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Marwan Al Shaqab x RGA Kouress

WORLD CHAMPION & SIRE OF WORLD CHAMPIONS 2016 UNITED STATES NATIONAL CHAMPION SENIOR STALLION Owned by Albidayer Stud | www.michaelbyatt.com

FOUR-TIME U.S. NATIONAL UNANIMOUS CHAMPION & A LEADING SIRE OF ENGLISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOUR-TIME U.S. NATIONAL UNANIMOUS CHAMPION & A LEADING SIRE OF ENGLISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONS WWW.AFIRESHEIR.COM WWW.AFIRESHEIR.COM Proudly owned by Bill & Shirley Reilich | Standing at Kiesner Training | 865.984.5245 Proudly owned by Bill & Shirley Reilich 3418 Miser Station Road, Louisville, TN 37777 | Multi-Program Nominated Sire Standing at Kiesner Training • 865.984.5245 3418 Miser Station Road, Louisville, TN 37777 Multi-Program Nominated Sire

KIESNER KIESNER

Rohara Stallion S H O W C A S E

Representing the finest

PAVOROTTO K.A. QR Marc x Palanga

A JAKARTA *Jullyen El Jamaal x Gai Schara

MONTANA FIRENZE Ajman Moniscione x Fabrices Destiny

Rohara Arabians

KARL & ROXANN HART, OWNERS • JOHN RANNENBERG, TRAINER P.O. BOX 110, ORANGE LAKE, FLORIDA 32681 352.591.4661 • 352.266.6445, CELL • ROHARA@WINDSTREAM.NET

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TURISMO RA

TRUSSARDI

X

MARLENE DIETRICH

Unanimous 2016 United States National Champion Futurity Colt Unanimous 2016 Canadian National Champion Futurity Colt

Scan to watch the Turismo Video

Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated Sire Proudly Owned by: Silver Stag Arabians LLC, Seaford, DE Limited Breedings Available ~ Standing at: Adandy Farm~ 302.349.5116 Cathy Vincent ~ 302.236.6665 | Alayna Mala ~ 413.552.7716 Greenwood, Delaware | AdandyFarm@aol.com www.AdandyFarm.com Ar abian Horse Times | 3 | Stallion Guide 2017

B E AU T I F U L LY P R E S E N T E D

BY

MICHAEL BYATT

B E AU T I F U L LY C O N D I T I O N E D BY C AT H Y V I N C E N T AND TEAM ADANDY Ar abian Horse Times | 4 | Stallion Guide 2017

TURISMO RA

S I M P LY T H E B E S T ! ! !

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SF Specs Shocwave x SF Sweet Elegance

Owned by LA Flynn • Alpharetta, Georgia

C

ongratulations to 2016 U.S. National Winners sired by SF Aftershoc DAVINCI REFLECTION WA (SF Aftershoc x The Davinci Code) U.S. National Champion H/A Pleasure Driving TSHAMPAGNE TSHOCSTAR (SF Aftershoc x Phun Night) U.S. National Champion H/A ABS Yearling Colt MAC SHOC WA (SF Aftershoc x Mac Baske) U.S. Top Ten Country English Pleasure Jr. Horse SHOC BROKER (SF Aftershoc x Only Girl In Town) U.S. Top Ten H/A English Pleasure Jr. Horse

Davinci Reflection WA

SHOC BROKER (SF Aftershoc x Only Girl In Town) U.S. Top Ten AEPA Halcon Furniture $50,000 H/A Futurity CAPTIVATING SHOC WA (SF Aftershoc x Captivating Style) U.S. Top Ten H/A Country Pleasure Driving AFTERDARK ROF (SF Aftershoc x PCF Brianna) U.S. Top Ten Country English Pleasure AAOTR Maturity

TshampagneTshocstar

AFTERDARK ROF (SF Aftershoc x PCF Brianna) U.S. Top Ten Country English Pleasure AAOTR 55 & Over DESPICABLE ME (SF Aftershoc x Veghaz Showgirl) U.S. Top Ten English Pleasure Jr. Horse 2016 UNANIMOUS Region 14 & Region 12 Champion Arabian English Pleasure Jr. Horse Owned by LA Flynn

Captivating Shoc WA

Mac Shoc WA

Shoc Broker

SF Aftershoc • AEPA Enrolled Sire • sfafterschoc@gmail.com Standing at Chase Harvill Training Centre • Chase and Mandy Harvill 27109 South Creek Drive, Magnolia, Texas 77354 • 281-252-6228 • chtrncntr@aol.com Chase cell: 480-338-0865 • Mandy cell: 480-338-0863 WWW. C H A S E H A RV I L L .COM Ar abian Horse Times | 7 | Stallion Guide 2017

schatzberg vesty

vesty

janson

MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi, by El Ghazi

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SUPREME SENSATION SMP

MISS CENTRAL PARK

Baske Afire x RY Fire Ghazi, by El Ghazi

SUPREME SENSATION SMP (Baskghazi x A Love Supreme) National Reserve Champion Arabian English Pleasure Junior Horse

FLAWLESS GHAZI

MISS CENTRAL PARK (Baskghazi x I’m Miss New York) National Reserve Champion H/A Country English Pleasure Futurity FLAWLESS GHAZI (Baskghazi x The Phantom Lady) National Top Ten H/A English Pleasure Futurity BLOCK BUSTER PF (Baskghazi x Afires Quintina) National Top Ten Arabian Country English Pleasure Junior Horse FOREVER N ALWAYS SMP (Baskghazi x Forever N Ever) National Top Ten Arabian Country English Pleasure Futurity

BLOCK BUSTER PF

FOREVER N ALWAYS SMP

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CO N G RAT U L AT I O N S TO 2 0 1 6 U . S . N AT I O N AL W I N N E R S

CATCH MY BREATH SMP

RENAISSANCE QUEEN

CATCH MY BREATH SMP (The Renaissance x Being Watched) National Reserve Champion H/A English Pleasure Futurity ML Afire Dream x Fire Essense, by Pro-Fire

RENAISSANCE QUEEN (The Renaissance x Queen Afire) National Top Ten Arabian English Pleasure Junior Horse

BASKGHAZI & THE RENAISSANCE Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated • Region 12 Spotlight Stallions Scottsdale Signature Stallions WCAHA All Star Futurity • AEPA Enrolled Sires

OFFERING TALENTED YOUNG PROSPECTS FULL SIBLINGS TO NATIONAL WINNERS

Lenoir City, TN www.SmokyMountainParkArabians.com

Rod & Jacqueline Thompson For Information Call 865-816-2406

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Find Your AEPA

with the

Apollopalooza x Starkhana

AEPA Enrolled Sire | AHA Breeders Sweepstakes Sire | Minnesota Medallion Stallion 2016 Stud Fee: $2,500

Owned by: Red Tail Arabians LLC | Renee and Michael Kramer www.redtailarabians.com For breeding information contact: Golladay Training at Cedar Ridge Arabians John & Leah Golladay John 847-668-3538 | Leah 515-520-7604 leah@cedarridgearabians.com Ar abian Horse Times | 12 | Stallion Guide 2017

LEADING SIRE OF A E PA F U T U R I T Y C H A M P I O N S

(MHR Nobility x RY Fire Ghazi, by El Ghazi) U.S. National Champion Park Horse U.S. National Top Ten Stallion

Owned by Maroon Fire Arabians | Standing at Shea Stables | 810.329.6392

www.AfireBeyV.com

AFIRES SPELLBOUND (Afire Bey V x LBC Nobelinda) • 2013 PB Bay Gelding • AEPA Nominated Full brother to Nat’l Champions Afires Royalty+/ and Afires Style & Regional Champion Harry Trotter.

AFIRES SPELLBOUND

AFIRES IMAGE

AFIRES IMAGE (Afire Bey V x LBC Nobelinda) • 2014 PB Bay Colt • AEPA Nominated Full brother to Nat’l Champions Afires Royalty+/ and Afires Style & Regional Champion Harry Trotter.

AFTER ALL SS (SF Aftershoc x A Hint Of Nutmeg) • 2015 HA Chestnut Gelding • AEPA Nominated Sired by 2 time Reserve U.S. Nat’l Champion English, SF Aftershoc Out of A Hint Of Nutmeg (Undulata’s Nutcracker x Ursa Major). Ursa Major is the dam of World Champion, Heavenly Thunder.

AFTER ALL SS

NOBLE BLOSSOM COLT

NOBLE BLOSSOM 2016 COLT (Afire Bey V x Noble Blossom) • 2016 PB Bay Colt • AEPA Nominated Dam is full sister to U.S. Nat’l Top Ten English Futurity, Noble Bliss.

Grand dam Brandie Afire is U.S. Nat’l Top Ten English Pl Jr Horse & Buckeye Champion.

BONITA AFIRE 2016 FILLY (IXL Noble Express+ x Bonita Afire) • 2016 PB Chestnut Filly • AEPA Nominated Dam is full sister to Nat’l Top Tens Bolder Afire+ and Bosco Afire. Filly is full sister to Canadian Nat’l Top Ten Country English Jr Horse, Noble Ballet.

BONITA AFIRE FILLY

SHE’S A CHROME DIVA COLT

SHE’S A CHROME DIVA 2016 COLT (IXL Noble Express+ x She’s A Chrome Diva) • 2016 HA Bay Colt • AEPA Nominated Sire is Nat’l Champion Park & Top Ten Halter Stallion. Dam is an elegant Saddlebred mare.

NICOLETTE AFIRE (Afire Bey V x Her Nobility) • 2013 PB Bay Mare • AEPA Nominated Dam is full sister to multi-Nat’l Champion MHR Nobility. Nicolette Afire is a full sister to Nat’l Champion Afires Noblest

NICOLETTE AFIRE

MACKINAW EXPRESS

MACKINAW EXPRESS (IXL Noble Express+ x Brassmis) • 2013 PB Bay Stallion • AEPA Nominated Half-brother to Nat’l Champions Afires Heir, Fire and Brass and Afire Storrm++/.

Full brother to Nat’l Champions Noblemis and Too Brassi NOBLE FX (IXL Noble Express+ x Foxy Afire) • 2013 PB Bay Stallion • AEPA Nominated Full brother to 2014 U.S. Nat’l Champion AEPA English $100,000 Winner, Noble Ffyre and to 2015 Youth Nat’l Champion English Pleasure JO 13 & Un, Noble Fantom

NOBLE FX

LBC NOBELINDA FILLY

LBC NOBELINDA 2016 FILLY (Afires Heir x LBC Nobelinda) • 2016 PB Chestnut Filly • AEPA Nominated Filly is 3/4 sister to Nat’l Champions Afires Royalty+/ and Afires Style & Regional Champion, Harry Trotter CAPRICIOUS DGL 2016 COLT (IXL Noble Express x Capricious DGL) • 2016 PB Bay Colt • AEPA Nominated The dam of Capricious DGL (Brave And Noble), Chamorrita Afire, was a U.S. Top Ten English Pleas Jr Horse and produced three National Champions. Capricious DGL is a full sister to Cheyene DGL, Canadian Top Ten Country English Amateur.

CAPRICIOUS DGL COLT

MA NOBELLA FILLY

MA NOBELLA 2016 FILLY (Afire Bey V x MA Nobella) • 2016 PB Bay Filly • AEPA Nominated MA Nobella (MHR Nobility) is the dam of 10 time National Champion Park, English Pleas Open and Amateur, Defying Gravity RGS+// and three other Nat’l Winners. Grand dam, La Athena, is a U.S. and Can Nat’l Top Ten English Pleas Jr Horse.

NOBLE BLITZ 2016 COLT (Afires Heir x Noble Blitz) • 2016 PB Bay Colt • AEPA Nominated Noble Blitz (IXL Noble Express+) is out of Brandie Afire, U.S. Nat’l Top Ten English Pleas Jr Horse and Buckeye Champion. Noble Blitz is a full sister to Noble Bliss, U.S. Nat’l Top Ten English Pleas Futurity.

NOBLE BLITZ COLT

IXL NOBLE EXPRESS, THE LEADING LIVING SIRE OF AEPA WINNERS By both numbers and points

NOBLE REIGN (IXL Noble Express+ x Radiant Fire) • 2011 PB Bay Gelding • AEPA Nominated Noble Reign is full brother to 7 Nat’l Winners including 2x Nat’l Champion Noble Royalty+/ NOBLE REVERENCE (IXL Noble Express+ x Renee Afire) • 2013 PB Bay Stallion • AEPA Nominated Noble Reverence is a full brother to the 2016 Canadian Nat’l Champion English Pleasure Jr Horse, Noble Rendezvous and full brother (in blood) to 2015 Nat’l Champion SA Gisele

NOBLE REIGN

NOBLE REVERENCE

NOBLE REVERIE (IXL Noble Express+ x Radiant Afire) • 2013 PB Bay Gelding • AEPA Nominated Noble Reverie is full brother to 7 Nat’l Winners, including 2x Nat’l Champion Noble Royalty+/ QUINTARA AFIRE 2016 FILLY (Afires Heir x Quintara Afire) • 2016 PB Bay Filly • AEPA Nominated Afires Heir is a multi-Nat’l Champion in English Pleasure, and U.S. Top Ten Jr Horse Quintara Afire is full sister to Nat’l Champion English Pleasure Amateur Afires Quintina+

NOBLE REVERIE

QUINTARA AFIRE FILLY

THE RECIPE 2016 FILLY (Fire And Goldd x The Recipe (ASHA)) • 2016 HA Chestnut Filly • AEPA Nominated Fire And Goldd is a full sibling to multi-National Champion Afires Heir.

SPARTACUS AFIRE (Afire Bey V x Rimone GW) • 2013 HA Bay Gelding • AEPA Nominated Full brother to Res Nat’l Champion Afires Secret and 2x Nat’l Champion Divvinci+/, as well as two other Res Nat’l Champions

THE RECIPE FILLY

SPARTACUS AFIRE

STYLISH CONTESSA 2016 FILLY (Fire And Goldd x Stylish Contessa) • 2016 HA Chestnut Filly • AEPA Nominated Stylish Contessa is by Undulata’s Nutcracker out of Stylish Heiress by Harlem’s Valentino.

Fire And Goldd is a full sibling to multi-National Champion Afires Heir.

SUMMER AFIRE 2016 FILLY (Afires Heir x Summer Afire) • 2016 PB Bay Filly • AEPA Nominated Summer Afire is a full sibling to Nat’l Winners Spartan Afire and Silverado Afire

STYLISH CONTESSA FILLY

SUMMER AFIRE FILLY

NOBLE FURY (IXL Noble Express+ x Foxy Afire) • 2012 PB Chestnut Gelding • AEPA Nominated Full brother to 2014 U.S. Nat’l Champion AEPA English $100,000 Winner, Noble Ffyre and to 2015 Youth Nat’l Champion English Pleas JO 13 & Un, Noble Fantom THE FAIREST (Afire Bey V x JS Noble Affair) • 2012 PB Bay Mare • AEPA Nominated Sired by leading All-Time Arabian Sire of Champions and Nat’l Winners out of a daughter of Nat’l Champion IXL Noble Express

NOBLE FURY

THE FAIREST

SWEET BRAVADA V 2016 FILLY (IXL Noble Express+ x Sweet Bravada V) • 2016 PB Bay Filly • AEPA Nominated Full sister to Brave And Noble, National Champion and Reserve in Country English Pleasure JT/JO. MIS SUPERIOR 2016 FILLY (IXL Noble Express+ x Mis Superior) • 2016 PB Chestnut Filly • AEPA Nominated Mis Superior (Afire Bey V) is a full sister multi-Nat’l Champion Afires Heir, Afire Stormm++/ and Fire And Brass. Mis Superior’s dam, Brassmis has produced 7 Nat’l Winners.

SWEET BRAVADA V FILLY

NUTELLA 2016 FILLY (HA Toskcan Sun+ x Nutella) • 2016 HA Chestnut Filly • AEPA Nominated Nutella is a daughter of Leading Saddlebred Sire, Undulata’s Nutcracker. HA Toskcan Sun+ is 4-time U.S. Nat’l Champion or Res English Pleas Open and Jr Horse.

MAROON FIRE ARABIANS • Dave & Gail Liniger, Owners Contact Shea Stables • Tim & Marty Shea • 810.650.1867 • sheastable@aol.com

NUTELLA FILLY

MIS SUPERIOR FILLY

CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHARD AMES & CEDAR RIDGE ARABIANS, 2016 LEADING BREEDER OF PERFORMANCE FUTURITY WINNERS The Ames Family | 952.492.2537 | www.CedarRidgeArabians.com Ar abian Horse Times | 16 | Stallion Guide 2017

His Pedigree Embodies Some of the Greatest Sires Marwan Al Shaqab, Gazal Al Shaqab, Fame VF + , Concensus ++++//// and Monogramm

REI G N I N G CA NA D I A N NAT I O NA L C H A M P I O N S TA LLI O N

Marwan Al Shaqab x La Vida Lloca

“ ... no matter how he is viewed, he is a picture of quality and balance, possessing both type and beauty.

Majestico is a powerful and athletic moving stallion—the image of a great show horse.”

—Peter Cameron

MAKI NG H IS SCOT TSDALE DEBU T I N 2017

8 Y E A R S A N D O L D E R S TA L L I O N S W I T H J E F F S C H A L L Bred and owned

by Hobnail Farm The Seward Family Greenfield, MN

2008 stallion, ca & scid clear Standing at Shada, Inc. Nominated Sire: AHA Breeders Sweepstakes Minnesota Medallion Stallion

Elk River, MN • 763-441-5849 Jeff Schall: 612-308-8006 Jerry Schall: 612-865-9202 sshadainc@aol.com www.ShadaInc.com

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OUr

CommiTmEnT STAnDS

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Coming

in

2017

from

MARES (Sire x Dam) AFIRES REJOICE (Afire Bey V x Joleen WB) AMHEIRICAN HONEY CMF (Afires Heir x O Suzy Q) ATHENA DB (Khadraj NA x Aphrodite FA) ENCHANTED GLORY CA (Heir To Glory x Machantette) FLEUR DGL (Afires Heir x Felicia Afire) HA SERENATA (Baske Afire x HF Tserenas Song) • 2 foals HEAT WAVE PF (SF Specs Shocwave x Afires Quintina+) JKF WISTFUL (Hucks Heritage V x Wisterija) KACHINA JUELL V (Jullyen El Jamaal x Khantina Girl V) KHRYSTAL AFIRE (Baske Afire x Ghazis Proposal) LOOKIE THEIR BF (Afires Heir x Ames Déjà Vu) MD BASKE EMBERS XX (Baske Afire x Amberr Fyre) MD ROULLETTE (Vegaz x MD Majorette) NATALYA AFIRE (Afire Bey V x MA Nobella) NOBLE RENDEZVOUS (IXL Noble Express+ x Renee Afire) NITE HEIRESS (Afires Heir x Nite Of Apollopalooza) RAMONA CA (IXL Noble Express x Remy DGL) SF STAR CROSSED LOVE (Afire Bey V x Spectra PR) SWEET SUMMER HEIR DGL (Afires Heir x Sweet Summer Fire) WILDFIRE LOA (Krewe x Roses On Fire) ABILENE (Majesteit x Navirene) ASSURED (Sir William Robert x Stylish Contessa) GTF MIGHTY APHRODITE (GTF Makers Mark x GTF Radio Romance) HEARTS VICTORY (Periaptor x Dear Heart B.K.O) SAVIRENE B (Majesteit x Navirene) VIRESSA (Marvel x Orissa) WONDERFUL SURPRISE (Giovanni Villani x RWC Metaphor)

Conway Arabians In foal to Coltrane Coltrane Sundance Kid V

Peter and Lori Conway • lori@conwayarabians.com 18080 Cty 2 • Chatfield, MN 5592 • 507-867-2981 • 507-202-4440 • 507-867-0060 barn Trainers: Tom Theisen • 404-304-9955 tommytheisen@yahoo.com • Jennifer Schmitt

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Monticello V Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Khash PGA Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane El Ghazi Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane Coltrane

Marwan Al Shaqab x RGA Kouress, by Kouvay Bey

Making Memorable Moments 2016 United States National Champion Stallion 2007 World Champion Junior Stallion 2007 ABWC Reserve Champion Junior Stallion 2006 World Reserve Champion Junior Stallion 2006 Ajman Champion Junior Stallion 2006 Qatar Champion Junior Stallion 2006 Dubai Reserve Champion Junior Stallion 2005 Scottsdale Champion Junior Stallion

Marajj

has met the challenge of competition by winning the world’s most prestigious titles for over a decade.

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saud Al Qasimi Dawn Martin, Manager Sharjah, UAE

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Marwan Al Shaqab x RGA Kouress, by Kouvay Bey

D SHAHLA 2015 World Gold Champion Junior Mare, Salon du Cheval

SALWA AL ZOBAIR 2015 World Gold Champion Mare, Salon du Cheval

RAJJ ALBIDAYER Scottsdale Junior Champion Colt – Unanimous ABWC Gold Champion Yearling Colt – Unanimous

Siring Sensational Sons & Daughters Marajj has Champions in over 20 countries

FA RAJJAH Brazilian National Reserve Champion Junior Stallion

MARJAN ALBIDAYER German and Austrian National Champion Stallion European Reserve Champion Stallion

MAHARAJA HDM Scottsdale Champion Junior Colt – Unanimous World Reserve Champion Colt, Salon du Cheval

The perfect blend of form and function, Marajj offspring are winning in halter and performance arenas around the world, as well as on the endurance trail.

Marajj is the sire of World Champions D SHAHLA Gold Champion Junior Mare – 2015 SALWA AL ZOBAIR Gold Champion Senior Mare – 2015

NASHMI AL HAWAJER World Bronze Champion Yearling Colt NASTYA OS European Gold Champion Junior Mare PSIAF (Khalediah) Gold Champion Junior Mare

… plus Silver and Bronze Champions

MAHARANI HDM Scottsdale Reserve Champion Junior Colt

PIARELLA European Reserve Champion Filly

Let Marajj make magic with your mare Scottsdale Signature Stallion Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated

FAZEA AL ZOBAIR Sharjah International Silver Champion Junior Filly

REBAL Gold Champion Stallion, Ajman

SH’HAB AL HAWAJER UAE National Champion Junior Stallion

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For Breeding Information, Contact: MICHAEL BYATT ARABIANS Tel: +1 979.357.2614 michael@michaelbyatt.com www.ByattArabians.com

Prosuasion NATIONAL CHAMPION

SF Specs Shocwave x Mz Kitty

2008 Chestnut Stallion | AEPA Enrolled Sire CONTACT FOR B REEDING INFORMATION : DALTON + KELLIE BUDD | 317.531.1326 | INFO @ S ELECTS HOWHORS ES.COM W W W. S E L EC T S H OW H O R S E S .CO M

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Beauty … Charisma … Athleticism … Kindness …

Tempezst

Passed on to the sons and daughters of Audacious.

And his legacy continues …

2016 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPION STALLION AOTH (Audacious PS x Contezsa)

2016 U.S. National Top Ten Senior Stallion Open with Ted Carson 2016 Region 12 Reserve Champion Stallion AOTH 2016 Region 12 Top Five Champion Stallion Open 2014 Region 15 Unanimous Champion Stallion Open 2013 East Coast SHIH Champion Stallion 2013 Region 15 Top Five Champion Stallion 2013 East Coast Champion Stallion

Stud Fee: $2,000 Payment plans available

Proudly bred and owned by: Nichole Mesik | 706-818-0365

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OWNED BY DR. NANCY O’REILLY | AMAZING HORSE WOMAN LLC 2013 BLACK STALLION | STANDING AT LOWE SHOW HORSE CENTRE CONTACT JIM LOWE | SOMIS, CA | 805.444.8583 Ar abian Horse Times | 26 | Stallion Guide 2017

SIRED BY MAMAGE ( BY ZODIAC MATADOR) OUT OF PSI LOVE U (BY ALLIENCE)

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Breed for “ Your” next

Toskcan Sun National Champion!

HA

+

(Baske Afire x Matoska, by Zodiac Matador)

First foal crop shown in 2015 …

UNANIMOUS U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPION Country English Pleasure Futurity

4-Time National Champion & Reserve Scottsdale Champion

HA California Sage (x Colorado Sage, by HBB) Standing at Stachowski Farm, Inc. | Jim Stachowski: 330.603.2116 Owned by HA Toskcan Sun LLC | Scott and Michelle Harris and Helen Lacey Reed | Michelle: 951-313-6740 WWW.HARRISARABIANS.COM Ar abian Horse Times | 28 | Stallion Guide 2017

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Multi-National Champion

Afire Bey V x Matoskette OWNED BY: WINDWALKER ENTERPRISES LLC KAREN AND OLIVIA STULL • SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

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Breeding a great performance horse takes Vision!

Second Sight

(Afires Vision x Silver Fantasy PV) Multi-National Champion

Wildfire LPR

(Afires Vision x Mary Of Aquin) National Reserve Champion

Shake It Up Baby (Afires Vision x Gaelic Fantasy) Multi-National Champion

Goodness Graycous (Afires Vision x Amayzin Grayce) Multi-National Top Ten Winner

STANDING AT: SICHINI TRAINING, LLC OCALA, FLORIDA LOU SICHINI: 904-509-8032 ELIZABETH PIZZONIA: 352-817-8020 E-MAIL: INFO@SICHINITRAINING.COM Ar abian Horse Times | 31 | Stallion Guide 2017

U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPION - SIRING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

STIVAL x PRECIOUS AS GOLD Breeders Sweepstakes Sire • Region 12 Spotlight Stallion • Scottsdale Signature Stallion • MN Medallion Stallion • AWPA Enrolled Sire

Robert C. Williams, M.D. | John T. Brown 704 Overlook Trail | Port Orange, Florida 32127 | Phone: 386-760-7696 | Email: RojoArab@aol.com

www.rojoarabian s.com

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(Da Vinci FM X Glitzy)

(Fame VF X RA Mystical Rose)

All stallions are nominated in Scottsdale Signature, Minnesota Fall Fest, Las Vegas World Cup, AWPA and Sweepstakes!

(*Ponomarev X Khatreena NA)

(*Khadraj NA X Promise V)

The Larry and Shelley Jerome Family :: 715.537.5413 www.jerland.com - 715.205.0357 - larry.jerome@jerland.com

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Let Us Introduce … Austin Boggs

How did you get involved with the Arabian horse? I have been involved with Arabian horses from the day I was born. My dad and uncle owned and operated Midwest Stations 1 & 2, and I was basically raised in the barn. Whether it was the training barn or the breeding shed, horses have always been a way of life.

If you were to market the Arabian horse to the general public, where would it be and why? I have always felt that the best place to market horses is through the youth of tomorrow. Children are the way to the future in so many aspects; why not the horses as well?

Who was instrumental in keeping your interest in the Arabian industry? Those who have had the most powerful impact with keeping my interest in Arabians has always been my family; my parents and uncle.

What is your favorite event in the Arabian horse industry? The Arabian Breeders World Cup in Las Vegas.

Where in the Arabian horse breed does your strongest interest lie? Definitely with the youngsters.

I really enjoy watching and teaching the babies, from foaling to all the way through the first year. It’s great to see how much they progress and change in that time.

If you could change one thing about the breed, what would it be and why? Bringing more small breeders into the picture, perhaps by offering more incentives to help make it more affordable and possible for the “little guy” to be part of and enjoy the breed.

In remembering the past, what is one thing you wish you could bring back to the Arabian horse industry?

The enthusiasm and excitement that used to fill Freedom Hall on Finalsnights, or pack the stands around Wendell for championships.

What is one event you have not attended that you would like to? I would love to go to Paris for the World Championships.

What impact do you hope to have in the Arabian industry over the next 10 years? I hope that in the next 10 years, I will be able to say I was part of getting more people involved ... i.e. introducing and teaching youth and amateurs how to work with and show their Arabians.

Who do you respect the most in the Arabian horse industry and why? The person who I respect most, is my dad. He has been an ambassador to the breed and built up one of the industry’s best breeding programs today, as well as being one of the top and much respected professional horsemen in the world. I can accredit so much of what I know and have learned to him.n

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Stallions And The Balance Of Nature

by Theresa Cardamone

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A

stallion’s great purpose in life, like that of the male of any species, is to beget offspring who will carry his bloodline forward into the future.

In the wild, unworthy progenitors are eliminated through survival of the fittest, with the strongest, most wily individuals assuming control of the herd. The rigors of living weed out structural weaknesses, keeping a perfect balance of form and function in the gene pool.

That balance of nature was upset when man began to domesticate the horse, decimating the bloodlines of the native animals by choosing the best individuals for private, selective breeding. It then became the duty of man to safeguard the future of horses, first for their many useful purposes, and secondly to preserve the qualities that nature had so carefully developed over the course of time. Even though not every man could grasp that concept, enough did, and they became the first breeders. And from the earliest times, the breeders realized that one great stallion was all that they would need to put them on the map.

Paul and Ruth Husband will forever be identified as the breeders of one of the most influential sires in Arabian history, the one and only Khemosabi. The images of the smiling couple with their impossibly beautiful creation are inextricably bound to the legend that Khemo became. Not only was he a U.S. National Champion Stallion who also earned a National Championship in Western performance, he sired both sons and daughters in his own image to such a degree it became known as the “Khemo look.”

Bay with black points, often with a white strip, well-balanced, beautiful heads, lovely throats, terrific performers, and extremely intelligent and willing. Such strong genetics make it possible to recognize a Khemosabi descendant many generations later.

It is also impossible to think of Dr. Eugene LaCroix without thinking of Bask and the legacy and lasting impact that he has had on the Arabian breed. This time, it was the Dr.’s astute eye that compelled him to import Bask from Poland to become the icon for Lasma Arabians in America. Both a U.S. National Champion Stallion and U.S. National Champion Park Horse, Bask was another near-perfect example of a horse exquisitely balanced between form and function. And more important, he passed those qualities on with machine-like precision. Deer-like elegance combined with power and the ability to trot past level. To this day, the winners of every major English performance division have strong ties to Bask, who is also present many times over in the pedigrees of today’s halter horses. There was so much excitement over Bask and his offspring, in many ways this one stallion was the catalyst for the creation of the modern Arabian horse industry.

Today’s top stallions are available to breeders from all over the world via shipped semen, a huge advantage that puts formerly unattainable stallions suddenly within reach.

The resulting rise in overall quality of the Arabian horse population globally can be attributed to many horses whose prepotency and popularity have driven the market. Those accomplishments should be celebrated for the step forward that they are. It will be the responsibility of the next generation of breeders to be certain that no one male strain becomes so powerful that it bullies all others out of existence. n

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Arabian Futurities

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rabian horse futurities go back so far in this country that—well, people can’t quite recall how far back they’ve been around. AHA, which then was IAHA, fielded its first in 1965 (that’s even before the initial stand-alone U.S. Nationals), but states had created attractive futurity programs years earlier. In the beginning, the competitions usually were for halter horses, but as time went on, performance divisions got in on the act too. Why? Because futurities generate interest not only in Arabian horses, but in breeding Arabians.

Currently, there are nearly a dozen top futurities on offer for Arabian breeders, including the Scottsdale Signature Stallion and Reining, AHBA World Cup, Region 12 Spotlight, Minnesota Breeders, National Breeder Finals, Silver Sire, Canadian Nationals, U.S. Nationals, and the Arabian English Performance and Arabian Western Pleasure Associations (all of which contribute to the following statistics). All were founded to promote the Arabian breed, and all except the U.S. and Canadian National programs were created by private organizations.

At the dawn of the futurity era, competition featured a mix of professional and amateur handlers because many amateur owners showed their horses “open” at the time; since then, as the professional ranks grew, it has become rare to see one compete against the other. Many futurities now offer amateur classes in addition to those populated by trainers, or are solely for amateurs.

The key to the futurity concept’s success is that everyone benefits—breeders, stallion owners, those who purchase the offspring of futurity-nominated horses, and shows. For most, that means financially: futurity nominations make stallions more attractive to mare owners and to the buyers of those mares’ foals because the prize money can be significant. And importantly, the cost of the payout is shared across all platforms, made up of reasonable pay-ins (nomination fees and stallion share auctions). And what do horse shows get out of it? More horses, more excitement and more interest—all of which is good for the Arabian breed.

Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show – Scottsdale Signature Stallion Futurity

February 16-26, 2017​ ​WestWorld, Scottsdale, Arizona ​# of years in existence: ​62 years

What makes your program unique from the rest of the programs? T​he Scottsdale Signature Stallion Auction & Futurity is the largest prize money program in the Arabian industry offering over $600,000 in prize money each year at both the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show and the Arabian National Breeder Finals. ​Once nominated into the SSS Futurity the horses can compete in both halter and performance. They can show as halter horses as yearlings and thru the years in the $ & Over class. They can show in performance as 3, 4 and 5 year olds! The program continues to re-create itself to help encourage and support breeding of Arabian Horses.

Does your event do both performance and halter? ​Halter and Performance​ How do you generate prize money? Auction, stallion nominations and Mare nominations.

How much money did your program award last year? Over ​$​600,000

& Scottsdale Reining Futurity

# of years in existence: Half-Arabians, 12 years – Purebreds, 11 years What makes your program unique from the rest of the programs? We are an affiliate club of AHA dedicated solely to the promotion of the Arabian and Half Arabian Reining Horse.

Does your event do both performance and halter? We are only a performance organization.

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How do you generate prize money? Sponsorships – private and commercial, donations, fundraising activities (online auctions via our ARHA website).

How much money did your program award last year? Payout for the ARHA sponsored reining classes at the 2016 Scottsdale Arabian Show - the ARHA paid out $98,174.78 in prize money.

Arabian Horse Breeders World Cup April 11-15, 2017 South Point Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada # of years in existence: 11 years

What makes your program unique from the rest of the programs? Focusing only on halter horse, the best of the best are represented from around the world.

Does your event do both performance and halter? Halter only.

How do you generate prize money? AHBA Futurity Stallion Service Auction How much money did your program award last year? Over $215,000.

Region XII Spotlight Stallion & Futurity May 8-13, 2017 Perry, Georgia # of years in existence: 11 years

What makes your program unique from the rest of the programs? Each Stallion Owner that has a nominated breeding that sells at auction is given an Auction Breeding Certificate that will allow him one entry into the Auction Class sired by the stallion that has been nominated into the Spotlight Futurity (see Futurity rules). Also, the Spotlight Futurity has a one year rollover on all Auction breedings purchased.

Does your event do both performance and halter? Both Halter and Performance.

How do you generate prize money? Region XII Spotlight Auction, Mare and Stallion Nomination Fees.

How much money did your program award last year? $156,313.00

Arabian National Breeder Finals

September 27-30, 2017​ ​WestWorld, Scottsdale, Arizona ​# of years in existence: ​7 years​

What makes your program unique from the rest of the programs? The Arabian National Breeder Finals and Breeders Club Futurity programs were created to ​encourage the breeding and showing of Arabian halter horses.

The Arabian Breeder Finals presents an unprecedented halter/breeding showcase opportunity that offers prize money and abundant marketing opportunities for breeders and purebred Arabian horse enthusiasts.

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Minnesota Arabian Horse Breeders Fall Festival September 29 - October 1, 2017 St. Paul, MN # of years in existence: 36 years

What makes your program unique from the rest of the programs? Medallion Stallion Auction, charitable, generous patrons, loyal exhibitors, fun!

Does your event do both performance and halter? Yes. How do you generate prize money? Medallion Stallion Auction How much money did your program award last year? Over $200,000.

AEPA Arabian and Half-Arabian Saddle Seat Futurity and Buckeye Maturity

Buckeye and U.S. Nationals shows # of years in existence: 10 years

What makes your program unique from the rest of the programs? By having each entry do an individual pattern in the first round, it allows breeders to study each horse and pedigree. They can then apply the knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of mare and stallion lines to benefit their own breeding program.

Does your event do both performance and halter? Performance only.

How do you generate prize money? Stallion Auction.

How much money did your program award last year? Over $168,000 ​ AWPA Purebred and Half-Arabian Futurity October 20-28, 2017 U.S. Nationals show ~ Tulsa, OK # of years in existence: Founded in 2014; first classes at U.S. Nationals in 2016

What makes your program unique from the rest of the programs? The AWPA is a western pleasure-exclusive futurity. We cater to breeders, owners, stallion owners, and western enthusiasts. In addition to great prize money, several great prizes are donated by various individuals and companies. In addition to the horse owners receiving prize money, the winning horses’ sires are also rewarded, with the hope that this will increase as time goes on. Another notable feature of our classes is that quality is the #1 criteria. We feel this is an important aspect of judging four year olds rather than the current criteria for Junior Horses. Our hope is to increase breeding and excitement in the western division and the Arabian industry as a whole, and have added an additional incentive that foals that are a result of an auction breeding will be eligible for additional prize money.

Horses that make it the final 14 of each class will be awarded a check if they are an auction baby, to begin in 2021. We also select 5 judges from all of the nationals judges and use a 5-judge system when scoring the classes.

Does your event do both performance and halter? It is a performance futurity; however, we do require that all finalists will be judged without tack and in-hand. This is also an additional unique feature of the AWPA, and went very well in our first classes in 2016. Many western trainers were somewhat leery of the added portion of the class and as it turns out everyone seemed to have a good time with it, and the crowd stayed engaged during that portion of the class. In addition the judges did an excellent job of taking that portion seriously while not dragging it out.

How do you generate prize money? The largest aspect of our prize money comes from the annual Stallion Service Auction. In addition to the Auction we have a separate Sponsorship committee that works hard on ensuring naming right sponsorships for both classes, monetary donations from individuals and companies, and donations of prizes such as bits, jackets, supplements, etc.

How much money did your program award last year? $155,000. $100,000 to top ten in purebred class; $50,000 to Half-Arabian class and $5,000 split up between stallion owners. The Breeders Sweepstakes also awarded an additional $15,000.

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2016 Futurities - Over $3,000,000

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Payouts

Futurity classes and shows included: both halter and performance, Scottsdale Signature Stallion and Reining, AHBA World Cup, Region 12 Spotlight, MN Breeders, National Breeder Finals, Silver Sire, Canadian Nationals, U.S. Nationals, and the AEPA and AWPA. All information based off results provided by show committees.

2016 Futurity Overall Top Five Leading Living Purebred Sires To make the Overall Top Ten, Sires must have current winners in both halter and performance.

By number of winners Owner 1. Sundance Kid V 14 Frank & Sara Chisholm SF Veraz 14 Marcos Barros Ever After NA 14 Robert & Dixie North Family Trust 2. Trussardi 13 Rojo Arabians 3. Khadraj NA 10 Lawrence Jerome Stival 10 Peri Lee Wilson 4. Eden C 9 Alsayed Stud 5. Audacious PS 7 Varian Arabians

Sundance Kid V

2016 Futurity Top Five Leading Living Purebred Halter Sires By number of winners Owner 1. Vitorio TO 17 Oak Ridge Arabians 2. Ever After NA 13 Robert & Dixie North Family Trust 3. Hariry Al Shaqab 11 Al Shaqab-Member Qatar Foundation 4. SF Veraz 10 Marcos Barros Trussardi 10 Rojo Arabians 5. Stival 9 Perri Lee Wilson

SF Veraz

2016 Futurity Top Five Leading Living Purebred Performance Sires By number of winners Owner 1. Afires Heir 13 William & Shirley Reilich 2. Sundance Kid V 12 Frank & Sara Chisholm 3. Khadraj NA 9 Lawrence Jerome 4. What It Takes 8 Silver Spurs Equine & Kit Hall 5. IXL Noble Express 7 Maroon Fire Arabians, Inc. Vegaz 7 Kenneth & Susan Knipe

Trussardi

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Vitorio TO

Arabian Futurity Breeders 2016 Futurity Overall Top Five Breeders To make the Overall Top Ten, Breeders must have current winners in both halter and performance.

By number of winners 1. Pegasus Arabians 19 2. Richard Ames 13 3. Frank Chisholm 11 4. Lawrence Jerome 10 5. Hennessey Arabian LLC 8 Cindy McGown & Mark Davis 8

2016 Top Five Halter Futurity Breeders By number of winners 1. Pegasus Arabians 2. Murray & Shirley Popplewell 3. Oak Ridge Arabians 4. Cindy McGown and Mark Davis 5. Hennessey Arabian LLC

18 12 8 7 6

2016 Top Five Performance Futurity Breeders By number of winners 1. Richard Ames 12 2. Maroon Fire Arabian Inc. 10 3. Vicki Humphrey 8 4. Conway Arabians Inc. 7 Wolf Springs Ranches 7 5. Frank Chisholm 6

2016 Top Five Futurity Breeders

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Champions

“Champion� = Champion or Gold Medal Winner 1. Oak Ridge Arabians 2. Richard Ames 3. Frank Chisholm Eleanor Hamilton Maroon Fire Arabians Pegasus Arabians Barbara Sink-Krusenstjerna

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Futurity Participant Q & A Lara Ames, Cedar Ridge Arabians In your breeding decisions, what role do the futurity programs play? I do not think they play a decision other than we think the futurity programs are wonderful and what make our breed grow.

How many futurity shows did you attend in 2016? We attended three.

What are your feelings regarding the prize money that arrives in the mail? It is so nice to get prize money in the mail! You may never tell anyone how much money it cost to get there, but you will tell them how much you won!

Ferrara Photo

How important are the futurity programs when you go to market your horse(s)? Extremely important.

Everyone likes to have the chance to win some money.

If you could change one thing about the futurity programs, what would it be and why? That they gave more back to the stallion owners that donate the breedings. It is very hard to sell breedings, so it would be easier to participate and give them if there was a return.

David Boggs, Midwest

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In your breeding decisions, what role do the futurity programs play? Through the years, the AHA programs have had an influence on our breeding decisions, but I think the reasons for that may be changing. For halter, there are the Yearling Breeders Sweepstakes programs and the 3-year-old Futurities, and as the years have gone by, the “pot”—the prize money—has been decreasing. I won the first yearling sweepstakes back in 1994, when everyone was nominating, with RD Shahara Bey, and she was awarded $20,000. Midwest has won this prestigious award at various times since then, the latest being last year, and I think the prize money had declined to about $4,000. From the dollar standpoint, when you total up your costs to breed, raise and show the yearling, it appears that the money is no longer an incentive.

However, from the prestige standpoint, it’s a wonderful and important award, no question. The payback to the owner and breeder is more emotional than financial.

On the other hand, there is the amazing Scottsdale Signature program. That’s an outstanding program, the best one in the country. It pays significantly to the yearlings, 2-year-olds and Auction classes involved. Their yearling Signature Fillies and Colts alone, win close to $20,000. So, I would say that the Scottsdale Signature program encourages breeding and the potential financial return is part of it.

How many futurity shows did you attend in 2016? We never miss the Scottsdale Signature or the U.S. Nationals. We’ve also recently enrolled Midwest stallions in the Region 12 Spotlight and the Silver Sire program at Breeders Finals, and we’ve always had a few in the Minnesota Medallion. Depending on the time of the show, we try to attend all of those if we are not committed elsewhere.

What are your feelings regarding the prize money that arrives in the mail? I don’t know. It goes to the owners, so I’ve never gone to the mailbox and gotten a check.

How important are the futurity programs when you go to market your horse(s)? I think they are beneficial, particularly the Scottsdale Signature programs, because the horses can win substantial money, and the U.S. Nationals, because of the prestige. Both are important from the marketing standpoint.

If you could change one thing about the futurity programs, what would it be and why? My thoughts relate to the Yearling Breeders Sweepstakes at the U.S. Nationals. For participation, I would recommend allowing yearlings that were not nominated before they were born. It is already a prestigious title; attracting more participation would improve the prize money. The late nominees would have to pay entry fees, and—this is important—to protect those breeders who nominated their foals before they were born, I would allocate all the prize money to them.

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For example, if you had a class of 10 yearling fillies and, say, the top three placings had not been nominated before they were born, the fourth place filly would win the amount of money paid to the champion under the old system, and so on down the line in order of placing. That would mean significantly higher prize money for those who nominated before birth.

I think many people would enter for the prestige, whereas to some, the enhanced prize money would be a bigger incentive to show. This would mean a larger, more exciting class, while at the same time it would protect those who nominated their foals in the classic sense of “futurity,” which is before birth.

John Brown, Rojo Arabians In your breeding decisions, what role do the futurity programs play? Rojo Arabians has bred and/or shown many futurity winners over the years: 1994 U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly Bey Fireeshah, 1996 U.S. National Champion and Canadian Reserve National Champion Futurity Gelding Precious Metal, 2012 U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt Trussardi, and his sons Truest, 2015 U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt, and Turismo RA, 2016 U.S. and Canadian National Champion Futurity Colt, both bred by Rojo Arabians. We have also bred and/or shown a number of Half-Arabian U.S and Canadian National Champions.

How important are the futurity programs when you go to market your horse(s)? The futurity shows are very important for today’s breeders. It gives the breeders and owners an opportunity to offset the costs of showing and promoting their horse. We think it is very important for breeders to enroll their foals in as many futurity programs as possible. This helps with the marketability of the resulting foal and also increases the prize money paid out. When selling a horse, a very common question asked by the buyer is in what programs is the horse enrolled? When all is said and done, I truly believe the futurity programs have been a good thing.

If you could change one thing about the futurity programs, what would it be and why? The cost of enrolling your stallion to make his foals eligible for each program. As a stallion owner, one has to enroll in most of today’s current programs. You have the expense of enrolling in the Breeders Sweepstakes (one-time fee) and the annual costs of enrolling in other programs, donating breedings, and paying to advertise in these programs’ brochures.

Peter Conway, Conway Arabians In your breeding decisions, what role do the futurity programs play? The AEPA Futurity at the U.S. Nationals had a transformative impact on our breeding program. Seeing the best of the best perform individual patterns so that they can be studied is such an asset. We greatly upgraded the quality of our mare band in order to get where we wish to be. The Minnesota Fall Festival is also incredibly important and we are fortunate to have been High Point Breeder for the last four consecutive years.

How many futurity shows did you attend in 2016? We always attend the Minnesota Fall Festival, U.S. Nationals and the Buckeye.

What are your feelings regarding the prize money that arrives in the mail? Just like everyone else, it’s a big boost to get some back!

How important are the futurity programs when you go to market your horse(s)? Hugely important. We will not breed to a horse that is not either AEPA or AWPA, and also MN Fall Festival and Sweepstakes enrolled. People want to be able to compete in those classes and have a shot at earning something back.

If you could change one thing about the futurity programs, what would it be and why? Sometimes shows do not do a good enough job of crediting or announcing the breeder of the winning horses. I would like to see the breeder always announced.

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Larry Jerome, Jerland Arabians In your breeding decisions, what role do the futurity programs play? My first criteria in doing any breeding is: what am I trying to accomplish, what are the qualities of my mare, and what stallions will be a good fit for this upcoming breeding? Hopefully, the stallions will be a part of a futurity program, but I never base the purchase of a breeding on a futurity program.

How many futurity shows did you attend in 2016? Four.

What are your feelings regarding the prize money that arrives in the mail? Who doesn’t like to get a check in the mail! However, I don’t base my financial spending, or hope of making my next payment, on what I may or may not win in prize money.

How important are the futurity programs when you go to market your horse(s)? I try to include horses and programs as an incentive, but I think most people still look for a horse that is a great individual. The futurity program becomes an added bonus. In all the years I have done this, I have never found that people go out looking for an auction filly or colt to win a futurity program. However, when they find a great one, it may peak their interest to proceed with the purchase.

If you could change one thing about the futurity programs, what would it be and why? Sometimes I feel the dollars paid out are a little too much. I like to see stallion owners and breeders rewarded, as well as the owner of the horse. I know of few stallion owners that breed over 15 mares with each of their stallions. If the stallion owner is in multiple programs, this means they’re also donating multiple breedings. It is nice to be giving and generous, but when it is a financial loss to the stallion owner repeatedly, it dampens their enthusiasm. As an owner of four stallions, I usually end up donating 20 breedings or more for the programs we were involved in. We all know fewer and fewer mares are bred each year, so I think sharing the wealth is a good idea. It’s not necessarily paying out less money, but maybe sharing a little more.

Joel Kiesner, Kiesner Training Center In your breeding decisions, what role do the futurity programs play? The most important thing to us and to Bill and Shirley Reilich, who own Afires Heir, is that we breed the best English horses that we can, and with that in mind, Afires Heir foals are eligible for the AEPA and the U.S. National Futurities. Our feeling is that most of the other futurities are halter-driven and that’s where the money is paid out. That is fine for that segment of the market, but developing a performance horse takes a long time—longer than with halter horses.

That changes the amount of futurity prize money it takes to be attractive to most performance horse breeders and owners.

Also, we are breeding for national-level performers. Afires Heir is a staunch supporter of the AEPA and U.S. Nationals Futurities. He also is nominated to the Minnesota Medallion, but not the other futurity programs, so the fact that he is the Leading Living Performance Sire in futurities when that is his only participation is, frankly, shocking to me.

How many futurity shows did you attend in 2016? Only the AEPA and U.S. National Futurities.

What are your feelings regarding the prize money that arrives in the mail? What about if they wire it? No, seriously, people love getting money in the mail.

How important are the futurity programs when you go to market your horse(s)? The U.S. National Futurity and the AEPA are very important to us.

Without question.

If you could change one thing about the futurity programs, what would it be and why? I’d like to see many futurities more geared toward performance— but having said that, I understand that most of the futurities were put together by halter people, so I really have no right to comment. That would be like someone complaining to me that the AEPA serves only performance horses.

My thought is that because it is expensive to breed and raise performance horses, we might consider consolidating some of the futurities in order to offer larger prize money. As I understand it, our object is to affect behavior, or in other words get more people to breed Arabians. It would be helpful if we made the financial return more appropriate for the investment. n Ar abian Horse Times | 47 | Stallion Guide 2017

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by Theresa Cardamone

COVER

STORY:

FROM THE GREAT KINGS OF OUR PAST

great stallion must spring from a strong heritage. *SM Azraff is the embodiment of a potent genetic blend of some of the greatest

bloodlines to ever grace the breed. From Marwan Al Shaqab to Fame VF, Padron to Padrons Psyche, Bey Shah to Bask and Ferzon. With his highly international pedigree, *SM Azraff is the definition of the modern Arabian horse.

Bred and born at George and Debbie Stuart Milne’s Haras Maalesh, an Arabian horse farm in the countryside near Buenos Aires, Argentina, *Azraff looks like his pedigree reads. He is leggy and elegant, with a long, graceful neck and chiseled head, a smooth body, and wonderful, bounding motion. When David Boggs was invited to visit Haras Maalesh, he saw *SM Azraff for the first time. “I am crazy about this stallion. He has such beauty and quality,” Boggs stated. “Once I saw him, I knew right then that I had to do whatever I could to not leave Argentina without him. Midwest is thankful to the Milne’s for deciding to promote *Azraff in the United States, and entrusting him to us.”

Part of what makes *Azraff so attractive as a sire is the strength of his dam line. Harkening back to the aptly named mare Venus, who was born in the desert in 1890, *Azraff is a bay beauty with a boundless future.

“LC Psychesfinesse is a foundation mare for George and Debbie,” said David Boggs. “She’s an amazing

producer. In addition to *Azraff, her daughter SM Finesse is an Argentine National Champion Mare.”

The Milne’s capitalized on their good decision in selecting Psychesfinesse for their program when they took advantage of a great opportunity that came their way. “Faraa Al Shaqab was standing in Argentina at Haras Mayed, on lease from Al Shaqab in Qatar, which made him available to Argentine breeders,” Boggs explained. “He was himself an Argentine National Champion Stallion during that time and he is really a perfect cross for her.”

Azraff arrived on American soil and has been preparing for his North American show ring debut with Midwest in Scottsdale. As the anticipation for that event heightens, they are being deluged with interest from some of America’s leading breeders.

According to Boggs, Cedar Ridge Arabians was the first farm to acquire a breeding package to *Azraff.

“One mare they are choosing to breed to him is their gorgeous Polish import,*Perfirka,” he said. “She is the reigning United States National Champion Mare AAOTH, shown by Lara Ames. We are honored to have them select *Azraff.”

As the days speed by and the Scottsdale show grows closer, the team at Midwest continues to do what they do so well … prepare a spectacular stallion for his date with destiny. With David on the lead and the blood of his ancestors coursing through his veins, *Azraff will show the Arabian horse public what it means to be born From a Legacy of Kings. ■

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WITH BREEDING DECISIONS, SOME NAMES HAVE

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ALL OVER THEM.

UNITED STATES NATIONAL ENGLISH PLEASURE Unanimous Champion Jr. Horse | Res-Champion AEPA $100,000.00 Futurity| Champion English Pleasure Futurity Ridden by Joel Kiesner

Proudly owned by Candace Avery | Introductory Stud Fee: $2,500 | For breeding information, contact Kiesner Training | Joel’s Cell: 865-556-0413 | Ashton’s Cell: 865-556-0412

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