Favorite
Baby Photos
of All Time
Entity (Gwydion x *Eternia), owned by Ventura Farms — Arabian Division, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California. 1983 September Baby Photos.
Amir Alee Shar (Amir Ibn Sakr x L-J Caressa), owned by Misty Meadows Ranch, Auburn, Washington. Photo by Dale Neifert. 1983 September Baby Photos.
1 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Sirr Ibn Morafic (Ibn Morafic x Fable Demeter), Curio Farms, Columbus, Texas. 1983 September Baby Photos.
This is the Half-Arabian Donna Raffona (Don Raffon x Stardust Fadjura), owned by Berry Hill Farms, Los Altos Hills, California. Photo by Ron Kimball. 1983 September Baby Photos.
2 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
“Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.” Aesop’s Fable. Tali Tiana (Amir Al Dabaran x Lazyhill Faatinah), owned by Tali Arabians, Chester, New Hampshire. 1983 September Baby Photos.
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Top: From subversive to sublime; foals by Laddinns Fire during their first photo session, below, and the finished product, above. 1984 September Baby Photos. Bottom left: Ima-April Fancy and her filly MJM Watch Out (by Kheminova), owned by MJM Farm, Kendall, New York. Photo by Young. 1985 September Baby Photos. Middle right: Gay Razcal (Rasel Gay Sierra x Prairie Princess), howls with delight at his stablemates’ antics. 1984 September Baby Photos. Bottom right: Deborah Witchey of San Bernardino, California, with the mare Crepe de Chine and her foal Mi Desirae (by Lee Sahbe). September 1985 Baby Photos.
3 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Unidentified foal. Photo by Van Lent. 1985 September Baby Photos.
RH Khessandra (Khemosabi x *Fairymount Desert Belle), owned by B. Paul Husband, Los Angeles, California. Photo by Jerry Sparagowski. 1986 September Baby Photos.
4 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Top: MP Falena Lee (Sandee-B-Seyn x Fascination Lee) and Christopher; owned by Molly Pierson, Kelso, Washington. Photo by Pierson. 1986 September Baby Photos. Bottom: Two foals by GA Khreation; left, Khompanyan, a colt out of Afekt, and, Khaszmere, a filly out of Amurath Ambiance, right. Both are owned by Frank and Susan Cowles of Hidden Hill Arabians, Culpeper, Virginia. Photo by Susan Cowles. September 1987 Baby Photos.
5 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
6 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Top: Benraz Fancy and her 1991 filly MFA Cominguproses (by Fame VF), at Morgan Farms, Templeton, California. 1988 September Baby Photos. Bottom: The yearling colt Noroc (Europejczyk x Nurnia PL) with Alexander Nielson of Sweden. Photo by Van Lent, Jr. 1989 September Baby Photos.
Below: Two-week-old filly by Bonique (Zarabo x Renika), one of his last foals. The child is the granddaughter of Bob and Kathy Hines, of Hines Arabians, Agoura, California. 1991 September Baby Photos.
Above: El Djafar (Madmaymour x Naseyna by Nashak). “Here is a photo for your Baby Photos Contest from one of your readers in France. The foal is one week old, and as you can see, he is very happy to be alive.” Mme Vincent Lavagne, Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux, France. 1991 September Baby Photos.
8 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Top: Three-and-a-half day old RM Karisaa (Rajwans Mistique x Karamas) with her owner, eight-year-old Aaron Michael McGill, Farmington, Kentucky. Photo by Cindy McGill. 1991 September Baby Photos.
Bottom: Mark Pagliaro with the one-day-old Maarou Leila (KHE Adhm x Maarou Echo), owned by Julie and Kim Pagliaro, Egyptian Classics, Las Vegas, Nevada.1991 September Baby Photos.
9 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Right: Nyanitte (*Nanit x SWL Nyita), and her first foal, NY Scharo by Aristo Fyre, owned by Lucretia Turner, Olymipia, Washington. 1992 September Baby Photos.
Above: North Star Khaleem (AK Khaleem x RG Al Mone daughter), owned by Mark and Lori Wigen, Heron, Montana. Photo by Mark Wigen. 1992 September Baby Photos. Left: Madamm Butterfly (Monogramm x Shes A Desperado), owned by Bishop Lane Farm Sebastopol, California. Photo by Scott Trees. 1992 September Baby Photos.
10 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Top: Filly by El Arab Yeman and out of Reym Escillah owned by Brod Levens, Victoria, Australia. 1992 September Baby Photos. Right: Thee Desperado (The Minstril x AK Amiri Asmarr), then owned by Gardner Bloodstock, China Spring, Texas. Photo by Randi Clark. 1992 September Baby Photos.
11 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Top: Aramus Ann and Serene Aprilfooln by Veygas, owned by Sue Mart, Columbia, California. 1992 September Baby Photos. Right: “Phunny Philly Phoals” by Ibn Pharoh and out of Stacia Of Edgehill and Zesteena, owned by Coldknob Farm, Trout, West Virginia. 1992 September Baby Photos.
12 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Top left: Daughter Ariana Pekary and one-day-old colt Primo Talisman (Talisman Bey x Virginia), owned by Steve and Myra Pekary, Orange, Virginia. Photo by Eric Mosvoh. 1992 September Baby Photos. Top right: Six-week-old Fixed Tempo (SX Cantraz x SKF Kadance), owned by Nancy Muller, Brookeville, Maryland, and a loving, young friend. 1993 September Baby Photos.
Right: Colt by The Minstril (Ruminaja Ali x *Bahila) with Stephine Harmon and Frank Santa Cruz, owned by Gardner Bloodstock, Inc., China Spring, Texas. 1993 September Baby Photos.
13 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
The proper way to dismount a pot-bellied pig. Priscilla the pig and friends are some of the barnyard buddies at Rainbow Trail Arabians, Ball Ground, Georgia. 1995 September Baby Photos.
“These are our first babies, both fillies, and they are so special,” says Dan Danforth, Danforth Ranch, Ft. Klamath, Oregon, shown here having a little ‘people time’ and giving their moms a break. 1995 September Baby Photos.
14 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time Top left: “Where should I put my ears?” ET Crown Prince foal blooper photo from Abraxas Arabians, Temecula, California. 1995 September Baby Photos.
Top right: “The best of friends; Cair Abu (aka Buggy) chases Rudy, who just manages to elude him.” Sue Unger, Rockin’ U Ranch, Poulsbo, Washington. 1996 September Baby Photos. Bottom: Two 1994 colts by ABD Othello (by *Adhem), bred and owned by Equus Opportunities, Allegan, Michigan. 1995 September Baby Photos.
15 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Top: Melody Sioux (by N R G) and her dam YS Joy (Azraff, *Karadjordje, *Serafix-bred), owned by Tracey Hopping, Prima Vista Arabians, Wilderville, Oregon. 1998 September Baby Photos. Bottom left: “This baby is proud of his ‘BIG MOMMA’ and our other mares don’t give her or him any trouble! He is a Legacy Of Gold colt out of a Padrons Psyche daughter and he is, without question, the farm favorite. Unfortunately, his real mom had a little too much ‘show career’ and not enough ‘horse sense.’ She rejected this poor little fella right after delivering him. Enter Joleen to the rescue. We are fortunate to live near Kentucky where nursemare farms are abundant.” Cynthia Barker, Rivermont Farms, Mendota, Virginia. Photo by Scott Trees. 1998 September Baby Photos. Bottom right: One-week-old WHF Aulani (Aul Magic x Baskaladda), 1999 Champion Colt bred by Nora and Douglas Thompson, Chester, New Hampshire, and pictured with Courtney and Nathan Thompson. 1999 September Baby Photos.
16 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Filly Versasha (Versace x Radiance Bey V) and Christine Bruce, Houston, Texas. Photo by Gigi Grasso. 2000 September Baby Photos.
17 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Top: Moonspun Lace (Venus Moondance x Mi Sable Nlace), alias ‘Lacey’ and a deer friend. Suzanne M. Ridenour, Hagerstown, Maryland. 2002 September Baby Photos. Middle: CT Kashmir (Falconn x Charlestown Firebird), owned and photographed by Tamara Torti, Sacramento, California. 2002 September Baby Photos. Bottom: “WV Sweet Kharoline (Khiowa x Baska Monaja), 2003 filly at ten days old with my curious grandson, Jordan. They are both beautiful babies! Thanks for a great magazine.” Vanessa Adams, Willow View Arabians, Herndon, Kentucky. 2003 September Baby Photos.
18 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Top: Aul Those Socks (Aul Magic x EC Natalie), foreground, and Magic Contesstant (Aul Magic x Contess Nataussah), back, bred by Edith Poole, Ridgecrest, California, and daughter Amy Poole-Johnson, Sterling, Virginia. “They were foaled one week apart in June. As you can see, they are quite fond of each other,” says Amy. “We think they look like little piglets, in this picture, snoozing back to back.” Photo by John Poole. 2003 September Baby Photos.
Bottom left and right: Twilight Ablaze, aka ‘Twix’ is by the Lipizzaner stallion Pluto Carma III and out of Rem-member Me (by Remington Steel),” says owner Lynne Glazer, Corona, California. “I’ve been chronicling her progress. She was born on Derby Day, and the next two days we had terrible wildfires. The proper Lipizzaner term for airs above the ground at this age is ‘Boingities’, and my collection is considerable.” 2004 September Baby Photos.
19 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
The 2005 filly Minstrils Aziza Gale (The Minstril x Shahiraa Gale by *Shahir IASB), owned by Rose Hill Arabians, Rose Bud, Arkansas. Photo by Jerry Sparagowski. 2005 September Baby Photos.
20 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Colt by El Amin out of AJA Bey Khateyna, owned and photographed by Pamela Moëll of Liljebackens Arabians, Sweden. 2006 September Baby Photos.
2006 filly by Bey Gali (FS Bengali x AJA Bey Khateyna) out of Om El Athana, owned and photographed by Pamela Moëll of Liljebackens Arabians, Sweden. 2006 September Baby Photos.
21 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Top: Here is my beautiful filly Brasilia Chariklia by *Borsalino K (Encore Ali x Keepsake V) and out of the joy of my life AmalChariklia,” says owner Talitha Bakker of The Shah Arabians and Miniature Horses, Harderwijk, The Netherlands. 2007 September Baby Photos. Bottom: “Just being a colt!” Pictured at three months old, Centturian is out of our magnificent mare DF Kaila (GS Khochise x SH Qupie Doll), and by Greengate Farm’s GG Atlantis (Magnum Psyche x GG Moire),” says Chris and Judy Brown, Vista del Valley Arabians, La Habra Heights, California. “Kaila has been performing phenomenally in the showring for us and we are thrilled that her firstborn foal is such an exquisite colt. He is gorgeous and loves to show off.” Photo by Lynn Glazer. 2007 September Baby Photos.
22 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
RA Miss Siagon (Exceladdinn x Angophora by *Eukaliptus) with her 2007 filly Allamara MA (by *Marwan Al Sahqab), owned by Markelle Arabians, Joel Desmarteau, and Michael Wade, Mt. Dora, Florida. Photo by Suzanne Sturgill. 2007 September Baby Photos. 23 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Top: ASE Milano (El Ninjo [Laman HVP] x Amal-Chaniklia [Abakan]), a 2008 colt bred and owned by Talitha Bakker, The Netherlands. 2008 September Baby Photos.
Bottom left: A 2008 filly by Thee Apprentice (Versace x Legacys Diva) out of Artemis (Borneo x Ashiqa), bred and owned by Moëll and Moëll, Sweden. Photo by Pamela Moëll. 2008 September Baby Photos. Bottom right: “I just wanted to share a photo of our newest filly, Jake’s Amazing Grace (Jake Jamaal JCA x CH Lalique), who was born April 25,” says owner Julie Allen of Snohomish, Washington. “We were a little surprised to see all the spots even though her dam is a pinto. Gracie is Jake Jamaal’s first pinto! She is very friendly, and is already looking for things to get into. This is the funniest filly — she does everything but talk. Thanks for your publication; I’ve enjoyed it for 30 years.” 2009 September Baby Photos.
24 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009
Favorite Baby Photos of All Time
Top: “Here is one of my 2009 miniature horse foals playing with the 2009 Arabian colt Serrano de Plata (*Ecaho x Ucrania de Plata), we co-own with Steve Doran,” says Kathy Hedrick of Deer Run Farm, Pomona, Missouri. “This was the first moment that Serrano realized the mini would be a good play companion. Surprisingly, the mini’s dam seems totally unconcerned with her son’s giant playmate.” 2009 September Baby Photos. Bottom: “This is a shot of Kharifa Bey’s greatgranddaughter Rajima Black (Klint Black x Radiant Love) and her foal Black Magyk giving snuggles to Cheryl Tumolo,” says Sue Eves, Robesonia, Pennsylvania. “Cheryl’s not a horse person (yet!), but wanted to come out and try her hand at taking baby pictures. Cheryl was focusing on another mare and foal when Rajima and her colt snuck up on her and gave her the horse cuddles. Kharifa’s sweet disposition carried through generation after generation!”
25 b ARABIAN HORSE WORLD b october 2009