Arabian Horse News_June_2015

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FROM THE EDITOR feed bucket and it’s six in the morning, just try and get near them!

The last few weeks have also been a time of reflection over AHN: where it’s been, where it’s at and where it’s going. Feedback has been great recently (thanks!), but there is always room for improvement, opportunity for change and an open-to-opinion ear.

Of course, there are as many opinions out there as there are readers on what should go in, what shouldn’t, what there’s not enough of or too much of etc., and the greatest source of information over the last couple of years has been Facebook.

Welcome to the June edition of Arabian Horse News.

What’s it like at your place? Mine is muddy paddocks, woolly horses and freezing wind.

EBay is making a decent profit out of its share of what I’m spending on new winter rugs, and feeding in the mornings incorporates lovely late sunrises with so many layers of clothing I move like Bmax (you know, Big Hero 6).

It’s also a bit of a lazy time for my horses. I’m not showing this year, and though I have, on occasion, reluctantly thought about working the horses early if it’s the only chance I’m going to get, they somehow sense my thoughts (being the smart and intuitive Arabians they are), and refuse to cooperate in any way whatsoever.

For horses that normally can’t get their heads in their halters fast enough, if they don’t see a

NEWS REPS NSW: Kerry Frame kerry_frame@bigpond.com VIC: Dee & Nicola Kelly arabianpony@gmail.com SA: Tania Edmonds taniap@internode.on.net WA: Chris Ros rosarina@iinet.net.au

Got to love Facebook, right? .. Sometimes.

But please remember that if you’re posting something you want me, the editor, to answer or comment on, you need to either pm me, tag me or put it on the AHN facebook page (of course, calling or emailing are two other perfectly acceptable options). I get several messages whenever something is posted on one of a mind blowing number of different ‘pages’ to say, ‘You’d better look at this or that.

This is lovely, this is (not), someone expects an answer here,’ and sometimes I look and sometimes I don’t. Because I figure if it’s not addressed to me, it’s probably none of my business.

Then of course, comments can be taken the wrong way, questions can be answered incorrectly, and before you know it, not only do you have a post roughly akin to the size of the Macquarie dictionary, it’s changed topic six times (at least), there’s been more than one dig at someone somewhere if not a full blown argument over who’s right or wrong, and more often than not, the original topic/question is yet to be addressed correctly at the end of it.

NZ: Kelly Mason kelaray@xtra.co.nz

So I was thinking about how more people that are looking for the opportunity to share can have a voice in AHN. The page numbers can’t change, there are still only so many articles that will fit in. But many people don’t want

The Australian Arabian Horse News

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Volume 49, Number 2

Editor: Sarah Barrie E: sarah@vinkpub.com

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to write an article, they just want to share a moment, an opinion, an event. So what ever happened to ‘Letter to the Editor’? It was never officially scrapped, it just seemed to die out. I’m wondering if anyone is interested in bringing it back. Looking through the old magazines, these letters were used as a voice for everything from searching for information on horses, to discussing AHSA forms, to veterinary matters, births, deaths and marriages and everything in between. One topic that has come up lately that would be great for anyone willing to comment on is this: Do we want pages of show results in AHN, or with social media, are they redundant by the time AHN comes out?

So let’s try it. If you have anything you’d like to announce, ask, or comment on, send me an email (E: sarah@vinkpub.com) addressed as Letter to the Editor. Try and keep it to a maximum of two hundred words and if there’s enough interest, we’ll kickstart this all over again. Unlike a facebook page, you can be guaranteed the entire AHSA membership will have a chance to read it. This is your magazine, so utilise it! I really hope you do.

In the meantime, enjoy this edition.

Until September,

Sarah

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From the Editor

8

Office Bearers/Life Members of AHSA Ltd & Distinguished Service Awards

10

Affiliate Organisations

12

Maximilliano

14

Q&A with Australian Crabbet Arabian Breeders

24

Are you prepared to Artificially Inseminate your Arabian Mare?

26

A visit to Crabbet Park and the Crabbet collection at The British Natural History Museum

30

News

35

Gotcha

36

Arfaja Arabians

38

Who is this Marcus Aurelius?

41

Stallion Showcase

42

Paige Richards

43

Arabian Society Opening + AHSA Awards

44

Arabianoro Dae-Zar-Voo

46

Buying and Storing Hay for Winter

48

Stallion Directory

50

The indomitable James Bonn (007)

52

Zara Farm Warman

53

Life Membership: Sharon Meyers

54

Breeding Trends and the implications of A.I.

56

Gotcha (Aussies in Vegas)

57

Your Foal’s Future & the NARA Futurity

58

Heritage Arabian Racing Club

59

AHSA Junior One Horse/One Rider Distance Award for 2014

60

The Whip

61

Judges Column: Arabian Sport Horse Classes

63

Inshallah Request

64

Keys to Success in Endurance

67

Deveron Maggnetic

68

Colquhoun Stud

69

Jindalla Park All That Glitters

70

Fighting against the Odds

71

Youth Gallery

72

Youth Spotlight: Kody & Jessica Dertell

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Arabians on parade: Arabian horses commemorating ANZAC Day over the years

77

Foal Gallery

80

Memory Lane

81

Greener Pastures: Avondale Pirouette

83

Stud Directory

86

Services & Trainers Directories

87

Ineligible Sires & Transactions Suspended etc.

88

Advertisers Index / What’s Next

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Arabian Horse Society of Australia Office Bearers Chairman: Mr Allan Preston Ph 0416 183 478 Senior Vice Chairman: Mr John Newton Ph (08) 8520 2453 Vice Chairman: Ms Karen Fletcher-Grieve Ph 0435 340 137 Treasurer: Ms Leonie Williamson Ph 0407 775 200

Directors: Mr Clint Bilson Ms Virginia Dodson Ms Marjory Stuart-Smith Ms Selina Ahel Ms Tracey Keller Ms Gudrun Martini

Ph Ph Ph Ph Ph Ph

Patron: Mrs Cecily Cornish Ph (03) 5582 0277 Secretary/Registrar: Miss Helen Dohan Ph (02) 4577 5366 Assistant Registrar: Mrs Teresa Edwards Ph (02) 4577 5366 Auditors: William Buck (NSW) Pty Ltd Solicitors: Roberts Mann, Windsor NSW 2756

0407 934 194 0438 621 475 (02) 6355 6268 (03) 6253 6080 (07) 5427 9353 0408 448 477

Life Members of the Arabian Horse Society of Australia 1967:

Mrs A.D.D. Maclean

1986:

Dr F.R. Staunton

1972:

Mrs E.E. Hirst Mr W.J.B. Murphy

1992:

Mrs L.W. Dowey

1993:

Mrs V. Males Mr R.P. Males Mr P.J. Pond Mr C.H.D. Nye

1973:

Mrs J. Luckock Mr G. Prince

1976:

Mr J.A. Wyatt

1979:

Mr L.A. Campbell Mr C.C. Readhead Mr P.S. James Mr G.M. Cockburn

1982:

Mr J.H. Mathiske

1995:

Mrs E. Bligh Mrs C. Ros Mrs M. Sharman Mr T. Sharman

1998:

Mrs H. Nichol Mrs P. Slater Mrs C. Gordon

2000:

Mr K. Snell Mrs S.A. George

2008:

Mrs T. Hawley Mrs W. Carins

2001:

Mrs R.M. Sayer Mrs C. Cornish

2009:

Mr L. Nicolle

Mrs M. Bennett-Elliott

2010:

2002:

Bro. P. McIntosh

Mr Terry Canacott

2011:

2004:

Miss K. Luckock Mrs J. Marsh

2005:

Mr Peter Absell Mrs E. Staunton Mrs L. Bailey

2013:

Mrs N. Kinnear Mrs L. Currie

Mrs E. Williams Mrs G. Lanigan Mr R. Smith

2014:

2007:

Mrs Sharon Meyers Ms Selina Ahel Mrs J. Bromley

Distinguished Service Awards

2015

Greg Farrell Julie Farrell Jane Farrell Richard Sharman Maya Jaehne Kathy Saggers Graham Smith

2014

Donna Greene Rosemary Dumbleton Kaye Slattery Colleen Rutherford Marilynn Thomas Deborah Barrett

2013

Gail Iskra Janet Fritz Jean Muir Robert Browne Andrea Dobson

2012

Nell Marshman Camille Alexander Alison Hudson Robert Burgess

Arabian Horse Society of Australia Membership & Arabian Roll of Merit Enquiries

The Secretary: Arabian Horse Society of Australia Ltd. OFFICE ADDRESS: Unit 12/40 Bowman St, Richmond NSW 2753 POSTAL ADDRESS: Post Office Box 415, Richmond NSW 2753

Ph (02) 4577 5366

OFFICE HOURS: 8am – 4pm Monday to Friday (Public holidays in NSW excepted) Web: www.ahsa.asn.au Email: registrar@ahsa.asn.au | ABN 12 001 281 590

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2011

Margaret Potts Geoff Tucker Kevin Howard Mini Pankhurst Sue Warren Peter Toft Jill Vanstone Richard Walsh

2010

Narelle Kinnear Gudrun Martini Mrs Joan Flynn Sue Gredley

2009

Katherine McMahon Ruth Liddel Carole Rose Virginia Dodson Sherry Fenton Penny Jenkins John Newton

2008

Jill Gregson Maureen Milburn Sue Crockett Lindsay Knight Francesca Davies-Graham Sheila Weigall

Marie Hutchison Dr and Mrs Arnheim

2007

Patricia (Rica) Ainge Leonie Williamson Marty and Charles (Chuck) Stephens Kaye Rogers Karen Bruce Ian and Dalveen Gregory Keith Stevens Yvonne and Rob Day Eileen Wolfe Larry Osborn

For enquiries about The Australian Arabian Horse News please contact VINK Publishing Advertising – Ph: (07) 3334 8000 Editorial – E: sarah@vinkpub.com Arabian Horse Society of Australia The Arabian Horse Society of Australia had its origins in an advisory committee of Arabian breeders which was formed under the auspices of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW in 1950. The aim of the committee was to assist in the collection and maintenance of the records of Arabian horses in Australia. The Arabian Horse Society of Australasia, which later became the Arabian Horse Society of Australia Limited, was officially formed in 1957, with a membership of 47. At the end of 1997 the Society’s membership was in excess of 4,800 and the Registry had recorded some 97,000 pure Arabian horses and Arabian derivatives. The Society’s first responsibility is to maintain accurate records for all registered Arabian horses and Arabian derivatives in Australia. It also seeks to promote the popularity of Arabian horses to non-members throughout Australia, and statewide, regional and local affiliate organisations.

Affiliates

AHS JUDGES GROUP

A.H.S.A. Judges Executive Committee Post Office Box 415, Richmond NSW 2753 P: (02) 4577 5366 NSW Arabian Judges Council c/- Narelle Kinnear, 186 West Wilchard Rd, Castlereagh NSW 2749 P: (02) 4776 1276 QLD Arabian Judges Committee c/- Mieke Bigg, 83-87 Lance Rd, Munruben QLD 4125 P: (07) 3200 0140 Victorian Arabian Judges Group c/- Gudrun Martini, PO Box 1148, Bakery Hill VIC 3354 P: 0408 448 477 South Australian Arabian Judges Committee c/- Carolyn Potts, PO Box 365, Prospect SA 5082 P: (08) 8522 6482 West Australian Arabian Judges Group c/- Karen Fletcher-Grieve, 71 Lakevalley Dr, Edgewater WA 6027 P: (08) 9405 9716

ACT

Arabian Riders and Breeders (ACT & Southern NSW) Inc. C/- The Secretary, GPO Box 1057, Canberra ACT 2601 E: secretary@arabsinc.com.au www.arabsinc.com.au

NEW SOUTH WALES

Ballina and Districts Equestrian Club Inc. c/- Greta Fullerton, 39 Headleands Drive, Skennars Head NSW 2478 P: 0427 600 047 E: ballinaequestrianclub@outlook.com Border Ranges Riding Club Inc. c/- Lynne Parker, 25 Dalmorton St, Woodenbong NSW 2476 P: 02 6635 1196 E: lynne-parker@bigpond.com Buckskin Horse Association of NSW Inc. C/- Ms Jane Newton, 33 Reserve Road, Freemans Reach NSW 2756 P: (02) 4579 6569 E: buckskinnsw@hotmail.com Casino Natural Horsemanship & Western Performance Club Inc. c/- Toni Sherwen, 95 Saunders Rd, Dyraaba NSW 2470 P: (02) 6667 1103 E: geoffandtoni@harboursat.com.au Clarence Valley Trail Riders Inc. c/- Cherrie Davies, 2915 Armidale Rd, Blaxland Creek NSW 2460 P: (02) 6649 4377 Coast ‘N’ Country Natural Horsemanship Club Inc. c/- Karen Nelson, 11 Waterside Av, Sunshine NSW 2264 P: 0438 732 500 E: horsewink@iinet.net.au Coonabarabran Horse & Rider Club Inc. c/- Tric Knight, PO Box 618, Coonabarabran NSW 2357 P: (02) 6842 2756 E: coonahorseandrider@gmail.com Hunter Valley Arabians Inc. c/- Sharon Finlay, 210 Torryburn Rd, Torryburn NSW 2421 P: (02) 4938 9557 E: info@huntervalleyarabians.com www.huntervalleyarabians.com Hunter Valley Horse Riders Club Inc. c/- Fiona Brooker, 1090 East Seaham Rd, Clarence Town NSW 2321 P: (02) 4996 3147 E: randfbrooker@bigpond.com

Mid North Coast Arabian Club Inc. c/- Nicole Stubbs, 21 Metz Rd, Old Bar NSW 2430 P: (02) 6557 4707 E: ironhide@skymesh.com.au Miniature Horse Federation Inc. c/- Nicola Field, PO Box 146, Gulgong NSW 2582 P: 0476 145 879 E: field_nicola@hotmail.com www.miniaturehorsefederation.com Miniature Horse Show Association Inc. C/- Janet Rose, PO Box 4027, East Dubbo NSW 2830 P: (02) 6888 5001 E: janetrose@skymesh.com.au Morpeth Horse Riders Club Inc. c/- Rebecca Smith, 637 Newline Rd, Eagleton NSW 2324 P: (02) 4988 6146 E: bexsmith@bigpond.com Mudgee and Districts Working Equitation Inc. c/- Susan Douglas, 31 Norris Lane, Mudgee NSW 2850 P: (02) 6374 2095 E: snsharder@bigpond.com New England Natural Horsemanship Club Inc. c/- Althea Lean, PO Box 37, Uralla NSW 2358 P: (02) 6772 3242 E: althealean@gmail.com New England Trail Riders Association Inc. c/- Leanne Savage, PO Box 4120, West Armidale NSW 2350 P: 0428 750 042 E: leannesavage@bigpond.com Northern Rivers Arabian Horse Assoc Inc. c/- Peter & Marissa McDonald, PO Box 374, Murwillumbah NSW 2484 P: (02) 6672 1884 E: marissa@macfinancial.com.au NSW Arabian Horse Association Inc. c/- Greg Liddle, PO Box 125, Richmond NSW 2753 P: (02) 4651 2632 E: secretary@nswarabian.org.au www.nswarabian.org.au NSW Crabbet Performance Association Inc. c/- Tanya Matheson, 18 Cemetry Rd, Dungog NSW 2420 P: (02) 4992 2131 E: nswcapa@outlook.com NSW Palomino Society Inc. c/- Heather Millar, PO Box 330, Windsor NSW 2756 P: (02) 4777 4567 E: info@nswpalominosociety.asn.au www.nswpalominosociety.asn.au Roan Horse & Pony Society of Australia Inc. c/- Kerrilyn Papworth, PO Box 168, Kurrajong NSW 2758 P: 0402 811216 E: kpapworth40@gmail.com Southern Savvy Group Inc. c/- Sharryn Hilton, PO Box 83, Picton NSW 2571 P: 0414 567 895 or (02) 4677 0061 E: sharrynhilton@me.com Stroud Horse Riding Club Inc. c/- Tracey Jacobson, 420 Warraba Rd, The Branch NSW 2425 P: 0488 616343 E: tracey_mm_jacobson@hotmail.com The Crabbet Arabian Group Of Australia Inc. c/- Jacki Dand, 502 Tizzana Rd, Ebenezer NSW 2756 P: (02) 4579 1037 E: mabrooka1@gmail.com The Federation of WE Australia Inc. C/- Annette Learmonth, 30 Pine Place, Grose Vale NSW 2753 P: (02) 4572 2305 E: acsoft1@bigpond.com The Pinto Association of NSW Inc. c/- Margaret Madden, PO Box 96, Austral NSW 2179 P: 0408 628 965 E: margmadden2000@yahoo.com.au Wauchope Natural Horsemanship Club Inc. c/- Carol Piper, 711 Willi Willi Rd, Turners Flat NSW 2440 P: 0427 243 690 E: giddyupcaz@bigpond.com Wombat Equestrian Group Inc. c/- Heidi Stevens, 10 Racecreek Rd, Wombat NSW 2587 P: 02 6384 3480 E: martyandheidi@bigpond.com

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Working Equitation Hawkesbury To Hunter Inc. c/- Janet McCormack, 4 Hensons Rd, Somersby NSW 2250 P: (02) 4372 1688 E: jmc51051@hotmail.com

QUEENSLAND

Arabian Horse Association Qld Inc. c/- Yvonne Barlow, 396 Moore Rd, Kurwongbah QLD 4503 P: 0417 755 752 E: ybarlow@bigpond.net.au www.arabianhorseqld.com.au Arabian Valley Horse Club Inc. c/- Shannon Parry, PO Box 662, Jimboomba QLD 4280 P: 0422 677 998 E: spcanterbury273@gmail.com www.arabianvalley.com.au Australian Competitive Trail Riding Association Inc. c/- Amanda Hosie, 119-123 Norris Creek Rd, Munruben QLD 4125 P: 0438 338 430 E: actrasecretary@hotmail.com Caboolture Trail Horse Club Inc. c/- The Secretary, PO Box 510, Burpengary QLD 4505 P: 0409 480 450 E: info@cthc.org.au www.cthc.org.au Mackay & District Arabian Horse Club Inc. c/- Mrs Wendy Saunders, 158 Bally Keel Rd, Hay Point QLD 4740 P: 0429 841 993 E: shanlewen@hotmail.com Mareeba All Breeds Horse Show Inc. c/- Michelle Van Ligten, PO Box 841, Tolga QLD 4882 P: 0466 129 165 E: mabhs@westnet.com.au North Coast Horse & Trail Riders Club Inc. c/- Diane Parslow, PO Box 223, Landsborough QLD 4550 P: 0410 520 406 E: northcoasthorse@bigpond.com Queensland Crabbet Arabian Group Inc. c/- Lorraine Currie, PO Box 69, Woombye QLD 4559 P: (07) 5442 1591 E: l.currie1@bigpond.com www.crabbetqueensland.com.au Sunshine Coast Area Trail & Endurance Riders Inc. c/- Lorraine Decker, 59 McLoughlin Rd, Morayfield QLD 4506 P: 0407 626 396 E: s.c.a.t.e.r@hotmail.com www.scater.com.au The Downs Arabian Club Inc. c/- Tracey Keller, 20 Profkes Rd, Mount Tarampa QLD 4311 P: 0403 837 375 E: tracey@eskdalearabians.com www.downsarabianclub.com Wide Bay Trail Riders Inc. c/- Ashlee Jacobsen, PO Box 15, Burrum Heads QLD 4659 P: 0438 739 865 E: ashleejacobsen@eldersrealestate.com.au

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide Plains Equestrian Club Inc. c/- The Secretary, PO Box 1070, Two Wells SA 5501 P: 0414 465 168 E: adelaideplainsequestrianclub@gmail.com http://freeteams.net/APEC/ Jamestown Trail Horse Riders Inc. c/- Shannae Hopes, 63 Cockburn Rd, Jamestown SA 5491 P: 0488 585 385 E: sjhopes_billy@live.com.au Port Pirie Equestrian Club Inc. c/- Helen Brill, PO Box 522, Port Pirie SA 5540 P: 0403 975 539 E: portpirieequestrianclub@hotmail.com Side Saddle Association Of South Australia Inc. c/- Annabell Leske, 36A Barham St, Allenby Gardens SA 5009 P: 0421 971 622 E: annabell.leske@gmail.com South Australian Arabian Riders and Breeders Society Inc. C/- Joanne Trigg, 11/77A Chellaston Rd, Munno Para SA 5115 P: 0409 573 573 www.sa-arabs.org E: secretarysaarabs@gmail.com South Australian Buckskin Association Inc. c/- Leah Chapman, PO Box 197, Wasleys SA 5400 P: (08) 8525 4241 E: alingapark@westnet.com.au South Australian Friends and Equines Inc. c/- Caroline Payne, PO Box 1687, Gawler SA 5118 P: 0432 939 916 E: safriendsandequines@gmail.com

South Australian Horse Driving Society Inc. c/- Carolyn James, 27 Broadacres Drive, Penfield Gardens SA 5121 P: 0408 088 893 E: carolyn.james@clipsal.com.au Strathalbyn Adult Riding Club Inc. c/- Tanya Potts, 265 Wandstead Rd, Bletchley SA 5255 P: (08) 8537 3202 E: thetandav5@bigpond.com The Adelaide Trail Horse Riders Club Inc. c/- Pam Brookman, 255 Adams Gully Rd, The Range SA 5172 E: pambrookman@westnet.com.au www.athrc.org The Stockyard Arena Association Inc. c/- Leanne Reschke, PO Box 303, Quorn SA 5433 P: 0427 398 957 E: info@stockyardarena.com.au www.stockyardarena.com.au

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Arabian Riders and Breeders Inc. c/- Maya Jaehne, 2549 Frankford Road, Frankford TAS 7275 P: 0408 245 477 E: bashiralodge@gmail.com Tasmanian Buckskins Inc. c/- Mel Reid, 995 Bishopsbourne Rd, Bishopsbourne TAS 7301 P: (03) 6397 3054 E: tasbuckskins@gmail.com Tasmanian Crabbet Arabian Group Inc. c/- Mel Batchelor, PO Box 111, Nubeena TAS 7184 P: (03) 6250 2001 E: mel.batchelor@yahoo.com.au www.tascrabbets.com.au Tasmanian Pinto Society Inc. c/- Melita Gard, 73 Maneys Rd, Bridgenorth TAS 7277 P: (03) 6330 2426 E: melita.gard@bigpond.com www.freewebs.com/taspintosociety/ index.htm

VICTORIA

Australian Crabbet Arabian Association Inc. c/- Leora Gardiner, 185 Inverleigh Rd, Winchelsea VIC 3241 P: (03) 5267 2742 E: auscrabbet@hotmail.com Central Arabian Riders And Breeders Inc. c/- Belinda Nation, 8 Beattie Av, Kinglake West VIC 3757 P: 0416 108 435 E: carabi@live.com.au www.carabivictoria.webs.com Goulburn Valley Arabian Horse Club Inc. c/- Sharon White, PO Box 842, Seymour VIC 3661 P: 0410 825 621 E: gvahclub@gmail.com www.gvahc.org Moora Working Draught Horses Inc. c/- Marilynn Thomas, PO Box 177, Rushworth VIC 3612 P: (03) 5856 1405 E: st-thoms2@optusnet.com.au National Buckskin Society Inc. c/- Lyn Gates, 3 The Knoll, Langwarrin VIC 3910 P: (03) 9775 8090 www.nbs.org.au The Victorian Arabian Horse Association Inc. c/- Sheila Jones, PO Box 178, Yarragon VIC 3823 P: 0408 515 685 E: sheilaahjones@hotmail.com www.vahainc.homestead.com Western District Arabian Riders and Breeders Inc. c/- Olivia Cleary, 51 James Court, Smythes Creek VIC 3351 P: 0434 730 661 E: ocleary@petstock.com.au Working Equitation Central Victoria Inc. c/- Val Hogan, PO Box 284, Lara VIC 3212 P: 0409 831 311 E: valhogan1@gmail.com Yarra Valley Arabian Horse Action Club Inc. c/- Michelle Lando, PO Box 590, Lilydale VIC 3140 P: 0425 711 463 E: landohlepark@bigpond.com

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

West Australian Arabian Horse Association Inc. c/- Melanie Bray, Lot 7 Cranleigh St, West Swan WA 6055 P: 0404 893 176 www.waaha.com.au E: lanarynarabians@bigpond.com

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By Kay & Phil Edward

Maximilliano was bred in partnership with Mulawa Arabians and Shane Edward Arabians. From the very first time we saw Max we thought he was a super star of the future and this was certainly to be. He has exceeded our wildest dreams. We purchased him outright as a two-year-old and Max then called Mustang Lodge his forever home.

Max’s dam, sire, brothers and sisters are East Coast and Australian National Arabian Champions. At the young age of four years old he has not let his pedigree down winning East Coast Champion as a Yearling and Colt. He will be competing there next year as a Senior Stallion attempting to add this to his accolades.

He has been Supreme Purebred Entire at the Victorian Arabian Classic, the Victorian Arabian Championships and Gold Stallion at The Australasian World Cup. Max has also added to this being the first Purebred Arabian Entire to be awarded Australian National Champion Yearling, Colt and Stallion. When Max won the Australian Champion 2 & 3-year-old Colt class he beat his full brother Maximise MI and this also was a first time that full siblings have done this in the Purebred section.

Max is a pleasure to have and train. He loves showing and is the definition of a true show horse. His huge movement and show attitude is always given 100% by him. When he enters the arena he owns it. Apart from the extreme movement Max has great conformation and good legs.

This has been proved by the scores he has always received by nine different judges at the Aussies, being highest scored horse each time on their cards in his class and overall Highest Scoring Purebred at the 2014 Aussies.

We have been lucky for Max to have been shown beautifully by two of the best handlers in Australia, Cameron Bonney and Jason Hodgins.

Maximilliano stood at stud last season for the first time with us and we are eagerly awaiting the resulting purebred and Anglo foals.

RIGHT & FAR RIGHT: Maximilliano – the first Purebred Arabian Entire to be awarded Australian National Champion Yearling, Colt and Stallion. Photos: Jane Richards.

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With Max’s conformation, movement and temperament he would make a great saddle horse but we have decided to take Max back into the show ring as a Halter Stallion and to once again compete at the Australian Arabian Championships to defend his title of Australian Champion Purebred Stallion. This will be the first time this has been done since the new ruling came in that you can show again after winning this title. We understand that a lot

of people will think that this is a risk but when you have faith in your horse and he is so young and he is a born show horse that loves doing it, why not keep going?

After this time he will be going to our dear friends Cameron and Jayna to be their next saddle horse. 

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THE BEAUTIFUL STRAIGHT EGYPTIAN STALLION AL KHA - ZAR (imp. USA)

is available FOR SALE due to stud dispersal.

Please read our Stud editorial in this issue of AHN for more details. This outstanding, world class breeding stallion is available FOR SALE to a special home with a package of 2 Pure Arabian mares and the super filly FAIRVIEW AL ADIRA – the only progeny of World Champion stallion AL ADEED AL SHAQAB in Australia.

AL KHA - ZAR (imp. USA) has proven repeatedly to be a fabulous sire reliably producing progeny with great Arabian TYPE and super exotic faces.

Please refer to our website www.fairviewarabians.com.au for more stallion photos and details.

The best reasonable offer will be accepted for the above stallions as it is important that they continue to leave a legacy in Australia.

FILLIES SIRED BY AL KHA - ZAR (imp. USA)

FAIRVIEW TRUE BELIEVER Sired by AL KHA - ZAR (imp. USA), is the very special 5-year-old BLACK stallion FAIRVIEW TRUE BELIEVER (Australian National Reserve Champion).

His dam is sired by the Champion Straight Egyptian stallion TRUE COLOURS (Ital).

He has a very beautiful head and big eyes, tall and a proven sire of lovely babies.

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Q&A with Australian

Crabbet Arabian Breeders With thanks to our lovely contributors: Beth Spurling of Samphire Park Stud, Shirley Douglas-Greig of Millpark Arabians, Vicki Johnson of Fenwick Stud, Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart] of Shahwanpark Arabians, Yvonne Day of Moonlite Arabians, and Kellie McDougall of Mahazin Arabians.

The contribution of Crabbet horses to Australian Arabian horse breeding cannot be understated. The influence of these athletic, versatile and beautiful horses has spread into every facet of equestrian activity with many owners considering them to embody the best the Arabian breed has to offer. In this Q&A we ask some of our Aussie breeders what brought them personally to Crabbet Arabians and discuss their sustained popularity, their feature traits and the market looking into the future. Breeders also offer advice to those starting out with Crabbet Arabians.

Q WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO BREED CRABBET ARABIANS? Beth Spurling: We “Fell” into breeding Crabbets when we first bred Kass’ Arabian Riding Pony mare to an Arab stallion on our vet’s advice to see if it would calm her down a bit. We loved his temperament and he was a small compact type that was also a registered Riding Pony so would be a good match for our mare. When the opportunity came to purchase him, we jumped at the chance. He was such a gentleman and the foal we had was just so easy to work with and had his dad’s same

temperament. We didn’t know then about bloodlines and type, we just knew what we liked. Horses with great temperaments and some substance to them, the types you can ride all day and will be your best friend. We especially like them over our Riding Pony mares as they give us some wonderful hunter type derivatives without the sometimes hot Riding Pony temperaments.

Shirley Douglas-Greig: Since owning my first Arabian stallion in the 60s they have always been the Arabian of my choice.

Vicki Johnson: I chose to continue to

ABOVE: Some of the influential sires and dams of our contributors’ breeding programs are pictured throughout this article. The above stallion is Greylight.

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FENWICK STUD

90

Celebrating

Years of Arabian Breeding in 2015

CONTACT Vicki Johnson, 1740 Donnybrook Rd. Whittlesea VIC 3757 PH 03 9716 2393 EMAIL fenwickstud1925@bigpond.com WEB www.fenwickstud.com.au

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LEFT: Carlina.

that are drawn toward the Arabian as a saddle horse and so therefore retains its popularity.

Yvonne Day: The Crabbet Arabians are popular because of their versatility, durability and beauty. Horses such as Sarafire competed in almost all disciplines in open company including harness events. They are suitable for youngsters at Pony Club through to ageing adults for endurance.

Kellie McDougall: Crabbet Arabians are bred to ride, they excel at endurance and make great kids’ pony club horses.

Q WHAT WOULD YOU DESCRIBE AS THE SINGLE MOST STANDOUT FEATURE OF THE CRABBET ARABIAN? Beth Spurling: Substance. They look like horses that can carry someone for a day and still be ready to go at the end.

breed Crabbet Arabians because they are what I grew up with and have known, admired and loved all my life.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: Coming from a riding background, I was drawn to the type of purebred Arabian that I felt would be a great saddle horse. I liked the substance, movement and mind, and therefore the trainability, of the Crabbet horse for performance, whilst still maintaining the presence of a quality Arabian. I like the on-going challenge of endeavouring to produce a quality performance Arabian, specifically pure Crabbet Arabians, within the limited gene pool. I also found the history of the Crabbet Arabian fascinating, like no other.

Yvonne Day: To breed Crabbet is a special challenge because of the wealth of material (including photographs) that is available about the horses since they came out of the desert. Even the matings chosen by Lady Wentworth are recorded, and the reasons for them provide background for a beginning breeder, prepared to take time to research.

Q WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE REASON FOR THE SUSTAINED POPULARITY OF CRABBET HORSES? Beth Spurling: From our experience with 16 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS

the Crabbet Arabian, it would have to be their wonderful temperament. They are still regal and have presence and yet they have a relaxed disposition on the whole.

They also lend themselves to fantastic riding horses, which is what we want in a horse. They can dance along on a lead, but still have to be able to be put under saddle and carry their rider with grace.

Shirley Douglas-Greig: They are versatile, an Arabian that can be shown in hand, ridden, or a competition horse. It is where ever your passion lay; the Crabbet Arabian can take you there with success.

Vicki Johnson: Crabbet-bred Arabians tend to give anything a go and are as tough as old boots so they are an ideal choice for people looking for an allrounder. The ongoing success of Crabbet lines in endurance has also ensured they have a continued place in the Arabian market.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: I believe that the majority of horse owners enjoy some kind of performance with their horses be it trail-riding or competition of some kind. As Crabbet Arabians have a long standing proven record of being generally steady, substantial Arabians with good movement and temperament, I believe these qualities will always be sought after by the general horse public

Shirley Douglas-Greig: Brilliant movement, especially at the trot and a brilliant tail carriage to boot.

Vicki Johnson: Naturally beautiful movement.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: From my own experiences and those I hear of from other people, I would have to say it would be their rideability.

Yvonne Day: Again – versatility.

For instance, Sarafire had won 113 championships – Arabian, Stockhorse and Open classes.

Kellie McDougall: Crabbet Arabians are definitely the versatile Arabian.

Q WHICH LINES WOULD YOU CONSIDER THE MOST INFLUENTIAL IN YOUR BREEDING PROGRAM? Beth Spurling: We really like the ‘old fashioned’ lines. Our foundation sire Azraq Tamojen was by Arabesque Prizam, and was almost a spitting image of his grandsire, Desert Pride. Tam’s grandson, Azraff Amir, is out of our mare Samphire Park Philadelphia (from Maricol Mecca),

by Meadow View Valour. Azraff Amir is very much like his grandsire in type, though just a little taller.

Shirley Douglas-Greig: Rasham, Risheem*, Riffal* and Ruberto.

Vicki Johnson: As we only have one Crabbet mare here that doesn’t have

Samphire Park Stud

Our horses are truly part of our family, and it shows in their temperaments and their trainability

AZRAFF AMIR: Sire; Meadow View Valour Grandsire; Arfaja Danyon Dam; Samphire Park Philadelphia Grandsire; Azraq Tamojen Grand Dam; Maricol Mecca

BOTH STALLIONS ARE STANDING AT STUD THIS YEAR We are expecting our first foals from Kain in October this year.

Azraff Amir will be standing at stud for the first time, AI & natural service.

KONINDERIE KAINGANI (KAIN): Sire; Johean Jazir Dam; Inman Park Khemolee

CONTACT: Samphire Park Stud – Beth & Terry Spurling, Kass Dalitz Located at Hamley Bridge, SA – 0401 628 149 bethandterry1@bigpond.com

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Moonlite Arabians THE JOY AND COMFORT OF CRABBET Snow‘N’Fire (Sarafire x Santarabia Porfira)

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LEFT: Rafina.

a ‘man’s riding horse’ and used in a much wider variety of performance disciplines than seen these days. I believe the result of this change in the ‘halter horse’ showring attitude affects the Crabbet type’s potential in the show ring and not the type of Arabian itself. I believe that in the eyes of the outside world we have done a huge injustice to our Arabian industry by creating ‘halter horses’ rather than Arabians also shown at halter.

Yvonne Day: There are different types of Crabbet horses. Breeders tend to ignore fashion. This may affect their placings at halter. The endurance riders seek the properties found in Crabbet lines.

Greylight* (Bright Shadow/Royal Radiance*) in her pedigree I can’t go past him. On the female side of things I would have to say Barada 11.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: Historically, the most influential mare family lines here for us are Rafina, imported to Australia in 1925 and Carlina, imported in 1947.

Sire lines – Greylight [imp UK] via our foundation stallion Fenwick Panache and in more recent years, Blue Domino, through our imported UK stallion Binley Prince Iqbal.

Yvonne Day: Through Sarafire – his sire Samira by Stefan we gained lines to Riyalan, Risheem and Irex, and from Silver Somerio to Somerled and the famous mare, Silver Fire.

Q WHAT DIFFERENCES, IF ANY, DO YOU SEE BETWEEN CRABBET ‘TYPE’ AND THAT OF OTHER ARABIAN HORSES? DO YOU THINK THIS AFFECTS THEIR POTENTIAL AS HALTER HORSES IN THE SHOW RING? Beth Spurling: It seems to be that the Egyptian type tends to have the more extreme head. It is a bit of a sweeping generalisation but when we think of Crabbet, it’s the smaller, compact and more heavily boned type that springs to mind. They still have movement and flair but don’t seem to have the extreme dish of the Egyptian. We would say it definitely impacts on the performance at halter.

We don’t even bother now entering any ‘Classic Head’ classes, we know ours aren’t as ‘dishy’ enough, but they can move, so the classic trot is one of our favourites! Over here in SA, there are only 20 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS

a few pure stallions showing. You know each show you go to, pretty much, who will be placed at halter, depending on the preference of the judge. We tend to just use the halter side of things as an opportunity to get our ponies exposed to the show atmosphere before they come out under saddle, rather than chasing halter wins.

Shirley Douglas-Greig: To me they are the more normal horse in our now ‘Barbie doll look’ which has taken the Arabian to the extreme type we see today. Whether it would affect them as potential halter horses would depend on the judge on the day. This topic is a debate that has been going on for years. A good horse is a good horse no matter what, a Crabbet Arabian with good conformation and stunning movement is a joy to behold. Good conformation gives good movement, maybe that is something for future breeders to dwell on.

Vicki Johnson: I don’t like generalisations and there are always exceptions to the rules but Crabbet-bred Arabians don’t tend to have the more exotic, finer boned look that is often favoured in the halter ring these days.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: In general, I see the Crabbet type as being a more substantial Arabian, more laid back by nature, thus providing those essential riding horse qualities. No, I don’t think this affects their potential as halter horses.

In its current form, halter showing has become an industry of its own, originally derived from ‘Led Classes’ which were designed for breeders to showcase their breeding animals to the public. In those times, Arabians were still considered to be

Kellie McDougall: Crabbets stand out as beautiful, big bodied Arabians. They tend to be plainer in the head compared to other Arabians but you can’t ride a head... there are some lovely Crabbet show horses out in the open ring.

Q Do you have any thoughts on the contribution the Crabbet Arabian has made to the Arabian horse industry in this country?

Beth Spurling: The contribution of the Crabbet Arabian to the Arabian horse population in Australia has been exceptional. The type and temperament of the Crabbet has given us many great riding and performance horses. They cross so well with pony, Thoroughbred, Warmblood and Stockhorse types to give fantastic all round horses with that bit of pizzazz as well as being beautiful horses in their own right. We believe they really are the versatile Arabian.

Shirley Douglas-Greig: Most of the early successful stud’s foundations were Crabbet horses.

Vicki Johnson: The Arabian horse industry in Australia was founded on Crabbet-bred horses.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: Absolutely, the Crabbet Arabian has played a huge part in the Arabian industry. So many early Crabbet imports went on to produce the foundation horses for many of the long standing established studs, some of which focused on performance horses whilst others on halter show horses. The percentage of Crabbet breeding in the pedigrees of Arabian performance horses in general is testimony to the influence they have had in the Arabian industry overall.

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Mahazin Bronze Azar

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Senior Stallion at Stud. Sire of the ‘pocket rocket’ Mahazin Bronze Azar, from show horse to Tom Quilty Buckle winner.

Owned & ridden by Harry Berg, 1443kms under their young belts and they were =2nd junior at last year’s Shahzada.

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LEFT: Riffal. BELOW: Somerled.

Q HOW IS THE MARKET FOR CRABBET ARABIANS IN AUSTRALIA AT THIS POINT IN TIME (THOUGH THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE HAS SEEN A DOWNTURN)?

Beth Spurling: We really are only a small stud and only sell a few every couple of years. We don’t have problems selling them, they really do sell themselves. We are also very fussy about where they end up and are much more concerned about the homes they end up in than the dollars.

Shirley Douglas-Greig: I think I would say that a good horse will sell no matter what it is. But as far as I can tell from what I hear, the Arabian Industry as a whole has slowed down somewhat in these last few years.

Vicki Johnson: There is definitely still a demand for Crabbet Arabians in this country but like the general horse population the market is tough. Horses are a luxury item more so now than ever before. The biggest market for Crabbetbred Arabians is as saddle horses so this also makes it tough for breeders who realistically prefer to sell their stock as youngsters.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: I believe the market for quality Crabbet Arabians here is a very healthy one for the very reasons I‘ve mentioned, and that is, in my experience there is always a market for sound, athletic, saddle Arabians.

Yvonne Day: Buyers are always interested in quality horses.

Q IF YOU STAND A STALLION AT PUBLIC STUD, DO OUTSIDE MARES TEND TO IN THE MAJORITY BE PUREBRED ARABIANS OR DERIVATIVES/OTHER BREEDS? 22 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS

Beth Spurling: We are only just standing our young boy at public stud this coming season and we retired Tamojen a few years ago. As we only have one pure broodmare at the moment, we have been concentrating on the derivatives, mostly Riding Ponies and Arabian Ponies. It will be exciting to see what the future holds for Azraff Amir and our latest stallion Koninderie Kaingani, kindly on lease from Karyn Gitsham.

Shirley Douglas-Greig: Our stallions are not at public stud.

Vicki Johnson: We haven’t stood a stallion at public stud for a few years now but when we did it was probably 50/50 purebreds to other breeds.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: We do have a number of stallions at public stud. Our clientele are mostly purebred or derivative; however we do welcome all breeds as we see them playing an important role in the sustainability of the Arabian industry.

Kellie McDougall: I get more non-Arab mares to my stallion. He is producing foals with great temperaments that are excelling in a wide range of disciplines.

Q DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO START OUT WITH CRABBET BREEDING? Beth Spurling : We really didn’t have Crabbets in mind when we started breeding but we had a ‘type’ in mind that the Crabbet style really fit. We would say to those considering the Crabbet, do your research and choose something that you like in temperament and type.

Work out what you want as the end goal, whether show, halter, endurance etc., and choose horses that will align with what that goal is. We breed what we like, and

always have. We have a goal of breeding quality horses that are great riding horses with an easy going and very trainable temperament.

Shirley Douglas-Greig: Know the history that belongs to Crabbet and learn which lines are best suited to each other.

Vicki Johnson: Do it for love of the breed and the history that surrounds it. Never lose sight of breeding a quality horse regardless of its pedigree.

Jennifer Hawkins [Stewart]: Make a decision on what is pleasing to your eye.

Ask a lot of questions from established breeders who are consistently producing quality horses that appeal to you. As with any breeding, study pedigrees and conformation and be clear about what your goals are. Rather than targeting horses simply because they are Crabbet Arabians, search for the horses that you believe have the true potential to give you what your heart desires.

Yvonne Day: Research the female lines carefully. Make sure you have the appropriate information (correct) before you buy. One quality mare is sufficient to start a stud. There are many branches to the three families that are pure Crabbet.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? Beth Spurling: We are really looking forward to bringing our next generation out in the coming season for their showing debut. Halter classes are fun, and they give us a great opportunity to have fun with the babies but we don’t have any expectations. As long as they are relaxed and happy in the show ring, we are happy. 

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Are you prepared to

Artificially Inseminate your Arabian mare?

By Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc

Learn how to maximise your mare’s AI success rate.

With an estimated 58 million horses worldwide, including just over onequarter of a million in Australia and New Zealand alone, it might be hard to believe that horses have the lowest breeding efficiency of all domestic animals…unless of course you have been faced with a mare that couldn’t get or stay pregnant.

Considering that foaling rates have historically been as low as a paltry 50–60%, veterinarians have (over the years) actively sought ways to increase those rates. Enter artificial insemination (AI). As many breeders know, this reproductive technique is a commonly used and highly coveted tool in an equine veterinarian’s breeding armamentarium.

Nonetheless, AI is neither a sure thing nor a fix all. Some mares, such as those with histories of fertility issues, will still prove challenging in your quest to produce a live foal.

“One of the most important ways to set your mare up for breeding success is to have a breeding soundness examination,” explains Robyn Woodward BVSc, MVSc, MRCVS, formerly of Equivet Australia’s Equine Breeding Centre in Queensland.

Results of the BSE will impact whether your mare can be bred at home or would benefit from a breeding facility, if frozen or chilled semen would be best, and whether a high- or low-dose of semen can be used. This article discusses some of the many pros and cons associated with each of these options, which are important factors breeders must contemplate well in advance of the breeding season.

Home or Away?

To be successful, breeders need to appreciate the necessity of precise RIGHT: It is imperative to set your mare up for success by thoroughly preparing for breeding. Photo courtesy of Diamond Road Arabians.

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timing required for everything related to AI. Accurate identification of time of ovulation, when to inseminate (which can differ based on choice of fresh, cooled, or frozen semen and availability of each of those), and administration of medications (if necessary) to induce ovulation must be as close to perfect as possible.

Consider asking these questions when trying to decide where you will inseminate your mare: ■ Is your veterinarian qualified and experienced in AI? ■ Are you and your veterinarian prepared to ultrasound your mare up to every 6 hours over 2–3 days when she is ovulating to ensure she is inseminated at the appropriate time?

■ If drugs need to be administered to induce ovulation, are you prepared for that added time commitment and expense?

■ Are you willing to pay your veterinarian to scan (ultrasound) your mare repeatedly after insemination to assess fluid and debris persistence in the uterus (i.e., postmating-induced endometritis)?

■ Will your veterinarian perform standard pregnancy ultrasounds (“preg” checks) at 14–16 days, 45 days, and 60 days?

■ How much time and effort are you willing to put into breeding your mare?

■ Is your mare able to handle the stress of transport and residing at a breeding facility until she is successfully bred?

Woodward adds, “Breeding facilities are highly capable of monitoring ovulation, which can be more convenient than having to call your veterinarian out repeatedly during the process. If the mare stresses so much when she is away from home, do you have safe, all-weather facilities for your mare, your veterinarian, and his or her equipment? Is there power and a safe stand for the ultrasound? If a mare has to be checked at least once per day, it is often cheaper for you to leave the mare at the breeding centre at least during estrus (her sexy period).”

Chilled or Frozen?

During her esteemed career, Michelle LeBlanc, DVM, Dipl. ACT, inseminated thousands upon thousands of horses and published a multitude of studies. In one of her many academic presentations, LeBlanc succinctly summarises the benefits and drawbacks to both chilled and frozen semen (refer to table featured on right).

Low- or High-Dose?

Uterine Body or Deep Horn?

There are myriad protocols for performing AI in mares. Where semen is placed in the uterus, what instruments are used, and how much semen to use can all vary depending on the mare, veterinarian, stallion, and form of semen (fresh, cooled, frozen).

“Artificial insemination can be performed in the ‘body’ of the uterus or via deeputerine insemination into the uterine horns.

Deep-uterine insemination is a well-known technique for inseminating mares with low doses of semen to overcome lower pregnancy rates,” says Jan Govaere from the Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics, and Herd Health at Ghent University in Belgium.

Pros

Cons

■ Mares can be bred with stallions living virtually anywhere in the world ■ Stallions can continue to compete and be collected several times a week ■ Multiple mares can be bred with a single collection ■ Injuries caused by natural cover can be avoided

■ AI is more intensive and expensive than natural cover ■ Stallion semen does not tolerate cooling or freezing well ■ The first cycle conception and pregnancy rates are lower than using fresh semen

Beware the Postmating-Induced Endometritis (PMIE)

Know the Odds

“All mares have a transient inflammatory response in the uterus to spermatozoa following mating or insemination,” explained Ryan Ferris DVM, MS, Dipl.

ACT, of Colorado State University’s Equine Reproduction Laboratory at the 2012 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Convention, held Dec. 1–5 in Anaheim, Calif. “This results in white blood cells and fluid accumulating in the uterine lumen.

Uterine contractions result in this fluid being cleared from the uterus within 24 hours postbreeding, but approximately 20% of mares are unable to clear this inflammatory response to spermatozoa by 24–48 hours post-mating.”

According to Ferris’ research presented at the Society for Theriogenology Annual Conferences in Portland, OR in 2014, older mares (≥16 years) more frequently have a persistent PMIE, whereas no mares included in his study <5 years had any remaining uterine fluid by 24 hours after breeding. When fluid was identified 48 hours after breeding, a decreased pregnancy rate was observed. Mares need to be monitored closely after AI and appropriately treated when PMIE is noted.

Another way to avoid disappointment is to discuss “typical” success rates achieved with various breeding protocols by your veterinarian or breeding facility.

For example, ask about conception rates, pregnancy rates by cycle, and first-cycle conceptions rates, etc. You will also want to know in advance what the plan is if your mare doesn’t become pregnant after one or more cycles. Even if your mare is pregnant after the first insemination (at the 15 day preg check), heed the words of Juan Samper, DVM, PhD, Dip. ACT from JCS Veterinary Reproductive Services in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, “It is currently estimated that 15% of foals detected on day 15 after ovulation (during a routine rectal ultrasound examination) fail to survive to term. It is also known that the vast majority (60%) of those fetal losses occur within the first 45 days from the time of ovulation.”

Conclusion To ultimately enjoy the fruit of your mare’s labours, it is imperative to set your mare up for success by thoroughly preparing for breeding. These are only some of the many considerations breeders must mull over well before the breeding season starts. Use your veterinarian’s and/or breeding facility’s expertise. 

Reasons for not using a “full” dose of sperm during artificial insemination include: ■ A stallion known to have good conception and pregnancy rates with smaller doses of semen;

Next time: AI and the stallion.

What you need to know.

■ Sex-sorted semen samples; and ■ The high cost of semen from popular or deceased stallions (i.e., a full or high dose might be too expensive).

Be warned, however, Govaere found that 40% of mares inseminated with a high dose of sperm in the uterine body became pregnant but only 14.3% of mares inseminated with a low dose of sperm in the uterine body became pregnant.

That said, no difference in pregnancy rates between high-dose intrauterine insemination and deep horn lowdose insemination was observed.

Stacey Oke, MSc, DVM, is a practising veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. She is interested in both large and small animals, as well as complementary and alternative medicine.

Since 2005, she’s worked as a research consultant for nutritional supplement companies, assisted physicians and veterinarians in publishing research articles and textbooks, and written for a number of educational magazines and websites.

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By Jessie Preece

While visiting the UK to attend a wedding I took the opportunity to have a bit of an equine adventure, which involved visiting as many studs as I was able to, and making the pilgrimage to Crabbet Stud and the grave of The Godolphin.

I had contacted the British Natural History Museum before leaving Australia, attempting to make an appointment to see the remains of Skowronek... Aussie accent + Info Desk = lots and lots of wasted time and frustration! “You would like to see a horse skeleton? We have one on display in the main hall.” However, I was eventually able to get through to the right department, and was then disappointed to find that the earliest available time for me to visit was two days after I was due to fly out! Shuffling and expense followed, but I was able to keep the appointment. I had struggled to find details on the collection, both online and in publications, and only knew for sure that the collection included Skowronek’s skull and hide, and the skulls of three mares. So, on speaking to the Museum before my visit, I requested access to anything with any reference to Crabbet Park, the Blunts and Lady Wentworth.

On arrival at the Museum, I was led to one of the back vaults, being led past walls covered in the mounted heads of dozens of rare species. Not expecting to have many items in the collection, I was gob smacked as the Curator opened drawer after drawer. Left unsupervised to examine the collection, I proceeded to spend the day surrounded by the most amazing collection of specimens.

These included the remains of the stallions Skowronek (Ibrahim x Jaskolka), Dwarka (desert bred), the Barb Stallion from Gibraltar, the Welsh Mountain Pony Dyoll Starlight (Dyoll Glasallt x Dyoll Moonlight), the Shire Blaisdon Conqueror (Hitchin Conqueror x unknown) and the mares Ajjam (Ibn Yashmak x Ajrameh), Risala (Mesaoud x Ridaa) and Bint Nura along with an unnamed set of hooves, an Arabian filly five months of age (Skowronek x Nasira), an unnamed 26 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS

TOP: Crabbet Park.

ABOVE: The swimming pool and tennis courts.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Various images from Crabbet Park including a plaque to Wilfrid Blunt and ‘his wife’.

Arab mare, a colt nine months of age, an unnamed Anglo, and Jerboa (this name was crossed out and replaced with Hayaten-Nufous (Jamrood x Harik)) and the Arabian Pony Little Joker (unknown).

Included was a folder of correspondence between the Museum and Lady Wentworth regarding the specimens. This contained repeated requests from Lady Wentworth that the skulls be displayed for the public, with specifications regarding how they were to be displayed for comparison.

Correspondence included the statement, “I consider that the skull of Skowronek and the one of the mare presented by M.W. Blunt should be exhibited upstairs in the public gallery.

They are quite wasted in a drawer and out of sight of the public. They should be showed with jaws closed so as to demonstrate the tapering head with

the barb head alongside to show the difference in profile. If the authorities are willing to do this I will give you the lot but I know the New York Museum would be only too glad to have these three on exhibition, and I don’t think you quite realise that they are unique as specimens and important owing to the controversy about Barbs. The one of the Barb is the last horse of what was considered to be the Barb breed.”

Sadly, this has not come to fruition. Even with the notation “Presented by Lady Wentworth with the condition that they must be kept in a glass case with the underjaws fastened to the skulls so they cannot be lost, and not allowed to be taken to pieces by students”, there is also mention of lost specimens, such as a foal with 14 ribs and five lumbar vertebrae, and confusion on the identification of some

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of the items. The letters make for quite entertaining reading as Lady Wentworth is quite particular, and there is much back and forth about the angles of photography.

At one point she mentions The Godolphin .. “The Godolphin Arabian, by the way, was not a Barb. Lord Godolphin’s own stud book shows him to be an Arabian and we know from Omas (?) Pasha that his strain was Jilfau (?). He was imported in 1730 by W(?) Leicester’s brother...”

Some pieces of interest from the items were the teeth on Dyoll Starlight. Having read Lady Wentworth’s section on dental care in The Authentic Arabian Horse I was thoroughly surprised on the very poor condition of his teeth with what seemed to be a complete lack of dental management. Having said that, the stallion was aged 36 at the time of death!

In correspondence Lady Wentworth writes “Champion Starlight ... This famous pony is the foundation of the best type of Welsh Trotting Miniatures. Height 11.2hh.”

RIGHT (TOP): Left to Right: Skull of 5-month-old filly (Skowronek x Nasira), skull of 9-month-old Arabian colt, skull of Skowronek, skull of Anglo, skull of Jerboa H.11, skull of Bint Nura, skull of Risala, and skull of Dwarka. Photo: Jessie Preece (reprinted with permission of the British Natural History Museum).

RIGHT (MIDDLE): Skin of Arabian stallion Skowronek.

Photo: Jessie Preece (reprinted with permission of the British Natural History Museum).

RIGHT (BOTTOM): Risala. Photo: Jessie Preece (reprinted with permission of the British Natural History Museum).

BELOW: Images from Crabbet Park.

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To end the day I had the crowning experience: I got to stroke Skowronek.

It was a truly bizarre experience. I was taken up stairs to the area where the hides were stored and, after a warning to take care because the hides would have been preserved with tanning solutions containing Arsenic, the hides of Ajjam and Skowronek were unrolled on the floor in front of the lift. Yes, he still glows. Even in that setting, in poor light with people having to step around as they exited the

lift, the quality of his coat was clear. I was pleased to see that his tail was still there, giving the option of genetic testing in the future.

Leaving the quiet of the collections and stepping back into reality was a bit of a shock; I wanted to think quietly and process the things I had seen.

Unfortunately it was school holidays and I was shown straight back into the middle of the museum which was mayhem! 

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New South Wales Courtesy of Kerry Frame

Photos and article by Susie Muhleisen from Delsharla Photography Some days of Sydney Royal 2015 proved to provide all four seasons (sometimes in one day) weather wise and the day before the Arabians were due to strut their stuff “centre stage” was no exception. The grounds were hit with a deluge of rain making the main arena look more like a swimming pool than a show

ground, the RAS in their wisdom decided to have the Arabian classes shifted to the Schmidt Arena to preserve the main arena for the show jumping. All the competitors handled this decision with grace and good humour considering the Schmidt arena was more of a mud pool than a show arena.

The entry numbers for the purebred Arabians were down from last year but were still well

represented in so far as the quality being exhibited with EB Lodge (Mr. Andrew Buckley) and Alexandra Trotter’s boy Anastazi MI taking out the Champion Led Arabian Stallion or Colt Award – presented and handled to perfection as were all the led exhibits. Reserve Champion Led Arabian Stallion or Colt went to Pevensey Don’t You Know It’s Magic, exhibited on behalf of Mr. O.F. and R.J. Wagstaff and Australian Arabian Stud at Warral.

ABOVE: Champion Led Arabian Mare or Filly and Supreme Champion Arabian Exhibit Ajustine MI, Mrs Tegan Schmidt.

An ‘Arabian’ Engagement!

Cameron Bonney of Mulawa Arabian Stud proposed to his girlfriend Jayna Prell at the Australian Arabian Championships held earlier this year. The Arabian community wishes the lovely couple a lifetime of love and happiness.

Congratulations Cameron and Jayna!

RIGHT: Cameron and Jayna pictured with their Arabian Stallion, Aahmani.

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The lovely Ajustine MI owned

by Mrs. Tegan Schmidt from Mount Barker SA was awarded The Lady Wentworth Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by the Arabian Horse Society of Australia for the Champion Led Arabian Mare or Filly on the day in trying conditions and this fabulous mare also went on to take out the Supreme Champion Led, Edward Hirst Silver Perpetual Cup (donated

by Mrs. Marjory F Hirst and family).

The Lillaine Gedye Perpetual Trophy donated by Lillaine Gedye for the Ridden Arabian Mare or Filly was awarded to Miss Eliza Babazogli from Glossodia with her ever reliable girl Argowan Margherita who took the muddy conditions in her stride and was also awarded the Reserve Champion Led Arabian Mare or

Filly earlier on in the day.

The Champion Ridden Arabian was awarded to the well deserving Anastazi MI with the Reserve Champion Ridden being an emotional win for Carlie Beer (and Ricky Carver) on the lovely Inshallah Inspiration who I am sure could hold his own in open competition as well as the Arabian ring.

The Arabian Derivatives were strongly contested with good numbers and quality horses on parade. It was great to see these classes being well represented and also being shown back on the Main Arena!

I commend the exhibitors for supporting the Arabian and Derivative Classes at Sydney Royal even though it would be beneficial for all if more consideration was given to competitors by the RAS including not changing days that classes had been allocated for this breed after the close of entries for this show.

Understanding that a lot of people plan their show calendar around work commitments only to be informed that classes and days had been changed must have been a nightmare to rearrange for some. A huge congratulations is extended to all competitors who displayed their professionalism under the sometimes trying conditions.

TOP: Champion Ridden Arabian Anastazi MI, EB Lodge & Mr Andrew Buckley & Alexandra Trotter. Anastazi MI also won Champion Led Arabian Stallion or Colt.

South Australia

Courtesy of Tania Edmonds

Temar Shahmaan (ElShama x BruMarBas Future (US)) owned by Gretchen and Keeley Copeman, made his Dressage debut on Saturday 9th of May at the South Eastern Dressage Associations Club competition. Shahmaan competing for the first time in Pony Dressage completed 3 tests, Prep A, Prep B and Prelim 1.1.

PICTURED: Natalie Goldsworthy riding Temar Shahmaan.

Beautifully ridden by his trainer Natalie Goldsworthy (Mount Gambier), Shahmaan won all three tests with scores in the mid to high 60s.

Team Barbie Takes Flight Erin Conaghty acquired her “Barbie Horse” - Edenvale Golden Kentucky, aka Jack, in March 2014. Jack is 50% Arabian. With Jack, Erin has gone trail riding, ridden in traffic, at side saddle clinics, on the beach, competed at multiple Arabian Breed and Open Shows culminating in winning her first Supreme Ridden Exhibit with him.

Erin has even shot arrows off him with her horsebow. Recently the pair has commenced eventing and a few weeks ago competed at the SA State Pony Club One Day Event in Grade

4, which was their second ODE. Erin states Jack pulled off a good Dressage test, breezed the show-jumping and had an amazing cross country round. They were however eliminated at jump 22 which was the water jump, but still went through and finished the course smiling.

Erin is amazed at what she has done with Jack in such a short space of time and is looking forward to going to many more events with her Barbie Horse, who is now her Action Man. And a quote from Erin – “I couldn’t have asked for a better horse for me.”

Steph Cooper reports...

I have had Allanooka Shadene, aka Danny for about four years and when he first came to me he was a handful to say the least. He is a very bold little horse, standing at only 14.2h, but has the biggest of hearts. He has been a real challenge, but I’ve loved every minute of it.

We have started out with some dressage and showing and Danny is now a qualified endurance horse as well. We are headed for the 2015 Tom Quilty Gold Cup for the 50th anniversary in the Hawkesbury Valley NSW. I’m so proud of this little horse who carries me in the heavyweight division.

I’m looking forward to seeing what we get up to next.

RIGHT: Kylie Watson and Class Vintage.

Class Vintage & Kylie Watson win the 4yo Pony Championship at Dressage with the Stars.

Report by Kylie Watson Three years ago I met a lady who told me she had a palomino Welsh x Riding Pony colt who she thought would make a lovely ridden prospect.

The horse was Class Vintage.

Photo: Alyssa B Photography

This horse impressed me with his big reaching canter and his Barbie doll looks. He was multi registered, including as an Arabian Riding Pony. I thought that I just maybe had a candidate for the 4yo dressage pony class at the 2015 DWTS. I broke Diesel in as a 3yo and he qualified for DWTS with his first two outings, impressing judges with his flashy movement.

ABOVE: Erin Conaghty competing at the SA State Pony Club One Day Event.

We went to DWTS and the big scary indoor arena with two other 4yo’s to compete in the first round.

Although I could feel Diesel a little tense, I rode him carefully and a score of 7.2 was achieved, getting us through to the second round.

Friday morning, second round. I asked for a little more as although it was a windy, cold morning he was more settled outdoors. Diesel gave me all that I asked and I could not have been happier.

I cannot describe how I felt when I was told that he had scored 7.4 and had won the event. All those years of planning and preparation had paid off with a win at the National Young Horse Dressage Championships.

Diesel is now consolidating his dressage basics and I am looking forward to this coming season, starting his career as a dressage pony and seeing if we can achieve more future goals together. I am so proud of Diesel and how he handled the whole ordeal. I could not have asked for more from my special Arabian Riding Pony.

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News

Lavender Park Desert Eclypse Lavender Park Desert Eclypse after her long trip from QLD has settled in Adelaide River, home of Arabians NT. Eclypse is in foal to Amir El Shaareef owned by Lavender Park Arabians. Amir El Shaareef was Champion Colt at his first show, The All Arabian Summer Show, and then Reserve Champion Colt at the Gala Event. Eclypse is due early August and this will be the first foal for both of them. Arabians NT look forward to this very special foal and thank Lavender Park Arabians for the opportunity to purchase Eclypse and her very special package.

Brampton Royal Whispers and Tess

Victoria Courtesy of Dee & Nicola Kelly A Bittersweet Birth At midday on 24 September 2014, Jayay Just Like That (Likey) gave birth to the Arabian Stockhorse filly that owner Sharon Barry had been dreaming of for years.

Unfortunately ‘Likey’ went down with colic the next morning – luckily she had been foaled down at the vet clinic and was in the best of hands from the start. She was treated immediately, but her condition deteriorated, and by five o’clock she was in a very bad way and had stopped producing milk. She was euthanised an hour later, and an autopsy showed an eighteen inch section of bowel that had died after becoming twisted post-foaling.

Her filly, Inverdale Just in Case (Casey), was a fighter from the start. To Sharon’s eternal gratitude, while she hunted for a foster mare, vet Ian McLeod woke up every two hours to feed ‘Casey’. A ten hour round trip the following morning resulted in the acquisition of the Standardbred mare ‘Princess Khan,’ who had just lost her own foal. The mare was all Sharon, Ian and Casey could have hoped for! Sharon was blown away by the generosity of complete strangers in this moment of need, and will be forever grateful to Princess Khan’s owners for allowing her to borrow their gorgeous mare, and for giving Casey a chance at a normal life.

Photo: Sports Traits Photography

Tess Patten (7yrs old) and Brampton Royal Whispers, a stunning palomino Arabian Pony, stole the spotlight at the 2015 Fred’s Pass Rural Show. Not only the crowd favourite, they also won Smartest on Parade (under 10 assisted), Child Rider Assisted under 10, Childs Mount Not Exceeding 14hh. To top it off Brampton Royal Whispers also won Champion Hunter Pony. We look forward to seeing Tess and Brampton Royal Whispers wow the crowd again at the 2015 Royal Darwin Show.

LEFT: Bianca and Ben.

ABOVE: Tess Patten (7yrs old) and Brampton Royal Whispers.

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ABOVE: Inverdale Just in Case (Casey) and Princess Khan.

Photo: Michael Vink

Courtesy of Kaicey Maccioni

On the 14th of February 2015, Bianca Ripani walked down the aisle to marry the man of her dreams, Ben Rodgers. They had the privilege of sharing their special day with family and close friends, but the most honoured guest of the day was Bianca’s beautiful Purebred gelding Diamond T Ahmarli! Bianca and Ben are looking forward to setting up their property and starting a family. Congratulations to them both and all the very best for a blessed future.

Photo: Mojo Professional Photography

Northern Territory

Wedding Bells

ABOVE: Rebecca Kent on Snowdon Vale Ahfeni.

A Heartfelt Thank You Lyndal Picone reports…“Last year I was fortunate to purchase the beautiful Arabian Pony mare Snowdon Vale Ahfeni, whose first foal (Brooklyn Lodge Pandora) and maternal sister (Snowdon Vale Vienna Kisses) I already owned. This mare had been a broodmare for several years, and had never been shown under saddle. I sent her to Rebecca Kent for some saddle training, and after just one ride Beck contacted me to say that she wanted to take her to the Aussies. After a super newcomer season, that’s exactly what she did! It was a huge thrill to win three Australian Championships, and I would like to sincerely thank Beck and her mum Maren Jones, for making this happen.”

News from NARA and GVAHC Late 2014 saw the National Arabian Racing Association and Goulburn Valley Arabian Horse Club present a successful Arabian racing seminar at Tatura Park. The day included presentations from Dr Caroline Foote (B.Sc.Agr (Hons), M.App.Sc., Ph.D.) of Equine Consulting Services, Jenni Fairweather of Peak Performance Equine, who discussed respiratory theory, tapotement massage and pulsed magnetic field theory, and Gai GauciMarchant, who spoke about understanding the National Racing Industry Training Package for an Arabian. Kim Noble gave a saddling and riding demonstration with Warrawee Naaziq and Coolinda Park Kazh as her equine volunteers, and the NARA directors conducted a forum to address questions and discuss the future of Arabian Racing in Australia.

Tasmania Courtesy of Maya Jaehne

Bashirah Lodge News It has been an eventful start to the year for Bashirah Lodge in between purchasing a property, moving and renovating! But we are all finally starting to settle in and our small stud of beautiful Arabians have settled in well. As well as the exciting move our first foals by Safs Valdric were born. Four colts! All are beautiful and unique out of the mares, Nateeh Bint Nizr, Valley Springs Tamaanah, Thaedon Naadir (kindly leased to us by Nicola Jeffries) and Kie-al ABOVE & LEFT: Bashirah babies.

Western Australia

The Trilogy Show © Chris Ros 2015 Held at Brigadoon each year, this used to be a show of three different parts, Saddle Horse & Rider of the Year, Dressage and Showcase, hence the name “Trilogy”. This year the Dressage was deleted and a Liberty Class put on in place of it. Judges were Mrs Midge Boag (WA) and Mr David Ross (Vic).

Numbers were a long way down to previous years with a lot of classes only having one entry. Gold, silver and bronze sashes were awarded with the Supreme Champions receiving garlands.

Nadeerah. We are really happy with what Safs Valdric has sired in combination with our mares. All the boys have wonderful quiet temperaments with that Arabian flair who have handled being weaned as well as we expected. Unfortunately we cannot keep them all and these guys I am positive will make some people very happy life-long partners in whatever facet of the horse world as we believe they will all be wonderful all-round Arabians true to their breed. For more information on any of our guys please go to www.bashiralodge.com

Courtesy of Chris Ros

It was a long day with events starting at 8am and not finishing till after 9pm.

The Liberty class (judged jointly by David Ross and Mrs Jackie Marsh) was won by Sileby Kruzsader, bred, owned and trained

by Marianne Schofield. This young stallion

by Tamwell Natal from Kainui Park Bint Kazareh is destined for an endurance career when he becomes old enough.

The next major show for the Arabian community here in WA will be the Royal Show and then the Arabian Championships

LEFT: Hibrie Royal Anthem won the Junior Champion Arabian Riding Pony & Junior Supreme Arabian Derivative.

TOP: Revelwood Donatello won the Derivative West Coast Cup. ABOVE: Sileby Kruzsader won Arabian Sporthorse 4 a o, Purebred stallion 4 to 7 years and the Liberty Class.

in November.

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New Zealand Courtesy of Kelly Mason Kelaray Stud News: The Foal shows are upon us, and we have been busy prepping our Kelaray Galileo (Gymnastic Star x Miracle of Love) for the few shows we have available.

At the North Island All Breeds Foal Show in the Hack ring Kelaray Galileo won the Champion Warmblood Foal, Reserve Champion Arabian Derivative Foal and then on to win the Overall Reserve Champion Hack Foal of the show. We are very pleased how this young boy is progressing.

He has a fantastic trainable temperament and super movement. Kelaray Galileo is proudly offered for sale.

We also took a team of four horses to the NZ National Arabian Championships. The horses were all prepped by

us and shown by Jessica Wilson. A fantastic show for us with Kelaray Exzotika Champion Junior Purebred Filly, Kelaray Spellbound Reserve Champion Senior Derivative Mare, Kelaray Temptations Champion Junior Derivative Over 148cms. And our young weanling colt Kelaray Helios (RHR Heir of Marwan x Bluegrasss Made in Heaven) Reserve Champion Junior Purebred Colt. We are pleased to advise that Kelaray Helios has now been sold to China and will soon start his long journey to be a future sire.

Some of our progeny that were competing also included Kelaray Mystique (Willowcroft Grand Mikado x Bluegrass Made in Heaven), owned by Kristie Thomas.

ABOVE: Kelaray Spellbound (Burrendah the Wizard x Deveron Airs n Graces).

NZ National Arabian Championships: The NZ National Arabian Championships were held on the 7th & 8th March at the Karaka Bloodstock Complex with Mr Lewis McKim (Can) judging all the classes for the show over the two days.

Major results for the show were as follows:

ABOVE: Kelaray Galileo (Gymnastic Star x Miracle of Love).

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Junior Derivative Arabian N/E 148cm Champion: Bellagio KV; Reserve Kelaray Mystique Junior Derivative Over 148cm Champion: Kelaray Temptations; Reserve: Greenmoor Esctatic Junior Purebred Filly Champion: Kelaray Exzotika; Reserve: Fiera DH Purebred Junior Colt Champion: Golden Shelter Jullye of Jamaal; Reserve: Kelaray Helios Intermediate Derivative N/E 148cm Champion: Exalt; Reserve: KS Honey Boo Boo Intermediate Derivative Over 148cm Champion: Saruman; Reserve: RP Notorious Intermediate Purebred Gelding: Champion: SS Seth; Reserve: AA Magnum Intermediate Purebred Filly Champion: Ellequence; Reserve: Golden Shelter Navellyn Senior Derivative Gelding N/E 148cm Champion: Hillbillie Cantabrian Senior Derivative Mare N/E 148cm

Champion: Mansfield Park Magnolia; Reserve: WFS Diamond Lil Derivative Stallion N/E 148cm Champion: Bellieve KV Senior Derivative Gelding Over 148cm Champion: Moon Haze Golden Dynasty; Reserve: Play Park Adonis Senior Derivative Mare Over 148cm Champion: Voodoo Magic BB; Reserve: Kelaray Spellbound Derivative Stallion Over 148cm Champion: Naaman Truly Magnum; Reserve: Graemar Showtime Senior Purebred Gelding Champion: Jakel; Reserve: JA Evolution Senior Purebred Mare Champion: SS Suri; Reserve: JA Eden Senior Purebred Stallion Champion: Aria Elation; Reserve: Grand Odessey Full results including the ridden results can be viewed on the NZ Arab Horse Breeders Website www.newzealandarabs.com

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1. Back row (from left): Peter O’Connor, Belinda O’Connor, Mezcal Manners, Sherry Fenton, Amber Heally, Lisa Dolbel. Front row (from left): Kay Edward, Casey Louise, Luke Boulter. Photo: Framed By Frame.

2. Samantha Webb & Ablue Moon Rendezvous. Photo: Nikki Shegog.

3. Tanya Hawley of Hawley Arabians & friends. Photo: Framed By Frame.

4. Sammy Taylor of Shiranna Arabians. Photo: Framed By Frame.

5. Sharon Meyers Gotcha’d while attempting to catch Krysha Vremen unawares.

Photo: Krysha Vremen.

6. Snow’n’Fire with Tanya Beacham. Photo: Nikki Shegog.

7. Stewards at the Arabian Gala Event: Megan Browning & Donna Greene.

Photo: Kelli Greene, Arabians Australia.

8. Double up! Like Father like Daughter: Peter Gregory & daughter Tegan.

Photo: Kelli Greene, Arabians Australia.

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By Joanne Costigan

The Arfaja Arabian Stud was founded in 1966 by Ronald Ryan and is now operated

by Ronald’s nephew, Stephen Pearson and Stephen’s wife Joanne Costigan.

It is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the pure Crabbet Arabian horse, those which descend, unmixed in blood, from Arabians bred or owned by the Crabbet Arabian Stud.

The Crabbet Arabian Stud was founded in 1878 by Lady Anne Blunt, the highly accomplished grand-daughter of the poet Lord Byron, and her husband Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. The couple travelled extensively throughout what are now modern day Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, acquiring the very finest Arabian horses of stringently authenticated purity and importing them back to their stud in Sussex, England.

These original desert horses, and subsequent importations, established a line of Arabians widely recognised not only for their beauty, but also for their exceptional intelligence, soundness, movement and performance ability.

For many years Australia has been at the forefront of the preservation of Crabbet blood, resulting in a rare degree of diversity and quality. As if in recognition of this, in 1985 the pure Crabbet stallion Rasham, bred by Ronald Ryan, was awarded the title of Australian National Champion Stallion.

No pure Crabbet stallion, before or since, has ever won this title.

Rasham’s impact on Crabbet has been nothing short of remarkable. His sons and daughters have gone on to some of Australia’s top Crabbet studs to create legacies in their own right.

Among his sons, several immediately come to mind – the magnificent Arfaja Haluj, the superb Arfaja Robard and the outstanding Arfaja Harlan – each has made a huge contribution to the Crabbet gene pool.

The influence of Rasham’s daughters has been equally significant – from Arfaja Rashma, through her daughter Arfaja Silver Mist and son Arfaja Silver Aura, from Arfaja Estella, through her sons Arfaja Rococo and Lord Hyde of Seven Oaks and her daughter Arfaja Evangeline, from Arfaja Alicia, through her son Arfaja Alexi and her lovely Ebjarah daughters Alysium, Amelia and Aviva, from Arfaja Moonflower, through her splendid son Ebjarah Moollah, and from the grand old dame Arfaja Natasha, through her stunning daughter Wentworth Estate Cara-Mia – these are just a few of the precious mares whose legacy will survive long after they are gone.

It was wonderful ‘flying the banner’ for Crabbet at the Nationals, demonstrating to Arabian fanciers from far and wide that Crabbet Arabians are not only wonderful riding horses, but can be classically beautiful as well!

Bisharah competed in a class of outstanding two and three year olds and, although missing out on a Top Eight placing, we were delighted with how beautiful and at home she looked in a ring full of world-class fillies!

Zamia was entered in two classes – Open Mare and Open Mare Shown by a Non-Pro – and looked impressive in both. However it was in the Non-Pro class where she fully came into her own – showing off her superb movement and wonderful presence to be awarded Reserve Champion Mare, much to the crowd’s delight!

Thirty years after Rasham’s win, a number of his pure Crabbet descendants competed at the 2015 Australian National Championships.

Among these was his exotic bay two-yearold great-grand-daughter, Arfaja Bisharah, bred and owned by Arfaja Arabians, and his magnificent grey nine-year-old granddaughter Kendra Park Zamia, bred and owned by Kendra Park Arabians.

Both filly and mare had been very successful in 2015, each winning multiple Championships and Reserves and topping it off with a trip to the ‘Aussies’!

Bisharah was superbly prepared and presented throughout the 2014/2015 season by the talented Anne McIntosh.

Zamia was shown by Sean Johnson of

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Kendra Park Arabians, with much support and generous assistance from Future Farms in her preparation and training.

And so Rasham’s legacy lives on, and with it the goal which we at Arfaja hold dear – to preserve and promote our beloved Crabbet Arabians, our versatile and beautiful equine friends and partners!  LEFT: Rasham.

ABOVE (TOP): Arfaja Bisharah. Photo: Joanne Costigan.

ABOVE (BELOW): Kendra Park Zamia.

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By Rowena Bertram

Who is this Marcus Aurelius?

Not the Stoic Philosopher, author of Meditations and last of the Golden Caesars of Rome, clearly – despite being named for him. This Marcus Aurelius is the 14-year-old CMK (86.99% Crabbet) UK registered and NaStA performance tested Arab Horse Society Premium Performance stallion and Advanced endurance horse that has attracted attention from breeders on both sides of the World – and who now has frozen semen held with Genemovers in Australia ready for immediate use. This introduction to him sets out to answer the question of who this very special horse is to my family.

Marcus Aurelius was deliberately bred for performance by Diana Whittome, the very successful breeder of performance Arabians at her renowned Coed y Foel stud in the Welsh hills. He carries her very strong 100% Crabbet mare lines through his dam Fiesta Magica (Dargee Star x Fanfara).

Each of the four progeny of Fiesta Magica that have entered endurance competition, including Marcus, has now achieved Advanced level (qualified to compete at 80 km+), the youngest having qualified during 2014.

Marcus’ sire Aurelian may be best known both in the UK and Internationally as a sire of show horses whose descendents still feature in the modern halter ring (the

dam of the Internationally successful colt Design for Life is Lianna by Aurelian) but he in turn was by the legendary Performance (and also show) sire Ben Rabba. Ben’s sire Aurab through a number of progeny – Ben being particularly prominent – is responsible for a dynasty of high performers in all disciplines within CMK breeding in their native USA, including some of their best endurance horses. In the UK, as well as Marcus Aurelius, the Ben Rabba son Aurelian also sired the multi-race winning stallion Istfahan (1984 ex Istashra) and the 160 km endurance gelding Aurontes (2001 ex Roxaana) from very few performance mares. So Marcus Aurelius is performance bred on both sides of his pedigree carrying some of the strongest performance lines within UK and US breeding.

Okay, that is all fair enough, but who is Marcus Aurelius? Marcus has been with my family since the Autumn of 2002. It was never a foregone conclusion that he would remain entire. My set-up is such that only the most equable and socialised temperament would enable a colt to settle in amongst my herd on a small property (land being at a premium in the UK). Marcus demonstrated that temperament in spades throughout his adolescence and has matured into a kind and well-balanced individual who can be ridden and transported with, and kept in close proximity to mares without stressing, despite being a covering stallion.

In 2008 he passed the stringent National Stallion Association performance test and, following his assessment by a panel of Arab Horse Society Judges, he became an AHS Premium Performance Stallion. He is now comfortably established at 80 km as an endurance horse and his temperament and naturally low heart rate enable him to present extremely quickly through a crowded vet-gate. He merely requires sufficient space to roll in the hold area!

The only impediment to Marcus’ continuation up the distances within endurance has been the need for him to wait for my teenage daughters to catch up with him – Juniors over 14 years old are allowed to ride stallions in the UK and LEFT: Marcus Aurelius passed the stringent NaStA performance test in 2008. Photo: GR8 Pictures.

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Marcus is absolutely a teenagers’ horse!

In 2013 after first competing successfully with a friend, he took my younger daughter Katherine at age 14 round her first 80 km ride. However Katherine’s first love is the ridden show ring and for the time being she has no wish to increase the distances further. Happily, her elder sister Becky at 17 now has the endurance bug and managed to prise him away from her younger sibling during the latter part of the summer for successful completions in her first ride with Marcus – an 80 km CER – and in their first two-day ride over the shorter routes on the tough course over the Welsh hills at Red Dragon, which they both loved.

The 2014 season, another with a 100% completion rate, took him to over 1200 km total competitive distance to date.

Becky has ambitions to take on the higher mileages and start on the FEI ladder in order ultimately to qualify for Young Rider GB selection.

Although Katherine may have given up the endurance ride on Marcus, she continues to be his main jumping jockey and they have been entertaining themselves in the showjumping ring in 85 and 90 cm classes during gaps between rides. Marcus loves to jump and it was Katherine who jumped him in a demonstration at the World Crabbet Convention in the summer of 2013, in addition to riding him on the flat in the Opening Ceremony and showing him in-hand in the Ben Rabba family group that also included two of his fillies and a partbred gelding. Their showjumping highlight of this year was at the Junior Showjumping Championships of Great

Britain at the home of the great David Broome in Wales along with around 200 other horses and ponies. They competed in the 2’9 / 3’ class only lowering one pole across the three days and helping their team to 6th place (of 23 teams) and gaining an individual 8th in their second heat. They are not as keen on dressage but Marcus has several wins at elementary level to his name with the rider who produced him for his performance testing.

Marcus is an out and out family performance horse however he also upheld his sire’s reputation as a producer of show horses in 2010 during his one full season in the ridden show ring. With Kirsty Brown he was never unplaced with several wins and championships to his name and, best of all, crowning his season by appearing at the prestige show of the season for all breeds in the UK – The Horse of the Year Show – and standing in 4th place amongst the best of the best specialist ridden Arabian show stallions in the country.

Awards season brought recognition for Marcus’ many achievements during 2014 in his diverse activities. Despite breaking his endurance season to have a showing season too, in the National EGB endurance awards he was 5th for Premium Performance Scheme progeny. At Regional level he took 2nd and 3rd places with his two young riders in the Young Rider Trophy, and won the Radmaan Trophy. In the Crabbet Organization Endurance awards he was the winner of the High Mileage Stallion award and was also 1st and 2nd with his two riders in the Young Rider category.

Most recently and excitingly Marcus not only won the Purebred Arabian category in the hotly contested annual Arab Horse Society Performance Horse Awards, he won the Dinsdale Trophy as overall Champion, beating the winners of the Partbred Arabian and Anglo-Arabian categories. In the process he also won the versatility category with points earned under four of the six headings and 3rd and 7th places in the Young Riders category – his points having been split between them. More exciting still, he had a little write up and his photo in Horse & Hound Magazine as a result. Katherine will enjoy taking him into the main arena at the Arab Horse Society National Summer Show to be officially presented with his trophies in July!

So far in 2015, he has points on the board for a 4th place in his 70 cm section at an open one-day event and for a win in

TOP: Competing with Katherine at the Junior Showjumping Championship of GB along with over 200 other horses and ponies. Photo: Showground Photography.

ABOVE: Open Ridden Arabian Stallion class with Kirsty Brown at Horse of the Year. Photo: The Event Photographer.

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unaffiliated showjumping (also 70 / 80 cm) and the whole endurance season in front of us! Several of his progeny are also entered for the contest this year for the first time. Partbred Avonbrook Silver Eagle (2006, Marcus Aurelius x Caveland Calypso) is a little big at 16.1hh to be an endurance horse in the trappy country over here but we are giving it a go this year. Avonbrook Silver Augury (his 2008 16.2hh full brother) is starting his eventing career and another partbred Avonbrook Odin (2006 15.3hh Marcus Aurelius x April) is showing a degree of talent at affiliated showjumping. With five-year-old purebred Annia Aurelia (2010 Marcus Aurelius) getting a basic grounding before she is brought out in the ridden show ring and her advanced endurance horse half sister Avonbrook Green Rose (2006 by Vert Olive) being due to Marcus Aurelius in two months, times here are very exciting!

Why make this introduction now?

Following on from the attention that Marcus and his progeny, particularly his purebred filly Annia Aurelia (ex Bint Zaehaebi) attracted at the World Crabbet Convention in 2013, I have been able to cover the cost of exporting a stock of Australia / New Zealand cleared frozen semen from Marcus Aurelius for storage with Genemovers in Australia. It is now much more accessible and affordable for breeders in the market for which it was intended and gives a first opportunity in Australia and New Zealand to outcross through a proven performer to the Ben Rabba performance heritage, and also some different routes to several of the best lines that UK Crabbet performance breeding has to offer.

Alexia Ross – Zobeyni Arabians.

Internationally recognised authority on Crabbet Arabian bloodlines.

“Marcus Aurelius is just the sort of well-balanced, multi-talented Premium Performance stallion which brings credit to the Arabian breed. His proven bloodlines, low heart rate, exceptional temperament and eager work ethic will be of great value to breeders in Australia and New Zealand.”

Anne Brown. Gadebrook Arabian Stud. Arab Horse Society President 2014; Vice Chairman Arab Horse Society Premium Performance Scheme, 2014 For further information, please contact Rowena Bertram by email at info@avonbrookstud.co.uk 

CREDIT: GR8Pictures

I am very excited for the breeders in Australia who have already chosen to combine his heritage with their own superb performance lines and to seeing where this might lead. In the words of two of the UK’s most respected breeders and authorities on the Arabian horse:

“Marcus Aurelius is a gem of a stallion who cannot help but win over all who meet him. He combines the most wonderful temperament with structure, movement and trainability. On top of this he is from the Ben Rabba CMK sire line, firmly established in America as a top endurance bloodline, combined with the great Tarentella family from Crabbet’s “N” line in the UK. His first foals both pure and partbred give every indication that we can expect him to pass on all his most valuable traits. He may turn out to be the most significant son of late British National Champion Aurelian.”

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MARCUS AURELIUS (Aurelian x Fiesta Magica) Crabbet (86.99%)/ Davenport AHS Premium Performance Stallion Stocks of frozen semen held in Australia SCID-, CA-, LFS+

CREDIT: The Event Photographer

CREDIT: Showground Photography

CREDIT: Farlap Photography

So, who is Marcus Aurelius? He is the horse who joins my teenagers in whatever they want to do, always entering into the spirit of the game and turning on a high level performance. He is my safe hack about and escort for his youngsters. He is the one who gathers a following of children at any jumping show he goes

to, effortlessly converting them to the joy of the Arabian horse. Uncompromisingly sound in body and mind with a joyous spirit, he is everything that an Arabian horse should be.

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CONTACT Rowena Bertram Avonbrook Stud +44(0)1386 860574

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STALLION SHOWCASE AL KHA - ZAR (Imported USA) Peter Hall, Fairview Arabian Stud, Qld

At Stud: Yes, via natural service and frozen semen. Available until sold.

This outstanding Straight Egyptian stallion was purchased by Fairview as a two-year-old colt, primarily to be used

in our breeding program as an outcross sire to the El Shaklan bloodlines that have been the foundation of the stud’s success for the past 30 years through both Amir el Shaklan (imp.) and S.K. Shakla Khan (imp.).

The Arabic meaning of the name Al Kha - Zar translates to “the promise of the future” and this stallion has certainly shown just what he can sire to warrant his name – his foals are truly beautiful and have lived up to all expectations.

Al Kha - Zar is an amazing breeding stallion and reliably produces beautiful progeny with exotic dished faces. He is a great horse temperament wise and also conformation wise, being tall, having a great length of neck plus a beautiful face – all features that he throws on to his progeny. He has sired several Black progeny for Fairview to date.

He is also an excellent stallion in the breeding department, easily managed and very good with the mares.

The progeny of Al Kha - Zar (imp.

USA) have proven to be consistently successful in the show ring both at halter and under saddle, winning awards at the most prestigious shows. He has progeny both in Australia and overseas.

Please refer to our website www.fairviewarabians.com.au for more details and several more photos of Al Kha - Zar (imp. USA).

Inspection is most welcome by appointment at the farm in Maryborough, Queensland.

Contact: Peter Hall P: 61 07 4129 6211 E: fairview.arabian@bigpond.com (Refer to our advert on page 13)

SIMEON SHINUI Reid River Arabians, Woodford Qld

Available at Public Stud: No First foals due in September 2015.

Shinui is an extremely well-proportioned young stallion who has incredible ears, a big trot and a very gentle nature. He

loves to show off in the show ring and is very quickly earning the reputation of being one of “the biggest trotting horses in the ring today”. He is an absolute pleasure to have around and everyone that has anything to do with him quickly falls in love with him. He simply doesn’t have a nasty bone in him and just wants to please you. He is the last son of the immortal Asfour (imp. DE). His dam is the very beautiful Simeon Seda (IID USA) who is, without question, one of Simeon Stud’s premier broodmares. His full sister is the incredible white mare, Simeon Se, who has had a number of great show wins and is now proving herself to be a very consistent producer of quality and type. Shinui is very true to his pedigree.

His first foals are due this season, and we are hoping that he passes on these attributes.

Contact: Keith & Melissa Reid P: 07 5422 9052 E: reidriver@bigpond.com (Refer to our advert on page 9)

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By Glenys Lilley Photos: Foxwood Photography

Paige Richards Easter Show with Portrait. Her winning the overall Supreme Champion Led Arabian Derivative was very exciting, then going on to win her ridden class was great. And that was her first Royal under saddle.

This year’s Sydney Royal had very strong Arabian Derivative classes but the stand out horse was a big, black Arabian Warmblood mare with a coat like black glass and amazing movement. She was the crowd favourite and swept all before her to win Supreme Led Derivative and then a win in her ridden Derivative classes as well. I interviewed her owner Paige Richards about her involvement with Arabian Derivative horses.

And Carlingford Park Theatre Royal winning his Led Arabian Riding Pony Gelding 3yrs and over and he is only three.

We have had a lot of success with Weston Park Mahogany, he has won at Sydney Royal four years in a row. He has won Best Gelding Arabian Derivative in hand and won Reserve Champion Ridden in 2011, and then won every year since in different rings, Arabian Derivative, Best Saddle Pony Gelding and Best Part Welsh Gelding.

Tell me a bit about yourself and how you got into Arabian Horses?

I have been riding all my life and I’m now 25 years old. My mother and father were both horse riders before I was born, my father used to break horses in and my mother did dressage. I grew up on property and was fortunate enough to have my own pony and ride every day.

He also has won Reserve Champion Ridden Arabian Riding Pony at the Arabian Nationals the last two years in a row, as well as getting runner up Australian Champion Arabian Riding Pony Gelding last year. And too many open show Supremes and Champions to list.

I have always loved the Arabian horses, and it wasn’t until I met Melissa Lee and started riding her pony Weston Park Mahogany, that I realised how much I loved the Derivatives.

Mel talked me into buying Portrait when she was 18 months old. She is now six years old so she is part of the family.

I then bought Yarradene Rhapsody (Arabian Stockhorse) from Queensland and got right into showing at the bigger Arab shows such as East Coast, State Titles and Arabian Nationals and the Australian Arabian Championships.

I learned very quickly how smart the Arabian/Derivative horses are, and just how beautiful they are, there is no other breed just quite like them.

How many horses do you have and what type?

I have eight horses in total with my partner Melissa Lee. The Arabian Warmblood mare Meridian Portrait In Motion (Regal Poetry In Motion x Miss Classique), two Arabian Riding Pony geldings, Carlingford Park Theatre Royal (Carlingford Park Hall of Fame x Mirinda Touch of Diamonds), and Weston Park Mahogany (Eryth Sama x Weaton Model), two Warmbloods, 00 Heaven (00 Seven x Argentille Bellarina) and Argentille Bellarina (Biathlon (imp) x Stirling Tootsie) and the three retired ponies: Pippy, Sir Rocco and Jenny, all who’ve been Royal winners back in their day.

You show them as open show horses – what has been your greatest success so far?

We show them at the open shows as well as doing dressage. I was mainly doing dressage up until I was 17 years old. I did my first Sydney Royal Easter Show and I won my novice rider class then won my open rider as well.

TOP & ABOVE: Meridian Portrait in Motion.

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My greatest success with them would have to be winning at 2015 Sydney Royal

I had great success with my Arabian Stockhorse mare who has sadly been sold.

Her name was Yarradene Rhapsody and she won Champion Led and Ridden Arabian Stockhorse at The Arabian State Titles, the Arabian Nationals and East Coast Championships. This made her the triple crown winner for both led and ridden in 2012. I also won Australian Championships with her as well in hand.

What do you like about Arabian/Derivative horses?

I love their intelligence, beautiful quality, and temperament. I believe they make an ideal show horse.

What are your presentation secrets? Portrait had a fabulous coat for Sydney, everyone was commenting on it.

I don’t really have any secrets as such, I believe it comes down to diet, rugs, lights and exercise. If they are healthy on the inside they glow on the outside. I must say, my good friends and family say I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when it comes to the horses, and how particular I am about rugs and diet. 

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AHSA AWARDS WAHO AWARD FOR 2015 KLASS (AU), OWNER MULAWA ARABIAN STUD

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Presentations to winners of 2014 Championships Awards Arabian Sire of the Year – Magnum Forty Four (Ambition Investments) Arabian Derivative Sire of the Year – Imperial Journal (Jill Gregson) Arabian Breeder of the Year – Mulawa Arabian Stud Arabian Derivative Breeder of the Year – Catherine Brown Arabian Saddle Horse of the Year – Makeher Jazz (Katie Smith)

It seems the sun gods were smiling on the opening of the new Arabian Horse Society of Australia Office at Richmond NSW, a lovely morning with both old and new smiling faces perusing the bargains to be had on Arabian merchandise tables while waiting for the official opening.

The ceremony was completed with former Chairman of the Board Peter Pond cutting the ribbon. Members from across Australia were eager to see the transformation from an empty shell of a building to a stylish Reception area, Boardroom, staff offices and storage space. Most of the hands on hard work was done by the very creative and handy Chairman of the Board Allan Preston and Treasurer Leonie Williamson and a crew of Office staff and Board members.

They worked for months remodelling the building and moving the contents of the old office. Everyone went home with a goody bag filled with items to help promote our wonderful Arabian horses.  1. New AHSA Office at Richmond.

2. Selina Ahel & Belinda O’Connor shopping.

3. Karen Fletcher-Grieve & Helen Dohan.

4. Peter Pond in the new Reception area.

5. Helen Dohan.

6. Ron & Val Males.

7. Peter Pond during the opening ceremony.

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Arabian Derivative Saddle Horse of the Year – Palm Park Royal Acclaim (Cherie Mills) (not being collected)

Presentations to winners of 2015 Championships Awards Arabian Sire of the Year – Magnum Forty Four (Ambition Investments)

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Arabian Derivative Sire of the Year – Aratahnes Excalibur (Peter & Belinda O’Connor) – Belinda to collect Arabian Breeder of the Year – Mulawa Arabian Stud Arabian Derivative Breeder of the Year – Nicole & Jack Gassner – Robyn Burnett to collect

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Arabian Saddle Horse of the Year – Viva Espana (Carol Huxtable) Arabian Derivative Saddle Horse of the Year – Niarla Excitation (leased by Carol Huxtable)

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Arabianoro

By Amy Rogers

It was in the hills of Lachlan in Southern Tasmania that I met Woody – Arabianoro Dae-Zar-Voo. Bred in Northern Tasmania by Kimba Thorp and Alvise Tiveron, he is by Tarrangower Khibrah from the lovely Dutch Courage who left many exceptional horses.

I was visiting my friend Anna Von See of Clearwater Arabians who breeds high percentage Crabbets, and stopped to scratch the withers of a ten-yearold gelding. By the time I left we had negotiated his sale, and I owned my first Arabian.

I loved his flowing lines – lots of roundness and no straight or pointy bits, charming head, cute ears, his appearance of strength, beauty and usefulness. I wasn’t perhaps ready for his character. Used to Thoroughbreds who were directed, I was faced with a horse who worked by negotiation! Firstly, he was a one man horse. He tolerated others, but made it clear it wasn’t by choice. So the first step was to create a partnership. We started with a lot of groundwork, liberty and trick training.

While he hated girths and argued a lot to start with, he was good to back, easy to mouth, and was overall a quick and easy breaker. He was good out in the bush apart from the issue of enormous shies!

Not sure how to deal with the issue I took Woody to work. Runnymede Stud has a great asset in Luella Meaburn. She loved Woody instantly and started to transform him into the amazing versatile horse he is today. She worked on his liberty – both alone and in pairs, his bow, she cracked a stockwhip from his back and taught him to be a lead pony.

He came home a better, braver horse, and clocked up hours in the bush, was used for lessons for a nervous rider, gave liberty demonstrations to any crowds I could assemble, and hit the show ring.

Woody showed for just two seasons, and in that time became a well-known face. He would strut onto the grounds as if to say “I’m here!” He won many led champions, including Supreme Pinto and Supreme Gelding at the Colourama, Supreme Purebred Gelding at the A Class Arabian Show, as well as many champions under 44 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS

saddle. He also competed in dressage and western fun days.

When I moved to the mainland for work, Woody was leased and later sold to Pru Cotton at Wholly Horses. There he was used in lessons, had further training in both English and Western, attended the Mountain Cattlemen’s ride, clocked up many kilometres in the mountains, started his career in trick riding and began to perform to real crowds. At the Bream Creek Show he was ridden in just a neck strap, cantering through the crowd, then three young clowns performed tricks on and around him, while in the background was the usual noise and excitement of an agricultural show including fire engines and wood chopping!

From there Woody met his soulmate. A young girl called Gracie had been riding him bitless in a bareback pad, and after getting rather grumpy with ever changing riders Woody finally looked very, very happy. He was sold not long after and began another new phase of life. Still trick riding, Woody toured Tasmania with Ride To Fly trick riders, performing at rodeos, agricultural shows and Agfest. With his

very small rider he always performed in just a halter, while Grace would hang from the saddle by one foot trailing her fingers in the sand. A great advocate for the bitless movement – if one of those crazy Arabs can do it any horse can! He went hunting, he barrel raced, he was ridden on the nearby beaches, and went on many musters. He entered the Stockmans Challenges (double dinking bareback over jumps!), he attended Pony Club, and competed in one day events. He more recently has been playing polocrosse for the Midland Spurs.

This high percentage Crabbet (roughly 92%) who was a stallion until he was nine, unbroken until ten, lived his life as a true all-rounder, and is a beautiful example of the versatility of the Crabbet Arabian. All bar pony club events he was bitless (and quite often wore nothing on his head at all), and throughout his entire life he never wore shoes. I am blessed to have owned and known a horse like him, and am lucky to own his only granddaughter, the lovely Clearwater Sparkle – by a son of Inshallah Silver Echo she is roughly 95% Crabbet. I often tell her she has a lot to live up to! 

ABOVE: Performing at Bream Creek Show.

LEFT: Arabianoro Dae-Zar-Voo with Gracie on board.

BELOW: Supreme Gelding, A Class Arabian Show at Westbury.

Photo: “ephotography” by Elizabeth Oates.

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Buying and Storing

Hay for Winter

By Larissa Bilston, Nutritionist, Equine Vit&Min

Hay prices usually rise over winter because grass growth is lower and hay availability often becomes limited.

This means that if you are able to buy in late summer and autumn before prices rise, and store enough hay to last until cheaper spring hay comes onto the market, you can make significant savings.

However, the benefit will be lost or reduced if the hay: ■ is poor quality ■ is stored poorly ■ becomes rodent infested ■ gets wet and mouldy.

The outcome can be feed which does not do the job you need it to do, or the creation of expensive garden mulch.

What size bales should I look for?

The traditional hay bale is a small rectangular bale weighing around 25kg.

However modern farming methods also produce large round bales in at least three sizes (100 to 400kg), and large rectangular bales (200 to 700kg) which are very economical to freight.

When shopping for good value, remember to consider the price per tonne of hay and don’t rely on price per bale because bale weights vary considerably.

The type of bale you choose depends on the equipment you own for transporting, unloading and handling as well as your means of storage. The advantage of large round bales is that they can be stored outside as they shed water, whereas ‘square’ bales, both big and small, need to be kept under cover.

What kind of hay should I buy?

A mix of leafy grass and legume (lucerne or clover are the most common) is a hay to suit most horses in most situations.

However, if you are feeding overweight horses a limited calorie diet, you may choose a grass-only hay and sometimes hay that has been made from stalky, older plants (higher fibre, lower calories) rather than young leafy plants.

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Depending on where you live and irrigation availability, lucerne hay of various grades is usually available yearround. Pasture hays are commonly cut in southern states during spring, but in the north they are made during spring/ summer and even into early autumn.

Millet hay is suitable for horses and can be a good option for owners in the northern states to buy in autumn for winter storage. Cereal hays such as oaten and beardless wheaten hay (with or without a lucerne component) are usually available late winter and into spring throughout most of Australia. Don’t be tempted to buy sorghum hay for horses because it contains natural toxins which can cause neurological problems in horses.

How to choose good quality hay The best way to select hay for quality is to buy hay that has been feed-quality tested. Companies such as Feed Central do sell feed-tested hay, but the majority of horse owners buy direct from the farm or through a produce store where this information is not provided. If you do buy a large batch of hay, it is possible to

send a sample away for testing, and this is advisable if you and your nutritionist are developing accurate rations for your horses.

However, for most of us, guidelines for selection of good hay are: ■ choose hay that smells sweet and fresh ■ look for lots of leaf in the hay – stalky hay and significant amounts of seed heads are signs of lower quality.

Avoid hay that is: ■ stalky ■ dark in colour ■ browning (especially on the bottom of bales) ■ soft to touch ■ smells of mould ■ displays visible fungus.

In parts of Queensland the movement of fire ants is also a consideration. Only buy hay from a fire ant infested region if it has been stored on a concrete or roadbase floor, where the perimeter has been treated with pesticides according to government guidelines. Open a bale to check for the presence of fire ants prior to purchase. Contact Biosecurity Queensland on 132523 if you suspect a fire ant infestation.

Storing hay Once you’ve purchased your hay supply, the next critical step is to store it correctly.

The golden rule of hay storage is IF YOU

HAVE A SHED, PUT YOUR HAY IN THE SHED! Even if the tractor or your car sits out in the open (shock, horror). When stacking hay in your shed, arrange it so that the oldest hay can be used first.

The best conditions for hay storage are: ■ under cover ■ with good ventilation and air circulation ■ protected from direct sunlight and rainfall ■ above the ground (such as on pallets)

LEFT: Correct storage of hay allows the hay to stay free from water, sweat, mould and rodent-borne diseases.

LEFT (BELOW): Your hay does not have to be growing mushrooms for it to be too musty and mouldy to feed to horses!

RIGHT: The pool cover makes a novel but effective round bale cover during cooler weather.

■ in a rodent-free environment.

This allows the hay to stay free from water, sweat, mould and rodent-borne diseases.

Round bales may be stored outside and should be stored end-to-end like a giant

sausage. They shed water off their tops but if sitting in a puddle or tipped on their end with the core exposed, they will absorb water. Therefore choose where to store them carefully, away from ditches and runoff and with appropriate drainage.

If you do not have a shed for hay, and must use a tarpaulin to protect hay from the weather, ensure that the tarp is tied down tight so that no puddles can form in hollows. Tarps are water resistant and can help hay to shed water, but pooled water will penetrate and rot the hay beneath.

Well stored hay can be a critical tool for providing your horses with the dry matter roughage they require (1.5 to 3.00 per cent of bodyweight) over winter when pasture availability is very limited. 

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STALLION DIRECTORY Chelleason Elkhaan Profile: From the first foal crop of his sire, Elkhaan is a beautiful son of Saudi el Perseus (imp) incorporating the precious blood of Ali Jamaal – a tall, well balanced and correct colt, large soulful eyes, great movement with high tail carriage.

Elkhaan carries through his dam the blood of El Shaklan, Padron and Bey Shah, a pedigree full of Champions.

This colt has a lot to offer. We look forward to his contribution to our breeding program.

Chelleason Elkhaan (S26875)

Saudi el Perseus (imp Brazil)

Europa SPA

Perseus el Jamaal Silk el Jamaal Psytadel Fairview Amira Enshallah

Stud fee: Private Treaty SCID/CA/LFS Clear Contact: Dale Waldron Stud name: Cearadale Arabians, 262 Currey Street, Roma QLD 4455 P: 0457 839 957 E: cearadale@bigpond.com www.cearadalearabians.com

Impreza Profile: Multi Supreme Champion (15hh).

Standing at stud in 2015.

With Impreza’s strong body, exceptional temperament, effortless self carriage, true Arabian type and beautiful chiselled face, he has a lot to offer as a sire.

His first son is exceptional, carrying all his sire’s attributes.

Chelleason Crown Jewel Impreza Kathmar Park Sheer Vanity

Photo: Mel

Sophia WV S K Shakla Khan Kathmar Park Sahra

Stud fee: $1500 purebreds; $1100 others SCID/CA/LFS Clear Contact: Tabitha Sager Stud name: Golden Willow Arabians, 459 Burnside Rd, Bannockburn VIC P: 0404 340 101

Leechdale Sundance Kid Profile: AHSA PS23791 89% Crabbet, Dilutes Australia S1518, ASPA S711.

Leechdale Sundance Kid (14.1hh) is a multi award winning Halter Stallion across QLD, siring multi award winning progeny.

Some of his wins include Reserve Champion Palomino Stallion HOTY 2010 in both Dilutes Australia QLD Branch & DDPG, Reserve Champion Part Bred Arabian Stallion at The National Arabian Championships held at Tamworth 2011 (at the age of 19!!) and Champion Arabian Derivative Exhibit at the Toowoomba Royal Show 2010.

‘The Kid’ passes his faultless temperament, conformation and beauty on to his progeny.

Gai El Jullyen

Leechdale Sundance Kid

Leechdale Sundance Youraki Beyette

Khartoum Hammond Park Souvinier Iraki Bey Tarola

Stud fee: $605 inc GST + vet fees & agistment (costs may vary). SPECIAL FOR FIRST 3 MARES $550 inc GST - LFG. SCID Clear Contact: Barb Briskey Stud name: Eboni Park Arabians, ‘Lornsdale’ MS, 708 Jandowae QLD P: (07) 4668 5456 or 0400 685 456 E: sharbi@bigpond.com www.freewebs.com/eboniparkarabians

Romeo FF Profile: 2015 Australian National Arabian Champion Warmblood Stallion/Colt A charismatic young colt with outstanding movement, conformation and temperament.

A look alike son of the magnificent stallion Fever FF, Romeo has all the makings to become a saddle star and sire of the future.

If you are looking to bring refinement and natural ability to your next derivative, look no further than Romeo FF. AWB/ISSA registered – 67.4% Arabian.

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Fever FF Romeo FF Romance FF

Crave FF Double TT Fevia BruMarBas Future Aloha Symphony

Stud fee: $880 Inc GST (Natural and AI) Contact: Michelle Thomas (Chelleason Arabians), QLD Owned by: Al Safwah Arabians, QLD P: 0418 981 135 (Michelle) www.chelleasonarabians.com

STALLION DIRECTORY Santiago KEI Profile: “The hidden treasure’’ siring outstanding versatile riding horses with excellent temperaments.

Santiago’s sons and daughters are making their presence felt in the endurance scene.

Over the years Santiago has been bred to a large array of different bloodlines proving his worth as a sire. He stamps his qualities to each and every one of his progeny.

Foals by Santiago due this season and available for sale.

Napoleon KEI Santiago KEI

Ashbrook Specialty

Wanted K E Fairview Amira Narndi Simeon Sanegor Perchance

Stud fee: $1000.

SCID/CA/LFS Clear Contact: Kerry & Colin James Stud name: Krystal Creek Arabians, Cowper NSW P: 0438 226 246 E: krystalcreekarabians@gmail.com www.krystalcreekarabians.com.au

The Prince of Egypt Profile: Straight Egyptian Arabian Stallion – a Champion show horse with a great deal to offer all breeders of Arabian Horses.

A tall typey horse, 15.2hh, with a pretty face and lovely eyes.

He has excellent feet and legs and the sweetest nature.

Siring winning foals with friendly natures.

Unique Straight Egyptian bloodlines.

Prince’s Anglos are extra special.

Quality stock for sale.

Cajun The Prince of Egypt

Rianda’s Ryeema

Simeon Shai Tarong Sharaf Tarong El Nefous Rianda’s Rashaa

Stud fee: $1000 Straight Egyptians; $700 all others SCID/CA/LFS Clear Contact: Graeme & Carlie Ferguson Stud name: Hazeldean Arabians, Coolah NSW P: 02 6377 1473 or 0429 993 507 E: graeme.ferguson@bigpond.com

Xanaphon Profile: An exciting young stallion bred in the purple! Sired by Ajman Moniscione from Nemesis Spa (Padrons Psyche).

Handsomely marked chestnut with four white legs and blaze, short exotic head, great bone density, good structure and amazing hindquarter.

A beautifully correct stallion with a wonderful temperament to match his good looks.

Reserve Champion at the 2015 Qld Gala Event and just started under saddle.

Ajman Moniscione (IT) Xanaphon Nemesis Spa

WH Justice Anthea Moniscione Padrons Psyche Fairview Amira Enshallah

Stud fee: $1200 - LFG. AI, Chilled or Frozen only SCID/CA/LFS Clear Contact: Veronica Mortimer Stud name: Viva Arabians, Greenbank QLD P: 0412 343 729 E: vronicka@hotmail.com

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The indomitable

James Bonn (007) James Bonn (Bonn x Blue Bead Ingrid) is a pure Crabbet gelding with an inspiring story. Three influential people in his life share this story below.

The beginning... by Anne Maher No Arabian breeder needs an introduction to Magic Carpet or to Arabian Park Phaeton. There is a reason that James Bonn is here and it goes back over 30 years ago when a young, naïve, would-be breeder was stumbling around and by luck or providence happened to stumble onto some of the renowned breeders of the time, though she really had no idea who they were or the impact that they had and still have on the Crabbet Arabian horse.

I had unwittingly purchased my first Arabian, not knowing at the time what an Arabian was, but he was a good type of horse and would muster sheep or cattle all day, be dragged along to a local horse show the next and being fit from mustering took me on my first endurance ride, where I promptly got lost, then rescued and went on to come in the Top 5.

He was by Arabian Park Phaeton, so I went on a quest to find a mare with the same bloodlines. I was invited to the stud of Paul James at Arabian Park but had at the time very little idea of who he was in the Arabian world. He spent hours with me talking about his horses and breeding.

I was hooked!

This led me some time later to the Grundy family (Amon) and to the Boland family (Blue Bead). I loved the Magic Carpet bloodlines and found that I could combine the two bloodlines, Arabian Park Phaeton and Magic Carpet, when I purchased my first mare from Mark Grundy.

The only problem was, as I found many years later, that it was very difficult, in fact seemingly impossible, to find this combination anywhere else. Both old stallions were deceased, and no one wanted to part with their horses, that is, if they were still alive and still of breeding age.

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Twenty-five years later I went back to visit the Bolands and was amazed to find the two aged mares, Blue Bead Ingrid (Magic Carpet x Blue Bead Brite) and Blue Bead Isabella (Arabian Park Phaeton x Blue Bead Ingrid) still alive. The Bolands, nearly 30 years after I first met them, graciously allowed me to attempt to breed these two old mares.

The result was James Bonn, aka 007 and Bennedict. Two gorgeous boys, out of the very aged Blue Bead Ingrid. They both carry close up breeding to the two legendary stallions: Magic Carpet and Arabian Park Phaeton.

The next chapter.... by Lara Dwyer When I met him, James was a very untrusting horse, and when I first went near him he didn’t want anything to do with me. He’d turn his back legs towards me, wanting to kick. But he wasn’t nasty, just very nervous. So I began a routine of sitting down and eating my lunch with him

each day, and eventually he joined me and ate half of it. We formed a friendship and before long he let me put his halter on and I began working with him.

Every new thing that was introduced to him was a huge deal. He would shake like a big scaredy cat and snort and bring out those weapons: his back legs.

After many discussions with him, we worked out that if I did an obstacle first, he would eventually do it too. He would approach it shaking, but he always had a go, looking for guidance and reward.

Each lesson got better. He looked forward to them, he enjoyed showing me what he remembered and what he had learned from the last lesson, then we’d try something new.

James came out of his shell and he taught me lots as well. We formed a beautiful bond. But of course I always had to share my lunch with him! I also found whilst training him that he liked music – that music helped him and calmed him and he

knew as soon as I turned the music on he had a job to do. For the next few months we worked together like this.

Then came the flood ... it was a really sad day. A huge flood went through Anne’s property, and she had to canoe out in the middle of the night. When she called me with the news I drove down as early as I could the following morning. I was worried for all the horses, especially James. After driving as close as I could to the property, I had to pull over and wade through the water on foot to reach Ann’s place.

The water in the paddocks was alarmingly deep, and I started counting the horses immediately, taking note of who was there and who wasn’t. When I’d scanned for every horse I could find, there were still two missing: Ann’s new foal... and James.

I eventually found the foal, who tragically hadn’t made it. Upset, my panic grew and I began screaming for James, searching everywhere I could reach. But he was nowhere on the property. I moved on to the next property. Preparing myself for the worst but still desperately hoping, I kept calling him, just in case... At one point I sat down and cried, but I got myself back up and kept walking, kept calling.

That’s when I heard a whinny. I knew it was him. He’d begun whinnying to me whenever I arrived at work and I recognised it. I ran, kept calling, and then I saw him, up the side of a very steep hill, amongst the trees.

A quick examination showed some nasty damage where he’d swum through fences. There were lacerations under his belly and his tail was hanging. He was anxious and in pain, so I talked quietly, patted him, took some time with him.

I didn’t have a halter or lead rope on me....... so eventually I said, ‘Mate, we have to walk back so I can fix you up.’

I will never forget the love and trust he showed me that day. He walked all the way back with me, no halter, no rope, just he and I. He followed me right into the round yard, then stood there and let me treat him. He was so brave.

The story continues... by Stephanie King After purchasing the pure Crabbet stallion Boden, Darryl and I of Shanadarr Arabians were looking at purchasing a gelding for a future endurance mount.

We came across James, who happened to be a ¾ brother to Boden. James was an unbroken five-year-old gelding but we

felt, with his breeding and outstanding movement, he should be well suited to the sport. After seeing his sire, Bonn, we decided he was coming home with us.

heel and mud fever set in with all the wet weather. It looked like the 2015 Quilty may have been out of the question for James Bonn.

James Bonn (aka 007) came home on the 24th May 2014 and Darryl started breaking him soon after. Although a little shy, he has not put a foot wrong since the beginning, and has been an absolute pleasure to work with. James attended his first training ride at Bendemeer after being broken in for only six weeks.

We tried every treatment possible and finally got it under control after three months, when we decided to take him to Tooraweenah to see if we could get him through his qualifying ride. He was put into light work and as he still had bouts of leg swelling, we applied Henna to his legs after hearing it was good for swelling and greasy heel.

The following month he completed his first 80km at Kiwarrak in 40+ degree heat with humidity reaching 100%. He placed 7th in middleweight. After this performance, Darryl realised there was something very special about this boy.

We decided that James could very well be a prospect for Darryl’s 2015 Tom Quilty mount. Hoping to get him qualified, we started by entering him in the Burraga Copper Challenge in December 2014.

In torrential rain, James placed 8th in middleweight.

We turned James out over the Christmas period for a well-earned break and planned to have him ready for Williams Valley in March. Unfortunately, greasy

LEFT: The horse with the bright orange legs was the talk of the ride! James Bonn at Tooraweenah ride.

RIGHT: James Bonn at Kiwarrak.

The grey horse with the bright orange legs was the talk of the ride. James Bonn decided he was on a mission at Tooraweenah and placed 2nd middleweight, his qualifying ride. He is now back on track for the Quilty.

James is proving to be a remarkable horse. He has now survived two floods, been broken in, and has managed to become a qualified endurance horse in less than a year. He is living up to his name. James Bonn – 007!

And lastly, from Anne...

I am over the moon that the King family has achieved so much with James Bonn.

I am sure that the older breeders, those who helped me in my quest to carry on these breedings so many years ago, would be equally thrilled.  THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 51

By Janine Woodall

I remember the first time I set eyes on my gelding, Zara Farm Warman (Sonn-e) in a large paddock with about 30 mares.

He had no mane or tail, lots of bald patches, a grass belly and was not a pretty sight. In spite of the downside to his appearance something about him inspired me – and I fell in love. He was three and a half years of age, not broken in and had not been handled much .. I knew that I had a lot of work in front of me.

I had my heart set on exhibiting Sonn-e at the Queensland Arabian Challenge in Toowoomba which was only eight short weeks away! So began the flurry of preparation. I remember wondering if I was going to be able to wash his tail, Sonn-e was probably wondering what had hit him.

We managed to get to Toowoomba and he got third in his led class – I was ecstatic!

On the way home I dropped him off to get broken in, Sonn-e was less than ecstatic at this turn of events.

After six weeks I picked him up and brought him home and so began the long journey of us trying to come to some understanding about working as a team, as we initially had some very big differences of opinion. I had a lot of advice from people and friends, mostly about cutting my losses, but I still had the vision and the love for my Sonn-e, so I persevered. Various trainers worked with Sonn-e over the next few years and gradually our differences became smaller and we began to see eye to eye on most issues.

During this time I had the good fortune to meet Alex Strange. Alex and I became good friends and when approached she agreed to ride Sonn-e in competitions, me being more of a trail rider. A good friend’s daughter was also keen to ride in youth classes. At this stage I felt that whilst Sonn-e may not be perfect he was at least becoming a gentleman and so his ‘show career’ really began in earnest.

Since this time Sonn-e has gone from strength to strength. He’s come to enjoy the challenge of learning new things, he loves Alex and does his best to please her most of the time. When he enters the show ring he seems to know he’s on display and enjoys the performance.

TOP: Zara Farm Warman and Alex Strange. Photo: Foxwood Photography.

ABOVE: Zara Farm Warman.

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I look back over the last seven years and whilst the journey has involved a lot of hard work, dedication and perseverance I would not swap one minute of the time that I have spent with my Sonn-e. To go from the horse I bought to the gentleman he is today, I would never have dreamt to achieve what he has at such a high level. I am a very proud mum. 

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Sharon Meyers

By Coralie Gordon

Sharon was most deservedly awarded an honorary Life Membership of the Arabian Horse Society in 2014, for her contribution to the Arabian breed in Australia in the fields of history and promotion.

We Arabian owners have been very blessed in the quality of our Editors of the Australian Arabian Horse News magazine, and the most recent incumbent, Sharon Meyers, was no exception. To begin with she had lived in most states of Australia and also in Papua New Guinea (PNG), keeping horses in all those different locations, and engaging in a wide range of equestrian pursuits from jumping, flat racing, eventing, point to point racing to showing. All this followed a childhood which did not contain a horse until she swapped her bike for a pony at the age of 13! She had always loved horses but until then had to be content with those at the Flockhart Riding School in Darwin, plus the big coloured pictures from Hoofs and Horns festooning her bedroom walls.

Sharon met her husband Grant in Darwin.

Her parents were in the RAAF and Grant was involved with civil aviation. Sharon had ridden some Arabs in PNG, and also took care of a Sala mare there but her horses were mostly Thoroughbreds. For a while she had Australian Stock Horses and attended one of their earliest meetings in 1971. Sharon’s husband, Grant, promised her an Arab when they returned to Australia from PNG, so in 1978 she bought two Arab colts from Chipala Stud in Victoria, where she also got to know the Arabian-owning and breeding community.

A move to the warmer weather of Mt Isa brought Grant and Sharon to Outback

Queensland, and from there, to Brisbane.

Sharon had a great interest in the history of the Arabian horse, collecting Arabiana as she went. She also added an Arabian filly, Giltricia (named after an iconic AHN editor Pat Slater and her great friend Gillian Lupton) to the family.

professional photographer at a show. Her expertise now is the result of practice, hard work and an eye for the artistic or unusual shot. A highlight of Sharon’s photography was being part of the successful 2006 “Horseworks Exhibition” at Boonah QLD with good friends Jill Vanstone and Sue Crockett.

In June 2000 Sharon edited her first issue of the Australian Arabian Horse News but life was never as simple as editing just ONE magazine! She also took the Arabian Express from a newspaper to a magazine format in 1999 as the advertisers wanted something more substantial. In fact, at one stage Sharon was editing an amazing number of magazines including Arabian Studs & Stallions (from 2000), Puppies & Dogs, Kittens & Cats, Endurance: Beginner to Advanced (which she started), and Volume VII of the series of books The Arabian Horse in Australia. Her favourite, and her priority, though, was Australian Arabian Horse News and her highlights of each year were the Australian Arabian Championships and the Tom Quilty – each considered the pinnacle of Arabian competition in Australia. Readers were unaware that it took a good two weeks of solid work to make sure every champion at the Aussie Champs was covered and to write the extensive report. And that was after the show had been relentlessly attended each and every day, and thousands of photographs had been taken.

Sharon was most deservedly awarded an honorary Life Membership of the Arabian Horse Society in 2014, for her contribution to the Arabian breed in Australia in the fields of history and promotion. However, the general membership may not be aware of the extra input she has had, over the years, and well over and above the editorship of its flagship magazine. Whenever promotional items were needed by the AHSA: the posters for Equitana, the photographs for that fridge magnet or new brochure, the illustrations for an article, or maybe the whole article, or did she have that special photograph at hand, and when is it needed … well, how about yesterday? Sharon always delivered! She is well-organised, dedicated, and generous with her time and expertise. She has also promoted the Australian Arabian in international magazines for over 20 years. Sharon does not personally own Arabians any more, but her freelance photography business takes her out among contemporary horses and their breeders, and her extensive overseas travels include many attendances at World Arabian Horse Organization conferences.

Along the way, Sharon developed an interest in photography into a fine art form.

Of necessity, she needed to become a competent photographer in the early days when there was no guarantee of a

This year Sharon will produce yet another magazine about Endurance Riding. She will also continue to photograph beautiful Arabian horses and their owners wherever they might be. 

ABOVE: Sharon with her husband Grant, photographed at the Strait of Magellan, Chile.

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Breeding Trends and the implications of A.I.

By Cindy Reich

As in most countries, stallion breeding goes in cycles. Here in the USA, in the very early days, it was more a matter of convenience. Which Arabian stallion was closest to your mare?? This of course, was in the days before shipped semen and frozen semen.

Therefore, with popular stallions, small oases grew up around them as farms were established around a popular stallion. Back in the day, of course *Bask was extremely popular and he was located in Scottsdale, Arizona. There were of course other early breeders such as Daniel Gainey and Tom Chauncey who were also in the area. Mare owners came to see the stallions (and to view their offspring) as well as the popular Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. They sent their mares to these farms and stallions and as those offspring did well in showing, more mares were booked.

Other breeders established farms that also housed popular stallions such as Karho with *Muscat and *Nariadni. Of course Howie Kale’s father had been an early importer of Arabian horses even before that time. But I digress. The point was, that in the early days, where the stallion was located determined whom you bred to, in general. Scottsdale became a hotbed of farms and stallions as did Santa Ynez, California. Sheila Varian was just up the road from Santa Ynez in Arroyo Grande and William Randolph Hearst, an early breeder of Arabians was also just up the coast. WK Kellogg established a farm in Pomona, California, which became a nucleus for a growing number of Arabian breeding operations that spread in both directions, north and south in California.

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or vice versa was the stallion of choice.

Then, as in most breeds of animals, the show ring started to influence what stallions were used more frequently. The conclusion (however, not necessarily correct) was that horses that won in the show ring were worth more than those that did not. At that point, a stallion who won a major championship in halter would generally breed more than other stallions regardless of whether he was the best choice for the particular mare.

In the early days, there was not a big distinction between performance and halter breeding. As part of the versatile Arabian horse’s heritage, the vast majority of horses were shown in halter and performance. That would change however, in the era of specialisation which started in the mid 90s. Halter horses started to be bred just for halter, and failed halter horses went into performance. If they could.

The real game-changer was the advent of Artificial Insemination (A.I.) and shipped and frozen semen. Before these techniques were widely available, the mare and the stallion had to be on the same farm to be bred. Even in the early

days of A.I., the stallion and mare(s) had to be on the same farm, although you could transport the semen on the farm property to various mares. Eventually the rules were changed to allow for the semen to be shipped to mares and that was largely the end of stud farms carrying large numbers of resident mares. I lived through those days and I have to say I am not sorry. Shipping valuable mares (and often foals) all over the country to be bred to stallions (and back again) put them at risk on a continual basis. Stress of transport, injury, new accommodations, food, disease exposure and more, put these mares at great risk. The biggest winner was the farm owner who made a lot of money from mare board and care.

And that is the number one reason why the Thoroughbred industry does not allow A.I. In case you were wondering…

With the advent of A.I., chilled shipped semen and frozen semen, now the game was firmly back in the court of which stallion produced the most winners in ABOVE: Simeon Samra with filly by Simeon Sahron.

RIGHT: Cindy Reich with Bey Shahmpane.

the show ring. There were (and are) of course, subsets of pure Egyptian, pure Polish, pure Spanish, pure Russian and others who generally sought out horses of a particular pedigree or strain to breed regardless of the show ring. However, the show ring winners brought accolades and often good prices, so therefore, the offspring of consistent winning-producing sires began to dominate the gene pool.

For example, let’s take some of the most popular sires in recent history in the USA such as Padrons Psyche, Magnum Psyche, Gazal Al Shaqab and Marwan Al Shaqab.

The success of the offspring of these stallions in modern times made them the “go-to” stallions for many breeders. Not only in the USA but also globally.

One would be hard pressed not to find one of those four stallions in the majority of pedigrees in North America and South America. Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa also are having larger numbers of breeding animals with these horses in their pedigrees. Is that a good thing? I think that would depend.

Certainly all of the above named stallions have produced multiple generations of beautiful, award-winning offspring.

On the other hand, you would be hard pressed (with the exception of pure in the strain breeding programs) to find a horse WITHOUT one of those horses in the pedigree somewhere.

And that is the rub. When a small number of sires are over-represented in a population, whether it is Arabian horses, Collie dogs or Shorthorn cattle, it limits the genetic diversity. The Thoroughbred industry is a good example. Because they have been breeding within a fairly

small gene pool it is reckoned that they have reached their maximum genetic development. Which is used to explain why times have not gotten any faster in many, many generations of pedigree and there hasn’t been a Triple Crown winner in the US in 37 years. Whether that is true or not, I cannot say. However, limiting the gene pool always limits hybrid vigour and genetic diversity and often increases “unwanted” genes.

So. Take your money up front and produce unlimited foals, or limit the number of mares and make the money on the back end by having foals worth more. Well, it is pretty easy to see which way most breeders went. Which is understandable, really, when a horse can colic and die in a moment, or break a leg or have some other catastrophe. Even the Thoroughbred industry started breeding 100+ mares via natural cover to the most popular sires.

Ironically, the advent of A.I. and shipped, chilled semen and frozen semen was to do just the opposite. By having these reproductive tools, breeders could access genetics from horses that were previously unavailable. So a person in Milwaukee, Wisconsin could breed to a horse in Johannesburg, South Africa. Thus widening the gene pool.

Therefore the trends in breeding to stallions in the US (and elsewhere) will likely remain the same. True breeders who are willing to invest 30 years into producing to a goal or purpose will breed to the stallion that will best advance their vision. Breeders who want to bask (no pun intended) in the glory of a photo in the winner’s circle will breed to the horse that produces the most winners in that particular arena. Race horse breeders will breed to the stallion that produces offspring with the fastest time.

Performance breeders will breed to the stallion who has the most winners in their discipline. And those that are in the breeding business to simply flip horses will always be chasing the stallion that they think will make them the most money on the quick sale of any offspring.

However, what happened is that instead of the ripples going outward, everyone rushed to breed to the same few stallions whose offspring were winning in the show ring or were bringing good prices in sales. This is where A.I. did become a disadvantage. In natural cover, in general, stallions were limited to 50 mares per year, which insured that any stallion would not be over-bred (and over-represented).

With A.I. a nearly unlimited number of mares could be (and often were) bred to a very popular stallion.

Why? Because the stallion owner could get their money up front. Breeding 150 mares to a stallion meant you could get 150 stud fees up front each year. But what I think was overlooked was the fact that a stallion who had 150 foals on the ground vs. one who had 50 saw lower prices/foal as there were far more available.

Thus it has always been (since the 80s anyway) and thus it seems to be. The one trend that I do see happening here in the USA is a recent upsurge in the straight Egyptian bloodlines. Straight Egyptian stallions are in demand like never before – both for cross-breeding and pure-in-thestrain breeding. One thing is for certain – however far the pendulum swings in one direction, one can always hope that it swings back to the centre. Eventually. 

Cindy Reich grew up on her parent’s Arabian horse breeding farm in Colorado in the USA. She showed in nearly all divisions from halter to equitation, working cow horse to English pleasure.

Cindy is a popular international judge, having judged the National shows in Australia, Canada, Ecuador, South Africa, Sweden, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

She is also an equine reproductive technician and is currently working at Equine Services Hospital/Alliance Stud in Simpsonville Kentucky. She is pictured here with the mother of Enzo, Bey Shahmpane.

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1. Doug Rutherford with the Australian flag.

2. Alison Hudson and Mark Wharton who is an ex pat Aussie and owner of exported world champion stallion, Fairview Klassique.

3. Australian teenager Brittany Hardwick showing in the Amateur class.

4. Donna Greene, Helen Hardwick, Doyle Dertell and Alison Hudson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aussie spectators.

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Your Foal’s Future & the NARA Futurity

By Virginia Dodson for NARA

You have spent many hours poring over the stud books and investigating the perfect stallion for your precious purebred mare. Perhaps you would like to breed an Arabian beautiful enough to grace the show ring, tough enough to excel on the endurance circuit or fast enough to be part of the exciting sport of Arabian racing.

We all dream of producing that exceptional Arabian who will make their mark in their chosen field.

Have you considered planning a future for this wonderful creature you are about to create? A future which will ascertain your horse’s talents? It is often said that the Arabian is capable of having a go at many disciplines, but perhaps with the exception of endurance, will never be able to cut it in open company at the highest level. This may be true but why not give it a go? There are plenty of Arabians out there competing in a variety of disciplines from dressage, hacking, barrel racing, team penning and polocrosse to name a few.

The idea of a Futurity is to give breeders the chance to show faith in their breeding program and to test the results of that mating decision made almost a year before. The NARA Futurity is designed to encourage breeders to plan the future of their foals, beginning with the nomination of their unborn foal who would then go on to be shown as a yearling, two or three

year old in NARA-designated Futurity show classes. This would get them out and about which would give them a chance to experience life in the big wide world and hopefully win a ribbon or two.

As the youngster matures and reaches four years old the opportunity arises to participate in the growing sport of Arabian racing. The funds raised by the Futurity will go towards prizemoney for these races. Depending on your horse’s aptitude for racing, you could then choose to try endurance or any of the other aforementioned disciplines for you will now have a fit athlete on your hands. An athlete who has a FUTURE and one who will prove that the versatile Arabian is alive and well in Australia. A purebred Arabian to make a breeder very proud.

For this inaugural year only, nominations will be available for weanlings, yearlings and two year olds. For NARA Futurity details and forms please go to the National Arabian Racehorse Association website – www.naraaustralia.com – and click on Futurities or call the Futurity Secretary on 0498 134 998 or E: coolindapark@bigpond.com 

BELOW: Ramadan Markita by Makers Mark x Princess Zaarlima.

TOP RIGHT: Coolinda Park Dance With Me, Dani Walker up.

RIGHT: Chestnut colt by Trussardi x D’Amors Montoyaa Shaklan.

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but also we will help to preserve valuable bloodlines which can continue the heritage of their ancestors.

For people with a passion for racing, and the purebred Arab horse, a very exciting event took place in Abu Dhabi on 28th February of this year, when a vision of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was realised.

At his invitation twenty-one like-minded people from eleven different countries all with a common belief in the purebred Arabian came together and agreed to form the Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC).

The purpose of this club is to support and promote racing for those who wish to preserve the purebred Arabian of traditional type and bloodlines and to ensure the long-term future of Arab horse characteristics, in the broadest terms, with the hallmarks of beauty, athletic ability, soundness and versatility.

It is recognised that recently, enormous strides have been made in Arabian racing through the concentrated use of certain highly selected and at times controversial bloodlines. The result has been a significantly improved racehorse that bears little resemblance to the original purebred,

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either in looks or in racing style and speed.

For many Arab horse lovers, this horse is no longer recognisable as Arabian, and enthusiasts who valued the beautiful allround athlete have left the sport and the breed. We wish to welcome them back.

We believe there must be room for all to enjoy racing their Arabians. We have taken the success of The Pyramid Society as our model and we are making a club on similar lines, open to people with our concerns, and without apology is openly protective of the lines we care about. We hope that by providing a support forum for breeders and obtaining sponsorship for races specifically for HARC members, not only will we encourage owners and breeders of ‘Heritage’ Arabians to join the grass roots of our sport and broaden the base of Arabian racing worldwide,

The founding member countries of HARC are: Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America. A Steering Committee has been formed to finalise a constitution and the definition of a HARC racehorse – this work should be completed over the next few months.

Meanwhile the Committee is looking at ways to immediately begin to promote the club and its activities.

The Steering Committee consists of Mr Anthony Mountney (Australia), Mr Almir Ribeiro (Brazil), Mr Ahmed Abdelrazik (Egypt), Ms Deirdre Hyde (UAE) and Mrs Kathy Smoke (USA). A website should be up and running shortly but in the meantime any enquiries can be sent to E: heritageracingclub@gmail.com We thank His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his generosity, and we salute him for his initiative and for leading the way forward.  BELOW: Attendees at the meeting. Photo: Sharon Meyers.

AHSA Junior One Horse/One Rider Distance Award for 2014

By Georgia Curry

AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

Georgia Curry and Macquarie Park Banjo from NSW! Georgia was thrilled to receive a cheque for $500 and a 12 month membership to the AHSA for her achievements with her 14 hand registered Arabian Pony gelding Macquarie Park Banjo (Silver Edition x Blue Denim Pollyanna APSB). Georgia gave a summary of their achievements during the 2014 endurance season.

2014 for Macquarie Park Banjo and myself started with the Harden 80km ride on the 14/03/14. Banjo and I had been training for this ride and were not expecting to place as we were using it to build on our fitness and we were only aiming for an easy completion. As it turned out we completed with so much ease that we actually placed equal 1st Junior and won Best Conditioned in a time of 4 hours 29 minutes. This was the fastest ride that Banjo had completed to date.

Following this ride we then won the Williams Valley 80km and Best Conditioned, followed by the Q60 100km where we again won 1st Junior and Best Conditioned. The next ride was Mudgee 80km where we also placed 1st Junior and Best Conditioned. Then it was time for the big one, the NSW State Championships 160km. What a tough track that was! Nevertheless together we

completed and placed 2nd Junior. We then tackled the Cobark 80km ride and won 1st Junior and Best Conditioned.

By then Banjo was really firing and ready for Shahzada 400km over five days.

This was my second and Banjo’s first Shahzada. We tackled the week one day at a time to complete and place 4th Junior in a time of 1.20.11. We received the Steve Locke Memorial Perpetual Trophy for last Junior home and were called up for Best Managed Horse. Four of us from all who completed were called up and we did a workout to show that our horses were still eager to go. Banjo and I didn’t receive this award but we did receive a beautiful ribbon for being a contestant for the award.

After Shahzada we did another three rides, Eldorado 82km, the St Albans Zone One Championships 100km and the Scenic City 80km and achieved 1st Junior

and Best Conditioned in all of them. We broke Banjo’s fastest time from 4 hours 29 minutes to 4 hours 20 minutes at the Eldorado Gold Cup 82km in Victoria and had equal Line Honours at Scenic City 80km ride with Tahlia Franke. The last ride for the year at Burraga was a bit of a disappointment as I withdrew him during the first leg. I had felt him slip a bit in the mud and I didn’t think his gait was quite right after that although quite a few people were saying he was fine. In total Banjo and I completed 1,242km, taking out: ■ 1st National & State Junior Horse Distance ■ 1st National & State Junior Horse Points ■ 1st National One Horse One Rider ■ 1st National & State Junior Rider Distance; and ■ 1st National & State Junior Rider Points.

Together we have achieved eight Junior wins and Best Conditioned awards in 2014. I am so lucky to have such an amazing horse who keeps giving and who is willing to do anything for me.

Together we are unstoppable. I love my Arabian Pony and am honoured to receive the AHSA Award to add to our other achievements for 2014.  LEFT: Best Conditioned Workout at St Albans Zone One Championships. Photo: Mando Photography.

BELOW: Holding the Steve Locke Memorial Perpetual Trophy at Shahzada.

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By Sophie McLean

We see it in horse sports all over the world – the whip being used as a disciplinary tool, and feared by the horse. Given what we know about equine behaviour and learning, it is really quite astounding that it still happens.

The horse’s brain, with its limited or absent pre-frontal cortex (the part of the brain humans use to reflect, plan and reason) means that horses can’t ‘decide’ to misbehave, they are simply reacting to their environment based on learned responses that have been formed in training. The horse’s behaviour tells us

how consolidated our training is, and what needs more work. The responsibility is on the rider/handler to communicate clearly, train light aids and avoid using fear to motivate responses.

The whip can be used effectively and humanely. It can be incredibly useful and clear if used in the correct format; as a way

to reinforce an aid at the right time, using minimal pressure to achieve a response.

The whip-tap should be a trained aid using the most minimal rhythmical tap-tapping, and stopping when the desired response emerges. It should not be used as a random, painful attack. And it should be used in the same place for each response.

Research shows that fear and other states of arousal can make learning difficult. If horses fear the whip because it is used as a punisher, we’re inhibiting their ability to learn while we use it. It’s not ethical to threaten an animal with pain to force it to do what we want.

If using a whip, it should always be trained from a light aid. If a light aid always precedes a stronger aid, then the horse will learn to respond to the light aid. The pressure should only increase at a gradual rate, i.e. on a scale of 1-10, the pressure should move from 1 (being the lightest) through 2 > 4 > 6 > 8 until the response is given rather than 1 >10. This gives the horse a chance to react from the lightest motivator, and used in this manner is not fearful because it is predictable, and escapable (i.e. the horse reacts, and the pressure is removed).

If used as a single strike to inflict pain, the horse will always fear the whip because it is unpredictable and it can’t be used effectively as an aid after that.

If the horse is always in fear when the handler is holding the whip, he will not learn effectively. If the horse cannot learn to avoid pressure, there are welfare implications.

A horse can be trained to ‘Stand-up’ in the show ring using light aids. Firstly, we can train Park (stand still until asked to move), then through target training we can teach the horse to reach its neck and stand tall. The genetics of the Arabian will do the rest with its high tail set and alert stance. If the exuberance of the horse is less attractive than when it is standing in fear of being hurt, then this is a whole new debate into the world of judging, because a world where we reward fear is not a sustainable one.  LEFT (TOP): Correctly trained horses are confident and cued by the whip, not frightened by it. Antoinette CSH shown by Scott Henshall.

LEFT (BOTTOM): The whip can be incredibly useful and clear if used in the correct format. Matthew Patterson showing Annastazia CSH. Photo: Emma Warbrooke.

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Arabian Sport Horse Classes

By Glenys Lilley

Arabian Sport Horse classes started in America as an alternative to their Halter and Performance classes.

American English and Harness classes are vastly different to our own with high stepping, almost Saddlebred action rewarded. Sport Horse performance classes were brought in to encourage the breeding of horses more suitable for dressage, jumping and endurance and are actually very much like our own performance classes where horses are shown in a dressage frame going forward freely. So we already have Dressage, Ridden and Hack classes that produce Arabians suitable for dressage, eventing, endurance and racing but of more interest to Australians would be the Purebred Arabian Sport Horse Halter classes.

Arabian Sport Horse Halter classes are designed to encourage the breeding of purebreds suitable for the above disciplines and in America are judged by non-Arabian judges – either dressage or hunter judges.

How are they judged?

Horses enter the ring one at a time (like a dressage test) and present to the judge in an ‘open’ stand. This means both the forelegs and hind legs are slightly apart, so that all four legs are visible when viewed from the side (those of us who are old remember when Arabians were shown this way). This means no hard stand up and flattening of the topline and also means that anyone can show a horse in this class, you don’t need a trainer, your horse just has to stand. They then walk a triangle away from, across and to the judge, then trot the triangle, showing balance, manners and correct paces.

Again, anyone can show the horse; overall balance, conformation, harmony and

Correction On behalf of Katherine McMahon, we would like to apologise for the following errors/omissions in the 2015 Australian National Arabian Championships Results listed in the March 2015 edition.

The official results have been amended on the AHSA website. Thank you to the extremely gracious competitors who contacted Katherine with the

manners are being judged. The horse is scored on quality and correctness of frame, form to function, angulation and formation of legs and joints, the walk and trot, manners and willingness in response to handler, quality, balance and suitability as a Sport Horse. Ribbons and score sheets are presented at the end of the day after the class has finished (like a dressage test). The judge is looking for elasticity, use of the back and tracking up well. This means that this class could be run in conjunction with other Halter/ Ridden classes, with the horses just showing up and doing their workout in between their other classes.

The benefits of Arabian Sport Horse classes You can show the horse yourself, all you have to do is stand, walk a triangle and trot a triangle. You just have to have a well mannered horse that can stand and trot in a straight line. There is no advantage in having a trainer show your horse.

Conformation, movement, quality and manners are all that are judged.

These classes are not meant to replace Open Halter classes which reward breed type (a very important characteristic, otherwise we would not have a distinct Arabian breed), but to provide an alternative for those people who want to show their own Arabians and get an assessment on their breeding programme and its suitability to produce performance horses.

The NSW Arabian Horse Association will be holding Purebred Arabian Sport Horse classes at the State Titles show in September 2015 to gauge interest in these types of classes. So if this is how you would like to see Arabians shown make sure you support these classes so they can grow. 

The horse just has to be clean, neat and in good condition (or endurance condition). His conformation is being judged. They do not have to be as highly conditioned as in the Open Halter ring.

You can just come for his workout and go home if you like or you can show multiple horses.

You get an assessment, on paper, of his strengths and weaknesses, so you know exactly what the judge thought.

Comments are written down, with serious leg and other faults being noted as well as good points.

A plainer, well conformed Arabian can win over a typey but faulty Arabian.

Horses can be shown in a plain snaffle bridle or youngsters in a plain leather halter. No chains or long whips are necessary.

It doesn’t matter if your Arabian is Crabbet, Polish, Egyptian or Spanish. corrections. Champion Ridden Arabian Warmblood Gelding, Dicavalli Don Sebastian, Elizabeth Krog (pictured); Top Ten Senior Arabian Warmblood Gelding, Deveron Maggnetic, Teresa Grove; Reserve Champion Non Pro Junior Purebred Male, Trust MI, Aaron Schmidt.

Also... Photo 4, page 67. Zara Farm Warman owned by Janine Woodall &

Lynette Fenwick, ridden by Alexandra Strange is the actual Champion of Champions Purebred Under Saddle.

TW Qersed (results – see pages 67, 68, 69) had a positive swab at this year’s East Coast. The NSW AHA has now published on their website detailing that the owner, trainer and horse are banned from entering any NSW AHA events for a 12 month period.

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Inshallah Request

By Tanya Matheson

Inshallah Request, or ‘Roxy’ as we know her by, is a pure Crabbet Arabian mare sired by Tommie and out of Royal Desire.

I was at Inshallah Arabians (Larry and Marillyn O’Dea) when I saw Roxy for the first time – it was back in 2001, and she was only a few days old.

I wanted her from that first moment and was so pleased when Larry and Marillyn had agreed to sell her to me.

We did some limited shows with Roxy as a young horse in led, but my main focus was always for her to become my next saddle horse. Once she was old enough, Roxy was broken in and was always such a pleasure to ride. Her first outing was a local dressage day where she won two of her tests and placed in the other. Then we took her to her first show at just three years of age – the All Arabian Show run

by Hunter Valley Arabians. In her ridden Arabian Mare class she placed first, much to my surprise, then went on to win Champion Ridden Purebred Arabian Mare. The following year at the same show she went on to win Supreme Ridden Purebred Arabian at just four years of age. Following that show, one of the best moments with her as a young horse was winning the Purebred Snaffle Bit Maturity at the Nationals.

After a couple of years of showing her under saddle, she had some time off and had a couple of foals. The first was Monarch Lodge Phoenix (sired by Erin Park Thor), the second was Monarch Lodge Aria (sired by Inshallah Silver Echo). Over the past two years she has been back in the show ring and giving her all for me plus also giving a youth rider some experience and confidence.

Some of her wins in the past 12 months include Supreme Champion Ridden Pure Crabbet at the three NSW CAPA Shows in June 2014, September 2014 and March 2015. We had a great show at the National Arabian Stud Horse Show, being awarded Champion Ridden Purebred Mare and Champion Ridden Purebred Show Hunter.

At the East Coast Championships in 2015 Roxy went Top 5 Ridden Purebred Mare and Show Hunter and also Top 10 in the RIGHT: Inshallah Request and Tanya Matheson.

East Coast Cup, working so well for me.

I have never been more proud of her.

She may not have won, but she worked beautifully and that means more to me than anything else.

I am so lucky to have the opportunity to own such an amazing horse that is not only beautiful but always trustworthy, kind and willing to please.

I have had so much help along the way from my father, Craig, Larry and Marillyn O’Dea, and Karlie. Without their support I am not sure I would have had the opportunity to get Roxy back in the show ring.

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By Narelle Cribb

To be a successful competitor, the endurance horse (with its rider) must complete the set track in the set order, faster than the minimum set speed, and then pass the compulsory veterinary assessments. On paper, this appears deceptively simple.

But the deception is enormous.

Much is written and discussed and debated about suitable saddlery, and hoof care, and diets, and fitness regimes for horse and rider. Getting these things right are vital for success. But there are a large number of smaller things that are also vital to being able to complete a ride well. I was told once that horses get good at whatever they practise, so it is important to practise all things you want to do. Even the little things.

The endurance horse must be a good traveller. Endurance competitions are rarely going to be regularly held in your backyard! Horses which donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t travel well on the float/truck/gooseneck will have run half their race before they get to the ride base, or worse still, pulled a shoe, or

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injured themselves or their travel buddy.

Horses which wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat or drink in transit are far more prone to gastrointestinal upset or metabolic problems than horses which do.

Make sure your float/trailer/truck is safe and solid. Ensure that the driver takes the appropriate care necessary when transporting such precious cargo to give the horses the best ride possible. Start with short journeys and build up to longer distances as you would with your training under saddle. Remember that standing ABOVE: During training, encourage your horse to drink from creeks and dams and different buckets and tubs and puddles, as they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be fussy on track. Lisa Loranger riding Hideaway Farm Pacific-Power. Photo: Yvonne Knight.

in the float requires the horse to expend energy to maintain balance. It is stated that the energy used just travelling in the float is equivalent to the horse walking for the same period.

Take regular breaks to offer feed and water – at least every two hours – ideally the horses should be unloaded, but even standing stationary gives them a chance to relax. Encourage the horses to put their heads down during this period to assist in clearing their airway.

Endurance horses need to be able to work in company, and also on their own.

You may find yourself on track in a group – at the front, in the middle or at the back – or with horses passing from behind you, or from head on, or you may be passing other horses, or you may have periods where you are on track by yourself.

Bear this in mind when you are training.

Vary your training partners. Train in groups sometimes, and train alone sometimes. If you are going to a ride where you will have to ride in the dark, you will need to do some training in the dark, and with headlamps.

You will need to train in all weather – rain, hail, wind and sun. Train on the flat and in hills, train river crossings and bridges, and riding near traffic, and riding near other livestock. Try, in your training, to expose your horse to the types of things you may encounter on track at a ride.

Endurance horses need to be able to settle in a new environment. As said

before, the endurance competition is unlikely to be held in your backyard. Ride base is not going to be like home. The horse should be acclimatised to spending periods of time in the yard that you will be using at competitions. At ride base there will be passing traffic – vehicles, people, children, dogs, flapping tents, other horses. Your horse needs to be able to eat, drink and relax in this environment.

Your horse also needs to STAY in the yard! Practice runs for this are invaluable.

Practise setting up your yards – at home, at a friend’s place. Practise your horse having to stay in the yards for periods of time, and overnight. Practise this with other horses, and without if you can. The situation may arise where your horse needs to stay at ride base without its companion.

Get some dressage lessons, from an instructor that understands that you are not trying to be competitive at Grand Prix.

A good instructor will understand that the endurance horse needs to travel with long, even, relaxed strides, and can provide you with the tools to achieve this. Such lessons are invaluable in helping you to become a more effective and better balanced rider, and also to fine tune your horse’s responses to your aids. The better you ride, the easier you are for your horse to carry.

Being able to identify which diagonal you are rising on, and to ask for different canter leads is a very useful tool – you should be able to vary these to work the muscle

groups more evenly. This will help to avoid fatigue, unilateral soreness and injury.

A few dressage lessons will also be invaluable in helping you perform a smooth and polished BC workout!

The endurance horse should be a keen eater and a good drinker. This is self-explanatory. Adding molasses or Stockgain to water to encourage intake, or bringing water from home can work wonders, but sweetened water is not going to be available on track. During training, encourage your horse to drink from creeks and dams and different buckets and tubs and puddles. Learn how to calculate exactly how much water your horse has drunk by observing how many gulps or swallows it takes for your horse to consume a litre or two from a bucket.

Offering dampened or wet foods will not provide adequate hydration.

It is particularly important that the horse is a good consumer of fibre. Fibrous foods such as hay, chaff, beet and pasture promote gut health and also help hold a reservoir of fluid and electrolytes in the hindgut which the horse is able to draw on when required. Horses which become picky and will only eat concentrates such as pellets or grain are notorious for developing potentially catastrophic metabolic disturbances during competition. Provide adequate quantities of good quality hay at all times, particularly if pasture is poor. Allow your horse to snack on grass you find during a ride.

LEFT: As with all things with horses, a little preparation can go a long way to ensuring a successful and rewarding experience.

Frances Overheu and Poseidon Moon. Poseidon Moon has done over 8000km while Frances has done over 11,700km.

BELOW: Endurance horses need to be able to work in company, and also on their own. Front to back: Good Az Gold ridden by Bev Bond and Glentana Pikachu ridden by Elaine Unsworth.

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Avoid sudden changes in diet. If you are going to a ride where you know that there is going to be very little grass in the camping area, it may be wise to restrict your horse’s access to grass at home prior to the ride. Similarly, if you arrive at ride base to find lots of lovely lush grass that your horse is not accustomed to, it is wise to restrict access to that grass by building a smaller yard that the horse will graze down quickly, and not allow the horse to fill up on a different feed. Horses unaccustomed to lush grass may become susceptible to tying up or laminitis just from grazing their yard overnight.

Endurance horses need to be calm and willing in the vet ring. It is very generous of TPR stewards to provide their time, and they do not need to be put in a position of danger. An agitated horse may also injure itself, or other horses.

The horse needs to be tractable when examined, and then trot out obediently when asked to do so. You will need to practise having your horse stand calmly to be examined by the veterinarian or TPR steward, and to tolerate having the RIGHT: Try, in your training, to expose your horse to the types of things you may encounter on track at a ride.

Photo: Belinda Zaiter.

BELOW: The horse needs to be tractable when examined, and then trot out obediently when asked to do so. Sonia and Beer Street Targa.

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temperature taken. Many horses are co-operative for the owner to examine, or calm at home, but become agitated in a ride situation. This is particularly true of inexperienced horses. It will help if you are able to do practice vetting runs when out training, or in other unfamiliar surroundings – and preferably some busy locations.

Get people your horse does not know to check the mucous membranes and take the temperature and heart rate. Practise trotting the horse up in hand with a loose lead rope – both in straight lines up and back 40m, and also in the conventional

triangle trot out – in both directions. Get someone to video your trot outs so that you can critique your own performance.

As with all things with horses, a little preparation can go a long way – so some extra effort in your training regime can pay big dividends when you come to doing your first rides. With a little organisation, it is possible to stage a ‘mock ride’, with a track you ride, water points set out, and then a practice vetting area. This helps to set you and your horse up for a less stressful and more pleasant experience at your first actual rides together 

Deveron Maggnetic Owned by Teresa Grove, Sugargum Park

Late 2014 saw the debut of Deveron Maggnetic (Deveron Di Maggio x Buckwell Park Cascade) in the halter and saddle Arabian Warmblood classes. Standing 17.3h at five years old, this black/brown gelding strikes an imposing presence and has quickly built a loyal following of fans who enthusiastically follow his performances.

Maggnetic was bred by Paula and Niels Hoffmann-Madsen of Deveron Stud and purchased as a yearling by Robert Hammond – ex A level national panel dressage judge and former AHSA national panel judge. Robert broke Maggnetic in and trained him thoroughly – so that at five years old he is supple, responsive and well established. In January 2015 Robert passed the reins to a student of his, Teresa Grove, who has many years’ showing experience, a flair for side saddle and who has recently campaigned her highly successful Anglo-Arabian mare Aloha Tribal Rose.

saddle class – his first time ever being ridden side saddle at a show and only his sixth ride aside. ‘I was so pleased I just couldn’t stop smiling – I don’t think I would have been any happier if we had just won Tattslotto!’ she tells us. ‘I have been riding side saddle since I was very young, about seven years old, and while most of my horses have taken to it easily, none have embraced it like Maggnetic. Anything he can do astride he can do aside and it has been like that since our very first ride.’

The future looks to be very exciting for this young horse. ‘We are not going to rush things with him – at five years old there is plenty of time for him to continue to develop his solid education, slowly and carefully. This coming season we will continue to do some shows but he will also begin his journey through the dressage grades. My current goal is to compete him at Inter 1 at least. This is ambitious but we have a great partnership and it is getting stronger every day. I think he encompasses everything that is great about our Arabians; intelligence, trainability, temperament, movement, looks and that lovely human connection.

He is basically my ultimate horse and I absolutely love him.’ 

Teresa describes Maggnetic as ‘a gentle and loving horse who really wants to be your best friend and always tries hard to please. He really has that wonderfully quiet temperament that is so evident in the Deveron Di Maggio and Deveron Duvall line. This makes him exceptionally trainable and a delight to have at home. I must say I was very grateful for his solid mindset at the recent Australian Arabian Championships – it was the first time he had been around so many other horses, people, tents and trade stands!’

The Aussies was Maggnetic’s fifth outing ever and his first show with Teresa. Prior to the Aussies he had been to three medium sized shows and a local dressage day. ‘It was an amazing experience to take Maggnetic, who is educated to medium level, but green from an outing perspective, to the Aussies. We always knew he would take everything in his stride but he surpassed all of our expectations, producing wonderful performances class after class. After he went Top 10 in his Senior Arabian Warmblood gelding halter class I was ecstatic. This was my first Aussies too and I couldn’t believe we had just achieved a Top 10.’ However, the highlight for Teresa was Maggnetic winning Reserve Australian Champion in the side RIGHT: Deveron Maggnetic and Teresa Grove.

Photo: Derek O’Leary.

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By Barbara Rickard

From a young age, and with the help of my father, I bred, broke in, educated and showed ponies, galloways and hacks from Melbourne to the SA border. I initially learned to ride on a Shetland, but my first show pony was a 12.3hh partbred Arabian mare.

Later on this mare was to become my foundation mare that produced quite a few successful ponies in the show ring.

In my later twenties, I married and had a child. My love of horses and showing was put on the backburner until 2003 when I realised my dream with the purchase of an 18 acre property, outside of Stratford in East Gippsland, Victoria. This was the start of Colquhoun Stud. I carefully chose four Thoroughbreds, one Anglo Arabian and an 11hh Arabian/Welsh Pony mare (on which I taught my granddaughter to ride). Predominantly I bred to Riding Pony and Australian Pony stallions, bringing the height and temperament down.

Along the way I had the great fortune of meeting Rod and Julie Hewat of Rokewood Arabians. I went to see the Arabian stallion Rokewood Riyadh, whose sire Shatoor had the bloodlines of Asfour, Malik and Simeon on both sides of his breeding. I did not know what a treat I was in for. I watched Julie and this wonderful stallion in the arena, and with voice commands only, this stallion put on such a wonderful show as only the Arabians can do. He had such an effect on me that I had tears pouring down my face.

I chose one of my Thoroughbred mares that I thought would be a good match for him, and oh what a match it was. A year later I had a beautiful filly on the ground, Colquhoun Park Star Abbey. Abbey was a true Anglo but threw more to the Arabian side and was so much like Riyadh. Even as a little one she had the ability to command your attention as if it was her right to do so. At four years of age I had her broken in and then, through Julie Hewat’s recommendation, I contacted Clint Bilson. Clint took Abbey from there and with quite a few challenges along the way he turned Abbey into the most amazing show horse.

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taking home Reserve Ridden Anglo. Once again at the Arabian Show and at the 2014 Barastoc Show she was Champion Derivative Ridden Mare and Grand Champion Derivative. In the saddle as always, was, of course, Clint Bilson.

Over the two years since then, still under the wonderful guidance of Clint, this wonderful mare has rarely been beaten. In all the shows she has attended bar one, she has taken home the Champion Led Anglo, and has always taken home champion or reserve champion in her ridden classes as well. It was with deep regret that I did eventually sell her to a wonderful woman, Suzanne Mackintosh of Sydney, and Abbey has continued on her winning ways with Suzanne with Champion Led Anglo and Best Head at the Hawkesbury Show, Amateur Show Champion Led Anglo and Reserve Led Hack, recently at the Nationals at Sydney, Non Pro Champion Led Derivative Mare, Champion Senior Led Mare and with the great Clint Bilson back in the saddle took out the Champion Anglo Ridden. The most recent win was at the East Coast Championships where she was Anglo Mare Led Reserve Champion and Non Pro Derivative Led Champion Mare. With Julie and Rod’s consent I am hoping to try again from this same mare for another wonderful baby by Rokewood Riyadh (unfortunately this mare goes in foal with great difficulty so we will see how it goes).

I now have a yearling Arabian Riding Pony gelding being shown, of course by Clint Bilson. Colquhoun Park Reminiscing is by the very beautiful and well known Keira Park Cascade and I thank Liz for allowing me to use her beautiful Snow. Reminiscing was

third at the Victorian Arabian Classic 2014, Champion at the 2015 Arabian Show and second in his class at Melbourne Summer Royal. I also have a gorgeous Arabian Pony palomino filly who is by Deanne Dalton’s Victoria Tower Summer Serenade out of my Murraydale Park Olympia mare, which I am hoping will do great things in the show ring.

My love affair with the Arabian has now taken me to four of my mares going to Donna Francis’ stud Shalida Park and I cannot thank Donna Francis enough for taking such wonderful care of my mares whilst at her stud. I have also recently purchased a 12.3hh Arabian Pony, Leviston Just an Angel who is in foal once again to Deanne Dalton’s Arabian Riding Pony, Victoria Tower Wishlist. This little stallion took the show scene by storm as a yearling and two-year-old. The excitement for this spring to come is building, with the expectations of some very beautiful Arabian Riding Ponies gracing my paddocks, and for me to sit on my veranda and watch these amazing little Arabian babies at play will be an absolute joy.

At a rather ripe old age (will not say how old) I am still enjoying my riding. I have the pleasure and honour of riding an aged Arabian cross, who is a wonderful old soul and whilst out riding takes great care of me and is so respectful. I only wish that the knockers of the Arabian breed could just take a moment to get to know these wonderful, proud, majestic and intelligent horses – it may change their outlook forever.  ABOVE: East Coast Non Pro Champion Colquhoun Park Star Abbey.

Jindalla Park All That Glitters wins Stock Horse State Titles

By Sharon Barry

In June 2014 Sharon Barry decided to send her mare Jindalla Park All That Glitters (AKA ‘Aimee’) to a Stock Horse trainer to improve her chances in the 2015 Australian Arabian Championships Working Stock Horse class (winning this class was a dream Sharon had been working towards for over four years). What a decision that would turn out to be!

Aimee initially went into training for six weeks with the well-known campdraft rider David Murphy. David was extremely impressed with the mare, and suggested he take her to a few Stock Horse shows to get her used to the show ring atmosphere.

This was despite the fact that David had not been near a show ring himself for many years.

David and Aimee first competed at the Central Victorian Stock Horse Show at Bendigo in November and took out Reserve Champion Junior Led and also came second in the four-year-old Maturity (this incorporates four disciplines – Led, Hack, Working and Time Trial, and scores are accumulated from each section to provide a total overall score).

Aimee continued the next six months competing with David, winning a number of Hack and Led events, beating some very well performed and successful Stock Horses in that time, including never being out of the final four in the line-up of each four-year-old maturity she competed in.

Aimee’s laid back attitude meant that her results in the timed faster classes, such as Time Trials and Working Stock Horse, were not fantastic. But what she lacked in this area was more than made up in her scores achieved in both Led and Hack classes! Her outstanding scores here always ensured she was in that final line-up!

In late November David mentioned the upcoming State Stock Horse Championships to be held early in 2015, and finally persuaded Sharon that the mare was well and truly capable.

At this show Aimee completed a lovely workout in her Hack class and was awarded Champion Junior Hack! She continued the following day’s Maturity classes with a foot perfect workout in her Hack section, easily winning both that and her Led section over some extremely

ABOVE: Jindalla Park All That Glitters at the ASH Victorian Championships.

All this preparation had seen David set her up extremely well for the Australian Arabian Championships in late February, and they were ultimately awarded Australian Champion Australian Pleasure, and after a very impressive workout – Australian Champion Working Stock Horse!

the eternal flame from the Shrine of Remembrance to the MCG where it was handed to football legend Ron Barassi for an Anzac Day ceremony prior to the football match. This included a peak hour march through the Melbourne CBD following the tram tracks, amongst hundreds of cars, trains and trams passing within a metre of the horses!

The following day (Anzac Day itself) saw Aimee and Sharon once again march with the light horse troop at the Shrine, including mounting the steps at the shrine to honour the light horse brigade horses and soldiers lost at war.

Aimee was then turned out for a small break before commencing the next chapter in her life. She was amongst a line-up of 30 horses from the Creswick RSL Light Horse Troop to escort

This talented mare has had such a successful career in the past 12 months, it is hard to believe that she is still only four years of age and has such a huge future ahead of her!!! 

talented and well credentialed horses, including past national champions!

Aimee’s scores in both her Led and Hack sections under two judges were more than impressive enough to see her awarded State Australian Stock Horse four-year-old maturity champion and win her second rug in two days!

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Fighting Odds

By Courtney Chapman

Courtney is one incredibly brave woman...fighting against debilitating illness and continuing to ride in spite of overwhelming challenges. Courtney writes...

years that have helped me to get to where I am today. I currently have two beautiful Arabians of my own, Kars Springs Lite Ice, a mare by Wimsey Joshua, and Forest Dale Look No Further, a gelding by Aloha Olympic. Sadly, I had to recently sell one of my horses, KA Shazi in order to help pay for my ongoing treatment – this is one of the very harsh realities of the disease as I have been unable to work for some time while it is in an active state.

Thankfully he has gone to a wonderful endurance stud in Tasmania where I can keep a close eye on his career and his achievements with his new owners.

My dream was to ride in our most prestigious national event, the Tom Quilty.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Tom Quilty Gold Cup and of endurance riding in Australia. In celebration, the Quilty is returning to where it all started – the Hawkesbury district of NSW. I hope that I can still realise that dream, perhaps in 2016 with my own mare.

My name is Courtney and I am an endurance rider from Canberra ACT. I was diagnosed with the debilitating disease Crohn’s in 2012 after falling very ill at an endurance ride with what I suspected was food poisoning. Unfortunately it wasn’t and it has led me down a three-year battle with this unpredictable and destructive disease.

This has made endurance riding even more of a challenge for me and I have had many people ask me why I do it and shouldn’t I just give it up because of my disease. I love the sport, I love my Arabian horses and the feeling of partnership with them – I could never give it up.

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Arabians on a magnificent gelding Kintamani Jaffah by Oakeleigh Park Silver Shadow. I sure proved them wrong by completing in a respectable 15hrs 27min and putting me one step closer to my dream of riding in a Tom Quilty! Jaffah and I also completed 3 x 80km rides before this, including my first crack at an FEI 1* event. He is one of those horses you could never forget.

The biggest problem I have to contend with at rides is fatigue. Everything is ten times harder for me but I have never let that stop me from trying my best. I’ve ridden a lot of nice steady 80s and even won and placed at a few before. For someone who was told they could never do this, just getting through an 80km ride is an amazing achievement for me.

I have been very lucky to have ridden for a number of studs and individuals over the

The battles keep coming with Crohn’s and it always seemed to hit me at the worst moments. This recent flare up actually hit me at an endurance ride, in the middle of nowhere. I came back home only to be hospitalised a few days later. I want to give other people hope through knowledge and awareness of the disease.

Fear only happens when you don’t know what’s going on, how to deal with it and what the end result might be.

My shot at remission comes from a biologic drug called Infliximab. I will have to be on infusions for the rest of my life, but it is a small price to pay to be able to ride again. My treatment starts mid-may and is my last chance other than major surgery to try and control this horrible, life ruining disease. I will fight it out for as long as I possibly can: I won’t give up and you will see my smiling face cruising around an endurance ride as soon as I am able, even if that is just 20km – it will feel like I am already doing the Tom Quilty. 

ABOVE: My beautiful mare Kars Springs Lite Ice at Bumbaldry. Unfortunately this was the ride in March I fell very ill at and a few days later was hospitalised. Photo: Jo Arblaster.

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1. Rose Holland running out Carjola Park Alibrandi at her first ever Aussies.

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2. 2-year-old Timothy Webb, pictured with Arabian Pony filly Shalida Park Amilya after the 2013 Vic Classic where he was just over 14 months old. Photo: Jonathon Webb.

3. Australian imported mare Chelleason Dreams of Gold with 14-year-old Emma Pinkney of New Zealand. Photo: Carole Pinkney.

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4. Isabelle Menzies posing with Arabian Stock Horse mare Aloha Kirralaa.

5. Dowling Delilah (Tarong Shahgig x Wildon Shahlehra) and Molly.

6. 7-year-old Diesel Featonby with his Arabian mare Shimira, awaiting the start of their first 40km endurance ride at Landsborough this year. Diesel and Shimira completed this ride successfully and have gone on to complete another 2 x 40km events.

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YOUTH SPOTLIGHT:

Kody & Jessica

Dertell

Anyone who shows Arabians will know these two amazing kids. We’ve all seen their smiling faces at competitions, witnessed their professional attitudes towards their horses and to their sport, and many have spoken of the kindness and friendliness they show to their fellow competitors. Kody and Jessica Dertell are not only incredibly accomplished young horse people, they are wonderful role models for youth competitors – and an asset to the Arabian horse community. Here they share a little about themselves for AHN readers.

Kody Dertell A bit about yourself...

My name is Kody and I am 12 years old. I live on a farm in Bolinda, VIC. My favourite sport is baseball. I don’t like homework, onions and spaghetti! Most days I get up at 6:30 am and help at the barn and ride my horse before I go to school. After school I usually have baseball training, but if I don’t, I help at the barn.

What do you love most about Arabians?

I love Arabian horses for their beauty and attitude.

Best memory?

My best memory with the Arabian horse is winning the Senior Gelding at Equitana with my horse Prince Charming FF.

Favourite horse?

My favourite horse is Prince Charming FF. He is a grey purebred and he is 14.2hh.

He does led, ridden and sometimes western, and we also jump.

Best part about shows?

The best part about going to horse shows is seeing my friends. The worst part is getting out of bed early!

What are your plans for the future?

When I finish school I want to be just like my parents (horse trainers).

Advice for other young enthusiasts?

Get a purebred Arabian and just have fun!

ABOVE: Kody after his individual work out at Equitana with Prince Charming FF. LEFT: Kody after winning Australian Champion with his previous horse – Burren-Dah The Magician.

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Jessica Dertell A bit about yourself...

Hi, my name is Jessica and I have ridden Arabians ever since I was a few years old. I love going to shows and competing against my friends. I also love going into big classes and riding my horse. When the ribbons come out I get nervous and hope for a good ribbon.

Best memory?

My best memory would’ve been buying my old horse ‘Sienna Journeey’ better known as ‘Beans’. Having the joy of a new horse is cool. He turned out to be a real superstar. I am glad he went to a good home in Adelaide.

Favourite horse?

A typical day for me would be waking up at 6:30 am to ride my horses. Then at around 8:00 am I go back to the house, to get ready for school. I find it fun but tiring.

My favourite horse would be FeverFF. Even though he is a 16hh Arabian Warmblood stallion, I love to ride him and do hand gallops. He only takes a few steps to get across the entire arena! He is so cool.

What do you love most about Arabians?

Best part about shows?

I really love the purebred Arabian head.

Their heads are so small and dishy! But I love Arabian derivatives. They aren’t as dishy but I ride them in Open shows as well.

There is nothing wrong with going to horse shows except if they are in Sydney.

From where I live it takes almost a whole day to get there!

The good thing about shows is that I get to show what I have been practising and can play with my friends! We also camp at the shows which is fun.

What are your plans for the future?

When I finish school I want to become a vet. So if my horses get hurt or sick, I can medicate and fix them. So then I wouldn’t have to pay vet bills! I could also help with the vet work on the farm.

Advice for other young enthusiasts?

My advice would be to ... buy a purebred Arabian or an Arabian derivative.

Personally I think Arabians are the prettiest breed of horse. No one is too old or young to own their very own Arabian.

So practise daily and have fun at shows.

Just remember, it’s not all about winning – just have fun!! 

RIGHT: Jessica riding Sienna Journeey.

BELOW: Jessica riding her multi Australian Champion ARP mare Naaman Uptown Girl.

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By Sarah Barrie

The Arabian horse has been an instrument of war since time immemorial. In battle and in raids with enemy tribes, Bedouins relied on the speed and stamina of their mounts for success. Later, Muslim warriors spread far and wide with these indomitable horses, reaching Spain and controlling a large portion of the Iberian Peninsula by around AD 700. By 1100, following the crusades, European armies captured many Arabian horses as spoils of war, and by 1300, the Turkish Empire had also, through war and trade, managed to acquire a great number of these prized horses for themselves.

Throughout the known world, Arabians were being recognised as exceptional war horses, and were heavily used in breeding programs, specifically in many cases, to produce superior cavalry mounts.

“Early imports of horses to Australia were dominated by Arabian blood, and the Waler in the 1800s was of obvious Arabian descent. Later more Thoroughbred blood was added... Arguments still rage today as to which combination produced the best results, but in any case the Arabian/ Thoroughbred mixture, combined with the climate and excellent breeding ground for horses which Australia could provide, produced a horse of unmatched speed, stamina and agility.” ... From the Waler Galloway and Hack Registry

Their demand was such that their blood runs through most of the popular breeds of today, and the resulting horses, as cavalry mounts, have continued to prove themselves into the wars of the twentieth century, including WWI. In Australia, the Waler was considered the perfect horse of war, and it owes much of its speed, stamina and temperament to its Arabian ancestors.

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1. The Australian Light Horse Memorial – a bronze statue devoted to all the Australian horses that died in the war, sculpted by Tanya Bartlett of Newcastle.

2. Jindalla Park All that Glitters (Aimee) and Sharon Barry were amongst a line-up of 30 horses from the Creswick RSL Light Horse Troop to escort the eternal flame from the Shrine of Remembrance to the MCG where it was handed to football legend Ron Barassi for an ANZAC Day ceremony prior to the football match. This included a peak hour march through the Melbourne CBD following the tram tracks, amongst hundreds of cars, trains and trams passing within a metre of the horses!

The following day (ANZAC Day itself) saw Aimee and Sharon once again march with the Light Horse troop at the Shrine, including mounting the steps at the shrine to honour the Light Horse Brigade horses and soldiers lost at war.

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Over 130,000 Australian horses were sent overseas to support Australia’s WWI war effort, and the part they played in battle cannot be understated. These mounts were especially useful in the desert country.

“On the western front where machine guns and heavy artillery predominated, horses weren’t much use in battle, although they were kept behind the lines in huge numbers in case there was a breakthrough of the trench lines, but in the more open country in the Sinai and Palestine where the light horse operated, horses formed the spearhead of the advancing armies.” ... Professor Peter Stanley from the University of New South Wales Canberra So having had such an extensive influence on the development of the Waler breed, it’s fitting that Arabian horses march in remembrance each year, and we should be proud of those who give up their time to appear with their beautiful Arabians.

Here are just a few stories and pictures of such people and their horses. 

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3 & 4. By Erica Stotter: On Thursday 24.4.15, the five-year-old Anglo Arabian mare Braylea Centre Stage (Allie) and her owner Alex Stotter represented the 10th Light Horse at Upper Swan Primary School’s ANZAC ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by the Year Five class where they presented the Gallipoli story. The Year Five’s marched through the school’s undercover area at the start of the ceremony with Allie following behind. Allie had to walk amongst 300 odd students, dignitaries and parents then stand at the side for an hour – which she did quietly. After the ceremony, Allie and Alex rode to the Kindergarten block where they enjoyed the adoration of 100 four and five year olds. The outfit worn by both Alex and Allie was loaned to us for the ceremony by a member of the 10th Light Horse. The saddle and halter are the real deal – having been used in WWI. All other items are replicas. Allie is 50% Arabian, by Lanaryn Love Shaque and out of the Thoroughbred mare Petite Ballerina. We purchased Allie as a two-year-old and once three Alex, then only 17 years old herself, broke Allie to saddle and has been entirely responsible for her saddle and halter training. Allie demonstrated her Arabian intelligence and tractability by remaining calm and relaxed throughout the proceedings and received many compliments on her beauty and behaviour.

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6. Kellee-Ann Kenward and Eleazar Oddyssey leading the ANZAC Day March in Pingelly. Eleazar Oddyssey is a registered part Arabian gelding owned and ridden by Kellee-Ann Kenward and the pair are starting their endurance career. So far they have only done 20km rides but do plan on lots more. Oddyssey is only very young yet, he has also been shown relatively successfully but sparingly.

7. Djelita (left) and Santara Park Sarah (right) with David Evans. A TV and radio announcer and endurance competitor for almost three decades, David Evans has regularly participated in ANZAC marches for many years (he is also responsible for the project in picture 1). David is riding Sarah, a 24-year-old veteran of Light Horse marches. In fact, she was chosen as the modern day Light Horse in James Blundell’s video clip Riding Into Town – James’ tribute to the men and horses in the Great Bersheba Charge (October 31st, 1917). The other lovely mare is Djelita (Jilly), David’s Light Horse pack horse. 2014 was her first ever street march, and her last. Jilly passed away at 31, just a few weeks after this photo was taken.

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1. Colt (MF Aryan el Thessa x Gaisha Girl), bred by Shatana Arabians.

2. Truly Uniquue J-S (pending) (Trussardi (US) x Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Amors Montoyaa Shaklan), owned by Debbie Hage. Photo: Sharon Meyers.

3. Raveena TA (pending) filly (El Zahabi Talon x Stilton Farm Rhapsody). Photo: Karen Newman (Quintero), Triple Moon Arabians, Riddells Creek, Victoria.

4. Kasdell Kane (Mill Park Peregrine x Kasdell Lukah), pure Crabbet colt. Photo: Kathleen Johnston.

5. Eminem Cymphonique (Gai El Jullyen x Magnifique), purebred colt, Russell and Megan Menzies.

6. Shanadarr Al Zahra (Wimsey Joshua x Shanadarr Zahira), Shanadarr Arabians.

7. Colt on left (Chippendale V x Bremervale White Diamond), colt on right (Chippendale V x Bremervale Juanita), bred and owned by Bremervale Arabians.

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8. Straight Egyptian colt Nile Star Al Amar (pending) (Ansata Nile Echo x Desert-Dawn Al Saba), bred by Amara Arabians, NSW. 9. I mprezario GW, 2014 purebred chestnut colt (Impreza x Essence El Jamaal).

10. Illumination GW, 2014 purebred bay colt (Stival x Fairview Amira Justina).

11. The Sorcerer Lovica (The Source CC x Miami Lovica), born 13/11/2014. Owned and bred by Kylie Dewyse.

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1. Arabian Pony filly (Simeon Champagne x Tarleen Park Zena), Tarleen Park Arabian Ponies.

2. Foxwood Rose Gold (Nalla Al Kha-Dafy x Prinley Park White Rose), Arabian Pony, part Welsh palomino filly, Glenys Lilley.

3. Aliyah Tiana Belle (Stacey-le Amirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shadow x Heste Arabique Southern Belle), (mare on lease from Eminem Arabians), part Arabian filly, born September 2014, owned by S & A Curran.

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5. Filly Farasha Izaz Farah and colt Farasha Nadi Takoda, bred by Farasha Arabians.

6. Baytrees Abraham (Shareeq CA x Kaysand Kameeka), chestnut pinto colt foaled 9/9/2014.

7. Partbred Arabian colt (Echos of Marwan x Orabanda Harlan Fashn), bred by Shatana Arabians.

8. Daitan Violet Crumble (Golden Rock imp. x White Skye Blue), palomino partbred Arabian filly born 2/9/14, bred by Daitan Equestrian, SA and proudly owned by Sundale Stud, WA. 9. Kholonial Razzamatazz (pending), palomino colt, 75% Arabian, born Jan 2015 (Abrock Noah x Leatherwood Mystery Grey), owned by Kholonial Performance Arabians.

10. Arreton Malakeh (Trincada Strike x Kirrong Tupaara), Arreton Arabians.

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1. W estward Flintlock (Royal Domino x Unganel (ASB)) with Robyn Parker.

2. Luminous Night after travelling flooded roads to Longreach, on his way to Victoria for the 1984 Stockman’s Hall of Fame Ride.

3. Talihan (Hansan x Talicia) at Forest Hill Arabians 1985.

4. *Amir El Shaklan at 22 months.

5. Multi Supreme and National Champion Stallion Simeon Sa’ar (imp UK).

6. Royal Gindi (Royal Domino i.i.d. x Misik).

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Racing did go a little quiet in Victoria for a while, until in 1994 when we were given an exhibition race at Flemington. The race was supposed to be over 1000m however it was closer to 800m. He won the race easily with another ex-jockey Rob Kirkpatrick on board.

In March 1995 we were invited by the VJC to race at Flemington again during the Australia Cup weekend. Ernie won the main race over 1200m with new jockey Brad Everall in a record time of 1.14.3. To this day his time would still be competitive overseas. During the 1995/96 season he remained unbeaten in all his races at Werribee, Bendigo, Mornington and Great Western. He was now an 11-year-old.

Unfortunately he only had one other start which was at Ocean Grove beach races when he was 15. It was over 600m and on sand which he hated. He missed the start but still managed to be flying home and got third.

Greener Pastures Avon dale P i rouet te

By Kerry Plumb

Avondale Pirouette was born in December 1984. He was by Akhu and out of Arkab Dancer. We bought him in 1987 as an Arabian racehorse as the Akhu bloodlines had already proven successful.

He was only a two-year-old however was around 15.1 hands and had a huge stride.

From the time I started breaking him in I realised what a true gentleman he was.

He only ever had one bad habit and that was he pulled like a train. His eventual jockey commented that he had never ridden a Thoroughbred racehorse that pulled as hard as he did.

Pirouette, or Ernie as he was known, came last in his first race in 1988 as a threeABOVE: Kerry with Ernie at Flemington in 1995.

Photo: Nicole Emanuel.

RIGHT: Ernie at Flemington in 1994. Photo: Di Gatehouse.

Had there been more races he would have won many more. It’s unfortunate that he isn’t racing now. We moved to Brisbane in 2006, and he has enjoyed his final years in the sun with his best mate Bluegrass Sir-fistication (Sirf). Ernie was looking fantastic until one morning in late January, where he had trouble putting his head down. For the next four weeks he deteriorated and had trouble walking.

The vets couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong with him other than he possibly had a stroke or tumour on his spine. One morning we found him on the ground unable to get up. In the end we had to put him to rest, with my husband Robert holding his head in his lap. I stood beside him with his best friend of 28 years, Sirf.

He was a true champion racehorse and we will never forget him. 

year-old. He was still growing though and ended up 15.3 hands. In 1989 as a four-year-old he started to show what he could do. He had a third in a 600m race at Rochester but came second in both major races that year at Rochester (1500m) and Burrumbeet (1400m), and also at Rushworth. We knew he was better over a longer distance. In 1990 we decided to use an ex-jockey to ride him in the major race at Rochester over 2000m. Although I did all of his training, when it came to the races I was too nervous and had trouble holding him. He won at last as a five-yearold and there was no looking back.

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Breeders of Australian National & East Coast Champion Purebred, Anglo and Palomino Part Arabians Est. 1982

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HUME CREEK ARABIANS At Stud: RIVER OAK FAME S15962 DOB 16/11/1992

SCID, CA and LFS Clear; Bay, 15.1hh, Multi Supreme Champion in hand and under saddle.

2015 Stud Fees: $880 purebreds

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Arjai Summitt (dec) x Dynasty Lamech (dec)

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Hume Creek Arabians

Hamdallah Arabian and Pony Stud We offer at stud Cherox Zalam (S17682), Newbury Pilgrim’s Impact (S25913) and Hamdallah Amir Zalam (S26637) Stock for sale, proven bloodlines of Show and Endurance winners with Wonderful Temperament.

Contact Brooke Stapley (H) 02 6336 0693 (M) 0419 015 485 brooke@hamdallahstud.com www.hamdallahstud.com

Krystal Creek Arabians Breeders of quality purebred, palomino and pinto Arabians.

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STUD DIRECTORY | SERVICES DIRECTORY | TRAINERS DIRECTORY Established 1954

Silver Radain (pictured) Pure Crabbet Stallion (Silver Somerio ex Sarachet)

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INELIGIBLE SIRES & TRANSACTIONS SUSPENDED If you own Arabians or intend buying one, read the following for your own protection.

If you intend a transaction involving a listed horse, contact the AHSA Ltd on the matter.

Ineligible Sires

The progeny of the stallions listed below will not be registered until matters pertaining to these horses have been resolved. This list is by no means exhaustive.

Breeders unsure of the stallion’s status or contemplating using these stallions are advised to contact the Registrar prior to service.

Avondale Peter Pan (PS12331) Badia Dirty Dancer (PS19782) Bessona Zardom (S15786) Corfu Park Baron (S11792) Crystal Brook Ban-Lee (S10783)

El Johara (S14661) Jarl (S1518) Joda Desert Storm (C1793) Kargina Regent (S7105) Kevisan Park Bishara (S8215)

Marja Shakhir (S14164) Moravian Shalim (S14266) Rondeburn Yanos (S3322) Sabtah Hadi (S10782) Sarangani Limelight (S12594)

Sea Breeze Wildfire (PS10566) Shahdan Jewel (PS18838) Soryan (AS2045) Spring Lodge Moonshine (S19653) Talika Sahnid (S11321)

The Harlequin (PS20246) Wagga Dekota (S8186)

When considering using imported Arabian/Arabian Derivative semen please contact the Society for the correct agent.

Transactions Suspended

As the owners or lessees’ Society memberships have been terminated, all transactions pertaining to the following horses have been suspended:

Arabian Park Emress (F5343) Belbowrie Stephanotis (F1931) Bennelong Nafila (F12148) Bennelong Silverlight (S7117) Bint Safire (F11005) Cote Liberty Valance (PG11266) Heathdale Kai (F8098) Kama Aulani Cherub (APF948) Kasims Jewel (APF677) Myrimbah Emma (APF597) Rakthena (F4050) Talisman Kinzette (G3884) Trincada New Campaign (APS741) Arabian Park Hakima (F3195)

Benalta Saski (F11741) Bennelong Nile Queen (F13150) Bennelong Starlet (F13171) Castlereagh Spiritual (F16329) El Aflame (AF3216) Heathdale Kumare (F5988) Kama Aulani Hilal Kamar (APF760) Lawes Wodella (F5637) Myrimbah Libertie (APF733) Ramalea Captain Starlight (PG23115) Talisman Pallas Athene (F3349) Warrawee Jamila (F5533) Badia Gha Zal (F14204)

Bennelong Beau (G8450) Bennelong Ranee (PF19196) Bennelong Starlight (G8503) Cherokee Desert Ray (F1108) El Barak Zuleika (F4653) Heathdale Majid (S8098) Kama Om (APS786) Moondbray Mimosa (F9877) Namif (F2093) Reyna (F770) Tarcel Standing Ovation (APS1515) Woongabeena Wanoa (F12294) Barclitre Giselle (APF1049) Bennelong El Naseri (S7115)

Bennelong Razeena (F9053) Bennelong Sundowner (S8451) Damanda Kaaluha (PG22803) Gay Countess (F1745) Indian Crystal (G1161) Kama Spring Song (F10028) Moondbray Shalina (F7063) Oxford Jeanne (F13098) Sahih Hijmi (APF823) The Amir Al Omrah (S10762) Woongabeena Yoorana (F13627) Bedweena Hakimi (F13288) Bennelong Jewel (F12147) Bennelong Silver King (S10440)

Bint Astro (APF824) Dove Cote Ibn Rizsala (G6763) Glint of Silver (F296) Inshallah Souvenir (C1774) Kamija (F11004) Moonique (F4655) Pimpala Madeira (F2797) Santarabia Nyella (F3176) Touch of Hope (APF1034) Zamila (F5827)

Cancelled and Amended Registrations Castlereagh Siren (F16505) – this mare has been de-registered. Robinet (F742) [Sire: Sindh (imp UK) S180] Sanroblee Asmarin (F7535) – Sire is Cool Hand Luke (imp UK) (S2062) and not Simaran (S150).

This list is correct at the time of going to print. Deadlines for the printer are such that some of these horses may in fact have had their suspension lifted by the time the magazine is delivered.

It is always advisable to check any concerns you may have with a horse with the Registrar before committing yourself.

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STALLION DIRECTORY

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Millpark Arabians ......................................... 17

El’Gole’a Arabians .......................................85

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