous MARBELLA PCF (Exxalt x Verietta PCF by PCF Vision) sashed just behind as Silver Champion, and broody powerhouse GENEVA CS (SF Veraz x Gevalia CA by MS Mostly Padron) awarded Bronze.

Another undeniably commanding Aria-bred stallion, ARIA VALIANT, was honoured as Silver Champion amongst the senior males, with VESPACIAN (Shanghai EA x Vesperra), a three-quarter brother to the illustrious Scottsdale Classic Reserve Champion Senior Mare EXXALTRESS and former Scottsdale Classic Champion Senior Stallion EXXALT, honoured as Bronze Champion.

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of DOMINIC M, woven into the tapestry of success of the very best horses of all ages at Scottsdale, one that has resonated across many years and generations and in the programmes of a multitude of gifted and courageous breeders. The profoundly positive connective tissue that bound all of these horses together – EXXALTRESS, SERAPHIC K, MARBELLA PCF, GENEVA CS and CHLOE EL VERAZ T to name just a few – was SF VERAZ (Gazal Shaqab x Veronica GA by Versace), a now seventeen year old stallion that has been an understated sire of significance on five continents. The appearance of SF VERAZ through multiple sources in so many pedigrees of horses of growing significance has earned him highest honours as one of the most important

broodmare sires in breed worldwide, a gratifying reward for his breeders and succession of owners who have put their faith in this perennial patriarch.

The success of the SF VERAZ descendants adds further credibility to the profound legacy of his iconic Aristocrat Dam VERONICA GA, unquestionably one of the most precious and prodigious daughters of breed pillar VERSACE (Fame VF x Precious As Gold by El Shaklan).

In addition to SF VERAZ, VERONICA is also the dam of his three-quarter brother PCF VISION (by Marwan Al Shaqab), the invaluable Peacemaker Farms foundation stallion whose daughters have become indispensable matrons for so many ambitious breeding programmes all around the globe. In 2023

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alone, PCF VISION was an essential component in the pedigrees of title winners ALESIA ENB, MARBELLA PCF and SHANELLE PCF, all of which continues to make VERONICA GA one of the most enduringly influential matrons in the breed.

The PCF breeder designation of Sam Peacemaker, long a universally respected mark of distinction, was a consistent link of quality in the pedigrees of a multitude of the Scottsdale 2023 achievers, especially apparent in the descendants of MARIA PCF (DA Valentino x MCA Afire Beylee by Afire Bey V). Like VERONICA GA, MARIA PCF was the common thread of excellence in a vast array of winners, including, most astoundingly, four high-profile champions: Scottsdale Classic Champion Senior Mare ALESIA ENB; Scottdale Classic Junior Champion BERGEN AN; Scottsdale Champion Senior Mare AAOTH NATALIA PCF (by Invictus PCF); and Scottsdale Signature Champion Yearling Colt ATH RD RHAVIER (Rhan Al Shahania x Giana Leah PCF by Polidoro FC). In addition to this triumphant quartet of champions, twelve other tail-female descendants of MARIA PCF also finished with Top Ten honours across the entire spectrum of halter competition, a breath-taking achievement for a mare just 15 years of age.

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It has been immensely refreshing to witness a reinvigorated passion for breeding at Scottsdale, with breeders from both North and South America at the vanguard of both inspiration and energy. Without question, the depth of quality in the young horse classes is on the rise, with discerningly bred competitors hailing from a broader range of bloodlines now finding success and appreciation more consistently and convincingly. Camaraderie and collaboration amongst breeding programmes is also evidently on the ascent, all of which has made for a more celebratory atmosphere in the winner’s circle as well as during the farm visit excursions, an indispensable highlight of the Scottsdale experience. Emboldened by all of these positive changes, the future for the Arabian breeding horse feels not only safe and secure, but assuredly heading towards greater promise and possibility in the greatly anticipated generations that lie just ahead.

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INTERNATIONAL ARABIAN HORSE CHAMPIONSHIP text and photos by Sunny Sassudelli

Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman

Abu Dhabi International Airport and Abu Dhabi

of the EAHS Board of Directors, also this year

National Exhibition Center. The Al Forsan

International Arabian Horse Championship a great

fitness and leisure center world-leading destination for

from February 16 to 19, 2023, made the Abu Dhabi success. The large participation of 279 horses in the competition and the 145 owners from the United Arab

Emirates and 26 from other countries were greeted by

International Sports Resort (Al Forsan) is a sports, sports, fitness, leisure and entertainment, where clients can enjoy world-class facilities, programs and services.

a very well-maintained ring, an incredible VIP area

The international panel of judges who had the arduous

dirhams.

honored and awarded by Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad Al

and, last but not least, a total prize pool of 10,080,000

What made this show exceptional was also its location, strategically situated in Khalifa City, the heart of the Abu Dhabi 2030 plan and only 10 minutes from

task and honor of selecting the best competitors was Nahyan & HE Mohamed Alharbi.

The judges and officials was composed by: Shaarawi Ali (Egypt), Stojanowska Anna (Poland), Faraj Elyas

Ebrahim (Bahrain), Gear Eric (France), Aragno

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Gianmarco

(Italy), Beste

Klaus

G.

(Germany), Gozdzialski Lucas (Poland),

Polo Joseph (United States) and Guardia Zico (Brazil).

Ringmaster: Mr. Almenhali Eidha (United Arab Emirates), Dr. Hammad Mohammed (Egypt) and Ms. Svensson Lizette (Sweden).

The disciplinary committee that made everything run smoothly was composed of

Drs. Benamar Malak, Amira Abdel Wahab Ben Ali, Fouad Mamdouh Hassan, Ouelhazi Kaies Bin Hadi and Zouaghi Farah.

The official result was taken by Mr. Biju Peter and Arabian Essence team. q

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ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL AHC

Gold Medal Yearling Fillies FERDOUS AL NAWADER

MUSHTABAH AL ZOBAIR X D NAMEERAH B/O: AL NAWADER ARABIANS

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Gold Medal Yearling Colts IS AL AIN

EBT BEL SUBAYAN X IS WIMEA B: NILS ISMER O: KHALIFA ABDULLA MOHAMMED THANI AL NUAIMI

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Gold Medal Junior Fillies AJ ALULA

AJ MARZAN X AYAT ALMUAWD B/O: AJMAN STUD

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Gold Medal Junior Colts SERAJ AL BAHYA

D SERAJ X AJ SAWARI B: AJMAN STUD O: SAIF ALI RASHED ALI ALMAZROUEI

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Gold Medal Senior Mares AL ARYAM BANAFSAJ

DOMINIC M X AL ARYAM BASMA B: AL ARYAM ARABIANS O: AJMAN STUD

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Gold Medal Senior Stallions MOHARIB AL KHAZNA

AB JAMIL LA PIANA X CATERINA FM B/O: ALI GHANEM ALI HUMAILA ALMAZROUEI

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Silver Medal Yearling Fillies EL JENYA BHM

YAS BHM X ERALDINIA F - B/O: BIN HUMAILA ARABIAN HORSE STUD

Bronze Medal Yearling Fillies AL ARYAM SAHAYEB

ALEXXANDERR X AL ARYAM SAMHA - B/O: AL ARYAM ARABIANS

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Silver Medal Yearling Colts M.O RA’AD

RAOUD AL BIDAYER X D MASARRAH - B/O: AHMAD MOHAMED KHALAF AHMED ALOTAIBA

Bronze Medal Yearling Colts KALBA

S.M.A.MAGIC ONE X FARIDA - B/O: H. H. SHEIKHA MARIAM BINT SULTAN BIN AHMED ALQASSEMI

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Silver Medal Junior Fillies AJ LIMA

AJ KAFU X TH LAMANDA - B: AJMAN STUD - O: AMARA STABLES

Bronze Medal Junior Fillies MALIKAH ALBIDAYER

RAOUD AL BIDAYER X AJA ATHENA - B/O: SHEIKH MOHAMMED SAOUD SULTAN S ALQASSIMI

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Silver Medal Junior Colts D RASEL

FA EL RASHEEM X LADI VERONIKA - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

Bronze Medal Junior Colts MAZYOUN AL BIDAYER

FA EL RASHEEM X MICHA MARA - B/O: SHEIKH MOHAMMED SAOUD SULTAN S ALQASSIMI

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Silver Medal Senior Mares D JAHRAA

EXCALIBUR E.A. X D JAWAHER - B/O: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD

Bronze Medal Senior Mares JAMILAH AL BIDAYER

FA EL RASHEEM X DJOONAM OS - B/O: SHEIKH MOHAMMED SAOUD SULTAN S ALQASSIMI

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Silver Medal Senior Stallions SINMAR AL BIDAYER

SHANGHAI EA X SALWA AL BIDAYER - B/O: SHEIKH MOHAMMED SAOUD SULTAN S ALQASSIMI

Bronze Medal Senior Stallions STAR FARID

RFI FARID X EKS STAR OF AFRICA - B: WOJCIECH PARCZEWSKI - O: AL JUWAHER ARABIAN HORSE STUD

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SPECIAL AWARDS Sheikh Zayed Award MOHARIB AL KHAZNA

ALI GHANEM ALI HUMAILA ALMAZROUEI

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Costanza Laliscia and Fara in the Top 10 of AlUla Memorable performance by the Fuxiateam horse/rider combination in the prestigious The Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fursan Cup 2023 in Saudi Arabia

by Monia Rossi (Press Office) z photos by T.G.C. Eventi

Perugia (IT), 07 March 2023 – Costanza Laliscia, the 23-year-old rider from the Fuxiateam of Italia Endurance Stables & Academy, hits a new memorable milestone: on 4 March in AlUla, riding the Arabian mare Fara du Barthas, she took ninth place in The Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fursan Cup 2023.

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The most important endurance race on the world stage has seen the best riders in the world compete for total prize money of 15 million SAR - about 4 million euros - on a 120 km track that is extremely technical and demanding, immersed in the beautiful desert of AlUla, in Saudi Arabia, which gave all the participants breathtaking landscapes and scenery from sunrise to sunset.

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du Barthas A masterful race for Costanza Laliscia who was the star, together with Fara du Barthas. Laliscia improved her position as the race went on, 70th on the first lap, 38th on the second lap, 18th after the third lap and 9th at the finish line, thus entering the Top 10 for the second consecutive year. Fara du Barthas, an 8-year-old gray purebred Arabian female, certainly did not disappoint, demonstrating her great reliability, confirming her growth path even more on the rise and finishing the race in perfect condition.

The combination from the Agello of Magione stables conducted a tactically impeccable test crossing the finish line at an overall average of 16.773 km/h with a fourth lap at the formidable speed of 22.075 km/h which allowed them to score the highest hourly average in the last round of the whole competition.

Sky-high satisfaction for the entire Fuxiateam of Italia Endurance Stables & Academy and the president

Simona Zucchetta bears witness to it: “We will definitely remember last weekend. Following Costanza and Fara du Barthas kilometer after kilometer was exciting and seeing the great daily work transformed into such an exhilarating performance fills me with joy and pride. My greatest congratulations to the whole team for taking Fuxiateam high in the world once again”. q

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by Giorgia Mauri

I stumbled upon this sentence days ago and can’t get it out of my head.

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same”.

It is taken from Kipling’s poem If and welcomes the world’s greatest tennis players as they enter Centre Court at Wimbledon.

I think it means that often things are not as they seem, that every event even the most extraordinary brings with it a new world full of possibilities and choices to be made. That one should never believe (only) the facade and exhort one to remain whole and true to oneself.

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M ARION

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I am Marion Richmond, born in Australia and descended from an English convict, through my mother: my father was a refugee from Germany.

Most of my working life was spent in our family electrical engineering business. It was a maledominated industry at the time, and I faced significant difficulties based simply because I was a woman. This is a stark contrast to the Arabian horse industry at the time, where one had women like Judi Forbis, Sheila Varian, Sigi Merz (Siller), and now her daughter, Janina, Becky Rogers and Lisa McCracken. Horsewomen were valued based on their knowledge and ability, not their gender.

I am now retired with three adult children, seven grandchildren and a husband, so I am able to spend much time with my lifelong passion of Arabian horse.

As a child I was in hospital for long periods of time, and was brought books to read: only horse stories, of course. My favourite was the story of the Godolphin Arabian, so from five years of age I had in my mind a picture of a white Arabian mare. That has not changed until now. At the age of 10 years, I purchased my first horse, with my own pocket money, a very old partbred mare who came with a saddle (with no stuffing) and a bridle tied up with string. I gave pony rides and sold guinea pigs by the roadside to buy oats, at 10&6 per bag. My parents had just purchased 22 acres at Dural, New South Wales, as they bred dogs, and had 70 in the city! Simeon Stud now has 72 acres, as every time, I had a big sale I either purchased adjoining land or horses with new bloodlines.

I approached the world of the Arabian horse through the Arabian horse. I am always looking to breed “the perfect horse”, so I am looking at photos, videos, some Facebook posts, for horses that will fit my ideal to incorporate into my programme.

Before 2019 I travelled as much as I could, to go to as many farms with straight Egyptian horses as possible. I also enjoyed judging at shows to

learn about other programmes. I very much enjoy being a woman in the Arabian horse industry. In Australia I welcome all and sundry to my farm, and try to spend time to impart to young and old, and new people into the industry, what I have learned over the years. In Australia, this industry has no gender bias.

The only time I have had a slight hiccup has been in some parts of the Middle East, where women are not as respected as they should be.

Tenacity and perseverance are the two qualities that one needs to fulfill your dreams. Never give up in searching for perfection. Despite other people’s voices, you always must keep the image of the horse in front of your mind. Sometimes, miracles can happen! Sometimes, one has to sell a wonderful horse to bring in new bloodlines: life is also a compromise. Frozen semen, if it is good quality, is another way to bring new blood.

Experience is always valuable. Recently, at a show in Australia with five judges (one from the USA, two from the Middle East and two Australian), we showed three straight Egyptian females. One was a yearling, and top score of the show, a mare, second highest overall score of the show, and an 18 year old broodmare who went top fourth overall (all bloodlines, all genders, all ages).

One of the Australian judges had complained beforehand, about having to also judge a straight Egyptian class. After the classes, I am told they apologised to the committee, as they had just loved the horses. So many breeders of Arabian horses, who had never seen straight Egyptians competing, were overwhelmed and most of them were young women starting out with a just a few horses. I think the fact that I am a woman of 76 years, and people can see I am still breeding wonderful horses is an inspiration for other women to follow their dreams.

I F YO U A R E L U C K Y E N O U G H I N L I F E T O H AV E A PA S S I O N – F O L L O W I T. K E E P I T I N YO U R H E A R T. YO U A R E T R U LY B L E S S E D .

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A LEXANDRA LEBEDEVA

Rider, passionate

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My name is Alexandra Lebedeva, I am 24 years old. I live in Italy but I was born in Moldova. Since I was five years old I have a great passion for horses, I started with show jumping horses and then I fell in love with reining, I did endurance and finally I found my love and started working with an Arabian horse, EK Dehor. With him we started competing in a western pleasure class and I started training horses for shows, learning how to take care of these amazing horses. My history with Arabian horses started four years ago when I was asked to go and work in an Endurance stable

in Dubai, after this experience I had the great opportunity to work in a stable where they train Arabians for shows. I think these kinds of horses need more attention, patience, a lot of sensitivity, and I think they need to trust the person they are working with. Maybe sometimes men think they can do everything better than a woman, it would be nice if men would push and encourage more women to do this work, to present, to show ... for me the key to get ahead in any situation is to have a goal and work hard to get it!

This world needs more women!

D O N ’ T B E A F R A I D T O G O A F T E R W H AT YO U WA N T T O D O A N D W H AT YO U WA N T T O B E , B U T D O N ’ T B E A F R A I D T O B E W I L L I N G T O PAY T H E P R I C E .

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C OSTAZA LALISCIA

Athlete, Endurance Rider and Riding Teacher

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I’m Costanza Laliscia and I’m 23 years old. I live in Umbria, in the province of Perugia, and I carry out my business in Agello of Magione in the Umbrian countryside, where my family’s Italia Endurance Stables & Academy is located.

I am first and foremost an athlete in the endurance discipline, but I also take care of the general management of our stables and also of training.

In fact, Italia Endurance also has an Academy that deals with the training of talented young athletes, the champions of tomorrow. I am very passionate about teaching because it allows me to transfer to others not only what I have learned from a technical point of view, but also those values and emotions that this sport has been able to give me.

With the aim of continuing my professional career also in the field of training, I graduated in Motor Sciences at the University of Perugia.

I approached the world of horses, and in particular the Arabian thoroughbred horse, thanks to my family and above all thanks to my father Gianluca, who has always had a great passion for horses. Since I was a very small child

he brought me in close contact with this beautiful animal which I then fell in love with.

Being a woman for me has never been an obstacle in this world. In fact, I think that equestrian sports are among the very few sports where women and men can compete on the same level and without distinction.

Given that horses are always part of my life projects, the male physique is often associated with resistance to fatigue, but above all in the discipline of endurance, what counts together with physical performance is concentration combined with a marked sensitivity, a exquisitely feminine that allows you to communicate more easily with the animal. I believe that sensitivity is one of the characteristics that most distinguishes me: being able to interpret the horse, a living being that does not speak but that transmits emotions that we must be able to catch and interpret. This empathy is essential to get in touch with horses and to achieve important results with them.

THE MESSAGE I WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO FUTURE G E N E R AT I O N S O F W O M E N I S T O S E T P R E C I S E G O A L S , I N L I F E AS IN SPORT, AND DO EVERYTHING TO ACHIEVE THEM, WITH T H E AWA R E N E S S T H AT W O M E N H AV E N O T H I N G L E S S T H A N M E N , O N T H E C O N T R A R Y , W E N O R M A L LY H AV E S O M E T H I N G I N A D D I T I O N , S U C H A S S E N S I T I V I T Y , I N FA C T. W E H AV E T O A S S E R T O U R S E LV E S A S P E O P L E A N D W E W O N ’ T F I N D O B S TA C L E S I F W E H AV E C L E A R G O A L S TO A C H I E V E A N D I F W E P U T A L L O F O U R S E LV E S I N T O T H E W I L L T O A C H I E V E T H E M .

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M ARZIA & S IMONA ALINOVI

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ANICA secretaries

M IRJAM & VALENTINA BOSCHINI

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Who you are, where you come from and what you do?

How did you approach the world of the Arabian horse?

Simona: Good morning everyone! We are Marzia, Mirjam, Simona and Valentina, we all live in the province of Parma, an area that is a bit magical for us because it is rich in excellence and opportunities. In fact, important industries are born here: first and foremost the food industry (prosciutto and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese need no introduction), then we have car manufacturers (see Dallara automobili), a cuttingedge investigation department that is RIS, and even as far as art is concerned, Giuseppe Verdi and Parmigianino immediately come to mind. We work in the ANICA secretariat, which is of national importance for the Purebred Arabian Horse Stud Book. Italian breeding, in fact has reached high levels for racing, endurance and shows. We take care of registration: births, transfers of ownership, imports, etc...

Simona: It all happened by chance, I was looking for a job and after an interview and a trial period I was hired. I was immediately intrigued by the focus and importance of genealogies ascertained

by DNA testing. After the first few years, though, in seeing the various psa-related events, I really wanted to ride! So I attended a riding school for a while. Then the decrease in free time at that time and the resulting leg ache from not doing regular activities made me give up the sport. However, I have some basic knowledge left, and when there is an opportunity for a horseback ride on vacation, I don’t miss it!

Mirjam: I was born in Switzerland (my mother was Swiss) and when I was two we moved to a very small village in the hills of Parma where I still live with my family and my animals. Passionate about horses from a very young age. Since last year I no longer have horses but I have many bees hives and several dogs (German Kurzhaar) with whom I spend my free time in truffle hunting and various competitions. Time is never enough to do everything.

Valentina: I was born in Parma back in 1979 and still live in my birthplace. I love the place where I live, far from the city, surrounded by greenery and (almost) the silence of the countryside. I love animals very much, despite that I have always had only and exclusively dogs. At a very young age I did a little bit of horseback riding together with some elementary school friends without alas great success. For the past few years instead, besides following my son involved in rugby, I have been dabbling in longdistance triathlons together with my husband; the effort I put into doing this sport reminds me so much of the effort put in by all those we take care of in the Secretariat, who, riding their very strong Arabian horses, complete grueling races in mountain running and more. Not incidentally, both of these disciplines are defined as endurance.

Mirjam: I finished high school and I started working almost immediately for ANICA. It was 1986 and ANICA had just moved to Parma to the offices of Ing. Giovanni Ficai, whom I still thank for passing on his passion for the Arabian horse. There were no computers there was nothing, just a small room with a few papers and an agenda with a list of horses and their owners. An old typewriter with which I used to compile and write pedigrees side by side with photocopies of the parents’ pedigrees, and then there were the magnificent old WAHO stud books that the Engineer, as we all called him, had taught me to read to complete the horses’ data.

Valentina: I came to Anica quite casually, initially as an archivist; the documentation that we receive daily for all equines registered in the Arabian Horse Stud Book has to be catalogued in order to be reused over and over again depending on the needs of each horse and its progeny. I admit that I knew early on that I would love this place, which did not show itself as just paperwork.

Marzia: Since 1990 I have been a part of what I consider to be a family: the A.N.I.C.A. Being an accountancy graduate, I was immediately involved in the accounting department and all related activities.

The activity that was assigned to me and that I have continued to follow until today, is very gratifying to me because it is in line with my educational and professional profile. This is also thanks to the serene

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environment that has welcomed me and always marked by maximum cooperation.

What does it mean today to be a woman like you in the Arabian horse world?

Simona: We are fortunate because we not only have the classic office work but also do some traveling (such as for membership meetings, National competition secretariat, etc.). We like to go on away trips because it gives us a chance to meet breeders in person.

Have you found any difficulties or obstacles in proposing yourself in this world?

Nowadays life has definitely become more complex, impending deadlines and bureaucracy always keep everyone running.

What qualities or characteristics do you think you must have in order to pursue your dream or to undertake a project you care about?

Mirjam: When you do something with passion, obstacles become a stimulus to do better, in work you need precision, attention respect for those who work with you and certainly stimulus to do better and better.

Valentina: With time you learn to take measures with everything around you, I consider Anica and my colleagues Mirjam, Marzia and Simona a second family, with whom I can face joys and sorrows. We work as a team, supporting and confronting each other on any difficulty in order to be able to solve each situation in the best possible way. The causticity of this work faced in

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4 has a whole other flavor, so I believe that being able to share and help others are necessary qualities.

Do you think that your experience and history can be an inspiration for a future generation of women in this world?

Mirjam: Maybe, I don’t know. It depends on what goals you have. Here you don’t have any career possibilities.

Valentina: I cannot give an answer to this question.

I can definitely say for sure that the experience of the colleagues before me and their stories of life lived in the Anica world are a help for me and my daily work, maybe the same will happen with those who will come after me, maybe.

Marzia: I think I am not able to give a precise answer, I say, on my life and work experience, that commitment and honesty in work and life definitely brings you great satisfaction.

Leave a message to future generations of young women to encourage them to take their own path, whatever it may be.

Simona: I have a dream! (M L King) Dear girls, remember that anything is possible as long as you believe in your dream. Stay united and friends, because being able to work in a pleasant environment is truly a blessing.

For future generations, in my humble opinion, I think the starting point is to take care of the study as much as possible, then with the right commitment comes everything else.

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