showring this year and will bring great strength to my breeding program in the future. A new mare, BH Versaces Rose (Versace x BH Magnumsylowete), is due to foal to Trussardi any day now. The current sleepless nights on foal watch will all be worth it — this foal is the culmination of all our dreams. — Elaine Clare, Aleeyah Arabians, Cheshire, United Kingdom Precious As Gold initially drew us to breeding to Trussardi. We loved what she added to her son Versace. When selecting mares to breed to Trussardi, we went with very athletic mares with long necks and huge eyes. We knew Trussardi would not let us down in type and strength of his body. He is very correct, which is of utmost importance to us. The resulting foals’ future promises excellence in both halter and performance. Our Trussardi foals are extremely well-bodied and athletic with excellent type. We are also very pleased with the great minds they have. It’s a bit too early to assess the importance of Trussardi to our breeding program, but it’s looking good! — Laura Friesen, Wunderbar Arabians, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Above: HR Lady Trusace (Trussardi x Villina NVF), bred and owned by High Rid Arabians, England.
Trussadi made his entrance from the barn into the beautiful Florida sunshine with such grace and elegance. He surveyed us and put his tail over his back, and made his presence known with a huge snort. He gave me goose bumps and I immediately knew I was in the presence of greatness. It was easy to see this young colt had all the qualities I needed for my WH Justice daughter — with that amazing chiseled head, topline, and unbelievable body — he was awesome. Two years on and Trussadi has now bloomed into the epitome of the Arabian stallion. It is an honor to be able to say that my mare is in foal to this amazing stallion for a July 2013 foal. I also have a Versace daughter (in partnership with a great friend of mine) in foal to him and our filly is due any day now. So I think you can safely say Trussadi is an important factor in both of our breeding programs. Watch this space. — Anne Harris, United Kingdom
Right: SS Tru Believer (Trussardi x Miss Brass), bred by Stuart Sander and owned by Ron and Judy Schmidt, Wisconsin.
The buzz was all about the yearling colt, Trussardi, at our Region 12 show in May of 2010. I’ve been breeding for over 40 years and it takes something extra special to make my heart flutter. This colt was not only correct, smooth, balanced, and good-legged, he also had an aura and a spirit about him that was captivating. I immediately searched for John Brown and purchased a breeding for the following year. I chose to breed him to Koweta Allelujah who is out of a Fame VF daughter, hence, the “relationship” to Versace. In 2012, “Allie” delivered a chesnut/flaxen filly,
never been bred. John says, “For all intents and purposes we were done with breeding,”
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Facing page: ES Tru Confessions (Trussardi x Aali Beirut), owned by Stuart Sander and Derek Eastwood.
For all the comparisons, however, the typey chestnut could have just as easily have prior to the arrival of Trussardi. The duo’s prize mare, Precious As Gold, was no longer able to carry a foal to term. They had limited success early on with embryo transfer, and after a lot of money and effort had given up. “We finally said ‘enough is enough.’ She did her thing producing Versace, let’s just bring her home to have a good life and enjoy herself,” John says. After the loss of their beloved Versace, their vet encouraged them to give it another shot with Precious As Gold. “My first thought was, here goes a whole lot of money again,” says John.