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ALLEGIANCE MI
(Magnum Forty Four x Audacia by Parkview Audacious) 4TH GENERATION MULAWA-BRED CHAMPION MEMBER OF THE KARMAA FAMILY NATIONAL STUD SHOW CHAMPION YEARLING COLT
THE TORCH HAS PASSED... This leading son of Magnum Forty Four has been bred to a number of the finest Mulawa mares for the coming season. Watch for the exciting progeny of ALLEGIANCE MI at major shows around Australia.
BREEDING WORLD CLASS ARABIANS
ADVANTAGE MI
Commi tte d to the s p ort
x Valentine MI (by DA Valentino) 5th Generation Mulawa-Bred Champion Member of the VALENTINE MI Family
Victorian Classic Supreme Champion Male | 2013 National Stud Show Champion Yearling Colt | 2013 East Coast Champion Yearling Colt | 2014 Australian Reserve Champion Yearling Colt | 2014
BEYONCE MI
x LLC Briana (by Pyro Thyme SA) 5th Generation Mulawa-Bred Champion Member of the LLC BRIANA Family Victorian Classic Champion Yearling Filly | 2013
ZEROX te
MI MARIE
(Chip Chase Sadaqa x Aloha Zariba)
x Mae Marie (by TS AL Malik) 5th Generation Mulawa-Bred Female
Available at Stud 2014
Member of the KARMAA Family
For breeding, buying and selling enquiries please contact
Unshown | MI MARIE and her younger full brother, ARISE MI, are two of the finest members of Generation Next
www.toftendurance.com.au Toft Endurance Pty Ltd
Greg, Julie & Jane PO Box 56, Marburg 4346 Farrell Queensland, Australia 61-65 Bay Rd, Berrilee NSW 2159 P: (02) 9655 1000 M: 0412 517 188 E: julie.farrell@mulawa.com.au
Ph (07) 5464 4312 Fax (07) 5464 4538 W W W. M U L AWA R 841 A BorI0417 A N626 S .C Mob 0419A780 188O M . AU Email toftendurance@bigpond.com
FROM THE
EDITOR
W
elcome to the June edition of The Australian Arabian Horse News.
This edition we are featuring the beautiful Crabbet Arabians and spotlighting a few of our small breeders from Victoria. We also have a great Youth section and Glenys Lilley has been hard at work once again, this time looking into the controversies surrounding the judging of the Arabian Halter Horse. We have lost our lovely QLD News rep under the best of circumstances – congratulations on your new job Sharyn, and thanks for all your hard work. Taking over from Sharyn is the Arabian Horse Association of Queensland, with their contact person being Sarah Hancock. You’ll find her email address with the other State News reps below. Welcome and a huge thanks to all the AHAQ committee members who are busily looking for great stories to add to our News section. Also, a huge congratulations to Vicki Pavich, winner of our holiday competition. Vicki is set for a relaxing weekend away and we wish her a great time. Competitions this month include the chance to name the new TV series based on The Amazing Adventures of Amurath Santiago, which includes a visit to the set. There are also double passes to Equitana valued at $96 to win.
NEXT ISSUE ■ Stallion Feature ■ ■ Small Studs of Queensland ■ ■ Endurance ■
It’s been wonderful to receive so many article ideas from readers over the past few months. Many of these stories you’ll read in this magazine, and some in the next. While there is a list developing, I encourage anyone with a great topic to get in touch. I’d love to hear from you. All the best Sarah NEWS REPS NSW: Kerry Frame kerry_frame@bigpond.com VIC: Dee and Nicola Kelly arabianpony@gmail.com SA: Tania Edmonds taniap@internode.on.net WA: Taryn Bray taryn.bray@bigpond.com TAS: Maya Jaehne bashiralodge@gmail.com QLD: Sarah Hancock sarah.hancock02@gmail.com
AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN
Roll of Merit
Lush KS AWF768 Merit Halter & Working 29/4/2014 Connie Fischer Sunhaven Bartel G24463 Merit Halter April 2014 Elizabeth Webb
Editorial Deadline: August 1, 2014
Malleegrove Mandalla S23009 Merit Halter May 2014 J & J Preece & C Payne
If you have news or a story you would like to submit, please contact Sarah Barrie (Editor) E: sarah@vinkpub.com
Arreton Majnoun APC1005 Merit Halter May 2014 J & J Preece & C Payne
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4
From the Editor
8
Office Bearers/Life Members of AHSA Ltd & Distinguished Service Awards
10
Affiliate Organisations
12
The Story behind our Crabbet Arabians
18
Whyneemah
22
Historic Twins for New Breeders
26
Crabbet Arabians: Stories from Owners
29
News
37
Barrel Racer’s Dream
38
My Whirlwind UAE Visit – Part 1
42
Gallery of Purebred Foals
44
Small Studs of Victoria
50
The Wonderful Journey the Arabian Horse has given us
52
Turning a Blind Eye to Disability
55
S.A.A.R.A.B.S Inc. 2014
56
Flying the Flag for Arabians: Derivatives Shine at the Royal Easter Show
58
Judges Column
61
Arabian Gala Event
62
Businesswomen of the Arabian Industry – Danna Russo Lingard
64
Kas Von Dutch
66
Youth in Focus
67
Youth Gallery
68
Our Versatile Arabians: Beer Street Targa
69
Selecting a Show Halter
72
Choked Up
74
A Member’s Story: Colhaven Silver Echo
75
Magic Breed & PETstock Foal & Youngstock Shows
76
Greener Pastures
78
Arabian Market Place / Stallion Directory
79
Book Review: Royal Heritage – The Story of Jordan’s Arab Horses
80
This Issue’s Competitions
81
Stud, Services and Trainers Directories
87
Classified Adverts
87
Ineligible Sires & Transactions Suspended etc.
88
Advertisers Index / What’s Next
ON THE COVER: 2014 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ARABIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHAMPION SENIOR STALLION – RHR HEIR OF MARWAN (KP ARABIANS). PHOTOGRAPHED BY STUART VESTY.
Arabian Horse Society of Australia Office Bearers Chairman: Mr Allan Preston Ph (02) 4773 4124 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: Mr Harold Williamson Ph (02) 4577 5366 Registrar: Miss Helen Dohan Ph (02) 4577 5366 Assistant Registrar: Mrs Teresa Edwards Ph (02) 4577 5366 Auditors: Priestley and Morris 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
2014
Donna Greene Rosemary Dumbleton Kaye Slattery Colleen Rutherford Marilynn Thomas
2013
Gail Iskra Janet Fritz Jean Muir Robert Browne Andrea Dobson
2012
2010
2011
2009
Nell Marshman Camille Alexander Alison Hudson Robert Burgess Margaret Potts Geoff Tucker Kevin Howard Mini Pankhurst Sue Warren Peter Toft Jill Vanstone Richard Walsh
Arabian Horse Society of Australia Membership & Arabian Roll of Merit Enquiries The Secretary: Arabian Horse Society of Australia Ltd. OFFICE ADDRESS: 226 George Street, Windsor NSW POSTAL ADDRESS: Locked Bag 6, Windsor NSW 2756
Ph (02) 4577 5366
Fax: (02) 4587 7509 OFFICE HOURS: 8am – 4pm Monday to Friday (Public holidays in NSW excepted) Web: www.ahsa.asn.au Email: secretary@ahsa.asn.au | ABN 12 001 281 590
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Narelle Kinnear Gudrun Martini Mrs Joan Flynn Sue Gredley 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.
UNANIMOUS AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION COLT
STANDING TO LIMITED MARES THIS SEASON For all enquiries contact ERA Horses - Paul & Jenni Ogden Visitors always welcome by appointment. 22 Willowtree Rd Firefly NSW 2429 Australia Tel: 61 2 6559 1840 Facs: 61 2 6559 1847 Mobile: 61 401 902 075 info@eagleridgearabians.com www.eagleridgearabians.com
Affiliates AHS JUDGES GROUP
A.H.S.A. Judges Executive Committee c/- Laura Smith, Locked Bag 6, Windsor NSW 2756 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/- Judith Perkins (Vice President), GPO Box 1057, Canberra ACT 2601 P: 0411 120 343 E: secretary@arabsinc.com.au www.arabsinc.com.au
NEW SOUTH WALES
Ballina and Districts Equestrian Club Inc. c/- Stuart Abicht 44 Ballina St, Lennox Head NSW 2478 P: 0427 110 565 E: horsepowerbaby@yahoo.com.au Buckskin Horse Association of NSW Inc. c/- Jane Newton, 33 Reserve Rd, Freemans Reach NSW 2756 P: (02) 4579 6827 E: jane.newton4@bigpond.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/- Suzanne Patricks, PO Box 794, Grafton NSW 2460 P: 0488 243 387 E: sapatricks1@bigpond.com Coast ‘N’ Country Natural Horsemanship Club Inc. c/- Lee Woodland, PO Box 43, Clarence Town NSW 2321 P: (02) 4996 5500 E: lee@naturalequipment.com.au Colonial Country Trail Riders Inc. c/- Vicki Brown, 76 Wallalong Rd, Wallalong NSW 2320 P: 0427 305 935 E: colvic2002@optusnet.com.au
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: swdouglas@harboursat.com.au Nambucca Natural Horsemanship Club Inc. c/- Karen Townend, 73 Cockburns Lane, Warrell Creek NSW 2447 P: 0412 626 629 E: enquiries4nnhc@gmail.com www.nambuccanaturalhorse.com.au 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, Armidale NSW 2350 P: (02) 6775 0042 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 & ACT Arabian Racing Club c/- Rachel Reid, 1 Crago Pl, Macgregor ACT 2615 P: (02) 6278 3937 E: degruchy@homemail.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
Coonabarabran Horse & Rider Club Inc. c/- Tric Knight, PO Box 618, Coonabarabran NSW 2357 P: (02) 6842 2756 E: coonahorseandrider@gmail.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
Hunter Valley Arabians Inc. c/- Sharon Finlay, 210 Torryburn Rd, Torryburn NSW 2421 P: (02) 4938 9557 E: info@huntervalleyarabians.com www.huntervalleyarabians.com
The Crabbet Arabian Group Of Australia Inc. c/- Jacki Dand, 502 Tizzana Rd, Ebenezer NSW 2756 P: (02) 4579 1037 E: jackie@iprimus.com.au
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
The Pinto Association of NSW Inc. c/- Margaret Madden, 53 Kelvin Park Dr, Bringelly NSW 2556 P: (02) 4774 9211 E: margmadden2000@yahoo.com.au
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/- Peter Murray, 251 Roxburgh Rd, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 P: 0411 196 626 E: yarreh.lane@hotmail.com www.miniaturehorsefederation.com
Wauchope Natural Horsemanship Club Inc. c/- Carol Piper, 711 Willi Willi Rd, Turners Flat NSW 2440 P: 0427 243 690 E: giddyupcaz@bigpond.com Working Equitation Hawkesbury To Hunter Inc. c/- Janet McCormack, 4 Hensons Rd, Somersby NSW 2250 P: (02) 4372 1688 E: jmc51051@hotmail.com
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QUEENSLAND
Arabian Horse Association Qld Inc. c/- Sarah Hancock, PO Box 434, Burpengary QLD 4505 P: 0408 716 875 E: secretary@arabianhorseqld.com.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: amanda_hosie@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/- Patricia Ainge, 1 Butler Drive, Kuranda QLD 4881 P: (07) 4093 9447 E: mahoganylodge@gmail.com 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/- Debbie Angell, 128 O’Shea Rd, Wamuran QLD 4512 P: (07) 5496 9096 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: aja27512@bigpond.net.au
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide Plains Equestrian Club Inc. c/- John Newton, PO Box 1070, Two Wells SA 5501 P: (08) 8520 2453 E: newton@ahkem.com.au 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/- Kristy Quinlan, PO Box 522, Port Pirie SA 5540 P: 0403 010 181 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/- Tegan Schmidt, PO Box 846, Mount Barker SA 5251 P: 0408 687 670 E: harristegan@gmail.com www.sa-arabs.org 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 Horse Driving Society Inc. c/- Caralyn James, 27 Broadacres Drive, Penfield Gardens SA 5121 P: (08) 8284 7470 Strathalbyn Adult Riding Club Inc. c/- Tanya Potts, 265 Wandstead Rd, Bletchley via Strathalbyn SA 5255 P: (08) 8537 3202 E: thetandav5@bigpond.com
The Adelaide Trail Horse Riders Club Inc. c/- Jenny Hardingham, PO Box 1014, Mt Barker SA 5251 P: 0427 557 707 E: jenny.hardingham@ health.sa.gov.au www.athrc.org The Stockyard Arena Association Inc. c/- Leanne Knight, PO Box 162, 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, 98 Sunset Boulevard, Clarence Point TAS 7270 P: 0420 886 851 E: bashiralodge@gmail.com Tasmanian Buckskins Inc. c/- Mel Reid, 995 Bishopsbourne Rd, Bishopsbourne TAS 7301 P: 0417 596 967 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
Central Arabian Riders And Breeders Inc. c/- Belinda Nation, PO Box 38, 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.freewebs.com/ goulburnvalleyarabianhorseclub/ 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 Victorian Arabian Jockey Club Inc. c/- Maureen Milburn, PO Box 177, Romsey VIC 3434 P: (03) 5429 6985 F: (03) 5429 6975 E: shalte@hotkey.net.au Western District Arabian Riders and Breeders Inc. c/- The Secretary, PO Box 1375, Ballarat MC VIC 3353 P: 0419 568 067 E: info@wdarab.com Yarra Valley Arabian Horse Action Club Inc. c/- Samantha Gannaway, PO Box 590, Lilydale VIC 3140 P: 0403 775 721 E: tamla_park@netspace.net.au
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Western Australian Arabian Horse Association Inc. c/- Kylie Rees, 1 Kinnear Trail, Byford WA 6122 P: 0419 959 443 www.waaha.com.au E: nadalla_park@hotmail.com
ATTENTION CLUB SECRETARIES: Please contact the AHSA Ltd to advise of any changes to your club’s details.
P: (02) 4577 5366 E: general@ahsa.asn.au
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THE STORY
BEHIND OUR
CRABBET
ARABIANS A SMALL NUMBER OF ARABIAN HORSE BREEDERS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PRESERVATION OR “STRAIGHT” CRABBET BLOODLINES, WITH ALL THE ANIMALS PRODUCED DESCENDING IN EVERY LINE FROM HORSES BRED OR PURCHASED BY CRABBET PARK STUD.
By Brenda Bell-McKenna
T
he qualities of the Crabbet Arabian are well known. The foremost character traits of loyalty and devotion to his owner are evident, and they thrive when owned by considerate, loving owners. These Arabians are unique in temperament. They are “people lovers”. They seem to have the magical power to “possess” their owners, enabling them to extract from their owners the same loyalty and dedication they so generously give. Many young riders have obtained their best start aboard a gentle Crabbet Arabian. Crabbet Arabians are also remarkably high achievers. Ask them to respond to a request and they will try very hard to do it. They want to please their owners. This has contributed greatly to horses of Crabbet bloodlines predominating in many ridden disciplines today. As most of us will be aware, the Crabbet Arabian descended from the Arabians bred at Crabbet Park Stud, England and that the stud’s founders, Lady Anne and Lord Wilfred Blunt, selected their foundation horses from the Arabian desert. Being independently wealthy the Blunts were able to make multiple journeys to Egypt, Syria, the Sinai Peninsula and Algeria, and although originally they had set out to recreate an outstanding foundation sire of the Thoroughbred, the Darley Arabian, a trip they made in 1877 convinced Lady Anne that she wanted to breed purebred Arabians.
AT LEAST 90% OF ALL ARABIAN HORSES ALIVE TODAY TRACE THEIR PEDIGREES IN ONE OR MORE LINES TO CRABBET HORSES. PICTURED IS SILVER RADAIN (SILVER SOMERIO X SARACHET). PC JENNI OGDEN
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The Blunts specifically travelled to the Mid East Desert to find, purchase and ship back the best Arabian horses available. The pedigree of each horse purchased was authenticated by the Bedouins and included historic accounts of several of the horses’ heroic loyalty during the all too common tribal desert battles and wars. In addition to their base in England the Blunts also established a second farm in Egypt, the Sheykh Obeyd Stud, at which they kept a number of their horses.
The Blunts imported a total of 48 Arabian horses to England. Of these, 15 came direct from the desert, and 33 from Ali Pasha Sherif, an Egyptian breeder whose root stock was from the best Bedouin sources. During the latter part of the 19th century, Crabbet Park Stud became famous for having the greatest collection of Arabian horses outside of the Middle East. The main demand was for stallions to upgrade the local stock of many countries and Crabbet horses were exported all over the world. This fuelled an interest in breeding pure Arabians, and along with America, Poland and Russia, Australia soon became important buyers of Crabbet stock, with the first horses sent over in 1891. Though Crabbet Park Stud thrived, there were problems encountered along the way. There were disagreements between Wilfred and Lady Anne on methods of horse keeping due to Wilfred’s theory that Arabian horses should live under “desert conditions” even in such a cold, damp climate as the UK. Also their marriage was in trouble due to the philandering of Wilfred. In 1906 the Blunts separated and Lady Anne was able to work with her own methods of keeping her horses under far better conditions. In the same year Wilfred’s current mistress moved in with him and the Blunts agreed to a formal separation. The stud was divided; Lady Anne kept Crabbet Park and half the horses, whilst Wilfred Blunt took Caxton’s farm and the rest of the stock. Quite soon after this, Lady Anne retired to Sheykh Obeyd where she lived for most of the remainder of her life. Lady Anne was described as a person so brave, so intelligent and yet so gentle. Her bond with horses is evident in her writing. With her keen insight and humour she described the hot temperament of her Arabian horses. By setting up Crabbet Park Stud she rescued the pure strain of the Arab horse from near oblivion. She suffered in dignified silence as her temperamental husband threw himself headlong into a succession of scandalous liaisons. Anne suffered the torments of a woman scorned and the agonies of a wife whose hopes of producing a much-wanted son and heir were repeatedly dashed. She transformed her private pain into a tireless quest to save the Arabian horse. Lady Anne said, “I hope that what I have done while alive will turn out to have furthered my country’s horse breeding.” Not only did her work leave an indelible mark on her country’s horse breeding but on Arabian horse breeding throughout the world. The Blunts had just one surviving child, Judith, later known as Lady Wentworth. Due to family conflicts, Judith entered into a protracted legal battle with her father, Wilfred over the disposition of the horses after her mother’s death, aged 80, in 1917, with the end result being that she finally gained control of the
THE LEGACY THAT LADY ANNE SO DESPERATELY WISHED TO LEAVE US, LIVES ON. PICTURED IS EVEETA (FENWICK PANACHE X NAKEEDA), A PURE CRABBET MARE. PC JENNI OGDEN
horses in 1920. 1920 was a landmark year for the stud, as Lady Wentworth sold a group of 19 horses to the Royal Agricultural Society of Egypt, and acquired the stallion who may have had the most influence of any used at the stud in the century – the Polish-born Skowronek. Although Skowronek sired just 47 foals, crossing him on the Blunt-bred mares proved to be a great decision, and increased demand for Crabbet stock worldwide. The sale to the Royal Agricultural Society was the first major sale abroad made by Lady Wentworth, but it was not the last. Crabbet’s peak year was 1929, when over 30 mares were bred, but as the Great Depression deepened it affected Crabbet Park, with Lady Wentworth only breeding eight foals in 1932, and two foals in 1933. To reduce the size of the herd, she made major sales in 1936 to the Tersk Stud of the Soviet Union, selling 25 horses, including the beautiful Skowronek
son, Naseem. The stud’s financial picture also improved by selling three more horses to the Kellogg Ranch. During this period Lady Wentworth also sold horses to Australia, Brazil, Holland and Portugal. In spite of the times, the Depression years resulted in the birth of many fine horses including Sharima, Indian Gold, Indian Crown, and Sharfina. During World War II Lady Wentworth’s aunt, Mary Lovelace, died leaving a large fortune. This much needed inheritance marked the end of the financial problems, which had been a problem for Lady Wentworth and Crabbet Park Stud. In the war years, even though Lady Wentworth cut back on her herd, horses such as Grey Royal, Silver Gilt, Indian Magic, Silfina and Serafina were produced. After the war, she purchased the stallions Raktha and Oran, and produced other significant breeding stock including Sharima, Silver Fire, Indian Gold, and Nisreen. By the time of her death in 1957 at the THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 13
THE QUALITIES OF THE CRABBET ARABIAN ARE WELL KNOWN. PICTURED IS PRINCE EMANI SPA.
age of 84 she owned 75 horses, noted for their height, excellent movement and regal carriage. Lady Wentworth died on August 8th, 1957. She left the stud to its manager, Geoffrey Covey, but he predeceased her by a few days and it passed to his son Cecil Covey, who fortunately had inherited some other land. Only by selling land and nearly half the 75 horses was he able to pay the 80% death duties owed on Lady Wentworth’s estate and keep the stud going. What followed was the largest single consignment of Arabians ever made from England, to Bazy Tankersley’s Al-Marah Stud in the USA. In 1961 Covey also sold the stallion Sindh to Dora Maclean of Fenwick Stud, Australia. For 12 years the stud ran smoothly under Covey, with 20 to 30 horses plus visiting mares. For the first time the Crabbet sires were available to outside breeders. In 1970 Cecil Covey learned of plans to build a motorway connecting South London with Gatwick airport and Brighton. This motorway eventually 14 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
dissected Crabbet Park and, having lost most of the horse pastures to development, in 1972 Covey reluctantly sold off the last of the stud. Thankfully the Crabbet legacy lives on as at least 90% of all Arabian horses alive today trace their pedigrees in one or more lines to Crabbet horses such as Mesaoud and Skowronek. If you looked closely you would find that there are many more studs with Crabbet line Arabians than you may have thought possible. A small number of Arabian horse breeders continue to produce preservation or “straight” Crabbet bloodlines, with all the animals produced descending in every line from horses bred or purchased by Crabbet Park Stud. An even smaller group of breeders maintain preservation bloodlines tracing strictly to the horses imported by the Blunts. The Crabbet symposium in Denver in 1983 was the first gathering of like-minded people and resulted in the formation of Crabbet groups in the US and Australia.
It was the Australian convention of 2000 which spurred the supporters of the breed to hold another in the UK and in 2002 the UK convention took place at Merrist Wood. This signalled a movement in the UK to reinstate Arabians of Crabbet bloodlines, not only to their rightful position as reliable foundation stock but also to raise awareness of the unrivalled athletic ability of these horses. For a century and a quarter Arabian horse breeding all over the world has benefitted from the results of the Blunts’ achievements in gathering together such a unique collection of horses. No other group of Arabians can equal the influence that the Crabbet horses have had over the period of time, dispelling the view that the Arabian is just a pretty show horse. Indeed horses of Crabbet bloodlines have demonstrated consistently their ability to perform well in all disciplines. Today, so many years after the Blunts, the legacy that Lady Anne so desperately wished to leave us, lives on.
FENWICK STUD Vicki Johnson, Marshall and William Maclean Whittlesea, Victoria Fenwick Stud was founded in 1925 by Mrs Dora Maclean. The first Arabian imported to the stud was the mare Rafina and her colt foal Raseel. Mrs Maclean based her stud on the breeding program of the Crabbet Stud in England. She was inspired to breed after seeing a photograph of the Blunts in full Bedouin dress with one of their mares. Since 1925 Fenwick Stud has bred purebreds and derivatives that have succeeded in all types of equine pursuits. Endurance, pony club, showjumping, stockwork, dressage, harness, racing, showing... they have done it all. We have even been privileged to have one of our Fenwick horses chosen as a current member of the WA Mounted Police Force. The stud continued on after Mrs Maclean’s death in 1978 and has been run by her granddaughter, Vicki Johnson, since 1987. The stud currently runs four Crabbet stallions and 13 mares. The stud continues to focus its Arabian breeding program on Crabbet bloodlines because of their proven performance capabilities in so many different fields.
Fenwick Stud
Home of beautiful Crabbet Arabians and Derivatives since 1925.
Visitors always welcome by appointment. Email Vicki Johnson – fenwickstud1925@bigpond.com Phone – 03 9716 2393 For further information – www.fenwickstud.com.au
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NIKSHAR STUD Nikshar Stud began with the purchase of the purebred Arabian (and 93.49% Crabbet breeding) mare Pinnaroo Mary (Golden Spark (imp UK) x Pinnaroo Sharell (x Count Chatain)) in 1993. Since then, Nikshar Stud has slowly grown and been blessed with many beautiful foals, specialising in purebred Arabians, Arabian derivatives (Arabian Warmbloods, Arabian Ponies) and Welsh breeds. STALLIONS AT STUD: Nikshar Valentino (Rehal Gold x Pinnaroo Mary (x Golden Spark (imp UK)), purebred Arabian and 95.23% Crabbet breeding, competing successfully in halter with Nicole beside her electric wheelchair, with several titles to his name. His first foal, the Arabian Pony, part Welsh filly Nikshar Valentinah Rose, is competing successfully too. Nikshar Alladin (Brampton Sinbad x Owendale Flower Girl (x Sir Percy of Paxhall (imp UK)), black buckskin roan Welsh B/Arabian Pony, with lovely foals on the ground. Rehal Gold (Halim x Adbarina Renae (x Greylight iid UK), purebred Arabian and
Nicole and Margaret Kullen near Bathurst, New South Wales
96.97% Crabbet breeding, sire of many successful progeny and grand get; including being sire of Nikshar Valentino. With our emphasis on breeding Crabbet-bred purebred Arabians and derivatives, we strive to breed quality foals with beauty, type and temperament, and with the performance ability to make them versatile and capable all-rounders, as well as specialised sports and competition mounts. I love the Arabian breed in all its origins, but Crabbet Arabians have always drawn me to them especially. This has been greatly influenced by Pinnaroo Mary’s beauty and amazing temperament. When I was just 13 years old, we purchased Pinnaroo Mary as a 12year-old 93.49% Crabbet-bred purebred Arabian mare that won my heart from the very start. She was my loyal companion and friend, providing me with so many amazing memories and adventures over the 20 years we owned her. Her legacy lives on with even more special moments as her progeny and theirs come into this world and shine.
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SHAHWANPARK ARABIANS
Jennifer Hawkins Tamworth, New South Wales
To ensure maximum fertility and health, we believe the responsibility of a breeder begins prior to conception, through knowledge of pasture management, nutrition and understanding the animals’ well-being. Understanding that resistance instilled in a foal forever impacts him/her, training our youngsters is of paramount importance. We put much time into the initial handling of our youngstock to set them up for their best possible future.
PC: JENNIFER HAWKINS
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 ongoing 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.
Our focus is on producing performance horses that have great movement, good minds, are athletic, well conformed, all combined with the beauty and grace of a quality Arabian. Our horses have abilities for a rich variety of performance disciplines. One of our pure Crabbet stallions, Fenwick Panache, was purchased over 30 years ago as a 2 year old and was an example of all the qualities mentioned above. Panache was a great ambassador for the Arabian breed and not only an inspiration to us, but also to many others. ShahwanPark has spent many, many years in the past, promoting the Arabian horse in general as a performance horse to the outside world. It is our belief that this is where the future lies for our breed along with an undying enthusiasm for us as breeders, handlers and riders to continue to expand our knowledge and experiences, and so be able to present a quality Arabian that is well trained, with a good mind, to the outside world – our market place!
Pure Crabbet Stallions at Stud
Binley
Prince Iqbal Eliseo
[imp UK]
(Prince Sadik x Ismala)
SPA
Chestnut Sabino
Jennifer Hawkins // Tamworth NSW Australia M: 0427 302 598 E: jh@shahwanparkarabians.com.au www.shahwanparkarabians.com.au
Photo: Jennifer Hawkins
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MARGARET’S GRANDDAUGHTER, ASHLEE, WITH WHYNEEMAH RABBANI.
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WHYNEEMAH NINE WHYNEEMAH HORSES HAVE NOW BEEN SOLD TO THE UAE AND MOST HAVE COMPETED VERY SUCCESSFULLY IN ENDURANCE EVENTS. OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, THE 2006-2007 UAE ENDURANCE RACING SEASON IS ONE OF THEM. DURING THAT YEAR TWO HORSES BRED BY MARGARET WERE IN THE TOP FIFTY.
By Dee and Nicola Kelly
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hyneemah is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘hunting weapon’. It doesn’t seem to fit the sweet lady who chose it for her fledgling Arabian stud and indeed it wasn’t her first choice, but it is a name that Margaret Pesenhofer has grown fond of over the years. It has given her over four decades of breeding high percentage Crabbet Arabians and has also provided her with a very close connection to her daughter Katrina and granddaughter Ashlee. The Aboriginal word for horse was Margaret’s first choice, but by the time she came to use it, she discovered to her disappointment that someone else had beaten her. So, after looking for other options, Whyneemah was the name she settled upon. Margaret, originally from Braidwood, and her husband who worked in the building industry, bought forty acres on the outskirts of the little village of Sutton, New South Wales where they set up a nursery. Close to the National Capital, it was an ideal location for a young family and forty acres certainly provided enough space for a pony or two. Katrina was the horse-crazy daughter and loved her pony, but she was keen to breed a foal. Arabians were quite scarce in those days, but that was no deterrent to a little girl, bitten by the Arabian bug, and her willing parents. They were not to know that they were also sowing the seed for their grandchildren to also become smitten by the horse of the desert. Initially they bred a couple of partbreds before embarking on the much more serious, and expensive, endeavour of breeding purebreds. The cost of an Arabian mare in the 70s was exorbitant. Margaret and her husband invested as much to acquire their four foundation mares and one stallion, as they would have to purchase a four bedroom house in Canberra! Their Arabian mares cost between $5,000 and $6,000 each and then there was the cost of the stallion. To put those figures into perspective, at today’s rates those mares would cost between $43,125 and $51,750 respectively! Mares were hard to come by and supply and
demand determined the value of each animal. If you wanted to breed Arabian horses, you had to pay dearly for them and your choices were very limited. Of the four mares they purchased, two were from South Australia, one came from Mittagong and one came from Linden stud in Parkes, so they also had to pay transport costs. Their first two purebred foals were Whyneemah Shimona and Iraki Lucinda. They bought Lucinda’s dam Iraki Nasiri in foal and had her re-bred to Laramah before having her and her filly shipped to Sutton. Iraki Nasiri produced a total of ten foals, while Shimona contributed thirteen foals to the studbook. One of Shimona’s foals, Whyneemah Ghazia by the Royal Domino stallion Benghazi, lived to the ripe old age of twenty-nine. Ghazia, affectionately known as Specky, was a lovely bay stallion with tremendous movement. In his mid-twenties, having returned to Whyneemah, there was renewed interest from people wanting to breed their mares to him, but sadly he was no longer fertile. Tragedy struck in 1999 in the form of three catastrophic family events! Firstly, the family home was consumed by fire and less than a year later Margaret became a widow. Not only was she alone with three grown up children, but twelve years of drought and the subsequent lack of water forced the closure of the nursery, leaving them without an income. The future was looking very grim for this young family. Interest in endurance horses was on the rise in the 90s and Crabbet horses were beginning to shine as top class athletes in this extremely demanding sport. Imported horses had begun arriving in Australia in growing numbers, particularly the ‘Egyptian’ horses, and their popularity as show horses was overriding the Crabbet-bred horses. Fortunately for Margaret, her horses were very high percentage Crabbet and therefore perfectly suited to the sport of endurance. The bloodlines of her stock were based primarily on Crabbet and old Colonial lines
and they were ideal mounts for the tough country that endurance horses were expected to cover. With the increase in popularity of endurance, came interest from overseas buyers looking for hardy animals that could cope with extreme conditions. Owners and riders from the Middle Eastern countries were travelling the globe to try to find well grown horses that would be competitive in their homelands. Australian horses were generally of good bone and height and more than capable of carrying a heavyweight rider over the finish line. Margaret’s Crabbet mare Ikneena (Ivan x Farah) was to become a very valuable member of the Whyneemah family. She produced sixteen live foals for the stud, including Whyneemah Bint Ikneena who was Champion Ridden Mare at the Australian Arabian Championships, and Whyneemah Jarrik who excelled as a heavyweight endurance mount in Australia before being exported to the UAE. Ikneena herself lived to twenty-six and her bloodlines survive through her many successful sons and daughters. Nine Whyneemah horses have now been sold to the UAE and most have competed very successfully in endurance events. Of the highlights, the 2006–2007 UAE endurance racing season is one of them. During that year two horses bred by Margaret were in the top fifty. Whyneemah Jaspah was ranked 12th, and Whyneemah Jataan was ranked 28th. Outstanding results for their respective stables, but also for their breeder who had endured such hardships in the decade of their births. Whyneemah is now very much a family affair again, with Katrina and Ashlee on hand most of the time to work and care for the horses while Margaret takes great delight in watching them doing what she has done for more than half her life. She still loves being with her horses and enjoys giving them a kind pat and a brush when she can, but some of her most pleasant moments are those where she reflects on what the Crabbet Arabian has given her and her horses – courage, longevity and endurance. ▮ THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 19
MILLPARK ARABIANS
We are breeders of pure Crabbet Arabians, and our horses have found their way into all discipline types. It is that fire in the belly that keeps the pure Crabbet breeder striving to produce a foal that is better than its sire or dam, not the dollars at the end when it is sold. It is hard to explain to the uninitiated just what it means to breed pure Crabbet Arabians and follow in the footsteps of the Blunts and what they set in motion so many years ago. I never look at my horses without thinking if they would meet with approval from the past Crabbet
Shirley Douglas-Greig and Don Greig Stuart Mill, Central Victoria
Park owners. To me they are an honour and a challenge, these horses that have so much heritage, history and romantic ideal. My first exposure to pure Crabbet Arabians was the stallion Sindh* in the early 1960s when I saw him at Melbourne Royal entering the ring. He had been announcing his arrival before he came into view and then he appeared. His presence was dynamic and it was indelibly imprinted in my young mind and has been over my lifetime the most stunning entrance to
an arena that I have ever witnessed. He was beautiful, truly awe inspiring, the very essence of the Arabian horse. I breed to produce worthy representatives of their Crabbet heritage and to preserve the pure Crabbet Arabian for the future. MillPark is with a combination of studs that are advertised under the banner of ‘Crabbet Heritage Breeders’. This included the late Wayne Pinder and more recently Judy and Paul Ward’s ‘Bellmere Stud’ in Warwick, Queensland.
The Original Crabbet Magic is here to stay…………...
MILLPARK ARABIANS…………Breeders of Pure Crabbet Arabians. Shirley Douglas- Greig & Don Greig P.O.Box 180 St Arnaud. 3478 .Victoria. Australia. 0354999237…………….saffy1@activ8.net.au
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WOOTTON ARABIAN STUD I had other horse breeds before my first Crabbet Arabian and it was such a vastly different relationship I could never switch away! Crabbet’s are what I’m familiar with now and I’m passionate about preserving the pure Crabbet Arabian for the future. They’re so smart and kind. Of course it doesn’t hurt either that they are the most beautiful horse in the world. Rebroff Moonshadow (Majestic Light/Abberdegar Majestikhan) was my first Crabbet horse, and my inspiration for breeding Crabbet Arabians – he is an exceptional athlete and we had so much fun over the years I just wanted to create more of that joy for others. As a youngster I used to be fascinated by the Caltex Oil cinema advertisement where the magical white Arabian came to life and jumped off the merry-goround and cantered away. I found out after buying Moonshadow that the Caltex Oil horse was Majestic Light, his sire.
Linda Henley Wootton, mid north coast, New South Wales
Once I started learning about the history of these horses I was hooked. Plus they were very popular and very successful at endurance at that time and quite hard to source. Watching all those trot-outs I would always gravitate to the Crabbet type. Rebroff Moonshadow has a double cross to Greylight (iid GB) and I had the idea in my mind from all I’d heard about Greylight, that my horse had taken after him genetically. I’ll never forget flying down to Fenwick in the late 90s with a pic of my “mini Greylight” and Vicki Johnson looking at his picture and saying, “He looks like Spindrift to me.” I obviously had a lot to learn. I then started a journey to purchase pure Crabbet mares with similar pedigrees, which wasn’t easy back then. I now have ten pure Crabbet mares of diverse pedigree and type to breed on with and ten years after my first Wootton pure Crabbet Arabian was born I still feel like this is only the beginning.
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having just experienced the stressful (and no doubt painful) birth of twins, I immediately felt physically ill at the thought that she would just stand up and walk away, abandoning her new babies in spite of our help. We promptly put the foals in front of Piper and started to towel dry them as she helped and nickered to them – it was at this point that I started to cry. I tried ringing Roxanne, with no luck, and then rang Ebony (Roxanne’s daughter). I shouted down the phone like a lunatic that Piper had foaled twin colts and that they were both alive and a good size.
THE FIRST LIVE PURE CRABBET TWINS BORN IN AUSTRALIA.
HISTORIC TWINS FOR NEW BREEDERS THE ARRIVAL OF OUR TWO SPECIAL BOYS HAS PROVIDED US WITH A TRULY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND A PLACE IN ARABIAN HORSE HISTORY.
By Mel Somerville
T
he outstanding Volcano and equally handsome Arfaja Harlan have always been my two favourite pure Crabbet stallions, so when I decided to breed my first pure Crabbet foal, theirs were the bloodlines I immediately sought out. After acquiring the gorgeous Ebjarah Moollah (Arfaja Harlan x Arfaja Moonflower), I promptly began my search for a Volcano daughter. I was extremely lucky to be offered the precious Mira-Monte Silver Piper (Volcano x Woodlyn Silver Spangle) by my good friend Roxanne Pidoto of Ebjarah Arabians. Roxanne has been my sounding board and staunch supporter from the outset, and I was thrilled to have been offered such a beautiful, big-bodied mare to initiate my pure Crabbet programme. Piper conceived to Moollah without a single hiccup, and had a positive pregnancy test with a single foetus visible on the scan. With the initial technicalities out of the way, the waiting game started. Throughout Piper’s pregnancy I chatted regularly with Roxanne, sharing photos 22 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
and details as her due date approached. Rox commented that Piper was carrying differently to her previous pregnancies, but remarked that she never really foaled after her expected due date. With the foaling alarm on and regular nightly checks to ensure that Piper was travelling well, twins were the last thing on my mind. At 12.25am on October 30th, the foaling alarm went off and we hurried out of bed to watch the foaling from a respectful distance. After a minute or two, I realised that something did not look right. I shouted ‘red bag’, and my husband Dave and I immediately ran to Piper’s side. A frantic few minutes ensued, in which I pushed the second presenting head back into the birthing canal while Dave rearranged legs and pulled the first foal. He then located the legs of the second foal and pulled him out as well. I have never felt so shocked in my life, and could only repeat my incredulous statement of “there can’t be two…there can’t be two”. Piper had rejected a foal in the past and,
As the boys found their legs, poor Piper didn’t know where to look or who to follow. We decided to milk her and bottle feed the foals equal amounts to ensure that they were receiving adequate nutrients. In the morning I called the vet to organise IGG tests on the foals. Both colts required plasma transfusions – I thought that it was the very least we could do, seeing as Piper had done the hard yards carrying them both to term and birthing our two little miracles. We knew that twins were rare, but it wasn’t until I started to do some research and ask around that we realised just how rare! Jenni Thompson worked out that they are the first live pure Crabbet twins born in Australia, and only the fourth pair in the world. Nearly five months later we have two very different but very beautiful, healthy colts. We wanted special names for the boys and, as it was our first year of breeding pure Crabbets, I also wanted names that began with ‘A’. It is with great pride that we can now introduce Melandah Adal and Melandah Adeem (their names mean ‘rare’ and ‘precious’ respectively). At this stage Adeem will be gelded, possibly with the intention of becoming a future saddle horse for our daughter Georgia. We are eagerly waiting to see how Adal matures, and anticipate that he may be made available for purchase as a colt. Piper has done an amazing job – she is such a great mum and very easy to handle. I will be very sorry to see her leave, but will be forever grateful to Roxanne for entrusting her to us for the past year and a half. That concludes the story of our extraordinary first season breeding pure Crabbet Arabians. We never expected to make history when we set off on our journey, but we most certainly have. The arrival of our two special boys has provided us with a truly unique experience and a place in Arabian horse history. As a result, our connection with the Crabbet Arabian horse is something we shall cherish always. ▮
CAZDAN ARABIANS
Faye Gallagher Nairne, South Australia
Breeding Crabbet/Colonial bloodlines for temperament and endurance. Sindh was the one special horse that was our inspiration for breeding Crabbet Arabians. His bloodline is present in all horses at stud, however Shahzada was also an inspiration especially for endurance purposes and again his bloodline is present in all horses at stud. Crabbet Arabians are very versatile, from family favourites through to hard working endurance horses but my main love is the temperament. It is second to none. Stallion at stud is Shangrala El Silverado (Ricardo x Gay Silver). He is bold without being aggressive, easy on the eye and has a “live in your tent� temperament.
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SHANADARR ARABIANS
Darryl and Stephanie King Westbrook via Singleton, New South Wales
Shanadarr Arabians breed predominately for performance. We ourselves compete in endurance and aim to breed riding horses with exceptional movement, conformation and temperament. When we started showing in the early 80s, there were a number of Crabbet stallions in the show ring at that time that would leave us in awe, leading us to believe that Crabbet bloodlines were the best foundations for our stud. We choose to breed Crabbet Arabians for their strong bone, movement, temperament, stamina and versatility. With the recent purchase of the pure Crabbet Stallion Boden (Bonn x Dreaming Magic), we feel he will be an asset to our stud and breed exceptional endurance and performance horses.
Shanadarr Arabians Bred For Performance & Temperament
Boden
(Bonn x Dreaming Magic)
Pure Crabbet Stallion Grey 15hh
Boden will be standing his first season at Shanadarr Arabians. With his extreme movement, good bone and conformation, we feel he will be an asset to anyone wanting to breed for performance. Brother exported to UAE.
Wimsey Joshua
(Kyremi Ultraa x Wimsey Milexa) Mahogany Bay 15.2hh
Yellow logbook endurance stallion, producing big foals with good bone, and show quality with extreme movement and good temperaments. He is a proven endurance sire with progeny exported and excelling in endurance, the show ring and other disciplines. Brother to Ralvon Mark and Ralvon Dalton.
Darryl & Stephanie King / 221 Westbrook Rd, Westbrook via Singleton NSW 2330 Ph/Fax: 02 6577 5500 Mobile: 0419 110 330 Email: shanadarr@yahoo.com.au www.shanadarrarabians.weebly.com 24 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
MAHAZIN ARABIANS
Kellie McDougall Temora, NSW I chose Crabbet Arabians as they are big bodied riding horses, with great temperaments. I purchased Wonders Never Cease (Volcano x Oxford Wonder) from Dini Merceica as a weanling 18 years ago. He is a chestnut sabino and is throwing foals with a lot of bling. Wonders excelled under saddle, winning western, costume and dressage classes. He is producing pure and part Arabians that have great temperaments and are being used as show horses and pony club mounts, as well as endurance. Mahazin Bronze Azar is a pure Crabbet 14.2hh ‘pocket rocket’ that is ridden and owned by Harry Berg. He has completed 9 x 80km rides placing in the top 3 in each one. I currently have 12 pure Crabbet females and have just purchased a pure Crabbet stallion from Elizabeth Fawns in Victoria, Charadia Zignzag (Snow Leopard x Zoe Benay). He will be a great cross for my Wonders daughters. Both stallions will stand at stud next season. ▮
ze Azar
Mahazin Bron
Wonderful Sin
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WONDERS NEVER CEASE by Volcano (Supreme at Vic. Crabbet Show) out of Oxford Wonder (dec). Chestnut Sabino, 14.2 1/2hh.
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CHARADIA ZIGNZAG by Snow Leopard out of Zoe Benay. 15.2hh SCID, CA and LFS clear. QUALITY PURE CRABBET AND PART ARABIANS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
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BREEDING VERSATILE PURE CRABBET AND PARTBRED ARABIANS. CHARADIA ZIGNZAG
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JAFAR
KR ARABIANS YARRA VALLEY By Olga Szymiczek
As an owner and breeder of Quarter Horses, I was not in the market for an Arabian. Then I saw Jafar. I was immediately impressed by this striking liver chestnut three-year-old colt, who stood imperiously in one of Simla Stud’s paddocks. The handsome colt intrigued me. As he trotted away I could see he had great conformation and straight action. His owner, 26 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
Tim Brudenell informed me that Jafar was a purebred Arabian by Fenwick Phantom, and 84% Crabbet. He then told me Jafar was for sale and that I could take him home to see if I liked him. Well, within a couple of weeks I was in love with Jafar and Arabians! I phoned Tim and said “I’ll buy him.”
by the challenges of riding in the bush and in
Jafar was started under saddle, and because of his great temperament, he became my main trail riding horse. He is completely unfazed
from my favourite Quarter Horse mare. Jafar is
company with groups of horses. He’s also been shown with great success, winning Supreme Led Exhibit at an Arabian show, and Champion at Geelong Royal to name a few. Jafar’s first baby has also been born, a Quarab proving himself to be ideal for breeding rideable working purebreds and derivative Arabians.
MY DREAM COME TRUE – FENWICK AND ME By Sarojini MacLarn
My journey with the Crabbet Arabian began on 12 February in 1972 at the extremely influential Fenwick Stud, founded by A.D.D. McLean (known to everyone as Dora) in 1925. I was employed as a stud hand for eight and a half years and in that time learned so much from this wonderful lady. It was an absolute delight to be involved in the care of her horses, but in particular, her stallions such as Baz and the immortal Sindh (imp) and Greylight (iiu). NICOLE WITH DORA AT THE SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW
AN AMAZING ROYAL EASTER SHOW EXPERIENCE By Nicole & Margaret Kullen of Nikshar Stud
Nicole and Margaret are just home after an amazing experience at the 2014 Sydney Royal Easter Show in April, where Nicole and their yearling Part Welsh, high percentage Crabbet bred Arabian Pony filly Nikshar Valentinah Rose (Dora) were part of the ‘Horse Experience’ and entertainment in the Jenko Pavilion at the Show. Nicole and Margaret were honoured to be asked to be part of such an important and educational display, with Nicole and her filly doing two demonstrations per day over four days which ran over the peak time of the show, the Easter weekend. There was an excellent amount of interest, and crowd feedback about the displays, which involved Dora working beside Nicole’s electric wheelchair. This was 15-month-old Dora’s first experience with such large crowds, the big atmosphere, and the nightly fireworks (in the stadium right next to her stable block), and she was beautifully behaved.
During my time at Fenwick, I spent two years as ‘Head Girl’ and had the great honour to show the Fenwick-bred Roanne (Greylight iiu x Rosinella) to win Champion Arabian Mare at the 1973 Melbourne Royal Show, which was a huge thrill for me. Roanne had a beautiful temperament and the largest soft round eyes. She also had a wonderful floating trot, which she demonstrated in great style at the Sydney Royal Show in 1974. It was an unforgettable moment, not just for me, but for all the spectators as well. In 1981, six months after leaving Fenwick, I discovered that Roanne was being offered at auction. My wonderful mother Victoria, who provided me with tremendous encouragement and support in pursuit of my Crabbet dream, and I attended the auction intent on buying her. We were successful, but not without winning a bidding war with another interested party. I was overjoyed to have purchased the mare that had brought me so much pleasure during my time working for Fenwick. Roanne was in foal to Fabulous at the time and she produced a very upstanding filly, but sadly the filly was lost, despite veterinary care, to what I call a ‘mismatch’.
In 1989, I decided that I was going to breed my own pure Crabbet foal and the hunt began for a suitable mate for Roanne. After looking for the perfect stallion, I settled on Royal Magic (Baz x Royal Radiance), a half-brother to Greylight who of course was by Bright Shadow. Royal Magic had a lovely topline and an equally lovely temperament. Roanne was bred in 1990 and foaled a chestnut grey colt on 14 January, 1991 – he was the culmination of a long held dream – hence his name, Grey Dream. Dream was a bit weedy as a foal, but my experience told me that his good bone structure would see him develop into a quality individual and I was right. He was also a lovely horse to handle and would do anything for me, provided he knew I wasn’t going to hurt him. In 2001 he was diagnosed with stringhalt and was treated with equipalazone and confined for rest. Three months later he showed some improvement and finally, after six months of recovery, my veterinarian reported that the stringhalt had ‘almost completely disappeared’. Grey Dream has proven to be everything I expected of him, and although he has no registered offspring, he has given me so much pleasure and provided me with an eternal link to the renowned Fenwick Arabian Stud. I will be eternally grateful to Dora McLean, who I consider to be the Lady Wentworth of Australia and the most influential contributor to the Crabbet Arabian in this country, for helping me achieve my ‘Dream’.
Both Nicole and Margaret had an incredible time at the show with Dora. There were so many fun, special moments, and we’re very happy to have been invited back to do more demonstrations again next year. Nicole and Margaret would like to say a big thank you to their good friend Flick Mulligan who went with them to the Sydney Royal as their groom for the week and did a great job. Thank you also to the organisers of the Sydney Royal Easter Show for inviting them to be part of such a great feature event and for the opportunity to promote Nikshar Stud, Nicole and their horses, and the Arabian Pony and Part Welsh breeds as well. It has definitely been an awesome experience to remember for the Nikshar Team!! Now the show and breeding season is kicking off again and the team of Nikshar Valentinah Rose and her purebred Arabian sire Nikshar Valentino (95.23% Crabbet bred) will be back out competing with Nicole beside her wheelchair. They look forward to sharing these two with everyone along with their others available for sale and standing at stud.
GREY DREAM (FEBRUARY 2014)
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INSHALLAH REQUEST By Tanya Matheson
Inshallah Request (Tommie x Royal Desire), or ‘Roxy’, as we know her, was born on 17 October 2001. I was at Inshallah stud the day after she was born and saw this beautiful little filly foal alongside her dam, and the moment I saw her I knew that I wanted her. At this point I already had two horses bred by Larry and Marillyn, Inshallah Maestrom, a grey purebred high percentage Crabbet gelding and the first Arabian that I owned, and Inshallah Encounter, a chestnut pure Crabbet Arabian colt. While Roxy was a young horse we did not attend a lot of shows. As my main reason for purchasing her was for a future saddle horse, we took her to a few smaller shows in led events mainly for experience and she never put a foot wrong. Never having had a horse I got along with so well, I decided to break her in myself. Roxy took every step of her training so well and trusted me to guide her both on the ground and in the saddle. The first event Roxy attended under saddle was a local dressage day. Roxy was nervous but settled down quickly and got on with her first dressage test. She was awarded overall Champion Preparatory level, winning a lovely polar fleece rug and 3rd in her prelim test. Roxy then went on to her first show under saddle, the Hunter Valley ‘A’ Class show, where she won Champion Ridden Purebred Mare/Filly. I could not believe she’d done it, she was still only a three year old and not long broken in. The following year we had attended a couple of the bigger shows. Roxy went back to the Hunter Valley show and won the Champion Ridden Purebred Mare/Filly again but this time she also won Supreme Ridden Arabian. I was so proud of her when she won her very first garland. After that came the Arabian Nationals and the class that I had wanted to take her in since the day I purchased her: the four-year-old Snaffle Bit Maturity. I remember her working so calmly on the ring before doing a beautiful workout for me. I was already so proud of her. When they called her number out for 1st place I couldn’t believe it, and still to this day, is one of the best moments of my showing career. The next big event was the East Coast Championships where she placed Top 5 in a strong class of Arabian mares under saddle. It was then time for Roxy to have a little break from the show ring as she had already achieved more than I could have expected. We then decided to breed her to the beautiful chestnut pure Crabbet stallion Erin Park Thor from Erin Park Arabians. The breeding resulted in a lovely bay colt that we named Monarch Lodge Phoenix. He is a beautiful mix of both parents. Due to work commitments I did not have the time to continue riding so a couple of years after the arrival of Roxy’s first foal Phoenix, we decided to send her back down to Inshallah 28 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
Arabians to be bred to their beautiful grey pure Crabbet stallion Inshallah Silver Echo. This time around we got a gorgeous bay filly, Monarch Lodge Aria. Although Roxy was proving to be an outstanding broodmare, I really wanted to get her back out there under saddle. I attended a couple of shows here and there with her but due to a young family and working every weekend, this made it very difficult to find the time to ride and train her and to get to the horse shows. I had many people contact me in regards to buying or leasing this beautiful mare but the answer was always no, she was too special to me and there is no way I could part with her (even on a lease). Then my long-time friend Rachel Borysko approached me about taking her on and showing her for a season. I was reluctant but ended up saying yes as I knew she would be in great hands. I am sure I was driving her insane with all the emails and phone calls, but this was my beautiful mare that has been such a big part of my life and now she was no longer on my property. I knew Rachel would enjoy her as much as I did and I was so happy to see her out competing again, even if it was not me riding her. INSHALLAH REQUEST (ROXY). PC FOXWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
We had attended the NSW Crabbet Arabian Performance Association’s show in September where she won Champion Led and Champion Ridden Pure Crabbet Mare along with other wins in the open Purebred classes. Rachel then went on to showing at other shows leading up to the Nationals with wins along the way. At the Arabian Nationals in 2013 Rachel and Roxy went on to win Champion Show Hunter and Reserve Champion Bridle Path Hack. I was not able to be at the Nationals to see this myself due to the birth of my daughter, but I was sitting by the phone waiting for the results. That was such a great weekend for me. Roxy’s last show with Rachel was the 2014 East Coast where she was awarded Top 5 Ridden Arabian Mare. I now have Roxy back home with me and I really missed having her here. I am starting to get back into riding her again and look forward to showing her under saddle myself. I can’t thank Larry and Marillyn of Inshallah Arabians enough for not only breeding this beautiful mare but for allowing her to be mine, and also Rachel for helping me get her back out under saddle when I was unable to ride. We now look forward to new adventures together. ▮
Western Australia – Courtesy of Taryn Bray & Chris Ros
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ALL ARABIAN SHOW WA 29 & 30 MARCH 2014 Cooler weather was the feature of the show this year with some rain late on Saturday afternoon. Judges were Scott Benjamin (Canada) and Suzy Coldabella (Victoria).
Derivatives were judged Saturday with the purebreds on Sunday. Some combined classes were held each day. It was a shame that a lot of classes clashed on both days which was disappointing for the competitors. Some people missed classes and some events were held up waiting for horses to come from the other ring. It was good to see young riders competing in events such as Australian or Western Pleasure and beating their older counterparts. The rules for the “Ultimate Arabian” events were changed this year to allow past winners to compete again and the qualifying part of it was done away with, entries having to be put in along with the normal class entries. Substantial prize money was awarded for both the purebred and derivative events.
TOP: PRINCESS MAGNUM JD IMP. – SENIOR CHAMPION PUREBRED. LEFT: CHELLEASON MAGNUM’S GOLD – ULTIMATE PUREBRED ARABIAN. RIGHT: PEMBROOKE PARK PRINCETON – ULTIMATE DERIVATIVE. PC CHRIS ROS
WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S ARABIAN SADDLE HORSE OF THE YEAR AND SHOWCASE
This show had been called “The Trilogy” in previous years but the format was changed this year with all of the dressage classes being deleted. Peter Hall from Qld judged the halter events with Joh Bailey from NSW officiating the Rider and Ridden classes. We couldn’t have had a better day for a show, which started with a long programme of ridden events, starting with the little tackers Lead Rein then moving on to the rest of the saddle classes. The halter events followed on.
LEFT: CHELLEASON MAGNUM’S GOLD OWNED BY CHERYL EDWARDS AND MICHAEL WINTON & RIDDEN BY CHERYL WON THE PUREBRED VERSION. RIGHT: WINNER OF THE HOTLY CONTESTED DERIVATIVE WEST COAST CUP, BURNBRAE PARK TALISMAN, OWNED BY CLAIRE MATSEN, RIDDEN BY RICHARD RICE.
SHAYLEN PARK BINT ALLAH – SENIOR SUPREME PUREBRED OWNED BY KERRY HIGGINSON. PC CHRIS ROS
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South Australia – Courtesy of Tania Edmonds OVERSEAS WITH JOSIE Josie Potts recently travelled to Fort Worth Texas to judge at the North Texas Saluki Club Specialty.
A short stopover in California was made to visit the Los Acres Arabian Stud. Here Josie met the beautiful Spanish-bred stallion Aire Magic who is used regularly for “bloodless bullfighting”. “Magic” is related to the Potts’ mare Tunamara Majeeda through Sidi Brahim. Everything is bigger in Texas and no visit would be complete without visiting the “Mustangs at Las Colinas” – these larger than life bronze statues depict a herd of mustangs galloping across the plains. A truly amazing collection of sculptures.
CHARLIE
WENDY KENNEDY: VALE – REDEAST REGAL MONARCH
(Gleniph Royal Sovereign x Tammie) (1/9/96–28/3/14) Charlie had a beautiful nature and loved to be around people. Over 12 years we developed a great partnership and I enjoyed every moment I rode him. He was my best friend. I decided to begin competing in the Arab classes and he was quite successful. He was very competitive in every class he entered including ridden derivative, show hunter, bridle path hack, pleasure hack and side-saddle. He came home with many champion ribbons. He was also very trainable and very successful in the dressage arena. He was competing at medium and advanced level and this year was about to enter FEI competition and compete at Prix St George level. He was beginning to train the Grand Prix movements of piaffe and passage. His most recent memorable performances include: 2012 SA Dressage Association Medium Champion; 2013 SA Dressage Association Medium Reserve Champion; 2012 Winner of the South Australian Championship Cup; and 2012 & 2013 Winner of the Sir James PennBoucaut-Quambi Stud Perpetual Trophy for the Derivative Performance Horse. With great sadness I had my beautiful boy laid to rest due to a very aggressive tumour over his eyelid and complications after surgery to remove it. He is missed terribly.
Also, whilst in Texas Josie visited Dick Reed’s Toshkara Arabian Stud to see his collection of Polish Arabians including the well performed stallion Kordelas. MUSTANGS AT LAS COLINAS
This was the first time Josie had travelled to Texas and a return visit is on the agenda.
SA LOSES ANOTHER ICON TO THE VICS! Melanie Welsh reports: Belinda Hoille married Peter O’Conner on Saturday 3rd May in a beautiful ceremony at Carrick Hill in South Australia. Belinda has been a wonderful ambassador and supporter of Arabians in South Australia for more than 30 years, both breeding and showing. A judge for nearly 15 years, her credibility has seen Belinda accepted as a National Panel judge in more recent times. Belinda has volunteered countless hours as a committee member for SA Arabs Inc. spanning well over a decade. Belinda is starting her new life with Peter at their home in Victoria. We wish Mr and Mrs O’Conner all the best for their future together and may they be blessed with much love and happiness. PETE AND BELLE. PC DAVID EDMONDS
A LESSON WITH GREG.
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CLINICS WITH GREG SAARABS Inc. hosted the first of a series of clinics conducted by highly acclaimed trainer Greg Andrews from KEA Training in NSW. With an absence of professional trainers in SA, this presented a wonderful opportunity for South Australians to have lessons with Greg with their own horses. Greg started the clinic on the Saturday morning at Daitan Equestrian with a
very popular Handling Youngsters seminar using two foals that has just been weaned as the subject. He then spent the remaining three days conducting lessons throughout the Adelaide Hills and Northern areas. The clinic was filled for the entire weekend with fabulous feedback from all of those involved. Greg will be returning on a regular basis to SA, we can’t wait for the next clinic!
New South Wales – Courtesy of Kerry Frame GOLD MEDAL WINNING GLORY Cathy Padgen reports: Off the back of competing at the 2014 Australian Arabian Championships, purebred mare Nebraska KEI and purebred gelding River Oak Prominence covered themselves, their owners, riders and the breed in gold medal winning glory at the 30th NSW Police Games. Both horses respectively won Supreme Rider and Supreme Hack, with Nebraska KEI winning three Gold Medals out of three dressage tests with personal best scores. Both horses won their respective “Best Presented” – English Attire and Service Attire classes: River Oak Prominence, owned and ridden by Viv Motbey for the sixth consecutive time, and Nebraska KEI, owned and prepared by Cathy Padgen, beautifully ridden by Erin McDonall, for the fifth time. Erin then went on to win the Individual High Point Combination of the competition.
Erin, Cathy and Nebraska KEI then headed off to Melbourne to compete in the Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games at Werribee where they successfully competed to bring home a Gold and two Bronze awards in the dressage!
ABOVE: RIVER OAK PROMINENCE, OWNED AND RIDDEN BY VIV MOTBEY. PC: WWW.BLUBURDPHOTO.COM.AU LEFT: NEBRASKA KEI, OWNED BY CATHY PADGEN, RIDDEN BY ERIN MCDONALL. PC: WWW.BLUBURDPHOTO.COM.AU
CROWN LODGE AND SARAH
Courtney Gibson reports: Recently Crown Lodge attended the Arabian Crabbet Winter Woollies Show with two ponies Koorana Centre Stage (Arabian pony) and Morning Mist Celtic Queen (Welsh) with Sarah leading her Arabian pony in her very first led class in the Led Arabian Derivative against professional adults. She did so well and won equal 3rd place, then followed this up by winning her Handler class, and her lead-rein class. Sarah received two beautiful handmade garlands, which she donated back to the second place getters as her grandmother sponsored the classes. Sarah is all of three (nearly four), loves her ponies, and loves going to shows. We would also like to congratulate Tanya and Taylah Hutchinson on the purchase of Crown Lodge Secret Wings. Looking forward to seeing him out at the foal shows in the season ahead. SARAH WITH KOORANA CENTRE STAGE.
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Queensland – Courtesy of Yvonne Barlow QLD STATE CHALLENGE SHOW 2014
Yvonne Barlow-Turner (President Arabian Horse Assn of Qld Inc) Photography: Framed by Frame What a fabulous show… Sunshine… friendly competitors… Good organisation… A truly fabulous committee that I am so proud of… And an amazing group of volunteers… The judges were Maria Ferraroni from Italy, Mark Kenzig from Victoria, Doug Rutherford and Sally George. And a “thank you!” to Colleen Rutherford for looking after the judges. Not a huge amount of entries, but according to our international judge, the quality of the breed was on display. The weather was kind to us and the saddle classes were held indoors at QSEC while the halter classes were outside in the sunshine. Our international judge Maria Ferraroni commented that she thought the show was very organised and the team running it was all “simpatico”, working as one to make it a success. She loved judging outdoors and
said that Australian horses were of a high standard. Overall she was so impressed with Australia, and there were many horses she was especially impressed with.
Overall Australia should be proud of the horses presented at the show. Maria travels worldwide and was impressed with what Australia had to offer.
Maria commented that the Supreme Male, Trust MI, was very mature for his age and showed quality with wonderful movement, and that the Champion Stallion, Charming VC, was very correct and beautiful with unbelievable movement. Another colt that especially took her eye was Simeon Shinui.
Maria added that the quality of horses in Europe is of a high standard now, especially in the Emirates and Dubai. These horses have beautiful heads and good proportioned bodies, with very big movement. She said that she believes breeders worldwide need to understand there is more to a horse than just its head. The body is first and foremost, and more attention needs to be paid to legs and feet. Good top lines are so important. She looks forward to visiting Australia again and telling the rest of the world about our fabulous Arabians.
Of the females, Maria described her Supreme Mare, Marwans Fortune KP, as stunning, and another filly, Charismatic Heiress KP, as very beautiful. The bay weanling filly Marwans Jewel in the Crown MPA, she said, was an extremely beautiful, quality filly with a fabulous body, while the chestnut filly Natham Park Just So Charming was stunning, with a beautiful head and a body of extreme quality. Maria further commented on several grey mares that were gorgeous and would be fabulous to breed with. One was The Palms Maa’Nisa and another Ramadan Dream Maker.
SUPREME PUREBRED STALLION EXHIBIT – TRUST MI.
SUPREME GELDING: Lea-Ma Park Wishez owned by Mike and Moira Matthews (Lea-Ma Park Arabians). SUPREME FEMALE: Marwans Fortune KP owned by Natasha Whiteman and Cameron Burnett (Shatana Arabians).
SUPREME PUREBRED FEMALE – MARWANS FORTUNE KP.
SUPREME PUREBRED GELDING – LEA-MA PARK WISHEZ.
CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION MARES – CHAMPION THE PALMS MAA’NISA AND RESERVE CHAMPION – WYBALENA LODGE BLUE MOON.
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CHAMPION SENIOR PUREBRED STALLION – CHARMING VC (US).
Victoria – Courtesy of Nicola & Dee Kelly RIFAT ARABIANS OPEN DAY
SHARING SWANSONG.
WELCOME & THANK YOU
From Katherine McMahon: Kathryn Cox and her daughters Summer (aged 7) and Skyla (aged 5) are recent converts to Arabian shows. After a successful debut at the Victorian Arabian Championships, with the girls competing in their handler and leading rein classes, they attended the Arabian Summer Show to do it all again. Kathryn and her daughters are the most delightful competitors, visiting the Secretary’s office after each event to tell the committee what fun they had. It is moments like these which make running shows worthwhile! Kathryn and Skyla were more than happy to share their delightful Arabian Riding Pony mare Merivale Park Swansong with Matthew Parker when Matthew’s mount was unavailable for a class, and this photo shows Margaret Parker, Matthew, Swansong, Kathryn and Skyla putting the finishing touches on this temporary partnership.
THE SOURCE CC. PC: PEITA BROWN
On a glorious autumn day in April, Rifat Arabians opened their gates, welcoming visitors to view their beautiful collection of Straight Egyptian Arabians. The horses presented included the typey yearling colt Bilal Al Hasan, who was followed by his charismatic sire Ashour Al Hasan and the farm’s other impressive resident stallion The Source CC (pictured). These handsome boys were followed by the lovely weanling daughters of The Source, who captivated the audience with their exuberant display. The final highlight of an unforgettable day was watching Rifat’s band of world class mares flying across the hills – these exquisite ladies came to a halt amongst the visitors, allowing the guests to admire them up close.
GOULBURN VALLEY ARABIAN HORSE CLUB
With an all-new committee, the GVAHC is excited to be back and expanding in the coming show season. A new concept for the club will be the upcoming Stars in the Valley Junior Show, to be held at Tatura Park on the 31st of August. In addition to a B-class Arabian Ring, this new event offers an All Breeds programme and introduces ‘First Experience’ classes for those horses (and exhibitors) who are yet to build up their confidence and familiarity. The club will continue to run the very popular GVAH Championships and GVAH Muster. Conducted on the 18th and 19th of October, and with a venue change to Tatura Park, the committee anticipate that it will be one of the biggest and best Goulburn Valley weekends to date. For more details, please visit the new online home of GVAHC at www.gvahc.org and find and follow the club on Facebook.
A LONG-AWAITED ANNOUNCEMENT
Tabitha Sager of Golden Willow Arabians is excited to share the impending arrival of a very special foal. The expressive grey mare Fairview Amira Justina (pictured), a half-sister to exported Australian Champion filly Fairview Dare to Dream, has been tested in foal to international sensation Stival. The resulting foal will be a second-generation descendant of the legendary sires Gazal Al Shaqab (QA) and Amir El Shaklan, as well as carrying the bloodlines of the recently deceased Ali Jamaal and Reserve World Champion stallion Dassefa. This eagerly anticipated youngster is due in November, and will be followed by the first foal of homebred resident sire Impreza.
FAIRVIEW AMIRA JUSTINA. PC: DEE KELLY
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Tasmania – Courtesy of Maya Jaehne
HESTE ARABIQUE IMPRESSED IN GOLD.
HESTE ARABIQUE IMPRESSED IN GOLD By Ash Jo Sullivan
(Heste Arabique First Impression x Heste Arabique Sweet N S’Rene) In early 2012 we received a call one day from Kareen Hutchins offering us a four-year-old palomino stallion. My Anglo gelding Kalody Park Gold Logie had passed away several years earlier and I had not been riding in shows for some time. We had never seen a photo of the horse Kareen was offering, but agreed to purchase him, and as soon as I put eyes on ‘Frank’, as he is known best, I knew he was the one! Along with his looks he has a temperament to envy. We had him transported to Yvonne and Ray Downes’ property in northern Tasmania to be started under saddle. After a few months Frank arrived home and went to several fun days and
performed extremely well, but unfortunately he started having problems with his hock and after several vet consultations we were told the best thing for Frank would be to have a break for at least twelve months. Eventually, Frank was ready to go again, and so was I. I contacted Yvonne and asked if Frank and I could continue our education. Frank went back to Ennovyar Stables and I made the four hour drive weekly to see Frank and continue our training. Frank and I went to some of the bigger shows in Tasmania: The Burnie Show, Tasmanian Arabian Show held at Westbury and the Tasmanian Crabbet Show held at Campbelltown. Frank continued to perform very well and won Champion and Supreme for in hand and under saddle at each show. Frank qualified for the National Arabian Championships and the thought of going there seemed like such a huge leap for us both.
After many talks I decided to take Frank for the amateur classes, while Yvonne would compete in the open classes. Frank handled the travelling very well and when he arrived at Sydney International Equestrian Centre he seemed as overwhelmed as I. But in true Frank style he loved every moment he was on show. It was an amazing experience and considering it was Frank’s sixth show ever he performed extremely well. We truly thank all the lovely people we met who helped us out while we were there. A big thanks to Yvonne and Ray Downes of Ennovyar Stables who transported Frank over, and to my friends and family – I would never have been able to make the trip without them. Frank is now back home with his best paddock mate Bruce, a 16-year-old thoroughbred gelding. Frank never lets me down and I hope we have many more memories to make together.
SIVARRA ALWAYS AMBITIOUS Jan Swiggs writes: My derivative Sivarra Always Ambitious (Fairfield Nijinsky x Homevale Finola) achieved the following results in his first season under saddle: Runner up New Seasons Show Hunter Galloway, and 3rd Open Show Hunter Galloway at SHCT Horse of the Year Runner up Newcomer Riding Pony of the Year and Reserve Champion Ridden Show Hunter Riding Pony – RPSBS Tas Show Newcomer Show Hunter Galloway and Runner Up Small Show Hunter Galloway at EA Tas Horse of the Year.
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This season has been a very late start due to the wet weather, however we competed at Launceston Royal and won the Novice Show Hunter Galloway. We are looking forward to the coming season under saddle, as well as competing our two-year-old colt Sivarra Masterpiece (Dutton Lea Select x Homevale Finola) in young stock classes at selected shows throughout the season.
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New Zealand – Courtesy of Kelly Mason
AUCKLAND EASTER SHOW The Auckland Easter show was held on a beautiful sunny day on Friday 18th April. While the numbers were not huge in the classes for the led, the quality of horses was impressive with several imports gracing the ring.
The young weanling filly Kelaray Exzotika (Aria Elation x Simeon Seana) took out the Junior Filly Championship, following on from her recent success at the North Island Championships where she was crowned Supreme Led Purebred Arabian exhibit under judge Mr Michael Greene. The Champion Stallion was awarded to the recent import Bluegrass Bold as Brass. The Champion Mare title went to the only entry, Ramadan Markirah, followed on by the Champion Senior Gelding, Jakel, who was also the eventual Supreme Champion Purebred. The derivative Arabians were once again well supported with several horses and ponies competing in other rings at the show. The Junior Championship went to Regent Park’s RP Nirvana. The Champion Senior Derivative Arabian and eventual Supreme Derivative and Supreme Led Sporthorse was awarded to Voodoo Magic BB also shown by Regent Park. This young mare was sired by the Anglo stallion Burren-Dah The Wizard. KELARAY EXZOTIKA, OWNED BY A MARAKI AND SHOWN BY KELARAY STUD.
NZ NATIONAL ARABIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2014 New Zealand National Arabian Championships were held in February in Christchurch. Alf Hallworth of the Gravelbank Stud in Cheshire, UK was enlisted as the judge.
Saturday began with derivative halter classes. New Zealand has recently reduced the required derivative percentage from 25% down to 12.5% and we are beginning to see a trickle of newcomers to the shows, especially with Riding Ponies. In the pony section the Maxwellton ponies dominated, with full sisters by Drumnacott Rifleman out of Maxwellton Give Us Your Thoughts taking out two Championships and one Reserve, and their full brother siring a Reserve Champion and a Top 3 award.
The ridden classes were small but once again the quality was very good, with the well performed Jakel taking out the Ridden Championship.
Maxwellton Penelope Pitstop was the Champion Ridden Derivative n/e 148cm, and Rayjan Heath was the Champion Novice Ridden Purebred and Reserve Champion Ridden Purebred Male. The ridden classes in New Zealand are becoming more popular each year, with numbers far exceeding the halter classes. The quality and presentation of the top horses, especially the derivatives, would make them competitive anywhere. Sunday’s classes concluded with the dressage, and the hotly contested Paced and Mannered Championship where purebreds compete against derivatives. This year, the derivative gelding Prince Caspian took home the wide ribbon. ▮
2014 NATIONAL SUPREME DERIVATIVE MAXWELLTON PENELOPE PITSTOP.
In the derivatives over 148cm, the progeny of the 50% Arabian Warmblood Kazmere Armani took out all of the Championships and one Reserve Championship, with his full sister being the dam of a Top 5 winner. Supreme Derivative went to the exquisite pony Maxwellton Penelope Pitstop, who has not only won everything there is to win in the Arabian ring but has also taken out major Open Pony awards and Supreme over All Breeds at major A&P shows in this country. The purebred halter classes were a little thin on the ground, but the top horses were of high quality. The Supreme Champion Purebred in hand went to Rayjan Heath, while Bremervale Serena was the Champion Mare. The main ridden classes were held on the Sunday and it was wonderful to see some Champion halter horses taking out the equivalent titles under saddle, for example; 36 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
2014 NATIONAL SUPREME PUREBRED RAYJAN HEATH.
BARREL RACER’S DREAM ZHAM HAS PROVEN THAT SIZE DOESN’T MATTER AND NEITHER DOES BREED.
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15-year-old purebred Arabian mare is set to take on the world in barrel racing if only given the chance. In a sport traditionally dominated by Quarter Horses, Grelisa Park Zhamira – at a diminutive 14.1hh – has already proved herself in Australia. Now the only limitation in getting to the NBHA World Championship in the US later this year is her owner’s finances. Zham came into Jeanette Poede’s life as an 18-month-old filly. “We have done sporting and barrels since she was a three-year-old,” said Jeanette from Gympie in Queensland. “We have competed in barrel racing and pole bending since 2010 with the National Barrel Horse Association. In 2013 we qualified to compete at the NBHA World Championship to be held in Perry, Georgia in October 2014 by winning the runner up in Division 2 points over the year and highest points horse in Division 2. Jeanette has a strong bond with Zham. “She always gives 100 per cent and even when injured will carry on as though nothing is wrong,” she said. “She has shown many people who are ‘anti’ Arabian just how versatile and workable the Arabian horse is.” NBHA barrel racing is a sport for men and women and both can compete in the same event. Jeanette explained: “Quarter horses are the best known breed for this event, but Thoroughbreds are starting to make their mark in the sport. Zham has proven that IN ACTION.
JEANETTE POEDE AND GRELISA PARK ZHAMIRA.
size doesn’t matter and neither does breed. A horse with a big heart and eager to please can do it and a sound horse that likes to run helps.” Divisional barrel racing is set by the fastest horse on the day. The barrel pattern is three drums with the horse ridden around the drums in a clover leaf pattern. The pattern size depends on the arena size. Winners over a small pattern can get times of 13.500 seconds while most patterns in large arenas get times of 14.000 to 18.000 seconds. “Zham usually runs times of 14.000 – 17.000 seconds and is what is called a 2 Division horse, consistent in winning 2 Division barrels. She has also won a number of 1 Division competitions and taken out the fastest time. There is no judge in barrel racing, only automatic timers,” Jeanette said. “The clock is your judge.” According to Jeanette, no Australian horses have gone to the World Championships before due to the exorbitant cost of transporting them. She is hoping her participation with Zham can be achieved with the help of fellow Arabian lovers who share her dream to have an Australian Arabian competing at the World
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Championships. “I know this might be a mega dream but if you don’t try you will never know,” she said. Competing most weekends with prize money covering her travelling costs, Jeanette trains and maintains her fitness and that of her horse by trail riding. “The only time Zham sees a barrel is at competitions,” she said. “We train by doing a lot of bending and flexing around trees on trail rides. I have a 3 km loop and I tend to trot her most of it with a bit of canter work. “Zham means the world to me,” Jeanette said. “A number of people have tried to buy her but she will stay with me to the end. We have had a long battle with those who believe the Arabian is not up to it, and now we are regarded by some of the best barrel racers as a force to be reckoned with. To achieve success would help promote the Arabian breed for what it really is – a horse that can do it all.” ▮ (If you would like to help Jeanette get to the NBHA World Championship, please contact her at jpoede@gmail.com. You can follow Zham on Facebook under The Arabian Barrel Racer Grelisa Park Zhamira aka Zham.) THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 37
MY WHIRLWIND UAE VISIT – PART ONE Report and Photography by Sharon Meyers
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING MIDDLE EAST DESTINATION WITH ITS CONTRASTING LANDSCAPES, SUPERB RESORTS, UNRIVALLED SHOPPING AND MAGNIFICENT ARABIAN HORSES.
MADJANTHAT (MADJANI X DIXIES DELIGHT) LEAPING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AT THE AL AIN RACECOURSE. HE WON THE MAIDEN 1400 METRE RACE.
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was delighted to make a return visit to the UAE when invited to attend His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan AHO
– Arabian Breeders’ Championship 2014 held 27, 28 February and March 1. This show was part of the HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Equestrian Festival and was organised by the Emirates Arabian Horse Organisation in conjunction with the Emirates Heritage Club and Arabian Horse Organisation (AHO) at the Boutheib Stables, Abu Dhabi. Eight years ago it began as an Endurance Festival and eventually morphed into an International Equestrian Festival consisting of endurance, show jumping
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and dressage competitions along with the Arabian horse show. Initially the show was restricted to horses bred in the Gulf but this year it was organised as part of the Breeders Cup series and international horses were able to compete. Exhibitors were required to have bred, and own their horses entered in the halter section. This year competitors arrived from Morocco, Egypt, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The festival lasts two weeks and His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan takes a personal interest in it all. In fact, he is particularly keen to support local breeders and owners and made a point of being present
GOLD CHAMPION SENIOR STALLION, IBN BATRA. HE WAS SIRED BY THE AUSSIE-BRED BELBOWRIE OBSIDIAN.
GOLD CHAMPION SENIOR MARE, THORAYA AL ZOBAIR.
GOLD CHAMPION JUNIOR FILLY, SAHWAT AL KHALEDIAH.
GOLD CHAMPION YEARLING COLT, D KHATTAF.
throughout the three days of the show to meet and talk with them. The Championship was held indoors and as would be expected, there were some gorgeous horses entered. I was quite surprised at the generous prize money on offer for the classes. Halter judges included Cedes Bakker (Belgium), James (Jay) Constanti (USA), Claudia Darius (Germany), Ann Norden (Sweden), Renata Schibler (Switzerland) and Karl-Heinz Stoeckle (Germany). There were 255 horses catalogued with 212 entered in the halter classes.
Champion Yearling Colt – D Khattaf (Royal Colours x D Jowan), owner Dubai Arabian Horse Stud. Gold Champion Junior Colt – Magic of Shwan (FA El Shawan x WA Priscilla), owner Abdul Aziz Bin Ibrahim Al Bargash. Gold Champion Junior Stallion – Nawaf Al Mohamadia (F. Shammaal x Saida Bint Shahlia), owner HH Prince Abdullah Bin Fahad Bin Abdulla Al Saud. Gold Champion Senior Stallion – Ibn Batra (Belbowrie Obsidian x Al Patra), owner HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassemi.
Unfortunately I missed the filly heats but was present for all the championship awards. Rather than do a blow-by-blow description of each class, I will just list the Gold Champion results. Gold Champion Yearling Filly – Yasmin Al Aalya (QR Marc x Loloa Al Nakheel), owner Fayza Khamis Saeed Alhakam Al-Ali. Gold Champion Junior Filly – Sahwat Al Khalediah (El Palacio VO x Layan Al Khalediah), owner HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. Gold Champion Junior Mare – D Thoraya (Royal Colours x Romantykha TGS), owner Dubai Arabian Horse Stud. Gold Champion Senior Mare – Thoraya Al Zobair (Ansata Selman x Mmecca), owner HE Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Ali Althani. Gold
Liz Needham and Stephanie Turner from the United Kingdom (UK) judged the saddle classes. These were particularly interesting to watch as the horses did a workout with their riders and then saddles were removed so the horses could be judged stripped down and given scores for conformation and type. Liz Needham kindly offered her thoughts about the classes she presided over. “It was a great privilege to be asked to judge and I enjoyed the classes. There was some excellent quality in the horses. A couple I would have liked to take home to show and several combinations would have held their own against the top end in the UK. Riders seemed very keen and this was encouraging, however, some need to improve
on both their tack and their own turnout and need to use the whole arena when doing an individual show.” It’s noteworthy that the Syrian-bred Shaddad sired four of the saddle Arabians. At 21 years, Shaddad (Marzouq x Aseelah AO) is of the Mouniqi strain and it’s heartwarming to see his precious desert blood is being preserved by W’rsan Stables, especially in light of the catastrophic events unfolding in Syria today. I was impressed that many of the saddle horses had previous lives as top-notch race and endurance mounts before turning their hooves to performing as schoolmasters or general riding and show horses for their indulging owners. Quite a few had a bit of age on them too and they all looked fantastic. A classic example was the 16-year-old stallion Salute This (Monarch AH x Espora). He caught my eye as a truly versatile fellow combining beauty with sports performance. He placed on the racetrack in the UAE between 2001 and 2004 over distances of 1600 metres, won at endurance and competed in all distances up to, and including, 120km. He is now going great guns in the show ring under saddle, placing up to international level and is currently at novice level in dressage. Not only that, he has been used successfully THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 39
THE AUSSIE STALLION LEA-MA PARK CHICAGO AT AL ARYAM ARABIANS ALSO HAD PROGENY ENTERED IN THE SHOW.
THE LEGENDARY 27-YEAR-OLD RACEHORSE AND SIRE, MONARCH AH.
STRAIGHT EGYPTIAN STALLION, FARES IKHNATOON.
ONE OF ASWAN’S LAST SURVIVING OFFSPRING, GALOP, PICTURED WITH ANNE BROWN (IN RED), IGOR BOCHKAREV AND VALERIA SEVOSTIANOVA.
as a breeding stallion as well. It’s noteworthy that Salute This is not an exception to the rule because there were lots of older saddle horses competing at the show that had similar stories to tell. There were a few horses with Aussie connections too. Arabians competing in-hand were sired by: Baarafic (Imperial Baarez x Azaamah) imported from the USA to Australia – sadly deceased, the Aussie-bred Belbowrie Obsidian (deceased) and Lea-Ma Park Chicago (Desperado x Gayeeda). I also saw youngsters in halter classes whose dams included the following Aussie-bred mares – Fairview Shaklas Sugar and Spice (S K Shakla Khan x Fair Flirtation), Fairview Dare to Dream (Maximus Era x Fairview Just a Dream), Simeon Serah (Imperial Madaar x Simeon Shirli), Chaswyck Diamonds are Forever (Simeon Sochain x Simeon Sooka) and Chaswyck Annakova (Chaswyck Ace of Spades x Simeon Shakova). I noted Belbowrie Obsidian (Imperial Maakir x The Nile Rose) and Ralvon Herald (Ralvon Pilgrim x Lymric Vashti) both had progeny in the saddle classes. I also noted the beautiful mare R.S. Ghaziya (Burkan x Gariah) won her halter class and the next day fronted up and placed second in her open saddle class. Certainly debunks the myth that horses cannot compete successfully at a high level of competition in both halter and saddle classes at the same show! I found the show to be extremely educational and enjoyable. Another highpoint was attending Arabian races at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club and Al Ain Racecourse. I excitingly witnessed the Frenchbred Areem (Mahabb x Canelle De Carrere by Djamel) break the track record over 1400 metres at Abu Dhabi. While at Al Ain I had the pleasure of watching the good-looking Yakoota W’rsan (sired by Monarch AH from the Russian mare Vual) win his race. He was one of the horses I admired while
AUSTRALIAN-BRED FAIRVIEW SHAKLAS SUGAR AND SPICE HAD A DAUGHTER ENTERED IN THE SHOW, MISHMISHA AL ZOBAIR (BY MARAJJ).
THE TALENTED SALUTE THIS.
visiting W’rsan Stables. The bulk of Arabians in his race were of French bloodlines, so this victory must have been the icing on the cake for his connections, as Yakoota W’rsan was bred in the UAE and his sire was Monarch AH of all Polish bloodlines, and his dam the Russian mare Vual. When reading the racecards I noticed the vast majority of Arabian racehorses in the UAE boasted French ancestry.
prodigious, in fact, she could be classed as a walking encyclopedia! Deirdre kindly organised a parade of impressive Arabian racehorses for us to view. One of my favourites was Yakoota W’rsan, mentioned earlier but I must admit there were some super athletic and beautiful horses paraded. W’rsan’s resident racehorse trainer is Jaci Wickham and Jaci can be justifiably proud of the Arabians she trains.
I was honoured to visit three studs, including W’rsan Stables with a small group of international guests that included Anne Brown (UK), the owner of Gadebrook Stud. Anne breeds Arabian horses from classic Crabbet and GSB bloodlines and has imported Arabians from Australia to the UK to re-introduce the bay gene back into Crabbet horses there. Jeff Wintersteen (USA) of Wintersteen Arabians has been a lifelong horseman and has been involved with many facets of the breed, including being part of the auction team for the Pride of Poland auctions in Poland. Wintersteen Arabians breeds horses of Polish bloodlines for racing, pleasure and showing. Then there were the two judges from the show, Liz Needham and Stephanie Turner (UK). Last but not least were Igor Bochkarev and Valeria Sevostianova from Russia. They run Valentina Stud Arabians specialising in breeding Russian and Russian-related horses just outside of Moscow. This dynamic duo are passionate about Arabians and are part of the organising committee of the Russian National Championships and help run the National Arabian Horse Society, promoting the breed both in Russia and abroad.
Next we were treated to a display of promising youngstock predominately sired by the straight Egyptian Fares Ikhnatoon and Nitagor (Gordon x Nezabudka), a top-class racehorse from Russia.
W’rsan Stables is one of the largest stud farms in the region with around 600 horses in residence and is owned by HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Established in 2000, W’rsan mainly concentrates on performance, racing and endurance riding with their horses. Our host was the Stud Manager Deirdre Hyde and her knowledge of horses and bloodlines is indeed
Although W’rsan Stables’ mainstay is their beautifully bred Polish, Russian and major stakes winning broodmares, the introduction of Egyptian blood has also been a key element. So it was fitting that the first stallion paraded was the 21-year-old grey straight Egyptian racing champion, Fares Ikhnatoon (Marshal II x Farooza). He has an unusual pedigree for an Egyptian stallion as he has virtually no Nazeer blood – just one line far back in his pedigree. He combines most of the best ‘Old’ Egyptian racing lines of Ibn Rabdan, Hamdan and such. We saw several of his offspring during the display of the youngstock. Fares Ikhnatoon was followed by Tron Ku Tu (Flaming Tron Ku x MHF Dalsinay by Dalul), a 24-year-old USA-bred 50% Egyptian stallion whose progeny are proving their mettle on the UAE racetracks. A highlight was when the previously mentioned Syrian stallion, Shaddad, pranced his way down the pathway to greet us – what a privilege it was to see him. Deirdre said the stud had one Syrian mare and that they were using embryo transfer to try and increase the number of foals from her to ensure the future of these bloodlines. Then the reigning king of W’rsan, Monarch AH (Wiking x Sasanka) majestically walked up to us demanding to be fed carrots. Monarch
SYRIAN STALLION, SHADDAD.
AH (USA) needs little introduction to racing enthusiasts, as he is a horse of legendary proportions. Monarch AH was a dominant performer on the racetrack where he won 19 out of 23 races and was an outstanding sire of racehorses and broodmares. Hard to believe he is now 27 years old and to say I was in awe of him would be an understatement. Next came the delightful grey Monarch AH son, You Snooze Uloose (from Eld Mereeda) – and don’t you just love his name! He was a consistent racehorse winning three races and placing in eight of his 28 starts. Deirdre mentioned that he has a superb temperament, something they treasure in all the Monarch AH offspring. You Snooze Uloose is currently being used over several broodmares without Monarch AH blood and his first offspring should be racing next season. It was a huge pleasure seeing the handsome grey Galop (from Pikula by Kankan) paraded. He is now 30 years old and is one of the last surviving offspring of Aswan! He appeared to be quite a character and has been a jetsetter travelling the world from Russia to Oman and then onto the UK. When racing in Russia he won The Sprinters Prize and while in the UK he was a ribbon-winner in the show ring and even won International Champion too. He also sired several prize-winning offspring there. Galop continued on with his colourful life, ending up in Qatar where he was given to W’rsan Stables in 2001. We had a most enjoyable time at the stud looking at an amazing group of horses. A huge thank you to Deirdre Hyde for her generous hospitality. Part Two will appear in the next issue of AHN. ▮ Sharon Meyers is a freelance photographer and writer and may be contacted via email at sharon@meyers.id.au or visit her website at www.montbrae.smugmug.com THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 41
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1. TP ANEEQA – Straight Egyptian Filly (Jayyash (IMP UAE) x Baardo). Bred and owned by Touens Park Arabians.
8. VALINOR PARK KISS OF SIDAQA (pend.) (El Sidaqa x Judals Kiss of Jamaal (GB)). Bred and owned by Valinor Park. PC: Helen Rutland
2. MALAQUII J-S (Burren-Dah Valentino Bey x D’Amors Montoyaa Shaklan). Owned by Jaimon-Sharhi Arabians. PC: Jody Grading
9. NAZIHAH ZQ – Bay Filly (Al Hadiye x Colhaven Wishin Lite). Bred and owned by Zanadeeq Arabians. PC: Peita Brown
3. CENTURION TL (pend.) (CraveFF x Audrey H JCA (US)). Owned by Tinela Lodge. PC: S. Cormack
10. SUSSEX KHAANDI MAGIC – Purebred Arabian Filly. (Fairview Touch of Magic x Jaydana Shaakhalah). Owned by Vicki Pavich.
4. ARABEC LORIELLE (Lomani ERA x Grelisa Park Annabelle). Owned by Rebecca Leet. PC: Rebecca Leet
11. BASHIRAH LODGE NISMA (pend.) (Valley Springs Tamaan x Rosecliffe Savannah). Owned by Bashirah Lodge. PC: Sharon Meyers
5. RAMADAN GRACE (Makers Mark x Princess Zaarlima). Owned by Ramadan Arabians.
12. TYKE MA – Straight Egyptian Colt (Azale Azeem x Ambashir Magidaa). Bred and owned by Maladorn Arabians.
6. ROSE OF TALANII (pend.) (Kie-Al Mattar x Willaway Talinna). Owned by Talanii Arabians. PC: T. Parker
13. BLACK HEART SASSE – Straight Egyptian Filly (Shado’s Siraj x Joda Al Amala). Bred and owned by Black Heart Arabians.
7. YALLAROO RABI (pend.) (Tora Sardeeka x Tora Desaray). Owned by Gabriella Chvojka. PC: Gabriella Chvojka
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STUDS OF VICTORIA IN LAST EDITION’S THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS, MANY STUD OWNERS GENEROUSLY GAVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO OWNING SMALL ARABIAN HORSE STUDS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. IN THIS EDITION, WE ARE FEATURING SMALL STUD OWNERS IN VICTORIA.
ZANADEEQ ARABIANS AND THE ENAYAT PARTNERSHIP Peita Brown and Megan Borowiak Ballarat, Victoria
We breed Straight Egyptian and Egyptian-related Arabians with a strong leaning to the Ansata look with the Ansata Halim Shah horses being particular favourites. Our mares are daughters of Akid Geshan USA, Ansata Iemhotep USA, Royal Phariel USA, The Source CC USA, Tarong Shahgig and Mon Ami Ibn Talima. The beautiful Akid Geshan daughter Dowling Enayat has a stunning colt at foot by the Ansata Malik Shah son Jayyash UAE and is in foal to Jadaan Al Shaqab for 2014. We are very excited about this foal. Peita has recently purchased a most special weanling filly by The Source CC USA and from RNZ Sanidine NZ. She will be shown before entering the broodmare band at a later date. Our focus is to breed Egyptian Arabians with classic type and pedigree, horses that are functional and useful and that can be highly competitive in the show ring. One of the best aspects of being involved with Arabians is being a part of a network of people with like-minded ideas about breeding Arabians, and who are happy to share knowledge, experiences and information about these wonderful horses that we love so much. We look forward to a very exciting future. 44 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
The Enayat PA R T N E R S H I P Welcoming Malikah Al Hasan and the Monteego Bay USA daughter Nurelee Tameeka to join the Straight Egyptian mares of Zanadeeq and Enayat Arabians.
MALIKAH AL HASAN (PEND) Weanling filly by The Source CC out of RNZ Sanidine
Peita Brown
AVAILABLE FOR SALE
BACCHANTE SHERE KHAN (Espakhan x Briarwoods Nataalja)
ZANADEEQ ARABIANS Peita Brown 0422 755 882 ENAYAT ARABIANS Megan Borowiak 0439 314 693 Theenayatpartnership@gmail.com
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Alandi Durling Bowmans Forest (near Beechworth), North East Victoria My parents Alan and Dianne Durling established the stud in 1976 when they purchased the purebred mare Jubilate in the UK. We based our purebred breeding program around this mare and selected stallions to complement her and her progeny. This is still my philosophy today with breeding, retaining quality mares and selecting stallions to complement them. Growing up riding and showing Arabians, Shetlands and Welsh Ponies alongside my mum and grandparents instilled the importance of a horse having good conformation and being more than just a led horse regardless of breed. This has shaped what I look for in a horse and given me a focus on saddle performance. The stud had produced some excellent ridden horses over the years and many of these have also been successful halter horses as well. My resident purebred sire is Warr Of The Worlds, a lovely tall stallion who has produced consistently in type for me. He has produced some very versatile horses that are doing well in the show ring and endurance. I only breed a small number of purebred and Arabian derivative foals each year as I also breed Welsh Bs and Shetlands. I enjoy the challenge of breeding and have been very lucky to have such a sound base from which to start. I enjoy competing with the horses I breed and having them succeed. It is also very rewarding seeing horses I bred enjoyed by their owners.
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SIENNA THE TANGO
(IMPERIAL JOURNAL X SIENNA QUICK STEP)
2014 National Champion Arabian Riding Pony Stallion/Colt
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2014 Reserve National Champion Junior Anglo
BREEDING QUALITY SHOW AND PERFORMANCE ARABIANS & DERIVATIVES STANDING AT STUD 2014 Imperial Journal – Chestnut Arabian Pony/Welsh B Stallion, 12.2hh Imperial Just Painted – Brown Arabian Pony/Welsh B Stallion, 13.1hh CONCHERTOFF ANGLO ARABIAN FILLIES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE P: Alandi Durling 0428 211 008 E: sienna@siennaarabians.com.au WWW.SIENNAARABIANS.COM.AU 46 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
KATHMAR PARK
Margaret and Graeme Parker and Katherine McMahon Yarragon, Victoria
We had a halt in the whole breeding side of the stud for the last six years as it just wasn’t realistic to commit the time and effort to young stock whilst having two young children, a job each and a couple of show horses. We do have one mare in foal and are keen to breed minimally in the future. We predominantly breed our Arabians for our own use. In the past it was definitely purebreds and then Arabian ponies for ourselves to show in hand, and for Clint Bilson’s expertise under saddle. For upcoming foals the focus is successful halter horses that will go on to be trustworthy children’s mounts.
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It’s not about us anymore! Pawtraits Dee Kelly
Kathmar Park Enjoying our life with horses
Margaret & Graeme Parker and Katherine McMahon PO Box 114, Yarragon, Victoria, 3823 E: kathmarpark@hotmail.com M: 0418 521 779
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POESIE DE ARABIAN & PONY STUD
A and S Boyd Murchison, Victoria
We are a small ‘preservation-type’ stud, established in 1984, concentrating on preserving the bloodlines of the ‘desertArabian’, incorporating both the English and Egyptian ‘desert’ lines. Our foundation stallion was the Blue List Straight Egyptian Dahshahn (imp USA), being a Morafic grandson, an Ansata Ibn Halima great grandson and of course he was out of the phenomenal mare Maar Jumana. Dahshahn (imp USA) get and grandget have proven to be highly successful in performance, halter and endurance, both here and overseas. They have also been able to compete and win in such diverse areas as campdrafting, barrel racing, and the list goes on… a true testament to their excellent conformation, temperament and athletic ability. I feel a true reflection on their desert heritage. We have also incorporated the bloodlines of Al Karim Sirhalima (imp/exp USA), Mustafa (imp Ger), Cool Hand Luke (imp USA), Chipala Miguar, Dynasty Qatama, Arabian Park Ruling Prince, Arabian Park Exquisite, Sahjat (imp USA), Rio EL Jamaal (imp), Hansan (imp), Talicia (imp), Tarong Sharaf and Sankt Georg (imp USA) – all being within the 3–4 generations of our youngest foals’ pedigrees. And last but not least, the bloodlines of the ‘Fabulous’ Fadjur, through our Fadjur
granddaughter Fadjurema Zadi. We have retained her yearling Fadjur-look-alike son, Poesie De Fadjurs Legacy by Sahateyn Fadjamaal, who is also a descendant of Fadjur. Our Poesie De Arabian horses exhibit their ‘desert heritage’ in their beauty, performance ability, and exceptional temperament. They have proven time and time again that they have what it takes to carry the flag and represent the epitome of the Arabian Horse of the Desert.
Poesie De Arabian & Pony Stud Breeders of Quality Performance Horses
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1. Poesie De Excalibur (Meadowswood Polinska x Breakaway Silhouette) Black stallion owned by Nicole Jagger PC Sarah Plun kett
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3. Poesie De Fadjur’s Legacy (Sahateyn Fadjamaal x Fadjurema Zadi) Bay rising 2-year-old colt Future Stallion for Poesie De Stud
4. Poesie De Royal Azrak (Prince Charming FF x Silverline Amira Sara) Bay weanling colt Future Stallion for Poesie De Stud
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783 River Road Murchison North VIC 3610 P: 0407 372 583 www.freewebs.com/poesiedearabianstud
VICTORIA TOWER STUD
Deanne Dalton Geelong, Victoria
Victoria Tower Stud is a small boutique stud breeding Arabian derivative ponies where not only looks, bloodlines and movement are important, but also temperament. We aim and continue to breed ponies with quiet temperaments who are suitable for children to handle and ride. Our Arabian Riding Pony stallion Victoria Tower Summer Serenade is a Royal, Barastoc, Equestrian Australia winner and Supreme all breeds. He has now proven himself as a successful, sought after sire with his progeny winning throughout Australia at the highest level; both in hand and under saddle. Under the care of Clint Bilson, his son Victoria Tower Wishlist has this year been awarded Barastoc Supreme Arabian of the Year and Supreme Champion Arabian Derivative Stallion or Colt at the Victorian Arabian Horse Association Summer Show. This year, we plan to breed with Wishlist as well as Serenade. We prefer to only breed two or three foals each year as we enjoy spending time with our foals and ensuring they are relaxed and fully handled once they go to their new homes. These foals are generally sold once born or before weaning. All our broodmares are registered Arabian and all foals are eligible to be registered Arabian as well.
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THE WONDERFUL JOURNEY THE ARABIAN HORSE HAS GIVEN US By John and Jane Chapman of El Sahra Arabians “BE POSITIVE AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT YOUR ARABIANS. THIS BREED WILL ‘GET UNDER YOUR SKIN’. ENJOY IT! THEIR PERSONALITIES, BEAUTY, MOVEMENT AND ABILITY WILL ALWAYS CAPTIVATE YOU. WORK WITH ARABIANS WITH COMPASSION AND EMPATHY AND YOU WILL GET AMAZING RESULTS. ENJOY A FABULOUS RIDE WITH THE ARABIAN HORSE AND THE FRIENDSHIPS YOU WILL FORM WITH OTHER ARABIAN BREEDERS AND ENTHUSIASTS.”
JOHN AND JANE CHAPMAN WITH FAIRVIEW SILVER INSPIRATION. PC: PAUL MATTHEWS
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l Sahra Arabians is located just 12 kilometres from the thriving regional city of Tamworth, in the beautiful New England area of NSW, Australia. The name El Sahra was specifically chosen as it means ‘of the desert’ and hence relates to the origin of the Arabian horse.
GABRIELLA EL SAHRA YEARLING FILLY. PC: SHARON MEYERS
Having bred Appaloosas and Quarter Horses for many years, we found the unique qualities of Arabians set them apart. Their flamboyance, charisma, beauty and, most of all, their people-loving natures captivated us from day one. Their natural beauty and ability has constantly excited and thrilled us. We have thoroughly enjoyed the expression of their personalities, such as how they play and frolic in the paddocks, yet on sight will come racing up to say ‘Hello’, and we value the excitement of seeing such uniquely beautiful creatures each day. When selecting horses as the foundation for our stud we were very mindful of sourcing Arabians that met our criteria of ‘Beauty, Quality, Versatility and Function’ with the overriding need to be of good temperament. We visited many studs, and sourced our foundation horses from Eagleridge, Fairview, Forest Hill, Saba and Simeon Stud. Our main focus has been on breeding, rather than showing, quality Arabians. We have always aimed to breed horses that will maintain the Arabian Standard of Excellence, and been interested in sourcing genetics and breeding to perpetuate and further build on the evident quality in the horses already in our herd. Horses that we have acquired and bred over our relatively short time as Arabian breeders have well and truly met or exceeded the standards we set.
HALIMAS LATIF 2YO SE COLT. PC: SHARON MEYERS
ARABELA EL SAHRA YEARLING FILLY. PC: SHARON MEYERS
Our stud slogan ‘Beauty With Ability – Naturally’ is definitely reflected in our horses!
We currently have 9 horses including: Stallions/Colts
Over many years of farming and grazing we developed an interest in better livestock handling techniques, which included attracting us to Natural Horsemanship. Since we used our horses extensively on our farm we found horses trained and ridden using these techniques were far superior and more enjoyable to ride for our farm work and pleasure riding.
Halimas Latif (Laheeb Al Rayyan (QA) x Ansata Bint Faressa (iid US)), uniquely bred 2yo grey Straight Egyptian colt. Latif is line bred to the world class stallion Ansata Hejazi (US). A rare gem!
We have found that the intelligent and perceptive natures of Arabians respond wonderfully to Natural Horsemanship methods and they enjoy and develop an amazing partnership with you. Our Arabian clients and horse enthusiasts from various breeds comment how calm and well-mannered our horses are.
Marguerita Al Saba (Thaqib Al Nasser (QA) x La Moniette) 3yo Egyptian-related grey filly. Currently being started under saddle.
In a strong Quarter Horse, Stock Horse and Thoroughbred area they have created a lot of interest and people from other breeds have come to realise what a beautiful, friendly and talented breed they are, which has really changed their perception of the Arabian breed. As much as we have loved our time breeding Arabians, we now plan to retire and move into Tamworth, spend time with family and travel while we enjoy good health. This will conclude a wonderful chapter of our life, which has been a privilege to experience. Our Retirement Sale, advertised in the March issue, gives Arabian fanciers a wonderful opportunity to buy beautiful, top quality horses with outstanding pedigrees at realistic prices. ▮
Fairview Al Kahmie (Al Kha-Zar (US) x Windella Special As Gold). An outstanding 4yo chestnut purebred stallion. Much admired!
Mares/Fillies/Gelding
6 Spanish x Egyptian-related horses with strong influence of El Shaklan blood. Fairview Estas Sequin (Estasan Ibn Estopa (DE) x Windella Silver Sequin) 11yo chestnut mare. Broodmare extraordinaire! Gabriella El Sahra (Afrikah ERA x Fairview Estas Sequin) yearling chestnut filly. Spectacular! Shakirra El Sahra (Maximus ERA x Fairview Abela’s Sayescha) 2yo bay filly. Sweet! Arabela El Sahra (Maximus ERA x Fairview Abela’s Sayescha) yearling chestnut filly with flaxen mane and tail. Very showy! Federer El Sahra (Maximus ERA x Fairview Silver Inspiration) yearling grey gelding. Will be a ‘super’ riding horse!
View our horses at www.elsahraarabians.com.au
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TURNING A
BLIND EYE TO DISABILITY
THE PRIDE I FELT IN HIM EACH DAY AS WE FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY AND NEXT MORNING AS HE TROTTED OUT EAGERLY AGAIN WAS ENORMOUS. HIS TRUST IN ME AS WE NAVIGATED TRICKY WINDING GOAT TRACKS WITH VARIOUS HAZARDS ON HIS BLIND SIDE BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES. HE IS A CHAMPION TO ME.
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fter a stormy night in July 2008, Jean Sims went out to feed her three horses in the paddock. While two of them walked diagonally across from the big tree in the far corner – the shortest route – Orion walked slowly around the edge of the paddock keeping the fence on his left. “I was puzzled until he came up and I saw that where his right eye should have been, there was a cricket ball size swelling in an unnerving shade of green. I immediately rang the vet, Bill Harbison and he told me to bring the horse straight to the clinic, fortunately only about five kilometres away. “Orion was calm and loaded normally,” Jean said. “My husband drove and I went in the float with him. At the clinic, Bill gave him painkillers and then cleaned the badly infected eye. No foreign bodies were found. It looked like a puncture wound, perhaps from a tree branch. I was told how painful eye wounds were and that it would require hourly treatment. The first three times the vet used a twitch to keep Orion still. The next time the horse kept shaking it off. He seemed to understand that we were helping him and he just stood quietly with a halter enduring the painful drops and needles. “The vet, who is also my brother, showed us what to do and for the next 36 hours my husband and I treated him initially every hour and then every two hours throughout the night. The swelling subsided, the infection eased but then his eyeball seemed to collapse inwards and Bill said it would be best to come out.” After the operation, Orion came home to a treeless paddock and his two mates. Jean worried how he would cope but it didn’t 52 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
seem to make a lot of difference. After a few weeks he was cantering across the paddock with the others while she watched anxiously. Jean bred Codgers Creek Orion, a 16.3hh grey gelding. Their current home is on 100 acres of sloping land on a western facing block just south of Gawler in South Australia. Jean and her husband Jon have planted hundreds of trees on the property in a bid to encourage birdlife and provide shelter from the strong winds. With sweeping views of the Adelaide plains and St Vincent’s Gulf, and the magnificent sunsets, it is horse and human heaven. In 1998, the Sims family moved from Darwin to Birdwood in South Australia to a small farm called Codgers Creek along the River Torrens. “The Quilty was at Mt Pleasant in June that year and well known endurance rider Meg Wade agisted her horses at our farm before the event,” Jean said. “I helped work them prior to the ride and renewed my interest in riding after a 20 year break. Soon after, a lovely natured part Percheron mare, Jayson, a police reject due to a bad knee, was given to me by my brother and a service from Straight Up (US) from Meg as a gift. Orion was born at 3am on December 28, 2001 as I sat with Jayson in the round yard looking up at the stars – at Orion. “My brother loved horses and we always had at least two in our backyard at Gawler while we were growing up. Bill would break them in and I remember when I was about ten being made to lie across a horse’s back like a sack to get him used to the weight! We often rode bareback around the town and to the beach. My other two siblings had
no interest in horses but Bill and I hunted with Salisbury and Adelaide Hunt Club from about the age of 13.” Jean became involved in endurance in South Australia from the inception of the sport in the early 70s. “Our training was simple and consisted of a 10-mile loop five days a week. I rode Bill’s 17.2hh Anglo, Quelltaler at first and then he was given a beautiful purebred stallion, Harvest Supreme. I hunted him and then did endurance. From 1972 to 1977, I competed locally as a Lightweight and often won or came in close with fellow endurance rider, Jill Ross. In 1978, I married and went to the Northern Territory for 20 years and did not ride at all during that time.” The birth of Orion provided Jean with a horse but she wasn’t entirely sure he was endurance material. “Orion was always a lovely natured gentle giant,” Jean said. “He was broken in at four but I didn’t try endurance until 2007. He was a tall rangy horse and didn’t look like the usual endurance horses. We did two training rides but then equine flu put an end to the season. “In 2008 we did another 40km and then he lost his eye, so that year went by with gentle riding and me learning to handle a one-eyed horse. I always talked to him so he knew if I was on his blind side, and didn’t make sudden movements. He soon relaxed and before long we were trotting and cantering and he was travelling straight, trusting me to keep a look out on the right. “Bill assured me that horses cope well with one eye in many disciplines. I had ridden often in competition with successful
JEAN AND ORION TACKLE THE STEPS ON FRIDAY AT SHAHZADA
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endurance rider, Bronni Mudge and her one-eyed endurance champion, Regis, so it helped me relax too. “Orion is a quiet, sensible horse that you can leave for six months and then jump on in the paddock and know you’ll be okay. In an event he sparks up a lot and pulls for the first 40km. He is happy to travel alone but he likes to be in front. He is quite relaxed though and hardly ever shies. “I have ridden 40km with several people and they haven’t even noticed his missing eye until we stop. He is very aware of his surroundings and trusts me completely. For the first season I took it very slowly and most of our rides were over seven hours but as I relaxed with his handicap, so did he and we started to improve our times. Now after five years he is a seasoned endurance horse, quite relaxed in the busy vet ring and always keen to get going.” In 2013, Jean rode Shahzada with her niece, Stella Harbison and her Arabian mare Brechenridge Attitude (Warrondi Gem x Castlebar Darthvader) – a first time for both of them. “It was a last minute decision to accompany her just a week before leaving home,” Jean said. “She kept me going when I complained about my tired legs, and by Wednesday the horses were inseparable.”
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON – ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL DAY AT SHAHZADA WITH STELLA HARBISON AND ATTITUDE
Jean says she is often asked about her horse’s disability. “I’m happy to tell people about it and show them it is not a barrier to most horse activities. Orion travels straight and I never feel in danger on him. At Shahzada, people told me scary tales of horses falling off ledges and how difficult it would be for a one-eyed horse. The only small problem we had was when we came to a right-angle turn on some of the steep goat tracks while leading. He would start to go past and we would have to back up a few steps or we would actually stop at a rock face and then I’d turn his head to go the right way. Narrow gaps are sometimes a problem and my right leg will often get scraped on a tree or a gatepost as he misjudges the gap on his blind side. In fact, I had to cross my stirrups and legs across his neck a few times at Shahzada to get through narrow gaps!” There have been many highlights in Orion’s endurance career but Jean admits they pale beside Shahzada (equal 8th Middleweight in 45 hrs 41 mins). “The pride I felt in him each day as we finished successfully and next morning as he trotted out eagerly again was enormous. His trust in me as we navigated tricky winding goat tracks with various hazards on his blind side brought tears to my eyes. He is a champion to me. Other highlights include the 2010 South Australian State Championship; his first 160km with straight ‘A’s in his log book 54 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
MONDAY AT SHAHZADA WITH STELLA HARBISON AND ATTITUDE
and the 2012 Tasmanian Tom Quilty. He travelled well on the ferry, never went off his feed and again had a perfect ride. In June 2013 he successfully completed a two-day 160km, then in August, Shahzada and in October, the State Championship in South Australia and a win at Dergholm in Victoria in November to finish a great year with 1125kms.”
and we are extra careful on hot days if competing. He has successfully completed 3000kms with only three vet outs and we will continue towards our goal of 5000kms.”
Jean has nothing but praise for her very special horse. “He has matured slowly over the five years and I have been careful not to push him. He has shown he can cope with a 4 1/2hr 80km several times on flatter courses but he has also won an 80km ride in big hills around the Barossa ranges and has shown he can go the long distance. Being a big horse, heat is our enemy though
At the risk of sounding sentimental, Jean admits she has a special bond with Orion. “Completing Shahzada without a hint of trouble cemented him in my heart forever,” she said. “He followed in my footsteps, watching me closely and did everything I asked. I’ve had several offers for him but he is definitely not for sale. He is my best friend.” ▮
This year, Jean has Orion’s full sister starting endurance so Orion will only do alternate rides. The 2015 50th Anniversary Tom Quilty Gold Cup ride at Del Rio in NSW is their next major goal.
S.A.A.R.A.B.S INC. 2014
‘ THE MAIN EVENT ’- ‘A’ GRADE SHOW By Tania Edmonds
THE SUN CAME OUT FOR A WONDERFUL AND WELL SUPPORTED SHOW AT MOUNT PLEASANT SHOWGROUNDS ON MARCH 1ST 2014.
Once again the committee put on a huge show with our biggest thanks to the convenor Carolyn Potts for all her work to make this event such a success. A new format was trialled this year with incentives for competitors including no combined classes and prizes for every competitor. The major sponsors Prydes and Horseland made sure that the competitors all went home with a swag of great prizes. Thanks to all the competitors, committee, volunteers, sponsors and the wonderful judges Kim Jameson and Narelle Kinnear for making the show a fun and successful event for all. ▮
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1. Warrawee Intreeg was the Champion Arabian Warmblood Gelding for owners Tegan and Aaron Schmidt. 2. Tracey Nicol with her Purebred Mare Bremervale Angelic were the Reserve Champion Senior Purebred Female. 3. Wendy Kennedy with Redeast Regal Monarch competing in the side saddle class. 4. Pernilla Burghardt and her Australian Champion Anglo Gelding Al-Kareeme Armani competing in the costume class.
5. Malleegrove Mandalla was the Champion Purebred Stallion for owners Jessie and John Preece and Caroline Payne. 6. Falzon Four Claim was the Supreme Senior Purebred and Supreme Saddlehorse of Show for owners Tania, David and Lyn Edmonds. 7. Purebred Stallion Sadiks Psyche owned and ridden by Melanie Welsh.
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FLYING THE FLAG FOR ARABIANS: DERIVATIVES SHINE AT THE ROYAL EASTER SHOW OUR PUREBREDS CERTAINLY DID A GREAT JOB OF PROMOTING OUR BREED AT THIS YEAR’S SHOW, AND SO DID OUR DERIVATIVES. THESE HORSES NOT ONLY PERFORMED OUTSTANDINGLY IN THEIR BREED EVENTS, THEY SHOWED EVERYONE JUST WHAT THEY WERE CAPABLE OF IN OPEN AND OTHER BREED RINGS, TAKING OUT MANY OF THE TOP AWARDS OF THE SHOW. GLENYS LILLEY EXPLAINS.
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CHAMPION LED STALLION WAS MANORVALE ROYAL SHOW, WHO WAS ALSO RESERVE CHAMPION SADDLE PONY STALLION.
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year’s Sydney Royal. Large classes in both Led and Ridden contained some well-known open company horses and ponies with many going on to win and place in their other breed and hack classes. Champion Mare or Filly and eventual Supreme Derivative was Karma Park National Girl (owners S. Beresi & 56 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
S. McLeod) all the way from WA. They had come over east for the Australian Championships where she was Reserve Australian Champion Arabian Riding Pony Mare or Filly and Supreme Australian Saddle Pony of the Year at the National Pony of the Year Show. Reserve Mare or Filly was Euston Dancestar owned by Melissa Sambrooks from Queensland. Euston Dancestar was also Reserve Champion Riding Pony and
2nd in the Ridden Derivative Mare or Filly. Champion Led Stallion was Manorvale Royal Show (owners Sara Love & Jodi Allen) who was also Reserve Champion Saddle Pony Stallion. Best Derivative Gelding Led was Manorvale Blue and Royal (owner Sara Love) who also placed in the Novice Hack classes. The Ridden Derivative Champion was Dunelm Royal Obsession (owned by A. & T. Harris) from Queensland. Dunelm Royal Obsession also
won Reserve Champion Ridden ANSA and 1st in the Open Hack 15–15.2hh. Reserve Champion was Laser Encore who also did well in the Ridden ANSA Classes. Arabian derivatives dominated the Palomino classes with Wishlist (partbred colt) being Supreme Led Palomino. Foxwood Aztec Gold (Arabian Stockhorse) was Best Led Palomino Gelding. Bellevale Bliss (Arabian Riding Pony) went Reserve Champion Led Palomino Mare and Elvonara Park Kandyman (Arabian Pony gelding) was Best Ridden Palomino. Marconi Gold Strike was 2nd in his Led Derivative Stallion class and the Reserve Champion Stallion in the Buckskin ring. Regalbrook Royal Edition (Arabian Riding Pony) won his Led Derivative Stallion Class n.e. 14hh and was Supreme Led Partbred Welsh, and Koora-Lyn Rhythm, an Arabian Pony, was Best Led Australian Pony Gelding. Paulgren Park Victory (Arabian Riding Pony) was Champion Saddle Pony Stallion or Colt.
WISHLIST WAS SUPREME LED PALOMINO.
The Arabian Warmblood mare EBL Juliett won the Champion Show Hunter Hack and our Derivative Show Costumes class (won by Alysha Faets and Patria Chocolate Ripple) were again the centre of attention with both riders being interviewed in the main arena followed by a big lap of honour in front of the crowds. These are a small sample of some of the many derivatives that won and placed in open competition at this year’s Sydney Royal. They competed in everything from Hacking, Show Hunters, Working Hunters, Pony Classes, ANSA, Pony Club Classes and even Showjumping. Congratulations to all. ▮
DERIVATIVE SHOW COSTUME COMPETITORS WERE AGAIN THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION WITH BOTH RIDERS BEING INTERVIEWED IN THE MAIN ARENA. COMPETITORS ALYSHA FAETS AND PATRIA CHOCOLATE RIPPLE.
CHAMPION MARE OR FILLY AND EVENTUAL SUPREME DERIVATIVE WAS KARMA PARK NATIONAL GIRL.
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IF PASSIONATE ARABIAN OWNERS DEMONSTRATE THE WONDERFUL NATURE AND KIND TEMPERAMENT OF THE DESERT BREED, THEY WILL WIN MANY NEW HEARTS. THIS IS LACHLAN HODGINS SHOWING THE PUBLIC AT EQUITANA 2013 JUST HOW IT’S DONE.
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HORSE NOTHING SEEMS TO STIR UP ONLINE CONTROVERSIES AS MUCH AS OUR SYSTEM FOR JUDGING PURE ARABIAN HALTER HORSES.
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asked some Arabian owners, “Is the current way purebred Arabians are shown at halter detrimental in selling the breed to the general horse buying public?” The answers were many and varied, from those that love the way halter horses are shown, with all of the snort and blow and charisma (and crowd participation at the larger shows), to those that felt it confirmed the myth that Arabians are unsuitable for children or novices. It also opened up a huge response from people telling about their special Arabian in an amazing variety of horsey pursuits, indeed every facet of the horse industry, how versatile their Arabian was, how much they loved them, photos of them ridden by children and how they were part of the family. Hopefully some of these stories can all be highlighted in future AHN articles.
Now back to halter showing – the basis of which is to find the best examples of Arabian breeding horses, with correct conformation, Arabian type, movement and charisma. At the larger shows a scoring system is in place so the spectators can follow the judge’s assessment of the finer points of the horse’s conformation. To assess this, what the judge really wants to see is a horse that comes into the ring moving freely, that stands balanced on all four feet and stands still on the end of a long lead, motionless for the judge to assess. The judge wants to see a horse that walks and trots away from them in a straight line, turns and extends the trot across the judge’s line of sight and then turns and trots straight back towards them so they can examine the straightness of the action. This happens with varying degrees of success due to the training of the horse and fitness of the handler. When it’s done well (and you can see examples of this at our top shows) it’s a pleasure to watch. When not so well executed,
it leads to out of control horses and excess shanking, sometimes because the horse and handler are overwhelmed by the atmosphere, and sometimes because of not enough time spent training or incorrect training. We have strict rules in Australia and a penalty card system for any handler misbehaviour or horse mistreatment. Our overseas judges always comment on how well and kindly our halter horses are shown. So how do our horses compare to the way other breeds are shown? Having just taken photos at Sydney Royal for 14 days, and watched all manner of breed classes, I have come to the conclusion that our halter horses are shown very well. All breeds have naughty horses: some couldn’t cope with the atmosphere, a lot wouldn’t stand still, most handlers stood right on top of the horse, holding it tight (photographer’s nightmare!) and some just couldn’t keep up with their horses. In saying that though, many of the horses were very well shown (just like our breed shows). Arabians are sometimes criticised for any snorty or goggle-eyed behaviour with an “Oh that’s a typical Arabian”, but let me tell you: Every breed, from Stockhorses to ponies and our line of purebred geldings, all had the same reaction to the Heavy Harness classes, with teams of clanking and rattling Clydesdales going past! And yet nobody said, “Oh, that’s typical for a Stockhorse”! Some of our top professional Arabian handlers were there showing a variety of breeds, bringing home Supremes for the owners and without fail, even though most were only catch leads handed to them just before the class, all of these were shown with a great stand up and wonderful extended trot just like our Arabians. Sydney Royal this year also brought in a policy of asking those horses deemed to be shown with too much makeup to leave the ring and remove it, before coming back for their classes. It was a horse welfare issue brought in due to the heat causing makeup to run into the horses’ eyes. Taking photos I have seen lots of horses with squinty, watery eyes as a result of excessive
makeup. Like everything, it’s easy to think if a little bit is good, let’s just keep adding more! People will always think up new and varied ways of presentation that they think will catch the judge’s eye and give them an edge. It’s really up to show committees and societies to make sure the horse’s welfare is always first consideration (if you think showing can’t get out of hand, google Tennessee Walking Horse/Big lick/or horse soreing sometime). A common complaint is you need a professional handler to show purebred Arabians. The judge is there to pick out the best conformed breeding animal, and they do need to be presented well, as this is a walking advertisement for your breeding programme. But anyone can learn to present and show Arabians, it just takes dedication, hard work, a bit of research, and a certain level of fitness to be able to keep up with that floating trot. If you only have one or two horses to prepare, they will get your undivided attention to detail so that you can present them as well as any professional. Some handlers will take catch leads at major shows by prior arrangement if you feel you can’t run fast enough. The place to start is at Agricultural shows (as well as Arabian club shows). Not only are you promoting the Arabian breed, the classes are relaxed and you and your Arabian can learn the ropes. The judges are usually patient with those starting out. Our shows will always feature the fiery Arabian halter horse but it is now balanced by numerous ridden classes, youth classes and costume classes that demonstrate the fabulous intelligence and versatility of the Arabian horse, and if our very passionate Arabian owners introduce and guide new people into the fascinating world of Arabian showing, explaining why and how they should be shown, whilst demonstrating the wonderful nature and kind temperament of the Desert breed, they will win many new hearts. THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 59
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WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN THE ARABIAN HALTER HORSE? By Colleen Rutherford Each part of the horse is equally important.
How do I want to see a horse stand?
Movement is important. If a horse can’t walk, it can’t trot; a long free rhythmic stride at the walk a longer free rhythmic stride at the trot with push from behind, good shoulders and long forearms for a long stride, not trailing hocks and climbing in the front. Knees are there to bend, the bend is there for the lift to enable the reach. Arabian horses are renowned for their movement, this is far more important to me than ‘nailing a stand up’.
I love a handler who can have a horse stand still when it is presented for judging (so the judge doesn’t have to walk an extra 5km a day following horses), who can walk in a straight line (unless they are trying to hide faults, then the judge looks twice as hard) and can present the horse to its best advantage. I hate to see a horse intimidated and harshly shanked.
Hackney style movement has no place in the purebred ring or stiff front legs dragging themselves along and plowing heavily into the ground. I want to see a smooth flowing topline, not low set tails sticking out halfway down a buttock, nor apple rumps as seen in Quarter horses. The horse that wins must have the most of the ‘pieces of perfection’. If the class I had to judge was ‘Horse most suitable for endurance’ then it could be a different outcome altogether. Long backs and long loins, shallow girth and no spring to the ribs, cut up through the flanks (heron gutted), long pencil thin necks are not in our standard of excellence and I don’t believe is in any standard throughout the world of Arabian horses. Neck the longer the better? – not for me, it has to be balanced. It must be unmistakably Arabian. If you walk down a stable row of horses and can only see the heads over the doors, you should recognise the Clydesdale, Shetland, Quarterhorse, Stockhorse, ARABIAN – Not perhaps Arabian! It has to be instantly recognisable even from a distance. Nor should there be mistaken identity – Is this a mare? Is this a stallion? Or is this a gelding? Stallions own it; mares demand it; geldings accept it. If the horse the judge wants to place first has great conformation, good movement, exudes quality and type, BUT of course none of them are 100% perfect and it has legs less than 16 from 20 – do you put it down in the class? A horse who shows type, good conformation but perhaps not quite as smooth over the back and lower tail but moves really well, which do you put up? They all have faults. So in judging, look for the best of the best to win, not the horse with the most of the worst to put out of the ring. 60 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
Thankfully I believe 99% of our handlers understand what is unacceptable for the judges, owners and spectators and accept their responsibilities. I believe we have some outstanding handlers much kinder than some we see in some overseas shows. Handlers can be very clever at hiding faults in a standup, therefore it’s important for a judge to see even if it’s only a glance down the line or the horses at a relaxed walk. It’s not all about the standup. The breed has not survived for centuries being selected through a standup! Can amateurs compete or is it necessary to have a professional? There are three levels of exhibitors showing Arabians today. We have high profile full time professionals, semi-professionals who have full time jobs other than in the horse industry, and amateur owners. There was no preference shown at the 2014 Championships, I believe the results were without prejudice. I have found quite often this result when the judge is a breeder of Arabian horses and not solely a trainer. Professional trainers are good at their job and the industry needs them, however, amateurs can compete successfully and win. All our shows prove this. If you need assistance there are handlers all over Australia who are willing and able to help you, just ask them. If you don’t have the finances and have a fabulous horse, you can do it yourself, ask the pros about conditioning, training, just do it, and ask for help. Crowd influence my decision? No! I enjoy the atmosphere. I believe cheering, whistling and applause, including encouragement from the appointed marshal takes pressure off the handler and acts as encouragement for the horse to show off. Let’s face it; nothing can show off like an Arabian horse! Atmosphere works for me. Many of the halter
handlers love it, as do the horses and if the handler doesn’t want it, it doesn’t happen. However, like most things there is always someone who does it to the extreme and when judging it’s off-putting and distracting. It certainly does not do the horse any favours – an opinion backed up by many judges. Makeup and clipping; does it influence my decision? If it’s to the extreme it doesn’t impress me, but my decision is not made by makeup or shaving. It’s been said before that too much looks tacky, but if it’s done discretely it enhances. The extreme shave and excess plastered ½ thick goop is a trend and one we don’t need to blindly follow. Quality horses don’t need it. Do I go for or against? NO. Would you like to change anything about the current system of halter showing? I think Australia has it right. When you enter a show (apart from showing other breeders and spectators your beloved horse) you are asking the appointed judge to give their opinion on your horse, not verbally but by JUDGING the horse. You may not agree, you may not like the resulting decision but you entered, so accept it. I have been told by a disillusioned exhibitor, ‘You didn’t like my horse, it didn’t win.’ My reply has always been, ‘That is wrong. It is not that I didn’t like your horse, but I thought the horses in front of yours better for one or more reasons, on the day’! Any changes at the Australian Championships? Comparative judging is only necessary when there is more than one class contesting for the Championships. It is only then necessary to select Champion, Reserve, and 8–9 places, not place every horse presented. I believe it’s time wasting and an embarrassment for the last placed horse, as each horse has earned the right to be there, they are the best of the best and all show champions. If you have been breeding for years, or newly interested in the breed, a rider, exhibitor or hoping to become a judge, I believe we should all read the history of the Arabian horse, how it evolved, why it has been the progenitor for others, how the Arabian horse has survived for thousands of years, its soundness, strength, how its attributes evolved to help its survival – as breeders we are responsible to ensure we hold dear these attributes. As judges your decisions could be responsible for many of next season’s foals! The Arabian horse is and always has been a functional horse that can be ridden. If it’s never given that opportunity for whatever reason, family commitments, finances, it does not make it a lesser horse. Don’t criticise others’ decisions in what they decide to do or not do, we would love to do it all – but not all horses nor people can. I love the The Proud Breed, the unmistakable presence of the Arabian horse. ▮
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THE ARABIAN VALLEY HORSE CLUB HELD THEIR 2014 ARABIAN GALA EVENT ON MAY 10TH AND 11TH AT QSEC.
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he show this year was an outstanding success with many happy exhibitors and spectators.
Horses were exhibited under the expert eye of Lenita Perroy (Brazil) judging halter, Callie James (NSW) judging hack classes and Sharon Poskus (VIC) judging youth, halter and HSAA classes. On the Saturday night all three judges came together to judge the prestigious PETstock Golden Garland where Groucho Marx danced to AC/DC on his way to victory winning a spectacular Shiranna Garland that lit up when the lights were dimmed.
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1. The Shiranna Garlands Supreme Saddle Horse Of The Show, Richvale Marlow, exhibited by Paul Austin Equitation. 2. The Garland Grove Champion Junior Partbred, Shatana Heirs‘N’Graces, exhibited by Shatana Arabians. 3. The Alexa’s Home Pet Care Champion Arabian Pony, Brampton Voodoo Doll. 4. The Natham Park Arabians Champion Junior Colt, Renaissance, exhibited by Bacchante Arabians. 5. The Sue Crockett Photography Champion Inter Gelding, Lea-Ma Park Wishez, exhibited by Lea-Ma Park Arabians. 6. The JH Show Training Champion Senior Mare, The Palms Maa’nisa, exhibited by The Palms Arabians, pictured with sponsors Jason Hodgins and Jess Wilson and judge Lenita Perroy.
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7. The PETstock Golden Garland Winner Groucho Marx with judge Sharon Poskus; Silver Richvale Marlow with Lenita Perroy; and Bronze Dicavalli Delta with Callie James. 8. Wybalena Lodge Champion Arabian Derivative Galloway, AP Sinatra, exhibited by Mikaela Spencer. 9. The Al Safwah Arabians Champion Junior Filly, Chelleason Crown Marwana, with owner Michelle Thomas, sponsor Tara Chellset and judge Lenita Perroy. 10. Rose Gum Arabians Champion Purebred Arabian Gelding Ridden and Riversleigh Arabians Champion Senior Purebred Gelding, Chelleason El Lorenzo, exhibited by Laudan Arabians. 11. The Caramea Stud Champion Senior Stallion, Charming VC, exhibited by Natham Park Arabians.
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Interview by Maryde
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Maryde: Would you like to share a little about yourself? Danna: As a person I think I’m always looking for myself. At my age I still learn new things about who I am! I have three amazing children who inspire me every day. As a photographer I try to achieve new ideas or recreate old ideas with a new twist! I believe you should be passionate about what you shoot. Maryde: At what age did you first use a camera? Do you remember what the brand or what kind of camera it was? How was that experience and what was it that ‘clicked’ inside of you to follow your passion? Danna: I took photography classes at school throughout Year 10. I would have been 16. Back then I was more into fashion and I soon began working as stylist and makeup artist. But I played with photography. It was in 2002 that I was given an opportunity to team up with a photographer named Tracey Bavinton. She had just started a horse photography business and my photography career started from there! As far as camera preference, I’m a Canon girl. I still get nervous on shoot and before shows, but I always remain true to my work. Maryde: For those of us who have no idea, how do you prepare a photo shoot? Danna: I always like to know in advance what ideas my clients have for their shoots. Preparation involves making sure everything works correctly and is charged etc. An old saying goes “fake it till you make it.” Well, I think shoots are like that – you just have to run with your ideas and trust yourself to make it work. I’ve been lucky in that most of the time I have great clients who trust my ideas, enabling me to get those great shots. And though many people warn against working with kids and animals, I seem to do my best work with them. Maryde: The love of horses – especially the Arabian breed, feature heavily in your work. How did that come about?
Danna: It’s crazy how I have based most of my career around the Arabian breed, because that wasn’t an original goal of mine. My background is miniature horses and western horses, but the principles are all the same. With Arabians I have had the most amazing experiences. I have been blessed with so much support over the years from the Arabian horse community. I’m especially grateful for people like Peter Hall of Fairview Arabians, Paul Hedges and Future Farms as they have been there from the start. Maryde: Are there other animals or subjects that you enjoy photographing as well? Danna: I love all types of photography. I believe in looking beyond the subject and creating an image that touches the emotions. Maryde: The photography industry has gone through a dramatic change the last decade or so. How has this affected the way you take and produce your work to how it was done in the past? Danna: Digital has been great for the industry in many ways, but it has also created a few issues! Everyone is a photographer these days, but not everyone
can produce a quality shot. Those claiming to be able to, that flood the market with so-so images – and on the other side – those that illegally download images from photographer’s sites, impact on the industry. I have bad days about it, but I also look around at some of the shows and am amazed that I’m photographing with some of the top photographers in the world! Maryde: Do you feel digital is better? As in the easier, especially for new photographers? No use of chemicals etc. Danna: Yes, it’s easier, but there is always more to learn. I still shoot on film. It’s harder to get these days but I work with both digital and film. I’ve been lucky to learn from some of the best and to have the opportunity to photograph at elite international events. These experiences have shown me that digital or film, no matter how good the camera, photographers still need to have a good knowledge of the industry, and understand the technicalities behind taking good shots. Maryde: Was there anyone in particular that encouraged or inspired you in the field of photography? Danna: I have had great support from Stuart Vesty and Glenn Jacobs. Maryde: How do people go about organising a photo shoot from you? Danna: Facebook is the best way to go. www.facebook.com/ DannaRussoLingardPhotography Maryde: Is your work in print form for the public to buy – as in posters, cards etc? And if so, where/how do those interested go about purchasing them? Danna: I have been asked this in the past, it’s just a little nerve-wracking! I do plan on putting a collection together for print in the form of a book... But whenever I consider starting it, I can never pick my favourite photos! ▮ THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 63
KAS VON DUTCH – CLASSIC RUSSIAN ARABIAN TYPE.
KAS VON DUTCH;
THE EPITOME OF THE RUSSIAN ARABIAN BLOODLINES By Lusia Abbott KAS VON DUTCH EMBODIES, THROUGH HIS TIMELESS CLASSIC RUSSIAN ARABIAN TYPE AND MORPHOLOGY, A PEDIGREE BRINGING FORTH THE DEPTH OF DECADES OF THE BREEDING SELECTION PROGRAM FROM THE TERSK STUD IN RUSSIA.
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HIS PEDIGREE Menes, KAS Von Dutch’s first paternal great grandsire and second maternal great grandsire was by the stallion Nabeg, a sire that has left a legacy for the Bairactar line through Amurath Sahib to Arax, out of the highly prized Tersk broodmare Metropolia, sired by the legendary race stallion Priboj from Mammona in turn a daughter of Ofir. Menes remains a sire of great significance, with numerous international winners in show and in sport; Balaton, among them, being one of Menes’ most celebrated sons. Balaton, KAS Von Dutch’s paternal grandsire, was out of the well-known Tersk broodmare Panagia, sired by the influential stallion Aswan. He has been awarded, among other titles, with the one of “Horse of the Century”. Balaton sired numerous winners in show and sport and among them, Kubinec, the acclaimed show stallion and sire. Kubinec, KAS Von Dutch’s sire, was out of the respected Tersk broodmare Kosmetika, sired by the famous Muscat. Kubinec has been elected “Horse of the Year” by the readers of the Araber Journal. Kubinec’s success led him to become an “IAHA Sweepstakes Nominated Sire” as his results and the results of his offspring in show have brought him to be the first and only “5 Star ECAHO Stallion” in history. Kubinec was thus not only a memorable stallion but also a renowned sire, of considerable offspring; KAS Von Dutch being one of the most remarkable among them.
HIS MORPHOLOGY; THE INHERITANCE OF HIS PEDIGREE As heritage mostly from his sireline, KAS Von Dutch carries himself with a commanding presence. Also through his sire Kubinec, he has inherited a masculine yet beautiful head with prominent expressive black eyes and dryness of skin that immediately draws attention to the charismatic beauty of this mesmerising stallion. His high set arched neck is clean, balanced and of excellent length. His poll and throatlatch are long and flexible, with a broad windpipe displaying clean, arched throat. His swanlike neck effortlessly blends into his well laid back, free moving shoulder and prominent wither which again blends into a short, strong and broad back. His smooth topline runs perfectly into an excellent strong and flexible loin. His powerful hindquarters are in perfect harmony with his elegant forehand and deep body and a long croup with a beautifully set tail blends with his excellent long and puissant hip. Squarely set legs, with flat bone and clean tendon, strong correct hooves and placement of clean joints carry this amazing horse with
elevated, elastic, ground-covering motion, displaying powerful impulsion. KAS Von Dutch presents a truly breathtaking display of harmony. As heritage mainly from his damline, KAS Von Dutch has been blessed with other crucial hallmarks of the Arabian horse; his head is beautifully yet slightly dished with large defined jowls and wide set eyes. His inheritance from Vypiska’s family, displaying flair, high set and flag-like tail carriage plus the additional length of leg and extra loftiness of gait; the traits Aswan famously and consistently stamped on his family. KAS Von Dutch represents thus the culmination of the Russian Arabian genotype of renowned quality, consistency and predictability as the epitome of the Russian Arabian phenotype through his distinguished type, his mastered morphology and his noticed presence: he’s the straight Russian stallion of the present and the straight Russian sire of the future. KAS Von Dutch is available at public stud for straight Russian Arabian mares worldwide by frozen semen. ▮
KAS VON DUTCH.
Mashuk, KAS Von Dutch’s maternal great grandsire proved to be one of Aswan’s finest sons, this last being the legendary sire of more than 300 foals at Tersk Stud. His dam was Tersk broodmare Malutka, sired by the illustrious stallion Salon. Mashuk has been named “King of Tersk”. He has also been honoured by his progeny mostly celebrated in show; to name just one of his sons the excellent stallion Gips. Gips, KAS Von Dutch’s first maternal great grandsire, was out of the noted Tersk broodmare Polinezia, sired by the aforementioned legendary stallion Nabeg. He has been awarded as “Elite ECAHO Stallion”. His offspring are famous for their type and their excellent conformation, as the commended stallion and sire Piligrim proved to be. Piligrim, KAS Von Dutch’s maternal grandsire, was out of Tersk mare Postup, sired by the magnificent Suvenir. Garnering accolades in both showing and racing, Piligrim is best known for his progeny in showing and breeding, with among them the renowned Tersk broodmare Vypiska. Vypiska, KAS Von Dutch’s dam, was out of the prominent Tersk broodmare Vizantia sired by Menes, dam of two important offspring; KAS Von Dutch being the most significant. THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS 65
YOUTH
CHARLOTTE RIDING ROSE GUM GOLDRUSH. PC: DELSHARLA PET PAWTRAITS
YOUTH IN FOCUS CHARLOTTE PHILLIPS (12 YEARS OLD) STARTED RIDING AT THE AGE OF NINE, AND AFTER A YEAR OR SO ON A LITTLE PONY, GREW TALL ENOUGH TO START LOOKING AT SOMETHING BIGGER. IT WAS A LITTLE ADVERT IN A HORSERELATED CLASSIFIEDS SITE THAT SAW CHARLOTTE’S RIDING CAREER START!
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fter not having any pre-conceived ideas about the ‘ideal’ horse, Charlotte and her mother Rachel purchased a purebred mare, Charaway Tarnikka, sight unseen from Queensland. The pair did extremely well in absolutely everything they entered – from showing at Arabian shows (obtaining Champion Ridden Purebred at Bathurst Royal, many Champion ribbons at NSW Arabian Association-run shows, countless other champions in both Arabian and Open rings, and even a Supreme Ridden), to competing at state-level pony club events, producing fantastic results in showjumping and dressage at a local riding club. They also attended Sydney Royal in 2013 to come away with two second-place ribbons. Being a part of the NSW Arabian Association’s Youth Purebred Development Squad certainly fuelled Charlotte’s desire to show what these purebreds can do. After doing extremely well with Tarnikka, Charlotte had another growth spurt, and Tarnikka was passed down to Madeleine, 66 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
Charlotte’s younger sister. Rachel started the hunt for a larger horse – and, of course, there was no other breed that would have been considered by Charlotte – it had to be a purebred. During the search, the horse “Rose Gum Goldrush” was mentioned to Rachel by about four different parties – with everyone commenting how fantastic, how quiet and how educated the big boy was. In mid-2013, after lengthy discussions with his previous owner Joanne Linsley of Queensland, Goldrush joined the Phillips family in Cambewarra on the South Coast of New South Wales. Charlotte and Goldrush attended their first A-Class Arabian show together in November 2013. They came away with Champion in every class they rode in, and Charlotte even ended up obtaining a 1st Place in the open ring with Goldrush in Childs Hunter Hack. After all of the work that Charlotte and her instructor Tibby Barbour had put in, it was a relief to everyone to see that this 12-year-old girl on a big 15.3hh purebred gelding were going to be successful and, most importantly, happy together! They caught the eye of Sharon Few of Equestrian Fashion, who now sponsors Charlotte with all of the lovely riding jackets she wears. From that initial show, Charlotte and Goldrush have gone from strength to strength. They attended the NSW Arabian Associations’ East Coast Championships in February, coming away with:
EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN classes Ridden Amateur Arabian Gelding – Champion “Champion of Champions” Amateur Ridden Arabian Show Hunter Gelding – Reserve Champion Arabian Gelding Under Saddle – Reserve Champion East Coast Cup Purebred – Top 10
EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS YOUTH classes (under 14)
Youth Hack – Champion Youth Amateur Ridden Arabian – Champion Youth Bridle Path Hack – Reserve Champion Youth showing an Arabian at Halter – Top 5
A few weeks later, although slightly underprepared due to some ill-health after East Coast, they attended the Australian National Arabian Titles and were awarded Champion Youth Show Hunter over 14.2hh, Reserve Champion Rider under 14 years, and a Top 10 in Ridden Purebred (after a bit of a mistake in the workout!) Charlotte has always loved riding her horses, whether it be at shows, pony club, or around the paddocks at home, but has turned over a new leaf and passion since finding her first purebred Arabian – and she says she will never ride anything else. The future for Charlotte and her chosen breed looks very promising for both Goldrush and Tarnikka, with many more plans for interstate Arabian events over the next year or so. ▮
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1. Anastasia Jaehne 14, with her filly Kie-Al Zaafirah having a bit of a play. 2. Lara McNair and the Arabian pony Nazca Miracle Of Love. PC Foxwood Photography 3. Tamieka Jarrett from T & M Showteam on Raven Lodge Charmed who is proudly sponsored by The Arabian Shop. PC: Michelle Jarrett 4. Brittany Jessup (15 years old) and Cazna’s County Phoenix at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. PC: Claire Hardig
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5. Morgan McNair and the Arabian pony Nazca Miracle Of Love. PC: Foxwood Photography 6. Will and Jack Cooper with two Pevensey Safari foals. PC: Christine Cooper 7. Ava Holland turning broodmare (of 4 years) Carjola Park Alibrandi into a kid’s pony. 8. Rose Holland getting a little kiss from then 11-month-old ARP colt, Mylani Akio.
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DRESSAGE IS SOMETHING BOTH SONIA AND TARGA ENJOY AS IT HELPS BOTH OF THEM DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND STRENGTHS.
OUR VERSATILE ARABIANS:
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eer Street Targa (Enderby Aramac x Carington Park Rahil) is a horse with a lot of strings to his bow. Bred by endurance rider Tony Purton of Beer Street Arabians, Targa is owned by Sonia Hodgetts and at nine years of age he has already proven himself a truly versatile and reliable Arabian.
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vet out. Targa will happily trot along on his own or in company, and is known as the horse to take out with green or excitable horses, as his calm and tractable nature helps settle the other horses (and their owners!) Dressage is something else both Sonia and Targa enjoy, and late last year, a week after completing an 80km endurance ride, Targa entered his first dressage competition. Much to the surprise of his owner, Targa won both of his tests! And his talents don’t stop at endurance and dressage. Recently Sonia and Targa entered the local Burnie Agricultural Show. Targa handled the excitement of the show in typical style, falling asleep the majority of the time while he was waiting for his turn to shine and working well once competing in his classes. By the end of the day, Targa had been awarded Supreme Champion Led Arabian as well as Champion Ridden Arabian. Four days after the show, Targa was again
off on a new adventure, to compete in the ‘Devil’s Trail Gymkhana’. This was a new event, set up to test the partnership and trust between rider and horse. Classes included the Trail Obstacle Course, Agility, Trail Turn Out and Liberty – one of the trickier classes, where the horse was to go through obstacles without a lead rope and without the handler touching the horse. While some of the obstacles were a little confronting for Targa, he did well and managed to complete all of his classes. Sonia is hoping to continue with her main passion, endurance, with Beer Street Targa and she is also keen to try some jumping and cattle mustering. She enjoys the partnership they have and loves that Targa is so willing to try his heart out at anything she asks. Most of all, they both enjoy learning new things and spending time with each other. She says the lesson he has taught her is to have a go at anything and you will be surprised what you can achieve!! ▮
SELECTING A SHOW HALTER:
TIPS ON CHOOSING A SHOW HALTER FOR YOUR HORSE By Jen Fairweather, Leading Designs Show Halters www.leadingdesignscouture.com
DISPELLING THE MYTH THAT A PRETTY HORSE ONLY NEEDS A PLAIN HALTER. WORLD FAMOUS WH JUSTICE WEARING A HIGHLY EMBELLISHED HALTER THAT ENHANCES HIS EXTREME BEAUTY.
JUST AS WITH BROWBANDS AND SHOW JACKETS IN THE SADDLE RING, TRENDS IN THE HALTER RING ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING.
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ith such a wide variety of show halter styles on the market today, it can be difficult trying to decide which is best for your horse, and there are no hard and fast rules as to what halter looks good on any particular horse. You may also wonder why selecting the right halter is so important. In today’s show ring, it is more important than ever to set yourself and your horse apart from the rest. Selecting a show halter that enhances your horse’s best qualities will give you an advantage when presenting to the judge.
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Similarly, the noseband should sit up to, but no more than 1 inch below, the end of the cheekbone. An easy way to check this measurement is by using your thumb, with the distance from the tip of your thumb to the knuckle generally being the correct spacing. Selecting a Style With the number of different styles available, it can make choosing a halter for your horse rather difficult. What may look good on one horse may not suit another, even if the horses look similar! My best advice, where possible, is to try different styles on. If you are at an event where there is a halter vendor, ask if you can select several styles to try on. The vendor should not mind, providing you take care of the halters and return them straight away. When considering the styles, there are a number of misnomers that should be dispelled. False – a pretty horse only needs a plain halter. This is not necessarily the case. The right halter, even a very fancy one, can be used to enhance a pretty horse’s beauty. A WELL FITTED HALTER – 1” BEHIND AND 1” BELOW THE CHEEKBONE. PICTURED IS BAGHIRA ERA.
False – A wide noseband will hide a good dish in the face. Provided the noseband is not too wide or ‘heavy’, a wider noseband can actually draw the eye to that area and, in fact, enhance the dish. False – a rolled leather halter is not harsh. This is a widely held belief by many trainers, however, close inspection of the underside of the noseband reveals a stitched seam. This seam concentrates the pressure along a very narrow surface area and actually makes this halter relatively harsh. A good way to test how harsh a halter is, is to lay the noseband across the bony section of the back of your hand and apply downward pressure. This will give an indication of the pressure applied to the horse’s nose.
MIRRINDEL SOMETHING SPECIAL WEARING A LIVE CHAIN. PC: KELLY CAMPBELL
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Personal preference for the style of halter also plays a large part, and as long as you are happy with your selection, at the end of the day, that is what matters most!
MOST IMPORTANTLY, ENJOY SHOWING YOUR HORSE!
Halter Colour to suit Horse Colour In my experience, I have found the following halter colours always work for given horse colours: Bay – Brass, silver, red, black, green Chestnut – Brass, green, cream, brown, burgundy Black – Brass, black, blue, green Dark Grey – Silver, black, blue, burgundy, green White – Anything!! Leads and Lead Chains An important, but sometimes overlooked aspect of your show halter is your lead. Ensure you have a good quality lead of sufficient length that will allow you to show your horse with plenty of room. Select one that is not likely to slip through your hand – remember you will most likely have make up and coat shine spray on you as much as the horse!
DIFFERENT STYLES ON THE SAME HORSE. BAGHIRA ERA IN A “TRADITIONAL” STYLE WITH SHARKSTOOTH NOSEBAND AND IN A CABLE STYLE. PC: NICOLE EMANUEL
When attaching the chain to the halter, the chain can be either “captive” or “live”. A captive chain is when the lead passes through the end rings of the chain, as well as underneath the main body of the chain, preventing it from connecting directly with the horse’s jaw. The method is suited to most horses and is advisable for most handlers. A live chain is when the lead only passes through the end rings of the chain with the main body of the chain sitting directly against the horses jaw. This is a more severe chain and is advisable for only the most experienced handlers. Regardless of which chain method is used, always ensure any surplus chain is taped with electrical tape to prevent the horse getting the chain in its mouth.
KHALIFAH AL SABA WEARING A CAPTURED CHAIN.
1. Ensure your halter is strong and made with quality fittings. It is preferable that a halter is adjustable, but if not consider a custom made-to-measure to ensure a proper fit.
program rules and regulations regarding this. Any halter you purchase should have provisions for fitting a throatlatch. A cable style halter may require conchos to be fitted, which are usually purchased separately. The traditional style of halter should have buttons or rings.
2. Some shows require a throatlatch and you should always check the show
3. Once you have purchased your halter, spend some time prior to the show
Points to Remember
A FANCY HALTER CAN ENHANCE BEAUTY – THE CHEEK DROPS ON THIS HALTER ENHANCE THE CLEAN THROAT AND JOWL, THE NOSECHAIN ENHANCES THE DISH AND FINE MUZZLE OF THIS FILLY. PICTURED IS JENSEMS SUZIE Q. PC: J OGDEN
practising with it, so that both you and your horse can show in it confidently. 4. Most importantly, enjoy showing your horse! ▮
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VET CRISTINA ROSALES LAVAGES A SEVERE OBSTRUCTION IN MAGIC BUTTONS.
THIS EXPERIENCE AND THE TAKE HOME MESSAGE FROM THE VETS IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO SHARE.
Story and Images: Michelle Slater
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short float ride turned into a trip from hell for my eleven-year-old purebred mare, Jaydana Cherrish (Shakla Zulu x Desert Fox Samone), also known as Magic Buttons. I cannot express my horror when I opened the float to see Magic streaming thick green mucus from both nostrils and the front interior of the float sprayed with coughedup slime. After unloading and returning to her paddock, I stayed with Magic and waited to see if she could resolve the problem on her own, but that moment never came. She began trembling and lay down at the end of her lead rope, prompting me to make an emergency call to my vet. Magic began to colic and her breathing became loud with bubbling gurgles. Night had fallen and it began raining heavily. Choke – or oesophageal obstruction – is caused by an impaction of food which obstructs the oesophagus between the back of the mouth and the stomach. Magic choked because she could not lower her head in the float to clear the impacted hay that balled up as she chewed. That in turn made it difficult for her to produce enough saliva to swallow the compacted hay. Due to a horse’s soft-palate structure, such blockages cause the nasal fluids to well up forcing them to come from the nostrils. 72 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
Local vet, John Hamilton came within minutes and I led my distressed mare to him for what I thought would be a simple procedure. “A lot of times choke has already stopped by the time you get there,” John said. Her gut sounds had slowed right down. He gave her antiinflammatory and stomach relaxant drugs and then passed a long stomach tube through her nostrils and down her oesophagus to try to break up the blockage with warm water, which usually works. “She’s a good natured horse which made it a lot easier,” he said. After an hour of this lavaging process, John decided to sedate Magic. Blood from broken vessels along her nasal cavity, caused by the tubing, combined with mucus had dripped from her nose down my arm. John worked for more than two hours that night to try to resolve the blockage, but the obstruction wouldn’t budge. The rain continued to pelt down on the tin roof and I was freezing cold beneath my putrid oilskin coat. “We couldn’t dislodge it. It had formed at the entrance to where the oesophagus enters the chest. We started to worry about the damage to the oesophagus and aspiration pneumonia from inhalation of foreign material entering the lungs, which can lead to animals dying,” John said. After hours of trying unsuccessfully to budge the stubborn mass, John referred us to
Werribee Equine Hospital for an endoscope. He warned me that Magic might require surgery and that there could also be further complications. I burst into tears and rang my friend, who was at home asleep, to ask her to accompany me on the two hour drive to Werribee. Dr Cristina Rosales said choke is not common at the hospital. “Horses going into surgery have a worse prognosis than horses that are able to be managed medically. We assume that every choke that comes in has some degree of aspiration pneumonia, until proven otherwise.” Magic’s breathing and bloody mucus were worse by the time Cristina saw her. “She had increased lung sounds. We took a blood sample, and fortunately she was still well hydrated,” said Cristina. She was given more sedation and a smooth muscle relaxant before an endoscopy, which was passed down her trachea and then her oesophagus. It revealed that a ball of coarse roughage was blocking her thoracic inlet. Long-term damage was still hard to assess. Cristina and her nurse lavaged Magic for nearly an hour, scoping her intermittently. My friend and I watched silently. “It was a fair way down. We made sure her head was low so she couldn’t keep aspirating. We used warm water
to try to remove the blockage. It moved a little way each time, making progress,” said Cristina. The entire length of the two-metre tube was passed down Magic’s oesophagus. While most of the blockage was lavaged out, some of it was pushed into her stomach to clear the passage. But we weren’t in the clear yet. Cristina explained the serious nature of aspiration pneumonia. “She had moderate to severe consolidation of her lungs, or fluid filled areas, especially towards the front when we scanned her. She went straight on a broad-spectrum antibiotic and non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs which made her feel better.” Magic spent two nights in intensive care. Two days later, she was allowed small handfuls of damp lucerne chaff. “The oesophagus loses its mobility, so we don’t feed them until we’re happy they can swallow properly,” said Cristina. Magic was depressed and uninterested in my visits. The following day though, Cristina said she was beginning to get talkative again and Magic demonstrated by giving me a little nicker when I entered her box. After re-scanning her improving chest, I was advised I could take her home. I was warned that she would be very hungry and that I had to limit her access to pasture to stop her gorging herself and re-choking. Once home, I rugged her and monitored her temperature twice daily. I drowned her antibiotics in her favourite molasses, but she showed no interest in lapping it up. She turned down her tasty treats and I had to syringe her powders down her mouth. I turned her out for small sessions to watch her graze, but she would only take a half-hearted pick at the grass available to her. She was clearly not herself. That all changed the day she greeted me with a screaming neigh and galloped around the paddock straight back to me, hassling me for food and pats. I knew then I had my horse back. A week later, I took her back to Werribee for a scan and a blood test. She got off the float and neighed loudly to her former hospital neighbour – a horse with one eye. After a two month spell Magic has fully recovered. However, she is not allowed to eat hay again, and all her feed must be dampened. Cristina warns about the dangers of feeding horses in floats. “It’s a risk travelling horses with hay. If it’s a hot day, or they’re extremely hungry or dehydrated, it can increase their risk of choke. It’s like eating dry Weetbix.” She recommends unloading horses regularly on long trips so they can lower their heads to clear their airways and have a pick and a drink. This experience and the take home message from the vets is something I wanted to share. My tale could easily have had a very sad outcome. Luckily for me though, it ended well and I still have my Magic Buttons. ▮
MAGIC BUTTONS FEELS GREAT AFTER HER TRAUMA AND DEPRESSION.
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NICOLETTE HUTSON SHARES HER STORY OF HER AMAZING ARABIAN GELDING AND THE TRIALS THAT THEY’VE BOTH SHARED.
COLHAVEN SILVER ECHO ENJOYING A TREAT.
By Nicolette Hutson
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oaled in 2001, Colhaven Silver Echo (Desert Fox Van Damme x Colhaven Moon n Lite) was one half of a pair of Arabians acquired by my mother in 2003. She gave Echo to me and I had him gelded before turning him out until 2004 to allow him time to grow. Once satisfied that he’d matured enough, I sent him to be broken to saddle by Cathy Fitzgerald. She did a fantastic job and I was soon having a ball, taking Echo out trail riding and attending a few shows. My joy was short-lived. Tragedy struck in 2005 when I discovered Echo in the paddock with a severed hind tendon. We consulted the vet and upon viewing the injury he suggested Echo be put down because he didn’t think it could be stitched satisfactorily. I couldn’t stop crying – this horse meant so much to me and I refused to accept the advice I was given. We wrapped the leg and took him home. After a week of daily bandage changes by my mother and myself, we decided to get a secondary veterinary opinion. The second vet was surprised that the leg hadn’t been stitched, but said to give Echo another week and reassess. I wanted to know if my horse had a future as a show or saddle horse, but the vet didn’t think that either was likely. A week later we removed the bandage and discovered that some proud flesh had formed on the injury. Mum did some research and found a product called Equiade that was noted for reducing proud flesh. She ordered some and we applied it to the injury with great results. Following the successful Equiade treatment, we followed up with a regime of pure honey and a bandage. However, the taste of the sweet honey was too tempting for Echo and he kept removing the bandage to get to it. We were not to be thwarted and decided to add a float boot covered with Vicks Vaporub! That did the trick. It wasn’t nearly as appetising as honey and Echo decided to leave his bandage and boot alone from that point.
Two and a half years later, and showing no signs of lameness, I decided it was time to see if Echo would cope with some groundwork. He was lunged in a saddle and bridle and after a while I decided to take him to the local pony club grounds to see how he’d go. My partner and a friend 74 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
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SILVER ECHO helped me with him and together we got Echo to the point where I could ride him again. That first ride was sheer joy – tears of happiness were streaming down my face and I’m sure Echo was enjoying himself too. In 2009 I felt it was time to venture out to a competition with my precious boy. Our first outing was at Bendigo show where Echo was awarded Reserve Champion Led exhibit. The judge encouraged me to take him out again so I showed Echo at numerous shows with great results. This year however, we decided to try some ridden classes and to put Echo’s leg to
the test. He tried his absolute best and the results were wonderful – he made me so proud by winning many ribbons in both Arabian classes and Open classes. Echo is a truly amazing Arabian. He’s taught me so much about young horses and he means the absolute world to me. No matter what I ask of him, he always puts his best foot forward and I love him to bits for it. We have a huge future ahead of us, but none of it would have been possible without the support of family and friends. I cannot thank them enough for helping me and Echo get this far – it has been a truly remarkable journey. ▮
MAGIC BREED & PETSTOCK FOAL & YOUNGSTOCK SHOWS R Report and Photography by Dee & Nicola Kelly
un under the captaincy of the tireless Katherine McMahon and Kay Edward, the PETstock and Magic Breed Foal Shows again proved quite popular this year. The shows are run separately, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and both have two judges. This year’s judges were Simon Parker, Liz Carlile, Belinda Hoille and Suz Worsley-Deacon. While some of the derivative classes were low on numbers, the Purebred Fillies and the Arabian Ponies were well represented. The Supreme
Champions, Romeo FF, Ascot Royal Chorus, Maandalay Bey JKA, Archill Bolero, Eminem Mandorlati, Marwans Obsession and Colour of Love MJ were all lovely representatives of their breed types. Special mentions go to Archill Bolero, who was Supreme Yearling Exhibit in all four rings, and to Romeo FF, who won the well-contested Ajay Award for high percentage derivatives. Congratulations to the hard working volunteers for their efforts, the exhibitors for their attendance and the winners on their successes. ▮
EMINEM MANDORLATI
ROMEO FF
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ARCHILL BOLERO
ASCOT ROYAL CHORUS
MAANDALAY BEY JKA
COLOUR OF LOVE MJ
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GREENER PASTURES ‘SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE IN TIME’S OWN SPACE, THERE MUST BE SOME SWEET, PASTURED PLACE WHERE CREEKS SING ON, AND TALL TREES GROW, SOME PARADISE WHERE HORSES GO. FOR BY THE LOVE THAT GUIDES MY PEN, I KNOW GREAT HORSES LIVE AGAIN.’ STANLEY HARRISON
THE MAGNETIC STORM
THE MAGNETIC STORM By Kim Gunst On the 18/9/2012 The Magnetic Storm broke his leg while galloping joyfully in the paddock. His injury was too severe to consider surgery and so, with heavy hearts and many regrets we sent our lovely boy on to his next journey.
Born on the 25/10/2003, Magnus (as he was known to his friends) was only a few weeks away from turning nine. He was a born star, winning the hearts of everyone he met even at a young age. He proved himself as a show horse in his first year, winning East Coast Champion, Australian National Champion and Stud Horse Show Champion in 2005. In 2006 he was East Coast 76 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
Champion and Stud Horse Show Champion; only one short ribbon away from the coveted trifecta, having placed second at the State Titles. In 2007 he placed Top 5 at East Coast and, the most memorable for me, won Australian National Champion at the Silver Anniversary of the National Championships. After a short break to have a baby, I was ready to bring this beautiful boy back to the shows to once again share his beauty with the world, and deeply regret I will never know how far he could have gone, or if he and my daughter would have hit it off to become a team.
Magnus is survived by a full brother, Shakir, who is about to start his endurance career with his new owner, and his half-brother Crescent Moon Zayfir with whom I hope to breed many more champions. Magnus was a special horse, the glittering power of his beauty only surpassed by his magnificent, loving temperament. A born people horse, he was completely at home being loved and fussed over, especially at show time. His loss has been devastating to his entire family, and even though we have projects to pursue, the future seems empty without this Golden Soul lighting our way.
AUSDEN ISSACHAR By Geoff Lyall
After an exhaustive veterinary effort over many weeks, the decision was made to release Ausden Issachar from a life not worthy of the true champion that he was. I remember with fondness and pride the 1995 Australian Arabian Championships. In one of the highlights of my career, Shar had won the Australian Advanced Dressage Championships and Leonie Williamson (Committee Member and Show Director) asked if we would do a ridden display before the judging of the Champion Stallion. He was an amazing boy. He tried his heart out and produced some awesome, entertaining classical work for the enthusiastic crowd. The arena was packed to capacity and they were soon won over with his presence, talent, attitude and youth. The magazine articles which followed were very pleasing with comments such as ‘Poetry in Motion’ and that Ausden Issachar had done more for the ridden Arabian that night than any other ridden Arabian horse before him. Shar won 12 Australian Championships in his career and carried many riders to success in the Open Hack and Rider Class Ring at Royal Show level. He was bred by Gerda and Christian Rebsdorf from Ausden Stud. Gareth Hughes saw his future talent and purchased him as a foal, before he was then sold to Lynn Fergusson for her young daughter Rebecca. I was fortunate enough to have taught Rebecca and guided her through some of her most memorable competition successes. I was then privileged to take him over as the Fergusson family were moving to Canada. Shar was the most amazing animal I have had the good fortune to work with. He will hold a special place in my heart (until my last breath at the very end). Thank you to my friends Sharlene and Mark Anderson for caring for him so beautifully in his final years. He was happy, healthy and so where he deserved to be. Sharlene used to go to his stable every night and kiss his eyelid goodnight, until she lovingly kissed them for the very last time. He left us with dignity and an abundance of love from all of the people who were privileged enough to have crossed this amazing soul’s path. Thanks for the wonderful memories. VALE my darling friend Shar. TAKEN FROM THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS (JUNE 1995).
THE GREY HORSE He floated in barely touching the ground,
Dead silence, a few gasps, were the only sound. His colour, and presence, did fill the ring, His beauty, his aura, this magnificent thing. Black like the raven, white like the dove, This dapple grey, was a gift from above. This majestic creature with his purposeful stride, His handler felt privileged to stand by his side. But time marches on, and nothing stays the same, His youthful splendour, with maturity does wane. The trophies, the sashes, the admirers he’d won, Have faded alas! – he’s still the same one. Barely six years have passed since that magic day, He’s now stronger, and wiser, but all they now say, What a lovely old fellow! – How old is he now? If he were born any other colour, he’d still be taking that bow. His heart, and mind, and muscles have grown, He’s a better horse now, than the one they’d once known. He’s as honest, and willing, as the day is long, He wants so much to please, like the lark with his song. Now white like the dove, but the raven has flown, A better friend on this earth, I’m yet to be shown. My love, and loyalty, for my magnificent friend, Will grow stronger, till his last breath, at the very end. Geoff Lyall.
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ARABIAN MARKET PLACE/STALLION DIRECTORY
A R A B I A N S T U D
Due to a change in circumstances Kelkette Park Arabian Stud is offered for sale as a going concern.
Paywit Arabian Stud Established 1954
PURE CRABBET HORSES FOR SALE
Will also consider selling the horses and property separately.
Musk Valley Rio
Chestnut mare. 11.11.00. By Tannenbaum Rienzi out of Musk Valley Cazz. Has had one foal. Both parents multi supreme champions. $3000
Musk Valley Siera
Chestnut mare. 8.8.09. By Meadow View Saladin out of Musk Valley Cazz. Cazz has been a superb ambassador for the Crabbet Arabian. $3000
Seawind Glamour Boy
Chestnut colt. 7.2.11. By Meadow View Saladin out of Meadow View Seleste (by Siraki). Old heritage pedigree never to be repeated, Glamour Boy is tall and very handsome. $2500
Meadow View Saladin
Chestnut stallion. 16.12.00. The only son of beautiful Aboud and out of Meadow View Sara now sadly deceased. He is siring such excellent stock. He is a very reluctant sale and some services would like to be retained. $3000
www.Kelkettepark.com.au
CONTACT Mr. Ray Robertson – 0407 558 128 Flinders, Victoria.
ZIMA
EGYPTIAN ARABIAN PUREBRED STALLION
E S I T R E V E D A R E H 1/8 PAGE ($66) 1/4 PAGE ($140) Any enquiries please contact: Dianne Hewat – 0419 546 736 dianne@vinkpub.com Michael Vink – 07 3334 8000 michael@vinkpub.com VINK, PO Box 8369, Woolloongabba Q 4102 78 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
Cherox Dayaajin (Exp) Zima
Arabian Park Egyptian Magnetic (Ansata El Hakim)
Hideaway Farm Laila (Al Karim Sirhalima)
Warranty (Aladdinn) Chumpaka
Annala (Saoud-Mustafa)
Profile: Zima is an open, free, powerful mover with even balanced proportions. He can improve any breeding, especially a performance horse breeding program. Zima has an excellent build with strong feet & legs and is gifted a very charming, smart nature. SCIDS, LFS, CA clear. Size: 15.1 hands. Registration: S24180 ZIMA Stud fee: $1500 Shipped Semen on request Contact: Beate Ammer Stud name: Omaamr Star Arabians, North Coast NSW Ph: 0466 877 622 Email: info@omaamr.com www.omaamr.com
STALLION DIRECTORY
Yackandandah, North East Victoria p: (02) 60 271 313 m: 0408 203 211 e: Kelkettepark@bigpond.com
Photos by Sharon Meyers
Retirement Sale
Stallions:
Fairview Al Kahmie (Pictured right)
Al Kha-Zar (US) x Windella Special As Gold
Halimas Latif
Straight Egyptian Laheeb Al Rayyan (QA) x Ansata Bint Faressa (IID US)
Mare / Fillies: Fairview Estas Sequin (Pictured left)
Estasan Ibn Estopa (DE) x Windella Silver Sequin
Gabriella El Sahra Afrikah ERA x Fairview Estas Sequin Arabela El Sahra Maximus ERA x Fairview Abela’s Sayescha
and other magnificent Arabians available.
www.facebook.com/pages/El-Sahra-Arabians/148726085322165
John and Jane Chapman ‘Manaroo’, 159 Phillip Lane Tamworth NSW 2340 Australia P: +61 2 6760 4249 M: 0429 691 559 E: info@elsahraarabians.com.au W: www.elsahraarabians.com.au
Royal Heritage The Story of Jordan’s Arab Horses Review by Sharon Meyers “The story of the Royal Stables of Jordan is perhaps not a very ancient one, but it is well worth the telling. The colourful cast of characters it encompasses – the drama, the joy, the efforts and achievements, the links to our human history and through it all the horses with their courage, their wisdom, their beauty, their inspiration and their patience – each of these surely deserve to be acknowledged and remembered,” wrote Princess Alia in Royal Heritage. Co-authored by HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein and Peter Upton, this 250-page, hardback book will have universal appeal to lovers of the Arabian horse as well as to history buffs. It tells the story about the formation of the Royal Stables of Jordan, its horses and the people involved in this exciting venture. Royal Heritage is divided into sections – The Historical Context, Part One: The Story So Far, Part Two: Origins and Appendices with the Foreword being written by HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein, Federation Equestre Internatinale (FEI) President since 2006. Published by Medina Publishing Ltd ISBN 978-0-9564 170-4-6 =$ .................... =$ .................... TOTAL =$..............................
Please send me.........copies of Royal Heritage at $50.00 each (includes postage and handling).
To purchase Royal Heritage The Story of Jordan’s Arab Horses please complete the form below, include cheque, money order or complete Credit Card Payment slip and mail to: VINK Publishing, PO Box 8369, Woolloongabba Qld 4102 Name:........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Street or PO Box:......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Town/Suburb: .......................................... State:...............Postcode:............................................................................................................................. Phone Number:...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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This issue’s Competitions! ARABIAN HORSE BREEDERS ALLIANCE OF AUSTRALASIA BREEDERS CUP EQUITANA Melbourne together with the Arabian Horse Breeders Alliance of Australasia looks forward to hosting the 2014 Australasian Breeders Cup on Saturday 22nd November 2014. The purebred Arabian horse is the oldest recorded breed of horse in history and Arabian blood is behind almost all the current horse breeds in the world, including the Thoroughbred. The Arabian program will commence at 3pm on the Friday of EQUITANA Melbourne presenting a selection of halter classes for geldings, fillies and colts plus crowd favourite Costume classes. A panel of three highly credentialed judges will preside the competition, including two internationals and one highly respected Australian. The scores will be announced to the public so that it is obvious what features of each horse the judges consider to be excellent. The viewing public will also get to be the judges of each class. All horses will be encouraged to show their Arabian breed type with charisma and animation, and everyone is invited to admire these spectacular purebred Arabian horses in action. Following the purebred Arabian halter class finals, an award will be
EQUITANA 2013
made to the “Handlers”, also chosen by the judges. At the conclusion of the judging, the “Gold Champion” from each class will be displayed to the viewing audience; where a short critique of each horse will be delivered by Scott Benjamin, a leading Arabian judge from Canada, plus a brief history of the purebred Arabian horse. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to be a part of this new Arabian horse showcase. Get up close and personal with some of these beautiful purebred Arabian horses, ask the handlers and owners questions, make new friends and learn something new about this unique and beautiful breed. To win one of two double general admission pass packs (admit two adults) valued at $96.00 each, simply post ‘Equitana Tickets’ and your name on the AHN Facebook page – facebook.com/AustralianAHN
NAME THE NEW TV SERIES & WIN A DAY ON SET Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of your favourite TV shows? Want to be a part of something new and exciting? Here’s your chance to name a television series AND win a day on the set, watching production and meeting the cast and crew of the ‘sure to be a hit’ series. We all know about The Amazing Adventures of Amurath Santiago and most of us know this great story is being turned into a television series. Problem is, The Amazing Adventures of Amurath Santiago is way too long a title for the TV show. So Grisham Hill Equestrian Entertainment is appealing to their future audience for ideas. Get your thinking caps on! Prize includes: A day on the set, watching the production and meeting Santiago and all the cast and horses used in the show, with plenty of pictures to take home. Lunch provided. Child must be accompanied by one parent. CHLOE AND SANTIAGO. PC: KERRI G
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To enter, simply send your suggestion/s to Kerrigrisham@yahoo.com by August 1st.
STUD DIRECTORY
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for ARABIANS WITH THAT ELUSIVE QUALITY Straight Egyptian Bloodlines STEVE & TRISHA MARRIOTT Cnr Mt Glorious-Samford & Hulcombe Roads, Highvale Q 4520 Ph: +61 7 3289 7153 Mob: 0411 227 569 Email: sabtaharabianstud@bigpond.com
P: 07 5427 0182 E: bluedawnarabians@bigpond.com w w w. blu edaw n a ra b i a n s . c om
7 Kentville Rd Kentville Q 4342
(Baranski X Rose Of Sarangani)
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Enquiries Welcome
07 5465 8445 0418 772 084
Wendy & Tracey Keller, Thallon Road, Regency Downs QLD 4341 P (07) 5465 6626 M 0409 891 945 E wendy@eskdalearabians.com
comanchelodge@bigpond.com
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Calga Arabians & Appaloosas
Sharon Meyers
Sue Crockett
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Your next champion is just a phone call away!
464 Riverside Drive, Pine Mountain QLD 4306 Phone: (07) 5464 3917 Email: melcot@bigpond.com www.melcotarabians.com
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Pioneer Arabians Endurance Horses
Traditional Beauty & Stamina
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Contact: Melissa & Stephen Longhurst Finch Hatton Queensland P: 07 4958 3096 M: 0447 583 096 E: melissa@pioneerarabians.com www.pioneerarabians.com
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Home of Eskdale
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PUREBRED SHOW AND PERFORMANCE BRED STOCK AVAILABLE
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Breeders of Pure Crabbet Arabian Horses
ESKDALE ARABIANS Breeding Champions For You Since 1979
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Breeders of quality Straight Egyptian Arabians. Gregory, Marysia and Kyal Keyes VERNOR Qld
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EGYPTIAN ARABIANS
Versatile Arabians of Proven Lines R. Domino/Shafreyn/Najaf/Silwan/ Rossfennick ++% Crabbet & a dash of Polish Mares available for breeding Excellent Mare care.
Khadi S16944 J. Magnet S11950
Pursue your passion Enq. (07) 4668 6158 via Jandowae Qld 4410 ors@dodo.com.au
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STUD DIRECTORY Nicole Emanuel
Espirit Arabians
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Kerry & Richard Chapman “Dellyvale”, 193 Moorbys Lane, via Yass NSW 2582 Ph: (02) 6227 2820 Email: gleniph@bigpond.com
HUME CREEK ARABIANS
SCID, CA and LFS Clear; Bay, 15.1hh, Multi Supreme Champion in hand and under saddle.
Grace Bryant
John and Sue Bell, "Taringa", 1296 Retreat Road, Uralla NSW 2358 Phone: (02) 6778 7005 Email: humecreek@activ8.net.au www.humecreek.webs.com
ARABIANS & PONIES
annette vickery
344 Hilldale Rd, Hilldale NSW 2420 Ph (02) 4995 6169 or 0418 251 580 espirit@bmr.net.au
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Hamdallah Arabian and Pony Stud We offer at stud Cherox Zalam (S17682) & Newbury Pilgrim’s Impact (S25913). 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.
Home of SANTIAGO KEI Colin and Kerry James 2333 Pacific Hwy, Cowper NSW 2460 P 0438 226 246 E krystalcreekarabians@gmail.com www.krystalcreekarabians.com.au
Breeding for conformation, stamina, temperament and versatility
OSO Arabians offers for sale a selection of qualified endurance horses, youngstock, breeding and show horses.
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Youngstock for sale. Visitors welcome. John & Pam Robins, Newbury Park, Abercrombie Rd, Black Springs via Oberon NSW P: (02) 6335 8212 M: 0404 258 385 E: Pamrobins21@gmail.com www.newburypark.com.au
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2013/14 Stud Fees: $880 purebreds $660 all others
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At Stud: RIVER OAK FAME S15962 DOB 16/11/1992 Arjai Summitt x Dynasty Lamech
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Bremervale OrlandO (Valour El Marees imp USA x Bremervale Flashdance) PriOrity imp UK (Procyon x Alteza El Hauwha)
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Breeders of Australian National & East Coast Champion Purebred, Anglo and Palomino Part Arabians Est. 1982
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Cheri Blackman P: (02) 4938 8118 E: cheri@cheroxarabians.com.au www.cheroxarabians.com.au
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Visitors most welcome – Please contact: Amanda & Andrew Kettlewell P: (02) 6020 3286 M: 0428 739 625 E: info@osoarabians.com.au www.osoarabians.com.au
STUD DIRECTORY Pure Crabbet
imp UK
Iqbal
Rosevale Park Arabians
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Binley Prince
est 1985
Jennifer Hawkins New South Wales Mobile: 0427 302 598 Email: jh@shahwanparkarabians.com.au Web: www.shahwanparkarabians.com.au
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At stud by private treaty
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Prince Sadik x Ismala
Home of Rosevale Park Silver Princeton
Elizabeth Benstead Rose Valley, Bolivia NSW 2372 rosevaleparkstud@gmail.com
Maf Ue Midas Sky
Sire: Princeton Dam: Rosevale Park Jaakhira Standing at stud 2014 season Fee: $1000.00 (+GST)
Sire: Maf Ue Shaienne Dam: Rothlynne Just a Skite Straight Egyptian Stallion Standing at stud 2014 season Fee: $1000.00 (+GST)
Phone/Fax: (02) 6737 3713 Mobile: 0407 594 201
“EL’GOLE’A ARABIANS” Est. 1980 N E W
...Where Quality Speaks For Itself
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At Stud the Super Show Stallion “
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Rothlynne Karbon Kopy Black Straight Egyptian (WH Kadeen imp US dec’d x Arabian Park Egyptian Ibna)
15.3hh Liver Chestnut Sire: SK Shakla Khan imp USA Dam: Fairview Amira Bint Sashgar Supreme Champion in NSW, VIC & TAS Top 5 at East Coast Championships Our top show mares are producing exquisite individuals including exports to UAE and Saudi Arabia. Stock of the highest calibre available. Carole A. Doran “Tongdean Lodge” 825 Princes Highway, Mount Moriac VIC 3240 Ph: (03) 5266 1520
PO Box 590, Kyneton VIC 3444 and Forster NSW
T H E D R E A M C O N T I N U E S...
Nicole Emanuel
Fenwick Stud est. 1925
HOME OF Fenwick Orion
Chest. Sab. 15hh (Renasar x Ennerdale Galaxy)
Fenwick Silver Spur (pictured) Grey 15.2hh (F. Rendevous x F. Silver Charm) Quality purebred and derivative stock, bred to perform, occasionally for sale
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Fenwick Phantom
Grey 15hh (Greylight* x Fascination)
Contact: Vicki Johnson “Fenwick Stud” 1740 Donnybrook Rd, Whittlesea VIC 3757 P (03) 9716 2393 E fenwickstud1925@bigpond.com www.fenwickstud.com.au
HAWLEYARABIANS
Illarak Arabians
Tracey Elliott
Kath Roberts, “The Plateau”, 211 Quarry Rd, BARNAWARTHA NTH VIC 3691 illarak@hotmail.com 0409 601 206 www.illarak.com
Jesris & Kharine Arabians
Stallion at stud V I C T O R I A
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Specialising in breeding an open competition horse with the beauty and presence of an Arabian
0499 896 386
DARNUM, VICTORIA tanyahawley@mac.com www.hawley-arabians.com
Eastwinds Standing Ovation (Eastwinds Ovation x Eastwinds Bohemian Rhapsody) Young stock occasionally available for sale. Inspection welcome by appointment. Training services available by request.
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STUD DIRECTORY Kelkette Park Arabian Stud
Kaferthal Arabians
Quality purebreds available for sale
Visitors welcome – By appointment please V I C T O R I A
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Ka Shahal (SK Shakla Khan x Halina Shaklan) Fairview Exclusive (Amir El Shaklan x Esperanza)
Quality Stock Available for Endurance, Showing & Breeding
Peter and Kerryn Aldridge Ben Valley, Yackandandah VIC 3749 P: Peter 0407 933 706 Kerryn 0407 583 333 E: kaferthalarabians@bigpond.com www.kaferthal.com
Yackandandah, North East Victoria P: (02) 6027 1313 or 0408 203 211 E: kelkettepark@bigpond.com www.kelkettepark.com.au
Established 1954
Silver Radain (pictured) Pure Crabbet Stallion (Silver Somerio ex Sarachet)
AT STUD (Mahabi el Shaklan-Latifa Bint Naazirah)
Nurelee Zadran
(Monteego Bay (imp) x Latifa Bint Naazirah)
Visitors most welcome to view our standing stallions, broodmares with foals and available young stock. Predominantly Straight Egyptian and Egyptian related bloodlines.
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Nurelee El Jedaan
Enquiries: Gabrielle Johnstone 50 Stony Creek Road, Red Hill Vic 3937 Ph: (03) 5989 3112 Fax: (03) 5989 3085
Photo credit: Jennifer Ogden. With kind permission of Jen Hawkins.
Pure Polish Power
The Byrnes Family PO Box 1217, Warragul VIC 3820 Email: paywit152@yahoo.com.au www.paywit.com.au
est. 1979
Robinvale Park
BREEDING BLACK
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Breeders of Arabian, Anglo & Thoroughbred Horses
Trinidad Bay
(Monteego Bay imp USA x Farreyna)
Enquiries: Derek & Sandra Robinson P.O. Box 145, Korumburra, Victoria 3950 Phone: (03) 5658 1262
Nicole Emanuel
V I C T O R I A
Chronicle D.V. (imp USA) Black 15.1hh Sire: Wiersz PASB (Tallin PASB x Wiorsta PASB) Dam: Cosmopollytan (Bask Clasix exp Sw x Widar) WH Zmanor E (imp USA) Bay 15hh Sire: Emanor PASB/USA (Wojslaw x Emanacja PASB) Dam: Zabrina VF (Wizjon x Zadymka PASB/USA) Walidayt (imp USA) Bay 15hh Sire: Ganges PASB/USA/PASB (Monogramm-Garonna) Dam: Weltawa PASB/USA (Arbil-Wilejka) Halter, Performance, Racing, Endurance, Winners, bred by 1929 Labuan Rd, Invergordon Vic 3636 Ph: 03 5865 5010 Email: coolindapark@bigpond.com www.coolindapark.com.au
Home of Pure Crabbet Stallions: Fenwick Silver Star (Fenwick Phantom ex Fenwick Silver Spangle) Paywit Raining Diamonds (Fenwick Rasindh ex T.P. Silver Raine) Paywit Silver Comet (Fenwick Silver Star ex M.V. Royal Rose) Paywit Star Shadow (Renasar ex Fenwick Starstruck)
Swiftwood Arabian Stud V I C T O R I A
V I C T O R I A
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STANDING WILDON IMPRESSIVE
Arabian Pony Grey (13.1hh) AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION
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Pinto 75% Arabian (15hh) AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION Kyneton Victoria 3444 Ph: (03) 5422 2928 www.slipstreamarabians.com
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Show horses for sale, halter & saddle F.A. Sutton & F. Osborne 195 McDonalds Drain Rd, Koo Wee Rup VIC 3981 0409 938 192 Email: swiftwoodarabians@bigpond.com www.swiftwoodarabians.homestead.com
STUD DIRECTORY/SERVICES DIRECTORY
Warrawee
Anglo Warmblood & Partbred Arabians V I C T O R I A
V I C T O R I A
Derivatives of Distinction Stallions available at Public Stud Dick & Pat Ryan Phone/fax: (03) 5429 1694 Email: warrawee@iprimus.com.au 2026 Kilmore Road, Lancefield 3435 www.warraweestud.com
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TRAINERS DIRECTORY TRAINING, MARKETING & SALES
a c m equine training stables & stud
A U S T R A L I A
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Anthony Mountney
0403 737 956
www.acmequine.com.au
K∙E ∙A Tr a i n i n g S t a b l e s
Horses come First ... at KEA Greg Andrews, 79 Sargents Rd, Ebenezer NSW 2756 Mob: 0425 807 792 email: greg@keahorsetraining.com www.keahorsetraining.com
Kate & Doyle Dertell PO Box 482, Romsey VIC 3434 Ph (03) 5428 5255 Fax (03) 5428 5277 Mobile 0412 304 500 info@futurefarmsarabians.com www.futurefarmsarabians.com Rates: On application. Services: Offering halter and performance training as well as starting horses under saddle. Show record: Numerous successes at the highest levels in both halter and performance. Attending all major shows across Australia. Training out of world class facilities at Bolinda, Victoria (20 minutes from the Melbourne airport).
Richard Sharman The Travelling Horseman Arrange for The Travelling Horseman (Richard Sharman) to visit your farm – both you and your horse will benefit from his expertise! Richard’s ‘On-Site Visit’ covers every aspect of horse handling including halter training, breaking in (saddle and harness), farrier services, clipping, branding, etc. And with championship wins at every level of Arabian competition, Richard is also the perfect choice to show your horse to its full potential – contact Richard today for his competitive rates/show charges. 270 Boland Rd, Ramsay, via Cambooya QLD 4350 M: 0408 668 326 E: travelling.horseman@bigpond.com www.jangharmarabians.com.au
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Ajman Moniscione x Nemesis SPA by Padrons Psyche December 2011 Liver Chestnut Colt, CA / SCID / LFS Clear P: 0400 359 171 86 THE AUSTRALIAN ARABIAN HORSE NEWS
CLASSIFIED ADVERTS 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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Advertisers Index
ALLEGIANCE MI Arabian Dreams ...........................................86
STALLION DIRECTORY
Paywit Arabian Stud ....................................84
Bremervale Arabians ..................................BC
Zima (Cherox Dayaajin x Chumpaka) .........78
Pioneer Arabians & Endurance Horses .......................................81
Cazdan Arabians .........................................23
(Magnum Forty Four x Audacia by Parkview Audacious) STUD DIRECTORY Eagleridge Arabians ...................................... 9 Bluedawn Egyptian Arabians ......................81 4THElGENERATION MULAWA-BRED CHAMPION Sahra Arabians ........................................79 Calga Arabians & Appaloosas ....................81 MEMBER THE ....................................35 KARMAA FAMILY EquitanaOF Melbourne Cherox Arabians ..........................................82 NATIONAL STUD SHOW CHAMPION Fenwick Stud ............................................... 15 YEARLING COLT Future Farms.................................................. 5
Comanche Lodge........................................81
Robinvale Park .............................................84 Rosevale Park Arabians ..............................83 Rothlynne Arabians .....................................83 Sabtah Arabians ..........................................81
Coolinda Park ..............................................84
Shahwanpark Arabians ...............................83
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Slipstream Arabians ....................................84 Touens Park Arabians..................................85
Fenwick Stud ...............................................83
Warrawee .....................................................85
IRT ................................................................ 11
Mahazin Arabians ........................................25
Millpark Arabians .........................................20 Watch for the exciting progeny of ALLEGIANCE MIArabians at major shows Gleniph .........................................82 around Australia. Mulawa Arabians ...................................IFC–1 Hawley Arabians ..........................................83 Nikshar Stud ................................................ 16
Poesie De Arabian & Pony Stud .................48 Reid River Arabians ....................................... 7 Shahwanpark Arabians ............................... 17 Shanadarr Arabians.....................................24
Swiftwood Arabian Stud ..............................84
SERVICES DIRECTORY
Hamdallah Arabian and Pony Stud ............82
Arabians Australia........................................85
Hume Creek Arabians .................................82
Jennifer Ogden Photography ......................85
Illarak Arabians ............................................83
Marian Duncan Equine Artist ......................85
Jesris & Kharine Arabians ...........................83
NARA Australia ............................................85
Kaferthal Arabians .......................................84
The Arabian Shop ........................................85
Sienna Stud Arabians ..................................46
Kelkette Park Arabian Stud .........................84
Stroslla Parc Yogi Bear ................................40
Krystal Creek Arabians ................................82
TRAINERS DIRECTORY
The Arabian Shop ........................................35
Melcot Arabians ...........................................81
ACM Equine .................................................86
The Enayat Partnership ...............................45
Moondarra Arabians....................................81
Future Farms................................................86
Toft Endurance ......................................... IBC
Newbury Park Arabians & Ponies ...............82
KEA ..............................................................86
Victoria Tower Stud ......................................49
Nurelee Stud ................................................84
Wootton Arabian Stud .................................21
OSO Arabians & Murray Grey Cattle ..........82
The Travelling Horseman – Richard Sharman .........................................86
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(Chip Chase Sadaqa x Aloha Zariba)
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