Crabbet Arabian World Volume 1 Issue 2 by Alora Warren

2011 | Volume one Issue II

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Lady Wentworthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illuminated pedigrees Stallion Profile: Three Brothers Stud Profile: Olford Stud part 1, South Africa The Inaugural Shadwell Arabian Mile Stud Profile: Fearie Court Farm, USA Dressage & In-hand Showing in USA

Foal Handling: a Precious Beginning Book Review News click here for photograph galleries

Bolshoi under saddle at Canberra

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Worms & Worming Stud Profile: Kendra Stud, Australia Next Edition Stud Profile: lshada & Koah Studs, ustralia Testing Hay & Pasture Travellers Tales in Tasmania Mare: Windsor Park Bay Magic Why I Bought a Horse for My Child! Web links

Welcome The first edition was very well received and I hope we can continue to entertain & inform you. What we have found is that many of you like us believe in the importance of the old bloodlines in all types of performance horses. Well, in the Northern Hemisphere you are heading into Spring with foals due and on the ground, while down in our part of the world we are starting to wean the last foal crop & watching this year’s broodmares grow fatter. We have just returned from Melbourne where we attended the inaugural Shadwell Arabian mile race at the Caulfield racetrack and had a great weekend catching up with friends & fellow breeders. When Carol Leyton came to Tasmania, Tony and I had the pleasure of listening to her talk and we learnt so much more about horse nutrition: you can never know to much - read what she has to say on page 50. Large parts of Australia are drying out after the most horrendous floods in over a century; Elshada & Koah studs which are featured in this edition went through the category 4/5 cyclone Yasi, while New Zealand has suffered a devastating earthquake - far enough away from one of the featured studs in our last magazine Aurora to do no damage. Wes Hayes from Olford Arabians in South Africa has written about the foundation of the stud . Also read about insect borne diseases in the news section as this has effected Olford this year. I have reviewed a book I really enjoyed in this edition. It was originally compiled in 1834 & translated in the 1990’s and is reports from travellers in Arabia long before the Blunts travelled there. I have printed part of the book on foals & their handling. Additionally we are also very lucky to have piece on foal handling by Jennifer Hawkins of Shahwan Park Arabians who is a Natural Horse instructor - they make very interesting reading together. Dawn Jones-Low of Faerie Court Farm has written about her horses. She has also told us something about the show/dressage scene for young horses in USA. I have for a long time known about Dr Ann Nyland in her capacity as a lecturer in Ancient History but she has also written several books on horse and donkey health - her article on worms is a must read. Tony & I had a marvellous time when Fay & Bruce Copland came down to Tasmania & below is a picture of me with Fenwick Silver Shadow, one of the beautiful senior stallions at Awarren Park. Many of you in the UK will know the Australian Sean Johnson who has lived & worked over in the UK for 4 years, he has been a regular contributor to horse magazines & we decided to feature his stud situated in country New South Wales so that you can also see some of the beautiful horses he is breeding & plans to breed. Finally if you are parents you should read the article on page 63. I hope that you are enjoying the interactivity of the magazine & are viewing the pedigrees & websites 

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Crabbet Pedigrees On our visits to Crabbet studs worldwide over the years Tony and I have been fortunate enough to see some of the wonderful pedigrees illuminated by Lady Wentworth.

I find it really interesting that Rafinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pedigree is quite plain will the other pedigrees are much more illuminated! Where possible a picture of the horses who pedigrees we have shown has been added.

These magnificent pedigrees were created by Lady Wentworth and then given to the purchaser of a Crabbet horse; they are now a much treasured historical record of Crabbet horse heritage. Like all of her family she was a very talented and artistic lady and these illuminated pedigrees were very beautifully constructed by her - look carefully at the work around the seals, it is so intricate.

Thank you to Anne Brown from Gadebrook and Jackie Dand for writing about their collection of pedigrees also Vicki Johnson for pictures of some pedigrees of Fenwick owned horses.

The seals used on the pedigrees are interesting, as some of them are taken from crests located on the of the walls of the real tennis court at Crabbet Park. I notice that like many photographs the picture of Indian Light was taken outside the tennis court.

Tennis court seals

Picture Copyrighted Vicki Johnson

Details of the description of Rafina

d Picture Copyrighted Vicki Johnson

Indian Light in front of the Tennis Court

Lady Wentworth’s authentication of Indian Light’s pedigree

Rear view of tennis court at Crabbet Park

Rafina

Crabbet Arabian World Anne Brown From Gadebrook stud in the UK writes about some wonderful illuminated pedigrees & includes Lady Wenworth’s text on Rissalix’s pedigree. Anne Brown of Gadebrook Stud in England is the lucky owner of four Wentworth pedigrees, including some of the most historic in the world. Anne explains: ”Three illuminated pedigrees – of Rissalix, Silver Fire and Indian Gold - came to me five years ago via Barbara Campbell. She was given them by Cecil Covey along with Silver Fire’s daughter, Silver Gilt, when he finally closed the Crabbet Park in 1963. Silver Gilt retired at Barbara’s Underriver Stud.” “I am proud to be able to show these amazing treasures to visitors to Gadebrook Stud as they illustrate Crabbet’s most important bloodlines which have proved hugely influential around the world.” A huge amount of invaluable historic detail comes with some of the pedigrees. With the help of Sean Johnson, while he was in England teaching, Anne has deciphered Lady Wentworth’s notes. For example, she describes: RISSALIX BRED AT CRABBET PARK 1934 Golden chestnut stallion with blaze. A perfect head, high carriage of tail & spectacular action. Beautifully even blaze underlip and chin, off-fore and off-hind long stockings, near fore and near hind triangle on pasterns. Sire: FARIS Dark chestnut. This horse was twice bred back to Rjim to secure a connection to the racing blood. A very fine horse 15.1hh with much bone and substance. Dam: RISSLA Golden chestnut first prize Royal Richmond Show only time shown. Faris sire: NUREDDIN Rich chestnut progeny includes 10 champions, brother to “CRABBET” winner of races of 96, 154 and 310 mile races, carrying top weight of 171/2 stone in record time. USA 1919-21. He won under the worst conditions ever experienced and out of 17 starter in 1921, only 6 horses finished the course. The following year, out of the same number of starters, under less difficult conditions, where no Arabs competed, not a single horse finished, all going out after the first 100 miles Faris dam: FEJR Dark Chestnut Rissla sire: Champion BERK 18 Champions from this horse. Bay Rissla dam: Champion RISALA Chestnut dam of champion RASIM and grand-dam of world champion RASEEM and 16 other champions. Nureddin’s sire: RIJM golden chestnut. Rijm’s descendants include 23 champions and the race winners BELKA and CRABBET. Rose of Sharon’s descendants include 49 champions, 7 super champions and 2 world champions and 4 long distance race winners Nureddin’s dam: NARGHILEH Bay Fejr’s sire RIJM Golden chestnut the tallest pure Arabian on record, nearly 16 hands and a magnificent type Fejr’s dam FELUKA A very beautiful mare, dark chestnut Berk’s sire: SEYAL a showy grey horse with lovely head. Azrek celebrated as a sire and for speed. Ancestor of 36 champions and the winner of two 300 mile races Berk’s dam: BUKRA a splendid grey mare with wonderful action Risala’s sire: International champion MESOUD Golden chestnut. Progeny includes 85 champions, grand champions and 2 world champions, 5 long-distance race winners 96 – 310 miles and numberless other races Dam of Risala: RIDAA 34 champions form this mare; chestnut Rijm’s sire: MAHRUSS chestnut 6

Picture Copyrighted Anne Brown

Crabbet Arabian World Narghileh’s dam: NAFISA Dajania ancestress of 32 champions. Red bay Rijm’s sire: MAHRUSS Golden chestnut Rijm’s dam: ROSE OF SHARON golden chestnut, descendents include 49 champions Feluka’s sire: Champion MESAOUD golden chestnut Feluka’s dam: FERIDA Bay

Rissalix

Seyal’s sire: Champion MESAOUD golden chestnut Seyal’s dam: SOBHA ancestress of 23 champions. White

Bukra’s sire: AHMAR red bay A wonderful type and action. Queen of Sheba’s descendants include 48 champions and number of race winners Bukra’s dam: BOZRA a brilliantly showy grey mare Mesaoud’s sire: AZIZ golden chestnut Mesaoud’s dam: YEMAMEH grey Ridaa’s sire: MERZUK chestnut. Wazir’s descendants number 59 champions

Rishafieh

Ridaa’s dam: ROSE OF SHARON 49 Champions – Rodania Anne’s fourth pedigree is of Rishafieh, a mare who was sold to the States with her illuminated pedigree painted by Lady Wentworth. Says Anne: “The pedigree was bought back by me a couple of years ago. A previous owner, Melanie Johnson, provided the following information: “Mary Lou Walbergh who specializes in Antique Equine Art acquired Rishafieh’s pedigree along with nine others from Louise Selby Perry, Roger Selby’s daughter. Ms. Walbergh sold several of them to Don deLongpre and Micke Nichols The one of Nureddin was purchased by the Kellogg Library at Cal Poly University, Pomona, CA. One was acquired by the Arabian Horse Trust to be sold at their Fine Arts Auction at the Scottsdale Show, in February 2000. It fetched nearly $6000. The others were sold by her at the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show itself. “Earlier pedigrees like this one were signed confidently, ‘I certify the above pedigree, Wentworth’. “After she and Carl Raswan had the argument over two horses well back in Skowronek’s pedigree (in which Lady Wentworth was proven to be wrong), she was more cautious. Later pedigrees (such as the Kellogg ones) say, ‘True to the best of my knowledge, Wentworth.'"  click for more photographs

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Silver Fire

Picture Copyrighted Anne Brown

Crabbet Arabian World Jackie Dand writes about collecting her pedigrees done by Lady Wentworth. The first pedigree I bought was because I heard the illuminated pedigree of Incoronata (Skowronek x Nisreen) was for sale in 1987 at The Horseman’s Bookshop in Sydney. I knew I wanted it before even seeing it. I was even more determined to have it after I had seen it. Though it took a bit of financial shuffling, a week later I went to Sydney to pick it up. I have never regretted buying it and I smile as I look at it every day. Incoronata was exported to USA from Crabbet Park in 1936 and purchased by K M Brown. On a trip to the UK in 1989 I read that two Lady Wentworth illuminated pedigrees were being sold. The Arab Horse Society were holding an auction and two were in the sale, Riyalan (Naseem x Ruellia)and Nasryan (Shareer x Nasirieh). Riyalan was a stallion that was imported to South Australia by the Legoe family. Unfortunately I couldn’t attend the sale but contacted Caroline Murray (of Painswick Lodge) after the sale and found the pedigrees were still available as they hadn’t met the reserve. I immediately went down to see them and bought them. I had a slight problem getting them on a flight home. There was no way I was letting them out of my sight and the airline wanted to put them in the hold but eventually capitulated and let me store the framed pedigrees between my seat and the window. There was no way they would have fitted in the overhead lockers. The fourth Lady Wentworth illuminated pedigree was purchased through James Fleming. He used to let me know if there was anything Crabbet-related on the market in England. I purchased the pedigree of Nix (Rissam x Nashisha) sight unseen and it arrived through the post from England unframed . Nix was sold to Russia as a yearling along with his dam, Nashisha. d

Incoronata

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Three Stallions; Brothers with great Influence dandaloo Khaalid Dandaloo kadet boomori kahlua

Dandaloo Baylanie & Khaalid

Chip Chase Kiawanna

As I started to collect the information for this article from various sources something came through very strongly and that was the very special importance the three stallions have had in the breeding programme of many Arabian studs worldwide.

the Khaalid son who took our breath away with his movement. In 2005 we also saw Boomori Kahlua at home during the stud tour .

Dandaloo Khaalid is unfortunately now dead, Dandaloo Kadet is now in USA owned by Joanna Garofalo of SunSet Arabians & Boomori Kahlua is in my home state of Tasmania at Kalody Park.

In 1987 Dandaloo stud sent the Windsor Park Bay Magic daughter Dandaloo Baylanie to the amazing Chip Chase Kiawanna owned by Dawn Suter of Boomori stud - she was to remain there and produce 4 foals - 2 stallions for Dandaloo and for Boomori a stallion and the last foal was the wonderful mare Boomori Kismet.

Visitors to the Crabbet conventions held in Australia will remember at the first, held in 1989 in NSW, the foal Dandaloo Khaalid, the first of these three stallions and in 2005 in Queensland it was Aboud

Kiawanna deserves a story of his own; his breeding is Silver Spot/Kai so doubling up the Riffal blood ď ¤

Gail Rooney from Danjera stud in NSW will tell us something about the significance of the stallions for Danjera.

Boomori Kismet

DANDALOO KHAALID

Gail Rooney from Danjera tells us about the first son of this mating.

and at our very strong local All Breeds Show he was Supreme Stallion of the Show on a regular basis plus Champion hack over 15hds. He was Champion stallion every time shown at the local agricultural shows in Berry and Nowra.

Dandaloo Khaalid with Gail Rooney Dandaloo Khaalid arrived at Danjera via a conversation with Kerrie Plum we had at the Crabbet Show when it was held at Penrith. We were catching up on all the news when she mentioned that Dandaloo Baylanie was in Victoria visiting with Chip Chase Kaiwanna. I said that we would be very interested in a colt from this mating to use over the daughters of Dandaloo Bashaan +S. Kerrie produced some photos of Baylanieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first mating with Kaiwanna â&#x20AC;Ś.. a flashy chestnut colt dancing alongside his dam. Naturally we arranged to go and see him as soon as he was weaned which we did and home he came, Kerrie very kindly allowed me to name him. His first show was the Crabbet Convention at Cobbity where he was first yearling and Best Pure Crabbet Colt albeit a very noisy one! He won the Classic Head for colts at the National Arabian Stud Horse Show the same year.

A young Dandaloo Khaalid His first mating was with the Dandaloo Bashaan +S daughter Danjera Taanith resulted in Delraki Saakifa who was purchased from us by Equestrian Artist Marian Duncan as a yearling. The pocket rocket made her own claim to fame when ridden by Jade Duncan she was sashed Australian Champion Working Arabian Stockhorse and as an encore won the Jackpot Barrel Race. His Anglo Arabian son Inderwong Rousebout ex Burren-Dah Carole was named Supreme Open Ridden Arabian Hack,Champion Bridle Path Hack, Champion Dressage Horse and Derivative Arabian Ambassador Award at the Victorian Classic. We were most upset to learn that his registration was changed to Partbred after being sold. Pure Crabbet stallions Aboud ex Rufina and Senussi ex Dandaloo Sissi have both done him proud with Aboud making Top Ten stallion at the East Coast Arabian Championships a few years ago.

Mick broke him in and while he loved Dandaloo Khaalid being ridden out, he hated dressage work. Head for the front gate and he was off. Head for the dressage arena and he deflated. Even so he won his Dressage and Hack Events at the Nationals plus Reserve Champion Colt at the Crabbet Show and came back as a mature stallion to win the Championship for himself. His lovely liver chestnut colour and flashiness made him a standout. He had his own sense of occasion. He was a multi Supreme Class A Champion at halter

Aboud at the Crabbet Convention 13

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Senussi We were very fortunate to have Senussi come home for a working holiday. He was Supreme Champion as a youngster at the NSW Crabbet Arabian Show and gained a 4th place in a large field in the NSW Snaffle Bit Maturity. Unfortunately he arrived just before

Dandaloo Khaalid proved to be an excellent sire of endurance horses. Pure crabbet gelding Danjera Bharata ex Balladine who was 5th Middleweight at Aboud the Canowindra Quilty. He was sold to the UAE shortly after. Partbred son Aboo ex Tassie Girl was 6th Heavyweight at the same event. He has 3 Quilty buckles. Partbred son Danjera Kadhir ex Malu Vale Phoenix by Linden Kasimir covered himself in glory winning National Points horse and gaining 3rd Middleweight at the Shahzada 400km marathon. He is now in the UAE.

Stoodleigh Colonial Boy Equine Influenza struck which mean he was used less. We have his son Danjera Namadgi ex Mululu Naalia by Arabian Park Phaeton as a future sire. The eye catching Arabian Stockhorse colt Stoodleigh Colonial Boy is his grandson being out of his daughter Karabil Arrilla.

Danjera Kadhir National Points Horse 2006 picture Shahzada 2006 14

Danjera Bharata 5th Middleweight Canowindra Quilty Pure crabbet daughter Danjera Rosskali ex Windsor Park Bay Magic was purchased by Raymar Arabians after a 3 state search for mares for Summerland Robreyn who died before serving any of the pure crabbet mares purchased for him. She was mated to Sunland Royal Diamond to produce Raymar Aria who was the winner of the Tom Bradley Memorial 100km ride at Tumbarumba before her Aboo Part Arabian export to Bahrain. Gelding, 3 x Quilty Buckles

no doubt he will blend beautifully. Khaalid went to Jenny O’Keefe where he was bred lightly but he produced the stallion Benediction ex Starglen Kascha, who went on to become a very successful saddle horse. Benediction produced three colts from Overdale Farm Rishalanie, two Morning Glory Benefaction & Morning glory Moon Shadow are now very successful performance geldings & the third Gabal FA has had his

Benediction Dandaloo Khaalid left us as a 7 year old and to our dismay Elrebel Arabians who purchased him disbanded shortly thereafter. He was then acquired by their long time friend and Khaalid admirer Jennifer O’Keefe. So after a lot of heartache we stopped worrying once we knew Jenny had him. He broke a leg in a paddock accident .True to form Jenny was on the phone the night it happened to let us know. I knew as soon as she spoke it wasn’t good news. Her voice broke as soon as she spoke. Her beloved “Karl” was gone.

Morning Glory Benefaction

DANDALOO KADET

Kerrie Plum writes about the Australian part of Kadet’s stud career.

Full brother Boomori Kahlua came for a working holiday thanks to the generosity of Lorraine Currie. We retained Danjera Khaalia a lovely young mare and an exciting endurance prospect in Danjera Barak . We are very excited to have Pevensey Safari in residence. He is maternal half brother to Dandaloo Khaalid via Dandaloo Baylanie, herself a paternal half sister to Dandaloo Bashaan and family to us . We have

Dandaloo Kadet Dandaloo Kadet came home to Dandaloo Stud as a weanling - this was to be his home for the next thirteen years until he was sold to USA.

Gabal FA

Shown briefly at halter for two “A” class Reserve Champion Colt awards he was then broken to saddle. He enjoyed his regular rides around our 1,000 acre property, however his main purpose was to fulfil the role previously played by his grand-sire Boyar. 15

Crabbet Arabian World He was initially joined to our Boyar mares, and to Leestton Faralee, who bred two fillies: Dandaloo Bandera and Dandaloo Munira, who have both produced fillies for their owners.

Dandaloo Serenade & Dandaloo Nazika ridden by Weise girls Dandaloo Dahiba produced two fillies: Dandaloo Karelle and Dandaloo Narkita who have both bred on for their owners. Dandaloo Narkita produced two geldings for Karabil Stud, and is now in an endurance home. She has recently foaled to Meadow View Silver Sceptre. Dandaloo Saroya produced the successful endurance mare Dandaloo Serenade, ridden by the teenager Jenny Weise from Qld. 2002 was her most successful year. Dandaloo Dibaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter Dandaloo Nazika was one of two endurance mares, by Dandaloo Kadet that are owned by Jenny and Jocelyn Weise of Qld, who started out as teenagers in endurance. Dandaloo Nazika, achieved many placings & wins for Jocelyn Weise. Dandaloo Bandera 16

Due to the terrible drought of the nineties, we reduced mare numbers and used Kadet to breed taller derivatives. The purebred mare Wagga Destical by Delos, owned by Colesea stud, was bred to him twice, producing the gelding Coleslea Corporal and filly Coleslea Star.

Mahazin Lakazza

Pevensey Raida & Tajara Park Crystal Blaze Several pure Crabbet outside mares also came to the stud. Including Annandale Park Chimere who had Kasdell Kadere, Pevensey Raisa who produced the filly Pevensey Raida. Pevensey Raida has produced two young sires; Monarch Lodge Ambition, by Tommie, owned by Inshallah Stud, NSW; and Pevensey Intrigue, by Wonders Never Cease, owned by T. Ballandis, Qld. Pevensey Raida now resides at Kalody Park Stud in Tasmania with Boomori Kahlua, where she currently has a bay colt at foot, her other two offspring being the fillies Monarch Lodge Radiance, and Tajara Park Crystal Rain, by Kalody Park Crystle Blaze. Liza With A Zee produced Mahazin Lakazza, owned by Kayuga Park in NSW

Pevensey Intrigue

Joanna Gardoflo of SunSet Arabians in Virginia continues the story of Kadet and his USA and Canadian progeny.

Inshallah Silver Guardian she has been used as a saddle mare. Petra Benay produced the gelding Pevensey Khite for Pevensey stud. Inshallah Silver Elysium produced a grey colt Inshallah Silver Guardian, who has sired six foals mostly for Inshallah and Erin Park Studs. Although a high proportion of Kadetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purebreds were fillies, several derivative geldings were produced for our performance program. The first born was Dandaloo Caradon, from the anglo mare Rokeby Jade. Although showing promise in dressage and eventing, we chose to compete Dandaloo Caravel him in endurance, a new discipline for us, he competed with great success in 2002. His full-sister, Dandaloo Windsong, has been used as a trail riding mount and recently made a start in endurance.

Dandaloo Kadet The stallion Dandaloo Kadet known as Kaddie, was imported to the US, as a 13 year old, in 2003 by the Australian Crabbet Arabian Breeders of North America (ACABONA). Kadet arrived late in the 2003 breeding season with two pregnant 100% Crabbet mares, Inshallah Rendezvous, a Tommie daughter, and Rothlynne Pure Delight, a Magic Myth daughter. They were imported to North America by ACABONA to preserve and improve Crabbet/Blunt bloodlines in the United States and Canada for future generations. Kaddie arrived in San Francisco, CA in July where he was met by Jeri & Marty Kirkhuff who brought him, Inshallah Rendezvous and Rothlynne Pure Delight to Queen Creek, AZ for a short visit. From there Kaddie travelled to our stud, SunSet Arabians in Green Bay, Virginia, his new home; Rendezvous to Jocelyn Pearceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stud Griffin Arabians in Smithers, BC, her new home; and Delight was to stay with the Kirkhuffs

The Boyar mare, Delando Karina produced two foals by Kadet: the filly, Dandaloo Caravel, has been retained as a broodmare. Our last foal by Kadet, the gelding Dandaloo Charade, from a TB mare, who is a versatile mount for Andrea, acquitting himself well for

Dandaloo Wingsong & A Plum

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Crabbet Arabian World at their stud, Desert Thunder Arabians. Kaddie arrived at SunSet Arabians in July, late in the breeding season. He bred three mares within a month of arriving in Virginia. These matings resulted in three 2004 foals, a 100% chestnut filly out of SSA Dreams SSA Kadets Dream PC Magic, a *Magic Domino AHS+++// daughter; a 66.24% bay filly out of Pesniaraa, a *Pesniar daughter; and a 99.785% bay colt out of PR Silver Dream, a *Silver Vanity daughter. Barbara and Buzz Moore, of Fairfield Farm Compound in Virginia, bred to Kaddie in 2004 resulting in the 97.52% colt, FFC Dundee, out of the mare FFC Raritee. Dundee’s show highlights include: Top 3 in Arabian Sport Horse Stallions In-Hand AT Champ at Region 15 Championships in July 2010; Top 4 in Arabian Sport Horse Stallions In-Hand Champ at Region 15 Championships in July 2010; 1st Place in A/HA/AA Dressage Training Level at Virginia Arabian Horse Show A Concurrent in June 2010; and Top 10 in Arabian Sport Horse Colt In-Hand Jackpot at Sport Horse Nationals in September 2007.

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In an e-mail conversation with Kerrie Plum she said that “While trawling the internet I have found various photos of Kadet’s progeny, and am thrilled to see the wonderful saddle horse qualities he is passing on. Buzz Moore’s grey stallion by Kadet [FFC Dundee] is surely one to watch in

FFC Dundee & Noelle at home 2010 the future. His first foal from Jayel Pollyanna looks glorious.” Interestingly, Arlene Magid, an international Arabian horse consultant and former editor of Arabian Horse Times also commented about FFC Dundee: ”I love that he uses his hindquarters so effectively and has such freedom of shoulder and length of stride. I would say there is upper level dressage in his future with that kind of movement.”

FFC Dundee at the 2010 Region 15 Arabian/Half Arabian Championships at Lexington VA In the spring of 2005 we had visitors from Ontario, Rick Burnside, Richelle Burnside Elchuk, and their pure Crabbet mares Brazen Secret and Magic Locket.

FFC Anzac (Dandaloo Kadet x FFC Raritee)

SDA Silver Bayonet Kadet & his son SDA Silver Bayonet in 2004 Rick and Richelle had made arrangements to breed their mares to Kadet, and wanted to check us and our farm out before leaving their mares. Both Rick and Richelle are ardent endurance / competitive trail riders and members of Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association. Rick has ridden in at least 72 sanctioned rides and logged 4,704 miles, Richelle 66 rides and 3,258 miles!

Right Kari Melody 2010 (Kari Lockets Kadence) Left Kari Sentinel (AMYR Bronze PC x AMYR Hope PC)

DSA Adandy Rose CRB ex Kadence; Senoran Rose; and 97.52% foal, FFC Anzac, out of the mare FFC Raritee. Barbara and Buzz Moore were hoping for a Kadet filly, however the breeding resulted in a second colt, this one a bay. Note to Buzz, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure Kaddie is willing to try again to give you a filly.

SSA Kadets Magic PC from Dreams Magic

In 2006 Kaddie sired five pure Crabbet foals SSA Kadets Dream, PC ex SSA Dreams Magic PC, Brazen Angel ex Brazen Secret, Kari Lockets ex Magic Locket

Inshallah Rendezvous, was imported in foal to Arfaja Danyon from Shahwan Park Arabians. Dr. Jocelyn Pearce, Michael & I arranged to have Rendezvous shipped to VA to be bred to Kaddie. This mating

Grey SSA Bianca PC 2007 /Dreams Magic PC & SSA Bedda 2007 / SSA Dargees Hope PC

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Kari Lockets Kadence from Magic Locket produced the 2007 chestnut colt, SSA Jawad PC, who remains at SunSet Arabians. In 2007 in addition to the colt SSA Jawad PC we had two additional pure Crabbet Kaddie fillies, , these were out of the mares: SSA Dreams Magic PC a filly SSA Bianca PC, and SSA Dargees Hope PC (by RAS AMYR Dargee PC) also gave us a filly SSA Bedda PC. Inshallah Rendezvous was bred back to Kaddie for a 2009 foal, unfortunately the gorgeous filly was Brazen Angel from Brazen Secret still born. 

BOOMORI KAHLUA

Lorraine Currie of Annandale stud tells us about the earlier part of Kahlua’s career. As you have already read Kahlua is the youngest of three full brothers, the others being Dandaloo Khaalid born Sept 1988 the only Chestnut. Then came Dandaloo Kadet (Exp USA) born Sept 1989 bay. These two were bred by Kerrie Plum & Molly Taylor of Dandaloo Stud. Then came Boomori Kahlua Sept 1991 also a bay. Bred by Dawn Suter, Kahlua was sold as a 14 month old colt to Maureen & Norm Jackson. There he bred the mares Shardell A young Boomori Kahlua Alana by Rothylynne 20

Pure Amethyst who is at Shahwan Park now and Shardell Aleisa who is at Leondon Stud. Leondon stud also used him at this time & bred two Crabbet stallions from Harb Vanity mares Leondon Master Cee Jay from Leondon Bint Silver Brilliance and Leondon Drops of Jupiter from Leondon Indian Vanity.

Boomori Kahlua at 20

In July 1994 he was again sold this time to the long time Crabbet breeder Lorraine Currie where he stayed until 2004. Lewie as he is affectionately known was only shown once as a 3 year old at the AHAQ Liberty Show at Pine Lodge Equestrian Centre where he placed 2nd to La Salle Karol in a big field of horses. No mean feat for a young horse first time out and to be beaten by such a great showman. He was never shown again because of an injury to his nearside front hoof. After surgery on this hoof it took months to heal and he was never shown again because of it. A high percentage of Kahlua’s foals are Pure Crabbet. His Registered progeny to 2004 are - 34 Purebred of which 15 are Pure Crabbet, 3 Anglo’s, 1 Arabian Pony, 2 Quarabs, 3 Arabian Warmbloods and 4 Partbreds a grand total of 47 foals. Since leaving Annandale Stud he has had a further 21 foals being 3 Anglos, 1 Arabian Warmblood, 14 Purebreds and 3 partbreds. This makes a total of 68 Registered foals for him in

Shandell Alana & Akeelah SPA

Australia plus he has a Pure Crabbet filly Acabona Blessing owned by Marti & Jeri Kirkuff in the USA out of Rothlynne Pure Delight. Dandaloo Khaalid has a total of 33 Foals and Dandaloo Kadet has 20 in the Australian Registry and a further 12 on the USA and Canadian registries.

Boomori Kahlua His first foal is the very exceptional Anna’s Braveheart a Quarab . One of two full brothers. Anna’s Braveheart aka “Bill” is a 12 year old Quarab Arabian Gelding who until EI was still performing with great success throughout the Country. Just to name a few of his successes: Australian Champion Quarab, Sydney Australian Champian Quarab Under Saddle twice, Sydney and Toowoomba Australian Champion Western Pleasure twice, Sydney and Toowoomba Australian Champion Medium Dressage, Sydney Elwyn Bligh Performance Horse of the Year, Caboolture

Anna’s Braveheart Australia Champion Bill also was selected by the Arabian Horse Society of Australia to represent his breed in the Arabian Standard of Excellence portraying conformation and versatility of the Arabian Derivative Horse. Sadly Bill is no longer with us after battling the effects of the EI Vaccination which left him with a malignant fibrosarcoma. The Purebred geldings Anna’s Dakota & Anna’s Deezire, full brothers have started their show careers.

The other full brother is the Stallion Anna’s Deezine (Exp NZ). Anna’s Dakota has since gone on to be Australian Champion Western Horse twice, Qld Overall Performace Horse and Triumph Show Horse plus many other awards. In 2011 Boomori Kahlua Dakota won 1 Australian Champion, 3 Reserve Champions and 4 Top 10’s. He was bred to Fenwick Winnatt for Anna’s Duette now owned by Kalody Park. During the time we owned him he was leased to Danjera after the death of Khaalid and he sired Danjera Paraska from the Arabian Park Pheaton daughter Phate and Danjera Khaalia from Patricians Kaali. When the Acabona partnership came to Australia looking for horses they came to Annandale first and loved Kahlua who at the time was not for sale. Then they went to Mt Eerwah Stud where they purchased Rothlynne Pure Delight and made arrangements to have her served by Kahlua before she was exported. This partnership then bought Dandaloo Kadet and Inshallah Rendezvous who was put in foal to Arfaja Danyon (by Silver Somerio who was also bred by us at Annandale Stud) Kahlua then when to live at Kilburnie Park and when the stud was disbanded Lewie then went to Kalody Park in Tasmania where he is still producing a large variety of foals.

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Crabbet Arabian World At Kilburnie Park He produced the mares Chardonei from Inshahallah Anniversary & Duray Nicholas Blessing from Danjera Nightlily he also produced the stallion Saronett Regality from the Ruberto daughter Saronett Ruh. In Tasmania Lewie has been bred to the outside mares

Kalody Park Brandy Kalody Park Tesora for Tajera Park Margarita, Inshallah Significence for Tajera Park Sambuca and Yabissa a Sarafire mare for Sharab FA. At Kalody Park as well warmbloods he has been bred to ponies. Most of his Tasmanian

The pure Crabbet mares he has been used over include Blue Bead Pia an Arabian Park Phaeton mare for an as yet unnamed 2011 chestnut

colt her filly by Lewie was sold but unfortunately broke her leg. Rothlynne Pure Silver, who is the full sister of Rothlynne Pure Delight, the mare imported to the USA and now owned by Marti and Jeri Colt from Blue Bead Pia 22

In 2009 another Kahlua colt KP Eclipse from Heste Arabique Exuberance, a Magic Myth mare, was Supreme exhibit at the Crabbet show. He has now gone to an endurance home. In 2010/11 the Magic Tajara Park Margarita Prophecy mare Pearl of Prophecy had her first foal KP Arfika. Inshallah Celebrity had a chestnut colt KP Cavalier and

Kalody Park Pure Harmony bred progeny are young and not yet out there under saddle.

Tajara Park Sambuca

Kirkhuff in Arizona. Pure Silver has had 3 fillies Kalody Park Pure Silk who was Champion filly/mare at the 2009 Tasmanian Crabbet show and K P mares with Kahlua 2010 foals Supreme pure Crabbet exhibit at the 2010 Crabbet show. KP Pure Style and in 2010/11 season KP Pure Harmony a grey filly.

Inshallah Celebrity KP Cavalier & Boomori Kahlua Annandale Park Chimere had the bay colt by Lewie KP Karima. [see pictures of him on page 58]. Katrina also has 2 foals from Meadow View Bernadette the Braheem mare they are KP Belladonna and KP Brandy. Katrina excitely told me recently the lovely mare Fenwick Silver Lea whom she has on lease has been confirmed in foal to Kahlua. Fenwick Silver Lea was supreme pure Crabbet exhibit at the 2011 Crabbet show. ď ¤ click here for photographs

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Danjera Arabians Mares/Fillies High percentage Crabbet DANJERA BALSINDH F12735 Bay (Dandaloo Bashaan +S x Strathmore Thelma) DANJERA NASINDH F22567 Bay (Naaman Naturally x Danjera Balsindh) DANJERA SIBANDA F27145 Chestnut (Jubarrah Sohaan x Danjera Balsindh) DANJERA SIMAANI F17939 Grey (Dandaloo Bashaan +S x Sanroblee Symaluke) DANJERA CYNISCA F29757 Chestnut (Naaman Naturally x Danjera Simaani) DANJERA KHAALIA F26393 Grey (Boomori Kahlua x Patricians Kaali)

Pure Crabbet mares MULULU NAALIA F15866 Bay (Arabian Park Phaeton x Nashita) DANJERA BATISTE F20946 Chestnut (Dandaloo Khaalid x Balladine) DANJERA PHAEDRA F25272 Grey (Bolshoi x Phate)

We have been breeding top flight performance horses of Crabbet heritage since 1974. Our breeding program is based on the bloodline of Sindh imp UK and in particular his son Boyar. Pictured below is the pure Crabbet stallion Pevensey Safari a Boyar Grandson..

Stallions/Colts in residence High percentage Crabbet JUBARRAH SOHAAN S15240 Chestnut Scid clear (Dandaloo Bashaan +S x Nilgaram Pirelle) Pure Crabbet PEVENSEY SAFARI S19449 Bay/Brown Scid clear (Sarafire x Dandaloo Baylanie) DANJERA NAMADGI C7513 Chestnut (Senussi x Mululu Naalia)

Mick & Gail Rooney 200 BTU Rd, Nowra Hill NSW 2540 Australia P: +61 2 4447 8467 (AH) E: crabbetdownunder@ bigpond.com Photo credit N Emanual

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OLFORD ARABIANS

Wes Hayes of Olford arabians, writes about the foundation of the stud in South Africa in 1948. Some of the very best Crabbet Arabians were imported into South Africa, namely Azrek, Shalwan, Royal Crystal, Raktha and Azrak, but there was only one breeder who refused to follow the trend, believed strongly in not mixing bloodlines and who was single handedly responsible for the preservation of the 100% Crabbet Arabian in South Africa. This was non-other than the Lady Wentworth of South Africa, Betty Arnold of Olford Stud. It is through the Olford Stud that the Crabbet Arabian bloodlines have been preserved in South Africa, and in the words of Professor Frans van der Merwe; “Olford was where Wentworth super-horses were bred.”

“Crabbet is Crabbet is Crabbet, by any other name it’s still Crabbet.” The Olford Stud began with the importation of two mares from Lady Wentworth in 1948. The mares were Sharona Rissalix/Samsie who died soon after her arrival and Silverlet Raktha/Silver Gilt who became the foundation mare of the stud and who started the “Silver” family in South Africa. The stud was situated outside the settler village of Bedford in the Eastern Cape Province, on the farm Olivefountain with its magnificent stone stables built before the South African War and a modern block added to them much later. Famous South African horses such as Raktha Scha Raktha/Shadilla, Olford Silver Trinket Raktha Scha/Silverlet and Shalwan Silver Vanity/Shalina called this their home.

Betty Arnold & Olford Silver Trinket in 1978

In 1952 Olford saw the importation of three horses from Crabbet Park. The first was the mare Chocolate Cream Ruskov/Myra. This mare was bred by Mr. T C Armitage

of England, but the owner at the time of import being Lady Wentworth (so this posses the question was she a Crabbet horse). She arrived at Chocolate Cream at Crabbet Park Olford with colt foal at foot, Cream of Gold Rifari/ Chocolate Cream. Sadly it is only through this colt that we have descendants in South Africa of which none are Crabbet. Silver Rocket Grand Royal/Silver Shamrock, a stallion, also imported in 1952 was used at Olford with excellent results. Olford Silver Irex Silver Rocket/Irexina and Olford Silver Mist Silver Rocket/Silverlet were just two of his outstanding Olford Serafire foals. The stallion Dancing Wings Dargee/Shades of Night became Betty’s favorite and it is sad that he left no descendants at Olford, however through his son Olford Golden Wings Dancing Wings/Irexina who was exported to Zimbabwe there are those horses that carry his blood. In 1955 the mare Irexina Irex/Yavroum who was bred by Miss M C E Lyon, was imported into South Africa, but she too never left any descendants at Olford. Among the many horses that were imported by Olford over the years, the significant stallions that left their mark were Royal Crystal Dargee/Grey Royal, Raktha Scha Raktha/ Shadilla, and Shalwan Silver Vanity/ Shalina. Royal Crystal Dargee /Grey Royal was

Royal Crystal

bought from his original importers in 1964. He was extensively used at Olford and was held in high regard. He left a considerable influence at Olford. Raktha Just one of his foals that excelled at shows was the great mare Olford Serafan Royal Crystal x Serafilla who was consistently placed and proved herself to be a truly great mare under saddle. Raktha Scha Raktha/Shadilla played the most significant roll as a sire at Olford, Betty bought this stallion as colt from his Breeder Mr. A. J. Botha of Raktha stud. Betty had always held Raktha in high regard as a stallion but due to distance between the studs she found it difficult making ample use of him as a sire, thus deciding to purchase one of his sons. Raktha Scha might as well have been bred by Lady Wentworth herself, he was a stallion that I am sure she would have been proud to have had standing at Crabbet Park. He sired in excess of 20 foals for Olford not to mention the Part bred and Anglo foals. Of his unforgettable daughters Olford Silver Trinket Olford Dancing Shadow Raktha Scha/ Silverlet became Betty’s favourite riding mare. The Olford Logo today is a silhouette of Betty riding this very mare, a fitting tribute to a lady who loved her horses more than anything. Other foals from this stallion were the mares Olford Saphire Raktha Scha/Olford Silver Mist and Olford Dancing Shadow Raktha Scha/Dancing Crystal. Of his sons Olford Serad Raktha Scha/Serafilla was exceptional, the list is endless. Shalwan Silver Vanity/Shalina is yet another stallion that left an indelible mark on Crabbet Arabians in South Africa, Of interest to Australian breeders is the fact that he is a half brother to that great Australian Stallion Sindh Silver Vanity/Silfina. Betty liked his breeding to such an extent that she kept his son Rytham Shalwan/Olford Silver Melody on as a

principle stallion at Olford till he died in 1995. The mares who founded their own dynasties at Olford were, Olford Saphire Silverlet Raktha/Silver Gilt, Dancing Crystal Royal Diamond/ Dancing Star, and Serafilla Raktha/Sharfina. Silverlet Raktha/Silver Gilt was a foundation mare at the stud she was a truly great Crabbet mare. True to her Silver family heritage she produced horses of the highest quality. Her most famous daughter as mentioned was Olford Silver Trinket Raktha Scha/ Silverlet but it was through her daughter Olford Silver Mist Silver Rocket/ Silverlet the Silver family is represented in tail female. Olford Silver Mist went on to produce Olford Silver Mink Raktha/ Silver Mist who in turn bred Betty’s last filly Olford Silverbelle Olford Rytham/Olford Silver Mink. Dispersed in any Olford Arabians today you will find the blood of Silverlet, through her many sons and daughters. The Silver family in tail female was very nearly lost to South Africa, however I will deal with this more fully in the second part of this article. Dancing Crystal Royal Diamond/Dancing Star is a mare who’s pedigree reads like the who’s who of Crabbet Aristocracy, her half sister Silver Grey was the 1960 British Junior Female Champion and 1963 and 1965 British Supreme Female Champion. Dancing Crystal bred well at Olford producing fillies of exceptional quality, such as Olford Dancing Shadow Raktha Scha/Dancing Crystal a solid mare that Betty sold and soon re-purchased. Olford Dancing Storm Royal Crystal/Dancing Crystal was another mare of exceptional quality who was sold to the Agha Stud, but through her son Agha Danazrak Azrak/Olford Dancing Storm she has left an important influence on the Olford’s of Olford Seradin today. 25

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Betty Arnold & Olford Silver Trinket in 1980

Serafilla Raktha/Sharfina is the foundation mare of the Sera family at Olford, leaving a large number of descendants. She was bought by Betty from her importers in 1962 and among her most famous foals was the outstanding mare Olford Serafan Royal Crystal/Serafilla. Another daughter who became an important broodmare for the stud was Olford Serabelle Royal Crystal/ Serafilla a full sister to Olford Serafan and Olford Sera-Lou. Another daughter who became a brood mare of outstanding sires was Olford Serafire Raktha Scha/Serafilla and amoung her colts she produced a chestnut filly Olford Serafantasy Shalwan/Olford Serafire who has gone on too produce, like her dam sires of note. Towards the end, Betty’s enthusiasm for her Crabbet horses would still fill her eyes with life and was not only extremely authoritative on Crabbet breeding but had definite ideas on bloodlines. She always said that there would never be an Arabian that would come close to the ideal Crabbet Arabian, and when referring to a horse as Crabbet she would always say when asked if it was 100% Raktha Scha

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or not, “Crabbet is Crabbet is Crabbet, by any other name its still Crabbet.” She felt that if your horse was not Crabbet you should refer to it as “of Crabbet breeding” or Old English. She also felt that the Arabian was first and foremost a riding horse, and placed little emphasis on halter classes at shows. She became very disappointed on how the fashion was rapidly changing towards, what she called an “American Saddler type Arabian” and warned strongly against following this trend. Although a stern woman the work that had been done by Aunt Betty as I affectionately called her made her a well know Shalwan personality and respected breeder in the South African Equine fraternity, and it is to her that Crabbet breeders around the world can be thankful for the preservation of her Crabbet horses for future breeders to make valuable use of.  As editor I read the stud profiles & see Crabbet horses that we have never seen. I then search the web to find Historical pictures & with this article I have so enjoyed looking for more old pictures. click for more pictures

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the inaugural Shadwell Arabian Mile

attended a luncheon together with the UAE Embassy Ambassador, HE Ali Nasser Al Nuaimi, Mr Mirza Al Sayegh, Investment Director of His Highness, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Victorian minister for Racing, Dr Denis Napthine and members of the Arabian community including several of the Arabian Horse Society of Australia (AHSA) board members. There were even Arabian breeders from Far North Queensland.

Frashar Park K Shar winning the inaugural Shadwell mile

The Melbourne Racing Club, in conjunction with Shadwell Stud Australasia and the National Arabian Racehorse Association (NARA) hosted the inaugural Shadwell Arabian Mile - a race for purebred Arabian horses over 1600 metres - on Saturday 9th April 2011 at Caulfield In Melbourne. This is the first Arabian race held on a Metropolitan race course in Australia. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai & Minister of Finance, generously provided sponsorship the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racing this included the prize money for the Shadwell Arabian Mile of $20,000. Sheikh Hamdan is committed to establishing Arabian racing worldwide. Last year, His Highness sponsored races in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United Arab Emirates. Both Sheikh Hamdan and his brother Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum own a number of high profile thoroughbred studs and among them are Shadwell (UK), Derrinstown (Ireland), Shadwell Farm (USA) and Darley. These breeding and training operations located in the UK, Ireland, USA, Australia and the United Arab Emirates also include Arabian racing and endurance horses.

The field originally consisted of 11 runners but there were unfortunately 2 late scratchings. The race was won by Franshar Park K Shar the amazing 14 year old grey gelding owned by NARA & AHSA Virgina Dodson & UAE Ambassador to board member Australia, HE Ali Nasser Al Nuaimi Virginia Dodson. Franshar Park Shar has been winning at country meets for years he traces back to Silver Gilt on his sire line; 2nd was Blakes Heaven Bombora & in 3rd place was Halimas Esdikarn by the Om el Arab Stallion Sandadik ibn Estopa. The 4th horse was Chardonnay Park Rasheeka by the now deceased Crabbet stallion Fenwick Panache, this horse was 87.5% Crabbet.

The race day was used as a showcase for the UAE with promotional marquees displaying tourism attractions and UAE culture including traditional music and food. Distinguished guests from the UAE

Chardonnay Park Rasheeka the high % Crabbet mare

There was discussion about a series of races over 2011/12 culminating in the Shadwell mile at Caulfield next April. ď ¤ click for more photographs Coming up the home straight

Text Jennie Thompson Photographs Nicole Kelly of abluemoon images & Karen Sheridan of Equine & Anything photography .

STUD PROFILE Faerie Court Farm

Vermont USA Dawn Jones-Low tells us how her stud My favoured disciplines are dressage and eventing I selected horses that were well suited for those based on CMK breeding started & where so disciplines. Research revealed a surprising number it is going. of horses with CMK pedigrees in the traditional Nestled in the beautiful Champlain Valley of Vermont, Faerie Court Farm was established in 2001. Initially, the “herd” consisted of two mares, my riding horse Amira Farah (Amir Farah x Demelza Dshams) and AF Joyva (AM Beau Triomphe x AF Vanitys Jovi). Breeding was not part of my original plans, but as I researched the lineages behind these mares and learned about the Crabbet/Maynesboro/Kellogg foundation horses, a deep respect for the CMK breeding traditions took root.

FCF King ofthe Fairys 2010 colt leading the mare herd Arabians like these gave the breed its reputation as a superlative riding horses and led to the breed’s important role in the improvement of many riding breeds. Functionally correct structure, kind willing temperaments, and elegant athleticism are

sport disciplines throughout the 20th and into the 21st century. Historic examples include Rafmirz in dressage exhibitions in the 1940’s, Golden Wings competing at the FEI level for the UK, DebsDancingPrince winning as a jumper including fences over 6 feet, and the Count of Al-Marah performing classical airs above the ground. I had discovered complimentary pedigree elements upon which to build my breeding program. In 2002, I saw a photo of AAA Legend ofthe Seas (Naibara Blaze Man / HSA Seamist) at Arc Angel Arabians. This colt struck me as a superb sport horse stallion prospect. I acquired him to insure that he had the opportunity to pass on his wonderful carriage, athletic balance, and strong structure. AF Joyva was diagnosed as infertile. That such a fine mare would leave no progeny only cemented my commitment to breeding. Important foundation broodmares at Faerie Court Farm include AM Tawny Britania from Al-Marah, Amira Farah bred from the entwined Sun Shadows and Dshams Arabian Ranch programs, Rieba of Warren Park Stud, and BruMarBa Callisto who added a dash of Spanish lineage along with her CMK lines. As part of establishing the breeding herd, several outside stallions have been used including AM Ghost Ship, Aul Magic, and Naibara Blaze Man. Of particular importance was AF Vanitys Repeat (*Silver Vanity x Silver Moonbeam) who stood at Misty Ridge Farm in his final years.

....the future of the Arabian horse rests firmly upon its past. characteristic of the best representatives of the CMK lineages, though these bloodlines have been dwindling due to a decades old shift within the American Arabian breeding community. Discovering these treasures inspired me to start a breeding program.

FCF Enchanted Flame AAA Legend ofthe Seas x FCF Titanias Vanity 09 colt & FCF MagicalAul Gem Aul Magic x FCF Gossamer Jewell 09 filly with Flame’s dam 29

Crabbet Arabian World I desired an AF Vanitys Repeat daughter for crossing with Legend, but couldn’t find one that met my vision so AM Tawny Britania was bred to Vanity in 2004. In 2005, Tawny delivered a gray filly, FCF Titanias Vanity. FCF Gossamer Jewell (AM Ghost Ship x BruMarBa Callisto), purchased in utero from Melanie Johnson of Payback Arabians, was born the same day. In 2006 Tawny produced a full sister to Titania, FCF Silver Stardust, and BruMarBa Callisto produced an elegant colt by AF Vanitys Repeat, FCF Oberons Vanity. That summer also saw the arrival of Amira Farah’s first foal, FCF Gossamer Prince by AM Ghost Ship, and FCF Robin Goodfellow (Star Magic Jeriel x Rieba). Subsequent years yielded Amira’s only daughter, FCF Faerie Fire, and six fantastic foals by Legend. In 2009, my dream cross of Legend with Titania produced a flaxen chestnut colt, FCF FCF Robin Goodfellow (Star Magic Jeriel x Rieba by Aulrab) 2006 gelding Enchanted Flame. The joy at the success of this cross was offset by burdensome fertility upon a foundation of trust and respect. The farm’s challenges. Legend’s unfortunate sub-fertility partnership with the Equestry training stable combined with using several aged mares and has exposed a variety of riders to the charming stallions contributed to an unsatisfactory pregnancy personalities and athletic abilities of Faerie Court rate. In the autumn of 2009 with just four get on the Farm Arabians. Several of my horses have been used ground and two mares in foal, Legend was gelded. there as lesson horses for the Middlebury College The following summer brought the last two colts by Equestrian Team. Legend, FCF Star of Earendil out of FCF Gossamer In 2011, six Faerie Court Farm horses will be Jewell and FCF King ofthe Fairys out of FCF Titanias campaigned in United States Dressage Federation Vanity. One of the two colts by Legend out of Titania breed shows culminating at the prestigious Dressage will eventually become a part of the breeding at Devon. These dressage breed shows have inprogram. Selecting between these two charismatic hand and under saddle classes to evaluate young and superbly athletic colts will be difficult! horses for suitability in dressage. Oberon is going FCF Oberons Vanity has been retained as a breeding well under saddle so he will show in the Materiale stallion; his first foal is due in 2011 out of Glorious and Suitability as a Dressage Horse ridden classes as Epiphany OLA. Several young mares in the herd will well as in-hand. While one in-hand class is limited be bred to Oberon this year. Continuing the use of to purebred Arabians, the horses will be competing outside stallions, a foal by Aur Mystic Heir is due in against all breeds in the rest of the classes which are June and two mares are to be bred to the endurance only divided by age. [Please go to page where Dawn stallion, Magic Aulrab for 2012 foals. writes more about these really interesting American classes.] To encourage healthy physical and social development, the horses live on large pastures in Although the Faerie Court Farm breeding program is mixed age groups. Heavily pregnant mares and still young, I look forward to demonstrating that the mares with newborn foals are separated from the Arabian horse remains capable of high performance main herd so that they can be closely monitored, ability within the sport horse disciplines and that the but are reunited with the herd when the foals are future of the Arabian horse rests firmly upon its past. a month old. Resident stallions are pastured with  gelding companions within view of the mares’ field. Please click here to visit Faerie Court Farm web site Since performance ability is central to sport horse click for more photographs breeding, horses bred here are started under saddle We look forward to more contributions from Dawn whether they are retained for breeding or offered with her show results & news from the Eastern Crabbet for sale. Training is done using classical principles Arabian Horse Society. 30

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1 FCF Faerie Fire (Naibara Blaze Man x Amira Farah) 2007 mare as a three year old 2 FCF Titanias Vanity AF Vanitys Repeat by *Silver Vanity x AM Tawny Britania 2005 mare 3 FCF MagicalAul Gem Aul Magic x FCF Gossamer Jewell 2009 filly 4 AAA Legend ofthe Seas 5 FCF Star of Earendil & FCF King ofthe Fairys both by AAA Legend ofthe Seas from FCF Gossamer Jewell & FCF Titanias Vanity 6 FCF Oberons Vanity (AF Vanitys Repeat by *Silver Vanity x BruMarBa Callisto) 2006 stallion 31

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Dressage & in-hand showing for young horses in the USA Dawn Jones-Low of Faerie court Arabians

Dawn Jones-Low mentions in the article on Faerie Court Farm that she uses the USDF Sports Horse shows to school young horses - I found it very interesting as it is a great way to start young horses under saddle. Note: the links in this article are all active. In order to offer opportunities for breeders and owners to showcase their young sport horses of all breeds, the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) developed a set of in-hand and under saddle classes. All of these in-hand classes and most of the under saddle ones are determined using a scoring system with supplemental written comments from the judge (much like dressage tests). The scoring system and comments provide useful feedback for breeders and exhibitors. These classes also provide show experience that builds confidence in the young horses that participate. For the in-hand classes, horses are presented similarly to the format of warmblood registry inspections. Conformation is assessed, and then the handler shows the horse’s walk and trot on a triangle so the judge can see the quality of the gaits from several angles. Scores are given for conformation --with a focus on functionality-- the walk, the trot, and the overall impression. All horses 3 years old or under and geldings of any age are assessed as performance prospects (conformation 30%, walk 30%, trot 30%, overall impression 10%). Mares and stallions 4 years old and older are assessed as breeding stock with the scoring categories giving proportionately more weight to conformation than for performance prospects (conformation 40%, walk 25%, trot 25%, overall impression 10%). Classes are divided according to age and gender (yearling colts and geldings, two year old mares, fillies of the current year, stallions 4 years and older, etc.) 32

Click here USDF Dressage sport horse prospects in Hand Click here USDF Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Stock (In-Hand) Many of the USDF Breed shows also offer group classes for Get of Sire, Produce of Dam, and Breeders Group where 2 or 3 horses represent that sire, dam, or breeder with the average score of the groups determining the placing’s within the class. Often Individual Breed Classes are held with classes divided by breed not age or gender. Which IBC’s are offered depends on the area and sponsorships, but often include Hanoverians, Trakheners, Purebred Arabians, Part-bred Arabians, Oldenburgs, Friesians, and Dutch Warmblood, though ANY breed may have an IBC. Additionally, several under saddle classes are offered for horses that are early in their training and perhaps not quite ready for the precision required in a dressage test. Materiale classes are limited to horses between 36 months and 5 years old and are divided both by age (3, 4, 5 year old’s) and gender (stallions and geldings, mares). This is a group class with multiple horses ridden in the ring together. Each horse is scored on the quality of the walk 30%, trot 30%, and canter 30%, and on general impression 10%. Thoughtful consideration is given to age and stage of training . Click here 2011 USDF Materiale Class Score sheet Dressage Sport Horse Prospects Under Saddle are also for horses at least 36 months old. Horses are scored individually with conformation assessed as well as the three gaits and overall impression. (Conformation 30%, Walk 30%, Trot 30%, Canter 30%, Overall Impression 10%). Classes are divided by gender (stallions, mares) and age (3 year old, 4 year old and older).

Click here USDF Dressage Sport Horse Prospects under saddle Suitability as a Dressage Horse is a group ridden class where horses are placed according to the judge’s choice rather than via scores. Horses cannot have shown above 1st Level Dressage and classes are divided by age (3 year olds, 4 year olds, 5 year olds, 6 year old and older) and by gender (stallions, mares). These USDF Breed Shows have become very popular.

They are often held in conjunction with regular USDF Dressage Shows, but may be offered as stand-alone shows. At the end of the show season, Regional Championships with prize money and awards draw competitors from far and wide. One of the most prestigious USDF Breed Shows in the United States is the one held immediately prior to the Dressage at Devon show in Devon, Pennsylvania, an international calibre dressage competition with Fédération Equestre Internationale rules and regulations.Click on link Many Arabians compete in USDF rated Dressage shows at all levels. Numerous Arabian breeders and owners throughout the United States are taking young horses to the USDF Breed Shows to compete against promising dressage prospects of all breeds. These shows are a fantastic venue for demonstrating the appealing nature and superb athleticism of Crabbet lineage Arabians. 

The 3 horses pictured here include an endurance horse in South Africa, a now deceased top Crabbet stallion in Australia & a young stallion now gelded in the USA. It is so nice to see Crabbet Arabians in Dressage.

Top: The author’s young AAA Legend of the Sea In USA ridden by Mindy Harvey, a Middlebury College student. Centre: The versatile Mandala Brugera from Yentl stud ridden by Jaco Theron in South Africa.

Bottom: Prince Rasheyd* the now deceased stallion from Koah Stud in Australia ridden by Neitah Norman.

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Foal Handling: A Precious Beginning by Jennifer Hawkins with Kerry Harvey

It is widely accepted now that the initial handling has a large bearing on how the horse responds and moves on his first ride. Some world class performance riders are now seeking their future performance horses as youngsters taken directly from the dam in an effort to minimize permanent resistances that some early handling can create. The absence of resistance can give the performance horse an edge at this level of competition.

As breeders of horses we are presented with the opportunity to establish in our foals a fundamental respect for human beings along with some other simple experiences that can benefit their future in our world. Although foals can be highly sensitive, a forward and very confident foal is also capable of dominating its own mother, another young horse, or a human at a very early age. A spoilt foal can become a dangerous horse. Horses do not have one set of rules for themselves and another for humans. They communicate the 34

same with both species. We need to keep in mind that the physical contact of biting and kicking (so often misinterpreted as aggressive behaviour), occur only after previous energetic and visual messages, such as pinned ears and wrinkled noses, have been overlooked. These messages may come slowly or with lightning speed depending on the situation. Either way it is in our best interests to learn to read their body language closely to avoid personal damage and even more satisfyingly, to establish real respect.

The Pitfalls of Daily Feeding Daily feeding routines are opportunities for foals to explore dominant behaviour. We can easily fail to notice if they are approaching with ears back or we might simply feel a little extra pressure to hurry up as we upend the bucket and scurry off to work. But from his point of view, the foal has successfully driven us off his feed. So, how do we discourage our foalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attempts to dominate us when they are in a liberty situation? A foal that swings his hindquarter in your direction is attempting dominant behaviour. Left unchecked, you will be setting yourself up for further issues. Swinging a feed bucket towards the guilty hindquarter with enough energy to move it away should suffice. We are not aiming to punish him, just correct his inappropriate gesture. Endeavour to respond to his behaviour with a calm confidence rather than react with an emotional charge. Emotional reactions from humans create either fear or a defensive attitude in your horse. We should generally aim never to suppress his natural curiosity.

To Foal Imprint or Not I recently heard an internationally renowned horseman agree that the concept has a lot of merit. However, as a trainer of literally thousands of horses, he was adamant that a large percentage of people using this method were unknowingly creating resistance in the foal which was evident and permanent in the horsesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; further training. The ability

to read the foals responses to the stimulation, and the timing of the handler is critical to a successful outcome. Without this expertise I feel these critical hours are better left to the mother.

Whoever controls the speed and direction is the alpha. How often have you seen (or been) someone leading a horse along a track and within a few strides the horse is on the track and the human is in the grass! Who was controlling whose feet and direction? We may have hardly noticed ourselves submit to his dominant behaviour but we have allowed him to become the alpha. It is essential to regain our position as alpha by controlling his direction as a horse never runs over, kicks or bites his alpha, making this the only truly safe place for us.

First Contact for a Soft Future The natural instinct of horses is finely tuned to assess the presence and intention of a predator at a distance. Teaching your foal to be caught needs to be as stress-free as possible. A pack of humans leaping on a six week old foal or an 80kg predator swinging off his tail while he runs in a blind panic around a stable, is guaranteed to re-enforce his instinct that you are to be feared. I like to slowly approach my foal whilst he is close to his mother when still quite young, preferably in a safe confined area, and then create a cradle around him with my arms. Foals will instinctively fight if grabbed onto, so the idea of the cradle is more of a small holding bay with your arms strong enough to contain the foal if required, but not a bear-hug which would cause him to stiffen against you. Initially it can be very tempting to grab the foal as he moves but if you simply wait, he will discover an unthreatening boundary and soften himself inside it. Keep him close to his mother and as he settles you will be able to free one hand and start to rub him all over. If the foal reacts to being touched in a certain area, continue rubbing there or returning to that same area until there is a positive change as the foal’s body softens to your touch. If you quit while he is stiff or reacting, you have in fact just re-enforced what you

don’t want. Look for his itchy spots and spend some time on those. Then you can move onto asking him to move his hindquarter away from you, by keeping the forequarter cradled and applying pressure to his hindquarter. If he pushes into your hand, match his resistance (but don’t push), until the discomfort of the pressure causes him to shift his weight or take a step over. Reward the smallest effort by stopping in that instant and rub him. Ask again until you can softly step him over. Use the same technique for the front end, cradling the hindquarter. If you are a midget with short arms, you may need help at this point! Gently ask him to step his front-end over by applying pressure to the upper neck. Again just wait, don’t be in a hurry. Set your goal for what you would like to achieve, but be prepared to be flexible and adjust if you need to. Remember what one eye learns is not automatic for the other eye, and so you must work both sides of your foal. I like to handle the legs and feet at this point. A second person may be required if you are not confident to get to this on your own. Introduce the person slowly to the foal as often the presence of a second predator will cause the foal to worry. Practice will allow you to be able to cradle the fore-quarter whilst rubbing down from the hindquarter to the foot, spending time on any touchy spot until he relaxes before continuing. If you attempt to pick up a foot on a foal that is braced you may be in for a wrestling match. Avoid this for best results. Once he has accepted you handling his legs, you will then be able to apply pressure to his lower leg and wait for him to make a try. Ask again until you have his foot. If you insist on taking his foot by pulling, his tendency will be to brace his feet rather than be soft. If we teach our foals and young horses to be soft, relaxed and trusting, we will be giving them the best chance to be great ambassadors for our Arabian breed.  1. Jennifer cradles a day old colt 2. The colt shows calm acceptance of his first leg handling 3. Demonstrating yielding the hind leg to pressure 35

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The quotations below are from an amazing book that we have recently acquired & found really enjoyable to read - it is HISTORICAL REPORTS ON ARABIAN BREEDING by KW Ammon originally published in 1834 in German & translated by H Staubli & republished by Olms Presse in 1993. The book features collected reports from early travellers to Arabia and is a book that would be of interest to many people. So with the permission of the publishers please enjoy the quotes below all written by European travellers who were visiting Arabian breeders before 1834. When reading these wonderful quotes & then reading the article on page 34 by the Natural Horsemanship trainer Jennifer Hawkins of Shahwan Park Arabians you realize the ideas really are very similar. Particularly with the handling of foals their reasons seem to be similar to Jennifer’s and speaking from experience we know that Jennifer’s handling ways work. Burkhardt... “has more interesting facts to report on the manner in which the Arabs raise their foals. “The Bedouins never let the foal drop to the ground at the moment of its birth. But they receive it in their arms and handle it with the utmost care for several hours; they wash it (?) and stretch its delicate limbs. They caress is like a child. Then they place it on the ground and watch over its feeble steps with special heed.........Right after the foal is born, the Arabs tie its ears together on its head with thread, so that their setting will be attractive. At the same time they press the foal’s tail upwards, and also try by other means to make it carry it high. They do only one thing for the mare, and that is to wrap a piece of cloth or linen round her belly. This bandage is removed the following day........” 36

“The foals stay with the mare for thirty days, at which point they are weaned by the Arabs....... For a hundred days after weaning the foal is not allowed anything but camel’s milk, not even water. After this time the little animal is fed a daily portion of wheat diluted with water, to begin with only a handful. This amount is increased gradually, but the milk always remains the foal’s chief nourishment. That is its fare for the next hundred days, towards the end of which it is allowed to graze in the vicinity of the tents, and to drink water. When the next hundred days are over, the foal is fed barley, and if its master has a surplus of camel’s milk in his household, it gets besides the portion of barley a bucketful of this liquid every evening.”

“Bedouins never let the foal drop to the ground at the moment of its birth. But they receive it in their arms and handle it with the utmost care”...... The Arabs of Nejd, on the other hand, give their foals neither barley or wheat, but the youngsters must feed on the herbs of the desert. Besides, they are also given a lot of camel’s milk to drink, and every day are fed a paste made of dates and water.”1 In many areas of the Great Arabian Desert forage for horses is almost totally lacking due to the barrenness of the land; therefore, the local Bedouins breed only very few horses. An English traveller (Hankey Smith) reports on these regions “Fillies are raised with the greatest care: their feed, however, is extremely meagre. Their usual forage consist of barley, straw (?) and grass, but the mares are allowed to suckle them for a long time, and they always have an abundant supply of camel’s milk. The colts are treated with far less concern; moreover, the Bedouins very often kill them, but if they do decide to keep them they usually plan to bring them to the next market at an age of 12 to 18 months.........2

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Carle Vernet Two wild horses fighting (Deux chevaux en liberté se battant) c.1824 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Felix Man Collection, Special Government Grant 1972

.........the Arabs treat their foals with the utmost care. They handle them kindly and lovingly, and pay great attention to making them docile and obedient at an early age. Arvieux says; “The Arabs never beat their foals. But handle them gently, often caress them and are very much concerned about them” Usually these youngsters are allowed to graze all day long near the camp, and only at night are they brought into the tents to be protected from accidents (especially from attacks by wild animals). Thus they grow and thrive without meeting with any untoward incidents, and are able to develop in a natural and undisturbed way.3 Fouche D’Obsonville tells us4: “A foal running about out of doors and galloping in a spirited and peppy manner, .....the Arabs treat their foals with the utmost care. They handle them kindly and lovingly, and pay great attention to making them docile and obedient at an early age. Thus they grow and thrive without meeting with any untoward incidents, and are able to develop in a natural and undisturbed way. The custom occasionally encountered in Europe of trimming mane and tail of the foals is also very common among the Arabs. Arvieux remarks: ”When the foals are 18 months old their manes are cut off, so that they will grow all the more beautifully.” 5 According to Fouche’s assertion they also cut their tails several times until they are three years old.6 With time the foals grow up and become fit for work, the Arabs then seek to train them well in all imaginable ways. Already after they have completed their second year, many let the youngsters be backed and ridden by their children; since at night-time the

latter usually sleep in the same tent as the foals and practically grow up together, they are fully familiar with each other. After their second year they also occasionally place a saddle on them, and soon they have to keep it on at nighttime too. The stirrup-irons are one foot long the bent slightly outwards: they do not hang down the belly of the foal, so that they prevent it from lying on its side; hence, as long as it is saddled it must stand, or lie on its belly. Later, they are accustomed to another restraint; they are fitted with a snaffle bit which is fitted tightly to the pommel, whereupon they are often left standing like that all day long. The purpose of this is to accustom them to carrying their head constantly in a perpendicular position.7

When the Arabs begin to break their mounts, they set about it very carefully, and just gradually get the young horses used to a steady walk and gallop. No horse is even taught to trot, since like all Orientals they do not like this gait. Above all they try to accustom the youngsters to an extremely fast gallop, and to stop dead in the middle of it, so that they can turn on the spot and confront their enemies with their lance. The Arabs style of living and their frequent feuds make it vital for them to be capable of carrying out well timed escapes; when training their young horses they have been chased with a lance at their backs. In this way they learn that – when they sense another rider behind them – their master will give them their head so that they can get away at top speed.8 Mariti narrates of the Arabs in Syria: “The Arabs do not put a bit on a horse before it is two years old, and then they let another year pass before riding it. During this time they give it regular exercise by letting it go around in a circle, much as we do when training our horses. Only when the colts and fillies have reached the age of four are they shod and then broken and trained for sharp hunting. The Arabs are very strict in never doing it before that point.9  1 Burkhardt’s Bemerkungen uber die Beduinen,S.169 u.355 2 von Hochstetter’s Monatschrift fur Gestute und Pferdehandel 1829.4tes Heft,S.1 3 Arvieux a.a.O.3ter Thl.S.168 4 Fouche.a.a.O.S.198 5 Arvieux a.a.O.S.168 6 Fouche.a.a.O.S. 169 7 Abhandlungen von Aegypten S.78 8 Samml.der Reisebeschreib.12Bd.S.281 9 Mariti,Resen in Syrien und Palestina 1 Bd. S.78

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DISEASES IN HORSES DUE TO INSECT BORNE VIRUSES The very wet spring and summer have resulted in an increased risk of insect borne viral infections. Viruses that are transmitted by insect vectors are broadly called arboviruses. Since February 2011 there have been an increased number of reports of horses in NSW, South Australia and Victoria displaying two distinct disease syndromes:• muscle and joint soreness• nervous signs.

Callie James riding Shadz of Wentworth at 2011 Australian Championships in Tamworth NSW

Congratulations to Fiona Seymore on her wonderful achievements at the Australian Championships held at Tamworth in New South Wales, with her pure crabbet gelding Shadz of Wentworth. He was awarded 4 Australian Championship Top Tens in Performance and Halter, including Dressage, Show Hunter and Hacking. Fiona presented him beautifully and is acheiving great results, being out there promoting the Crabbet Arabian to the Arabian and Open world. He was ridden by seasoned rider, Callie James from New South Wales. Shadz of Wentworth is the result of a third generation breeding from one of the original mares at ShahwanPark Arabians, Sibella. Sibella was by Sindh [imp UK] out of the Shafreyn mare Shalina. Sibella was bred Shadz of Wentworth to the wonderful and highly decorated saddle horse, Fenwick Panache. She produced ShahwanPark Hajeyla who was bred to the Somerled son, Silver Somerio to produce the big moving grey mare Hajarlee. She in turn was bred to the beautiful Rasham son, Arfaja Robard , to produce this very elegant gelding, Shadz of Wentworth, who stands at 15.3h. His sire, the stunning Arfaja Robard, now in his twenties, is owned by Fiona Seymore of New South Wales. Shadz of Wentworth's dam ,Hajarlee, has recently produced yet another a very lovely big and bold moving grey foal. This time a filly by the recently imported Pure Crabbet young stallion Binley Prince Iqbal [imp UK] owned by Jennifer Hawkins of Shahwan Park Arabians.  38

There has been no increased incidence of muscle/ joint soreness or nervous signs in horses reported in Queensland. To another part of the world and one of our contributors Wes Hayes has lost an anglo arabian and a pure Crabbet mare Dartford Sera-Justine one of only 10 pure Crabbet horses in South Africa from African horse sickness. Wes sent me this ’We have just had the worst time with the horses. As mentioned I also lost an Anglo filly to AHS and last night my Show Jumping Anglo mare, Olford Silk Ribbon started with it as well. She at least survived the night but does not look well this morning. I am just so upset as all the horses have been vaccinated, but we still get it and there is nothing to do for them. We feel so helpless, I cant explain, it is just the worst feeling. An old Crabbet stallion Jaudet Silwer (Olford Rytham/ Olford Saphire) who is owned by a cousin of mine at Perseverance stud, lost Silwer to the after effects of AHS.” As a horse lover I cried when I read Wes’ comments

What is African Horse Sickness? African horse sickness (AHS) is a highly infectious non-contagious, vector born viral disease affecting all breeds of horses (mortality rate of 70-90%), mules and donkeys. Wild life Equine species (Zebras) are resistant to the disease. It is endemic to (occurs naturally on) the African continent, and is characterised by respiratory and circulatory damage, accompanied by fever and loss of appetite. AHS does not spread directly from one horse to another, but is transmitted by the Culicoides midge, which becomes infected when feeding on other infected horse. It occurs mostly in the warm, rainy season when midges are plentiful, and disappears after frost, when the midges die. Most animals become infected in the period associated with sunset and sunrise, when the midges are most active. 

A DIFFERENT SORT OF ARABIAN COSTUME The pictures below probably are something you would not expect your Arabian horse to do but the beautiful 5-year-old gelding Ebjarah Silver Miricarl went jousting recently to be filmed for a music video. Miricarl’s owner Roxanne Pidoto was viewing Krysal Castle in Victoria as a possible venue for a Crabbet show when she was asked to provide an extra horse for a music video being shot for the band Red Aces. Silver Miracarl’s full brother Silver Mirage is featured in the stud profile on Elsahada. Miricarl is leased to Ben and Louise McIntyre who are just starting out with him on a show career. ‘Luckily the other horse named Mr Wilson had done camp drafting and was an all rounder, the owner/ rider was Justin Sterley from Sterley Horsemanship Solutions in Geelong and thank goodness he was riding with all the armour and not us’ say Roxanne. While they were filming in full costume the noise of the armour would have been enough to set any horse off Mr Wilson took it all in his stride (gallop) until some of the equipment dropped to the ground and Mr Wilson took fright.

across his eyes he could not see anything, the chain metal gloves meant he could hardly feel the reins, he wanted to jump off to quieten the horse but the armour prevented him from doing so. A bit hard to describe you had to be there...this horse just took off side ways twisting and turning there was an embankment one end and the jousting bars through the middle, I believe another rider would have been seriously injured. It all turned out ok in the end, when they said cut, Justin said that wasn’t very good fix the helmet so it doesn’t shift and we will try again.... At about this time I wanted to get the horse and myself out of there but Ben McIntyre who has leased Miricarl said he was happy to ride him and he gave it a try. They both did an excellent job, Ben being calm and Miricarl for keeping 4 feet on the ground. I was so relieved’ Arabians are used to flowing robes in costume classes but not the noise of armour however Miricarl showed the typical good Arabian temperament. 

To quote Roxanne ‘Miricarl nearly turned inside out on the sidelines, Justin’s’ helmet had shifted

Above: Ebjarah Silver Miricarl ridden by Ben McIntyre Left: Justin Sterley on the now calm Mr Wilson

Horse books you cannot be without! Go here to buy: www.horsebooksandebooks.com Most are also available on Amazon, Kindle, Nook, iBookstore, Sony, Kobo, Diesel. A 3000 year old fitness program for horses offers modern trainers the opportunity to improve horses’ fitness while keeping them sound and happy. The program was named after its creator, the Mitannian Master Horse Trainer Kikkuli, whose horse conditioning techniques helped establish a military empire in around 1345 BC. By following the instructions laid down in the Kikkuli Text, you will be able to produce a superb equine athlete without the use of drugs or expensive feed additives. Dr A. Nyland translated the ancient Kikkuli Text, which was written on 4 clay tablets in Hittite cuneiform, into English. In 1991, Dr Nyland, then an academic of the University of New England in Australia, as well as Arabian horse breeder and long time endurance competitor, put Arabian horses through the entire program for the first time in 33 centuries. Her findings have significant implications for racehorse, trotter, endurance, and eventer owners and trainers. The results suggested that Kikkuli’s methods achieve a standard of fitness in mind and body in horses unmatched by modern techniques. When to worm, how to worm, rotation, harrowing! Latest scientific evidence! A clear easy-to-understand guide to horse and donkey worms and wormers. Although written in easy language for the layperson, the book is heavily referenced to scientific academic journals. Today, the problem worm is the small strongyle yet the vast majority of advice given today for worming horses is still aimed at the old regimens suited for eradicating the large strongyle. Rotation is no longer advocated by equine parasitologists. The book looks at worming products, both chemical and natural / herbal. When to worm, resistance, rotational wormings, harrowing, are all covered in this book.

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Worms & Worming Dr Ann Nyland is the author of the books Horse & Donkey Worms & Worming and Natural Horse Care the Right Way. In the 1960s, the dangerous worm was the large strongyle (Strongylus vulgaris), and worming treatment in the 1980s and 1990s targeted this worm. Ivermectin will kill both adult and immature stages of Strongylus vulgaris, so it is unusual to find problems with these worms anymore. Prior to the widespread use of ivermectin, Strongylus vulgaris used to be a common cause of colic.

Today, the problem worm is the small strongyle (cyathostome), yet the vast majority of advice given today for worming horses is still aimed at the old regimens suited for eradicating the large strongyle, which is no longer a problem. Today, the worming program should be aimed at the cyathostome. These nasty worms have become more and more a cause of sickness and death in horses. In many cases, horses may show no signs of encysted small strongyles at all and appear perfectly healthy for some time. A horse can be fat and shiny and have a heavy worm infestation. Do not be fooled into thinking a horse is not heavily infested with worms just by appearance. Encysted small strongyles can sit in the lining of the colon for 2 to 3 years or more and there is no way at all to detect their presence. Many sudden mysterious deaths usually attributed by default to snakebite actually may well be due to Larval Cyathostomosis. The symptoms of Larval Cyathostomosis are weight loss, diarrhea and/or subcutaneous edema. The horse may have a sudden onset of diarrhea caused by the emergence of the encysted larvae through the lining of the ceacum and ventral colon. It can be lifethreatening. The condition is difficult to diagnose and treat, and has a high fatality rate despite intensive treatment. The contributing factors include seasonal conditions (autumn and winter), young horses (often 6 years

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of age or younger, although older horses have died from Larval Cyathostomosis), and horses recently dewormed by a wormer which cannot affect the encysted stages but which does kill worms which are elsewhere.

the old saying “Some of the horses have most of the worms” is correct Using ivermectin to deworm can cause Larval Cyathostomosis in a horse with a heavy cyathostome burden. To understand why, let us look at the life cycle of this cruel worm. The adult small strongyle lays eggs which are passed in the horse’s droppings. Favorable conditions are humidity about 80%, and optimum temperature at 77ºF (25ºC). Under these conditions, the eggs passed in the manure will develop to L1 larvae within a few days. With temperatures averaging 55°F (12°C), it may take weeks or months for an egg to progress to the L3 stage. The horse eats the L3 (3rd stage larvae). The L3s go into the lining of the horse’s colon and form a cyst. This can happen as quickly as 6 hours. This is why they are called at that point encysted small strongyles. These are now early L3 larvae (EL3). The EL3 larvae encyst in the mucosa or sub-mucosa of the intestine. The EL3 become hypobiotic (become inhibited L3 or IL3) and they can stay like this from anything to a few months to a few years. Yes, a few years! In the northern hemisphere in northern temperate climates this happens in the winter, but in the southern temperate climates with hot summers and mild winters this happens in the summer. 75% of these L3s are actually EL3 (early 3rd stage larvae) and some are inhibited. EL3s can stay in the horse for years, or as little as 8 weeks. They eventually develop into L4 (4th stage larvae) and when this happens, they emerge from the cyst and enter the large colon. They then become L5 and adults, and the cycle starts again. If there are large numbers of them, the emerging may kill a horse; if there are less but a lot, the horse could get colic and/or scour and /or get edema. 41

Crabbet Arabian World When they emerge they release toxins from accumulated larval waste products, and THIS is the problem with these worms. Horses can die when a huge amount of L4 burst through the colon wall and they become sick when a small number burst through. This is known as “Larval Cyathostomosis.” To recap, when a horse or donkey which has a lot of encysted cyathostomes is wormed with a standard wormer, the standard wormer kills the small strongyles living in the lumen – it kills the ones of course that are not encysted. So they die and are passed out of the horse. If there were a lot of small strongyles in the lumen of the horse, the horse can become sick or die. Because a lot of small strongyles have been killed in one go, those nasty encysted small strongyles who have been sitting safety inside the horse, untouched by the standard wormer, are given the signal to emerge en masse to replace the ones that the standard wormer killed.

The 1960s practices of rotation and harrowing are no longer advocated by equine parasitologists. So, the standard wormer kills all the small strongyles in the lumen. The dead ones pass out of the horse in the droppings. Because they are suddenly not there anymore, the encysted small strongyles (which have been untouched and unharmed by the standard wormer such as ivermectin) are given the signal to replace them. A huge amount of them burst out all at once, right through the wall of the horse’s large intestine. If instead you worm with moxidectin (for example Equest/Quest) or a multiple-days dose of fenbendazole (for example Panacur), not only are the non-encysted adult small strongyles killed, but you will also take out a whole bunch of the encysted ones who were waiting to replace them. No other horse dewormer can affect these encysted small strongyles.

You can see the problem when there are encysted worms sitting there for possibly 3 years, worms that your standard wormer a bot won’t touch, so someone could be worming the horse religiously with standard wormers and the encysted worms won’t be affected in the slightest. Of course, some horses are more prone to worm infestation than others – the old saying “Some of the horses have most of the worms” is correct. Many healthy horses have an effective immune response to worms which keeps the numbers low, unless the horse becomes sick, badly fed or gets a large number of worms. Parasitologists consider that in any group of horses, 20% will carry 80% of the worm burden. Encysted worms do not lay eggs. Therefore, fecal egg counts do not show how badly a horse is infested with encysted small strongyles. This means the egg count could be zero but the horse could be infested with these worms. The 1960s practices of rotation and harrowing are no longer advocated by equine parasitologists. The reason for this is the growing resistance to dewormers. Rotation kills Refugia. These are worms which lack genetic resistance to dewormers. The more refugia in the horse population, the better. (Not that more worms are good of course, but if horses do have worms, it is better that they have worms with no genetic resistance to dewormers.) The less frequently the horse is wormed, the more Refugia are present. That is why a careful science-based schedule of deworming should be followed, and the whole herd should not be wormed at once. It is also important to make sure the horse or donkey receives the full dose for its weight, as underdosing is a contributing factor to resistance. However, very special care needs to be taken to avoid overdosing donkeys and miniature equines. On the subject of donkeys and miniature equines, these are just as susceptible as horses to worms.  Click here to visit her web site for her books Dr Nyland as well as being a former lecturer at UNE in Armidale Australia in the classics department is a breeder of Colonial Arabians which are unique to Australia but very often are also Crabbet related.

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Ann has written a book on Kikkuli training methods.

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Kendra Park Stud SOUTHern NSW, AUSTRALIA Many of the UK Crabbet breeders will know Sean Johnson very well from his four years as a teacher in Coventry. He was a regular on the show scene & is a contributor to the Crabbet Journal. I thought it would be of interest to see the Crabbet horses Sean & his father Ken are breeding in Australia. For the past ten years Kendra Park has been quietly establishing a small and select group of quality Pure Crabbet Arabians on the border of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Since our initial lease of Veridan Za’aria (Lionel/Bronzia) in 2001 from Leon Bennett and Rob and Yvonne Day, the programme has quickly developed into a collection of eleven horses of various bloodlines and strains. The title of head stallion is shared between Arfaja Nassif (Wellworth Tangiers/Persareh) and Bolshoi (Boyar/Widnsor Park Bay Magic) – owned in partnership with Leigh Jamieson of Seven Oaks Arabians. We were extremely grateful to receive Arfaja Nassif from Ron Ryan’s stud dispersal in 2003; a compact, correct and well-mannered sire who is a typical member of the Wellworth family. Striving for quality over quantity, we have used Nassif rather sparingly to produce two individuals we are incredibly proud of. Both have inherited his powerful movement, excellent temperament and lovely head. His 2005 bred son Kendra Park Artex is out of the late Mill Park Zarifa (Arfaja Haluj/Wellworth Lilac), providing a double cross to the blood of Mrs Tucker’s Wellworth Stud – a programme and quality of horse we have admired since our introduction to Crabbet breeding. We were very kindly leased Mill Park Zarifa from Shirley Douglas-Grieg and the resulting foal was born with the assistance of Caroline Sussex of Binley Stud in the UK, one stormy night during her visit in 2005. Artex is currently turned out with his sire and both are far enough away from all mares to get along swimmingly; the two stallions enjoy each other’s company and have shared the field (and their meals!) for the greater part of five years. In 2006, we were incredibly fortunate to co-purchase Bolshoi from Dawn Suter’s Boomori Stud, the last son of the renowned and incredibly successful Boyar/Windsor Park Bay Magic cross. We continue to be in awe of this horse, who combines powerful yet flamboyant movement with excellent feet and 44

brilliant carriage. He rules everything he surveys, and is an extremely content stallion, whether he is under saddle, showing-off to guests or performing his studly duties. The queenly, bay mare Veridan Za’aria (Lionel/ Bronzia) remains the foundation for our breeding programme with over half our females descending from her. Her undeniable quality is reflected in her pedigree, which seems to contain a large majority of the horses we used to bookmark whilst sifting through the pages of Australia’s Crabbet Arabian Horse magazine – long before we even dreamt of owning our own Pure Crabbet. Horses such as Arabian Park Phaeton, Magic Carpet, Sindh and Bronzia feature in the first few generations with the likes of Nuralina, Silver Vanity, Raktha and Riffal making a number of appearances. It might be interesting to note the absence of Greylight (Bright Shadow/Royal Radiance) in Veridan Za’aria’s pedigree when considering how she continues to be used in our own programme and those of fellow breeders.

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Veridan Za’aria produced two fillies during her time at what was to become Kendra Park; Zeta Benay by Silver Somerio (Somerled/Silver Doura) and Kendra Park Silvaria by Rasham (Greylight/Sparkle). It is rather terrifying to think that these are now ten and nine year old mares. Incredibly different in type, the two ‘grey ladies’ add contrasting qualities to the herd. Zeta is as regal as her dam; she is tall, athletic and covers the ground with breath-taking strides. Whereas Silvaria is shorter, more graceful, feminine and the most relaxed horse we have ever encountered. Both were successful in-hand competitors as younger horses with Silvaria awarded Champion Filly and Junior Champion on more than one occasion. We are continually appreciative to Ron Ryan for allowing us to use Rasham in his later life, and allowing us to breed his last daughter.

Shown to champion as a filly, Kendra Park Zamia is currently leased to Ron Ryan, Stephen Pearson and Joanne Costigan and has been tested in foal to our own Arfaja Nassif for what we are sure will be an exciting addition to the family tree.

To date, Zeta has been mated solely to Arfaja-bred stallions for three fillies. Kendra Park Zamia was Zeta’s first, having been covered by the late Arfaja Haluj (Rasham/Persareh) when Shirley Douglas-Grieg brought him back to Victoria in 2004. Long before we commenced breeding ourselves, we still recall opening the first Crabbet magazine we had been lent and opening it to a page of Haluj being shown as a younger horse at the Bendigo Showgrounds; we decided there and then that that was the quality and type we would aim for. He remains one of our favourite stallions.

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Zamia’s three-quarter sister is the Wellworth type Kendra Park Zefia (Arfaja Nassif/Zeta Benay), sharing the Fenwick-bred mare Persareh (Sardonyx/ Perfection) as their paternal grand-dam. Zefia is finer in bone and more athletic than her sister but has not been shown due to injuries sustained as a weanling. Zeta Benay was bred to the ethereal Arfaja Robard (Rasham/Wellworth Leilani) in the breeding season before last, where she produced yet another grey daughter for the stud. We tragically lost this filly in an accident at seven months.

Kendra Park Silvaria has only produced one foal for the stud to date, that being the yearling Kendra Park Selia (pend.). We are rapt with her first daughter by Bolshoi, as she combines her mother’s graceful carriage with that real hock action and presence one obtains through her sire’s illustrious pedigree. Her flaxen mane, vocal tendencies and independent nature has made her quite the character around the farm. It was many years before we were blessed with a foal from Arfaja Nuala (Bronzetone/Persareh), a mare we received from Ron Ryan’s dispersal. Nuala had produced three foals during her time at Arfaja, each having gone on to establish themselves as useful additions to their respective breeding programmes. 45

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Arfaja Nassif Wellworth Tangiers/ Persareh

So it was with a lot of heartache – and many years of effort, that we finally produced the 2008 chestnut mare Kendra Park Nailah (pend.) by Bolshoi. Prior to this, Nuala had been sent to a long list of stallions to no avail. We were ultimately successful when we kept her on the property, served her twice to Bolshoi and turned her back out with the other mares to be left to her own devices for the eleven month wait. Although not at all what we were expecting, Nailah is a compact filly with a short and very strong back, excellent power from the rear and a beautiful deserttype head. We were quite happy with the wait in the end. The final addition to our band of carefully selected broodmares was the bay Queen of Sheba descendant Creswick Makeda ((Fenwick Regal Glow/Nemone) imp.UK) who was acquired for us by Ron Ryan. This mare was orphaned as a foal and reared by owner and breeder Tanya Beecham. Efforts to breed this mare have been quite an education in itself, and as yet, we have not produced a live foal. The breeding programme has been purposefully kept on a small scale, initially due to Sean’s university studies in Melbourne and then to his four years working as a teacher of English and History in England. During his time there, he was able to enjoy and learn from numerous Crabbet studs and breeders abroad; with frequent visits to Anne Brown’s 46

Gadebrook Stud, Caroline Sussex’s Binley Arabian Stud and Mrs and Elizabeth Archer’s Worth Stud. Assisting with and competing in a range of events such as the AHS Marathon, the UK Crabbet Show at Belvoir Castle and the increasingly popular Pure Crabbet classes at the National Show, have provided an insight into the undeniable success of the Pure Crabbet horse in open company. School breaks and British bank holiday weekends proved a great way to travel around the United Kingdom and meet as many people and Crabbet horses as possible. Sean will always remember the hospitality and friendship experienced during those four years; whether it be meeting the Flowers (Llain Arabians) and Diana Whittome (Coed-Y-Foel Arabians) during a sodden back-packing trip through Wales one summer, or his usual catch-ups with the brilliant Mattocks’ of Ivy Arabians at Malvern. Kendra Park continues to quietly and carefully breed quality Pure Crabbets, with a priority on temperament and correct conformation. We maintain that the Arabian horse, above all, should be ridden and hope to join many other breeders and competitors out in open competition exhibiting the true qualities of the Crabbet Arabian horse.  click for more photographs All photographs are taken by Sean Johnson

Next Edition Due early JULY

Carol Layton will be writing on how to understand pasture test results. Magic Domino will be the featured stallion. Amongst the studs profiled will be; Gadebrook stud in the UK Boomori stud in Australia American Dream in USA Olford stud in South Africa as it is today A report on the Crabbet gathering in South Africa SCID Severe Combined Immunodeficiency by Beth Minnich A profile on the researcher Arline Maglid Anne Nyland will be writing on Natural horse care

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ElShada and Koah Arabian Studs AUSTRALIA

Fay Copland writes about two Crabbet breeding programmes situated in Far North Queensland. Both these studs were inspired by the sight of two famous stallions brought to the Far North of Queensland in the 70’s. Peter Butler, of Elshada Arabians, saw the grey stallion Silver Gleam at the Mareeba All Breeds Show in June, 1979. By Silwan / Silver Magic, he represented the bloodlines that appealed mostly to him, leading back to the very influential Silver Fire. He also admired the lovely mare Electra,by Crystal Fire / Silver Magic, and with these horses in mind he began his stud, first at Clifton Beach, near Cairns, and then at his large acreage property near Dimbulah, on the Atherton Tableland. His first mares were Desert Beauty and Desert Starlet, both by Boomerang Muskateer, and then the Cameo Rose, by Samiri / Deirdre. To complement their bloodlines he acquired the grey Grand Magic, by Ivan x Hespera, but unfortunately he died before he could be used..

Monkee is leased to Coralie Gordon of Cameo Arabians on a foal for foal basis. Royalund Sparkling Silver spent many years with Peter, but has now returned to co-owner Coralie Gordon. He was used over Desert Beauty, Moonlight Ice, Silent Fire and Rosie’s Duski Fire, and he was also used by Bruce and Fay Copland to cover their mare Princess Charlotte, who produced a grey filly, Koah Carlotta, with which they are delighted. Another mare to join the band was Wentshaw Mythical Rose, by Magic Myth / Somer’s Silver Rose. She has had a filly by Hallelujah, and a colt by Somers Fire. Another of Peter’s mares, Rejoice, has been leased by the Coplands to go to their stallion Mill Park Waterford; The colt Ebjarah Silver Mirage was a later acquisition, and has been shown very successfully in 2010. He will commence his stud duties this season. 

Desert Beauty had the filly Amber Fire, by Silver Eclipse, who went on to be an endurance mare well loved by her owner Dale Anderson of Wondecla. Sadly Desert Starlet did not breed. The Cameo Rose was more successful, having a lovely bay filly by Prince Rasheyd (imp. U.K.) The lovely Rosie’s Duski Fire later produced Elshada Opal Fire (Monkee), by Royalund Sparkling Silver, who went on to have a successful show career, and later had Elshada Diamond Fire by Prince Benay. Currently

Elshada Orkney Fire and Ebjarah Silver Mirage

Colt by Royalund Sparkling Silver out of Silent Fire

Elshada Opal Fire with Diamond Fire / Prince Benay

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The horse that inspired us at Koah stud was the dynamic Arabesque Teheran. He was at the Cairns Show in 1976 being led by his elderly owner Snowy Gates. This horse had an irridescent dark chestnut coat and a silky mane, and he pranced along with such presence that our jaws dropped open. We had never seen an Arabian horse in the flesh before, and from then we were hooked. We started off with part-breds, ridden by our daughters, and worked our way to purebreds over the years. On moving to our Koah property we purchased our first purebred stallion, Anniversary Yarab, by Ya’bub / Tangerine. He was a lovely boy who did everything, hacking, endurance and trail rides, and sired lots of foals until he went to a good home in Gatton as an endurance sire.

On a trip to England in 1990 we visited Mrs Archer’s Worth stud, and were smitten with a chestnut colt, of pure Crabbet bloodlines Silvern Idyll/ Princess Rubi’a and later imported him. He was our much loved Prince Rasheyd, and we had many great and busy years with him.

a colt by Waterford, and a PC filly Koah Carlotta by Royalund Sparkling Silver, who will also be retained. Inshallah Silver Charm has given us some Prince Rasheyd progeny, including two colts that have gone to new owners and will be kept entire.

Princess Charlotte with her daughter Carlotta x Roylund Sparkling Silver We have other pure Crabbet yearlings including Princess Rosalie a filly by Prince Rasheyd from Glendarra Park Sonata Arfaja Nassif/ Adbarina Pasha, the only filly of that breeding. After a year off for everyone we are now using Waterford over Princess Charlottte, Charm and the leased mare Rejoice. We will continue to breed in a modest way over the coming years. Mill Park Waterford has proved himself as a sire of lovely progeny – he has wonderful movement, and big dark eyes and a very good neck and topline. Our stud is located 40 minutes from Cairns, so anyone having a tropical holiday is very welcome to visit us.  Click here to visit Koah Arabians. click for more photographs

Princess Charlotte

He was broken in, and over the years was trained in dressage by Neitah Norman, reaching Prix St Georges/ Intermediaire Level. He died at the age of 19 from a carcinoma, and now rests under a tropical garden. We miss him very much. He gave us lots of foals, 12 being from our foundation mare Koah Royale. We sold most of them, but retained Koah Noelle, who was ridden in endurance and gained her Yellow Book. She has bred on to our newest stallion., Mill Park Waterford, by Mill Park Falconer/ Mill Park Water Sylph. Also retained was the bay pure Crabbet Princess Charlotte, out of Fenwick Winnatt. She has given us

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Testing hay and pastur Carol Layton

B>Sc m.Ed

It is often recommended by vets and nutritionists to feed your horses a balanced diet. A horse needs the right amount of nutrients; carbohydrates, protein and fats, as well as vitamins and minerals for proper digestive function. A balanced diet is essential for optimum performance and in avoiding health issues. Symptoms like a dull coat, poor hoof quality or topline, less than optimal performance and a weak immune system are the more obvious signs. So what is a balanced diet? A balanced diet is one where all the nutrients are more than adequate to avoid deficiencies and the amount of each of the minerals avoids competition with another. One example is copper and zinc, too much zinc in the diet has been found to interfere with the intake of copper. Another is calcium and phosphorus; too much calcium can interfere with phosphorus and vice versa. There are many other examples. To determine whether nutrient levels are sufficient and balanced in a horse’s diet, the amounts consumed from forage, feeds and supplements can be compared with the amounts recommended in the Nutrient Requirements of Horses, published in 2007 by the National Research Council (NRC), the reference for equine nutritionists. Providing an insurance buffer by using at least 150% of NRC target minimums and keeping mineral ratios in a tight range will protect the horse from suboptimal intakes of minerals. Feeding a perfectly balanced bagged feed or supplement product can’t correct an out of balance forage whether it’s pasture or hay or a combination of both, especially when it’s the bulk of the diet. The best way to find out what your horse needs is to find out the amounts of nutrients he is getting from the pasture and/or hay. Equi-analytical laboratory in USA is my lab of choice offering quality testing at affordable prices. For example, a pasture test costs $35 USD. There are many labs in Australia that can do a similar test but charge $120 and up. Note: Soil testing only tells us what is in soil, not what is in a horse’s diet. Soil testing and treatments are highly recommended for the long term health of soils though often, supplementing what is missing and/or out of balance in the horse’s feed is the cheaper and easier approach. 50

Collecting a hay sample Laboratories recommend using a hay corer which can be purchased from labs like Equi-analytical. The usual recommendation is to take a small amount from as many bales as possible to get a good representative sample. The lab will specify how much a hay sample should weigh. If you haven’t got a hay corer you can simulate what it does by removing samples of hay with your hands or stainless steel scissors but it does mean you have to open all the bales to get hay from the middle.

Collecting a pasture sample Observe your horses to see what plants they like to eat and which ones they ignore. Walk over the pasture and collect 15 to 30 or more random samples by using stainless steel scissors or your fingers to cut at the same height that your horses graze. Try to collect the different plants in similar proportions to what is in the paddock and represent what they eat. For example, if you have 75% of plant A and 25% of other plants in your pasture use one plastic bag for plant A and a second plastic bag for the other plants. Mix the plants together in a small clean plastic bucket with the different plants in similar proportions to what is in your pasture. If you are in the USA, Equi-analytical advises to freeze the sample and send to the lab as soon as possible without the sample defrosting. If you live further away in places like Australia, the better approach is to dry the sample as soon as possible as the plant continues to metabolise carbohydrates even when cut. A microwave or food dehydrator is an excellent way to partially dry your sample or if you don’t have a big enough microwave, spread the grass out on newspaper in the sun. For drying grass in a microwave, place a glass of water on the turntable and use the medium/low or low setting. Check the grass every 3 minutes to see how dry it is, turning the grass over regularly to help dry the sample out evenly. When the grass feels dry to touch then you know you have done enough drying. The colour of the grass will still be green though may look a bit faded. Every time you check, refill the glass with cold water but be very careful you don’t burn yourself when touching the glass as a microwave is very good at heating up glass and glass is very good at retaining heat. You may want to do

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the sample in 2 or 3 batches depending on the size of your microwave. Once your sample feels dry, fill a plastic bag and squeeze all excess air out. It’s a good idea to cut the grass into small pieces with stainless steel scissors or your fingers; a lot easier to mix together, work with, microwave and pack in a plastic bag when ready to post the sample. Cutting up the hay into small pieces makes it easier to mix together and work with too. When ready to post your sample off, choose an appropriate test package provided by the lab. For hay, if you need an accurate test for sugars (ESC and WSC) and starch for sugar sensitive/insulin resistant horses choose the wet chemistry test. For Equianalytical, it’s the 603 Trainer, if sugars and starch are not so crucial; choose the cheaper 601 Equi-tech test. Both packages use the more accurate wet chemistry test for minerals. For pasture there is no point testing sugars and

starch, researchers in the field have to flash freeze their samples in liquid nitrogen to stop the plants from metabolising. Also consider that carbohydrate levels will vary over time and throughout the day.  My next instalment will be about how to understand the test results. Carol Layton B.Sc M.Ed does feeding plans for horse owners in the USA, Australia and other countries. To learn more about mineral interactions and hay and grass testing, head to: http://www.balancedequine. com.au and check out the nutrition articles. To learn how to put together mineral balanced diets for your horses, enrol in Dr Eleanor Kellon’s VMD NRCPlus course: http://www.drkellon.com NRCPlus is based on the nutritional research determining minimum requirements for nutrients and the concept that the balance of nutrients is equally important because they can compete with each other for absorption. 51

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Fay Copland’s diary of her recent trip to some of the Crabbet studs in Tasmania, Australia with Bruce her husband, a very good photographer. We went to Hobart, not for a stud tour, but for Bruce’s old school reunion. He was at maritime college - the Conway- and during the planning stages of our trip we found out that Tony Thompson, of Follydown Arabians, is an old Conway as well. So after socialising for four days we all took off to look at some horses.

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8 7 1 Katrina Phillips spoilng her mares 2 Kalody Park Karisma at 2 months old 3 Kalody Park Chrystle Blaze 4 The 2 hours old Boomori Kahlua colt from Annadale Park Chimere Born just before we arrived , Kalody Park Karisma 5 A Contented Boomori Kahlua with his mares & foals 6 Paddock of 2,3 & 4 year old fillies at Awarran Park stud 7 Neil Colbeck with the stallion Ebjarah Aladin 8 Awarran Park Jamilah Shayde by Fenwick Silver Shadow, Elphyn Jane by Inshallah Silver Echo and Awarran Park Sabat Shayde by Shadow 9 Prince Rasheyd filly Kasdell Elsie

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Fenwick Silver Shadow at Awarren Park

careers in mind many of the older mares bred by Trevor Jacobson of Elphyn Arabian who still has the stallion Arfaja Silver Aura. Neil had recently had back surgery but led us on a two kilometre walk goose-stepping over the lush tall grass. He is using his three pure Crabbet stallions over quality mares to produce strong and good-looking saddle horses. The stallions are Fenwick Silver Shadow, a dynamic grey and the chestnuts Ebjarah Aladin and Inshallah Royal Escort full brother to Inshallah Rendevous who you will have seen mentioned in the article on SunSet arabians in Vermont USA in the last edition. Some of the pure Crabbet mares are by Boyar, Crenel, Sarfyre, Boomori Finale, Arfaja Silver Aura and one of the loveliest was Elphyn Genevieve, who was being slimmed down in order to hopefully finally go in foal. I really loved Fenwick Silver Shadow, a tall upstanding grey with great presence. He was running with mares and foals, as do all of Neil’s stallions. We had a wonderful morning. We stayed with Tony and Jennie Thompson for two nights, and loved the Sheffield area where they live.

Phantasia FA helping Fay

Ebjarah Silver Ataan

Follydown also has three pure Crabbet stallions, the grey Ebjarah Silver Ataan and two home bred chestnuts Rafiq FA and Gabal FA all very handsome boys. Gazari by Golden Spark (imp U.K.) had a new chestnut filly at foot by Ataan, and Fenwick Reina had a very cute chestnut filly by Ebjarah Remi. Charlotte Gray by Volcano had a new colt by Ataan.

Bruce with Shemali Michelaa

Editors comment :Tony & I had an amazing time both in Hobart at the reunion but also revisiting Katrina & Neil’s studs with Fay & Bruce. When you live nearby you sometimes tend to see the people but not always visit their horses. Click here to see more pictures of their trip.

The filly Phantasia FA by Fenwick Phantom from Magic Phantasy an Arabian Park Phaeton daughter was very eye-catching, very pretty and feminine.

Click here for link to Awarren Park

There were lots more horses we saw - suffice to say the Follydown horses are stunning, and a solid basis for Crabbet breeding in the future. Jennie’s enthusiasm is contagious, and she is a good cook too!

Click here for link to Kalody Park Arabians

Click here for link to Follydown Arabians

Please also read the stud profile on Koah & El Shada studs both located in Far North Queensland

Our last Tasmanian visit was to Shemali Arabians in the north of the state. Ros Gladman showed us around, and we were introduced to Arfaja Starfire, a beautiful stallion with a great temperament, who really captured our hearts. The deep green of the hilly paddocks was a perfect backdrop for the snow-white horses in the next paddock, Bruce was particularly taken with the mare Shemali Mikalaa (not pure Crabbet), who had been a very successful endurance horse but was now retired. With her was Fenwick Rulana, heavily in foal to Starfire hopefully carrying yet another filly.

Arfaja Starfire at Shemali Arabians

Ros has some fine youngsters coming along. We wished we had more time with Ros, but we were leaving the next day and had to get back to Launceston. So our sojourn in Tasmania was at an end, but we came away with fresh enthusiasm and a heap of memories of fabulous horses and proud owners, and so the Crabbet cause is alive and well in Van Diemen’s land. Many thanks to the breeders, who welcomed us, and we’ll be back! 

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Windsor Park Bay Magic 1973-2002 Kerrie Plum writes about the foundation mare at Dandaloo stud. As I read through this article I realized what an amazing mare she was, her influence is felt in most pure Crabbet breeding programmes in Australia which is quite an achievement for a mare who has not been dead that long. Her influence goes worldwide as you will read.

Purchased by Molly Taylor as a weanling, Windsor Park Bay Magic was bred by Evaline Antonsson of Windsor Park stud NSW. This lively bay filly would become the foundation mare for Dandaloo Arabian stud. While many of her progeny enjoyed success in the show-ring and in the breeding arena, several of her descendants have found new homes abroad. Her sire Bayang* was a grandson of Bright Shadow, while her dam Rossalanie was by the highly decorated albeit short-lived Fenwick sire Rossfennick (iiu), an Indian Magic son. Shown successfully as a yearling, Windsor Park Bay Magic was broken to saddle then joined to Boyar. Her foals were of consistently high quality with such brilliant movement, that Boyar remained her only partner, for the term of his life. A prolific breeder, she always went straight in foal and foaled down with ease, producing fourteen pure Crabbet foals for Dandaloo Stud, nine of them being fillies. 56

Her first foal, Dandaloo Karisma became the cornerstone of Pevensey’s purebred breeding program, where she produced several high percent Crabbet offspring, including an “A”class halter champion. Her only pure Crabbet filly, Pevensey Raisa (by Chip Chase Raswan) produced two daughters: Pevensey Raida by Dandaloo Kadet (exp USA)), owned by Kalody Park in Tasmania, being the dam of five foals including the young stallions Pevensey Intrigue, owned by Abna Stud and Monarch Lodge Ambition, owned by Inshallah Stud, while the other daughter, Pevensey Rawonda by Wonders Never Cease has joined Karabil Stud’s endurance breeding program. The second foal, 1 Bayang

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Dandaloo Sissi was a flashy chestnut filly. With owner/rider Sue Carrodus, she enjoyed much success at halter and in various Arabian performance classes at the highest levels. As a five year old she was judged National Top Ten Mare at halter. She produced Shakista by Amir El Shaklan*.

progeny bred by Elphyn Stud are with high profile endurance homes, in Tasmania. Dandaloo Sissi also produced a colt by Tommie, Inshallah the Baron, owned by Leondon Stud, Qld.

With her next owners, Adbarina stud, she returned briefly to the show ring, to win pure Crabbet mare at the Victorian Crabbet Show, as well as producing two foals for them. At Danjera Stud, she bred Senussi by Dandaloo Khaalid, who is now owned by Mill Park Stud. His progeny are finding homes in both performance and breeding programs, with one exported to the UAE.

In 1978 the elegant bay filly Dandaloo Baylanie, was born. On the show circuit, she neatly filled the shoes of her older sister, Dandaloo Sissi in the halter events, and went on to achieve many championships as well as the Riverina Highpoint Halter Award. She enjoyed a brief and successful saddle career with L. Lang, winning in open galloway classes as well as Arabian classes. Dandaloo Baylanie was sent to Boomori Stud, where she produced three colts and a filly to Chip Chase Kaiwanna. See articles on the three brothers on page.

At Inshallah Stud, she produced a son by Crenel, Inshallah Silver Echo(dec), who left 28 foals in several states. These include the stallion Inshallah Silver Ripple who is at Yentl stud in South Africa; Inshallah Echo’s Magic, owned by S. Cassel, who won Champion Arabian Mare at the 2006 Sydney Royal Show; and Inshallah Echo’s Rose, an “A” class halter champion, owned by Inshallah Stud. Two of his

Their full-sister Boomori Kismet, has bred five foals including the stallion Boomori Hallmark, who has been retained by Boomori Stud, where he is passing on type and quality. Boomori Kismet is currently owned by Shahwan Park Arabians in NSW.

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Windsor Park Bay Magic After returning to NSW, Dandaloo Baylanie, was purchased by Pevensey stud where she was bred to Sarafire, producing the colt Pevensey Safari, sire of 25 foals to date, including Palma Benay who is at Gadebrook stud in the UK, and the successful colt Pevensey Zayeed, owned by Keldon Park stud in NSW. To date, her Sarafire daughter Pevensey Baybe has been bred to three stallions, producing three fillies

and two colts. Safari now resides at Danjera Stud, in NSW. Bay Magicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next foal, Dandaloo Gameel, was purchased by the Mintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in NSW. Shown for several halter wins, she produced two sons to the amazing endurance stallion Chip Chase Sadaqa; Srikkanth, was HWT winner at the Quilty Endurance Ride, he was exported to the UAE.

In 1981, a tall chestnut colt with the flair and movement of his older sisters, was born. Dandaloo Narcoss was very successfully shown as a colt. In 1984, he was a National Top Ten stallion. After being broken to saddle, he showed potential as a hack and at working livestock. The decision was made to geld him, allowing him to remain with us for his entire life as a saddle horse. From here on, he was rarely beaten at halter; his wins included Supreme Exhibit and Supreme Gelding awards. With his natural regal bearing, no artificial pose was required, his long stride requiring supreme effort on the handler’s behalf. Having placed each year as a colt in halter at the Victorian Classic, he continued his success at this major show, later winning under saddle there. he returned to the showring with our teenage daughter, Andrea in the saddle, this duo won the Highpoint Award at the Riverina Youth Championship Show, and also the Highpoint Youth Award at the Riverina “A” class show. In 1982, came the gentle-natured Dandaloo Baylina. After being broken to saddle she was ridden by my mother, Molly Taylor and then bred to an Australian pony sire, resulting in the delightful gelding Dandaloo Skylights, an “A” class halter champion, champion sporting pony, and an outstanding child’s eventer. Baylina was briefly owned by Sue Carrodus, who showed her successfully at halter and under saddle, she was then purchased by Boomori Stud, for whom she produced five foals including the stallion Boomori Finale by Chip Chase Kaiwanna, now owned by Kamana Stud. His full-sister, Boomori Special Edition produced the fillies Boomori Mystique, owned by Karabil Stud, and Boomori Sierra, owned by Shahwan Park Arabians.

She was then jointly owned by Orabanda & Mill Park Stud, & she produced two bay fillies to Mill Park Falconer: Millbanda Bellalina, dam of Mill Park Blaidd by Arfaja Harlan and Millbanda Chrystal Rose, now owned by Follydown Stud where there is a filly Hermosa FA by Ebjarah Silver Ataan. While on lease to Ebjarah, Dandaloo Baylina produced her final foal Ebjarah BalaMia, by Arfaja Harlan. This young mare is a multi-champion at halter including Supreme of All-Breeds & Supreme Pure Crabbet exhibit, in Victoria. In 1984, a tall, dark chestnut colt was born. For his owner/ rider Mrs Janette Woodbridge, Baroya attained Supreme status in the Australian Arabian Roll of Merit, gaining 1 Pevensey Safari 2 Dandaloo Narcoss ridden by Kerrie Plum 3 Dandaloo Skylight ridden by Kerrie’s daughter Andrea 4 (LHS) Boomori Bint Jewel ( Chip Chase Kaiwanna x Crown Jewel ) , (RHS) Dandaloo Baylina 5 Boomori Special Edition 6 Millbanda Chrystal Rose & Hermosa FA 7 Ebjarah Bala-Mia 59

Crabbet Arabian World AARM Champions in halter, hacking and dressage. In 1992, he was judged Champion Novice Dressage Horse at the Baroya + s Tamworth Dressage Championships. Going on to attain Advanced level status in dressage, he also won numerous Annual point-scores for Arabian Halter and Performance, and was successful at the National Stud Show and the NSW Crabbet Show. In 1985, Magic Morn was born, and she has since produced seven foals. Currently owned by Awarran Park Arabians in Tasmania, where at 25 years she had a filly by Fenwick Silver Shadow. Other progeny include Elphyn Nadia, Tajara Park Magic Beginning, Kalody Park Mariah and Heste Arabique Sheer Magic who is at Aldersyde stud in Victoria. With plans made to lease her long-time partner Boyar to Danjera Stud, the decision was made to sell Windsor Park Bay Magic. She was mated to Boyar for her fifteenth foal and sold to Danjera Stud at Nowra, in 1992ď ¤ Heste Arabique Sheer Magic

Magic Morn & Awarren Park Magic Shade

The story continues at Danjera stud home of Gail & Peter Rooney where Windsor Park Bay Magic went to join the her long time partner the stallion Boyar. Mick and I had long coveted Bay Magic so when the opportunity arose to purchase her she was soon in residence joining her long-term mate Boyar in 1992. She was very like her sire *Bayang in phenotype. The beautiful Rossalanie was her dam and she was a mare we had always admired and she was so very gentle and kind. Magic duly produced a chestnut colt as her first foal for us. We named him Bolshoi he is the cover pin up boy as he moved like a ballet dancer so it was a perfect fit as a Boyar is a Russian noble and he was very much his sireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son in looks. Boyar left us forever the day Bolshoi turned 6 months old so he had big shoes to fill very early in life. His first outing at the NSW Crabbet Arabian Show saw him named Supreme Champion Junior Pure Crabbet Exhibit. Several years later he returned to win Supreme Open Exhibit at the same show. He was broken in by Mick and at his first show under saddle he was undaunted by the big smoke to gain second place in a huge class Bolshoi at play in the NSW Snaffle Bit Maturity held at the old showground in Sydney and the applause was all for him. He returned the following year and won his dressage and hack class at the National Arabian Stud Horse Show. We have a very strong local all breeds show where he was supreme stallion and champion Galloway on many occasions and always much admired for his lovely nature and smooth, balanced conformation. He left us with 3 daughters and a son prior to his sale to Boomori in South Australia where he produced Boomori Briana who is with Shahwan Park, Boomori Queen of Diamonds and Boomori Golden Dream who are still in SA. Kendra and Seven Oaks now own him jointly; Kendra Park Selia & Kendra Park Nailah are the first two foals by him at his new home. We

beautiful, floating movement of his family.

Bolshoi winning under saddle at Canberra

retained his daughter Danjera Phaedra ex Phate x Arabian Park Phaeton.

‘You were a true matriarch of the breed and left behind a dynasty.’ Magic was bred to her nephew Dandaloo Khaalid to produce the flashy chestnut filly Danjera Rosskali who was purchased by Raymar Arabians as a mate for Summerland Robreyn. Sadly Rob died so she was bred to his nephew Sunland Royal Diamond Summerland Bahreyn/Fenwick Fahian and has produced several full siblings. Her first foal Raymar Aria was winner of the Tom Bradley Memorial 100 km ride at Tumbarumba prior to her export to Bahrain. Her full brother Raymar Khalif was in the top 3 placings at several rides and he too is now in Bahrain. Magic went home to Molly Taylor for her final years. We felt she had earned her retirement and she was with Molly until her death at 29 years. At Molly’s suggestion she was served before she left here and produced an upstanding Bandaman colt that returned here at weaning. Danjera Magician is a tall, elegant bay and an open endurance horse with several placings in the heavyweight division and possesses the Glendarra Park Liszt

Magic lives on here through her son Bolshoi and daughter Dandaloo Sissi who’s mating with her nephew Dandaloo Khaalid produced Senussi aka “the redhead”. His son Danjera Dandaloo Sissi Namadgi ex Mululu Naalia from Arabian Park Phaeton shows great promise. Another lovely Senussi son Glendarra Park Liszt ex Arfaja Laurina x Silver Somerio returned to us; but while on lease, sadly died very recently despite every effort to save him. Her sons represent Dandaloo Raymar Aria winning at Tumbarumba Baylanie …. The full brothers Dandaloo Khaalid, Kadet and Boomori Kahlua x Chip Chase Kaiwanna. A third son Pevensey Safari by Sarafire arrived here last August. Safari had himself a fan by the time he arrived here. The driver described him as ‘the big cool dude’ after the truck went missing and I was trying to locate him. High praise indeed from a stock horse man! He has a wonderful personality and is a big, bold horseman’s horse. We look forward to the future with him. Danjera The Bolshevik

Rest in Peace Magic. You were a true matriarch of the breed and left behind a dynasty. It was a privilege to have owned you.  click for more photographs 61

Dandaloo Baylanie: a vision of Arabian splendour in the show arena and at leisure, a multi-champion and matriarch of a vast family of talented descendants with prowess throughout many disciplines. Above photo: Quentin Naylor Her pure Crabbet entire sons and daughter by the Riffal (imp) grandson, Chip Chase Kaiwanna: Dandaloo Khaalid b. '88 (dec) owned by J. O'Keeffe. Dandaloo Kadet b. '89 (exp USA) owned by J. Garofalo, Virginia, USA. Boomori Kahlua b. '91 owned by K. Phillips, Tasmania, Australia. Boomori Kismet (mare) b. '92 owned by J. Hawkins, NSW, Australia. Her pure Crabbet entire son and daughter by the Risheem (imp) grandson, Sarafire: Pevensey Safari b. '97 bred and owned by L. Bennett, Victoria, Australia. Pevensey Baybe (mare) b. '99 bred and owned by L. Bennett, Victoria, Australia.

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Right photo: L. Bennett

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A father’s explanation of why he had horses for his children. author unknown My daughter turned sixteen years old today; which is a milestone for most people. Besides looking at baby photos and childhood trinkets with her, I took time to reflect on the young woman my daughter had become and the choices she would face in the future. As I looked at her I could see the athlete she was, and determined woman she would soon be. I started thinking about some of the girls we knew in our town who were already pregnant, pierced in several places, hair every colour under the sun, drop outs, drug addicts and on the fast track to no-where, seeking surface identities because they had no inner self esteem. The parents of these same girls have asked me why I “waste” the money on horses so my daughter can ride. I’m told she will grow out of it, lose interest, discover boys and all kinds of things that try to pin the current generation’s “slacker” label on my child. I don’t think it will happen, I think she will love and have horses all her life. Because my daughter grew up with horses she has compassion. She knows that we must take special care of the very young and the very old. We must make sure those without voices to speak of their pain are still cared for. Because my daughter grew up with horses she learned responsibility for others than herself. She learned that regardless of the weather you must still care for those you have the stewardship of. There are no “days off” just because you don’t feel like being a horse owner that day. She learned that for every hour of fun you have there are days of hard slogging work you must do first. Because my daughter grew up with horses she learned not to be afraid of getting dirty and that appearances don’t matter to most of the breathing things in the world we live in. Horses do not care about designer clothes, jewellery, pretty hairdos or anything else we put on our bodies to try to impress others. What a horse cares about are your abilities to work within his natural world, he doesn’t care if you’re wearing $80.00 jeans while you do it. Because my daughter grew up with horses she learned about sex and how it can both enrich and complicate lives. She learned that it only takes one time to produce a baby, and the only way to ensure babies aren’t produced is not to breed. She learned how babies are planned, made, born and, sadly, sometimes die before reaching their potential. She learned how sleepless nights and trying to out-smart a crafty old broodmare could result in getting to see, as non-horse owning people rarely do, the birth of a true miracle.

Because my daughter grew up with horses she understands the value of money. Every dollar can be translated into bales of hay, bags of feed or farrier visits. Purchasing non-necessities during lean times can mean the difference between feed and good care, or neglect and starvation. She has learned to judge the level of her care against the care she sees provided by others and to make sure her standards never lower, and only increase as her knowledge grows. Because my daughter grew up with horses she has learned to learn on her own. She has had teachers that cannot speak, nor write, nor communicate beyond body language and reactions. She has had to learn to “read” her surroundings for both safe and unsafe objects, to look for hazards where others might only see a pretty meadow. She has learned to judge people as she judges’ horses. She looks beyond appearances and trappings to see what is within. Because my daughter grew up with horses she has learned sportsmanship to a high degree. Everyone that competes fairly is a winner. Trophies and ribbons may prove someone a winner, but they do not prove someone is a horseman. She has also learned that some people will do anything to win, regard-less of whom it hurts. She knows that those who will cheat in the show ring will also cheat in every other aspect of their life and are not to be trusted. Because my daughter grew up with horses she has self-esteem and an engaging personality. She can talk to anyone she meets with confidence, because she has to express herself to her horse with more than words. She knows the satisfaction of controlling and teaching a 1000-pound animal that will yield willingly to her gentle touch and ignore the more forceful and inept handling of those stronger than she is. She holds herself with poise and professionalism in the company of those far older than herself. Because my daughter grew up with horses she has learned to plan ahead. She knows that choices made today can effect what happens five years down the road. She knows that you cannot care for and protect your investments without savings to fall back on. She knows the value of land and buildings. And that caring for your vehicle can mean the difference between easy travel or being stranded on the side of the road with a four horse trailer on a hot day. When I look at what she has learned and what it will help her become, I can honestly say that I haven’t “wasted” a penny on providing her with horses. I only wish that all children had the same opportunities to learn these lessons from horses before setting out on the road to adulthood.  The picture is 6 year old Shalee riding PC Yabissa. 63

HORSING AROUND EQUINE GASTRIC ULCERS What Are Gastric Ulcers? Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) is the result of the progressive erosion of the lining within the distal oesophagus, stomach and proximal small intestine caused by gastric acid attack. EGUS can be a painful condition with serious health and performance implications for affected horses. Gastric ulcers are most often present on the upper lining of the stomach and also at the junction between the upper and lower regions (Margo Plicatus). The lower portion of the stomach (glandular region) secretes a protective mucous in addition to having the capacity to produce digestive enzymes, thereby reducing the effects of the continuous secretion of hydrochloric acid Margo Plicatuswithin the lower portion of the stomach. Pre Treatment

What Causes Gastric Ulcers?

Stomach acid build up due to an insufficient/infrequent intake of feed, inadequate roughage provision i.e., chaff, hay and pasture.

Rations high in grain due to the digestive enzymes required to break down starch.

Margo Plicatus Post Treatment

Exercising on an empty stomach may allow acid to reach the unprotected (non-glandular) region of the stomach and cause ulceration.

Excessive use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) such a phenylbutazone (e.g., Bute).

Excessive stress.

Long distance transport.

How Can I Tell My Horse Has Gastric Ulcers?

Poor performance/notable decrease in performance.

Nervous or erratic temperament.

Presence of behavioral stereotypies such as wind sucking, weaving or stall walking.

Lack of appetite/decreased appetite.

Loss of condition or an inability to maintain/build body condition.

Dull or dry coat.

Anaemia.

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How Can I Reduce The Risks Of My Horse Developing Gastric Ulcers? The key to maintaining an ulcer-free horse is to ensure stomach acid production and acidity are minimised. Buffering the acidity within the stomach and maintaining an appropriate stomach pH can be achieved by ensuring chewing activity is maintained throughout the day. When a horse consumes and masticates (chews) feed, the pressure placed on the molars at the A rear of the mouth causes saliva to be released. Saliva is rich in horse must chew bicarbonate, which acts as an acid buffer within the stomach and approximately can help to neutralise the stomach acid if secreted in suitable quantities throughout the day. As the horse produces 1000 times gastric acid in the presence or absence of digestion, to consume maintaining chewing activity and saliva production is 1kg of hay paramount to reduce the risk of gastric ulcer development. in comparison This may be achieved through provision of a diet which to chewing requires increased chewing activity for ingestion to take place 200 times to (i.e., high in fibre). The size and surface area of a fibrous feed grind is often larger than that of concentrated feeds (e.g., grain) and subsequently requires additional processing (chewing) to take 1kg of place for the passage through the oesophagus. oats.

Providing a minimum of 2 meals per day will help to maintain a suitable acidity within the stomach, by ensuring frequent chewing activity takes place throughout the day.

Ensuring a minimum 1% of body weight is provided per day in roughage (e.g., hay, chaff or pasture) to promote increased feeding time and chewing activity (constant access via hay nets or pasture turnout is preferable).

Maintaining regular dental checks to ensure feed is able to be chewed sufficiently, as the mouth and chewing action is the beginning of the digestion process.

Avoiding excessive use of NSAID’s and if treatment is ongoing, seek further information or justification for their use and consult with your veterinarian and nutritionist to ensure appropriate counter measures are employed.

Providing constant access to high quality protein hay such as lucerne hay will help to raise gastric pH.

If your horse is showing signs of gastric ulceration or is to remain in training, speak with your veterinarian regarding the pharmacological treatment options for gastric ulcers. To maximise the effectiveness of pharmacological treatment, appropriate nutritional strategies should also be NEXT employed (e.g., minimum 1% body weight in roughage per day). MONTH;

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