Mystic sands arabians
“We bred her to *el Paso,” Ken Topp recalls. “We left her at Lasma and raymond LaCroix showed her to a 1977 U.s. national Top Ten mare title while she was carrying her *el Paso foal. ms ellusion was the result of that breeding.” ms ellusion had a number of halter wins and championships, including top tens at scottsdale and the Canadian nationals, and sired 257 foals. “The Topps next sent me ms baquero,” shea resumes, “and he won with me several times in hand, and was the 1980 region 13 reserve Champion stallion. Then i broke him under saddle. We won quite a few park championships from August of 1980 through 1982, and then he went to the LaCroixes.
MS Baqueta (*Bask x Bandy)
“in 1976 the Topps bought sW saruchna (*sambor x *Druchna, by rozmaryn) at the sir William production sale and bred her, at 3, to *bask the next year,” he adds. “ms santana was the result of that breeding. They sent ms santana to me as a long yearling in the fall of 1979 and i trained him for halter. He won his 3-year-old class with me at the 1981 ohio buckeye and was named 1981 region 13 Champion stallion. At that point in my career, the Topps were right there for me. We became friends. marty and i always have a great time visiting with them when we go to scottsdale.” “Ken and Donna are truly wonderful people,” agrees Gene LaCroix. “They are very dedicated to the Arabian horse, and they were very faithful to the Lasma program. They bred quite a few mares to *bask, and they also brought some mares out to breed to *Aladdinn. They have always bred for beauty and athleticism. They purchased Tomorrows
“They made a lot of sacrifices to buy the best mares they could get and breed them to the best.” – Tim Shea MS BatiSta (*Bask x Bandy) 82 | A r A bi A n Hor se T i mes