Arabians down under summer edition

TRAINERS SPOTLIGHT

CAROL LAYTON FROM BALANCED EQUINE NUTRITION

HAWKESBURY EQUINE CLINIC

ADVANCED EQUINE DENTISTRY DR SHANNON LEE

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Show Coverage NSW AHA STATE TITLES NSW CAPA ARABIAN EXTRAVAGANZA VICTORIAN ARABIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS NATIONAL ARABIAN STUD SHOW VICTORIAN CLASSIC NATIONAL CAPTIAL HORSE SHOW

Arabian Stud Coverage FUTURE FARMS STALLION PARADE AL SAHRAE OPEN DAY FUTURE FARMS OPEN DAY

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COVER MODEL Ajustine MI owned by Naomi and Shane Schofield of Nakikah Park

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THANK YOU TO OUR CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Samantha Taylor Glenys Lilley & Kerry Frame of Framed by Frame

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WELCOME

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Welcome to our Summer interactive edition of Arabians Down under, our third release bringing you lots of photos and articles.

Eastcoast Arabian Championships is just around the corner and we wish everyone the best of luck at one of Australias prestigious shows. The weather will be warm so stay hydrated.

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We have lots of show photos in this edition as well as some results, we would love to include more in our editons and encourage show committees to send us your results to be included.

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A special thank you to our photographers that have supplied photos to ADU, we appreciate your support and I am sure everyone will love flicking through them.

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Happy Showing - Tanya!

Pictured to the right is my homebred mare Giselle V, winning Australian Champion mare or filly non pro judged by Cindy Reich at the 2016 Australian Arabian Championships, a very proud moment in my life.

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Future Farms Stallion Parade

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Al Sahrae

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Photos by Dee Kelly

Photos by Samantha Taylor

Photos by Samantha Taylort

Future Farms Open Day Photos by Samantha Taylor

Advance Equine Dentistry Dr Shannon Lee

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Scotts Farrier Service

Managing hooves with Matthew Scotts

Spotlight on trainers

Coat Colour

with Carol Layton of Balanced Equine Nutrition

Australian Arabian Rehoming inc

Show Coverage

State Titles, NSW CAPA, Arabian Extravaganza, Vic Champs, National Arabian Stud Show, Vic Classic

Hawkesbury Equine Clinic Pre Foaling & Post Foaling checks

National Capital Horse Show

Results. Photos supplied by Kerry Frame of Framed by Frame

Next Edition News

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Lolly is everything I ever dreamed of owning she is not only beautiful with world class breeding, she is extremely sweet with a loving attitude and is such a character, every day she puts a smile on Shane’s and My face, even having us in tears of laughter with her little quirks.

Our first 3 shows with Lolly were very successful, Lolly was awarded Supreme Champion female at the Victorian Arabian Championships, Supreme purebred at the South Australian Arabian Championships and Top 10 at the Australian National Championships which also seen her place equal top 5.

We couldn’t have been prouder of her.

Throughout my childhood I had always admired Mulawa Arabian stud, I dreamed of owning a Mulawa bred horse. In 2016 my dream came true when I acquired the beautiful fairy-tale Mare Ajustine MI, Lolly as she is affectionately known as at home, is sired by one of my most favourite stallions WH Justice and out of the ethereal beauty Audacia. We are forever thankful to Aaron and Tegan enough for believing we were the right home for Lolly.

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Lolly has been bred to the stunning imported stallion El Chall WR owned by Al Sahrae Arabians, we cannot thank the Hardwick family enough for this amazing opportunity, We are so excited to see what we produce with this breeding.. Our plans are to bring Lolly out under saddle in the near future and we are looking forward to that journey with her.

Owned by Shane and Naomi Schofield of Nazikah Park.

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future farms stallion parade

ABOVE : CONCHERTO FF BELOW: JESSICA DERTELL & ROCKY

Future Farms Stallion Parade & Select Sales~ 27th August 2017 To say that the annual mid year event held by Future Farms Arabians was a success would be an understatement! With over 250 people in attendance, 27 Stallion Breeding’s & 8 Horses sold, it proved that the Arabian industry is still well and truly alive in Australia.

Although the weather decided to not play nicely (providing us with a high of 5 degrees!), Kate, Doyle & their Future Farms Team (Casey, Gwen, Rianna, Allysse, Tash, Andie, Ebony, Belen, Jess, Kody, Jessica, Ellen, Jo, Charlie, Lisa, Dell, Debbie, Lusia, Ron and Kylie) still put on a fine display & didnt deter people from coming to enjoy a great social day. Providing heaters and fire pits for all in attendance, a free breeding talk prior to the presentations by vet Dr. Alison Miles and Doyle Dertell, fantastic catering and showcased beautiful arabian horses.

Be sure to book in the date of the 2nd December for the Future Farms Open Day ~ its not a day to miss!!!!

Report and Photos by Samantha Taylor

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Advanced Equine Dentistry

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Noble, athletic majestic, intelligent even beautiful....... however as an equine dental veterinarian, there are some other words that spring to mind....

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Dr Shannon Lee BVSc MANZCVSc. D.ICEVO Clinical Consultant Advanced Equine Dentistry 0418 598 621

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s a breed there are a number of words that could spring to mind to describe the Arabian horse.

Noble, athletic, majestic, intelligent even beautiful, however as an equine dental veterinarian working with these horses whilst I enjoy these intelligent animals there are some other words that spring to mind Those words might surprise you, let’s see They are terms like “ periodontal disease “, “ tooth impaction “ “ overcrowding “ and so on, these are terms that even if you’ve been associated with the breed for a long time, might not be familiar to you. And yet these are some of the most common dental problems seen in Arabian horses. Don’t get me wrong Arabs suffer all the other common dental abnormalities to, however the three terms mentioned above are seen disproportionately in the Arab horse population compared to other horse breeds, in fact and hopefully this won’t offend, the other group to see such high rates of these problems are the smaller breeds of pony.

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ADVANCED EQUINE DENTISTRY So you ask why should I care about this?

These photos show the size of teeth in What does it even mean? younger horses ( > less than 10 ) these where Why does it happen? removed due to infection resulting from AND how would I know ? impaction of the teeth, another very common Just as important .. how do I prevent it? problem in Arabians. These problems are common and most commonly begin between the ages of 1-4 years

All excellent questions that any smart owner or breeder wants answers to so let’s do that.

Firstly.. why should you care? Well put simply whilst there may often be little or no outward sign of a problem these issues are affecting the long term health and in many cases performance of your horses What does it even mean? Yes as vets we practice science and therefore there is often a lot of tech speak and jargon so let’s break it down 1 periodontal disease It’s most simple definition is just disease around the tooth or teeth, we will get into a more detailed explanation later 2 impaction This is when teeth have difficulty erupting into the horses mouth Again we will explain in more detail later how this happens and why it’s important 3 overcrowding Basically each tooth in a horses mouth is under pressure and undergoes constant movement, when there isn’t enough space that movement occurs in an abnormal direction

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Firstly if we ignore wolf teeth and canine teeth then an adult horses has 36 teeth, that’s front to back and both sides. Three incisor teeth in each arcade ( or set of teeth ) and six cheek teeth again in each arcade or set, cheek teeth are further divided into premolars and molars. The first three cheek teeth are premolars and the last three molars. There is no anatomical difference between a premolar and a molar, the difference is that premolars have a deciduous tooth followed by an adult tooth, whereas molars have no deciduous tooth first and simply erupt as adult teeth.

This will become important when we start discussing periodontal disease,impaction and overcrowding.

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Next, the teeth of horses differ from humans in some important ways, human teeth are classed as brachyodont where horses teeth are called hypsodont, now that might sound like dinosaur speak but what it really means is that the teeth have certain characteristics that help scientists classify them.

An Equine Dental Veterinarian (EDV), also known as an equine dentist or horse dentist, has the knowledge, experience and equipment to prevent pain and offer horse owners the peace of mind that comes from working with professionals.

Brachyodont teeth like those found in people are simple teeth ( think about your own teeth here and it might make more sense ) once they erupt into the mouth if they aren’t damaged or diseased then they can remain basically unchanged for life.

EDVs have the knowledge, experience and equipment to prevent pain and offer horse owners the peace of mind that comes from working with professionals.

Whereas Hyposodont teeth constantly erupt from the tooth socket into the mouth. NOW importantly that DOESN’T mean they are always growing ( something a lot of horse owners will say and believe ) no they can be thought of abit like a large eraser. The cardboard containing the eraser ( rubber ) is like the bony socket which contains the tooth, the piece sticking out of the cardboard is like the crown or the part of the tooth in the mouth, and the eraser inside the cardboard represents the rest of the tooth or what we call the reserve crown.

All veterinarians undergo extensive training to provide your horses the best animal health care. All the vets listed on our website have completed recognised further training specifically in equine dentistry.

So that’s the brief run down now before we jump into these problems in some more detail let’s go over some basic anatomy and some of the other common dental issues that affect ALL horses.

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cheek teeth ( against the cheeks )and on the inside of the lower cheek teeth ( against the tongue ) these “ sharp points “ cause trauma to soft tissues and there removal is the fundamental basics of equine dental care.

So your horses teeth have a lifespan AND undergo constant change.

When horses experience pain from these injuries often they will respond by changing the way that they chew food, the effect of this is to alter the wear patterns on the teeth, and this is one of the key ways that further more serious dental problems begin to occur. Wether it is because of sensitivity, pain threshold, head shape or genetics Arabian horses are very prone to serious dental disease from this cause developing from a young age.

Now there are 3 mineralised tissues that make up horses teeth, the micro structure and position differs from tooth type to tooth type but the three materials are found in each tooth, they are enamel, cementum and dentine. We can talk about them in more detail another time, but each is a hard mineral material with enamel being the hardest, infact enamel is the hardest substance found in the body.

Because each is a different density ( hardness ) each wears away at a different rate SO horses teeth are not meant to be smooth.

Now horses have evolved over about 50/55 million years from an animal about the size of a large dog ( called eohippus ) and gone from having brachyodont teeth like humans to Hyposodont teeth, at the same time major changes have occurred to their jaw structure and skull to support their increased size and changed diet.

Some of the key changes include the top jaw becoming significantly wider than the lower jaw and the top cheek teeth also becoming significantly wider than the lower cheek teeth ( about 30% wider ) This is achieved with an infilling of enamel and cementum called the infundiblae.

The net effect of all this anatomical change The jaw width, the tooth width, the constant tooth eruption, the differences in density between enamel, cementum and dentine has been to create a self sharpening system capable of chewing through large volumes of very abrasive feed.

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So in much the same way as when using an eraser it wears out and you push some more out of the cardboard, as a horse chews it wears down the tooth and more erupts from under the gum BUT it’s not growing, just like the eraser if we could see inside we would see that it’s actually getting shorter and shorter until eventually it will be all gone.

All horses should have these removed regularly ( at least every 6-12 months ) to prevent painful injury to the cheeks and tongue.

So it’s important to understand a few points about the general dental care and health of your horses 1 most horses with serious dental pain will show little or no outward sign of a problem Think about it this way If I asked you to walk the street of your local town and tell me which people had the serious dental disease you would struggle to pick it, is it the young child ? The overweight man, the older lady, or the teenager?

Yet when it comes to horses there is still a widely held belief that an owner can somehow pick which horses and when their dental care is required.

2 horses suffer all of the human dental conditions and many of their own unique conditions due to their hypsodont tooth structure.

3 the mouth of a horse is a very dynamic structure undergoing constant change so examinations need to be carried out regularly So let’s now go back to the Arabian horse, why do they tend to suffer from these three dental problems Periodontal disease, tooth impaction and overcrowding?

Let’s start with periodontal disease although as you’ll see as we go along these three conditions have a relationship between each

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Periodontal disease remember means disease around the teeth, it is the most common disease affecting horses, not the most common dental disease, the MOST common disease affecting horses around 65-80% of horses are affected and Arabians are walking periodontal disease factories. So why is this the case and how does it happen?

Well when feed traps around the teeth it begins to break down, this breakdown is carried out by enzymes, that is the role of enzymes.. to break things down into smaller units ( it’s why laundry detergent contains enzymes for example ) In the mouth the enzymes are produced by bacteria ( of which there are many types) and animals like people inherit certain bacteria or a susceptibility to certain bacteria from their parents. This is one of the reasons that Arabians are more prone to periodontal disease, they are genetically more susceptible to certain bacteria in the mouth.

Returning to the enzymes, enzymes break stuff down and in the mouth around the teeth what is there to break down?

Answer Gum, ligament, bone and the tooth itself None of which are structures that we want to be losing.

The other reason why Arabs are so prone to severe periodontal disease from a very young age is related to the shape of their head. In breeding such a fine and noble head shape breeders inadvertently compressed the dental arcades as large teeth struggle to fit into a smaller space. This brings us to the second common dental issue tooth impaction

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Each of these shows a cheek tooth or cheek teeth removed due to serious periodontal disease. This is the disease that most commonly affects Arabian horses and leads to pain and tooth removal of not treated

I mentioned earlier that cheek teeth are divided into pre molars and molars and I explained that premolars have a deciduous tooth followed by an adult tooth where molars just erupt as adult teeth.

The order in which this happens means that the last premolar or the 08 tooth has to erupt into the mouth inbetween to existing adult teeth , this requires a lot of pressure to get the teeth into the mouth and it s a tight fit.

If the tooth cannot fit easily one of two things will happen, the tooth will become infected as a result of interruption to the blood supply due to the incredible pressure it is under or the tooth will erupt into the mouth following the path of least resistance .. the tooth will get into the mouth but end up in the wrong position. This leads into the third common dental problem for Arabians overcrowding or malposition of teeth.

When teeth don’t have enough room and because of the constant eruption of hypsodont teeth and the enormous pressure they are under inside the mouth, the net result is that they move around one another, this is overcrowding and is essentially too many large teeth inside a small mouth. It is also the reason why this is a condition common not only to Arabians but also the smaller breeds of pony.

All three of these conditions begin occurring in very young horses..

We regularly treat severe periodontal disease in yearlings, extracted impacted abscessed adult cheek teeth from horses as young as 2-3 years old, and treat tooth impaction in horses as young as 2-2.5 years.

Failure to identify, treat and stay on top of periodontal disease in Arabian horses is the number one cause of premature need for tooth extraction, again these horses are often presented as 6-7 year olds for cheek teeth removal due to advanced periodontal disease.

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periodontal disease .

Good treatments exist but the keys to success are early detection and having an examination by someone with the right skills and training to be able to identify the problem and help you.

The principles of treatment rely on creating an environment inside the mouth where feed no longer traps and where bacteria are being removed. It’s a simple process, but a complex topic and one probably best left to another article.

So hopefully that’s wet your appetite to gain a greater understanding about these and other dental conditions potentially affecting your Arabian horse

Dr Shannon Lee BVSc MANZCVSc. D.ICEVO Clinical Consultant Advanced Equine Dentistry 0418 598 621

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MATHEW SCOTTS MANAGING horses hooves during different types of weather

The topic that I’d like to feature for this issue focuses on how to manage and improve horses hooves during different types of weather conditions.

At the moment with the dry spell that we are facing it can be a difficult period for horses due to the dryness and hardness of their feet. this can cause a range of issues relating to there being no give in the ground and no give in the horses hoof and the force being driven up the horses leg when the horse is doing its work.

A considerable amount of force is placed onto the hoof and leg when the horse is working and the function of the hoof is to absorb some of this force so the strain on the leg and its internal structures is reduced,however when the horses the horses feet are rock hard the hoofs ability to absorb these forces is greatly reduced so trying to maintain a foot with a good moisture content is vital.

So how do we achieve the moisture content of the hoof during excessive dry weather.

The first solution is to use a good moisturising hoof dressing as often as is required even if it means applying it daily to keep a good even moisture content in the foot.

Secondly if the horse requires more support to help relieve some of the conclusive forces in the leg a good solution is getting your farrier to put vettec sole pack in the feet or by putting hoof pads on during the horses shoeing to help or in my experience you can also use a com-

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bination of both of these products to make your horse more comfortable.

The next weather condition I’d like to discuss is very wet weather.wet weather can cause a range of problems with horses such as sole/stone bruises,abscesses and seedy toe.

For horses that are stabled during wet conditions the chances of lameness and problems occurring is reduced however it’s not always possible to have horses stabled so I have some simple practical solutions for these hoof problems.Firstly stone or sole bruises are normally found to be a red or discoloured area of the sole or it may be found by using hoof testers to locate it.most stone bruisers are fixed by icing the horses hoof to relieve the bruising and monitoring the horse closely for a few days after.

A hoof abcess is a very painful and at times frustrating hoof problem due to the fact they can bust out at either the sole of the foot or up at the coronary band.horses can suffer for a prolonged period of time as it can often be awaiting game while the abcess travels down or up the foot before it bursts.

Once the abcess has burst it is important to provide relief to the horse by applying a hot poultice to foot to help draw out the pus and infection and get the horse to start healing.you may need to poltuice the hoof for between 2-5 days depending on the size and depth of the abces, I’d recommend removing the shoe before polticing the hoof as this is more effective at making the poultice draw the abcess out.

Seedy toe is a mud born bacterial infection that occurs when mud gets into a crack in the hoof and the bacteria begins to eat away at the hoof wall and laminae behind the hoof wall,if left

untreated it can cause a substantial amount of damage to hoof wall and create a huge problem to fix so an early identification and treatment is important.

The best way I’ve found to treat seedy toe is by using copper sulphur and bluestone mixed with vaseline and pushing this up into the affected crack as this treats the problem without having to remove any hoof wall.you may need to apply the copper sulphate a few times during wet and muddy periods.

Happy riding and I hope this has been helpful.

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SPOTLIGHT ON TRAINERS

Thank you to the trainers that participated in this article Adam King of King Estate International Shayleigh Riddle of Ashwood Park Training stables Rachel Borysko & Katie Smith of KR Show Horses Heath Rowbotton of Bacchante Arabians - HR Arabians Jason Hodgins of JH Training Centre Anthony Geyteman & Nikki Glover of GG Equine Donna Sadler of Jamuna Equine Jayne Bellchambers of Westacres Damien Henricus of Damar Arabians

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ADAM KING

DAMIEN HENRICUS

BUSINESS NAME : KING ESTATE INTL

BUSINESS NAME : DAMAR ARABIANS

LOCATION: SYDNEY, NSW

LOCATION : CHRISTMAS CREEK QLD

CONTACT: ADAM.KING@ELDERS.COM.AU

CONTACT : DAMARARABIANS@GMAIL.COM Years in the industry: 1 and a half years

Years in the industry: 36 years Are you a rider or handler? Halter & Rider How many shows do you attend a year? About 4 exhibiting and another 6 judging or viewing What is your favorite show and why?

They all have their great points and own atmosphere however my favourite show would be Menton.

Followed closely by East Coast and the Australian Championships.

How do you begin your day?

Coffee first and then off to the office.

Training horses is after my job and on weekends, David is working the horses and maintaining the farm from sunup to sundown.

When not training what do you enjoy doing?

Most of the time earning money to pay for my own little piece of paradise. I love riding trails and I love to go out; that’s when I’m not catching up on sleep ;) How do you balance family and training life?

Easy! Everyone just has to fit in to the schedule.

How many horses do you generally have in training?

Generally four, two or three or our own and often one very special client horse.

What is your pet hate in the showing world?

Negativity and poor sportsmanship What is one of your major highlights?

I’ve been fortunate enough to have some wonderful moments over the last 36 years. I think Sarajevo KEI winning the Australian National Champion Stallion was an amazing feeling ..... when Wanted KE won Champion Stallion at East Coast and Sarajevo KEI won the Champion colt, I was just a little happy!

Do you have a favourite horse you have shown and or trained?

I’ve had such a brilliant relationship with so many owned the show ring, Sarajevo KEI, the ultimate show horse, great show horses it’s almost like asking who is your favourite child ..... Barishnikov, who made me as a trainer, Wanted KE who just a natural. Right now, Cytadel KEI has even surprised me at his first outing just what a special horse is made to be; he is a LOT of fun and enjoys every minute of it, and I think that is the secret.

When you come home from a show what is the first thing you do?

Hose the horses down, groom out any products, lots of carrots and apples and a nice clean bed and feed ready for them. If we get home early, a roll in the sand yard is usually on the agenda.

Once the horses are in bed its drinks in the lawn and enjoy the mares and youngsters.

What separates you from other trainers?

Im a woman and longevity in the industry. We are a small operation, everything is done by either myself with help from husband Trevor. If a horse doesn’t finish his dinner overnight, or Looks slightly off colour, I am the first to know about it.

What would your clients say is your strongest asset?

Trust, honesty and a commitment to achieving the best the horse can achieve.

Pictured above: Adam with Cytadel KEI Photo: Samantha Taylor

Are you a rider or handler?

Handler. I also offer halter training, conditioning show preparation and showing. I currently have one space available How many shows do you attend a year? 8-10 .

What is your favourite show?

Aussie’s, love the atmosphere How do you begin your day?

Start by always feeding horses first .

When not training what do you enjoy doing?

Golf and fishing .

How do you balance family and training life?

Luckily we share the same love for horses and enjoy the samehobbies How many horses do you generally have in training?

We like to keep to a small team 2-4

What separates you from other trainers?

I absolutely love all horses like I do my own and thrive to get the best out of them What would your clients say is your strongest asset?

Friendly personality and always approachable When you come home from a show what is the first thing you do?

Feed horses and give carrots then relax What is your pet hate in the showing world?

Negativity What is one of your major highlights?

When Our filly Kaptivate Mi won supreme filly at the Qld challenge 2017 after I conditioned her myself.

Do you have a favourite horse you have shown and or trained?

I love them all but Kaptivate Mi is my special girl My services include Halter training, conditioning and show preparation and showing.

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JAYNE BELLCHAMBERS BUSINESS NAME : WESTACRES LOCATION: YARRAGON, VICTORIA

RACHEL BORYSKO AND KATIE SMITH

CONTACT: JAYNE 0419346218

Location: Kurrajong NSW

Years in the industry: 30 next year OMG

Best Contact: 0406122238

Are you a rider or handler? Halter trainer

Years in the industry: First Arabian show was in 1989

How many shows do you attend a year? Lots What is your favorite show and why?

Australian National Championships, because it is the penultimate title to win in Australia.

How do you begin your day?

Feeding and checking stabled show horses.

When not training what do you enjoy doing?

Eating out, Going to see Geelong Cats play Football, Aussie Rules of course. Travel.

How do you balance family and training life?

Not a lot of balance really, horses are all consuming for me especially during show season. Try to take some time off over winter each year.

How many horses do you generally have in training? 8 What is your pet hate in the showing world?

Trainers being blamed for the downturn in the industry.

What is one of your major highlights?

Many years ago, the Victorian Championships mare class, Emma Maxwell was judging, there were 18 entered including some very highly credentialed mares. It was the first show with our newly purchased Coolrain Shanara (Amir El Shaklan) and she won. Followed closely by Bracknell Musketeer winning Australian Champion Arabian Pony Stallion in 2015.

Do you have a favourite horse you have shown and or trained?

So many over so many years, very hard to narrow it down to just one, so maybe right back to the beginning is best, with our dearest Avondale Salome, she was such an amazing mare and taught me so much, also instigated my training business by just about winning everything she went in.

When you come home from a show what is the first thing you do?

Tend to the horses, wash all the show product off them, if that hasn’t happened at the show already and I like to get them some time out in the paddock/yard if time permits before dark. Followed closely by hugging my cats.

What separates you from other trainers?

Im a woman and longevity in the industry. We are a small operation, everything is done by either myself with help from husband Trevor. If a horse doesn’t finish his dinner overnight, or Looks slightly off colour, I am the first to know about it.

Services: We offer limited vacancies for full time halter show prep & training Show prep including show clips, plaiting mane/tail/forelock etc Showing of halter horses & saddle horses Halter lessons for horse & handler Riding lessons - singular & group Rachel is an AHSA panel judge Very small boutique breeders of Purebred & Derivatives that have won at Australian Champions, East Coast, Nationals & the Open rings

What would your clients say is your strongest asset?

I would not assume toknow what they would say, so I asked them and was humbled by their replies,here are some of them; Honesty, professionalism and attention to detail with great communication. Experience, knowledge and a willingness to share it.

Integrity and professionalism. Affection and love for the horses. Attention to detail from start to finish.

Kind and effective training with the end results of superbly presented, relaxed and happy ponies. Very thorough with horses health, well being and mental state of mind being of utmost importance.

Pictured RachelBorysko Pictured above Jayne with Australian Champion Westacres Lawless

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DONNA SADLER BUSINESS NAME : JAMUNA EQUINE LOCATION: NAR NAR GOON, VICTORIA CONTACT: DONNA 0411 481 281 Years in the industry: 42 years in the Arabian industry.

50 years in the equestrian industry Are you a rider or handler?

I ride and handle but focus on helping owners learn how to ride and handle their horses themselves and ultimately compete and succeed with them.

So much more satisfaction for my owners and I love seeing the smiling faces and happy horses when things come together. I find that much more satisfying than winning myself. I studied for five years and obtained my Bachelor Degree in Psychology/Counselling last year and find this has been a huge asset when helping and understanding my peoples’ focus, confidence, motivation and the outcomes they are hoping for with their horses.

How many shows do you attend a year? Concentrating more on reining/ western, western dressage and open saddle classes but still do the occasional halter show – maybe a fifteen to twenty a year.

What is your favorite show and why?

East Coast Championships and The National Reining Championships. Both have wonderful atmospheres and the country’s best horses – whether its Arabians or reiners How do you begin your day?

II begin the day by feeding the horses in the barn!

When not training what do you enjoy doing?

When I am not training or coaching I like to go to gym, take on and learn new things, continue with renovating my home and farm, spend time with my son……….and I am trying to convince my reiner that he can do Extreme Cowboy racing!

How do you balance family and training life?

Training/coaching for me now is not a chore, I do it because I really love doing it, particularly working with the people and their horses. Balancing family and my career comes easily now as I have learnt to not bite off more than I can chew and I have learnt the hard way that if you go too hard all the time you will end up with nothing left for anyone – family, friends or clients How many horses do you generally have in training?

I have cut right back on the number of outside horses on the farm, preferring to only have a few select horses in work at any one time as I have my own reining horses to keep going as well. I like to concentrate on coaching and clinics. I do about twenty lessons a week (under saddle and halter) and one or two clinics a month.

What seperates you from other trainers? I guess what makes me different to a lot of other trainers is that I have been lucky enough to be female and have been involved with the equine industry for fifty odd years and have done it all pretty much - which has given me the opportunity to work with hundreds of different horses, many different breeds, in many situations, on the ground and under saddle. Some horses have been difficult, some have been gifted, some have been unsafe , some have been brilliant and some have been troubled – every one has taught me something. I did the

usual pony club thing, then show jumped and evented to a high level, showed hacks and Galloways to championships at Royals, trained gallopers, bred, trained and showed Arabians to national level for years, then went into western - did pleasure, trail and hunter til I found reining and also cutting but ended up focusing on reining. Have won numerous National titles in reining and still competing successfully at national level, bred and trained some good reiners, completed a Bachelor Degree to be able to genuinely help people and now I am heavily involved with Western Dressage. I have been blessed to have had all of those experiences which now makes me one of the few trainers that can train and show halter horses, train and show an open saddle horse, train and show a National level western horse or reiner, work with a problem horse on the ground or under saddle, and have the ability to impart my knowledge to my students so they can learn how to do it themselves.

I have learnt that it is a gift to be able to teach – not all trainers can or want to teach people What is your pet hate in the showing world?

Trainers being blamed for the downturn in the industry.

What is one of your major highlights?

Many years ago, the Victorian Championships mare class, Emma Maxwell was judging, there were 18 entered including some very highly credentialed mares. It was the first show with our newly purchased Coolrain Shanara (Amir El Shaklan) and she won. Followed closely by Bracknell Musketeer winning Australian Champion Arabian Pony Stallion in 2015.

Do you have a favourite horse you have shown and or trained?

So many over so many years, very hard to narrow it down to just one, so maybe right back to the beginning is best, with our dearest Avondale Salome, she was such an amazing mare and taught me so much, also instigated my training business by just about winning everything she went in.

When you come home from a show what is the first thing you do?

Tend to the horses, wash all the show product off them, if that hasn’t happened at the show already and I like to get them some time out in the paddock/yard if time permits before dark. Followed closely by hugging my cats.

What separates you from other trainers?

Im a woman and longevity in the industry. We are a small operation, everything is done by either myself with help from husband Trevor. If a horse doesn’t finish his dinner overnight, or Looks slightly off colour, I

am the first to know about it.

I would not assume toknow what they would say, so I asked them and was humbled by their replies,here are some of them; Honesty, professionalism and attention to detail with great communication. Experience, knowledge and a willingness to share it. Integrity and professionalism. Affection and love for the horses. Attention to detail from start to finish. Kind and effective training with the end results of superbly presented, relaxed and happy ponies. Very thorough with horses health, well being and mental state of mind being of utmost importance.

What would your clients say is your strongest asset?

I think they would say my strongest assets are my empathy for the horse and the rider, my experience in so many facets of the equestrian world and my zero tolerance of abuse or intimidation.

What is your pet hate in the showing world?

My absolute pet hate is ANY form of abuse or intimidation inflicted on ANY horses – whether it be a halter horse, a dressage horse or a reiner - ANY horse and the fact that it is becoming all too common and seems to be accepted by far too many judges and owners.

What is one of your major highlights?

Highlights – blessed to have so many – Champion Galloway at the Royal, winning my first A grade show jumping event, Supreme Champion Gelding and Entire at the Classic with Kalil and Kharbine, every time I walked into the ring with Kapehr, winning the Mike Cheeseman twice, my first National Reining Championship, winning the Michelle Halliwelll twice , my first big derby win Do you have a favourite horse you have shown and or trained?

Blessed again to have had so many truly GREAT horses in my life, could never come up with just one – the showjumpers Spot On and Benelong, the hacks Magnetic and El Paso Valentine, the Arabians -Kapehr, Sonbali, Rossakha, Sarika, Pampas Kalil, the Quarter Horses - Just Foolin’ ,Low N Lethal and Miss Little Step…………and that list is by no means complete.

When you come home from a show what is the first thing you do?

First thing I do when I come home from a show – after putting horses away and checking all is well with the world – usually have a shower and collapse on the couch

JASON HODGINS BUSINESS NAME : JH TRAINING CENTRE LOCATION: BASED IN VICTORIA, ABILITY TO TRAVEL TO OTHER STATES CONTACT: 0431 751 139 Years in the industry: 20+ years Are you a rider or handler?

Handler but also able to assist in breaking in How many shows do you attend a year?

Attend all major A Class Arabian Shows Australia Wide.

What is your favourite show?

East Coast Arabian Show is the highlight of the year.

How do you begin your day? Sore!– We have a precise action at JH - Mornings are work time (working horses, feeding, cleaning and general maintenance) and afternoons are for schooling.

When not training what do you enjoy doing?

Horses are a 7 day a week lifestyle for JH but I do enjoy the occasional beach trip.

How do you balance family and training life?

This can be very hard at times. When you are very passionate about your work/training it can sometimes consume your life. However I have been trying to compromise and restructure my training programs so that it allows me more time with my family and friends.

How many horses do you generally have in training?

I am not big on numbers when it comes to training – I prefer to only take on 6-8 horses to a show and have those looking 110% What separates you from other trainers?

I think all of the trainers in Australia have their own unique qualities and training methods that set them apart. I personally have a wide range of knowledge that I have gathered over the years and through my travels with other farms and training centres.

What would your clients say is your strongest asset?

Honestly and empathy to my horses. A ribbon is never worth more than a sensible horse.

When you come home from a show what is the first thing you do? Start preparation for the next, analyse what I think needed improving from the last show and what changes are needed to go to the next level.

What is your pet hate in the showing world?

Division within out breed and lack of atmosphere in the showring.

What is one of your major highlights?

Having won a number of major awards in Australia this is hard to answer, but I have to say the 2013 Australian National Championships Senior Stallion class. Australia’s two top trainers showing their own stallions not clients. A great memory for both of us I am sure.

Do you have a favourite horse you have shown and or trained?

I have had the privilege to work with so many wonderful horses. Gai el Jullyen will always be my favourite (not biased at all!) But in the show ring I would have to say Marwan’s Magifique MPA she never gave less than 150% and then would also be my best friend 10 seconds later.

A GUIDE TO HALTER TRAINING YOUR ARABIAN HORSE

Always practice in a training halter, and use a whip, which you will NOT use to beat the horse.

Step One is teaching the horse to stop so that his back feet are split. This can be done in a paddock halter and normal lead rope. You want the near hind back and the off hind forward. Then the back legs do not move. You keep working over this basic repetitive training with the voice command ‘whoa’. Walk, stop (whoa) check the back feet. You do this until you have mastered it. You walk, stop and turn to face the horse, facing his should and angled slightly towards his hindquarter, that is his signal to come to a halt. It is a good idea to teach the horse to stand still while you walk around him, this serves two purposes, it teaches the horse to stand still when the handler isn’t and gets them used to someone walking around them while judging. When this becomes automatic you then you move to the next step.

Step Two Reinforcing step one before you begin, ask for a halt then stepping toward the front of the horse facing him and walking away from him backwards several steps raising your lead hand up rather high and give him a gentle tug on the lead rope, saying whoa just before his near side hind hoof hits the ground. He should be giving you his complete attention to your every move, if the horse moves you immediately give him a sharp tap but not too hard, and tell him to back up. When he stops for a few seconds drop your hand and praise him, retreat to his side so he can relax. It is important for him to learn

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that when you are in front its work time and when you are at his side he can relax. Always end your training on a good note.

Step Three is teaching the horse to step to the right with his front feet, one step with the right foot, then one with the left foot, and to ‘square up’ in front. No more than one step with each foot. This will make the right hip appear even longer, and the croup even flatter. The word ‘Step’ is the cue for setting the horse up, it is when the horse has stopped but he is a little off balance, when one foot didn’t finish the stride and has stopped behind the other front foot. At this stage instead of a lead rope you can use a captive chain.

(The chain does not pull tight against the horses jaw, it is passive than active, a captive chain goes through the side rings on a halter then the lead line captures the end loops of the chain) Reinforce steps one and two, reminding him to whoa, standing in front of

him with your lead hand held in the air step sideways one step without putting pressure on the lead, then

If the horse doesn’t respond, step back, lower your left hand, look away, then reposition step by step,

pulling gently on the lead to the side opposite the front foot that’s behind give him the command ‘step’.

in a fluid process, so the horse sees the whole thing. Left hand up, right hand down with end of whip

As soon as he steps tell him ‘Whoa’ and immediately praise him. If the horse doesn’t respond, you might

close to chest, left foot stays still while right foot steps toward horse and upper body sort of presses

brush the whip back and forth, to give a gentle tap. No more stimulus than that. You repeat the exercise a

on the horse.

couple of times and then stop and go do something else. You should be able to move him anywhere you want with his only reaction taking little baby steps. Repeat - step one and then step two - until you have it

Think of your body space as a bubble, the horse has a bubble too, and you want your bubble to PUSH

down pat. Then you move to the next step.

on the horse’s bubble. If the horse doesn’t respond, you can very light brush the whip on its chest, or

Step Four is teaching the horse to give neck. Time to get the treats ready! Some can be difficult and others curious. During the initial part of this step it doesn’t matter about hoof placement, just ensure he doesn’t move when you ask for his neck. Start by crouching in front of the horse and asking the horse to stretch his neck down towards you without moving, hold out your hand for him to touch. This also teaches him to move away from pressure on his poll. This can be dangerous so it is important the horse is not allowed to move. Firmly but gently pull the horse towards your outstretched hand. If he gives to the pressure even only a little, stop pulling and touch his nose while praising him. Continue with this until the horse will bring his hand to you wherever you place it low and near to the ground, his release is always touching your hand then allowing him to go back up before asking again. Once he touches your hand at ground level you can begin asking for his neck up higher, some horses will naturally give there

give a very light tap.

With some horses, if they are a bit fearful of the whip, you can just flick it toward them, not to threaten but just to get their attention. You want to make sure your body language is very specific and hard, shoulders back, head up, hard eye focus on the horse. They are prey animals and will read this well.

If you watch a professional trainer show an Arab at halter, after the horse stands up well for a few moments, he/she will droop, handler’s body language changes, shoulders, head, eyes, hands, whip all go down. Horse will visibly relax. And again, you repeat this - step one step two step three, until the horse will do it all before you move on to the next step. The goal here is to have the horse lift its withers up out of its shoulder blades, which will make the neck look as if it is set higher

neck with muscles tensed but many wont. Choose something that will get his curiosity but not scare

Step Six is getting the neck up and this is when you change your whip position. You’ve used it down

him, like a plastic bag, hat etc…You don’t want to scare him just enough to give you an expressive look.

low, under your left hand and arm, to get the ‘rock back and tighten up’, now you bring the whip down

It takes time to work out each horses button. The horse will need some sort of cue to replace the trigger

back around and up over your head, with the lash end up. You have it ABOVE your head, not pointing at

you used in training.

the horse. Flick the whip and see if the horse will lift up. The idea is for the head to go up and the neck

Step Five is teaching the horse to shift his balance back a little and tighten its body just a bit, to ‘rock’ backwards. Not scared, but a good bit more aware of you. If you smack him with the whip he’ll suck back and look scared, you don’t want that. You use your body language to help you as follows: Five basic cues, 1. Lift the lead hand way up, position the whip in your right hand with your right arm down so that the end of the whip is level with the horses chest, give him a bump on the chin with the captive chain by snapping the lead lightly toward him. 2. Then a slight jerk downward with the lead, 3. A slight jerk upward on the lead, 4. Touch the horse on the chest with the end of the whip and 6. Step toward the horse with your right foot and lean your upper body toward the horse, while keeping the slack out of the lead line to express that he needs to rock back.

to arch, which you can help by lowering the whip over your shoulder, and reaching into the horse’s bubble with the butt end of the whip OR by holding the whip horizontally in front of you, just over your left arm, and offering to let the horse sniff the lash.

Remember the goal is not to frighten, threaten or intimidate him.

Its time to put all the steps he has learned together and get him to show for you.

REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK!

ANTHONY GEYTEMAN & NIKKI GLOVER Location: Strathtulloh, Victoria 3338 Best Contact: Home: 03 9747 9109 Mob: 0410 805 435 Years in the industry: 30 years Services: Halter Training and Show Conditioning, Catch leads, Show Preparation, Foal Handling , Saddle Training & Show Preparation, Halter Clinics. Slales prep and marketing.

Preparation for the 2018 East Coast Arabian Championships and 2018 Australian Arabian Championships.

Join the team with continuos success both at Halter and Ridden. We have availability for 2 horses.

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SHAYLEIGH RIDDLE BUSINESS NAME : ASHWOOD PARK TRAINING STABLES CONTACT: SHAYLEIGH 0437 342 976 Years in the industry:

time off over winter each year.

Ive been involved with arabians for 5 years now. 25 years in horses then I had a 10 year break before getting in to arab traning and driving trotters

How many horses do you generally have in training?

Usually 5-8

Are you a rider or handler?

Handler

What is your pet hate in the showing world?

My biggest pet hate would have to be part show social media bashing...sore losers

How many shows do you attend a year?

I usually attend around 10 shows let year mainly concentrating on the bigger arabian shows

What is one of your major highlights?

Would have to be Rosglen Ohh Lala winning Aussie champ by 25 points.

What is your favorite show and why?

I cannot choose between east coast and Aussies but leaning towards east coast i absolutely love finals night

Do you have a favourite horse you have shown and or trained?

My favorite horse would have to be Roseglen Ohh Lala she has been amazing and helped me achieve all of my dreams so far in a very short period of time

When not training what do you enjoy doing?

Juggling my horses are a full time job so working from home makes life alot easier How do you balance family and training life?

Not a lot of balance really, horses are all consuming for me especially during show season. Try to take some

When you come home from a show what is the first thing you do?

Sleep ............lol

Heath Rowbottom Business name: Bacchante Arabians – HR Arabians Location: Colleyville – QLD Years in the industry: 25+ Are you a rider or handler?

Handler How many shows do you attend a year?

10+ shows a year across Australia What is your favourite show and why?

The Australian National Championships would be my favourite show of the year because they hold the pinnacle titles that we as trainers and breeders strive to achieve.

How many horses do you generally have in training?

We cut down the number of horses we have in work to really focus on the quality we enter into the ring.

Currently we have 2-3 horses in training of our farm horses and a couple of 1-2 clients horses at times.

What would your clients say is your strongest asset?

It would be creating team spirit and drive among those that are involved with me and at the farm but also educating so that the next generation can one day do the same.

When you come home from a show what is the first thing you do?

Unpack the bare necessities and take some time for myself before making the next plan or setting focus.

What is your pet hate in the showing world?

I don’t think I necessary have a pet hate - my involvement in the shows is my horses and my client’s horses. I aim my focus on my team and the journey. We try not to focus on the negativity.

What separates you from other trainers?

I don’t believe that we are different from each other – the basics are every simular across the board however each individual has their own unique charactistics that sets them apart and created their own style.

When not training what do you enjoy doing?

We have decreased the number of outside clients that we are taking on to focus more on our own horses we breed which does mean that this allows us time to enjoy with friends and family – I like to get out to local markets, food and wine festivals to enjoy.

What is one of your major highlights?

My biggest highlight winning national champion stallion at the national stud and pony show – with Simeon Sa’ar some time ago.

Do you have a favourite horse you have shown and or trained?

Simeon Sa’ar – This horse taught me a lot about stallion management and handling.

COAT COLOUR

BALANCED EQUINE MANAGEMENT

CAROL Layton

Horses most affected by sun bleaching are the darker colours like black and bays but it also affects chestnuts, buckskins and to a lesser extent greys. Some breeds are more affected than others; Friesians for example don’t bleach as much. They may be less prone to it because they genetically produce higher concentrations of very dark, protective melanin.

Even if they are producing less than normal it’s still more than most other horses.

It must be said that horses are individuals so two bay horses of the same weight and breed on the same diet and workload may have one exhibiting a more bleached coat. Both will still have the same mineral deficiency.

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MINERALS AND COAT BLEACHING If you want your horse to look his best many people believe that a rug is essential to stop the sun from bleaching a horse’s coat.

A dull and faded coat isn’t a good look for any horse, especially in the show ring or a competitive performance horse. Other suggestions are to keep the horse indoors during the day, paint the horse with products or use a high fat ingredient in the diet to give the horse a shiny sheen but none of these suggestions deal with the actual cause.

A diet containing the correct balance of minerals can remedy a dull faded or sunbleached coat and achieve the horse’s optimum colour, according to its genes. A sun bleached or dull coat is a classic sign of mineral deficiency and the way to correct this is to put the horse on a more than adequate nutrient and mineral balanced diet

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A copper deficiency may be obvious with coat colour changes but can be more subtle in other parts of the body.....

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All horses have a requirement for carbohydrates, protein, a small amount of fat, vitamins and minerals and water to stay healthy. Equine nutritionists use the ‘Nutrient Requirements of Horses’, published in 2007 by the National Research Council (NRC) to calculate needs for horses. Lactating mares have the highest needs. Growing horses require less total feed but a higher concentration of minerals compared to mature horses. The greater the body weight or workload, the greater the requirements for protein and minerals. This is why the same diet (pasture and supplementary feed) can appear to support one horse but not another if one is heavier or is on a higher workload despite both horses having a good body condition score.

The same can apply to a horse that has his workload increase. The diet may appear to support the horse quite well at the lower workload but signs of mineral deficiency may be expressed at the higher workload.

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Coat pigmentation is determined by the presence, absence or relative proportions of the melanin pigments eumelanin and phaeomelanin. The melanins are relatively large, light absorbing biopolymers that occur in various similar forms. Eumelanin is either brown or black in color, but is thought to always be black in horses, whereas haeomee called melanocytes when proteins called enzymes convert the raw materials in the melanocytes (cells) into melanin pigment. Tlanin is either a reddish or yellowish rown.

Melanins are raw materials which include chemicals called indoles along with other products derived from the oxidation of an amino acid called L-tyrosine – which occurs in plants and animals including micro organisms and humans. The resulting copper dependent enzyme, tyrosinase, is then involved in melanin production. Interestingly, the lack of tyrosinase is responsible for albinism in various mammals including humans, and is related to grey hair in humans. True albinism, however, has not been identified in horses.

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COPPER & ZINC A copper dependent enzyme called tyrosinase is responsible for the production of melanin, brownish black pigments synthesised from the amino acid tyrosine. This occurs in plants and animals including micro organisms and us. The lack of tyrosinase activity is responsible for albinism and is related to grey hair in us. Sufficient copper is needed to produce the pigment in buckskins and chestnuts and both copper and zinc are needed for black/brown/grey coats.

The purpose of the pigments is to act as a shield against light. The fading is caused by ultraviolet light oxidising the pigments. If there are less than optimal levels in the diet, the hair will be more prone to bleaching but will look normal until enough pigment has been damaged to cause the colour change.

That’s why a newly grown winter coat will appear darker but then lightens over time if the horse is copper and zinc deficient. If your horse is on a more than adequate nutrient and mineral balanced diet, there is no need

for rugging or worse, being kept indoors.

Copper deficiency in other species influences coat quality and produces ‘rusting’ of dark coats, this is especially noticeable in the manes of bays and black horses. This effect in horses has not been formally proven, but horses showing red tips on dark manes of dark coats respond well to copper and zinc supplementation.

It’s not enough to simply ensure sufficient levels of copper and zinc in the diet, the balance between the two must also be considered as too much zinc in the diet has been shown to interfere with copper uptake. This is known as a secondary copper deficiency.

Too much copper in the diet is believed to interfere with zinc uptake. Some people add copper sulphate to a feed; this is not good practice without taking into account the copper and zinc intake for the whole diet (pasture plus any additional feeds). The ideal ratio for copper to zinc is 1:3.

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A copper deficiency may be obvious with coat colour changes but can be more subtle in other parts of the body. Copper is part of many enzymes responsible for chemical reactions throughout the body. A deficiency can lead to abnormalities in bone, cartilage, tendons and ligaments and has been linked to uterine artery rupture in mares, a fatal complication of labour and with zinc, developmental bone disease in foals.

Studies have shown that a high iron intake can interfere with zinc levels causing a secondary zinc deficiency.

Since pasture and hay generally have excessive levels of iron, avoid supplements that add more iron to your horse’s diet unless an iron deficiency is confirmed by your vet.

A zinc deficiency can cause a raft of issues from skin flaking and poor coat quality to poor fertility, poor hoof quality and ridging, mouth ulcers, mild anaemia (oxidative damage), suboptimal immunity and predisposition to skin infections.

It’s worth noting that anaemia due to iron deficiency is extremely rare, more likely caused by a copper deficiency as the production of the oxygen carrying haemoglobin for red blood cells requires a number of crucial copper dependent enzymes.

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intake forage diet, most of the vitamins will be supplied and won’t need supplementing. An exception is vitamin E if your horse is in work.

The motto to remember is that ‘more is not better’. If there is more than adequate protein in your horse’s pasture, supplementing more is not helping your horse at all as it has to be excreted .KERATIN Keratin is an extremely strong protein and is the major component in skin, mane and tail, hooves, and teeth as is the case for us with our skin, hair and nails. Keratin is made up of a chain of amino acids with unique properties depending on the sequence; it can be inflexible and hard like hooves or soft as is the case with skin depending on the levels of the various amino acids.

Many of the amino acids that are needed for keratin are never deficient; horses can manufacture them from other amino acids. One that has to come from the diet is methionine as it cannot be manufactured by the horse. Methionine has a sulphur bond which has confused some people into thinking that sulphur should be supplemented in the diet. Feeding sulphur doesn’t create more methionine but fortunately methionine is in grass and hay and is unlikely to be deficient unless the horse is on a high grain diet with little forage.

The motto to remember is that ‘more is not better’.

A secondary copper deficiency can be caused by other factors. High molybdenum and sulphates from grazing on affected pasture is known to interfere with copper intake. Some horse owners add inorganic yellow sulphur to their horses’ feeds. There is a very small requirement for sulphur in a horse’s diet that is easily satisfied by grass or hay, the yellow sulphur obtained from stockfeed suppliers should never be fed to a horse, it can be toxic.

roughly 4:1. Both are necessary for the immune system. Unfortunately all vegetable oils with the exception of linseed contains very little to no omega-3 and an abundance of omega-6 fatty acids. If your horse is mainly fed hay, he should be supplemented with linseed oil or the ground linseeds as the curing of hay destroys the fragile omega-3 fatty acids.

To learn more about linseeds go to this page: Linseed, is it safe?.

The next time you visit your stockfeed supplier or saddlery, have a look at all the coat, mineral and hoof supplements, the two minerals they will all have in common is copper and zinc. Ask an independent nutritionist to help you have your pasture and/or hay tested and a mineral supplement formulated to correct any nutritional deficiencies and balance the minerals. Let your horse be the colour his genes designed him to be.

FATS IN THE DIET

The last consideration should be given to fat in the diet. Many people supplement vegetable oils like canola to add a shine to their horse’s coat. Without taking into account the whole diet, rectifying any deficiencies and balancing the minerals, this simply results in a shiny, mineral deficient horse. Since horses evolved on a low fat intake, less than 6%, is this in the best interests of the horse?

Contact: Carol Layton B.Sc.. M.Ed Balanced Equine Nutrition Email: caroly.layton@gmail.com

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AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE REHOMING INCORPORATED

Our members are encouraged to keep their eyes open for ads for Arabians offered for private sale - when admin are alerted to these ads we make contact with the owners and offer to advertise their horses on our page. We have had many, many successes in the 8 short months of being around…which is incredibly heartwarming. Some ‘lost’ Arabians have had their identities rediscovered and will be shown…some golden oldies have found their forever homes as companion or teaching their human children how to ride…we have so many stories to tell…

This stallion was the only one to go to a private buyer (name unknown).

AAHRI is a newly formed drama-free group (zero tolerance policy for nastiness of any kind, towards anyone) that looks out for the safety of predominantly at-risk Arabians. Horses advertised through us privately are priced at no more than $1000 as these are the ones usually most at risk.

We advertise purebred or Arabian derivatives – any Arabian-bred horses that need safe homes.

Felicity’s leg and eye injuries

A lot of the Arabians we advertise are those sent to auctions, thus they face the potential of ending up with doggers or unscrupulous dealers simply out to make money. Most at-risk are the ones in poor condition and/or that haven’t been handled much or for a long time. Usually all they need is correct care and handling – they don’t deserve to be turned into dog meat.

This is the story behind why AAHRI (Australian Arabian Horse Rehoming Incorporated) was created. The following recount of events is told

by Yvonne Knight – an established and reputable endurance rider/ trainer/breeder of Arabians (purebred, part bred and Anglos Arabians) for over 30 years. They’re managed professionally and with lots of love and care, on a huge acreage in Western Queensland. Yvonne has been involved in many endurance committees over the years and has successfully completed thousands of kilometres of endurance rides herself, including the Tom Quilty Yvonne has rescued many Thoroughbred mares that she’s given loving homes to over the years, however she’s not normally a person who rescues Arabians. Not until this fateful day – Saturday the 25th of February 2017…

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To my horror, I realised that one was Tropic Felicity! The Tropic Stud has a strong connection for me, as having known them personally and having based my original breeding mares on their stock and lines, so many years ago – I knew Felicity and her whole family!

Information on the horses was fairly scant. They had come from a property down, over the NSW border and the elderly owner was finding them all too much and had opted to send them on a truck to Laidley. Some of them had papers and these were pinned to the rails of the pens. It was thanks to this, that I realised that Felicity was one of them. Others had no papers and there was much conjecture as people were trying to read their brands, cross check their markings against the AHSA studbook online and find out other information from the agent. I messaged the friend who had put up the original photos and posts on the horses and asked her to find out as much info as she could.

There were 3 stallions and 3 mares. Only one of the stallions was identifiable at the time and was Serapis Bey (14 years), out of Tropic Felicity and by Neal Haven Iron Mike. The other two stallions were a baldy faced chestnut with lots of white markings and the other was a plainer chestnut. The mares were of course Felicity (24 years), Shanita (29 years) and the other two, unknown greys (both obviously aged).

At this stage, I had NO real knowledge of the adventure that I was about to undertake! I mean I am not your usual ‘save the whale’ type person.

I have acreage, but it’s not that I didn’t already have horses of my own. I am not rich and I am not in the habit of saving and rehabilitating old horses. But… Felicity’s plight tugged at my heartstrings and the sentimental side of me said that she didn’t deserve an end like she was likely facing. I also lived many hours away from the Laidley sales and could not get there in time for the sale, even if I had tried to.

Much to-ing and fro-ing went on that morning. Tress Martin took more pics, Stacey Wood kept the information flowing and frantic messages were sent back and forth. The countdown to the auction went on and I decided that if possible, I would try and buy Felicity and her son Serapis Bey. I needed the auctioneer to trust me that if someone bid on my behalf, that I would reimburse them – this wasn’t allowed. The friends in attendance, couldn’t afford to pay for them upfront either, which looked like being the only way possible to do it. Things were looking impossible I went about my usual chores, but kept thinking about the 6 horses and their pending fate.

I kept rushing back inside the house to check what was happening and it appeared that the horses weren’t attracting much attention from the people in attendance and only the doggers were looking at them. By this stage, I really thought they were beyond saving and all was lost.

The auction started and sure enough, the doggers were the main bidders. Felicity and the old mares were quickly knocked down to them, plus 2 of the stallions, including Serapis Bey. Only the flashy chestnut found a home with a private buyer. I was devastated.

To think that such lovely old horses would end up in such a sad situation, was terrible. I was sooooo angry that an owner could condemn them to such a fate. None of them deserved this.

Then Tress popped up again. The dogger that had bought them, would sell them before he loaded them on the truck! He wanted double/ triple what he had paid for them, but would sell them!!

I tried calling him, whilst others tried to negotiate how payment could be made to secure them. To no avail – he wouldn’t accept anything other than cash before they went on the truck. So back to square one again! I pleaded to do direct internet transfer to his account, I even offered to text him the bank deposit receipt, but nope – cash in the hand right then and there. All was lost and the situation hopeless

FELICITY…THE HUGE BITE COVERED BOTH SIDES OF HER NECK/CREST… THE MANE WAS SO MATTED INTO IT WITH DRIED BLOOD AND SKIN, I HAD TO CHOP IT OFF.

At the end of the auction, the dogger started loading up his purchases. An open roofed semi-trailer, without a single divider and without any consideration given to the fact that there were 2 stallions, mares, youngsters, minis and ex racers all to go in together!

The two stallions

Serapis Bey in auction pen

It was a Saturday morning and I was sitting looking through my Newfeed on Facebook and enjoying a cup of coffee. A post caught my eye, which was from a friend who had been to the Laidley Sales the day before and watched what horses were already penned there. There was 6 Arabians, all from the same home and all being sold through the doggers yards.

season and both wanted her. It was a horse lover’s nightmare to witness. They were forced onto the semi and headed off, whinnying, fighting, scrambling to keep their feet and through it all, the 2 stallions were fighting. During it all, Tress sent me a pic of the semi loaded and departing. It was a sad end to a stressful day. The semi was heading straight to Rathdowney, with horses booked for slaughter that afternoon. All was lost..

Probably an hour later, I received a message from Lynette Gill. She advised me that the dogger operated another yard, near Bald Hill, where he often dropped some of his purchases off and some ladies assessed them and worked with them, offering them their last chance at being rehomed. Lynette gave me their phone number and I called Danni from Last Chance Horses, Bald Hill. Stallions weren’t usually rehomed and neither were elderly horses as they were unlikely to be of interest to most people.

By then I was emotionally wound up. It appeared that one of the elderly mares had been knocked down by the fighting stallions and had to be destroyed enroute to the knackery. The stallions were still fighting and causing mayhem on the semi.

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I told Danni that I would definitely buy the grey stallion Serapis Bey and ALL the remaining Arab mares, if she could talk the dogger into dropping them at Bald Hills! I promised I would come down the next day and pick them all up in my truck.

Danni promised to do her best to get the dogger to agree to this Hours later, she messaged me to say that the mares were there at the Bald Hills depot, but the stallions had been taken directly on to Rathdowney as they were causing so much trouble! I told her again – the deal was, that I would take the grey stallion and ALL the mares and that I wanted the stallion brought back. She also told me that Felicity was badly injured and needed urgent vet care.

Domil in the auction pen

pick them all up from there the next day. Yahoo!! Another frantic phone call to my friend Kate Hutchinson…. A brief explanation on what I had just done and a plea to come with me, to help load them all and bring them home. Thank goodness Kate is as crazy as me and agreed to help. We planned to meet just outside Gympie and be on our way.

I hardly slept that night. I set my satnav to direct us to the depot at Bald Hills, threw in a bundle of halters and lead ropes, a first aid box for Felicity and some hay nets and buckets for the trip. I adjusted all the dividers, so that we had as much room in the truck as possible and waited for daylight. I prayed that they would all load and travel safely

Felicity on board after some manouvering

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All went to plan the next morning. Picked up Kate and off we went after fuelling up at the big Caltex we met. Two country girls, unfamiliar with the City traffic, no idea where we were really going and relying on the satnav to get us there, blundering along in a 10 tonne truck, to pick up some horses (and a stallion) that we had never laid eyes on, or knew

It was a frustrating situation, as Bald Hills is still 2 – 3 hours away from me, darkness was fast approaching and I was home alone, plus the truck was low on fuel as I hadn’t expected to be rescuing horses or needing it that day. Common sense said that it couldn’t be done that day and I still had no confirmation that Serapis Bey would be brought back to the depot. Adding to the worry, was the condition of Felicity. It was a nightmare – but one I had committed to.

Late that night, Danni called me back to say that the dogger would return Serapis the next morning. He was at Rathdowney and would spend the night there, beside the kill pens, likely watching his mates and other horses meet their fate. BUT, he had agreed to truck him back to Bald Hills for another $150 and I could

any of their history on travel or loading.

I paid her in cash for the horses and they were all mine. She was confident that we would manage to load them all. A quick glance at them in the muddy yards and we started haltering them to load. I backed the truck in on the old ramp and we loaded a tall, elderly grey mare first. She walked straight up without hesitation and despite being painfully thin and in poor condition, she was bright and sensible.

Felicity was next and what a pitiful sight. Wounds on all her legs, with some really deep abrasions to her fetlocks, hocks and knees.

She had obviously gone down on concrete and also in the truck and been trampled. Her offside eye and skull were grotesquely swollen and she had a massive bite over her crest, as well as numerous bites/kicks to most of her body. She point blank refused to load and I must say – I didn’t really blame her after her previous trip on a truck!

It took a bit of manoeuvring with the truck ramp and some determined efforts to get her on, but we made it.

She stood quietly and evidently in a lot of pain as we closed the dividers behind her and tied her on a long lead. I prayed she would be able to stand for the duration of the trip and that she would make it home safely Serapis marched into the truck like a champion. He had skin missing from most parts of his body, large bite wounds to his crest and neck and multiple wounds from bites and kicks. He didn’t even bother with the fact he was in with the two mares and just seemed happy to be leaving the horrors of the past few days behind. He was trusting, kind and patient as we closed his divider and prepared to head off. What an incredibly lucky boy he was and it was commented on by Danni, that he was probably the first and only horse who had ever escaped from Rathdowney. I am sure he knew!

The trip back to Gympie was slow and steady. We took the roundabouts, lane changes, turn offs slowly and widely, with traffic around us just having to curse us and be patient, as no way were we going to risk our precious babies for their impatience. I dropped Kate off at the Caltex and headed on to Gympie, hoping to be able to get one of the vets there, to look at Felicity’s skull and eye and perhaps prescribe at least some pain killers.

She was standing well considering the rough roads and her injuries. They all were.

Serapis was also incredibly patient and brave as I un-matted his mane and picked it out of the wounds on his neck and shoulders. He stood patiently as I applied salve to the large areas of torn skin and applied poultices to his swollen hot legs

The vet arrived the next day and looked at the injuries on both Serapis and Felicity. Serapis had mainly wounds that would heal with time. However he was quite lame and getting worse by the day. The vet suspected a fracture in the knee area, but it was too swollen to x-ray at that stage.

Penicillin was prescribed and lots of TLC

Domil (we later discovered that she was registered as Cedar Domil) appeared relatively unscathed after the ordeal. Her only interest in life, was to eat everything and anything that was placed in front of her! I nicknamed her Hoover and also later discovered that she had been a very good endurance mare and completed many, many kilometres of endurance, before becoming a broodmare for the last owner. Her body score was very low and despite appearing rather rickety, she had a zest for life, plenty of spark and an appetite that never was satisfied. I honestly believed that a few weeks/months of good feed and TLC and I would have her quietly laid to rest before Winter.

The vet at Gympie came out to the truck and peered inside. He was not willing to treat the horses as they were all unvaccinated for Hendra. It was with anger, frustration and despair that I left there and continued on towards home. The horses had been on

Felicity was by far the worse. Close examination of the eye, revealed that her skull had been smashed and it was likely broken bone that was placing pressure from behind the eye and causing it to protrude. The prognosis wasn’t good. However in my opinion at the time, I felt she could live happily with one eye if that became an issue. Equally as bad, was one of the wounds on her fetlock that was abraded down to the joint capsule. This required sedation to allow us to flush the joint over and over, trying to determine if it was exposed or ruptured. The vet explained that if it had ruptured, then she would become dreadfully lame and would likely require euthanasia due to the infection that had set in. More penicillin, tetanus and topical ointments, with instructions to use the pre-

the truck 5 ½ hours by the time I pulled up at my yards Serapis unloaded quietly and happily settled into the yard. Felicity stood at the top of the ramp and wasn’t inclined to go down it – but I was determined and knew we had to get the other old mare off as well, so took none of her stubbornness. She must have realised that I was emotional, getting cranky and she decided to obey. She limped down the ramp and went quietly into her yard.

The old grey mare led straight down the ramp and into her yard and instantly stuck her head in the water bucket and downed it.

They were home! I almost felt like crying with relief!

I filled their hay nets and started assessing the wounds on Serapis and Felicity. It was getting late in the day, so opted to just do a

scribed eye cream every 4 hours, round the clock. Felicity became a permanent resident in the garden then, where I could attend all her injuries and be The vet arrived the next day and looked at the injuries on both Serapis and Felicity.

Serapis had mainly wounds that would heal with time. However he was quite lame and getting worse by the day. The vet suspected a fracture in the knee area, but it was too swollen to x-ray at that stage.

Penicillin was prescribed and lots of TLC n the meantime, I had contacted Felicity’s original owner from many years before. I told her about rescuing her and the injuries she had sustained. Rita immediately said she would buy her back again and give her a permanent home. Rita was retired by this stage and has a lovely property with other older Arabians that she had bred and owned over the years. It wasn’t far from me, so she was keen to come and visit her. This was indeed a tearful reunion when she was reunited with her old friend. I told Rita that when Felicity was well enough to travel again, I would bring her over in the truck….if I could load her that was! Rita then told me that

clean-up of the worst ones and administer some pain relief to Felicity until morning. They needed time to rest, eat and hydrate after the trip.

Next morning I contacted another Gympie Vet. He agreed to attend the next day and look at the horses. In the meantime, a wonderful vet friend of mine from NSW, sent me a script on email for Felicity’s dreadful eye and skull injury. I sent her copious photos of it all and raced in to have the prescription filled.

I feared that she would lose the eye as it was so swollen and hot.

She was such a good patient as I soaked and bathed her poor legs and picked debris out of the many wounds on her legs and body.

she had always been a sod to get on the float.

Domil was given the all okay, from the vet. He suggested having her teeth done after a few weeks and to just keep feeding her. I turned her out in a grassy paddock and she happily had access to an almost constant hard feed, around the clock. She was an independent old Lady of almost 30 years and enjoyed hoovering her feed bin as often as she could and standing under the shade of a large tree in her paddock. Later to be joined by Felicity, once the fetlock wound was healed enough to go out in the paddock with.

A few weeks after rescuing the horses, a friend of mine from up near Rockhampton contacted me and said that she had a friend who would give Domil a final home. This meant a long trip in the truck to get her there, but after speaking to Seleena about this, I agreed that I would send her up to Cawarral. Offers of support from other people who had been following the horses on Facebook, came in. A friend offered to donate a painting to

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Below: Felicity the day she was dellivered to Rita

So that was how AAHRI began…with massive thanks to Tress, Stacey, Yvonne and everyone else involved in the rescue of these beautiful Arabians. Stacey and Tress started and ran AAHRI’s Facebook page, however due to circumstances soon after, AAHRI’s reins were handed over by Stacey, to Karen Bache and her 2.I.C. Kristine McDermott.

Felicity with her injuries

help with the cost of the transport and another friend offered cash donation to help as well. Domil travelled to Cawarral and spent her last few months with Seleena and her Family, before she was peacefully laid to rest, with love, dignity and respect. Rest in Peace Old Lady and I will be forever grateful to Seleena for affording her this end.

Tropic Felicity didn’t lose her eye. Only most of the sight from it.

She has adjusted well to the loss of vision in it and was emotionally reunited with her elderly owner, a few months after she recovered.

She was stubborn to load, but eventually agreed to do so and travelled well over to Ritas property which will be her last forever home.

Her body wounds healed and besides a deep impression over her crest, she was the picture of health upon arriving there. The fetlock wound also mended and thankfully didn’t affect the joint.

Serapis Bey will likely never be sound enough again to ride, but is happily paddocked with a small harem of mares, He is only marginally lame at times, but gallops, plays and will remain with me for the rest of his days. He will carry the scars and blemishes for the rest of his life, but has a temperament reflective of his strong Crabbet breeding and I am sure will pass this on to his future progeny. He is a beautifully put together stallion and deserves the recognition and lifestyle that he is now leading. His registration status has been

restored and he is transferred into my name with progeny able to be registered in future. I love him with all my heart.

Rescuing these 3 horses was an emotional roller coaster. It was costly, at times heartbreaking and took many months of ups and downs before they were all safe and sound again. I will never forget the people who played a part in it all happening, from Tress and Stacey’s first pics on Facebook, to Danni and Lynette who intervened and worked with the dogger to secure their safety until we picked them up, to Kate who helped me collect them in the truck and the kind people who offered along the way to help with any of the costs that I may not have been able to meet (thankfully not required). It was an adventure – but one that I would do again in a heartbeat.

RIP Shanita, who was the other mare that unfortunately didn’t make the truck trip back to Bald Hills, after being trampled and knocked down in the truck, then destroyed enroute. She was later found to be a registered purebred of almost 30 years. By Ramzi and out of Wongabeena Quinita. Such a sad end to a wonderful old Lady.

Stacey and Tress are still admin and help where and when they can, with Tress still attending Laidley sales as often as she can, taking photos of at-risk Arabians that may have arrived for auction, and relaying as much information as possible to we who man the AAHRI page and keep members aware of the situation.

We cover all major horse auctions in Australia, so we are always on the lookout for genuine Arabian horse loving members who want to help us help at-risk Arabians find SAFE new forever homes. There are many ways members can help – physically, financially and/ or by helping us run our Facebook page.

We want our group to be filled with reputable, honest Arabian horse loving people who just want to look out for all the at-risk Arabians that cross our path – whether by auction, or private sellers who deal with us directly, who are looking for a safe home for their Arabian horse/s.

Yvonne Knight That is our whole reason for the many, many hours dedicated to our Arabians.

Simply to help keep them safe, if at all we can.

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Serapis Bey saying hello to some of his neighbours

We are run by volunteers and can only get our listed Arabians to safety with their help…and the amazing donations our members give us.

Serapis Bey 6 months later

RESULTS

15th - 18th September 2017 PHOTO CREDIT: GLENYS LILLEY

STATE TITLES 1. Aloha Miss Cleopatra-Mary Triggs-Champion

Arabian -Led and Ridden

Ridden Arabian Mare

14. Just My Jullyen-Tahlia Perry -reserve Champion

2. Champion Novice Arabian pony- Baring Court

Ridden Purebred Gelding

Javarli-KMC Showhorses

15. Romac Luciano and Romac Kaelen -With some

3. Arpege park Arch Angel and Amelia Shorland

of their 7 Champions and Reserves for Romac Stud

winning the Show Costume class

16. Kirra Alder and Mystere MI -Champion Non Pro

4. Chance to Dance Mulawa Arabians Supreme

Ridden Purebred

purebred arabian led

17. Lawless-Stokes Sporthorses-Supreme led De-

5. Sanadik El Kameal owned by Vicki and Reagan

rivative

Kameal

18. Southdown Orlando and Angela Delamont-

6. Adam King with Reserve Champion Purebred

Champion Ridden Arabian Warmblood

stallion Cytadel KEI

19. Kinful Simply delightful-Sam Fuller Champion

7. Champion Youth handler-Kyah Dema and

Partbred Filly and Foxwood Gold Queen -

Brampton Casanova

Reserve Champion Partbred Filly

8. Aloha Gladiator and Charlotte Phillips

20. Nicole Rivett and Gemsfield Royal Ballet-Cham-

9. Cienna Knowles and Nevertire Just Dane-

pion Ridden Arabian Pony mare

Champion Non Pro ridden derivative and

21. Honey Boo-Boo of Tathren-reserve Ridden Part-

Reserve Champion Led Arabian Stockhorse

bred mare

10. Chelleason Preciosa Sophia -Greg Liddle-

22. Regent MI -Robyn Rogers-Champion Ridden

Champion Purebred filly

Purebred Gelding

11.. Herald MI and Katie Smith-Champion Junior

23. Sonos Park Sweet Soprano-Alycia Borg-All

Purebred gelding

Breeds Halter Challeng Winner

12. Elganan El Adien-Diamond Road Arabians-

24. Top Model and Summa Crockett-Ridden Chal-

Champion Purebred Stallion

lenge Winner,Champion Partbred Mare undersaddle

13. Kim Gibson and Caspion CSH-Champion Half

and Supreme Newcomer Exhibit

4TH & 5TH NOVEMBER 2017

VICTORIAN ARABIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

5TH NOVEMBER

1. Champion Bridle Path Hack Purebred - Konquest MI, Mulawa Arabian Stud 2. Champion 2+3yo Gelding - En’Rapture NP, Nazikah Park Arabians 3. Champion Ridden Arabian Pony Gelding - Cracker Jack, Ashwood Performance Horses & Sue Oberg 4. Champion 2+3yo Colt - QHF Dark By Design, QHF Arabians 5. Champion Leading Rein - Elka Torrens & Eagle Park Showpiece 6. Champion Derivative Veteran 18yrs & over - Pinelodge Pride, Trincada Arabians (2) 7. Champion Partbred Gelding 2&3yo - Light It Up, Colleen Brouns 8. Champion Ridden Derivative Stallion - Karate Kid, Burren-Dah Stud 9. Champion Ridden Partbred Mare - Gleniph Tiramisu, Gleniph Arabians 10. Champion ARP Gelding 2&3yo - Just A Kiss SSA, South Serenity Arabians 11. Champion Purebred Mare - Marwans Jewel In The Crown MPA, Al Sahrae Arabian 12. Champion 2+3yo Filly - Lovica Mekitah, Lovica Arabians 1. Champion Ridden Stallion - Mystica Abbas, South Serenity Arabians 2. Shiranna Senior Award Winner - Karate Kid 3. Champion Working Stockhorse - Prince Charming FF & Kody Dertell 4. Reserve Champion Arabian Colt 2+3yo - Kahlanii Bey PD, Alicia Rosewall 5. Best Newcomer Derivative - Gleniph Just A Dream, Gleniph Arabians 6. Sue Kavanagh Memorial Award Winner - Burren-dah Valentino Bey (iid USA), Burren-dah Stud 7. Shiranna Junior Award Winner - Jackson’s D’artagnan, Jacksons Arabian Derivatives 8. Champion Purebred Ridden by an Amateur Owner 9. Champion Yearling Gelding - Ja’Dante Ibn Halimas, Sa’Vey Arabians 10. Best Newcomer Purebred - Aloha Miss Cleopatra, Aloha Arabians

1. Supreme Ridden Purebred - Balmoral MI, Jess Henne 2. Supreme Ridden Purebred - Balmoral MI, Jess Henne 3. Supreme Derivative Entire - Jackson’s D’artagnan, Jacksons Arabian Derivatives (2) 4. Supreme Purebred Entire - Voyager W, Westacres 5. Supreme Ridden Derivative - Kizashi, Ron Campbell & Future Farms 6. Supreme Purebred Female - Pshamala W, Westacres 7. Supreme Derivative Female - Delilah SSA 8. Supreme Derivative Gelding - Fersace FF, Future Farms (2) 9. Supreme Purebred Gelding - Jericho W, Stephanie Evans (2)

Report by Glenys Lilley

Chance to Dance was the Champion Purebred mare and eventual Supreme purebred exhibit for Mulawa Arabians

NSW AHA NATIONAL ARABIAN STUD SHOW

with Lovetta MI Reserve Champion mare for Greg Liddle and Michael Marapodi.

The Supreme Ridden Newcomer and Novice horse of the show was won by Beechwood La Caste for Karma Park Stud.

The top award of Supreme Saddle Horse of the Show was won by Cheryl Edwards and Chelleason Magnums Gold from a top line-up of saddle horses.

This year’s National Arabian Stud Horse held at the

Maxwell Dowey perpetual Trophy for Amy Geleedst-you

Sydney International Equestrian centre at Horsley

could say they had a very successful show. While the

Park show had perfect weather for showing horses,

Baskhan Sash was won by Karate Kid for Burren-Dah stud.

overcast and cool, the rain mainly stayed away and

The much anticipated purebred classes were ran on Satur-

we had 4 days to showcase top Arabian and Deriva-

day afternoon-everyone eager to see the young purebreds

tive horses to our International Judge Ann Green and

and Older Stallions.

Australian Judges Vicki Reid, Yvonne Downs and Lindy

The Champion yearling colt was won by Allegion MI for Mu-

and Maureen Walker.

lawa Stud, 2 & 3 yr old colt was the lovely Black Quartz Hill

Thursday saw the junior Arabian Derivative classes

Farm Dark by Design who was Champion Junior Colt with

with Quality horses in all classes, overall supreme led

Nevertire Viceroy reserve for Anthony Warren.

was the very successful Arabian Warmblood gelding

Valencia FF was champion Yearling filly for Future Farms

Lawless for Stokes sport horses. The Senior Led De-

with the typey grey Klassical fame MI Junior Champion

rivative was Caspian CSH owned by Kim Gibson.

Filly for Mulawa Arabians and Marwans Gold KA Reserve

Junior Shiranna Sash winner was Elegance FF a part

Champion filly for Khalid Arabians.

Arabian filly for Future Farms and the Senior Shiranna

The geldings were a clean sweep for Mulawa breed horses

Sash went to Karate Kid for Jill Gregson of Burrendah

and their new owners-Herald MI Champion yearling geld-

Stud.

ing for Katie Smith, Parlance MI Junior Champion geld-

The Jess Greenhalgh memorial trophy for Purebreds

ing for Brittany Jessup with Kadet Mi Reserve Champion

was won by Georgio KA owned by Krishlah

Junior gelding for Sarah Watchorn.

Arabi-

Results not available at time of publishment

click to view video

ans.

The SA Maxwell sash was won by Crack A lackin who

The senior Champion Gelding was Allegiant MI for Ricky

also won Champion led Partbred mare, The Kahlua

Carver and Carlie Beer and he also won Champion Pure-

Sash, The Ralvon Melody Sash, The Jess Greenhalgh

bred ridden by a Non Pro and reserve champion ridden

memorial Sash and then went on to win the Lesley

Purebred gelding.

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