will accommodate a breeder any way they can. Last year I think they put semen on the plane for sameday delivery, without complaining, many times for me. It’s been a real pleasure to deal with them. — Stuart Sander, Stuart Sander’s Sterling Bloodstock, Portland, Oregon From the moment I first saw Trussardi, I knew I would be buying more than one breeding that day. An exceptionally pretty, smooth-bodied colt stood before us, displaying all the qualities you would expect from his pedigree. To me he seemed so like his wonderful dam. The mares we selected for Trussardi are our beautiful Versace look-alike daughter La Dolce Vita and two of her daughters: La Dolce Diva (by Aja Ben Rajah by FS Bengali), and FS Velvet (by WH Justice). Unfortunately, La Dolce Vita did not take, so our first and eagerly awaited Trussardi foal (out of La Dolce Diva) is due the end of April. We chose to wait until this year to breed FS Velvet. Trussardi is an important part of our breeding program and all of us at Tucana Arabians have had a great relationship with Rojo Arabians — ever since our first visit in 2002. My dream was to visit the great Versace and own something by him. This was not only fulfilled, but has also brought us to where we are with our breeding program, with nine of our horses possessing the blood of Precious As Gold. We have come full circle back to Trussardi. We breed for type and temperament, and ever since our first visits to Rojo, we have felt they’ve done the same. — Andrea Taylor, Tucana Arabians, Manningtree, Essex, United Kingdom While perusing the Rojo Arabians’ website I came across what I thought was the “perfect” Arabian: Trussardi. He was only a young colt then but I knew that I would include him in my breeding program. With my great love for Versace in mind, I began my search for the perfect mare to join us. My search started in the U.K. and extended to Europe, and finally I purchased my beautiful Villina NVF (Versace x Probracja) in the U.S. and bred her to Trussardi. I was lucky enough to get a fantastic filly that is the stretchiest foal I have seen. She has an incredible swan neck with huge eyes, great, strong body, and conformation, with movement to die for — and best of all, the sweetest personality. We look forward to her U.K. show career in 2013. We purchased five breedings in total so I guess we’ve invested in him, because, in our opinion, he has all a great stallion needs. I have a Legacy Of Fame daughter (out of an FS Bengali daughter) named MA Coulditbemagic due to foal to Trussardi in May 2013. We are very excited about this cross! — Vikki White, High Rid Arabians, United Kingdom
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