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COMMENTS from the publisher SCOTTSDALE—A Takeaway Worth Considering Scottsdale is called “the greatest show on earth,” and I agree. Every year, the sky’s the limit for good horses and a great time, and 2020 was no different. The classes were full and competitive, deep in horses who on any given day might have been named a champion. The stands were packed with spectators, both horse people and the general public. And as trainers and amateurs alike were being decorated with ribbons, horses were changing hands. Plenty of owners spotted contenders that they wanted for themselves, and that’s very encouraging for a positive year to come.

Scottsdale is magical for Arabian horse people. This year seemed especially good, but have you noticed that even when things aren’t the best, we still have a wonderful time? I remember stories of the unlucky show from years ago when it rained so heavily that a helicopter had to hover above the ring at the old Paradise Park to dry it out for showing. By Wednesday of show week, tack stores in the Valley of the Sun had sold out of boot galoshes. Still, a day or two later, when the clouds cleared and temperatures rose, the gloom evaporated as easily as the horses’ coats shimmered in the sun. How can you beat that?

I’d venture to guess that often when most people talk about “the Arabian horse lifestyle,” they are thinking about being a part of events like Scottsdale. It offers an ambience that is easy to sell to experienced horsemen and newcomers alike.

I think we can all learn from that. Long ago, Scottsdale show organizers identified their assets; they knew that their winter resort climate would appeal to owners and trainers all over the country, who would make the trip to compete, and that the snowbirds that pack the area in February would fill the grandstands. They transformed their local show into one of the most anticipated events in the horse world, and at the same time, developed a tremendously popular attraction for the general public.

No other shows have what Scottsdale has, but that’s not to criticize those events. Many have excellent competition, and some boast loyal fanbases who love their activities. But many also could use help in cultivating an atmosphere that might appeal more to the public at the same time.

I’d like to suggest that as we attend shows this year, we take a moment to look around us. Can we find anything that might make some of them more appealing to our “non-horse” friends? It could be anything.

I know of one show in another breed which turned an ordinary ring into a rather elegant little venue with lots of cheap bunting and half-barrels of colorful petunias. When local businesses stepped up to sponsor live music each night, it was on its way to becoming “the place to be” for the residents in its area over four nights in August. You couldn’t miss the incredibly upbeat, enjoyable feeling in the air.

We know what it takes to please horsemen, but the general public is a different matter. What will attract them and show them how horse showing, for participants and spectators alike, can be more rewarding than other activities? When they leave after the show, how do we make sure they feel privileged to have been there? That they’re noting their calendars for next year? Or in other words, how do we make horsemen and visitors feel special and appreciated? Because, in the end, that’s a lot of what drives our success.

Scottsdale is an ideal. No one is going to duplicate it, but if we put our minds to it, I think we can create more different but very valuable experiences for everyone at shows throughout the year.

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Royal Arabians flourishes through the love and commitment of a tight-knit group of people devoted to the Arabian horse. When asked how horses inspire her, owner Cindy McGown replies, “They are strong, independent, and loyal. They are loving and intelligent. They are incredibly good mothers. I would say they generally encompass the personality traits I strive to have in myself. They inspire me to be more like them.”

By all accounts, Cindy has more than met that lofty goal. Along with Mark Davis and daughter Amanda Fraser, she founded Royal in keeping with those aspirations. The result is a universally described atmosphere of “family” at Royal Arabians. In harmony with her strong maternal presence is exceptional business acumen, a combination that client Joe Orr admires.

“Cindy is unique,” he states. “In my business experience, which is vast, it’s rare to find someone like Cindy. She’s microscopically honest, and

sometimes that’s tough stuff to hear. She doesn’t put money first; she does what’s right, and that’s a great business attitude. Most people don’t practice business that way; they have short-term goals. Cindy seems to be fully aware—from 25,000 feet!

“And Mark’s the same way. They are the heart and soul of Royal Arabians. As much as I love Rodolfo and Travis, it’s Mark and Cindy.

They drive the spirit of the place. We also love the club-like atmosphere at Royal. It keeps us involved and grateful to be a part of a very responsible team. It’s comforting, in a way, because they look out for their clients with the same concern that they look out for the entire industry.”

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Three years ago, Sylvain Allard and Robyn Andrews were introduced to the Arabian horse by their friend Lee Courtney and the outreach efforts of Cindy and Mark, who are known for their generosity in supporting Scottsdale-area and other charities. At a 2017 benefit for the Heart Association, which they hosted, they donated their homebred Royal Kavant, who was purchased by Sylvain and Robyn.

“A friend encouraged us to bid on the gelding,” says Sylvain, who was born and raised on a farm. “That’s how we got introduced to the Arabian horse. I had horses before, but not Arabians. It was for a good cause, and it’s turned out great. We got to know everybody at Royal and Royal Kavant is now starting his career in western pleasure. Cindy and Mark know the business really well and have a great staff. They’ve given

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us great advice, the social life is great, and winning helped! We are quite happy with our first three years!”

No wonder Sylvain and Robyn are pleased. Their first show filly, OFW Jewel of Marwan, was a 2019 U.S. National Top Ten ABS Yearling Filly, having previously been named the ABWC Silver Supreme Champion Yearling Filly and Reserve Champion Junior Filly at Scottsdale. Just prior to the 2020 Scottsdale show, they added the

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Lee Courtney has been with Royal client for ten years, teaming with Cindy when they host events such as those benefitting the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association, including the one that brought Sylvain Allard into the breed. “Royal has been instrumental in supporting my desire to do more outreach on the charitable side,” Lee relates.

“Philanthropy has always been important to me. I’ve been on several boards here in the Valley, and I give kudos to Cindy for supporting the different efforts and embracing bringing new people to the breed. It’s worked out well for the organizations benefitted by events we’ve hosted, and for new people that it has exposed to the breed.”

Cindy, Mark, and Amanda have developed a decisionmaking process for deliberating over what

Above: Scottsdale Junior Champion Filly, Mistic Dominic HVP

charitable contributions to

Right: All smiles for Royal Youth Riders

make. “We have multiple foundations within each

sensational Mistic Dominic HVP, a Brazilian National

business and feel it is

Bronze Champion Junior Junior Filly. “I only live ten

important to give back to that

minutes from Royal Arabians, and I go to see our horses

specific industry/community,”

nearly every day,” Sylvain recounts. “In November 2019, I saw the new arrival and thought she was very special, so I went to talk to Royal trainer Rodolfo Guzzo about her. When he said that she might be for sale, I came back to see her the next morning and made an offer. A week later, she was a surprise Christmas gift for Robyn!”

am approached for a charity in the horse industry, we discuss it and determine if we feel it fits our goals of promoting or protecting the breed in some way.”

“I love the way that Royal loves to welcome new people,” Lee enthuses.

At the 2020 Scottsdale show, Mistic was the unanimous winner of both her class and the championship. “Guzzo did a great job training and showing her,” Sylvain commends. “Everyone who saw her was very impressed. One of the other trainers even came to congratulate us, saying, ‘I don’t like losing, but it helps if it is to such a beautiful horse.’

She’s very, very special.”

Cindy explains. “When I

It’s been so much fun. I think we are the perfect farm for that, because we have both performance and halter, whereas some of the other barns are just halter-or performance-focused. Because Royal has both, it’s been fun as a client; there’s something for everyone.”

Amanda Fraser is an integral part of Royal Arabians, having grown up with the farm. Now with four children of her own, Amanda deeply

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values the familial feeling that exists there. “I consider most of our clients like really close friends,” Amanda relates. “I think it just happens when you put a bunch of good people together. It’s not necessarily by design, it happens that way when everybody has the same goals in mind.” Cindy elaborates, “We don’t do this for money, so it has to be with people we enjoy.”

“Something happened this last Scottsdale that made me appreciate our family atmosphere anew,” Amanda confides. Hearing about one of the young girls at the barn on the verge of leaving the horse industry, Amanda and Justin got together to get her a good horse to ride, not willing to see her leave.

“She’s an incredibly talented rider,” continues Amanda, “and when she went Scottsdale Reserve Champion after riding the horse only six times; it was a huge win. But the really cool thing was, every single one of our clients had come to support her, and they, along with everybody in the stands, was crying. I thought, ‘Everyone’s heart is invested in this little girl.’ It was a very touching moment. It was wonderful to feel that sense of unity. We had other clients in the class, and not one person was upset that they didn’t win; everyone was just so happy for her. It was a standout moment, not just for the Scottsdale show, but for my whole career in the Arabian industry. She kept saying ‘thank you’ for letting her use the horse and for everything we did. But it was more like, no, thank you, you restored my faith in humanity!”

The talents of renowned trainers Rodolfo Guzzo (halter) and Justin Cowden (performance) have fueled Royal Arabians’ emergence as a thriving training center for both halter and performance. Royal-affiliated horses earned seven championships, four reserve championships, and over 40 top ten awards in halter at the 2020 Scottsdale All-Arabian Show. They also garnered four performance championships and five reserve championships in the amateur and professional divisions of hunter pleasure and country English pleasure.

Leola Hansen and her husband Tom have enjoyed phenomenal success with Royal, particularly as amateur riders. “Justin is an excellent trainer,” Leola enthuses. “With his help, we’ve picked up some great horses. Since we’ve been with Royal, we’ve won six national championships, five reserves, and I-don’t-know-how-many Scottsdale championships! Tom won the Scottsdale Signature Stallion Hunter Pleasure Maturity ATR this year on TN Khaliente, the same horse that won three national championships in the past two years. It’s a great group at Royal, our horses are pampered, and that’s the way we want it.”

Top to bottom: Halter trainer, Rodolfo Guzzo; performance trainer, Justin Cowden; happy clients & friends, Tom and Leola Hansen.

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It’s happy times at the

2020 Scottsdale Arabian horse show

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Carol Nierenberg was thrilled with HDF Barcellona’s halter win. “She was presented beautifully by Rodolfo Guzzo, who has been ‘crazy for her’ since he saw her in Brazil,” Carol relates. “Guzzo and Travis Rice call Barcellona ‘The Unicorn’—a singular blend of extreme elegance, correctness, refinement, and Arabian type from nostrils to tailbone. She was the talk of Brazil last summer, where she went Silver Champion Junior Mare—first on judge Michael Byatt’s card—and we’re so pleased that the Scottsdale judges agreed!”

Standing at Royal Arabians, Soul of Marwan AS, the 2014 U.S. National Champion Junior Stallion, Champion Yearling Colt and Reserve Champion ABS Yearling Colt, just earned Scottsdale Champion Stallion 7 & Over and Reserve Champion Senior Stallion honors for Arabian Soul Partners, while his daughter, Jasminia AS, was the Scottsdale International Champion Junior Filly and Champion 3-YearOld Mare, making her a favorite for this year’s Nationals.

Soul of Marwan’s strong character, energy and intelligence shined at Scottsdale, when put in the hands of master handler Guzzo, showing like he did at Nationals when he was a yearling and won everything. Now he is producing champions, including sons Salazar PA, a Canadian National Reserve Champion, and Royal Mateo, who earned Scottsdale Champion 3 & 4-Year-Old Stallion AAOTH honors with his owner Danny Pagan.

Also standing at Royal Arabians is one of their newer acquisitions, 2013 Brazilian National Gold Champion Junior Colt, Halyr Meia Lua. He brings a balanced pedigree of classic and contemporary lines packed with elegance and Arabian type, being a son of 2004 European Reserve Champion Stallion, Ajman Moniscione, and Halya De Jylbert, by Jylbert De Wiec.

Guzzo describes Halyr Meia Lua as a stallion “destined for greatness,” who “thinks the whole universe is his,” and Royal’s manager of sales, Travis Rice, calls him “the perfect outcross,” who is “existing loudly with a purpose.” Halyr Meia Lua is standing to a book full of exceptional mares owned by some of the world’s finest breeders. And from the consistent excellence of his foal crops to date, the stallion has every right to their confidence.

2020 Scottsdale show-goers witnessed the only two Halyr Meia Lua offspring presented there, RD Halyra and Royal Theodosia, finishing first and second in the 2-Year-Old Fillies AAOTH class. RD Halyra went on to earn the Scottsdale Champion Junior Filly AAOTH title, with owner/breeder Murray Popplewell on the lead.

“I believe he will breed well to any mare,” says Cindy. “He will bring his type, ears, and eyes to the resulting foal. He has the best ears I’ve ever seen on any Arabian horse and big, beautiful, dark eyes. He always brings those traits to the resulting offspring. My favorite of ours is probably Royal Fantazia, as she is three generations of Royal Arabians breeding. Fantazia is out of RA Princess Jammal, who is out of our foundation mare, Maggie Mae PGA. Of course, Bianca AL and Andrea AL are beautiful as well. They are both out of FA El Shawan daughters.”

From humble beginnings, and anchored to core values, Cindy McGown and Mark Davis have developed Royal Arabians into a worldwide influencer of the industry, and Cindy is optimistic about the future. “We have endless goals with the Royal Team. That’s what makes this exciting and keeps us going when we are having good days, weeks, or months.”

In times of unprecedented challenges and tumultuous events, people take comfort in the constants in their lives. For members of the Arabian horse community, it is the horses, the people, and the places like Royal Arabians that fill that anchoring role of family. ■

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OPINION OF LARA AMES

Breeding Horses—The Facts, Please I say this often, but always bears repeating: without breeders, our industry has nothing. If we don’t have breeders, we don’t have horses—we have, basically, nothing but a glorious past. We need breeders, but unfortunately, relatively few people, despite how much they enjoy their Arabian horse involvement, choose to breed horses.

At least, not officially; at present, the only way I know of to track a sire or dam’s progeny performance is to hire a qualified individual to do it, but because such a project is usually commissioned by the horse’s owners, it is not certified by an industry organization.

What would attract more people to breed a horse (or two)?

Financial remuneration? Sometimes—but breeding is more something that you do for the love of it, because profit is not guaranteed. Recognition? Possibly. But these days it is a lot easier to run out to the winner’s circle and have your photo taken than it is to breed the horse who took you there.

In today’s society, we’re used to having statistics—impartial, fact-based evidence—at our fingertips. What if there were a system which assigned points to classes in shows based on the caliber of those shows’ competitions, tabulated the results of the classes, and traced the successful horses back to their breeders? We could determine who breeds the most effective competitors, and which sires and dams have had the most successful offspring in a given year. At the end of the year, awards could be presented recognizing excellence as “Leading Breeder” or “Breeder of the Year,” as well as the verified best sires and broodmares.

One thing I believe would help support breeders and perhaps attract more people participate is a central database tabulating the success of Arabian horse breeders and breeding horses. To my knowledge, we don’t have one. We can track who breeds the most horses, but not the most “decorated” ones. For that, we have only anecdotal evidence; some farms are consistently responsible for breeding winning show horses. But data? Statistics? No.

It seems likely to me that many people would chase the points necessary to win those awards. We would see more people breeding horses, but just as importantly, such a program would immediately offer encouragement to the breeders in the industry now. Ultimately, I think, many of them would be rewarded with the recognition they deserve.

It’s important—it will always be important—to give credit to the people who are so important to this community.

I understand how challenging it is to breed fine Arabians. It takes knowledge and commitment, and it is not inexpensive.

It’s just necessary, so how do we make it happen?

P I N I O ON

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