February 2011- Arabian Horse Times

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From the rainforest to the desert ...

Scottsdale Three-Year-Old Colts with Andy Sellman

Perseus El Jamaal x Silk El Jamaal, by Ali Jamaal

MN Medallion Stallion • SCID & CA Clear

Contact Andy Sellman, 715.425.9001 info@argentfarms.com • www.ArgentFarms.com Proudly owned by Anna, Robert & Rosanne Wiechmann Bred by Lenita Perroy

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Contents February 2011 32

Cover Story: The Unfolding Story Of Boisvert Farms

by Mary Kirkman

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Update On The Arabian Horse Celebration

by Bob Battaglia

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The 2011 Scottsdale Arabian/Half-Arabian Reining Futurity

by Linda White

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The 2011 Region 12 Spotlight Auction And Futurity

105

Haras Stigmatas—A Joyful Celebration

by Linda White

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The 2010 Brazilian National Arabian Horse Show

160

Guzzo—Excellence Worldwide

140

by McKay Stirland

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AEPA—The Ripple Effect

by Colleen Scott

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The Yahoos—California Dreamin’

by Sandee Andrews

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The Arabian Horse In History: Palmyra, Bride Of The Desert—Cradle Of The Breed, Part II

by Andrew K. Steen

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Leaders Of The Times—Shael Dream Desert

by Colleen Scott

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The 2010 Tax Relief Act—What Does It Mean For Horse Operations?

by Karl V. Hart, Esq., and Leticia Lozada, C.P.A.

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On The COver:

GSF Rizing Son (Apollopalooza x PWA Tusea,

by HF Toluce) with Joel Gangi, up, owned by Boisvert Farms.

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Comments From The Editor

247

Handy Horse Tips by Lee Bolles

248

A Leg Up by Heather Smith Thomas

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Calendar Of Events

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Index Of Advertisers

vesty photo

welcomes the talents & Experience of Mitch Sperte to Northern California

Sherman Ranch 7500 Camino Tassajara Road Pleasanton, CA 94588 shermanranch@netzero.com 925-216-6316 Sperte Show Horses Mitch Sperte 480-201-5113 sperteshowhorses@yahoo.com

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Comments From The Editor Publisher Lara Ames

What You Might Be Missing …

Editor Kevin Ludden Contributing Writers Linda White Mary Kirkman Colleen Scott Advertising Account Executives Kandi Menne John Diedrich Production Manager Jody Thompson Senior Designer Marketing Director Wayne Anderson Graphic Designers Tony Ferguson Tammi Stoffel Editorial Coordinator Proofreader Charlene Deyle Office Manager Circulation Robin Matejcek

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U.S. National Champion

*Marwan Al Shaqab & Shalina El Jamaal

Marhaabahs Melody (x *Soho Carol daughter) Owned by Susan Snyder

Multi-Program Nominated Sire • SCID & CA Clear • 2011 Fee: $2,500, Terms Available The Marhaabah Legacy Group • Chris Anckersen, Manager 864-647-7588 • anckersen@aol.com • www.Marhaabah.com

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proclaiming his excellence ...

Hereafter ia

ever after na x magneeka ia, by magnum psyche

combining the immortal sire lines of *padron ... bey shah ... *salon ... *ansata ibn halima

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*Padron

Bey Shah

*Ansata Ibn Halima

*Salon

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scottsdale 2011 ... david boggs

Hereafter ia

ever after na x magneeka ia, by magnum psyche

owned by the hereafter group, brazil

midwest@sbwireless.net www.MidwestArabian.com

Chiquinho Rego • Sao Paulo - Brazil mobile: +55 11 7629 5453 • nextel 55 96 320 e-mail: chiquinhorego@yahoo.com.br www.chiquinhorego.com.br Februa ry 2011 | 11

U.S. National Top Ten Purebred English Pleasure Maternal brother to National Champion IXL Noble Express Region 12 Spotlight Stallion Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated AEPA Enrolled Sire • SCID Clear

Baske Afire x RY Fire Ghazi, by El Ghazi

U.S. National Champion Purebred English Pleasure Futurity Region 12 Spotlight Stallion Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated AEPA Enrolled Sire • SCID Clear

ML Afire Dream x Fire Essense, by Pro-Fire

U.S. and Canadian National Reserve Champion Park 7 Regional Championships and Reserves in Driving, English Pleasure and Park 2 Time National Top Ten in Pleasure Driving Scottsdale Top Five Stallion Halter Region 12 Spotlight Stallion Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated AEPA Enrolled Sire • SCID Clear

Afire Bey V x Justa Glow+/, by The Chief Justice

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2011 Sales List

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Premiere SCA

SHOW HORSES Arioch TRGR (Allience+// x LA Athena) 2006 chestnut gelding. Tremendous young English horse with great motion and the attitude to be an amateur horse. Showing at Scottsdale in English Pleasure Jr. Horse with Tish Kondas. $65,000 Premiere SCA (IXL Noble Express x Gai Fiera Prima by Gai Fiera Bey) 2005 grey gelding. National caliber country English for open or amateur. 2010 Scottsdale Top Ten. Now in harness! $35,000 PS A Chiefs Ransom (PS Afire Chief x PS Babylove by LBA Lode Star) 2005 bay gelding. Beautiful type, great frame and a fabulous attitude. Tremendous amateur or open country pleasure horse. Beautiful in harness as well. Ready to go. $30,000

PROSPECTS

Aequuity SMP

Chief Premonition SMP (PS Afire Chief x Read My Mind by VF Premonition) 2008 bay gelding. The Profire look really comes through on this one. Well under saddle and showing lots of potential to be a English pleasure horse. Quiet, willing mind with plenty of “go forward” motion. Great amateur prospect. $30,000 Chief Commotion SMP (PS Afire Chief x Fawela by Eukaliptus) 2007 grey gelding. Bridles high and tight with great motion! Already white with a dark mane and tail, this guy will stand out! Broke and ready to start in the double bridle. $15,000 Sun Nobelest SMP (The Nobelest x S A Pasafire by Afire Bey V) 2007 chestnut gelding. Tall, flashy, bright chestnut gelding with tons of white. Under saddle and ready to show as a Junior Horse in Hunter Pleasure or Sport Horse. $8,000 Afire And Flames SMP (Afire Bey V x ROL Cypress by Cytosk) 2010 chestnut colt. Full sibling in blood to National Champion ROL Firecracker and ROL Afire Lily. Flashy chestnut with plenty of white. Out of a double *Cytrus mare. $15,000

Baskghazelle SMP

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FAMILY HORSES Aequuity SMP (PS Afire Chief x Ameria Nokomis by Aequus) 2009 bay gelding. By a Reserve National Champion Park horse out of the daughter of a Multi-National Champion Park horse. This one is a good mover with quality, type, and substance. $5,000

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Chief Exclaim SMP (PS Afire Chief x GC Madamolselle by High Pointe) 2009 grey filly. Good size, ample type and a ground covering stride. Should make an excellent hunter prospect. $5,000

MARES Tranquillity Bey (AA Apollo Bey x Gai Fiera Prima by Gai Fiera Bey) 2000 grey mare. A blast to ride with balanced motion and great drive off her hocks. Produced a trotty filly for us that we are retaining.

Country/English/Broodmare. A 2010 Country English Pleasure ATR Champion. $20,000

Pretty Amazing

Simply Sinful (Afire Bey V x Mattemoiselle by Zodiac Matador) 2002 chestnut mare. The Matador look really shines through in this one. Trotty with tons of snort and blow! Produced a very nice filly for us. Well broke. Country/broodmare. Sells with breeding to any SMP Stallion! $10,000 Ameria Nokomis (Aequus+// x Nakkita by *Naturel) 1999 grey mare.

A rare daughter of the great Multi-National Champion Park Stallion, Aequus+//. A pedigree full of motion! Sells with breeding to any SMP Stallion!

Private Treaty SA Pasafire (Afire Bey V x Paastelle by *El Paso) 1999 chestnut mare.

Big, beautiful daughter of Afire Bey V with a great mare line - passes on lots of size and substance. Has been a good producer and mother.

Sells with a breeding to any SMP Stallion! $10,000 Rod & Jacqueline Thompson • Lenoir City, TN 865.388.0507 • www.SmokyMountainParkArabians.com Trainer Mike Miller • Mike@smparabians.com • cell 608.332.0701

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Ballience V

Baskgorgias SMP

Congratulations to new owner Chris Johnson of Northwind Arabians.

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rejuvenate your soul

rekindle relationship revel in the beauty

and majesty that is the Arabian horse

join michael at his annual

OPen hOUse saturday, april 23, 2011

Michael Byatt araBians 7716 Red Bird Road ~ New Ulm, TX 979.357.2614 ~ www.MichaelByattArabians.com

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AvAlon Crest ArAbiAns

Why Gamble?

Avalon Crest Arabians can stack the deck in your favor Offering for Sale

AE Reflection

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A daughter of Echo Magnifficoo out of a Padron daughter in foal with the MAHB Auction Breeding to Champion SF Veraz

by National Champion Gazal Al Shaqab out of a National Champion daughter of Versace.

MAHB Fall Festival Auction Nominated Foal Due in March of 2011

Our 2011 foals have started to arrive!

Call us for your next champion!

Maserati WR x Magnum Gold daughter - (colt foaled 2/8) Ever After NA x Legacy of Fame daughter Marwan Al Magnifficoo x Ames Charisma daughter SF Veraz x Echo Magnifficoo daughter Versace x Ruminaja Ali granddaughter Adamo x Magic Dream daughter Marhaabah x Magnum Gold daughter Ajman Moniscione x Versace daughter Imperial Mistaar x Ruminaja Ali granddaughter

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2011 cedAr ridge

Auction Vi February 22 • 7 p.m.

Auctioning off some of the finest purebred Arabian and Half-Arabian horses in the world!

Par t ic iPat ing far ms: Cedar Ridge Arabians, Crescent Creek Farms, Rooker Training Stable and Strawberry Banks Farm Great horses, food, drinks, and entertainment for all!

contact Leah Beth Boyd at 515-520-7604 or leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com Cedar Ridge Arabians • 10805 N. 85th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona follow parking signs once you get off shea Blvd.

For all the details, visit our website:

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cedAr ridge ArAbiAnS

SAle horSeS All horses will be sold live on FeB. 22 or on the inTeRneT AuCTion that starts FeB. 23 and ends FeB. 28, 2011 w ww.Ce da r-Ridge .c om A Sweet eScApe JR Maximilian x Karen (grade) 2008 HalF-aRabian CHestnut MaRe Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

AmeS celebrAtion Matoi x ames Mirage 2006 aRabian bay GeldinG Contact: Leah Beth Boyd • 515-520-7604 leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com

be my VAlentine ccF Mamage x My santana’s Valentine 2008 HalF-aRabian CHestnut MaRe Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

brASS betty brass x MHF appoljacks 2007 ArABiAn BAy MAre Contact: Leah Beth Boyd • 515-520-7604 leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com

cuStom gAle Custom Crome (aQHa) x sa Phantom Gale 2007 HALf-ArABiAn CHestnut GeLdinG Contact: brian Welman 612-991-5881 • brian@welmanreining.com

cw JAckSon ae excel x shetaxa bay 2001 aRabian bay GeldinG Contact: Leah Beth Boyd • 515-520-7604 leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com

emAnnuel Hey Hallelujah++// x ericca 2004 aRabian GRey stallion Contact: Brian Murch • 716-983-3099 info@strawberrybanksfarm.com

eZ polkAtrot ariberry bey V x Halstead’s Polka dot (aHHs) 2002 HalF-aRabian CHestnut GeldinG Contact: Leah Beth Boyd • 515-520-7604 leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com

cAmillA AmeS a noble Cause x ames toi love 2008 aRabian CHestnut MaRe Contact: Leah Beth Boyd • 515-520-7604 leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com

gottA weAr ShAdeS apollopalooza x Matariaelle Girl 2004 aRabian CHestnut GeldinG Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

cAptAinS cAll aa apollo bey x Jeanette 2007 HALf-ArABiAn Grey GeLdinG Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

cAtherine AmeS brass x la Ghaza 2007 ArABiAn BAy MAre Contact: Leah Beth Boyd • 515-520-7604 leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com

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heirAbeSque lr afires Heir x Pro-bability 2007 ArABiAn CHestnut MAre Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

houSe oF blueZ ccF Matoi x Peaceful blues 2008 HalF-aRabian blaCK GeldinG Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

icA bouncing FlAme Msu Flaming Fire x bounce V 2008 aRabian CHestnut MaRe Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

mcluVin VCP Magnifire x out trot ‘em (aHHs) 2007 HALf-ArABiAn BAy GeLdinG Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

in the heir tonight afires Heir x ames Jasmine 2007 ArABiAn BAy MAre Contact: Gordon Potts 817-447-0001 • thebrassring@hughes.net

miSS mAximuS HH Maxemus x she dun slid (aQHa) 2007 HALf-ArABiAn BuCkskin MAre Contact: Brian Welman • 612-991-5881 brian@welmanreining.com

iVAnA tempt you ccF a temptation x ivana trotalot 2008 aRabian GRey MaRe Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

iZAmillion JR Maximilian x lbC isabeaux 2008 HalF-aRabian CHestnut GeldinG Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

JokerS impAck HH Maxemus x Jaborrs lita 2006 aRabian bay GeldinG Contact: Crystal Mcnutt • 602-708-8883 info@crystalmcnutt.com

miSS montAnA crF Mister Montana niC (aQHa) x Marliera 2006 HalF-aRabian bay MaRe Contact: Brian Welman • 612-991-5881 brian@welmanreining.com

noble edition crF a noble Cause x HV trinidoll 2008 aRabian bay stallion Contact: Leah Beth Boyd • 515-520-7604 leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com

phAntom gun Colonels smoking Gun (aQHa) x sa Phantom Gale 2007 HALf-ArABiAn CHestnut MAre Contact: Brian Welman • 612-991-5881 brian@welmanreining.com

JuSt n Style black n style x bint Myraa 2007 ArABiAn Grey GeLdinG Contact: Brian Welman • 612-991-5881 brian@welmanreining.com

knockout roSe ccF

phAntom Smoke Colonels smoking Gun (aQHa) x sa Phantom Gale 2007 HALf-ArABiAn CHestnut MAre Contact: Brian Welman • 612-991-5881 brian@welmanreining.com

ruby red ccF

baske afire x JR briar Rose 2008 aRabian GRey MaRe Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

afires Heir x eRa Witchy Woman 2008 aRabian CHestnut MaRe Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

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Mamage x ivana trotalot 2008 aRabian CHestnut stallion Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

mAxxwell SmArt JR Maximilian x bey Melodye 2008 aRabian bay GeldinG Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

brass x toi tiara 2006 aRabian bay MaRe Contact: Leah Beth Boyd • 515-520-7604 e-mail: leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com

VegAZ Style ccF Vegaz x Merlot CsP 2008 aRabian bay MaRe Contact: shawn and Carmelle Rooker 810-241-9246 • carmelle@rookerts.com

Contact Leah Beth Boyd for an appointment at 515-520-7604 or e-mail: leah.cedarridge@yahoo.com Cedar ridge arabians • 10805 n. 85th Place, scottsdale, Arizona

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ACTION PACKED ...

sires

Vegaz

Baskghazi

Afires Heir

Black Daniels

ACTION PACKED ...

MHR Nobility

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pedigrees Undulata’s Nutcracker

ACTION PACKED ...

babies!

coming in 2011 ArAbiAns Sire Vegaz Baskghazi Afires Heir Black Daniels MHR Nobility

Dam Date Due Miz Margarita V (El Ghazi x Miz Margeaux V) 5/18/11 Afires Quintina (Afire Bey V x FR Quintessa, by Barbary+++) 5/22/11 A Blessing (Afire Bey V x Mac Baske, by Baskevich) 2/12/11 Harghazi Fire CMF (El Ghazi x RL Rah Fire, by Le Fire) ET 4/18/11 Harghazi Fire CMF (El Ghazi x RL Rah Fire, by Le Fire) ET 2/1/11

HAlf-ArAbiAns Sire Undulata’s Nutcracker Undulata’s Nutcracker Undulata’s Nutcracker Undulata’s Nutcracker

Dam Made You Look (Afire Bey V x Bold Love, by *Bask) B Witched (Baske Afire x Gala De Cognac, by Cognac) VTM Pistachia (MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi, by El Ghazi) MWF Elzbieta (Barbary+++ x Evening Breeze, by *Bask)

Date Due 5/4/11 3/5/11 3/18/11 4/6/11

Offering a select group of bred mares, in foal for 2011.

Call for complete sales list and DVD ... better yet, come see them in person!

Irwin Schimmel • 360-256-9432 • Cell: 503-367-4997 P.O. Box 814, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123

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Owned by Merrilee Lyons Standing at ADANDY FARM Greenwood, Delaware Cathy Vincent ~ 302.236.6665 cell 302.349.5116 ~ AdandyFarm@aol.com www.AdandyFarm.com

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National Resere Champion Afire Bey V x Kaz Baskteena

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2010 U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure AAOTR 55 & Over with Janice Lorick

Multi-National Champion

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*Jullyen El Jamaal

Ali Jamaal Jullye El Ludjin Huckleberry Bey

Alyce Bey V Autumn Fire

Ruminaja Ali Heritage Memory Ludjin El Jamaal *NV Justa Dream Bay El Bey Taffona *Bask Sparklingburgundy

For foals you can be proud of ...

The pedigree of this multi-national champion show horse is as true as the red, white and blue and it is no wonder he possesses such a level of beauty and talent. This irreplaceable bloodstock of Varian Arabians and Haras Meia Lua offers intelligent breeders all the quality needed to breed todayĘźs strongest foals.

For breeding information contact Rick Gault at 336.861.5644 Multi-Program Nominated Sire • rickgault@northstate.net Proudly owned and offered at stud

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Established in 1979

DIRECTIONS FROM WESTWORLD: Head North on N. Pima Rd towards E Bahia Dr – 0.5mi Featuring the world renowned breeding stallions:

Turn left at Bell Rd Turn left at N. Pima Rd (AZ – 101 Loop S) – 1.2mi Take the ramp on the left (AZ – 101 Loop S) – 1.5mi

Special Stallion Presentation ...

Exit 40 for Cactus Rd – 1.3mi Turn right at N 98th St – 0.3mi Turn left at E Jenan Drive First place on left 9870 E. Jenan Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

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Faleenah El Masr

Sahara Illusion

Contact Greg Knowles • Office: 480.563.3055 • Cell: 602.363.0003 • greg@arabianexpressions.com

EMBRYO’S:

Cinderella WC Embryo (Beijing BHF x Cinderella WC by SH Hallmark) Cinderella WC Embryo (Shael Dream Desert x Cinderella WC by SH Hallmark)

FILLIES:

Honorria VO Enagadda Davida E Ola La DDA White Satin JG Julianaa Faleenah El Masr CF Hollywood Starlett HS Temptation Eyes Jewell Al Adeed JG Tempest FEA

MARES:

RA Nefertiti Sahara Illusion Extravagant Star Fontannaa AE Psyches Desire Angel Ize BFA EE Magic Marquer Fames LastLove MFA Periwinkle

COLTS:

CR Veracruz Al Maraam colt SS Djinn Vuitton DPA

(Honorrs x Sanalena VO by Sanadik El Shaklan) (Enzo x RA Khaliope by Khadraj NA) (Hi Hello Boy x DDA Dream On by Gazal Al Shaqab) (Marwan Al Magnifficoo x Bint Gypsy Rose by Ali Jamaal) (FS Ritz x Zolina by Andrzejevo) (EAI Silvereen x HAF Roufatta by The Atticus) (DA Valentino x VH Starlett by Solstice) (A Temptation x MMA Diamond Dawn by Hucklebey Berry) (Al Adeed Al Shaqab x Trevs Jewell by Trevallon) (Laheeb x Tempermental by A Temptation)

2/10/2010 3/28/2010 4/12/2010 6/3/2010 6/5/2010 4/1/2009 6/4/2009 4/27/2008 6/20/2008 8/12/2008

Grey Filly Grey Filly Bay Filly Grey Filly Bay Filly Grey Filly Bay Filly Grey Filly Grey Filly Grey Filly

(Marwan Al Shaqab x Maggie Mae PGA by Magnum Psyche) (Sadeek Van Ryad x Dhyandra NA by *Ponomarev) (EA Echstravagant x MC Shahreis Star by WN Ultimate Star) (Pyro Thyme SA x Femme Finale by Penitent) (Padrons Psyche x Star Shadow by Wisdom) (Noble Prize x Braiz An by An Marretto) (Magic Dream x Ppetronella by Plezar) (Fame VF x QF Nobelesse by QF Balladeer) (Fame VF x Benraz Fancy by Benraz)

2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 2003 1998 1995 1992

Bay Mare Grey Mare Bay Mare Grey Mare Chestnut Mare Chestnut Mare Grey Mare IFT Padrons Psyche Grey Mare Bay Mare

(SF Veraz x Unchained Melodee by Psymadre) (Al Maraam x Psyche Girl by Padrons Psyche) (Echclusive x RA Kulani by Magnum Psyche) (EF Kingston x Angelina DPA by EA Echstravagant)

1/11/2010 5/1/2010 5/26/2010 5/9/2009

Bay Colt Bay Colt Chestnut Colt Bay Colt SSS 2-Yr-Old Colt

www.ARABIANEXPRESSONS.com

Established in 1979

Due 3/21/2011 Due 4/16/2011

SSS “Auction” Filly SSS 2-Yr-Old Filly

Honorria VO

AE Psyches Desire

Tempest FEA

Enagadda Davida E

EE Magic Marquer

Al Maraam colt

Ola La DDA

Fames LastLove

Vuitton DPA

CF Hollywood Starlett

HS Temptation Eyes

CR Veracruz

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Contact Greg Knowles • Office: 480.563.3055 • Cell: 602.363.0003 • greg@arabianexpressions.com

Julianaa

Angel Ize BFA

Jewell Al Adeed JG

MFA Periwinkle

White Satin JG

Fontannaa

www.ARABIANEXPRESSONS.com

Extravagant Star

Established in 1979

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SS Djinn

Cinderella WC

2010 CANADIAN NATIONAL RESERVE CHAMPION FUTURITY FILLY ~ TIED FOR CHAMPION! 2010 REGION 7 UNANIMOUS CHAMPION MARE 2009 SCOTTSDALE CHAMPION 2-YEAR-OLD FILLY (SR.)

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F OUR Y EAR O LD M ARES WITH G REG K NOWLES

PROUDLY OWNED BY ALLAN DALE ARABIANS ~ WARREN & JAN FERTIG Red Deer, Alberta, Canada ARABIAN EXPRESSIONS ~ GREG KNOWLES 9870 E. Jenan Dr., Scottsdale AZ 85260 Office: (480) 563-3055 • Cell: (602) 363-0003 • greg@arabianexpressions.com

www.ArabianExpre s s ions .c om

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“In the quality of their foals and what they are breeding specifically for, I think the farm is in the top five in the country,” Joel Gangi says. “Five years ago, one of their mares foaled three babies (by embryo transfer).

All three were national champions this year: there was Sparkafire BF, who was a U.S. National Champion with Amanda; Blaze Afire BF, who was U.S. National Champion with Ashleigh Ferran; and Afires Phantom, who was a Canadian National Champion with Amanda and myself."

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Alada Attitude BF and Amanda Purdin.

At Boisvert Farms in Baton Rouge, La., the premise

the youngster trots through the in-gate. But when the

is simple: breed top English horses, both purebred

time finally comes, as it will for Boisvert over the next

and Half-Arabians. Fine-tune the beauty. Emphasize

couple of years, the pay-off will be sweeter than the

the temperament. Treat each foal kindly, while

most important tri-color. For a successful breeding

maintaining consistent discipline, and give it plenty of

program, the reward is a place in the history of the

time to develop its natural gifts. And finally, monitor

Arabian breed.

very strictly; never, never, never lose the clear eye of a true breeder.

The Prologue Amanda Purdin and her parents, Suzanne (“Susan”)

That is the “easy” part. In the interim, when the foals

Turner and Scott Purdin, began their involvement

come in for evaluation and training, they must be

in Arabians more than a decade ago simply as

nurtured and brought along with care and attention,

enthusiasts who bought good horses and put them

taught their lessons and developed to the best of their

with an experienced trainer. When Amanda, under

ability without squandering talent by pushing too

the tutelage of Louisiana horseman Joel Gangi, proved

fast or too hard. Each is an individual, and its future

to be a skillful amateur rider, they enjoyed collecting

depends on the horsemanship that starts its career.

an array of national awards. Then—and this is the critical then—Scott, who is world-renowned for his

If that sounds more easily said than done, perhaps

genetic expertise with koi fish, and Amanda, whose

it is—for most people. At Boisvert, however, it is a

childhood commitment would become a lifetime

well-considered process. The only really difficult part

passion, decided that the challenge they most wanted

has been the waiting. It is a five-year process from

to meet was to design their own Arabian and Half-

the selection of the mare and the stallion to the time

Arabian breeding program.

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A look back now reveals that they proceeded with

a small, carefully selected group of mares, and then

almost textbook precision. Even as a juvenile rider,

they waited. Waited through the spring that the

Amanda had developed a taste in English horses, and

mares foaled, through the next year as they anxiously

she knew the bloodlines that she admired most. She

evaluated the babies, and through the ongoing

and her father did their research, drawing on Gangi’s

progression of time as the youngsters matured.

history not only as a trainer but also as a breeder

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of successful show horses. Scott studied the names

They were not idle, however. Even before they saw

in pedigrees, Joel brought them to life for him, and

Nobilistic’s first crop of foals, which arrived in 2008,

as Amanda grew into herself, she represented the

Amanda and Scott began keeping an eye out for

combination of their expertise. The sire lines in their

another stallion to complement their foundation sire.

initial focus were Alada Baskin and MHR Nobility,

In 2009, Amanda found GSF Rizing Son, perhaps a

either through breedings or purchases—extreme

little younger than they had hoped—he was a yearling

trotting pedigrees, but with solid influences of

when they purchased him—but just what they

Arabian beauty and type.

wanted. Where Nobilistic is long-legged, muscular and powerful, GSF Rizing Son is stretchy and more

By the time a handsome colt they named Nobilistic

extremely Arabian.

BF was foaled in 2005, the Purdins were ready for a foundation stallion of their own. They bred him to

With that, the stage was set.

Sparkafire BF and Joel Gangi.

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For the past two years, even before his foals

hit the ring, Nobilistic BF has been the focus of Boisvert’s publicity. Now, as GSF Rizing Son

embarks on his career as a sire, all eyes turn to him. He came up on the Boisvert radar when both Amanda and Scott—separately, at different times and without discussing it—fell hard for his full sister, GSF Ambienze, then a junior English pleasure horse at Scottsdale. (“Did you see that mare?” “Yeah, I saw that mare!”) Amanda booked a visit to Georgia to see Ambienze’s breeders, and it wasn’t long before GSF Rizing Son got on a van for Louisiana.

Scott recalls when Amanda purchased GSF Rizing Son. “We were on the phone,” he says. “I really wanted to buy a horse that was 3 or 4 years old, but she chose a yearling. I told her, ‘you have to understand that it’s your decision. It’s your horse and your genetics that you are buying, and we’re banking on your eye, not on mine. If this doesn’t work, you have to accept the responsibility, or if it’s good, it’s good because of you.’ When I saw him, I thought he was really a great horse; I could see the same thing she was seeing in him, and as he has gotten older, he has gotten even better.

He’s different from Nobilistic, and he’s exciting in his own way.”

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They call him “Tommy.” Now 3, GSF Rizing Son is a

“Nobilistic is a beautiful horse, and has a great drive

son of Apollopalooza from a Barbary daughter, which

from behind,” explains Boisvert’s resident trainer, Rhein

offers four immediate sire lines full of trot (Huckleberry

Standish. He is charged with starting all the foals, and

Bey, MHR Nobility, Barbary and *Bask), while his tail

also shows many of them in addition to Gangi. “For

female introduces a strong Crabbet base that is a blend

our second stallion, we wanted a horse who would

of extreme beauty and performance depth. In looks

complement that, with both beauty and athleticism. We

and ability, GSF Rizing Son represents the best of the

feel that GSF Rizing Son does that.”

combinations in his pedigree.

Tommy has started working under saddle and “When we were looking for another stallion, we looked

may come out this year, if a show appearance fits

at a lot of horses that were really beautiful but didn’t

comfortably with his breeding commitments. “We didn’t

have as much motion as we were hoping,” Amanda

buy him to show him, but we will if it works out,”

says. “Tommy’s incredible. He has an unusually

Amanda says. “His main goal is getting mares bred.”

gorgeous head (he’s lots prettier than most horses who have that much athleticism in their pedigree), but he has a huge hind end and a big front end too.”

Amanda Purdin with Sparkafire BF and Afire Phantom BF.

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The Synergy Of STalliOnS—

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injury as a 3-year-old, but was back last year to show with

“Nobilistic is exactly what I want,” says Scott Purdin. “He

Amanda in the English Pleasure Maturity, where the pair

was from the moment he was foaled.” The son of MHR

picked up a U.S. National Top Ten. “I’ve always appreciated

Nobility, from a Wisdom daughter who was a Canadian

him a lot because he has a lot of courage,” she says, citing

National Top Ten in English Pleasure before an injury

another of the stallion’s attributes. In fact, he is so full of heart

sidelined her, fairly radiates talent in the English division.

and gameness that he doesn’t know how to quit. “We may try him in driving, because he has to have something to do

The only concern Scott had with “Nemo,” as Nobilistic

everyday. He doesn’t want to be bored. He wants to get out of

BF is known around the barn, was that the stallion be

the stall.”

well-socialized and have a tractable temperament. He was big and if he developed the hot energy of a high-

In the meantime, everyone on the farm is watching the

action show horse, Scott reasoned, humans should

Nobilistic BF babies. Three are under saddle, and although

not have to risk life and limb managing him. “We had

they are young and green, they exhibit extreme potential. One

someone with him all the time when he was young, and

in particular, Fairytale Princess BF (“Farrah”), is creating a buzz.

he’s totally used to people. He might as well have been

“She trots super high,” Amanda notes, “and she has a snaky

raised by people, he’s that friendly. He’s very sweet, but

neck and big, bug eyes.”

not like little-old-lady-sweet; he’ll still nip a little, like any stallion. He’s just easy to do things with and pleasant

Joel is equally impressed with their potential. “This is the

to be around. People love him.”

first year that some of Nemo’s babies will be exhibited under saddle. We have about three, all real good, and a couple are

“Nemo is a funny horse,” Amanda muses. “He’s one of

superstars. Whether or not we show them depends on how

those horses who draws people in. As a 2-year-old, when he

they handle things mentally. If they’re not ready, we won’t

was barely broke, my mom wanted a Christmas card with

bring them out this year, but the talent and the beauty are

him in it. So, we put him out in the field and somebody

there. It’s just how soon they will mature as show horses.

threw me up on him bareback and there we went.”

They’re big, they’re beautiful and they’re athletic.”

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He too has a favorite. “Farrah is a female Revelation

The farm’s training program begins in babyhood. The

that is absolutely, incredibly gorgeous. And she’s

foals’ early days are overseen with a routine that turns

extremely willing. She’s a lot like Nemo.”

daily encounters into socialization sessions, so that by the time the horses begin work in earnest with Rhein,

For Rhein Standish, the excitement this year is that he

they are not fighting the small battles. This year, Rhein

will have more purebreds to work with. For the first

expanded on that groundwork. He had staff members

time, the majority of 2-year-olds will be purebreds; in

walk the weanlings to the round pen each weekday

past years, the farm has made much of its name with

morning for a mini-lesson. With the property engulfed

its earlier-maturing Half-Arabians. “The next few years

in construction, that was a larger assignment than it

will be very important for us with all these Nemo

might appear—and the first time, it took all day for

babies coming up,” he says. “I think there will be some

caretakers to get even halfway to the round pen with

very good ones.”

10 foals. Removed from their remote back pasture, the youngsters were anxious and resistant. But with

“Nobilistic is just a significant animal,” Joel says. “In

careful handling and reassurance, and the fact that they

my opinion, he’s the prettiest Nobility colt in the

arrived, to their astonishment, unharmed, they settled

country, and there’s a lot of talent there.”

into their natural curiosity more quickly than even Rhein had expected. In short order, all 10 required only a morning’s worth of work, and considering it simply an adventure, they greeted their handlers at the pasture gate, ready to go.

A Pre-School ProgrAm

Specifically, the foals are walked across the breadth of

With A Future

the farm to the round pen, where they are ‘lunged.’

That the Boisvert team has put in place a program that

“It’s not really lunging,” Rhein qualifies. “They’re in the

works is evident in the show record they compiled

round pen for maybe three minutes, and they probably

last year with what was still a limited number of

go around four times at the most—go a lap, whoa, get

homebreds. At the 2010 U.S. and Canadian Nationals,

petted, turn around and go the other way. It’s more

Boisvert representatives accounted for four national

about making sure that each baby is taken out of its

championships, one reserve and six top ten awards.

environment and gets to see the farm. It lets them see

And that doesn’t count the titles won by farm-breds

what’s going on, so that when they go to a show or get

who have been sold and now are shown by others.

brought up to the barn as a 2-year-old, it’s not a hassle for them. It’s easy for them to be caught, brought to

Scott cites a key element in their success. Their

the wash rack, have a cut fixed, all of that. Now we

preference, he says, is for English type horses, from the

can be getting a horse ready to work and a baby will

country ranks to the extremes of park, which means

walk though the barn just checking everything out, and

that they are looking for a slightly hotter type of horse.

the baby’s not fazed at all. Nothing is being forced on

As with Nobilistic, they take steps to see that every

it. It’s just seeing everything and learning that nothing’s

Boisvert candidate is well-disciplined. “We are aware

a big deal.

that we are breeding a little more active horses, and they can get hot, so we work with them early,” he says.

“It does require a lot of staff, a lot of one-on-one

“We do not like having anything around the farm that

attention,” he concedes, “but you can imagine how

is dangerous. What this approach creates is a stallion

well trained they are now. It’s amazing to see the

who can trot well and is manageable, and country

transformation in them. I had to load one the other day

horses who can trot well, but have great temperaments

to move it to another farm, and when I clucked once,

and make fabulous amateur horses.”

he basically hopped right in.”

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That has a long-term bearing on the horses’ ability to

continue growing up. Even Rhein admits that he was

show as well. “It makes my job so easy because from

surprised at first how much the youngsters retained

the ground up, they are taught to go forward,” he says.

from one session to the next.

“They’re taught that just because they don’t want to do something, they can and it’s not the end of the

“I am extremely blessed to have the amount of staff

world—they can push right through whatever they’re

that I have,” he adds. “On a farm, there is always so

scared of. You get a horse that is very confident. It’s

much to be done, and adding one extra person makes a

horses like that that are now starting to come out of

difference. I hope that we’re producing amazing babies

this program.

that can go on and be productive members in the show ring.” The system also helps, he says, because

“What would you rather deal with, a scared weanling

no breeding program, however good, produces 100

or a scared-to-death 3-year-old?” he asks rhetorically.

percent show candidates. There will always be one

“A scared weanling is manageable; a scared 3-year-old

here or there that doesn’t work, and in this case, at

is dangerous. Any horse will get scared. Here, a 3-year-

least that horse will be fit to find another career.

old can remember when it walked through this barn 300 times as a baby; it’s no big deal for it anymore, and

The BoisverT Family

it’s a much easier position for that horse to be in.”

The horses are only part of the story at Boisvert.

The Purdins, Rhein Standish and Joel Gangi—who

As time goes on and they get older, the youngsters are

maintains his own training facility half an hour

periodically brought up for a set of prescribed lessons,

away and commutes to the farm most afternoons to

according to each individual’s ability to learn. As with

work horses—form a well-coordinated team. The

the weanlings, the approach is to have them do a little,

past year has seen not only the development of the

then stop, then ask for a little more—no forcing, no

equine program, but also the transition of operations

hitting, just consistent work. As soon as each learns

almost fully to the farm. (Nobilistic BF was brought

what is necessary, he or she returns to the pasture to

back from Colorado, where he previously had spent

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Marlon Brando BF (Mamage x Clover Hill's Blazing Luck)

Allusion BF (Allience x RY Azma)

the breeding season, and many of the youngsters

her work. “When she screws up, she’s good about it.

and show string have come home from Joel’s as new

She just learns and goes on.”

accommodations are readied.) Most importantly for the future, Amanda has moved more fully into management

The Big Changes Of 2010-2011—

of the farm. Scott and Suzanne have eased their day-

The farm

to-day involvement, although both are available for

“We’re in a building phase,” Amanda says dryly,

consultation and everyone contributes to big decisions.

surrounded by construction with all its attendant chaos and noise. A new covered arena has gone in (a godsend

Scott, whose koi farm is adjacent to Boisvert, is on

in Louisiana, where the climate is mercurial), so that

hand often to see the foals. For him, there is a special

now work can go on every day, and a 22-stall training

joy in seeing his daughter develop her own eye for a

barn is going up.

horse, clearly employing his understanding of genetics in the process. “She’s got that feel already for the

“The building of the barn and arena now is just to

pedigree,” he says, “and of course she has a better eye

centralize everything, to have a nucleus that they

for horseflesh than I would ever have.” They have

haven’t had before,” Joel observes, and adds that all of

always talked horses, and those conversations continue

their achievements to date have resulted from a limited

unabated; she talks genetics with her father and hands-

number of horses. “I feel they are starting to receive the

on horsemanship with Joel and Rhein.

recognition they deserve, and that will do nothing but grow as the production increases.”

“But we all agree on the horses,” Scott notes. “There is not a lot of disagreement. My eye tends to see them

Suzanne Turner, who once was more involved in

when they are younger; she focuses more at 2 and 3,

the day-to-day management of the farm, has gladly

although she is really good with the babies. And now

ceded those duties to her daughter. A gifted landscape

we talk a lot about the business of it.” It is handy, he

designer by profession, she even has retreated from

adds, that his daughter does not have a lot of ego about

active involvement in the construction of new facilities.

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"My one request was cupolas on the barn, she says. She is, however, in charge of designing the natural look of the facility, from the location of new farm roads to the selection of trees. “We’re planting trees like crazy.

Scott and I do that,” she says, and laughs. “One reason I married him is that he really understands landscape and loves plants.” Surrounded by a suburban neighborhood and sugar cane fields, she is screening some areas and simply anchoring others.

The cupolas, she explains, are because in addition to their ventilation attributes, they give the farm what she considers an identity. “We’re here and we’re going to stay here, and it needs to look like a horse farm.

“There are so many other things that could so easily have taken Amanda’s attention, but haven’t,” Suzanne observes. “She has made the transition from being a teenager and college student to being a full-time farmer and promoter of the farm. It’s nice to see that she really loves it. I worry sometimes that it is so much for someone so young, but for her it seems to have been a natural transition. Scott is always there to support her, but she is so much more organized than either he or I am; we both have such artistic temperaments, and she has a much more businesslike approach to life than either of us ever did.”

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Long-term involvement in the Arabian breed, by Boisvert standards, exists on many levels. The foundation

is the genetic program and the careful horsemanship. There also is showing and selling, where the emphasis is on quality. At present, geldings with English talent are most readily available, along with any horse who doesn’t fall into their English and country English pleasure preferences. These are high-quality horses, any

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member of the team emphasizes, and they are started with the same care that the farm’s top show horses enjoy—they just have abilities in other divisions. A good example is Allegience BF, U.S. National Reserve Champion in Hunter Pleasure and Hunter Pleasure Junior Horse, and twice a champion at the Youth Nationals. Amanda was the one who spotted his talent, got him started, and moved him on to a trainer who specialized in his division.

There is also service to the industry. In December, Rhein Standish passed the Arabian portion of his judges’ exam, preparatory to getting his judges’ card, and Amanda is beginning to contribute her time to industry functions. “If this is what she is going to do with her life, then she needs to do more than go to horse shows,” Suzanne reflects. “She needs to give back. I think whatever you do, you have to be deeply involved, and the industry needs that right now.”

But the basis of the farm’s contribution to the industry remains the production of fine horses, and the future of seeing the results of their work is a bright prospect.

“In the quality of their foals and what they are breeding specifically for, I think the farm is in the top five in the country,” Joel Gangi says. “Five years ago, one of their mares foaled three babies (by embryo transfer). All three were national champions this year: there was Sparkafire BF, who was a U.S. National Champion with Amanda; Blaze Afire BF, who was U.S. National Champion with Ashleigh Ferran; and Afires Phantom, who was a Canadian National Champion with Amanda and myself. That’s from just one of five or six mares they have that are really talented. There are few farms that have done that, if it ever has occurred. That’s what they are capable of doing.

“The objective of the farm has never changed,” he continues. “That’s to breed high quality, low quantity, beautiful, talented, athletic horses. They’ve been producing those animals since the first one, Alada Attitude BF, was a U.S. National Reserve Champion in the 2005 English Futurity. With just a low number of horses, they have won 11 national championships and nine reserves in the past six years. Did we meet our goal last year? Yeah, 100 percent. They did well in sales, they won several national championships and reserves—all those goals were met this past year.”

And this year? “I’m sure Amanda will show Sparkafire again,” Joel offers, “and the horse I showed last year in the futurity. That’s Starbucks BF; he’s an incredibly gifted animal.” There will be others, including Alada Action BF in the English Maturity and A Traction BF in the Country English Maturity. And possibly the HalfArabian Bob Seger BF, and probably two or three new babies in the futurities.

Rhein Standish has his eye on some of his charges to show this year as well. Some are exceptional; all have valid credentials. “Most of them will make amazing amateur horses,” he says. “That’s the kind of horse we want to put out. We don’t want to put out a horse that goes to the futurity and then you never see it again.

These are horses that people can enjoy.”

ThaT is The BoisverT philosophy.

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Update On the arabian hOrse CelebratiOn

by Bob Battaglia As everyone knows, the inaugural Arabian Horse Celebration is planned for Louisville, Ky., in september 2012.

We now have our dates: september 17-22—so mark your calendars! We will be going back to Freedom Hall and the Kentucky Fair and exposition Center not just for a horse show, but for the biggest Arabian horse educational and promotional event since the old Arabian Horse Fairs of the 1970s. (ironically, the very first AHF was held in Louisville in 1974; history does repeat itself.) From time to time, as planning moves forward, i’ll be using my space here in Arabian Horse Times to keep everyone up to date on what is happening.

it is great to report that things are moving along on schedule. A corporation has been formed, and a Board of Directors is now in place. most of them were able to attend our meeting in scottsdale on January 8 and 9, 2011. i’d like to thank everyone for their time and the ideas and expertise they contributed.

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Here is a list, as of now, of everyone involved in planning and putting on the Arabian Horse Celebration. in alphabetical order, except where positions have been elected or chosen.

Board of Directors: Lara Ames, Lollie Ames, Bob Battaglia, mike Beethe, Jennifer Foster Harmeyer, ed Horton, Kim Jarvis, marikate matthews, Janey morse, Amanda Purdin, randy redd, Bill rodgers and Andy sellman.

Show Committee: Lollie Ames, Bob Battaglia, mike Beethe, Darcy Davis and Bill Flood.

Advertising: Katie Harvey, Chair; Laurie Husband, Carmelle rooker and Kellie Wendling.

Seminars: martha murdock, Chair; John Deidrich, marikate matthews, Amanda Purdin and mike Villaseñor.

Judges Selection: The entire board will choose the judges for the show.

Officers: President, Bob Battaglia; Vice President, Lollie Ames; secretary, Amanda Purdin; Treasurer, Jennifer Foster Harmeyer.

Corporate Sponsors/Exhibits: Dick Ames, Kelly Charpentier, Bill Flood, Terry Holmes and Laurie Husband.

At the Board meeting, we formed committees to focus on the various important areas of the Celebration.

As you can see, we have a wide range of people who already have volunteered their support.

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Finance: Kelly Charpentier, Jennifer Foster Harmeyer and randy redd.

Fundraising (includes Patron/VIP/ Founding Members): Lollie Ames, Chair; Walter mishek, Janey morse, Amanda Purdin and Bill rodgers.

Halter Classes: Bob Battaglia, ed Horton, Janey morse and Andy sellman.

Charity: Bob Harmeyer and Kim Jarvis.

By Laws: randy redd, Chair; Bob Battaglia, mike Beethe and Jennifer Foster Harmeyer.

Update On the arabian hOrse CelebratiOn

Establishing Our Identity Here is what is already in place as we get underway: a sleek, modern logo has been designed by artist anthony Pontrello of Los angeles, Calif.

Arabian Horse Times has put together an attractive, state-of-the-art website for the Celebration. Featured is information participants will need in planning to attend or to volunteer help in putting it on. as we go along, of course, we’ll be adding more information and looking for more volunteers.

Videographer and photographer Darryl Larson, of Darryl Larson Productions, Scottsdale, ariz., has produced a promotional video for use in approaching old and new corporate sponsors—and it really tells the story.

It’s beautiful.

The show. Freedom Hall! The big arena, the skyboxes, the lighting, the lights-camera-action atmosphere— there is no better place to put on a horse show. The green shavings and Freedom Hall’s history are part of our ambiance.

The commercial exhibits. The most concentrated area of activity outside the show ring will be the North Wing (where the east Wing used to be; there is a new, stateof-the-art exhibit hall where the old one was). It will include the commercial exhibits and a restaurant, and everyone except those who are mounted or attending to a horse en route to the ring will go through the North Wing on the way to see the competition. We expect a very high traffic flow here. We probably will include premium stabling in this area, and possibly seminars and demonstrations (see below).

The Nuts And Bolts Of The Event briefly, as you know if you’ve been following our development so far, the arabian Horse Celebration is designed to accommodate both a show and a wideranging program of seminars and demonstrations which will be not only educational, but also promotional for the breed. Seminars will be scheduled for late morning and early afternoon, when there is no horse show to conflict.

The seminars and demonstrations. Due to the range of available space at KFeC, we are still in the planning stages on where the seminars and demonstrations will take place. We may set up an exhibition ring in the North Wing itself and arrange a Stallion row around it. This would make it easiest and safest for owners and trainers to present stallions there, and also give stallion owners the promotional benefit of being near the crowds that attend other seminars and demonstrations in that ring.

The Kentucky Fair and exposition Center people have bent over backwards to make our project successful. They have been more than cooperative in everything we’ve asked for. Here are some of the exciting aspects of what we have planned and how they fit at the facility.

Other locations offer similar benefits, though, and we have not ruled them out. Most notable is the covered area where a couple of the barns used to be, across the road from the North Wing. again, stallion stalls may be set up facing the ring to benefit from the audiences attracted to

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Update On the arabian hOrse CelebratiOn the seminars. It, too, is handy to the commercial exhibits and the restaurant.

For people newer to the breed, let me fill in a little background on the concept of a Stallion Row. Stallion Rows used to be a significant factor in the promotion of the Arabian horse breed, but haven’t been very evident in the past 25 years. Many of us believe that this is the time to return to them. At present, to see some of the industry’s major stallions, you have only two options: the show ring, if the stallion is still showing, or traveling to each one’s home. That may not be difficult if you are in Scottsdale, but for all those other horses around the country, it can be a major undertaking. The Arabian Horse Celebration will offer the opportunity to see the very best stallions and breeding programs with one visit. We hope that this not only will benefit the stallion owners promotionally, but also will stimulate many breeders to make an informed selection and breed a foal. We hope to attract the major stallions, as it will be September, after breeding season. We will be offering first-class equine accommodations, and a lot of cooperation and promotion. And stallion presentations offer an additional benefit; the general public will be able to see and touch some of the horses they might never have been able to otherwise. They also can actually talk to the breeders one-on-one.

We are aware that the scope of our event is wide and, we hope, inviting. A start-up event, no matter how experienced the people putting it on, is always a learning time. We would rather start very slowly and grow at a steady pace through the next few years than fall short of our goal simply because we became overwhelmed the first time. In deciding where we schedule the various events of the Celebration, we want to make sure that everything is convenient for everybody, and that everyone who comes there for promotional exposure gets it. Obviously, there will be plenty of convenient stalling for everyone. One thing we do know is that when we want to grow, we have space to do it.

Making It Happen As everyone knows, putting on a horse show is not inexpensive—and putting on an event like this is an even bigger proposition. Over the next several months, the Board of Directors will be extremely active in raising funds to put on the Arabian Horse Celebration.

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The funds will be directed toward various projects. One, of course, is putting on the show—the venue and the services involved. Another is the advertising campaign that will accompany it. We plan to use radio heavily and as much television as we can afford, and broadcast not just to Kentucky and its contingent states, but in appropriate markets nationwide. The advertising will be designed to intrigue the general public as much as possible and invite them to the event to learn about the history of the Arabian horse, to enjoy its present, and to be a part of its future.

This all comes down to money. We already have enlisted a couple of corporate sponsors and a few of our founding members have been extremely generous. We will be looking for more founding members to help promote and establish the Celebration (please contact Lollie Ames for more information on sponsorship). By Scottsdale, we will begin announcing the names of those who are supporting us already and promoting them through our website, press releases and other media opportunities. So don’t miss out on your involvement—we need everyone!

Here is the bottom line: our goal is to raise enough money to be self-sustaining in three years and to provide the most benefit to the Arabian horse community. In the process, through charity affiliations, we hope to assist several children’s causes and hospitals as well.

No one involved with the Arabian Horse Celebration thinks this project will be easily accomplished. To be done right, it will require a lot of work and a lot of support from everyone. What we guarantee is that the Arabian horse breed will be better for it. n

Please check our website to see how you can help. Or get in touch with a member of our board or a member of the committee which interests you most. We’ll be glad to get you involved. We’re looking for any and all volunteers to make this happen— and any and all suggestions for putting on the best seminars and horse show that we can. www.ArabianCelebration.com

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The 2011 Scottsdale Arabian/Half-Arabian

Reining Futurity

by Linda White

2010 Scottsdale Arabian Reining Futurity Classic Champion Noble Fantasy (Vaguely Noble x SH Sharloni), ridden by Nathan Kent for owner David Kent.

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The 2011 ScoTTSdale arabian/ half-arabian reining fuTuriTy

2010 Scottsdale Half-Arabian Reining Futurity Classic Champion TR Skid Mark (Zee Mega Bucks x Chics Flip), ridden by Tyson Randle for owner Wolf Springs Ranch.

All the revived enthusiasm for showing Arabians and Half-Arabians, and the new Arabian Horse Association of Arizona (AHAA) board members’ positive, gung-ho outlook are fueled in part by the overwhelming response to the Arabian reining Horse Association’s (ArHA) Arabian and Half-Arabian reining Futurity, and to a new offering—reined cow horse.

“We have almost 800 entries between the two!” delighted AHAA President Jay Allen told us last month. “There has been a lot of interest, which can be credited initially to the core group of ArHA founders who saw the future of the breed.” Those people, eleanor Hamilton, Dick Ames, Tom redmond, Joe betten and their fellow reiners, foresaw that their favorite pastime would be a great way to strengthen and re-focus interest in breeding and showing Arabians and Half-Arabians. And were they ever right!

“We’re always looking for new ways to offer our exhibitors excitement, and to increase this show’s huge number of spectators as well,” Allen added. “The ArHA’s forward

thinking has created a whole new opportunity for amateur and professional Arabian enthusiasts to compete for the highest payout in the Arabian horse industry.”

The Half-Arabian reining Futurity debuted at scottsdale in 2005. The next year, identical classes were added for purebred Arabians. in 2010, a non-Pro Futurity for 4and 5-year-old horses, shown two-handed in snaffles by non-professionals, was introduced. A new non-Pro Derby debuted in 2009 for 6-, 7- and 8-year-old horses, ridden by amateurs only. The non-pro reining classes have gotten many amateurs into the ring who were reluctant before to compete with the pros.

The list of available classes for reining enthusiasts, amateur and pro, just continues to grow. There are AHA reining seat medal classes and reining seat equitation, both divided into JTr 13 and under and 14-17, and ATr classes aplenty. Visit the ArHA website for details. The youth reining will have additional prizes for reining, sponsored by the ArHA youth group.

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The 2011 ScoTTSdale arabian/ half-arabian reining fuTuriTy

“reining is fun,” says ArHA President eleanor Hamilton, laughing. she is not only a supporter; she is one of the ArHA’s most successful amateur exhibitors. “once you experience one good stop, you won’t be satisfied until you get another one. it’s addicting.

“This year’s entry numbers are almost overwhelming. That means there will be horses coming into the arena, one at a time, close to 800 times. The judges are going to earn their money this year! Also, it’s fabulous that we now have our own arena (Arena 5), because footing can be a critical element of any horse’s performance. With our own arena, we don’t have to worry about changing the footing to accommodate other classes.” implementing national reining Horse Association (nrHA) qualifying classes, applying nrHA rules and standards to the Arabian division and using nrHA judges on judging teams is proving to be a great boost to Arabian reining horses’ credibility in the eyes of the rest 58 | A r A bi A n Hor se T i mes

of the reining community—Quarter Horses, Paints and Appaloosas, for starters. High payout incentive programs have been around for a long time, but the ArHA’s scottsdale offerings give the very concept of competing for big bucks a whole new dimension. in 2011, the projected prize monies for the purebred Arabian reining Futurity are $50,000, and for the Half-Arabian reining Futurity, in excess of $80,000.

There will be a raffle, as there was last year, with the grand prize a Heza Zee gelding who is a full brother to the filly that was last year’s raffle grand prize. That filly, back in scottsdale with trainer Gary Ferguson, will be competing in the Half-Arabian reining Futurity Classic. she and her brother were donated by eleanor’s Arabians, home of Heza Zee. Phyllis La malfa, an nrHA representative who runs scottsdale’s reining arena, tells us that the AHAA’s youth will be selling raffle tickets during the show, with a portion of the proceeds to go to their activities, and the balance, into the futurity.

The 2011 ScoTTSdale arabian/ half-arabian reining fuTuriTy

AQR Catalyst (Don Ibn Bask x QB Pavlova) and Carmelle Rooker were last year’s Celebrity Reining Classic winners.

The Arabian community has embraced what may be the most spectator-friendly discipline in the Arabian horse disciplines catalogue. even the most uninformed, non-horse spectator can watch and identify which horses perform well. They can get excited, root for the horses they like best, and feel like they have participated, in some small way, in the class. noting the fun had by exhibitors who range in age from the 13-and-unders to the over-40, over-50 and over-60 crowd, spectators can picture themselves in the saddle, ridin’ and slidin’ and havin’ a ball!

An offering new in 2010 was the Celebrity slide, which does put new recruits into the saddle, quite literally. in this thrills and spills offering, well-known english and halter trainers, coached by high-profile reining trainers, compete against each other in good sportsmanlike, yet quite serious, fashion. Last year’s “celebrities,” unfamiliar with the discipline, discovered that reining is a unique ride in which balance, agility and concentration, both the rider’s and the horse’s, count for everything.

Last year’s Celebrity reining Classic winner, Carmel rooker, won in a ride-off against Vicki Humphrey, whose score had tied hers. Trainer John o’Hara coached rooker to her triumph, and La rae Fletcher Powell coached Humphrey to hers. (in many quarters, just finishing the pattern is a small victory in itself.) According to Hamilton and La malfa, “celebrity” english and halter trainers were lined up to participate in the 2011 Celebrity slide.

Tyson randle, aboard Tr skid mark, won the 2010 Half-Arabian reining Futurity Classic for owner Wolf springs ranch, who bred the horse. reserve was Crystal mcnutt-brock on Tr Cockadoodledo, another Wolf springs-bred entry, for owner Thomas Lents. in the purebred competition, noble Fantasy was the winner, with nathan Kent for owner David Kent. reserve Champion was slide n style, brian Welman, up, for owner Dick Ames. The 2011 competition promises to be every bit as exciting. yes, the Arabian and Half-Arabian reining division at scottsdale is very close to being a miraculous success. n FebruA ry 2011 | 59

Ray Gay Quixote Okie Paul Quixote x Vermajo King 1994 Sorrel Stallion Fee: $1,500

NRHA Futurity Champion AQHA World Champion Working Cow Horse LTE: $109,611 Offspring Wins: Spursuasion ( x Mist N Smoke) LTE: $120,599 CC Spin Cycle ( x Lenas Peppy Cutter) LTE: $103,231

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Greetings and welcome to our 5th Annual Spotlight Stallion Auction.

Our East Coast based event will be held in beautiful sunny Georgia, during the Region 12 Championship Horse Show on Thursday night, May 5th.

The Spotlight Stallion Incentive Program, provides a venue for you to do what you love while you gain the opportunity to win big at the same time!

Our primary “goal” is to encourage people to get reinvested in their horses and their breeding programs. Finally, our amateur owners and exhibitors are being given an opportunity to show their own horses without having to travel thousands miles away from their own backyard.

Stallion and mare owners alike, can use this program to assist them in marketing their breedings and/or sale of an individual that has been nominated to this program while in utero. By linking to a high dollar stallion incentive program, amateur owners are gaining a new and viable avenue to help fund their horse activities.

We are proud to announce that we will be introducing our Junior Horse Performance Classes this year. As we shift the focus from halter to saddles, our exhibitors in these three classes will compete for over $34,000.00 in prize money.

By participating as a bidder at our Spotlight Auction, you will open up a pathway of new possibilities for you and your special mare. Our Stallion lineup for 2011 is once again very impressive, whether you are looking for a National calibre Halter or Performance Stallion, you are guaranteed that the opportunity to purchase a phenomenal breeding will be made available to you.

We invite you to take a chance and perhaps, you will find yourself in the “Spotlight Winner Circle”. Where Dreams Can and Do Come True!

—Janet Searls, Spotlight Director of Event and Marketing Over $128,000 projected payout for the 2011 Spotlight classes!

Frank Hennessey, Director and President 352-629-2821

Ed Horton, Director 423-677-3301

Roxann Hart, Director and Vice President 352-591-4661

Robert Burbeck, Director and Treasurer 678-570-3107

Janet Searls, Director of Event and Marketing 757-435-7480

Melissa Bradshaw, Program Secretary 843-601-0569

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2011 Right Holders and Stallions Ankrom Arabians Peter and Kristi Ankrom 579 Franklin Rd. SW Plainville, GA 30733 423-605-3434 CJ Flash Aradon Arabians Don Olvey 304 Aradon Dr. Odenville, AL 35120 205-540-3137 dolvey@donscarpetone.com PS Andiamo Giaccomo* EVG Gentry*

Don Manuel Farms Peter Kessler 5381 Don Manuel Rd. Elkton, FL 32033 904-429-0555 Peter@surety-bonding.com RHR Marcedes Da Vinci FM* Eric Wolfe Arabians Eric Wolfe PO Box 1223 Apopka, FL 32704 407-880-4600 Wolfearabs@aol.com PA Magnanimous Trussardi*

Mr. Allen Kirkendall 2807 E 475 West Trafalger, IN 46181 317-878-4207 770-597-0121 akirkendall@aol.com Ali Amman

KM Stables, Inc. Kristi Waters 1079 Cephas Dr. Clearwater, FL 33765 302-742-7775 wilsontrainingc@aol.com KM Bugatti Rough Justice*

Five Wells Farm Ashton and Kendra Wells 723 Albritton Rd. Andalusia, AL 36420 334-222-0091

Magnolia Farm Arabians Kenneth and Mary Scribner 7351 S. Magnolia Ave. Ocala, FL 24476 352-237-7256 Ali Rahaim

Butler Farm Arabians Cecil and Frances Butler 440 Devin Dr. White Oak, NC 28399 910-866-4000 Devin1@instrar.net ML Mostly Padron

Gemini Ranch Duke Mendel 117 W. Alexander St.#390 Plant City, FL 33563 813-695-6966 Odyssey SC* KA Odysseus*

Meadow’s Edge Arabians Mary Hershberger 62788 Iron Rd. South Bend, IN 46614 574-299-9677 Possesion PGA* FSF Dakaros Enchanter*

Ted and Brandy Carson 440 Devine Dr. White Oak, NC 28399 910-876-7332 Amado De Jamaal*

Richard and Sarah German The Sanctuary Arabian Farm 7928 Seclusive Dr. Indian Trail, NC 28079 704-363-3536 SF Veraz*

MJ Classic Arabians Mark and Jennifer Schouten 5736 E. Azure Hills Dr. Cave Creek, AZ 85331 info@mjclassicarabians.com

Belvedere Farm P.O. Box 705 Dallas, GA 30132 770-748-7577 belvi@aol.com Opalo

Cedarbrook Arabians LLC 7725 Yvonne Rd. Wilmington, NC 28411 910-686-6316 info@Cedarbrookarabians.com Om El Babylon Trident CBA Desert Image Arabians Teresa Craig 6434 Carmon Rd. Gibsonville, NC 27249 336-449-9087 Mosiac BFA Jullyen El Jamaal* Dolorosa Arabians, Ltd. Dr. DeCarol Williamson 131 Via Delorosa Rocky Point, NC 27249 910-602-3808 Dolorosa7@aol.com DA Prodigy DA Legacy

Green Hill Arabian Equiplex Mohammed and Dr. Audrey Ghatas PO Box 669 Mt. Olive, MS 39119 601-310-5715 Ghatas99@bellsouth.net GH Magnum Mirage Baraka Sherif* Justify* Hennessey Arabians LLC Frank Hennessey 12780 NW 35 St. Ocala, FL 34482 352-629-2821 frank@hennesseycap.com Georgeztraining1@aol.com H Mobility H Erte* Justafire DGL* K2 Arabians Robert and Kenna Burbeck PO Box 5615 Canton, GA 30114-0037 678-570-3107 Robertburbeck@aol.com Marhaabah*

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Morrocroft Farm Daniel Regan 2557 Morrocroft Lane Charlotte, NC 28211 704-905-6440 Baskghazi* PS Afire Chief* Night Hawk Arabians Susan Lee 3326 Bynum Dr. Farmville, NC 27828 252-753-3994 lexjjaj@yahoo.com Joys Sahara Sun The Renaissance* Northern Lights Arabians Jeb and Diane Sanford 9587 O’Bannons Mill Rd. Boston, VA 22713 540-547-9340 Arezzo NL

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2011 Right Holders and Stallions Palmetto Arabians LLC Frank and Sarah Chisholm 4506 Langston Rd. Timmonsville, SC 29161 843-346-5874 Fchisholm3@aol.com Sundance Kid V Always A Jullyen V

Southwind Arabians Charles Moseley 230 Clipper Dr. Selma, AL 36701 334-327-2248 Gemini VII* Vitorio TO*

Paradise Arabians Gary Kenworthy PO Box 861 Dalton, GA 30722 706-397-9950 Scapa The Singleton

Spring Hollow Farm Frank and Kathy Galovic 8714 Hollow Springs Rd. Bradyville, TN 37026 615-765-7065 rideem@dtccom.net Baahir El Marwan* EVG Gentry*

Pegasus Arabians Dean Wikel 12270 St. Tre 61 Berlin Heights, OH 44814 419-588-3000 sales@pegasusequestrian.com Cavalli Masquerade PA

Talaria Farm Allison Mehta 1101 Emmett Young Rd. Newnan, GA 30263 404-892-1975 Botswana TF Royal Shahbaz*

Premier Egyptian Arabians Marvin and Tonia Lowkman PO Box 2351 Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 423-580-0981 premieregyptianarabians@hughes.net Star Intention* Gene Reichardt 139 Cable Rd. Jonesborough, TN 37659 423-791-4135 Bellaire IA Rahere* Rohara Arabians PO Box 110 Orange Lake, FL 32681 rohara@windstream.net Majik Of Marwan Rohara Aria Spartan Ryalswood Arabians 1330 Milltown Rd. Lewisburg, TN 37091 931-359-9367 ryalswood@aol.com GF Omega Sandwood Farm Richard C. Jenkins 907 Dorset Rd. Powhatan, VA 23139 804-310-8452 rcjmtg@yahoo.com Southern Heritage Farm Dr. Edward Davidson 3050 Southport Rd. Spartenburg, SC 29302 southernheritagefarm@msn.com

Thirteen Oaks Arabians E.C. and Maureen Horton 512 Bowman Ck. Rd. Blountville, TN 37617 423-323-4905 toarabians@aol.com Semper Fie

Victoria Arabians Michelle Watson 15695 W. Hwy. 318 Williston, FL 32696 352-528-6914 Michelle@victoriaarabians.com Brixx IA* Jaipur El Perseus* WhitMoJo Arabians Stevie and Tom Mathias 5263 Springlake Hwy. Brooksville, FL 34601 Whitmojoarabians@bellsouth.net 352-797-9255 WMJ Crown Royal Wilson Training Center Mike Wilson Tavares, FL 352-267-5550 Stival Rohara Emir* Woodland Arabians Janet Searls 6035 Prospect Rd. Gloucester, VA 23061 757-435-7480 Janetsearls@cox.net Shaddofax* Audacious PS*

2011 Spotlight Sponsored Stallions Amado De Jamaal* ~ Contact Rick Gault Training, 336-861-5644 Audacious PS* ~ Contact Varian Arabians, 805-489-5802 Baahir El Marwan* ~ Contact Andy Sellman of The Baahir Group, 715-425-9001 Baraka Sherif* ~ Contact Mohamed Ghatas, 601-310-5715 Baskghazi* ~ Contact Mike Miller at Smoky Mountain Park Arabians, 608-322-0701 Brixx IA* ~ Contact Shada Arabians, 763-441-5849 Da Vinci FM* ~ Contact Midwest Arabians, 763-441-6466 Erte JCA* ~ Contact Dorothy Younger, 850-476-3396 EVG Gentry* ~ Contact Andy Sellman, Argent Farms, 715-425-9001 FSF Dakaros Enchanter* ~ Contact Chattooga Ridge Arabians, 864-647-7588 Gemini VII* ~ Contact Sandro Pinha, 480-266-3324 Giaccomo* ~ Contact Aradon Arabians, 205-540-3137 Hucks Connection V* ~ Contact Vicki Humphrey, 770-740-8432 Jaipur El Perseus* ~ Contact Kirk Bardole, 305-519-8716 Jullyen El Jamaal* ~ Contact Varian Arabians, 805-489-5802 Justafire DGL* ~ Contact Debby Holden, 205-305-9386 Justify* ~ Contact DST Arabians, 360-866-8138 Marhaabah* ~ Contact Chris Anckerson of The Marhaabah Group, 864-647-7588 Possesion PGA* ~ Contact Palmetto Arabians, 843-346-5874 PS Afire Chief* ~ Contact Mike Miller at Smoky Mountain Park Arabians, 608-322-0701 Rahere* ~ Contact Janice McCrea Wight, 602-741-5830 Rohara Emir* ~ Contact Mike Wilson Training Center, 352-742-7775 Rough Justice* ~ Owned by Markelle Arabian Stud & Aria International, 352-742-7775 SF Veraz* ~ Contact Rob Long at Scheier Farm, 480-502-7686 Shaddofax* ~ Contact Joe Alberti, Chestnuthill Arabians, 610-972-9628 Star Intention* ~ Contact Silver Star Arabians, 727-535-0280 TF Royal Shahbaz* ~ Owned by Curtis Westley, contact Wilson Training Center, 352-742-7775 The Renaissance* ~ Contact Mike Miller at Smoky Mountain Park Arabians, 608-322-0701 Trussardi* ~ Contact Rojo Arabians, 386-760-7696 Vitorio TO* ~ Contact Midwest Arabians, 763-441-6466 Februa ry 2011 | S p otlig ht S ta llionS 5

Spotlight Stallion Incentive Program Presents Breeding Seminar: Friday, May 6th (after the Morning Session in the Sales Pavillion) Featuring Scott Benjamin, guest speaker on What is “Authentic Arabian Type” Refreshments will be available, located in the Sales Pavilon All interested parties are invited to attend!

2010 Spotlight Program Winners Spotlight Futurity Yearling Colt Auction AOTH Champion: $9,017 Swayze BFA (ML Mostly Padron x LF Triumphant Star) Owner: Frances Butler “My reason for owning a share in the Region 12 Spotlight is not so I can bargain shop for a breeding each year, it’s to help support the Southeastern breeders. If a breeder produces a foal, they have the chance to bring it to the show arena and not only be proud of what they bred, but also pay its way. Our Junior Horse Classes are the very reason that this program needs to be supported by all of the disciplines. It’s hard to look into the future, but for this futurity, it is a real bright Spot for the breed on the East Coast.”

-Ted Carson, Butler Training Center

Spotlight Futurity Yearling Colt ATH Champion: $6,245 Adam CR (Eden C x S Just Dream On) Owner: Deborah Stephens Holden “As we approach our 2011 showing season, I am excited about the upcoming breeding season, and also the fruits of our breedings of the last few years. The highlight for me will have to be the beginning of the under saddle classes for our Region 12 Spotlight Futurity. How awesome it is that our horses in Region 12—consistently winning National Championships—are also talented individuals under saddle. It does not get better than that. My advice to anyone breeding this year is to breed to the best horse for YOUR mare, stay true to your beliefs of your pedigree, and breed for a horse you will take pride of ownership in. Being involved in the Region 12 Spotlight Program is the best thing you can do for yourself and the horses you love.”

-Debby Holden, Cornerstone Ranch

Spotlight Futurity 2-Year-Old Colt ATH Champion: $2,100 Maahdallion (Marhaabah x Tareefa Jamaal) Owner: Nancy Janosik “The Region 12 Spotlight Futurity Program has rapidly become an important event on our show schedule. Participants are fortunate to have the advantage of an exciting, well-managed program with substantial prize money available for the promotion of their quality young show horses. The owners of the nominated stallions benefit from exposure at the Stallion Service Auction and quality advertising of the program in national publications. These stallion’s resulting foals are showcased at one of the largest regional shows in the nation and are judged fairly on their quality, as they are presented by amateur owners and handlers. Each year our clients eagerly anticipate the opportunity to show off their finest.”

-Chris & Paula Anckersen, Chattooga Ridge Arabians, Inc.

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Spotlight Futurity Yearling Filly Auction AOTH Champion: $9,017 PA Maranda Always (Always A Jullyen V x Maggie May V) Owner: Victoria Arabians LLC “From a breeder’s standpoint, the Spotlight Program not only offers additional market value to your participating foals, but also a public stage to highlight the credentials of their sires. The Spotlight Program’s Nominated Sires as a whole, brings incredible attention from the industry, therefore accentuating the entire breeding program and its participants.

Support and enthusiasm in this particular program is directly rewarded by its prestige and competitiveness, and it is paramount for the future and success of our industry.”

-Frank Hennessey, Spotlight Director and President

“I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of those in Region 12 that have devoted countless hours on behalf of the Spotlight Program. These extraordinary efforts, along with the participation of those throughout the country, have made the Spotlight Program a phenomenal success. The excitement and exposure ranks the Region 12 Spotlight Program clearly as one of the most successful Auction and Futurities in the United States.”

-Peter Kessler, Don Manuel Arabians

“The Region 12 Spotlight Program has put new excitement into showing our horses. Not only did the program get me into the ring after all these years (what a blast), but the prize money has also been great. This year we will be competing in yearling colts, and 2 & 3-Year-Old Fillies. CAN’T WAIT!” -Don Olvey, Aradon Farm LLC.

Spotlight Futurity Yearling Filly ATH Champion: $6,245 DM Fortunata (RHR Marcedes x Onzza Di Style JM) Owner: Don Manuel Arabians

Spotlight Futurity 2-Year-Old Gelding ATH Champion: $2,100 PA Montecello Always (Always A Jullyen V x BP Meditation Bey) Owner: Frank Chisholm

“By enrolling all of our foals in the Region 12 Spotlight Futurity, we are given an excellent opportunity to showcase what our stallions can produce. Enrolled horses also have an edge when it is time to market them to a prospective buyer”.

-Frank Chisholm, Palmetto Arabians

Spotlight Futurity 2-Year-Old Filly ATH Champion: $2,100 Marhaabahs Melody (Marhaabah x Sohos Honey Serenade) Owner: Susan Snyder

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Justify x Gloria Apal

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Haras Sahara presents

The Winners at the 2010 Brazilian National Show and 2010 Brazil Cup

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2010 2010Brazilian BrazilianNational NationalShow Show

Champion ChampionYoung YoungFilly Filly Sahara SaharaGallina Gallina

JJ JJSenor SenorMagnum Magnumx Glory x GloryHCF HCF byby*Cajun *CajunPrince PrinceHCF HCF

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2010 2010 Brazilian Brazilian National National Show Show

Champion ChampionJunior JuniorColt Colt Zaman ZamanSahara Sahara

Sadeek Sadeek Van Van Ryad Ryad x Honey x Honey Psyche Psyche byby Magnum Magnum Psyche Psyche

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2010 2010 Brazilian Brazilian National National Show Show

Reserve ReserveChampion ChampionColt Colt

*Mazarati *MazaratiLBA LBA

*Mazkarade *Mazkarade x Amelia x Amelia BB byby Magnum Magnum Psyche Psyche

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2010 Brazilian National Show 2010 Brazilian National Show

3rd 3rdplace placeJunior JuniorColt Colt 8-10 8-10 months months

Khalid KhalidSahara Sahara

Sadeek Sadeek Van Van Ryad Ryad x *Gaillye x *Gaillye byby Jullyen Jullyen El El Jamaal Jamaal

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2010 2010 Brazilian Brazilian National National Show Show

2nd 2ndplace placeYoung YoungFilly Filly 24-27 24-27 months months

Sahara SaharaRyanna Ryanna

Legacy Legacy of of Fame Fame x Radisha x Radisha Van Van Ryad Ryad byby Ryad Ryad El El Jamaal Jamaal

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2nd 2ndplace placeFilly Filly 33-36 33-36months months

*Annjolina *Annjolina

*Marwan *MarwanAlAlShaqab Shaqabx MFA x MFAAnnies AnniesSong Song bybyLudjin LudjinElElJamaal Jamaal

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2010 2010Brazilian BrazilianNational NationalShow Show

Top TopFour FourYoung YoungMare Mare

Lumiar LumiarAntoniah Antoniah

Lumiar LumiarBalzac Balzacx Sicilya x SicilyaElElJamaal Jamaal byby*Ali *AliJamaal Jamaal

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2010 2010 Brazilian Brazilian National National Show Show

Top Top Four Four Mare Mare

*Jullya *Jullya Bey Bey Jamaal Jamaal

Jullyen Jullyen El Jamaal El Jamaal x Cantina x Cantina Maria Maria V V

by Desperado

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2010 2010 Brazil Brazil CupCup

Champion Champion Colt Colt Majid Majid Sahara Sahara

Magnum Magnum Chall Chall HVPHVP x Miss x Miss Prishasa Prishasa AMR AMR

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Reserve ReserveChampion ChampionJunior JuniorColt Colt Amir AmirSahara Sahara

*Ansata *Ansata Najdi Najdi x Sahara x Sahara Glory Glory by by Sadeek Sadeek Van Van Ryad Ryad

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2010 2010 Brazil Brazil Cup Cup

Reserve ReserveChampion ChampionFilly Filly Sahara SaharaMarbella Marbella

JJ Senor JJ Senor Magnum Magnum x Caran x Caran Marbella Marbella by by *Exceptionn *Exceptionn

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Haras Stigmatas A Joyful Celebration

by Linda White

*Matisse FM

2010 Brazilian National Champion Young Stallion 2 Haras stigmatas | A r A bi A n Hor se T i mes

Carlos Menezes is a big man: an expansive, happy extrovert who is passionate about his family, his country, and his Arabian horses.

His Arabian horse ranch, Haras Stigmatas, will be celebrating its seventh anniversary in 2011. Seven years may not seem like very long, but Menezes is far removed from your typical neophyte breeder. He has a feel for the real article that is both intuitive and learned.

Not surprisingly, then, given his predilection Carlos Menezes and Stigmatas’ team celebrating

for selecting the best, the titles have come in steadily since the very beginning. Haras Stigmatas won prestigious 2007 and 2009

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Breeders’ Cup Championships, and also in 2009, despite their presence in Brazil’s

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Arabian horse community for just five years, the Haras Stigmatas Arabians and their proud owner were honored with a title that perhaps

K Kajora Marwan Al Shaqab Fame VF F

has meant the most: 2009 Best Breeder in Little Liza Fame

Brazil.

Menezes has always been fascinated by horses, and he comes by it honestly. “My father, Captain Menezes, was in love with

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K Kapello

horses, and my passion for horses came from Furno Khamal

him. He owned Thoroughbreds that he kept at Sao Paulo’s Jockey Club. We would spend hours at the Jockey Club, by the barn, just looking at the horses and watching the races.

Kemla K Selket Promisse Kept Pattrone P

But I am the only one of his four sons that continued to be involved with horses, with my mother, my number one supporter.

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*Matisse FM’s victory at the Brazilian Nationals

“When my father passed away I distanced myself from

partner, by my side at whatever event I may attend, around

horses, but the love and remembrance of them never left

the world. Jackie is the springboard of Stigmatas. Without

me. Years later, when I had a family of my own, I started

her the Haras would not exist. Her help is fundamental in the

breeding Mangalarga Paulista, a breed of saddle horse that

development of the STIG prefix, and without our children,

originated in Brazil. But I loved to take long rides, so I

there would be no reason to spend time, money and energy

started looking for a breed that would be stronger, and my

on our horses.

cousin Lucas Melo introduced me to the Arabian horse. I

“My children are also Arabian horse fanatics. Matheus

bought two of them at a Saliba’s auction; they own Rach

is going to become a veterinarian, Lucas, the ‘baby’, is

Stud. The two I bought were Lumiar Jazz, by Lumiar

fascinated by equine genetics, and Camila, who is going to

Amadeus, and RFI Essencja, by *Celaddin, an *Aladdinn

school in Europe, is always up-to-date on our latest horse

son.

news, and recently attended the Salon du Cheval in Paris

“That is when I completely fell in love with this breed,”

with me. I believe that the success of STIG is having the

he smiles. “Their stamina on long rides, and their durable

whole family involved.”

constitutions and sound conformation were my initial reasons.

Within a very few years, Menezes’s earliest selections and

Secondly, their beauty and physical harmony pleased me

their young offspring were in the show ring, and in the

greatly. Their loyalty and kind, willing temperaments added

spotlight. At one 2008 exposition, a Haras Stigmatas Arabian

to my love of the breed. They brought me happiness, which

earned the most points at the show, bringing the ranch a

in turn helped strengthen my relationships with my family

coveted Premium Cup with the filly Stig Cicarelli (Salieri K

and friends.

x Ventura HCF, by AF Don Giovani). The Breeders’ Cup is

“My wife Jackie was always by my side, from the very first.

a prestigious national event, held each September in Avare.

Not only does she love the horses, but she is also a great

“Also in 2008 we were chosen best exhibitor and best

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breeder at the Brazil Cup,” he adds, clearly delighted and proud, “We won the 2008 Brazilian National Champion Colt title with *El Tino, a son of Valentino, and 2008 Reserve National Championships with Imprimista CF (by Bet Imprimis) and Stig Maxximus (by *Legacy of Fame), who was Reserve Champion Jr. Male in 2008. Stig Cicarelli won a Premium Cup at Breeders’ Cup 2008, Enzo’s Rose was a 2009 Reserve Champion Filly,

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*Matisse FM

and Elynor El Phyer was 2010 Champion Mare at the

who will bring WH Justice blood to the Haras Stigmatas

Brazilian Cup. We also won the 2010 Brazilian National

herd.” WH Justice is a Magnum Psyche son, out of the mare

Championship, Young Stallion, with *Matisse FM, our

Vona Sher-Renaea, by El Sher-mann.

Marwan Al Shaqab son (x Selket Promise Kept, by Furno

“I chose my stallions: *Matisse FM, *El Tino, *Nesj El

Khamal).”

Khibo and *Amir Ashiraf, because they are great horses,”

*Matisse FM is one of four exceptional stallions standing at

continues the enthusiastic breeder. “*Matisse FM passes to

Haras Stigmatas. The others are *El Tino (DA Valentino x

his offspring his incredible shoulder, so well laid back; his

Imprimista CF, by Bey Imprimis) bought as a weanling in

long, graceful neck, his balance and his length of leg. I expect

2007, in partnership with Pedro Amaral, of Haras El Madan.

*El Tino and *Amir Ashiraf to pass on their refined heads and

Menezes bought *Nesj El Khibo (Khidar x Om El Evita, by

fine, elegant throats, and Nesj El Khibo will give his sons and

Sanadik El Shaklan) in partnership with Murilo Kammer, of

daughters his excellent tail carriage, his athleticism and his

Haras Aratinga, and Rodrigo Lorenzo, of Haras Paineiras.

great agility. These four stallions all have the most desirable

“The fourth stallion,” offers Menezes, “*Amir Ashiraf (WH

Arabian qualities. I believe that our success in the last seven

Justice x Guendalina, by Valentyno) is one I found in Italy

years is testament to their strength and excellence.

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“Nothing is better than friends talking about Arabian horses.”

Carlos Menezes

“And my love for the mares started on Day One,” says he.

“I was the last owner of *BA Niketa (*Naturel x Nivika, by

*Matisse FM

Kaisoon), the dam of April Carol, who was one of the most influential mares in Europe. *BA Niketa’s being at Hara Stigmatas gives an idea of my understanding of the importance of strong dam lines. And I must mention our reserve national champion filly, Mag Shall Londrina, who is by Magnum Chall HVP. She is one of the most significant mares now at the Haras. “*Anjelinna F, by Falcon BHF, is probably the best producing mare on our ranch, and has produced the filly Stival; *Edyta E, an Enzo daughter, is also a dam of significance. *Gay Shah Rose, by Bey Shah, is an important aristocrat mare in Brazil; Stig Tarsila (El Nabila B x AF Tabla, by Delmar, by *Marsianin) is one of her sire’s most beautiful, refined daughters, and we have the 2006 Canadian Reserve National Champion Mare, *Magnum Julep (Magnum Psyche x Beyon Fire, by Afire Bey V.) Sadly, we lost prematurely two marvelous broodmares, AF Tabla, by *Delmar, and *Fame Cherry, by Fame VF. “I base my breeding decisions on three elements: The animal’s phenotype, pedigree and maternal lineage. I firmly believe that good mothers are daughters of good mothers and so on.

By careful attention to these three factors I try to achieve what in my opinion an Arabian horse is all about, and of course I keep my ears open to the world news on great stallions.

“I have in my mind a phenotype with short head, delicate and large eyes, short loin, lots of trot and excellent carry in the tail. I also like slender, well-arched necks, with a good throat. Genotypically, I don’t focus in one specific lineage, but I am always looking for good pedigrees, the ones that will contribute the qualities that I think are necessary for a good Arabian horse.

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“With our four stallions, and the mares in my program: daughters and granddaughters of Ali Jamaal, daughters of Magnum Psyche, Padrons Psyche, Falcon BHF and Magnum Chall HVP, we soon will be ready for the world market, and that will make us Brazilians very proud.

“As with most Brazilian breeding programs,” he continues, “mine has its basis in Polish bloodlines, and Ruminaja Ali, through Ali Jamaal. But I have also opted for a wide range of other bloodlines, because I believe they all have something to contribute. I have descendants of Nabeg and *Padron, of Russian bloodlines; of Thee Minstril and Ruminaja Ali, who are Egyptian; and of course, *Bask blood brings wonderful athletic abilities.

Bey Shah brings his very distinctly American qualities to the Haras Stigmatas herd. I am currently introducing my four stallions to the high quality mares in our program.” *Matisse FM x Riadin by Lumiar Amadeus

Carlos Menezes’s friendly, outgoing bonhomie and good sportsmanship have made him a popular figure at Arabian horse events, where he has made many friends and allies.

“Several people influenced my involvement with the Arabian horses,” he begins. “At the outset I received vital information from Leopoldo Coutinho and Sr. Nelson Pinto Moreira. Today I can count on my cousin Lucas Mello, my veterinarian, Dr. Ricardo Summa, and my friend Zico Guardia. It was Fabio Amorosino from whom I bought my first three horses for breeding, and Murilo Kammer and Maria Helena Perroy are my greatest resources for knowledge and guidance.

“I cannot forget other friends and partners,” he adds.

“I have to mention Luciano Cury, Pedro Francisco do Amaral, Jose Alves Filho and Paulo Roberto Levy.

Trainers and friends Rinaldo Longuini, Chiquinho Rego, Rodolfo Guzzo, Dejair de Souza, Zetao Rodrigues and Zeze Rodrigues all have been associated with Haras

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Stigmatas for a long time.”

Haras Stigmatas is located in Borda da Mata, in the state of Minas Gerais, 200 kilometers from Sao Paulo. “Twenty acres is allocated for the horses,” says Menezes of the beautiful, yet practical, Arabian horse nursery and breeding facility he has developed. “We have one covered circular arena, two sand tracks and 25 stalls to accommodate the

How can North American breeders and those from other

stallions, broodmares and show horses. There is also a

countries (and continents) access Haras Stigmatas?

pharmacy equipped to provide everything from medication

“The easiest way is to go to specialized sites, such as the

to semen storage. The pharmacy is just beyond the Haras

Associacao Brasileira dos Criadores do Cavalo Arabe, to

Stigmatas administrative offices. Eight people work for us,

trade magazines, and to the websites of events where we

including two veterinarians, and our administrator is our

advertise,” Menezes advises. “We do receive quite a large

partner and friend, Benedito Rufino. He takes care of the

number of foreigners at our big events; they appreciate the

Haras with love and dedication.”

friendly Brazilian atmosphere and welcoming reception we

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give them. And, by getting to know them better, we have the opportunity to exchange experiences and information.

Nothing is better than friends talking about Arabian horses.”

As he has done seemingly every step of his journey through life, Menezes entered the Arabian horse business with a clear-eyed sense of direction and purpose. How did he gain his well-grounded perspective?

“I graduated from school with degrees in business administration and law,” he explains, “but I believe that the education you get from school is just the basis for the real education that is called life. My professional experiences I carried to the Arabian horse breeding program, always trying Elinor El Phyer (Pyher El Jamaal x Eloise El Jamaal by *Ali Jamaal)

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to reach my goals and be very focused.

“The education you get from school is just the basis for the real education that is called life.”

Carlos Menezes “I am executive director of a real estate/construction company that is geared to class B and C and recently, to class A projects. We target cities with a minimum population of 200,000, including the principal capitals in Brazil, and rural areas in the state of Sao Paulo. In 2011 we are planning to develop 4,500 units with a sale valued at $1.5 billion.

“We have a strategic position in the Brazilian market, which is going through a boom. Our fundamentals are these: diversification - we are involved with people of all income levels; integration - very few companies in Brazil are capable of developing and building projects of the scope we do. We have the know-how in cost control,” he adds parenthetically.

“Our third fundamental is innovation. We are an avantgarde company, with modern concepts like, for example, condominium clubs that are geared to the middle class.

“We also have the expertise. We have highly qualified executives who specialize in cost reduction, while still maintaining high quality construction. *VA Shiraf Ibn Vivi (Amir Ashiraf x Vivi)

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*Amir Ashiraf Padrons Psyche Magnum Psyche

A Fancy Miracle

WH Justice E El Sher-Mann V Vona Sher-Renea

R Renea

February 27, 2004 P Prononce V Valentyno

V Vendita

Guendalina Mabroc Said B Beauty Odessa

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O Odessa V. Deennenoo

Amir Ashiraf x Excentric Flower APP by Excentric Naej

“I think we should widen our building potential by allying with commercial businesses. Brazil is open to lots of businesses, with plenty of room for growth. This could mean uniting our global expertise to arrive together at our financial goals, and to becoming stronger financially in so doing.”

He adds, “I believe that with Russia, China and India, Brazil will become one of the fastest-growing countries in the next 10 years. And Brazil will play a big role in global politics, once the countries so badly affected by the 2008 economic crises stabilize.

“Regarding

the

Arabian

horse

community around the world, I see that Brazil is importing more than exporting, so we are becoming stronger genetically. In two to three years Brazilian breeding programs will reach a height they have never before experienced. I noticed during Amir Ashiraf x Raissa Rach by *Delmar

*VA Shiraf ibn Vivi by Amir Ashiraf (x Vivi)

Amir Ashiraf x Elynor el Pyher

by Pyher El Jamaal

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*El Tino

Fame VF F Versace V

Precious As Gold P

DA Valentino Padrons Psyche P DA D Love

Magnifcaa FA M

May 17, 2007 Bey Shah B Bey Imprimis B

Audrey Rose A

Imprimista CF Pryvatecollection Fantasy Bey F

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Endless Fantasy

my travels (Italy, Germany, Belgium, France, United Arab Emirates, USA) that people are astonished with the quality of our horses, like FT Shaella, Robin K and Magnum Chall HVP, to name a few.

Haras Stigmatas has done its share of selling top quality bloodstock to breeders around the world.

“We sold the Brazilian national champion Hahirma El Hylan to the Uruguayan breeder Carlos Roisner, and Stig Speranzza, who was part of the winning team at Breeder’s Cup 2009, went to Italy. Sweet Emanuelle was sold to the United States, and we sold embryos from Edyta and Mag Shall Londrina to Europe.

“And we can’t forget the broodmares whose embryos were sold to breeders in Brazil: Ventura HCF, by AF Don Giovanni, HJB Tanaara,

by Ultimate Bay Star, Stig Victoria Psyche,

by Padrons Psyche, Van Sedalka, by Shael Dream Desert, and Gypsy Van Ryad, by Ryad El Jamaal. In 2010 we sold over 120 *Matisse

Melina El Madan (*El Tino x Tamara K by Borsalino K) owner: Haras El Madan

FM stallion services, more than 80 breedings to Amir Ashiraf, and a satisfying number of Nesj El Khibo services.

“For 2011 I have a large list of horses that will be shown, especially the sons of *Matisse FM and Amir Ashiraf. At the moment I can also mention the filly Stig Justhine, by WH Justice, Stig Isabelli, by Stivall, Stig Josephine, by Henno Serondella, Stig Amira Gazal, by Gazal Al Shaqab, and Stig Cicarelli, by Salieri K. We also have Vantasia VA, a *DA Valentino daughter, in the USA being prepared for the Scottsdale show. I am also studying the possibility of taking 2010 Brazilian National Champion Youth Stallion *Matisse FM abroad.”

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*Nesj El Khibo

Prince Fa Moniet P Ansata Sinan

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Khidar Esta-Ghalil E Elizja

Aica A

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Mohena M

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Sharem El Sheik S Omel Bint Shaina

Om El Shaina O

What does Menezes foresee for Haras Stigmatas and

qualities: to breed a horse that will be admired by all.

the Haras Stigmatas breeding program? “Sales are the

We would like to breed horses that can successfully

fruit of long and hard work,” Menezes replies to the

participate in both halter and performance. That will

question. “Sales will happen in the future, but sales

make us happy.

are secondary at our Haras. What I mean is, that is

“Being an Arabian horse breeder is a lifestyle,” he

not the reason we breed these horses. When our goals

philosophizes. Arabians are a fascinating breed, and to add

are achieved, the genetics will be shared with other

to the passion we feel about the horses, breeding Arabians

breeders … and we will find some horses that are the

has brought us into a unique group of people, the Brazilian

very essence of what we want, and will not be for sale.

breeders. They have become our good friends-like a second

Our goal is to perpetuate the beauty and other Arabian

family.”

Simca (*Nesj El Khibo x Henrylla EB

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BROODMARES

Rhaissa Rach (*Delmar x AF Rhoda by *Nesperado) *Edyta E (Enzo x Mystiqua by Monogramm)

*Magnum Julep (Magnum Psyche x Beyon Fire by Aďƒžre Bey V)

*Gay Shah Rose (Bey Shah x Kheanna Rose by Khemosabi)

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“We soon will be ready for the world market, and that will make us Brazilians very proud.”

Carlos Menezess

*Anjelinna F (Fancon BHF x Anjelicoo by Echo Magnifcoo

Carlos Menezes is also generous in giving back to

Mag Shall Londrina (Magnum Chall HVP x Wild Orchid TGS by *Shahllenger

the Arabian breed that so enriches his life. When a friend, fellow breeder and President of the Associacao Brasileira dos Criadores do Cavalo Arabe asked him to serve as the organization’s vice-president, he accepted readily.

“I have held that position for 4 years, with great pride and satisfaction,” he states. An eminently successful, international businessman and a noteworthy Arabian horse breeder on several fronts, Menezes also has dreams and goals that lie outside the tangible. He gratefully acknowledges the joy and fulfillment the Haras Stigmatas Arabians have brought him and his family, and recognizes that their faithful, informed stewardship of this creature they love can continue on, conceivably into the discernable future.

Elinor El Phyer (Pyher El Jamaal x Eloise El Jamaal by *Ali Jamaal) Februa ry 2011 | Haras stigmatas 19

FILLIES

STIG Amira Gazal (Gazal Al Shaqab x Cicadia by Monogramm)

STIG Tarsila (*El Nabila B x AF Tabla by *Delmar)

STIG Justhine (WH Justice x Mag Shall Londrina by Magnum Chall HVP)

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STIG Cicarelli (Salieri K x Ventura HCF by AF Don Giovani)

VANTASIA V (DA Valentino x Boardwalksfantasy)

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sub-título sub-título sub-título sub-título

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Zico Guardia, Terry Holmes, Benedito, Matisse, Carlos and Jackie Menezes, Rinaldo Longuini, Travis Rice, Neto

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“In seven years, a short time, we are becoming recognized for our breeding program, and for the STIG ‘look’ that is emerging,” he explains. “Of course, winning at shows is a welcome reward, but creating my own dream type is my number one priority. We are a close family and completely dedicated to the Arabian horse. I hope that Arabian horse breeding will continue for generations in the Menezes family, and that the STIG prefix, and those horses’ positive influence on the breed, will be part of the Arabian horse industry for a long time.”

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Brazilian National Champion

Renee El Jamaal

*Ali Jamaal x Renee El Li

Brazilian National Reserve Champion

Honeys Delight

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Jylbert de Wiec

Debowiec x Jullye El Ludjin Sire of Brazilian National Champions

Santa Ventura Arabes

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2010 Brazilian nationals

Brazilian National Champion Mare ESTANCIA LL (Magnum Psyche x CF Khashmir), owned by Laetitia d’Arenberg.

Brazilian National Reserve Champion Mare MAGNUM CHARISMA HVP (Magnum Psyche x Chayya HVP), owned by Rodrigo Lorenzi De Castro.

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right:

Brazilian National Champion Filly CHAMMYRA EL RYAD (Ryad El Jamaal x Chammur), owned

by Lucio Miranda. below:

Brazilian National Reserve Champion Filly SHANNAYA D MAGNUM JM (Magnum Psyche x Hushahby Bey), owned by Jose Alves Filho.

right: Brazilian National Champion Young Filly SAHARA GALLINA (JJ Senor Magnum x Glory HCF), owned by Haras Sahara. below:

Brazilian National Reserve Champion Young Filly HONEYS DELIGHT RB (JJ Senor Magnum x Honeymoon FHP), owned by Eduardo Castaldi Da Gama.

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2010 Brazilian nationals right:

Brazilian National Champion Junior Filly SIMCA (Nesj El Khibo x Henrylla EB), owned by Rodrigo Lorenzi De Castro. below:

Brazilian National Reserve Champion Junior Filly ZARA EL LUDJIN (Ludjin El Jamaal x Sammara HVP), owned by Maria Helena Ribeiro Perroy.

left:

Brazilian National Champion Junior Junior Filly FT HAVANNA EL KEAV (HK Keav Power x Hillary VCM), owned

by Flavia Maria Ramali.

below:

Brazilian National Reserve Champion Junior Junior Filly SHAHILLA AL (FA El Shawan x Sovereign Cove JP), owned by Agropec Leopoldino Ltda.

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Brazilian National Champion Stallion FA EL SHAWAN (Marwan Al Shaqab x Foxbriar Shakita), owned by El Shawan Group.

Brazilian National Reserve Champion Stallion LD PISTAL (Magnum Psyche x Halana), owned

by Felix Cantu.

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2010 Brazilian nationals

Brazilian National Champion Young Stallion MATISSE FM (Marwan Al Shaqab x Selket Promise Kept), owned by Carlos Roberto De Menezes.

Brazilian National Reserve Champion Young Stallion VULCANO HVP (Nuzyr HCF x Lady Psyche HVP), owned by Vulcano Alliance.

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right:

Brazilian National Champion Colt VITORIO TO (DA Valentino x Sol Natique), owned by Oak Ridge Arabians. below: Brazilian National Reserve Champion Colt MAZARATI LBA (Mazkarade x Amelia B), owned by Haras Sahara.

right:

Brazilian National Champion Young Colt EL SHAKHYR (FA El Shawan x Madinah Van Ryad), owned by Agropec Leopoldino Ltda. below: Brazilian National Reserve Champion Young Colt JAZEER DE WIEC (Debowiec x Josephine El Jamaal), owned by Maria Helena Ribeiro Perroy.

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2010 Brazilian nationals right:

Brazilian National Champion Junior Colt ZAMAN SAHARA (Sadeek Van Ryad x Honey Psyche), owned by Haras Sahara.

below: Brazilian National Reserve Champion Junior Colt EL YLLAD (Yllan El Jamaal x Dora Van Ryad), owned by Agropec Vanguarda Ltda.

left:

Brazilian National Champion Junior Junior Colt TALES HVP (FA El Shawan x Tayra HVP), owned by Haras Vila Dos Pinheiros, Ltda.

above:

Brazilian National Reserve Champion Junior Junior Colt MAHADIN AL (FA El Shawan x Nuzyrma Dinn SA), owned by Agropec Leopoldino Ltda.

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Michelle Watson and George Z.

Karl Hienz Stoklé and Luciano Cury.

Greg Gallún and Lenita Perroy.

Mr. and Mrs. Abel Leopoldino.

Fernando Perdigon, Princess Laetitia d’Arenberg, Roberto Serventi, Ana Algorta and Olivia Strauch.

Christine Jamar (center) with the Rodrigo Lorenzi De Castro Family.

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Jairo Jorge

Mary Acosta and Renee Dela Maza.

Jaime Pinheiro

Bob North, Eva Welsh and Dixie North.

Kirk Bardole

2010 Brazilian nationals

The Ricardo Saliba Family.

Christine Jamar, Walter Mishek and Murilo Kammer.

On the rail: Claudio and Nancy Hirsch.

Flavia Porres

Sheila Varian

Don Morse, Pole Levy, Steve Heathcott and David Boggs.

Joao Sorvilo, Valdir Massari and Simone Leo.

Fabio Diniz and Eduardo “Dudu� Vaz.

Johnny Downing, Jamie Heathcott, David Boggs, Carlos Roizner and Don Morse.

Michael Byatt and Scott Bailey.

Vico Rocco, Rodrigo Lorenzi De Castro, Murilo Kammer and Luiz Rocco.

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International Champion After International Champion ... sired by Ryad El Jamaal

Maddox Van Ryad

Van El Rose

Zanella Van Ryad

Martina Van Ryad

Lark RMC

Star Van Ryad

Epico NVC

Treasure Van Ryad

Rashid Van Ryad Dasha Van Ryad

Bela Van Ryad

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Congratulations to owners of champion get and grandget of

Ryad el Jamaal

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Generation after Generation ...

Champion After Champion ... the influence of Ryad El Jamaal The perfect cross with bloodlines of Magnum Psyche, Bey Shah, *Bask, Polish, Gainey and the Ansata bloodlines, the sons and daughters of Ryad are carrying on the tradition of producing champions.

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Llamore Di Style JM

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Van Sirena

Magnum Psyche x Malika Van Ryad

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Rashid Van Ryad x ST Karenina

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Zaman Sahara

2010 Brazilian National

Junior Champion Senior Colt

Sadeek Van Ryad, by Ryad

x

Honey PsycHe โ ข owned

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El Yllad

2010 Brazilian National Reserve Junior Champion Senior Colt

Yllan El Jamaal x Dora Van ryaD, by ryaD OwnEd bY Haras Vanguarda & lOnguini

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El Shakhyr

2010 Brazilian National C h a m p i o n Yo u n g C o l t

FA El ShAwAn

Madinah Van Ryad, by Ryad OwnEd by hArAS CAnAรฃ

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Kalic Pegasus

2010 Brazilian National C h a m p i o n Yo u n g M a r e

Brioni Carol x Kalila Van Ryad, by Ryad owned By Haras Paiquere

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Chammyra El Ryad 2010 Brazilian National Champion Filly

Ryad El Jamaal

x

Chammur โ ข Bred & Owned

By:

haras Paiquere

Ryad ... proudly owned by Haras Vanguarda

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G u z zo E xc E l l E n c E Wo r l d W i d E

by

McKay Stirland

Excellence has been Rodolfo Guzzo’s life-standard even before his first adventure into the world of Arabian horses. Growing up on his grandfather’s farm in Paraná, Brazil, young Rodolfo chased cattle, fed horses, scattered chickens and did a host of other daily farm-life chores. “It was a good place for a young boy to grow up,” Rodolfo remembers. “I learned how to work hard, to interpret animal behavior and found out that people were what was most important.”

G u z zo

Now, more than 20 years later and traveling across the world, Rodolfo Guzzo has become an extraordinary and successful horseman and a worldwide marketing guru. His international success in the show ring is equally matched by his marketing abilities—discovering future champions and exceptional breeding horses. Approaching Scottsdale 2011, Guzzo’s marketing successes are occurring at a dizzying pace—generating millions of dollars in sales. It is as if the Guzzo factor has become a force unto itself.

Yet, Rodolfo is quick to acknowledge that his worldwide Arabian adventure did not start out that way. “I was 15 years old and had never seen an Arabian horse,” he admits.

“Can you believe it! I had never even been to a horse show. My world was pretty small.”

Small … maybe. But Rodolfo Guzzo was on the edge of a life-changing encounter.

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e xc e l l e n c e W o r l DW i D e Shael Dream DeSert

Ansata Shaamis x Elettra • Freeland Farms, LLC

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G u z zo FA El ShAwAn

Marwan Al Shaqab x Foxbriar Shakita • FA El Shawan Group

Multi-Brazilian national ChaMpion in all age groups

While 15 years old, Rodolfo’s father took his

Later in the week, Rodolfo and his father

son to an all-breed horse show in São Paulo,

returned to the show. Says Guzzo, “I just

which included the Brazilian National Arabian

couldn’t stop thinking about those Arabian

Horse Show. “All the horses were beautiful,” he

horses.” While watching the stallion class,

recalls. “But my eyes were caught by a beautiful Rodolfo recalls seeing Lyphard, a 4-year-old chestnut mare who was totally different from

*Padron son imported from the United States.

all the other horses at the show. She was

“Look at that horse,” Rodolfo told his father

unique, an Arabian—and all of a sudden I

with growing excitement. “He is amazing—he

was in love with a breed of horses that would

is so beautiful, so refined and yet so masculine

change my life in ways I could never imagine.”

at the same time.” Though it was his first

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E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E horse show and his first glimpse of an Arabian,

Haras Fabrini—one of Brazil’s best-known

Rodolfo recognized excellence—and the Guzzo

farms at the time. While his father worked

eye for which he would become famous

at Haras Fabrini, Guzzo became completely

picked out its first national champion stallion.

committed to a career with Arabian horses—a

Rodolfo’s passion had been ignited.

decision not then embraced by his father.

However, with the Guzzo enthusiasm now

The following year Guzzo’s father was

experienced by people around the world, he

employed by Caetano and Fernando Fabrini’s

attempted to persuade his father. Recruiting

PoWEr World JQ

World Series x Noble Illusion JP • Haras Dos Faveiros

Multi-Brazilian national ChaMpion

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G u z zo Miss El PoWEr JQ Power World JQ x Elkada Sahibi • Al Shaqab Stud veterinarian Dr. Ricardo Suma, Guzzo formed a team to approach his father. Eventually their many efforts were successful and Guzzo’s father consented to his son’s dream. In October 1985, at the age of 16, Rodolfo signed on at Haras Fabrini. Today, Dr. Suma is still Guzzo’s farm veterinarian.

From Haras Fabrini, came a disciplined and experienced Guzzo.

Hired by Najib Aude’s Haras Santa Gertrudes, Guzzo would excel with determination, develop an acute horseman’s sense, and uncover a reservoir of talent and abilities. At Haras Santa Gertrudes, Guzzo showed his first Brazilian National Dubai Cup Champion

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E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E Champion, the 7-month-old colt Shaklan’s

you did for Najib had to be done right, 100

Padron NA. It was November 1988, and the win

percent right, perfectly, no excuses.” In typical

launched Guzzo onto the national stage. It was

Guzzo style, he marched forward, worked

a national win that would be followed by many

harder, and kept learning.

more national and international championships worldwide with at least one national champion

“Rodolfo worked like mad, training and

every year since 1988.

conditioning at least 70 horses at a time, and

Estancia ll

Magnum Psyche x CF Khashmir • Estancia Las Rosas

“Najib was a mentor in Arabians for me,” says Guzzo. “I learned from him how you treat Arabian horses and how you treat people.

I learned how to think about what I was doing, and how everything in the business worked.”

Upon reflection, Guzzo acknowledges that he was probably too young for the position with Haras Santa Gertrudes.

“The farm was like a city,” Guzzo laughs.

“They had over 500 horses. And everything Brazilian national Champion

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G u z zo El nabila b Kubinec x 218 Elf Layla Walayla B • El Nabila B Partners, LLC

Shown to Brazilian national ChampionShip and Sold to El naBila B partnErS, llC

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E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E showing them during the year, at least five shows each,” admires Brazilian breeder Lenita Perroy. “It was a mad pace. He was always working, day and night. However, this gave him great experience in just a few years. The farm won everything, every year, at every show.”

From Najib, Guzzo learned not only a wealth of skill and personal integrity, but he also recognized and internalized how people should be treated. “At Haras Santa Gertrudes they always treated people very nice,” he says. “They received visitors with a lot of food, made them comfortable. Najib had a saying: ‘Maybe you cannot even buy a Coke, but you have to offer champagne for a guest.’ If you invite someone to come to your house, you have to make it special for him, no matter the cost.”

It was Najib Audi who sent his young trainer to the United States to broaden and deepen his experience in conditioning and showing horses. “It was in December 1988,” Guzzo recalls smiling. “I went to Midwest Training Centre. At the time, I was really just a kid; I could barely speak English. I was there for a couple of months, and then I went to the old American Farms in Scottsdale.”

Yet, Guzzo’s experience at American Farms was definitely not what Najib anticipated for Guzzo. “When Najib learned that I was just cleaning stalls, he got mad and had me put on a plane the next day to come back to Brazil,” laughs Guzzo. “I was his

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G u z zo Padrons PsychE *Padron x Kilika • Paul Gheysens

Marketed with Christine JaMar to Paul Gheysens of BelGiuM.

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E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E trainer, and he felt that was no way to treat his trainer—but I was happy to help. It was not a problem to me. I do that today; I like to help. But I do love competition. I love to hear the judge say, ‘you won,’ or ‘this horse

“Robert and I first met Rodolfo in Brazil 10 years ago. We were impressed with the way he showed horses at the Brazilian Nationals.

We ended up buying a few horses in Brazil, and Rodolfo showed them very successfully for us there. When we brought the horses to the United States, we asked Rodolfo to come and show for us here. Since then, we have had a lasting relationship with him for the past 10 years. In our opinion, Rodolfo is one of the leading halter trainers in the world and a very close friend.”—Dixie North

the way I’d like to show forever, was Michael Byatt.”

Then with intense focus, Guzzo states unequivocally, “However, the greatest influence on me are my wife, Maris,

is second,’ or whatever

and my son Rodolfinho.

the placing.”

Whatever I have become, whatever successes have been mine, I owe it to

After Haras Santa Gertrudes dispersed its

them. They are truly my biggest fans.”

horses, Guzzo was invited to work with Jose Grisi at Haras Sonho Meu. “A year and

In 1996, Guzzo opened his own training

a half later I met Michael Byatt. One day,

center in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil,

I remember, we were at lunch with Lenita

about an hour from the city of São Paulo. The

Perroy, and Michael invited me to work with

center remains his base of operations, where

him at Karho. I jumped at the chance.”

his family lives and is home to show horses, national champions, and breeding stallions

Rodolfo’s time at Karho in Scottsdale, Ariz.,

envied around the world. Like Rodolfo,

was instructive and further defined his skills as

himself, the Guzzo Worldwide training and

a trainer and showman. “No one ever taught

conditioning team, which is under his constant

me how to show a horse,” Guzzo admits. “I

direction, maintains a constant condition of

just watched others, imitated what they did,

excellence—turning out national champions

and changed it to suit myself. But the biggest

each year and servicing clients across the

influence on me in the way I like to show,

continents. Today, Guzzo Worldwide

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G u z zo rd MarciEna QR Marc x NW Siena Psyche • Luciano Cury

U.S. NatioNal ChampioN YearliNg FillY “Rodolfo has been a trainer for many, many years, maybe 20 or more. I have known him since the start, and I thought he had a remarkable talent. He has shown several horses for me over the years, and was always successful. His talent is even more evident now, and he has had more and more clients.

His training center is well run and his clients enjoy visiting. Especially on Saturdays, many of them are there. As a businessman, he is one of the best.

“On a personal basis, Rodolfo and his wonderful wife, Maris, are my very special friends.”—Lenita Perroy

provides a complete spectrum of training, showing and marketing services, and represents 18 world-class stallions—some onsite and others via frozen semen.

The incredibly successful stallion FA El Shawan (Marwan Al Shaqab x Foxbriar Shakita) is an example of Guzzo’s ability to identify future national champions and great breeding stallions. While attending a show in the U.S., Guzzo saw a bay yearling colt take second place. The Guzzo eye saw much more in the colt than a second place. With Bolivar Figueiredo, Guzzo found,

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E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E purchased, and organized a small and elite

and managing Shawan, the colt went on to win

group of Brazilian breeders to own the colt—all national championships in every age group, in just two days, a tribute to the trust Rodolfo

including 2010 Brazilian National Champion

Guzzo generates in his clients. Imported to

Senior Stallion. The most decorated stallion in

Brazil, the bay colt FA El Shawan claimed the

Brazil, FA El Shawan is also the sire of national

title of the National Champion Yearling Colt,

champions. Coincidence? Doubtful. The

shown by Guzzo. With Guzzo both showing

deciding factor: Guzzo Worldwide.

aaS-EliShahh

Eden C x Sempre • Fazenda Floresta

U.S. NatioNal ChampioN YearliNg Colt

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G u z zo EvEr AftEr nA Sir Fames HBV x Entaicyng NA • North Arabians

NatioNal ChampioN Futurity Colt

Gypsy lovE nA

Ever After NA x EA Gypsy Echo HH Prince Saud Bin Turki FaHad M Bin Jalawi al Saud

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sW AbrAxAs

Ever After NA x Midnite Pashahn Fazenda Floresta

E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E rHr GGisElE Echo Magnifficoo x LC Pysychesheiress • Rodrigo Lorenzi De Castro

“I am proud to call Rodolfo my friend. I trust him, and know he is always loyal. In any industry, there are people who stand out and give everything they have to be the best. That is Mr. Guzzo. He is a very compassionate person, who knows that the way to achieve his goals is to work hard and earn them! Rodolfo, I salute you!

I wish you continued success and look forward to many endeavors with you in the future.”—Andy Sellman

Brazilian national Champion • U.S. national reServe Champion

FElicia rlc Shael Dream Desert x Camelia K Ajman Stud

Power World JQ (World Series x Noble Illusion JP), owned by Dr. Jairo Queiroz Jorge, is another multinational champion identified by the Guzzo eye as a yearling colt. Not only an extraordinary sire, Power World JQ is proving to be an international sire of significance as evidenced by his daughter Miss El Power JQ (Power World x Elkada Sahibi). At her very first show the beautiful grey filly was named Junior Champion at the famed show in Menton, France. Winning additional honors, Miss El Power JQ culminated her yearling show year being named Champion Filly at the Dubai Cup and winning prize money of $1.5 million dollars. Sold to the Al Shaqab

araBian BreederS World CUp Jr. SUpreme Champion

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G u z zo

Stud in Doha, Qatar,

by Guzzo and Michael Byatt, Miss El Power JQ is remarkably only one among the scores of horses found, managed, shown, or sold

by Rodolfo Guzzo.

New and long-time clients have trusted the Guzzo eye to search out exceptional

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“I have had the great pleasure of knowing Rodolfo since I started raising Arabian horses about 15 years ago. A man of strong personality, with a deep knowledge of horses, Rodolfo is without doubt one of the best horse trainers we have today.

“I have always respected his work and greatly benefited from knowing him, as we have done very good business together. Rodolfo was responsible for the greatest achievements of Haras El Madan in exhibitions, showing such champions as Cecilia K, Miranda PSY, Leeloo Carol, Psynsation, and Alita PSY among others.”—Pedro Amaral

show horses, often purchasing the horse over the telephone simply based upon Guzzo’s recommendation. Finding the exquisite Magnum Psyche daughter Estancia LL in the U.S., Guzzo advised long-time client and friend Luciano Cury to purchase

E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E the chestnut mare. By telephone, Mr. Cury with unquestionable reliance on Guzzo’s excellence, bought the mare. Months

“An amazing young man, a brilliant talent and a credit to the Arabian breed. I remember ‘young Guzzo’ beginning his career while working at Nagib Audi’s Haras as a youngster. His passion for the horse and endless energy have propelled him to his status today. It’s been delightful and very successful networking together in Scottsdale this year. Midwest/Guzzo have enjoyed the sales of nine champions so far!”—David Boggs

later, when Princess Laetitia d’ Arenberg

PrEstic Magnum Psyche x Padrons Contessa • Saudi Arabia

of Uruguay wanted a serious competitor for the Brazilian National Champion mare class, Guzzo found Estancia LL for her. A month later, Estancia LL was crowned Brazilian National Champion Senior Mare.

At Murillo Kammer’s Haras Aratinga, Guzzo viewed the imported Kubinec son El Nabila B, and saw in him a future national champion and breeding stallion.

In 2004, El Nabila B claimed the title of

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G u z zo Brazilian National Champion Stallion.

“We have known Rodolfo Guzzo for many years. As young boys, we saw the famous Guzzo in the magazines, and we have always admired his work, dedication and business.

“Since we started our own Schoukens Training Center in Belgium in 2003, we have gotten to know Rodolfo personally. We have been his guests twice in Brazil, and have to say that he is much more than a true horseman. We consider both Rodolfo and Maris genuine people, caring individuals, friends, confidants and business partners.”—Tom Schoukens, Cathy Tamsin and Glenn Schoukens

Importing the white stallion to the U.S. for Bob and Dixie North, Guzzo marketed the National Champion to the El Nabila B Partners, LLC. However, one national championship was not enough.

El Nabila B went on to compete for the coveted prize of U.S. National Champion Senior Stallion and won it in 2010.

El chall Wr Magnum Chall HVP x Major Love Affair

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E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E

JFn captivE lovE

Padrons Psyche x JJ Pretty Moment North Arabians

In addition to the numerous national

Padrons Psyche, even though he did not know

champions shown worldwide by Guzzo

if the stallion could be purchased.

and his team, perhaps the most remarkable event was the marketing and sale of the great

With “Guzzo” determination, Rodolfo met

Padrons Psyche then owned by Bob and

with Bob and Dixie North and persuaded them

Dixie North of North Arabians. In December

to put a price tag on their irreplaceable stallion.

2009, Guzzo flew to Paris just prior to the

They did, and the negotiation for the sale of

Salon du Cheval to meet with his good friend

Psyche was off and running. Two weeks later,

and frequent international business partner

Christine and Guzzo met with internationally

Christine Jamar. Their discussions focused on

successful businessman Mr. Paul Gheysens in

Christine’s mission of finding and importing an

Belgium. Completely confident in his proposal

exceptional stallion. A variety of horses were

and with laptop in hand, Christine and Guzzo

considered; however, none met the standard of

sat at Mr. Gheysens’ long conference table.

excellence demanded by Christine and Guzzo.

Guzzo gave his persuasive presentation to

Finally, Guzzo—ever the visionary—suggested

Mr. Gheysens. Discussion followed. When

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G u z zo I love to work with Guzzo. He has a very good eye for horses and he is such a nice person to be with. Of course, he is a very good handler. The work he is doing is close to perfect. He wants to do everything perfect in life, and he succeeds in doing it. I admire him and consider him a great talent." — Christine Jamar

Rodolfo & MaRis Guzzo and son Rodolfinho.

Christine and Guzzo left the Gheysens farm,

the 2010 U.S. National Champion Yearling Colt

Psyche had a new owner and was headed

just as Guzzo had envisioned. Another historic

to Europe. It was a historic, record-breaking

event: Guzzo had marketed both the national

purchase for the 21-year-old legendary stallion.

champion yearling filly and colt.

The Guzzo factor is often part of historic

“The main reason for my success is that people

events. In 2010, Guzzo saw another national

trust my eye,” offers Rodolfo. “That’s the

champion in the exquisite RD Marciena.

first thing. When I say something is good, it’s

Purchased by Luciano Cury during a telephone

good. I won’t say something I don’t think will

conversation with Guzzo, the filly went on

happen. In my mind and my heart, I think it

to become the 2010 U.S. National Champion

will happen—that is why people trust me.”

Yearling Filly. However, 2010 also included the task of finding a national caliber colt or

Trust in Guzzo is international and shared by

stallion for client and friend Luciana Fasano.

many, including Bob and Dixie North of North

Standing in the rain, Guzzo saw the bay colt

Arabians in Ramona, Calif., and Scottsdale,

AAS-Elishahh and perceived another national

Ariz. As North’s official trainer, the Guzzo/

champion. A phone call to Luciana, and

North relationship began nearly a decade ago

Elishahh was hers. The handsome colt became

in Brazil and has expanded to the Norths’

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E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E laman HVP Don El Chall x *Padrons Love Song

Haras Los Palmares

facilities in the U.S. The current projects involving the Guzzo factor are the U.S. National Reserve Champion Yearling Colt El Chall WR and the 2008 U.S. National Reserve Champion Futurity Stallion Ever After NA. A decorated show horse, Ever After NA is becoming a leading sire of extreme halter horses. His foals have already been exported internationally and are beginning to claim their own championships.

“Being sure of a horse’s quality is the first step in the process of business,” Guzzo advises. “If it is a stallion, it has to produce. If it is a mare who

Brazilian national Champion

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G u z zo hasn’t produced yet, she has to have strong

“At 15, I was in love with Arabian horses, and

producing lines in her pedigree, together with a

that is something I couldn’t control,” says Guzzo

natural beauty. My idea of marketing is finding

with energy dancing in his eyes. What had started

special horses for special people at the right

as an uncontrollable passion, has grown into a

time. Also important is knowing the clients and

significantly focused and energized way of life

understanding what exactly they expect in buying

that has carried him from country to country and

a horse.”

to every continent in the world. The Guzzo factor is seen in show rings around the world, including

It is a daunting challenge to enumerate the list of

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador,

Guzzo’s national championships and the millions

Uruguay, Germany, South Africa, and the United

of dollars in marketing some of the most beautiful

States. His marketing influence extends even

and successful Arabians in the world. When his

further, with sales in North and South America,

staggering accomplishments are praised, Guzzo

Australia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

simply responds, “Yes, that’s true, but what is most important to me is that I am a friend to

Yet, beyond his successes, Rodolfo Guzzo is as he

everybody. I don’t want to have enemies in the

began—hardworking, committed and determined.

industry. I want to be welcome anywhere I go.”

He is Guzzo—excellence worldwide. n

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E xc E l l E n c E W o r l dW i d E

Rodolfo Guzzo 619.200.6464 (USA) • 55.19.7806.2228 (BrAzil) Guzzoat @ me . com

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His training center is in Itu, built in a beautiful Brazilian style—all designed by Chiquinho, and paid with his savings from many years of work. Today, he has many clients, owners of show horses that have been presented successfully in several shows this year. – Lenita Perroy

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Janene and I have known Chiquinho and Daniele for many years. They have a beautiful, well-run farm, and Chiquinho is an extremely talented horseman. He ranks amongst the very best worldwide. – Bob Boggs

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2007 Scottsdale Top Ten Arabian Mare AAOTH 2007 Region 16 Champion Futurity 2007 Region 16 Top Eight Yearling Sweepstakes Filly 2007 Eastern Classic Champion Arabian Mare ATH 2010 Eastern Classic 1st Place Arabian Mare 2 Years & Over Reserve Champion Arabian Mare 2010 Region 16 Top Four Arabian Western Pl. Jr. Horse

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2011 Unborn Foal: All major futurities (Baske Afire x Evalina V [U.S. National Reserve Champion English Pleasure]) 2011 Unborn Foal: All major futurities (MPA Giovanni x So Irresistable x Picaszo)

Western Carolinas AHA announces its All-Star Stallion Futurity Auction Bidding is underway on an outstanding line-up of stallions.

All proceeds benefit WCAHA’s annual Futurity program, which has rewarded amateur exhibitors showing weanlings and yearlings, to the tune of more than $100,000 in the last five years.

Go to www.wcaha.org to place your bid. Pay with your credit card via PayPal. Auction closes April 6, 2011.

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2011 Western Carolinas All-Star Stallion Roster

Ali Mutazz (Imperial Baarez x Moniet Fernazz) Al Marah Fight Fair (AM Double Dream x AM Fairly Fresh) Always A Jullyen V(*Jullyen El Jamaal x Amazing Grace V) Amir Jamaal (Ali Jamaal x Luz De Fe) Beaunifide Bey (NV Beau Bey x Off Main Street) Bellaire IA (Padrons Psyche x Bella Versace) Boomerang NA (Padrons Psyche x Bint Forteyna) Botswana (Thee Desperado x The Minuet) Citationn (Afire Bey V x Kazbaskteena, by AA Apollo Bey) CJ Flash+/ (Padrons Psyche x Peaches N Fame) CL Solmate (Solstice x MSU Beloved) CP Ambition (TC Miyake x AA Ambrosia) CS Khasanova (Khemosabi++++ x Khamalia ) DA Josiah (Bey Shah x PA Ultimate Charm, {Cognac x Ultimate Choice}) Darkhans Mystic Art (Blacklord Darkhan x MFAX Precious Art (NSH)) DCA Exxodus (PR Alexx x Khemosana) Eden C (Enzo x Silken Sable) Europia+ (*Europejczyk x *Enaria) First Flyte (First Cyte x My Raven) FSF Dakaros Enchanter (Dakharo x Enchantingly Shai) Gitar MF (Afire Bey V x Gitara) Golden Essence++/ (Klassic Shaklan x SA Patrushka) Goldmount Royal Design (Goldmount Royal Command x Beautiful Uptown’s Fascination) HG Esquire+ (WF Khemo Bey x Zakarria) Hucks Connection V+// (Hucks Premier V x Crystal Lace) Hun (Gazal Al Shaqab x Hula) Hy Wynds (HG Esquire+ x Ty Lillie Bey) Imperial Phinaali (Imperial Baarez x Imperial Karree) KA Odysseus (Odyssey SC x Ellure A) KM Bugatti (Versace x Sanegors Lady D)

Koweta Deacon (AM Gypsy Village x Divine-Promise, by *Marsianin) Kruise+// (Desperado V x Kerida) Legacys Renoir (Legacy of Fame x SC Psavannah) Marhaabah (*Marwan Al Shaqab x Shalina El Jamaal) Marjestic WA (Marwan Al Shaqab x Miraga WA) Marzzan (*Marwan Al Shaqab x FO Rhiannon) ML Mostly Padron (Padrons Psyche x HS Mostly) Momentum NA (Magnum Psyche x Mona Lisa V) Navajo Moun +++/ (Afire Bey V x Mounlighting) Odyssey SC (Versace x Latoura Echo, by Echo Magnifficoo) RA Hot Every Night (ASB) (Hot August Nite x Love Struck Baby) Razcal Bey (Bravado Bey V x CA Rufflesnlace) Renaissanse (Ali Jamaal x Carismor) Richochet CFA (Boomerang NA x Freedom Fame) Scapa (Mishaal HP x Erie Anna) Selket Marque (Marwan Al Shaqab x Selket Khamala) Semper Fie (Sir Fames HBV x Crimson Sharem) Seventh Son V (Huckleberry Bey x Sweet Sanadika V) SF Veraz (*Gazal Al Shaqab x Veronica GA) Shaddofax (Justafire DGL x R Colette, by Padrons Psyche) SHF Southern Whiz (Gazesel x HV Baroness) TF Royal Shahbaz (Falcon BHF x TH Maya Naufali) The Firelord (Afire Bey V x Barbarys Jubilee) The Knights Reflection (ASB) (Black Knight on Broadway x

Lifetime Revival)

The Singleton (Thee Desperado x Alia Riyala) WC Ali Gazal (Gazal Al Shaqab x JE Ali Selene, by *Ali Jamaal ) WC Bodega Bey (Roffan Tastic x Hearts Afire DH) Zannzibar Bey (Telo Bey+ x Canadius Tyme)

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English Champions, English sirEs ...

A TempTATion • Hey HAllelujAH • BAske Afire

Sires of 19 AEPA Champions • Winning over $200,000

Strawberry Banks Farm 716.652.9346 ~ East Aurora, New York ~ info@strawberrybanksfarm.com

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BaskeAfire

Breed to THE PROVEN SIRE

Arabian English PErformance Association

A Noble Cause

A Temptation Tempter x A Love Song

AA Apollo Bey

Huckleberry Bey x April Charm

Afire Bey V

Afires Heir

Huckleberry Bey x Autumn Fire

Afire Bey V x Brassmis

(not for sale in auction)

IXL Noble Express x Sweet Summer Fire

Afires Vision

Allience

*Aladdinn x A Love Song

Anza Padron

*Padron x Anza Ramona

Apollopalooza

AA Apollo Bey x TF Magical Witch

(not for sale in auction)

Afire Bey V x Matoskette

Baske Afire

Baskghazi

Baske Afire x RY Fire Ghazi

Black Daniels

IXL Noble Express x Victoria Bay

Brass

Brave And Noble

*Bask x Tsanar

IXL Noble Express x Sweet Bravada V

REFERENCE SIRE

Afire Bey V x Mac Baske

Can Gogh

Candeman

Apollopalooza x Starkhana

Cytosk

Mi Tosk x Cystyr

Delovely WF

Baske Afire x CL Bay Love

DS Major Afire Afire Bey V x S S Magnolia

REFERENCE SIRE

Zodiac Matador x Prides Princess

GSF Pure Fuzion

Apollopalooza x Primroza Afire

GSF Rizing Son

Apollopalooza x PWA Tusea

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H Mobility H

MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi

HA Toskcan Sun Baske Afire x Matoska

Hey Hallelujah

Huckleberry Bey x Hallelujah Bask

(not for sale in auction)

2011 Enrolled Stallions

Hucks Connection V

Hucksbar

IXL Noble Express

Hallelujah Huck x Slow Dance

MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi

Mariachi WA

MHR Nobility

Baske Afire x Brooklyn Bey

*Elimar x Har Nahra

REFERENCE SIRE

Hucks Premier V x Crystal Lace

Nobilistic BF

MHR Nobility x Love Of Wisdom

Noble Way

IXL Noble Express x Chamorrita Afire

QH Monolete

Ronde Vu

Mamage x Ames Deja Vu

Proximus CA

Afire Bey V x DA Triffire

SF Specs Shocwave Afire Bey V x Spectra PR

PS Afire Chief Afire Bey V x Justa Glow

SF Aftershoc

SF Specs Shocwave x SF Sweet Elegance

REFERENCE SIRE

On The Mark x Matemira

Prosuasion

SF Specs Shocwave x MZ Kitty

TC Miyake

The Renaissance

ML Afire Dream x Fire Essense

Triften

Matrifik x Tender Mercies

Tryst CCF

Baske Afire x MZ Kitty

REFERENCE SIRE

Zodiac Matador x Miss Cognac

VCP Magnifire

Afire Bey V x RY Fire Ghazi

Vegaz

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2010 Scottsdale A.E.P.A. Futurity ribbonS were hung, PArtiES were thrown

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AEPA

The Ripple Effect

by Colleen Scott

W

hen the Arabian English Performance Association (AEPA) was first introduced in 2007, the hope was to generate enthusiasm, build support for and increase interest in the purebred Arabian English pleasure horse. Four years later, has it been a success? You be the judge.

GeneratinG excitement

Since its inception, the $100,000 Scottsdale Futurity has drawn participation from the best and brightest young prospects around the country. In 2011, there are 17 entries slated to compete for the purse, which is the largest awarded in the industry. Organizers have also raised enough funds through ongoing sponsors and the Stallion Service Auction to fund a yearling in-hand class held annually at the Ohio Buckeye Show, which paid out more than $20,000 in 2010.

people a chance to see some of the young prospects.”

Besides the added number of spectators and excitement of the class itself, he says the Futurity has helped generate interest in young prospects. “Potential buyers are excited that they might have a chance to earn some money back.” he says. “It makes those young horses a little bit more valuable.”

Wigren also says the phone is ringing a little more often with inquiries about breedings, perhaps a combined result of the Futurity and the Lervicks’ nominations for Breeders of the Year in both the Arabian Horse Times Readers’ Choice Awards and the Arabian Professional and Amateur Horseman’s Association (APAHA) Horsemen’s Awards.

“Anytime you can put prize money into a program, it makes it more exciting,” says Dennis Wigren, manager and trainer at R.O. Lervick Arabians, owned by Roger and Linda Lervick, Stanwood, Wash.

Breeders of the 2010 AEPA Futurity Champion ROL Fire Mist (Baske Afire x Firelite DGL), the Lervicks have been breeding Arabians for more than 30 years.

Marty Shea of Shea Stables, St. Clair, Mich., who bred Brave and Noble (IXL Noble Express x Sweet Bravada V ), the 2008 Futurity Champion, concurs with Wigren on the excitement the program brings to the industry. “People really watch those classes looking for prospects to buy. It is a show place for the public to see them for the first time.

Not all 4-year-olds are ready to compete necessarily at that level, but for the ones who are, the Futurity is a great venue.”

“The Futurity has multiple benefits,” continues Wigren.

“At Scottsdale there are a lot of people talking about the class and making sure they are there to watch. It gives

Shea is also a fan of the in-hand class at the Ohio Buckeye, designed specifically to evaluate a yearling’s potential as an English prospect. “This is a great class

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AEPA—ThE RiPPlE EffEcT

because it does not put any pressure on the horse to do a hard stand up. Judges are looking at all the individual pieces of the horse and trying to predict what that horse might be capable of doing.�

chanGes to the scottsdale Futurity

As with any program, the AEPA Scottsdale Futurity has evolved over the years as a response to participation and feedback from exhibitors. At the 2011 Scottsdale Show, several modifications have been made. First, there will be a new pattern that includes a sitting trot figure eight and a collected canter. With these added movements, it will be easier for the judges to determine whether or not the horse is able to be rated while maintaining the English frame. The scorecard for the individual pattern class will also include changes, with more emphasis placed on proper preparation, correct frame, cadence and balance. Five judges will use the AEPA scorecard, with the high and low scores disregarded.

In the past, scores from the pattern work have carried forward and have been utilized to place the final. At

the 2011 Scottsdale Show, the top 10 highest individual scored horses from the pattern class will advance. The Final will be judged as a new collective class using three judges and the Scottsdale Scoring System. Scores will not be carried forward from the preliminary round as they have been in the past.

The revised payout structure will distribute the prize money in a way that increases the award money available to all participants. That structure is as follows: Champion:

$30,000

Third:

$10,000

Reserve: Fourth: Fifth:

Sixth:

Seventh: Eighth: Ninth:

Tenth:

$15,000 $8,000 $7,500 $7,000 $6,500 $6,000 $5,500 $5,000

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AEPA—ThE RiPPlE EffEcT

the Future

As with any organization that is continually moving forward, the AEPA is not content to rest on its laurels.

To date, they have achieved what perhaps naysayers would have called impossible. The organization has: • Created a futurity class for 4-year-olds that pays the most money in competitive Arabian classes around the country ($100,000).

• Created a yearling-in-hand class in order to evaluate potential English prospects.

• Introduced a judging system with numeric scores for English horses.

• Incorporated individual performances into a scoring system, providing each horse an opportunity to be evaluated.

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• Developed an organization and fund development system that will guarantee the integrity and longevity of the program beyond the involvement of the founders.

What’s next?

Want a chance at the pot for yourself ? Purchase a breeding through the Stallion Service Auction, March 2 – 14. The resulting foal will be eligible to compete in both the yearling in-hand and Futurity class. Also, as an Auction breeding, it is eligible for an additional 25% in prize money. For more details about how to find yourself in the winner’s circle with a big check, go to www.arabianenglishperformanceassociation.com. ■

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bask afire x brooklyn bey Siring beautiful, elegant foals competitive in halter and performance.

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Rod & Jacqueline Thompson • Lenoir City, TN 865.388.0507 • www.SmokyMountainParkArabians.com Trainer Mike Miller • Mike@smparabians.com • cell 608.332.0701

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The Yahoo Chronicles—

California Dreamin’ Story by sandee Andrews

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California Dreamin’

Yahoo: One of an ever-expanding group of spirited friends who ride and create joy and magic together with their Arabian horses on any and every adventure imaginable.

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California Dreamin’ some people’s ultimate dream is to ride horses on the beach. but if we could just sweeten that dream by imagining the horses to be beautiful Arabians, and having the beach’s location on the central coast of California, well, then, we have magic.

Ape (Yahoo April Visel) has been telling us of this incredible place she’s wanted to go for almost a year now. montaña De oro is an 8,000-acre state park located on a point of the California coastline between Pismo beach and morro bay. it would prove to have the ultimate dramatic scenery, with a lot of variety to get the horseback riding experience we were looking for.

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California Dreamin’ To stay in this park, reservations and a bit of organizing are required. California has great coastal weather almost year round, so getting one of only five “Hazard Canyon Horse Camps” would be tough. Those sites book up a year in advance. Food and sleeping arrangements also had to be quickly coordinated. To add to the challenge, what we really had to have was one of the two larger “Horse Camps” that accommodate large horse trailers and RVs, and up to 25 horses. Even though our small group of just seven horses didn’t make the 10-horse minimum stay requirement, we liked the much larger stalls and the room for all of the different vehicles we would bring. It was also very likely (definite) that we would be loud in the evenings.

When we originally called the park in late spring, the first available date was in mid to late October. We didn’t want to go that late in the year because we did not know what the weather would be like. It can get cold in late September, and sometimes it’s rainy on the coast in October. We definitely didn’t want to go camping with horses in the rain—that is no fun at all. So, we put a request into the Park’s internet auto attendant to email us if one of those spots became open before the end of September. As luck had it, we received a notification in August that the “Oak Campsite” had opened for the weekend of September 10-12. The trip was on!

We sent the Yahoo invite out and got confirmation from Yahoos April, Melissa, Toni, Cat and Tiffany, as well as myself. Still more awesome was that some of the boys were coming along as well. Brandon, Jerry and Scott seemed almost as excited about the big trip as the rest of us were!

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California Dreamin’ s sometimes the word “camping” scares people. it doesn’t really scare me, but that doesn’t mean that i know how to do it very well. or at all. There’s a lot to remember to bring, because if you don’t and it’s important, you could be in quite a position (imagine if you forgot to bring toilet paper).

This is where our Yahoo melissa really shines. melissa is always ready for anything to happen at any time. she will always have whatever is necessary to survive most inconveniences. in fact, once we ran out of fuel on a Yahoo trip, with a completely loaded horse trailer. not to worry, melissa brought an entire fuel station with us in the back. Filled ’er up and away we went.

For sleeping arrangements, melissa and Jerry agreed to house people in their motor home, which i swear is larger than my house. They also had a mattress available for sleeping in the gooseneck horse trailer and Ape and brando had a cushy, well-bedded tent set up in the back of their truck. meal assignments were doled out to specific people on specific nights, and those people were responsible for buying the food necessary to feed everyone in camp on their night.

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California Dreamin’ After a slightly delayed driving trip, we had limited daylight to set up camp. Working quickly as a team, we got the horses unloaded and settled, and we watered, fed, bedded and blanketed them before returning to cook our own dinner.

After dinner, it was so dark outside. The only thing we could see was ourselves as we sat in the glow of the campfire. Forty yards away, we could hear the horses shifting around and eating. All of them were quiet and happy. I got warm and toasty by the fire, and fell asleep to friends laughing and telling great stories late into the night.

The next morning, we stepped out into the campsite and realized that a family of raccoons had made themselves at home during the night, pillaging through our beautiful stock of food. Live and learn: we’ll put food away a little better next time. It’s a good thing we brought about a bale of hay per horse for our two-night stay, as it appeared that the Park’s wild deer had had plenty to eat, too.

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California Dreamin’ After cleaning up the camp, everyone jumped in and made delicious breakfast burritos for ride sustenance. When we saddled up and headed out, we did not know exactly where we were going, how long we would be gone, or what we would see along the way.

The vistas and surroundings were truly surreal. We rode right into a lush eucalyptus forest, thick with rich, lung-expanding oxygen and a hint of menthol. our “herd” meandered uphill on sandy trails, through highsided, bush-lined canyon walls, before finally reaching the peak and winding our way down the other side of the mountain, which offered a completely different terrain from what we had just gone through. We were still in deep sand, but now we were in a coastal plain with short, chunky shrubs and narrow sandy paths that led to a large sand dune. Up and over, and just past that—the Pacific ocean.

The clouds were so low and thick that we could feel the moisture on our faces. The brisk sea air made the horses feel frisky. To explain what it’s like to be on the back of a thousand-pound animal, feeling every muscle move beneath you as he trusts your guidance, is impossible. it just feels so free. so alive.

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California Dreamin’ Here we were, a bunch of wild Yahoos, living our dreams, camping with Arabian horses on the beach, recreating scenes reminiscent of Alec and The Black, the story that got most of us hooked on Arabian horses so long ago.

Come and experience the Dream. We invite you to ride an Arabian horse with us. Be a Yahoo! It’s an experience you’ll talk about for the rest of your life.

For upcoming Yahoo rides you can join, please find us on Facebook® at “Fans of Original Yahoos.” Horses of all riding experience levels are on hand, and Yahoo in-home guest lodging is available. n The Montaña De Oro Yahoos included April and Brandon Visel, Melissa and Jerry Feather, Toni Sullivan, Cat McKenna, Tiffany Schmidt, and Sandee and Scott Andrews.

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ArAbiAn horse In History

Palmyra, Bride of the Desert— Cradle of the Breed

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by Andrew K. Steen

Last month, we began a look at the history of Palmyra, one of the world’s most legendary cities, located in the Syrian desert that was home to many of the tribes who bred the finest Arabian horses through the centuries. It was to this region that many 19th century European explorers came in search of history, and where some of the era’s great horsemen pursued bloodstock to improve their breeding programs at home. This month, the odyssey continues with Palmyra’s story in “modern times.”

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In hIstory

The Rediscovery

Like a powerful magnet, Palmyra’s grandeur, history and myths have drawn several famous individuals associated with the Arabian horse to its wild, romantic and solemn environs. To the author’s knowledge, the following chronicle includes every European that ventured to “the indomitable town” from the time of its rediscovery until the 1930s.

It was not until July 1678 that two English merchants employed by the Levant Company in Aleppo, Timothy Lanoy (the son of benjamin Lanoy, the british Consul in Aleppo) and Aaron Goodyear, rediscovered Palmyra. When they wrote of their dangerous journey to the ruins, they described the site as “almost inaccessible, because it is far beyond the protection of the Turkish Sultan.” Nevertheless, their accounts of the spectacular remains aroused the curiosity of the reverend William Halifax, an English missionary in Aleppo. Together the three men returned in 1691 and made a more thorough examination of the ancient vestiges of the so-called “City of the Dead.”

According to Major-Gen. William Tweedie, “Half a century later another Englishman (r. Wood) published large-scale drawings of the ruins, with historical preface, under the title of the ruins of Palmyra, Otherwise Tadmor in the Desert (1753).” robert Wood was accompanied by a fellow countryman named Dawkins.

number was John Lewis burckhardt, who a couple of years later would discover the magnificent ruins of Petra, in Jordan, and be the first European to arrive at Abu Simbel in Egypt.

John Lewis Burckhardt

The famous Swiss explorer ventured to Palmyra (which he spelled Tedmor) in 1810. He had traveled from Aleppo by way of Hamah in the company of the Ibn Ghedhzor clan, a faction of the El besher tribe, which was part of the much larger Anazéh-Sebaa tribe.

In his letter to his sponsor, Sir Joseph banks, of May 3, 1811, burckhardt explained: “The geographical part of my journey to Palmyra is too insignificant to (be) laid before you, as I was John Lewis Burckhardt deprived by the Arab robbers of the aid of my watch and compass … and any researches at Palmyra itself must be superfluous after the excellent and most correct work of Wood and Dawkins.”

In 1783, Count Volney, a 25-year-old Frenchman, supposedly trekked to Palmyra and had enormous success four years later with the publication of his book Voyage en Égypte et en Syrie, which described in detail several of the great ruins of the Mid-East for the first time. However, according to Joan Haslip’s comprehensive biography of Hester Stanhope, “Volney never set foot in Zenobia’s capitol, but had merely pirated the description in his book from the accounts given by Wood and Dawkins.”

Having seen ancient baalbec in the mountains of Lebanon, burckhardt contrasted the two stupendous monuments in these words: “The entire view of the ruins of Palmyra, when seen at a certain distance, is infinitely more striking than those of baalbec, but there is not any one spot in the ruins of Tedmor so imposing as the interior view of the temple of baalbec.

The temple of the Sun at Tedmor is (built) upon a grander scale than that of baalbec, but it is choked up with Arab houses, which (do not) admit a view of the building in detail.”

Thereafter, apparently, no precise records exist of other European travelers that visited Palmyra. However, James C. Simmons, the author of Passionate Pilgrims, estimated “fewer than a dozen” had seen the remnants before Stanhope’s arrival in 1813. Amongst their

burckhardt described his departure from Zenobia’s majestic domain and the ever-present perils of the desert thusly: “On my journey from Palmyra to Damascus I was accompanied by a single guide, a man of the tribe of Sebaa, the chief of the Fedan Arabs, Ibn

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Tadmor before her. Although Stanhope had little interest in ancient ruins, she departed Damascus on a grey Arabian stallion that she had been given by the Turkish Pasha of that city on March 30, 1813. She rode at the head of an impressive caravan that included a 40-man bedouin escort. upon her arrival, the local inhabitants and her heavily-bribed travel companion, in a simulated ritual, proclaimed her as their queen. upon her return, Stanhope wrote to a friend and proudly boasted, “I have been crowned Queen of the Desert under the triumphal arch at Palmyra. …

(N)othing ever succeeded better than this journey, dangerous as it was. All pay homage. If I please, I can now go to Mecca alone; I have nothing to fear.

I shall soon have as many names as Apollo. I am the sun, the stars, the pearl, the lion, the light from heaven, and the Queen.” (For a more detailed account of Hester Stanhope, see the November and December 2010 editions of Arabian Horse Times.)

Lady Hester Stanhope

Ghebeyn, with whom I left Aleppo. … Early in the morning of the day after we had set out from Palmyra, my guide, all of a sudden, leaped off his camel, and desired me (to) mount on a horse, to prepare for defense. I could not discern any enemies; but the sharp-sighted bedouin had already perceived four horsemen galloping towards us. We had no chance of success in resistance, yet my guide thought it shameful to surrender. When one of the horsemen approached so near that they might hear his voice, he shook his lance over his head and exclaimed, ‘I am a Sebaa! I am a Sebaa!’ … Fortunately, the horsemen proved to be friends, and after they had left us, my guide informed me that if he had thrown away his lance without a show of resistance, the sneers of those horsemen would have forever dishonored him among his own people.”

Lady Hester Stanhope

Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope is the European most often associated with Palmyra. When burckhardt met her at the Spanish monastery of Nazareth, the eccentric niece of Prime Minister William Pitt was no doubt envious that he had arrived at ancient

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Other Intrepid Travelers

In 1816, the French Consul in Aleppo, Jean rousseau—who became a well-known figure in the Middle East—and Honoré Vidal traversed the so-called “Little Desert” from baghdad to Damascus, and camped briefly at Palmyra.

An entry in James Silk buckingham’s Travels Among the Arab Tribes Inhabiting the Countries East of Syria and Palestine, dated March 24 of the same year, mentioned a russian individual named Mr. rikhter, “who had recently gone from Nubia, Francis Rawdon Chesney and visited Egypt, Palestine, and Syria from whence had accompanied him to Palmyra.” However, no other details were provided about his journey.

The Italian renegade (deserter-mercenary) Giovanni Finatti escorted the Welshman William John banks to Palmyra in June of 1816, where they were waylaid

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by the bedouins and held captive at the ruins for several days.

Finatti’s exploits were amongst the most picturesque and multihued of any European ever associated with the Middle East. As part James Fitzjames of Mohammed Ali’s personal bodyguard, he fought against the Mamelukes in upper Egypt and participated at the famous massacre in the Cairo citadel. He later joined Tousson Pasha’s forces in the war against the Wahhabies in Arabia. upon Finatti’s return to Cairo, an English regimental captain hired him to help purchase more than 30 Egyptian horses for the british cavalry.

Fourteen years later, on December 10, 1830, Colonel Chesney departed Damascus to make a personal reconnaissance of the Euphrates watercourse, in the hope of establishing an alternative overland and steamship route to India.

Dressed in Arab garb, accompanied by dragoman (interpreter) and a slave boy, Chesney joined a caravan bound for baghdad that passed within sight of Palmyra. His itinerary had been chosen in part because of rumors (which proved to be untrue) that a wounded Englishman who had been attacked in the Sinjar Hills was in need of succor and stranded at Palmyra.

interpreter, Seyid Ali, and two guides, Fitzjames chose the Little Desert route that passed through Palmyra because it was the shortest and most direct. (Twelve years later, Fitzjames’ uncommon career would end when, as commander of the Erebus, he attempted to discover a course through the Northwest Passage. In April 1848, the ship became ice-locked, and suffering from starvation, he and his entire crew perished in a desperate march across the arctic icecap.)

In February of 1837, a second caravan from bagdad was obliged to pass through Palmyra. It included James bucknall Estcourt and Edward Philip Charleswood, both also members of the Euphrates Expedition, who were on their return to England.

Medjuel El Mezrab And Alexander Keene Richards

For as long as the memory of man, the Mezrab tribe had held territorial rights over the desert surrounding Tadmor. The Mezrab, a sub-faction of the Sebaa tribe, were responsible for protecting the townspeople of Palmyra, who paid an annual tribute of 150 camels for defending them against the Ghazus (raiding parties) of the Wuld Ali, Mowali, Hadiden and other tribes that roamed the Palmyrene Desert.

The Mezrab knew the location of the few water wells that were situated along the arduous 150 mile route from Damascus to Palmyra, and for the substantial sum of £240, Sheikh Mohammed’s younger brother Medjuel escorted the few foreign travelers that dared to venture into those hinterlands.

The next foreigner to arrive to the Medjuel El Mezrab ruins was probably James Fitzjames In 1851, Medjuel accompanied in 1836. He was the charismatic Alexander Keene richards to royal Navy officer and draftsman of Col. Chesney’s Palmyra in the hope of finding a stallion of the disastrous Euphrates Expedition. Following the same caliber as the Darley Arabian. The visionary tornado that sank the steamship Tigris, Fitzjames breeder from Kentucky was the first person in history had volunteered to deliver 16 boxes of the royal Mail to import Arabian horses directly from the errant from baghdad to Damascus. Accompanied by his tribes to the Western Hemisphere. In 1855, during

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was obliged to travel almost wholly by night, running the gauntlet of a dozen Arab encampments, and was only allowed a day’s stay at Palmyra. They were disguised as bedouins, and took nothing with them but the necessary provisions. They made their appearance here last evening, in long white abas, with the bedouin keffie bound over their heads, their faces burnt, their eyes inflamed, and their frames feverish with seven days of travel. The sheikh who conducted them was not an Aneyzeh and would have lost his life had they fallen in with any of that tribe.” by some accounts, the Mezrab tribe was suspected of having attacked Dalkeith’s party in retaliation for not having paid the standard tariff for safe-passage.

Alexander Keene Richards

richards’ second Arabian horse-buying expedition to Syria, he bought the 4-year-old bay stallion Sacklowie (named after his strain), who had been bred near Palmyra. Edward Troye, the renowned equine artist and racehorse expert, regarded Sacklowie as the most perfect animal he had ever seen.

Lord Dalkeith’s Party

Lady Jane Digby

Nevertheless, 13 months later, in June of 1853, the beautiful Jane Digby (Lady Ellenborough), whose scandalous and adventurous exploits became the stuff of legends, paid Medjuel 6,000 francs to take her to Tadmor. Along the way, the party was attacked by a hostile faction of the Anazeh. Medjuel’s courageous defense deeply impressed Digby and sparked a curious romance that would endure for the next 30 years.

She wrote that her first journey to Palmyra was her “greatest adventure.”

bayard Taylor, the famous American author/traveler (who penned the classic Travels in Arabia, published in Although Digby loved and admired the desert 1881) happened to be in Damascus in May 1852, where bedouins, she did not share such high regard for he recorded the ordeal of an English tourist. “yesterday the townspeople of Palmyra, whom she described evening, three gentlemen of Lord as: “unmitigated barbarians; Dalkeith’s party arrived from a they are fellaheen of the trip to Palmyra,” he wrote. “The lowest order, permitted by the road thither lies through a part bedouins to live within the of the Syrian Desert belonging town, on condition of their to the Aneyzeh tribe, who are acting as purveyors to the tribe. now supposed to be in league The caravans from Aleppo, with the Druses, against the Damascus and baghdad all Government. Including this touch there … They are a rough, party, only six persons have rude set, and have all the vices succeeded on reaching Palmyra of the bedouin without any of within a year, and two of them his virtues.”

Messrs. Noel and Cathcart, were imprisoned four days by the On March 27, 1854, Lady Jane Arabs, and only escaping by the Digby married Sheikh Medjuel accidental departure of a caravan El Mezrab and the couple Lady Jane Digby to Damascus. The present party returned to Palmyra for their

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honeymoon. Over the next three decades, they made many sojourns to the ruins escorting foreign tourists, including the German artist Carl Haag in 1859.

Sometime later William Wright, a retired missionary and amateur archeologist, visited Palmyra, and with Digby’s help wrote a book entitled Zenobia and Palmyra (published in 1895). He attributed much of its content to Digby, who from her youth had studied ancient history and civilizations, and acknowledged that she “knew more about the site than any other European.”

always favored Kadish horses over Arabians. The expedition included 17 pack camels laden with supplies and water-skins. During their journey, their numbers swelled to more than 160 people as they stopped at khans (inns) and desert wells, where native caravans awaited to join better armed parties that happened to come along.

According to Mary Lovell’s comprehensive biography A Rage to Live, the burtons’ cavalcade was “welcomed by horsemen from the nearby town of Palmyra with a jerid (traditional fantasia) in which many of their In the spring of 1864, on her own, without Medjuel men galloped about wildly at full speed, firing their who had remained in Homs, Jane personally led an guns, each screaming his escort of 65 Mezrab tribesmen own war-cry. It was an and a party of English travelers to occasion for celebration Palmyra. The caravan was unusual and the demonstration of in that it included two women, horsemanship. Some hung Mrs. Amherst and her daughter. to one side of the horses or The other members of the group under the horses’ bellies with were Mr. Amherst, Sir Patrick the reins held in their mouths.

Murray and a Mr. Noeys. Arriving Others lofted long quivering near sunset, Digby recorded how lances, the shining tips of “the ever glorious panorama of which were decorated with Tadmor and its long-departed ostrich feathers, “throwing glories lay stretched before us. them into the air and catching Alas, … the sun no longer brightly them at a full gallop. Some illuminated the colonnade; the dashed up to Isabel and columns were white instead of richard with lances poised, golden, as I had wished them to as though about to spear be. Still the party was astonished them, wheeling away sharply and our entry into Tadmor was like Richard Burton when they were mere feet a triumph … ” away. The many colors of the horsemen’s clothes, their splendid mares, the noise and sheer extravagance of the Captain Richard Burton And spectacle were breathtaking … ” Isabel Arundell For the fearless and heroic explorer who had become The burtons spent five days at Palmyra, taking copious famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1853, paying notes, sketching, making maps and deciphering an armed escort to visit Palmyra was unthinkable.

Palmyrene inscriptions. They also explored a few of the Therefore, on April 7, 1870, richard burton and his unique 150 tower mausoleums that extend for close to wife, Isabel Arundell, left Damascus accompanied a mile’s distance at the nearby Valley of Tombs. by only one Mezrab guide. The russian Consul of Damascus, M. Ionin, and the French Count de Perrochel, who were visiting the region, also tagged Palmyra Under Ottoman Rule along with the burtons.

Since 1515, all of Syria had been under the influence of the Osman Empire; however, it was not until after Although Isabel rode crossbred Arabs, due to some the Crimean War that the Ottoman government began inexplicable flaw in his character, Captain burton taking much interest in its Syrian territories, which for

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Stroganov, his wife, Princess Olga Alesandrovna, and her brother Prince A.G. Sherbatov embarked on a journey to Syria in March 1888 to study the Arabian horse of the Anazéh, Sebaa and roala tribes in its natural habitat. Amazingly, they organized their adventure through the well-known british travel agency Thomas Cook, which hired their bedouin dragoman and guide.

Sheikh Nasr ibn Abdullah belonged to the resallin Lady Anne Blunt Wilfrid Scawen Blunt faction of the Sebaa tribe.

During their 42-day trek, they rode more than 1,270 centuries had been infested with Shammar and Anazéh kilometers (1,000 miles), from beirut to Damascus raiding parties that roamed the desert and undulating and onward to Deir-el-Zor on the banks of the plains of Mesopotamia. In the mid-1860s, the Sublime Euphrates. In Palmyra, they “met Sheikh Mohammed Porte ordered Omar Pasha, the Vali (governor) of of the Ibn-Arouk clan, who had accompanied Aleppo to capture the towns of Jaber and Deir-el-Zor, the blunts everywhere.” Much like Wilfrid and on the Euphrates, and secure the overland trade along Lady Anne, they “passed through Tadmor without the road and river between baghdad and Aleppo. stopping, after seeing there some army horses which Consequently, small garrisons of Turkish soldiers were looked like blood animals, but whose origin we were stationed at several desert towns, including Palmyra. unable to ascertain.”

Lady Anne And Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

During their first journey across the Syrian Desert, the blunts arrived in Palmyra on March 29, 1878, but failed to elaborate about the ruins in much detail.

Lady Anne Blunt—Journals and Correspondence 18781917 contains the famous breeder’s remarks about their excursion to the Qala’at ibn Maan citadel, where she recorded, “I remained with the mares while Wilfrid climbed up this piece of ruggedness and crept into the castle by a hole in the wall. Then (he) came back and we went down across the vast space covered by the ruins of the town of Palmyra, and then into the modern town and ancient palace or fortress, of a curious medley of old and new … ”

Prince Sherbatov And Count Stroganov’s 1888 Journey

Fascinated by the descriptions of the desertbred horse in Lady Anne blunt’s books, Count S.A.

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Prince Sherbatov bought two stallions and Count Stroganov purchased four stallions and nine mares.

Two years later Sheikh Nasr ibn Abdullah visited Count Stroganov in russia, at his stud at Tersk, and presented him with two stallions, one of which had been captured from Emir Mohammed al-rashid of the Najd. These Arabian horses, along with later imports, became the foundation stock for the Kabarda breed of the Caucasus.

Well into the 20th century, Palmyra remained isolated and a very difficult destination that only a small number of stout-hearted souls had ever seen.

One of the fortunate few was Gertrude bell, the English author, who upon viewing its remains in 1900 described them as “a white skeleton of a town, standing knee-deep in the blown sand, and beyond all, the desert, sand, and white stretches of salt, and sand again, with dust clouds whiling over it … ”

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Under French Rule

In 1922, following the First World War, Syria became a French Protectorate. after building a military base and airport at Palmyra, the villagers who for centuries had dwelt in the temple of ba’al were dislodged.

During the ensuing years, the desert sheikhs began replacing their arabian steeds with automobiles.

When the French forbade the time-honored tradition of the bedouin Ghazu, it was the death blow to the desertbred horse. Having in the words of Gladys brown edwards “outlawed the business of outlawing,” the tribes had no need to own horses or maintain the purity of their ancient bloodlines.

Nevertheless, a few diehard enthusiasts continued to travel to Palmyra in search of quality stallions and mares. Notably, one was Carl raswan, one of the most charismatic and controversial personalities ever associated with the arabian horse, who related his many adventures amidst the horse breeding tribes in his exciting books, Black Tents of Arabia and Drinkers of the Wind.

In 1927, Commandant Javier Nanati led the last horse-buying Commission of the Spanish Cria Caballar into the desert. Near Palmyra, they inspected the degenerated horses of the anazéh

Faddan and Sebaa Gomosa tribes, and managed to find one mare owned by the Fawara faction of the Sebaa that suited their requirements. Nanati purchased beni-Kaled, who later founded one of the 36 female sub-families of the Spanish national herd.

Two years later, the famed pioneer american breeder W.r. brown, in the company of Carl raswan, drove to Zenobia’s fabled city but did not encounter any horses worthy of importing. In his excellent book The Horse of the Desert, brown lamented about Palmyra that “now there are just a handful of arab houses built around the ruins … of what was once one of the leading cities of the world.”

Nowadays, although the horse breeding bedouin tribes have vanished, the remnants of Palmyra attract thousands of tourists, many of whom no doubt share Isabel arundell burton’s impressions, which she articulated in her 1875 book, The Inner Life of Syria. “a more imposing sight I have never looked upon—so gigantic, so extensive, so bare, so desolate, rising out of and half-buried in a sea of sand,” she wrote. “There is something that almost takes one’s breath away about this splendid ‘City of the Dead,’ when you are alone and gazing in silence upon her solitary grandeur.” ■

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Leaders Of The Times: February Calendar Feature

Shael Dream Desert

by Colleen Scott

Shael Dream Desert (Ansata Shaamis x Elettra)

Shael Dream Desert (Ansata Shaamis x elettra), owned by richard and Deanna Freeland, Freeland Farm LLC, is just that—a dream.

Although Shael Dream Desert resides in belgium, his influence can be felt far and wide. The striking grey stallion will be in the record books for years to come, as his offspring amassed noteworthy titles far and wide in the 2010 show year:

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Las Vegas breeders World Cup Junior Champion Filly Scottsdale reserve Champion Junior Filly Ajman Arabian Horse Show Silver Junior Female Champion Dubai international Arabian Horse Gold Champion Junior mare mediterranean Arabian Horse Championship Silver Junior mare All nations Cup Gold Champion Junior mare Salon Du Cheval Gold Champion Junior mare Saudi national Junior Champion Colt rio Arabian Show reserve Champion Colt middle east Championship Gold medal Junior Colt

Shael Dream DeSert It is no surprise to Richard Freeland that Shael Dream Desert produces such incredible progeny that succeed on the international stage. Freeland first saw Shael Dream Desert in early 2008, and he purchased him shortly thereafter. Freeland thought the stallion’s pedigree, as well as his charisma, lent itself to worldclass offspring. “He is a stallion that makes you take notice,” says Freeland. “Shael Dream Desert draws you in, and he knows he is a herd sire.”

Freeland wasn’t one to be easily impressed by a stallion, but Shael Dream Desert was special. “I had been looking for a stallion that would bring something to the table that we hadn’t been seeing lately,” he says. “I wanted a stallion that captured the majesty and special companionship that only the Arabian horse can offer. I found it in Shael Dream Desert.”

The Freelands had their first foal crop by Shael Dream Desert in 2010, and some of them will make their debut at the Scottsdale Show.

“We are so excited with what he has produced so far,” says Freeland. “We bred our Padrons Psyche daughters and Padrons Psyche-related mares with great results. Shael is very consistent in producing charismatic, expressive, animated, confident, friendly, and typey foals.”

The dream continues as the entire Freeland family awaits the 2011 foal crop. (Their son-in-law Skip and daughter Kim have become enchanted with the Arabian horse as well, and they are active in the farm’s daily operations.) “We are anxious to see what 2011 will bring. We are

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Freeland is pleased with the quality of mares being bred to Shael Dream Desert. “We would like to thank the Arabian horse breeders of the world who have honored Freeland Farms and Shael Dream Desert by entrusting us to carry on the legacy of the Arabian horse.”

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The 2010 Tax relief Act What Does It Mean For Horse Operations?

by Karl V. Hart, esq., and Leticia Lozada, C.P.A. The 2010 Tax Relief Act was made law on December 17, 2010. Existing tax laws and rates created under the Economic Growth & Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 were set to expire on December 31, 2010. The Tax Relief Act extended some of the largest favorable components for two more years, through 2012. Tax rates for all tax brackets remain unchanged; high income taxpayers will not face a reduction in itemized deductions or personal exemptions; long-term capital gains and qualified dividends continue to be taxed at 15 percent; and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) exemptions for individuals remain unchanged.

The Tax Relief Act also created several economic stimulus incentives: • Bonus depreciation: 2011, 100 percent; 2012, 50 percent • Depreciation caps on autos and trucks increased • Depreciation expensing (Section 179) limits increased • Self-employed/employee payroll tax cut (2011 Only) How do these incentives apply to equine operations? Basically, all the bases are covered. Between generous bonus depreciation of “new” assets, increased limits on vehicles, and Section 179 expensing provisions, there is no reason to make asset acquisitions this year that do not qualify for some aspect of the stimulus provided.

Karl V. Hart

Bonus Depreciation is an immediate, first-year write off of qualified property. This provision allows taxpayers to expense purchases regardless of business profitability, and applies to property acquired with cash or financing. Qualified purchases include assets acquired or constructed for business use such as computers and communications equipment, farm tools, equipment and machinery (tractors, trailers, mowers, etc.), fences, farm buildings (barns, stalls, arenas, etc.), and horses. It is important to note that assets must be new to qualify for bonus depreciation provisions. This qualification has been applied to animals in that the first use of the animal must begin with the taxpayer.

Depreciation caps on automobiles and light truck purchases have generally limited annual expense to approximately $3,000. For 2011 and 2012, the cap has been increased by $8,000.

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The 2010 Tax Relief acT

Depreciation expensing under Section 179 is another way to write off asset purchases in the year acquired. Unlike bonus deprecation, Section 179 expensing covers purchases of new and used assets, as well as qualified real property improvements. The annual expensing limit was raised to $125,000 for 2011 and 2012. Phase out limitations begin once acquisitions reach $500,000 for the year.

Another new tax incentive applies to self-employed taxpayers. For 2011, sole proprietors will receive a two percent tax break, which means sole proprietors can save up to $2,136 in selfemployment taxes ($4,272 if filing jointly with a participating spouse).

In addition to the new incentives mentioned above, there are a few other existing tax laws that are worth noting for equine operations.

The domestic production activities deduction under Code Section 199 was first established in 2005. To the extent the taxpayer has qualifying net income, an additional deduction is allowed based on a percentage of that net income. The deduction started at three percent in 2005 and topped out at nine percent for 2010 and following years. This deduction can be applied to equine operations that generate gross receipts from breeding operations, raising horses and other livestock, as well as storage, handling or other activities related to the sale. Of course, there are limitations to the complex calculation, but the size of the payoff could be worth the efforts required. Records must be maintained that segregate revenues based on the activities involved. In addition, taxpayers should work with a tax professional to properly apply and calculate the benefits of this provision.

A longstanding rule allows sole proprietors with farming operations an exemption from making estimated tax payments if they file tax returns and pay all taxes due

by March 1. This allows the taxpayer to avoid penalty for underpayment of tax that normally applies to those that do not pay in advance. Exemption from estimated tax payments allows the taxpayer to make use of cash during the year, rather than letting the U.S. Treasury hold those funds.

“The Tax Relief Act extended some of the largest favorable components for two more years, through 2012.�

With the constant flux in tax law, it is important to have a tax professional knowledgeable of the laws and with experience in applying them to the equine industry in order to achieve the best possible outcome.

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Handy Horse Tips Save Your Ride For The Class

by Lee Bolles

Whether you ride patterns, show in rail classes, or ride in the working western division, it’s imperative to prepare as much as possible. However, an important thing to avoid is working the entire pattern or class as it would be called or ridden in the actual competition.

Let me give you the reason.

Horses are routine-oriented. How many of them seem to know when it is time to be fed, time for a horse show, or time for turn-out? On some level, they are thinking, reacting animals. Once they learn the order of things, whether it be trot, canter, walk, reverse, swap leads, etc., they are likely to “think” ahead of you. Smart horse, huh? Why would that be a bad thing?

Well, once a horse starts doing the work on his own, he is no longer listening to the rider. One of the common challenges in rail classes over the years has been the reverse. How many horses are chomping at the bit to canter as they think that is the next gait to be called?

Then there is the center of the arena in dressage where the horse is accustomed to the halt and salute. There is the center of the figure eight in a reining pattern when a horse automatically thinks it is time to change leads.

To avoid the challenge of having to fix a horse that anticipates specific moves, it is best to work in segments.

If you are working a rail horse, don’t walk, trot, canter,

reverse and repeat. Change things up by working a gait and reversing, doing patterns, riding off the rail, doing simple lead changes down center line and halting in places other than the traditional line-up position. If you ride dressage or reining, ride the test moves out of order to be sure the horse is listening to your cues and not simply making a change because he thinks it is the right spot. Even in cutting, make sure you are directing the horse to make specific moves. (Although some of the cutting does rely on the horse’s instinct, be careful not to get in the horse’s way too much.)

“To avoid the challenge of having to fix a horse that anticipates specific moves, it is best to work in segments.”

Every time you ride in a competition arena, you run the risk of taking away a little bit of your training because you can’t school as you might like during a show ride.

So, every time you school, you have to gain that much of the horse’s focus back again. By changing things up and making every session different, you’ll keep the horse listening to you. n

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Post-Partum Problems In Mares

by Heather smith Thomas Complications sometimes occur during or after foaling.

Jerry black, D.V.m., of Colorado state University, says that mare owners need to make sure the mare is bright and alert after foaling. “one of the problems that could occur is post-foaling hemorrhage. There may be a rupture of one of the uterine blood vessels during parturition,” he says. “most mares, once they foal, will want to eat something fairly soon and have a drink of water, if they are not too nervous. We like to have a small amount of hay available for them, to help us know whether they are going into a normal postfoaling mode.” if the mare is not interested in food, this could be an early sign that there is something wrong.

“if you suspect a problem, you might want to check the mare’s temperature every four to six hours. it’s amazing how high, and how quickly, the temperature can get with an acute endometritis. by the time the mare looks depressed and is starting to show the first signs of laminitis, it has been going on for awhile.

“When checking temperature, it may also be helpful to monitor digital pulse,” he adds. “if we see a mare that may be borderline on temperature (101.5 to 102), we also reach down and check her digital pulse (on the large vein above the foot, below the fetlock joint), to make sure she’s not in the early stages of laminitis. This is something your veterinarian can show you how to do.”

“many mares will have mild to moderate uterine cramps after foaling, and they will also lie down to expel the it is also important to check manure output. “many mares placenta,” he continues. “This is not something to worry become mildly dehydrated,” he says. “They may not want about. The cramping is usually transient, and a normal to pass manure because of process, but you need to watch post-foaling abdominal pain, the mare. if the pain continues especially if it’s their first or the mare becomes violent, foaling. so make sure they are this may be an indication of “Some people have concerns eating, and passing manure.” muscle cramping or some other about mares who leak excessive serious condition, and you need amounts of milk before foaling, For the first three or four to contact a veterinarian right days after foaling, mares are away.” if the mare is rolling, but most of that pre-foaling fluid also prone to displacement you also need to make sure she is not colostrum. Those foals colic. There may be a mild doesn’t endanger the foal. definitely should be checked, displacement of the colon if however, to make sure that they it shifts into the suddenly After foaling, save the placenta. empty space after the foal it should be checked for obtained enough antibodies.” is born and the uterus is completeness, and you may shrinking up (involuting). want your veterinarian to do this. “The placenta can give “We want to make sure the mare has plenty of milk for a number of clues about whether there might be a postthe foal,” black says. “The immediate concern is colostrum. foaling problem,” black explains. “on many farms, it is some mares are slow coming to their milk. The baby needs also common to check mares’ temperatures periodically for a full complement of antibodies from colostrum within 12 the first 24 to 36 hours because there will usually be some hours of birth, maximum (and within the first four to six temperature elevation prior to any other signs of infection. hours is much better). Foals that are continuously trying to Post-partum infections are fairly common and can be very nurse or bumping the udder are not getting enough milk, serious because of the potential to create laminitis. normal and you need to call your veterinarian. The only real way to temperature in mares is between 99.5 and 101.5.

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A Leg Up make sure the foal has adequate passive transfer is to run an IgG test. This should be done between eight and 16 hours after the foal is born.

“On our breeding farm, we used to just check IgG levels on foals from mares we thought had problems, but it is good management practice to check every baby. For several years now, we’ve checked every foal’s IgG levels.”

Some people have concerns about mares who leak excessive amounts of milk before foaling, but most of that prefoaling fluid is not colostrum. Those foals definitely should be checked, however, to make sure that they obtained enough antibodies. “If you are going to give a foal any supplemental colostrum, it has to be done before the foal is 12 hours old,” Black says.

“Anything after that has to be plasma.”

Post-Foaling Injuries

Foal Rejection Dr. Black says one of the first things to check after the mare foals is that she accepts the foal and does not becomes aggressive. “Foal rejection is most common in maiden mares,” he says. “If the mare is aggressive, the mare should be restrained, to protect the baby. This immediately becomes a job for at least two people. One will need to keep the foal safe, and another person will have to restrain the mare with a halter and possibly some mild sedation. Some mares, particularly maiden mares, we’ve had to tranquilize, and even use a humane twitch.

“Basically, her behavior and attitude is generally not her fault. She is frightened of this new baby. You want to be as gentle with her as possible. The baby is part of the equation and very vulnerable to injury.”

Dr. Jerry Black was a founder of Pioneer Equine Hospital in Oakdale, Calif., and practiced there for 37 years, specializing in equine reproduction and clinical orthopedics. He and his wife, Melinda, also maintained Valley Oak Ranch, a large breeding operation. In July 2010 he became Director of the Undergraduate Programs in Equine Sciences at Colorado State University. Dr. and Mrs. Black have moved some of their breeding and show horses to Colorado, and will continue a small breeding program of their own.

Some mares suffer vaginal trauma during parturition. “It’s always good to look at the perineum, especially in mares that foaled unattended, to make sure there are no tears of the vulva or lacerations and hematomas of the vaginal mucosa that create a big hematoma,” says Black. “Those would certainly require a visit from your veterinarian because there may be repairs that need to be done, and the mare may need antibiotics.”

It is always a good idea to have the veterinarian check the mare and foal within the first 24 hours of birth.

“This is just a good management practice,” he points out. “Minimally, the veterinarian will take a look at the mare physically, check her temperature, and look at the perineum. If any post-foaling trauma is suspected, a rectal/ vaginal exam may also be performed.

“One of the things we’ve found through the years is that mares tend to have more post-foaling trauma from wellintended owners who are trying to assist the delivery by pulling. Unfortunately, this can sometimes do more harm than good. If we start pulling unnecessarily and try to get

the foal out too rapidly (without letting the mare relax and rest between contractions), we have a higher incidence of injury to the mare.” It is best to leave Mother Nature alone, unless you know it is a real crisis.

“If you are pulling on the foal you are risking damage not only to the reproductive tract but in some cases to the foal as well,” Black says. “You may cause premature separation of the umbilical cord, and then the foal may have oxygen deprivation.

“Mother nature has a very efficient system. There is nothing wrong with mares foaling in a nice, grassy pasture, and it’s cleaner than a bedded stall. If that’s not possible, and the mare must foal in a stall, we try to get the mares and babies outside, into a clean environment, as soon as we can. On our breeding farm, we had some small grass paddocks and would turn them out during that first day of life.” The mare and foal need the exercise and a clean place to live. n

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Regional ShowS/ChampionShipS and enduranCe/Competitive trail

April April 28-May 1, 2011, Region 7 Championship, Scottsdale, Arizona. Contact: Lollie Ames, 952-492-6590.

MAy May 3-7, 2011, Region 12 Championship, Perry, Georgia. Contact: Marilyn Norton, 217-563-2487.

May 12-15, 2011, Pacific Slope Championship, Santa Barbara, California. Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

June June 2-5, 2011, Region 1 Championship, Del Mar, California. Contact: Jean Beck, 559-642-2072.

June 2-5, 2011, Region 5 Sport Horse Qualifier and Championship, Auburn, Washington.

Contact: Sharon Brodie, 360-435-9227.

June 2-5, 2011, Region 11 Dressage, Hunter/ Jumper, Sport Horse Offsite Championship, Springfield, Illinois. Contact: Donna Auber, 330-274-2039.

June 4, 2011, Western Canadian Breeders Championship, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Contact: Cheryl Sproule, 306-752-4240.

June 7-11, 2011, Region 8 Championship, Denver, Colorado. Contact: Jo Anne Read, 303-648-3261.

June 9-12, 2011, Region 10 Championship, St. Paul, Minnesota. Contact: Mary Tronson, 763-755-1698.

June 15-18, 2011, Region 9 Championship, Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: Melanni Hershberger, 480-443-3372.

June 16-19, 2011, Region 13 Dressage/Sport Horse Offsite Championship, Edinburgh, Indiana. Contact: Donna Auber, 330-274-2039.

June 17-18, 2011, Region 2 Sport Horse Championship, Santa Barbara, California.

Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

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June 21-25, 2011, Region 4 Championship, Nampa, Idaho. Contact: Patricia Ann Hough, 253-847-8842.

June 23-25, 2011, Region 2 Championship, Santa Barbara, California. Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

June 23-26, 2011, Region 13 Championship, Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact: Donna Auber, 330-274-2039.

June 24-26, 2011, Region 6 Championship, Rapid City, South Dakota. Contact: Jean Fredrich, 701-725-4420.

June 25-26, 2011, Region 3 Sport Horse Offsite Championship, Elk Grove, California. Contact: Kelly Denison, 530-666-1363.

June 25-26, 2011, Region 10 Sport Horse/ Dressage Offsite Championship, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Contact: Jan Lerud, 715-488-2834.

June 30-July 3, 2011, Region 14 Championship, Lexington, Kentucky. Contact: Jean Hedger, 937-434-6114.

July July 2-3, 2011, Region 4 Sport Horse Offsite Championship, Sherwood, Oregon. Contact: Jennifer Milburn, 541-231-7247.

July 6-10, 2011, Region 5 Championship, Monroe, Washington. Contact: Patricia Ann Hough, 253-847-8842.

July 6-10, 2011, Region 15 Championship, Lexington, Virginia. Contact: Marilyn Norton, 217-563-2487.

July 7-10, 2011, Region 11 Championship, Springfield, Illinois. Contact: Gary Paine, 641-466-3320.

July 12-16, 2011, Region 3 Championship, Reno, Nevada. Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

July 14-17, 2011, Region 9 Sport Horse Offsite Championship, Waco, Texas. Contact: Sherri Re, 281-513-5745.

July 20-23, 2011, Region 16 Championship, Syracuse, New York. Contact: Marlene Kriegbaum, 716-655-1536.

July 26, 2011, Eastern Canadian Breeders Championship, London, Ontario, Canada.

Contact: Crystal Green, 705-440-9456.

July 28-30, 2011, Region 18 Championship, London, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Crystal Green, 705-440-9456.

ShowS

FebruAry February 17-27, 2011, 56th Annual Scottsdale Show, Scottsdale, Arizona. Contact: Judie Mitten, 602-978-1342.

MArch March 4-6, 2011, SASHA Charity Horse Show,

San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Janie Hamilton, 214-478-0897.

March 6, 2011, AHANM Training Show, Expo, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contact: www. nmarab.com March 17-20, 2011, Cowtown Classic, Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: Ruth Charpie, 816-765-5683.

March 17-20, 2011, Carousel Charity Horse Show, Scottsdale, Arizona. Contact: Melanni Hershberger, 480-443-3372.

March 18-20, 2011, Missouri All Arabian, Lake St. Louis, Missouri. Contact: Laurie Persson, 920-568-9073; www.moarabhorse.org March 19-20, 2011, Ocala 16th Annual Amateur Show, Ocala, Florida. Contact: John Gersch, 561-602-7122.

March 24-27, 2011, Arab Rally In The Valley A and B, Eugene, Oregon. Contact: Heather Engstrom, 541-746-4375.

March 25-27, 2011, Rancho CA Spring Show A and B, Burbank, California. Contact: Nancy Harvey, 626-355-9101.

March 25-27, 2011, Golden Gate Arabian Show, Santa Rosa, California. Contact: Nancy Goertzen, 559-625-2631.

March 25-27, 2011, Alabama All Arabian, Andalusia, Alabama. Contact: Beth Walker, 225-772-6815.

March 31-April 1, 2011, Arabian Springfest I A and B, Gifford, Illinois. Contact: Pamela Scoggins, 217-253-4937.

March 31-April 3, 2011, NW Heritage Spring Show A and B, Monroe, Washington. Contact: Sharon Brodie, 360-435-9227.

March 31-April 3, 2011, Magnolia Classic A and B, Gonzales, Louisiana. Contact: Beth Walker, 225-772-6815.

April April 1-3, 2011, Deseret A and B, South Jordan, Utah. Contact: Dayle Dickhaut, 208-234-0157.

April 1-3, 2011, Western Carolinas Spring Show, Clemson, South Carolina. Contact: Nancy Baker, 828-817-0359.

April 2-3, 2011, Beat The Heat All Arabian Show, Queen Creek, Arizona. Contact: Melanni Hershberger, 480-443-3372.

April 2-3, 2011, Arabian Springfest II A and B, Gifford, Illinois. Contact: Pamela Scoggins, 217-253-4937.

April 2-3, 2011, The Arabian Celebration, Newberry, Florida. Contact: Carlie Evans, 352-215-0710.

April 8-10, 2011, Lone Star Classic, San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Ann Lang, 512-452-1492.

April 8-10, 2011, NCAHA/ODAHA All Arab A and B Show, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Contact: Susan Wagoner, 603-878-1447.

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April 8-11, 2011, Fiesta Del Mar A and B, Del Mar, California. Contact: Jean Beck, 559-642-2072.

April 14-15, 2011, Utah Valley Arabian, South Jordan, Utah. Contact: Dayle Dickhaut, 208-234-0157.

April 14-17, 2011, Arabian Breeders World Cup, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: Scott Bailey, 480-471-1715.

April 15-17, 2011, Annual Magnolia Spring Classic, Perry, Georgia. Contact: Nancy Baker, 828-817-0359.

April 22-24, 2011, Arabians In Motion At The Hood, Boring, Oregon. Contact: Kaye Phaneuf, 503-651-3037.

April 22-24, 2011, Border Bonanza A and B, Kansas City, Missouri. Contact: Ruth Charpie, 816-765-5683.

April 22-24, 2011, OHAHA Springtime, Springfield, Ohio. Contact: Jean Hedger, 937-434-6114.

April 22-24, 2011, Spring Arabian Classic, Lexington, Virginia. Contact: Sherri Re, 281-513-5745.

April 26-27, 2011, ASHO4U, Scottsdale, Arizona. Contact: Lollie Ames, 952-492-6590.

April 29-May 1, 2011, Daffodil Arab Spring Show A and B, Puyallup, Washington. Contact: Linsey O’Donnell, 253-988-4265.

April 29-May 1, 2011, Colorado Classic, Denver, Colorado. Contact: Anne Burton, 303-665-3307.

April 29-May 1, 2011, The Mayfest Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: Sherry McGraw, 903-872-7279.

April 29-May 1, 2011, CRAA Spring Derby Sport Horse Show, Northampton, Massachusetts.

Contact: Susan Wagoner, 603-878-1447.

MAy May 5-8, 2011, Cascade Arabian Youth Benefit, Spanaway, Washington. Contact: Susy Birch, 360-540-4425.

May 5-8, 2011, Green Country Arabian Classic, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Contact: Velma Boodt, 918-284-7505.

May 6-8, 2011, Red Bluff Arabian Horse Show, Red Bluff, California. Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

May 6-8, 2011, Sahara Sands Spring Classic, St. Paul, Minnesota. Contact: Mary Tronson, 763-755-1698.

May 6-8, 2011, Empire State Arab Show, Syracuse, New York. Contact: Marlene Kriegbaum, 716-655-1536.

May 12-15, 2011, AHASFV 48th Annual Arabian Horse Show, Santa Barbara, California.

Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

May 12-15, 2011, Zia Classic Horse Show A and B, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contact: Lois Seibel, 505-345-2244.

May 12-15, 2011, AHABC Classic, Langley, British Colombia, Canada. Contact: Marla Patterson, 604-574-3785.

May 13-15, 2011, Treasure Valley Classic, Nampa, Idaho. Contact: Ginny Kelsch, 208-884-3071.

May 13-15, 2011, Great Plains Arab Classic A and B, Lincoln, Nebraska. Contact: Deanne Allen, 402-464-4995.

May 13-15, 2011, CAHC Spring Show A and B, Denver, Colorado. Contact: Jo Anne Read, 303-648-3261.

May 13-15, 2011, ARK Arab Victory Challenge, Texarkana, Arkansas. Contact: Alan Harmon, 501-330-2272.

May 13-15, 2011, NIAHAC May II Show, Springfield, Illinois. Contact: Pamela Scoggins, 217-253-4937.

May 13-15, 2011, Hudson Valley Arabian, West Springfield, Massachusetts. Contact: Marlene Kriegbaum, 716-655-1536.

May 19-22, 2011, Diablo Arab Spring Show, Elk Grove, California. Contact: Nancy Goertzen, 559-625-2631.

May 19-22, 2011, AHACO Arabian Horse Show, Salem, Oregon. Contact: Betty Engleman, 360-425-7798.

May 19-22, 2011, Alamo Arabian Fiesta, San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Sherri Re, 281-513-5745.

May 20, 2011, NJHAHA Hunter Show, Allentown, New Jersey. Contact: Joan Mitch, 610-914-7008.

May 20-22, 2011, NJHAHA Arab A and B Show, Allentown, New Jersey. Contact: Joan Mitch, 610-914-7008.

May 21-22, 2011, Northern Minnesota Arabian Horse Show, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Contact: 320-352-3718.

May 21-22, 2011, Old Dominion Summer Fun Show, Doswell, Virginia. Contact: Janet Beehler, 804-478-5711.

May 26-29, 2011, Ohio Buckeye Sweepstakes, Columbus, Ohio, Contact: Jean Hedger, 937-434-6114.

May 27-29, 2011, IEAHC Memorial Day Classic A and B, Spokane, Washington. Contact: Susy Birch, 360-540-4425.

May 27-29, 2011, Montana Arabian Show A and B, Billings, Montana. Contact: Beckt Mcallister, 406-861-4929.

May 27-29, 2011, Spindletop Spring Arab Show, Katy, Texas. Contact: Sherri Re, 281-5135745.

May 27-29, 2011, AHC of CT Horse Show, West Springfield, Massachusetts. Contact: Marlene Kriegbaum, 716-655-1536.

May 28-29, 2011, Comstock AHA Desert Spring A and B, Carson City, Nevada. Contact: Shannon Johnson, 775-750-0237.

June June 1-2, 2011, Region 1 Pre-Show, Del Mar, California. Contact: Jean Beck, 559-642-2072.

June 1-5, 2011, Illinois/Arab, Inc. All Arabian Show, Springfield, Illinois. Contact: Donna Auber, 330-274-2039.

June 3-5, 2011, Showtime 2011, East Lansing, Michigan. Contact: Sally Epps, 920-992-3293.

June 3-5, 2011, NC PAHA Show A and B, Hughesville, Pennsylvania. Contact: Patricia McQuiston, 570-924-4836.

June 3-5, 2011, Virginia Arabian Horse Show A and B, Doswell, Virginia. Contact: Sherri Re, 281-513-5745.

June 4-5, 2011, Indianhead Arabian Horse Show, Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Contact: Jan Lerud, 715-488-2834.

June 6-11, 2011, Egyptian Event, Lexington, Kentucky. Contact: The Pyramid Society, 859-231-0771.

June 8, 2011, Region 10 Pre-Show, St. Paul, Minnesota. Contact: Mary Tronson, 763-755-1698.

June 9-12, 2011, WA Midsummer Classic A and B, Monroe, Washington. Contact: Betty Engleman, 360-425-7798.

June 10-12, 2011, AHAEC Summer Sizzler A and B, London, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Crystal Green, 705-440-9456.

June 11-12, 2011, Medallion I and II All Arabian, Wilmington, Ohio. Contact: Jean Hedger, 937-434-6114.

June 11-12, 2011, Eastern Classic, Hamburg, New York. Contact: Marlene Kriegbaum, 716-655-1536.

June 15-16, 2011, Region 2 Sport Horse PreShow, Santa Barbara, California. Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

June 16-17, 2011, Shenandoah Valley Classic A and B, Lexington, Virginia. Contact: Sherri Re, 281-513-5745.

June 16-19, 2011, Hoosier Horse Classic, Edinburgh, Indiana. Contact: Donna Auber, 330-274-2039.

June 17-18, 2011, Region 12 Youth Jamboree, Clemson, South Carolina. Contact: Robert Obermiller, 828-674-1758.

June 17-19, 2011, Red Deer Classic A and B, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Contact: Aldona Tracey, 780-986-6731.

June 18-19, 2011, Island Classics Show A and B, Victoria, British Colombia, Canada. Contact: Wendy Don, 250-722-0162.

June 18-19, 2011, AHANM Training Show, Expo, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contact: www.nmarab.com June 18-19, 2011, NJHAHA Classic A and B, Allentown, New Jersey. Contact: Joan Mitch, 610-914-7008.

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June 18-19, 2011, Shenandoah Valley Championship A and B, Lexington, Virginia.

Contact: Sherri Re, 281-513-5745.

June 20-21, 2011, Region 4 Pre-Show, Nampa, Idaho. Contact: Patricia Ann Hough, 253-847-8842.

June 21-22, 2011, Region 2 Pre-Show, Santa Barbara, California. Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

June 22, 2011, Region 13 Pre-Show A and B, Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact: Donna Auber, 330-274-2039.

June 23, 2011, Region 6 Pre-Show, Rapid City, South Dakota. Contact: Jean Fredrich, 701-725-4420.

June 24-25, 2011, WDHA Dressage and Sport Horse Show, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Contact: Candy Ziebell, 262-363-3640.

June 24-26, 2011, Finger Lakes Arab Summer Festival, Syracuse, New York. Contact: Marlene Kriegbaum, 716-655-1536.

June 28-29, 2011, Region 14 Silverama, Lexington, Kentucky. Contact: Jean Hedger, 937-434-6114.

June 30-July2, 2011, AHANE 57th Arabian Horse Show, West Springfield, Massachusetts.

Contact: Lurline Combs, 603-627-8645.

July July 1-2, 2011, Arabians In Motion Sport Horse Classic, Sherwood, Oregon. Contact: Jenniefer Milburn, 541-231-7247.

July 1-3, 2011, Pennsylvania Arab Games, Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. Contact: Patricia McQuiston, 570-924-4836.

July 1-3, 2011, Wild Rose Horse Show, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Contact: Marion Enders, 403-227-0538.

July 10, 2011, Summertime Celebration, Longmont, Colorado. Contact: Anne Burton, 303-665-3307.

July 10-12, 2011, Region 3 Last Chance Show, Reno, Nevada. Contact: Sharon Richards, 916-645-2288.

July 20, 2011, Region 16 Hunter/Jumper Qualifier, Syracuse, New York. Contact: Marlene Kriegbaum, 716-655-1536.

July 27, 2011, Region 18 Last Chance Show, London, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Crystal Green, 705-440-9456.

July 29-30, 2011, AAHABC Junior & Amateur Show, Langley, British Colombia, Canada. Contact: Geri Burnett, 604-531-8726.

Distance/ competitive trail riDe

March March 18-19, 2011, Spring Fling At The Sand Hills 50- and 75-Mile Endurance Ride, Cheraw, 252 | A R A BI A N HOR SE T I MES

South Carolina. Contact: Vickie Stine, 803-222-0401.

May May 7, 2011, MNDRA I 50-Mile Endurance Ride, Orrock, Minnesota. Contact: Theresa Meyer, 763-753-5236.

May 7, 2011, Biltmore Challenge 50-, 75-, and 100-Mile Endurance Ride, Asheville, North Carolina. Contact: Cheryl Newman, 828-665-1531.

May 8, 2011, MNDRA I 25-Mile Competitive Trail Ride, Orrock, Minnesota. Contact: Theresa Meyer, 763-753-5236.

May 15, 2011, Verda Bare Bones 30- and 50-Mile Endurance Ride, Sharon, Vermont.

Contact: Ruth Ferland, 603-675-6833.

June June 17, 2011, Southeast MN 30-Mile Competitive Trail Ride, Preston, Minnesota.

Contact: Elizabeth Witucki, 507-269-2164.

June 17, 2011, Region 10 Endurance Championship, Preston, Minnesota. Contact: Elizabeth Witucki, 507-269-2164.

June 18, 2011, Region 10 Competitive Trail Championship, Preston, Minnesota. Contact: Elizabeth Witucki, 507-269-2164.

June 18, 2011, Southeast MN 50-Mile Endurance Ride, Preston, Minnesota.

Contact: Elizabeth Witucki, 507-269-2164.

July July 2-3, 2011, Moulton Creek 50- and 75-Mile Endurance Ride, Pritchard, British Colombia, Canada. Contact: Terry Boscher, 250-577-3558.

Nationals events

July 23-30, 2011, Youth Nationals, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contact: AHA, 303-696-4500. august 15-20, 2011, Canadian Nationals, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Contact: AHA, 303-696-4500. september 27-october 2, 2011, Sport Horse Nationals, Lexington, Kentucky. Contact: AHA, 303-696-4500. october 21-29, 2011, U.S. Nationals, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Contact: AHA, 303-696-4500.

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corrections:

On page 71 of the December 2010 issue, the handler of Legacys Renoir, 2010 U.S. National Top Ten Senior Stallion, was incorrectly listed. Legacys Renoir (Legacy Of Fame x SC Psavannah) was shown to his top ten win by John Diedrich for owners Janet De Acevedo and Ian MacDonald.

On page 4 of the January 2011 issue, Gloria Apal’s dam’s name, SC Misha Apal, was incorrectly spelled.

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Haras Las Rosas, which encompasses more than 35,000 acres in Florida, Uruguay, has been devoted to livestock and agricultural excellence since 1973. It is known for its contributions to the genetic improvement of cattle, in particular the Hereford, Red and Black Aberdeen Angus, and Jersey. Today there are more than 1,000 cows in milk production, using three modern dairies. When Princess Laetitia d’Arenberg, owner of Las Rosas, toured Australia and New Zealand, sheep were added to the enterprise, and now the operation possesses some of the finest bloodlines in the world for the Merino superfino, Poll Dorset and Ile de France breeds.

The true passion of Laetitia d’Arenberg, however, is the Arabian horse. Since 2004, she has dedicated herself to becoming a world class breeder. In 2005 and almost every year thereafter, the Arabians of Haras Las Rosas have won International Championships in Brazil, Uruguay and throughout the world.

We hope you enjoy the following pages, which feature the most recent accomplishments of our LL Estancia, 2010 Brazilian National Champion Mare, and our new future stallion.

Please visit our website, www.lasrosasarabians. com, or accept our invitation to come and visit Haras Las Rosas. Become a part of our family and the Arabian dream.

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Index Of Advertisers

401K Arabian Horses ..................................................190

A Adandy Farm............................................................22, 23 AHT 2011 Youth Yearbook..................................188, 189 AHT AHBA World Cup Show...........................228, 229 AHT Scottsdale Coverage ...........................................256 AHT Subscription .......................................................257 Allandale Arabians .........................................................29 Ankrom Arabians .................................... 16Spotlight (80) Arabian Expressions ................................................. 25-29 Aradon Farm ........................................... 23Spotlight (87) Argent Farms............................... IFC, 1, 22Spotlight (86) Argyle Arabians L.P. ..................................24AEPA (216) Athens Partners ..............................................................31 Avalon Crest Arabians....................................................16

B Baahir Group, The ................................... 22Spotlight (86) Bald Hill Ranch ...........................................................238 Bein Performance Horses ...............................................53 Belvedere Arabian Farm .......................... 17Spotlight (81) Bob Jorgensen Training ................................................254 Boisvert Farms, LLC ............... FC, 16Boisvert Farms (48)

C Cedar Ridge Arabians ............... 17-19, 54, 55, 10AEPA, 11AEPA (202, 203) Chattooga Ridge Arabians ...................... 14Spotlight (78) Chiquinho Rego Arabian Training Center ......................................8-11, 184-187 Conway Arabians .........................................................218 Cornerstone Ranch ................................... 8Spotlight (72)

D Dale Brown Performance Horses LLC ... 16Spotlight (80) Diamond Hill Arabians ......................22AEPA (214), 255 Dolorosa Arabians .....................................23AEPA (215) Don Manuel Farms ...... 18Spotlight, 19Spotlight (82, 83)

E Egan, Kevin ..................................................................254 EgyptianSales.Com ......................................................254 Eleanor’s Arabians ..........................................................62 Enchanted Acres, Inc....................................................246 Encore Select Group LLC 18AEPA, 19AEPA (210, 211) Equine Image Center ...............................................30, 31 Eric Wolfe Arabians .................................. 9Spotlight (73) Estancia Las Rosas Arabes ................................... 258-262

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Quarry Hill Farm ........................................ 9AEPA (201)

G Grossman, Bryan & Joanne ........................24AEPA (216) Gulfwinds Farm ...................................... 15Spotlight (79) Guzzo Arabian Training Center ................................. 183

H Haras JM .............................................................. 129-136 Haras Sahara .......................................................... 91-104 Haras Stigmatas ..........................24HarasStigmatas (128) Haras Vanguarda .................................................. 152-159 Harris Arabians ............................................................217 Hat Lady, The ...............................................................254 Hegg, Mickey ...............................................................253 Hennessey Arabian Partners LLC........64, 1Spotlight (65) Hereafter Group, The .................................................8-11

J Jerland Farms ..............................................................BC

K Kiesner Training ........... 64, 12AEPA, 13AEPA (204, 205) Kirkendall, Allen ....................................... 2Spotlight (66)

L Lorick, Neville & Janice .................................................24

M Marhaabah Legacy Group, The ........................................7 Maroon Fire Arabians .............................. 20AEPA, 21AEPA (212, 213), 253 Michael Byatt Arabians ............................................14, 15 Midwest......................................................................8-11

N Northern Lights Arabians ....................... 20Spotlight (84)

O Ohio Buckeye Sweepstakes Show ..................................49

P P & S Enterprises, Inc. .................................................255 Palmetto Arabians ................................... 12Spotlight (76) Pannonia Arabians .........................................................30 Pay-Jay Arabians ..........................................................253 Prestige Farms ..........................................................20, 21

R R.O. Lervick Arabians .................................................253 Rae-Dawn Arabians .....................................................2, 3 Reilich, Bill & Shirley ....... 12AEPA, 13AEPA (204, 205) Rick Gault Training........................................................24

S Santa Ventura Arabes ...........................................138, 139 Shafer Arabians ................. 14AEPA, 15AEPA (206, 207) Shea Stables....................... 20AEPA, 21AEPA (212, 213) Shenandoah Valley Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship ..................................239 Sherman Ranch ................................................................5 Silver Lake Arabians ......................................................90 Smoky Mountain Park Arabians ....................... 12, 13, 13Spotlight (77), 17AEPA (209) Southwest Farm Services ..............................................254 Sperte Show Horses .........................................................5 Stachowski Farm ............................... 24AEPA (216), 217 Stonehedge Farm, LLC ................................................217 Strawberry Banks Farm ....................... 192, 1AEPA (193)

T Ted Carson at Butler Farms Training Center ......................................................24Spotlight (88), 89 Thirteen Oaks Arabians ................................. 10Spotlight, 11Spotlight (74, 75) Trowbridge’s Ltd ........................................23AEPA (215)

V Varian Arabians ....................................................242, 243

W Western Carolina Arabian Horse Association..............191 Wiechmann, Anna, Robert and Rosanne ................ IFC, 1 Wilkins Livestock Insurers, Inc. ...................................254 Wilson Training Center & Bloodstock...................................... 21Spotlight (85) Wind River Fence ........................................................253 Windabrae Farm ..........................................................217 Wolf Springs Ranch .................................................60, 61 Wunderbar Arabians ................................. 16AEPA (208)

Z Zerlotti Equine Reproduction LLC ........ 19Spotlight (83)

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