SC Passport (DA Valentino x Vianna) 2012 Junior Male Champion Owned by Santa Cecilia Stud Farm.
FS Miss Danae (Marzyan HCF x FS Britts Beauty) 2012 Senior Female (72-96 Months) winner Owned by Medrano Stud Farm. In Ecuador, the equestrian tradition goes back to the colonization of the continent by the Spaniards. Arabian blood can be traced within the Ecuadorian herds to that period, probably around the same time that Andalusians and Barbs were introduced as well. Nevertheless, no straight lines were maintained until the second part of the 19th century, when renowned pureblood Arabian lines in Ecuador began to appear. In the 1960s, Don Luis de Ascasubi, a Peruvian Paso lover, imported straight Egyptian Arabians. However, there was no pure blood progeny, as he preferred to breed his Arabian horses with Criollos. Then, in 1977, Pedro Jose Arteta imported the mare Monallieta (Al Nahr Monelite x Sargina) from the U.S., and she became number 001 in the future Arabian Horse Stud Book for Ecuador. The same year, he also imported the stallion Muzletan (Etan x Muzia), who sired the first Ecuadorian fillies. In the early 1990s, a few enthusiasts met and decided to create the Asociación de Criadores de Caballos Arabes del Ecuador, ACCAE (Ecuadorian Association of Arabian Horse Breeders), which was legally acknowledged by the Department of Agriculture in 1994. From that time on, the main activity of the Association has been to register purebred Arabians and complete its Stud Book, which now contains more than 800 horses, of whom 77 percent were born in Ecuador. Today, 40 breeders are members of ACCAE, the majority located between the two mountain
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ranges which divide the country from North to South and make the picturesque “Avenue of the Volcanoes.” Although many known breeders aim at show competitions, some produce lines for sports and endurance, while others keep their Arabian horses for pleasure. Another important activity of the Association is to organize the Arabian Horse Feria (Fair), which reached its 15th edition in June. This year, about 60 horses participated at the Ecuadorian Nationals that took place over two days in a beautiful setting near Quito. The task of choosing among the 50 horses of excellent quality that participated was assumed by three internationallyrenowned judges: David Boggs, Toto Modderman (Holland, ECAHO Judge A and President of the Sport Commission), and Dr. Nelson Moreira (Brazilian judge and veterinarian). For the fourth consecutive time, first prize in the Senior Male category went to Maarjan (Marwan Al Shaqab x Majalis), from Los Alamos Stud Farm; Reserve was SC Arnab (Freelance x Vianna), from Santa Cecilia. In the Junior Male 18-36 Months class, the winner was SC Passport (DA Valentino x Vianna), from Santa Cecilia, with MC Lucas (Maarjan x Luv N Parys), from Los Alamos, Reserve. The Colt Less Than 18 Months class was won by GH Magnum Fakhir (GH Magnum Nice x Psytaniums Fire GH), from Gajualo, while MC Pistacho (Maarjan x Luv N Parys), also from Los Alamos, was Reserve Champion.