THE BOND WE SHARE WITH OUR
ARABIAN HORSES
April Visel
I N T I M AT E P O RT R A I TS b y
“People want to know, ‘Why Arabians?’ Because very few breeds receive love from a human better than an Arabian. I have so many images of people connecting with their horses, and I want to share them with Arabian Horse World ’s readers, so they can see what I see. Sometimes we forget that this is more than a business. The truth is, we have all been touched by these sensitive horses in one way or another. It’s beautiful and amazing!” — April Visel
to p :
TH O MAS TO MAS O N I, LAETITIA CO LLET
an d f r i e n d . b otto m :
JOHAN NA ULLSTRÖM an d TAMARA LL (G r i s e l J a m aal x s we et a l la d i na ).
to p :
H I LKE CÉC I LE D E B RUYC KE R AN D
*SA M I S HA APAL (AS N AtS i r A pA l b ot to m :
ALEXAN D RA C I B O I S
(A S h hA l A l r Ay yA N
x
AN d
x
N yA r A J C).
D O RAR
b e lq u i S A l N A S S e r ).
” When I learn to feel and find my
mare’s heart and soul, she will o pen all her doors and windo w s to me. Once I ’ m welco med into her
worl d, she will make my life full of butterflies, each time I see her. Every single day! “ A H W > 151 < 0 2 . 1 9
—— J O HAN NA U LLSTRÖ M
THE BOND WE SHARE WITH OUR
ARABIAN HORSES
April Visel
I N T I M AT E P O RT R A I TS b y
“People want to know, ‘Why Arabians?’ Because very few breeds receive love from a human better than an Arabian. I have so many images of people connecting with their horses, and I want to share them with Arabian Horse World ’s readers, so they can see what I see. Sometimes we forget that this is more than a business. The truth is, we have all been touched by these sensitive horses in one way or another. It’s beautiful and amazing!” — April Visel
to p :
TH O MAS TO MAS O N I, LAETITIA CO LLET
an d f r i e n d . b otto m :
JOHAN NA ULLSTRÖM an d TAMARA LL (G r i s e l J ama al x s we et a llad i na ).
to p :
H I LKE CÉC I LE D E B RUYC KE R AN D
*SA M I S HA APAL (AS N AtS i r A pA l b ot to m :
ALEXAN D RA C I B O I S
(A S h hAl A l r Ay yA N
x
AN d
x
N yA r A J C).
D O RAR
b e lq u i S A l N A S S e r ).
” When I learn to feel and find my
mare’s heart and soul, she will o pen all her doors and windo w s to me. Once I ’ m welco med into her
worl d, she will make my life full of butterflies, each time I see her. Every single day! “ A H W > 151 < 0 2 . 1 9
—— J O HAN NA U LLSTRÖ M
top: M O RGAN M O O RE and AL JASS I M (WH Justice x Athina El Jamaal). bottom: VI RG I N IA S P Ö N LE
AN d
AL LAHAB
(*L A H E E B x The Vision H G).
“Al Jassim danced on the edge of
the lake as A pril photogra phed him. His joy was infectiou s and I was
dee pl y affected b y his presence in ou r lives each and every day. T his photo is a me mento of the b ond we shared. No w, J “ ” is in the Middle East, but I a m forever changed b y having
kno wn and loved him.” —— M O RGAN M O O RE A H W > 152 < 0 2 . 1 9
top: SAN D RO PI N HA
AN D
APH RO D ITE E N B (Titan AS x Carenza). bottom: M I CH E LLE BASS I CH I S and G O D D E SS O F DA VI N C I (Da vinci FM x Goddess of Marwan).
top: M I CHAE L BYATT and *GAZAL AL S HAQAB (Anaza El Farid x K ajora). bottom: JASS M I N KE N N E DY and G HAALYIA (S.M.A. M AG I C O N E G E Z A ANA ) aka Gracie.
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top: S O PH I E FLE M I O N and I C E DAN C E (Aicyng x CA Tinas Wizjon). bottom: M O N I KA D O B RU N and PAD RO N S PSYCH E (*Padron x Kilika).
“He was the reason I follo wed my wish of
working with Arab ians and leaving ho me . I loved him with every beat of my heart and I al ways will!
Kno wing him b rou ght the
light of joy into my life and gave me a reason to al ways be ha p py, every day! “
—— M O N I KA D O B RU N
top: VI KTO RIA TAUS CH KE and WH J USTI C E (Magnum Psyche x Vona Sher- Renea). bottom: D IAN E B ROWN and O M E L BARAKAH D REAM (Dreamcatcher S M F x Om El Bandeira).
A H W > 156 < 0 2 . 1 9
top: S U E O’N E I LL and S I R E LTO N (*Besson Carol x Mostly Demure). bottom: FRAN K H E N N E SS EY and friends.
“So me of my best
friends. I woul d be lost without the m”
——FRAN K H E N N E SS EY
A H W > 157 < 0 2 . 1 9
“After a ride, I say ‘thank you’to Jay. For being the best and sweetest b oy.
For being gentle
with the dogs and all creatu res.
For his ‘hello’
nickers. For his beautiful soul. ”
——D E N I S E H EARST
top: D E N I S E H EARST and JW J O JAN G LE S ( Jo Jo Dancer x D RS Special Request). bottom: KAAT PETE RS and M O N I KA D O B RU N with M O’ J EZA ATH BA.
A H W > 158 < 0 2 . 1 9
top: G E O RG E Z and *PE PE SZA (*Eukaliptus x Pestka). bottom: APRI L VI S E L and E D E N C (Enzo x Silken Sable).
”For me a day without horses is a wasted day. What I love the most
is to be in the b arn in the morning at feeding time. T here is so mething
magical in the sound of horses eating. It‘s tran quility and ha p piness. T his sets u p a mood for my entire day.”
—— G E O RG E Z