Swiss Mountain Cup On August 10 the swiss national stock show and a new national championship for arabian horses took place at the beautiful venue of the RPZ Lindenhof in Obergerlafingen, Switzerland. As last year the event was organized and hold by the OC team of the Swiss-Mountain-Cup for the Swiss Breeding Association of Arabian Horses. The international judges Michaela Weidner / DE, Cristina Vlades / ES and Raouf Abbas / EGY rated over 30 horses during this years event. Unfortunately there was quite a high number of notices of removal due to medical condition in the last few weeks before the event. The show started Sunday morning with the junior stallions. With a ranking of 6.2 the stallion Wasari (Pegasus x Wiselka) breeded in the stud Michalow in Poland and owned by Beata Eglin won this class. The senior stallions lined up thoroughly. The senior stallion Al Guwa Ben-Gashi (Shaklan Ibn Bengali x Barca) raised and owned by Al Guwa Arabians won the class with a rate of 6.8. Breeded in Germany and owned by Al Kalina Arabians Al Mareen (Al Milan x Marena) got runner-up. The yearling mare contest was won by Al Guwa Designa (Designed x Al Guwa Mediva) with the rating of 7.3. Al Guwa Designa was brought up by Rolf Raemy, Vollblutarabergestüt El Azrak and is owned by Deborah-Vanessa Streun. Last years foal championesse Nil Nouta (Al Marid x Nil Nikinikee) fostered by Nile Arabians and owned by Jaynie McDonald had to admit
defeat but scored a good 7.2. During lunch time there was newly added an equestrian contest. This addition was warmly welcomed and was an interesting change for the audience. The horse-riding class ‘ride and fun’ contained an examination of the riding (in groups and single), an assay of the horse as well as a survey of the equipment. Judge was Urs Aeschbacher and with 8 participants this was the largest contest group.Winner of this contest was stallion Bolero Ibn El Sueno who was raised in Switzerland and is owned and ride by Melanie Schalch. He also won the contest of sport horses in the afternoon. Runner-up was Franziska Kemmler with gelding El Divino which is a full brother of winner Bolero Ibn El Sueno.
Bolero Ibn El Sueno (El Sueno x Bafran Sfenburaia) winner Ride and Fun with Reiterin and owner Melanie Schalch
Al Guwa Bengashi (Shaklan Ibn Bengali x Barca) gold champion senior stallions with his handler Jenifer-Sheila Umnus-Blum
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In the afternoon the event continued with the judgement of the mare and stallion foals. As every year the foal champion was one of the most sought-after titles. This year it was sponsored by last years winner Janie McDonald. This year the winner of the title was MW Just Great (Aja Justified x MW Candara) with the rating of 7.1. Owned by the stud MW-Arabians who won this title also back in 2012. The two year old mare Khadija (Ajman Moniscione x Khuzama Bint Javier el Jamaal) of the stud EMAJ Arabians won in her category with a rating of 7.2. Also the category of the 3 year old mares was won by a horse of the stud EMAJ Arabians with a rating of 7.4 for Shamaliah (Stival x Al Shareefah). Second place went to Al Guwa Cymarelia (Al Guwa Ben-Gashi x MW Candara) raised by MW-Arabians and owned by Jenifer-Sheila Umnus-Blum. At the geldings and sport horses no one reached the gold rating of 7.0 or higher. The first senior mare class was won by Al Guwa Mediva (WH Justice x Al Guwa Mukowa) raised and owned by Al Guwa Arabians with a rating of 7.3. At the class of mares age 7-10 the winner was Al Guwa Belicia (Shaklan Ibn Bengali x Barca) of MW-Arabians with the rating of 7.2. Her competitor and runner-up La Sonrisa (Sham Bilabo x Chiara) breeded and owned by Anne-Marie Lüthi Oswald got with 7.0 also a high ranking. The last champion of the senior class was won by L.A.California