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CONTENTS DECEMBER

2009

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AROUND THE WORLD Thirty-First Annual Polish National Show, by Caroline Reeves ..................................................... 30 The Pride of Poland Sale, by Caroline Reeves ................................................................................ 40 28th All Nations Cup, by Betty Finke ........................................................................................... 48 German National Championships, by Betty Finke........................................................................ 62 Arabica C Show, Orientalica B Show, and Egyptian Europe Cup, by Betty Finke ....................... 67 UK. International Arabian Horse Show, by Betty Finke ............................................................... 76 International Breeders Profiles ...................................................................................................... 81 EGYPTIAN ARABIANS The Pyramid Society’s 2010 Egyptian Stallion Guide (“P” refers to placement within the Pyramid Guide, beginning on page 97) Pyramid Report Table of Contents and Officers ..........................................................................P6 Pyramid Report TPS Brochure, by Rachael Brown .....................................................................P17 Alassil Arabians, Bettina von Kameke, by Rachael Brown and Bettina von Kameke ...................P32 Egyptian Breeders Challenge ......................................................................................................P34 Pharaoh’s Treasure Draw Winner ................................................................................................P41 Futurity Stallion Owner Partnership Program............................................................................P48 Straight Egyptian Sire Lines, by Joe Ferriss ..................................................................................P54 2009 National Breeders’ Conference Review..............................................................................P60 A Tribute to Beverly Sziraky, by Rachael Brown ..........................................................................P61 In Memory of Asfour, by Tracey Garrison....................................................................................P62 Performance Horse Award Program ...........................................................................................P64 Rancho Bulakenyo — 35 Years of Passion, by Nancy C. Ryan ...................................................P65 2009 Egyptian Event 40th Anniversary Sponsor: Sharon Tamplin, Magic Image Arabians, Montgomery, Alabama.......................................................................................................P100 What Do We Need to Know? Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Horses, by Mats H.T. Troedsson, DVM, PhD, DACT, DECAR, and Claudia Klein, DVM, DACT ............P104 Arabian Library Essentials .........................................................................................................P106 Egyptian Event Europe .............................................................................................................P108 AHW ’s Heritage Horse: *Jamilll, by Mary Jane Parkinson ........................................................P113 The Pyramid Society Reference Handbook Volume 12...........................................................P114 Egyptian Breeders Profiles .........................................................................................................P116 Egyptian Stallion Profiles ..........................................................................................................P122 The Pyramid Society Membership Application .......................................................................P130 AHW ’s Egyptian Stallion Cards ...............................................................................................P131 The Pyramid Society Life Members .........................................................................................P132 The Official Pyramid Report in May .......................................................................................P133 30th Annual Egyptian Event ....................................................................................................P134 Pyramid Report Index of Advertisers........................................................................................P135 RACING Arabian Racing: Delaware, Lone Star Stakes Winners Top Contenders for Darleys, by Steve Andersen..................................................................................................................... 84 Amer — The Story of One of Racing’s Great Sires, by Val Bunting............................................. 90 D E PA R T M E N T S What in the World: Beauty, Joy, Peace, Pride, by Eva Larsson .........................................................6 NEW! AHW Web Site Table of Contents ................................................................................... 10 2010 Scottsdale Contenders in February.................................................................................... 233 Stud Farm Diaries: Chill Out! by Cindy Reich ............................................................................ 234 Print and Digital Brochure Packages .......................................................................................... 238 Letters to the World .................................................................................................................... 239 In January: Solid Gold U.S. Nationals and Sport Horse Nationals Contenders ....................... 240 At the Waterhole ......................................................................................................................... 241 AHW ’s 2010 Calendar ............................................................................................................... 243 Arab Year ..................................................................................................................................... 244 AHW Newsstand Special Edition ............................................................................................... 244 Classified Ads (Opportunities).................................................................................................... 245 For Sale/At Stud Directory ......................................................................................................... 250 Map and Index of Advertisers ..................................................................................................... 252 Stallions in January and March................................................................................................... 254 Upcoming Issues ......................................................................................................................... 255 COVER: The Egyptian Arabian stallion Imperial Al Kamar (El Hilal x Imperial Sonbesjul by Hossny), owned by Rancho Bulakenyo, Los Osos, California. See story on page P65. Photo by April Visel. PHOTOS FROM TOP: Page 30, page 48, page P54, page 90.

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WHAT IN THE

WORLD

Beauty, joy, peace, pride … by Eva Larsson, Sweden

e walk in a pasture with grazing Arabian mares and foals and youngsters. The herd is beautiful at a distance.

Getting closer, the individuals become clear and the

beauty is sometimes astonishing. Large, friendly eyes in a typey head, a long, arched neck, a perfect topline, a beautiful tail carriage. The stallion comes trotting toward the fence, greeting his mares with his powerful, masculine body language. He stops short, bending his neck, the tail pointing to the sky, the nostrils shivering. For a moment the mares lift their heads and look at him. He is pleased by their attention and starts to walk slowly along the fence, convinced that he is

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the difference between us. The horse allows me to fly

With me in the saddle we are playmates, respecting without wings, the joy has no limits. Together we find new tracks every time we ride in the enchanting forest. The

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horse is eager to obey each of my wishes, showing me new possibilities of what horse and man can achieve together. The snow makes him even more joyful … The landscape is suffering from a severe snowstorm. Dressed in my warmest overall and boots, I plod through the snow to reach the stable. Opening the door, the fragrance of the horses fills my lungs. For a moment everything is absolutely quiet as they listen to me closing the door. I stand breathless enjoying this moment of peace and quiet with my beloved horses. Then follows the sound of relaxed chewing, air softly blowing through some nostrils and happiness is complete.

Sometimes we find that life itself — or the world around us — is a mess, a chaos. I bring a soft brush and start to slowly pet the neck and shoulder of the mare. She stands absolutely still in her stable, enjoying the touch of the brush. Her dark eyes look at me, followed by a sigh of pleasure and I can feel peace coming to my soul. Visitors and friends come and watch foals born this year. In the pasture we admire the babies, discussing their ancestors. The mares come close, proudly willing to show their offspring, encouraging their foals to make friends with my guests. PHOTO BY MARTIN LARSSON

In the herd there is a very special gelding, a bay, athletic one. We share secrets, he is my trusted friend. I am so proud that he has chosen me. With a soft chirrup I ask the horses to move a little, their tails come up in a happy, proud trot, the foals close beside their mothers. My heart is filled with pride, watching the beautiful movements and happiness in the horses. I thank the Arabian horse for letting me experience these moments.

Hillman (Etman x Harmonika), a champion stallion and sucessful racehorse, bred by the Larssons, and pictured here with Eva Larsson on a brisk winter’s day.

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Birches

stud farm

diaries

When I see birches bend to left and right Across the line of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy’s been swinging them. But swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay As ice-storms do. Often you must have seen them Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning After a rain. They click upon themselves As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel. by Cindy Reich Soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust— uring the breeding season, I see the UPS and FedEx Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away You’d think the inner dome of heaven had fallen. delivery drivers more than my family. A constant They are dragged to the withered bracken by the load, parade of fiberglass, cardboard, or stainless steel And they seem not to break; though once they are bowed containers are either coming or going out the door. So low for long, they never right themselves: With the advent of Artificial Insemination (AI), horse You may see their trunks arching in the woods breeding changed dramatically. However, when I first started Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the ground Like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair inseminating mares in the 70s, the mare and stallion had to be Before them over their heads to dry in the sun. on the same farm. Cooled semen did not exist at that time. In But I was going to say when Truth broke in fact, registry regulations required that the mares and stallion had With all her matter of fact about the ice storm to be on the same farm. That didn’t mean that people didn’t use I should prefer to have some boy bend them As he went out and in to fetch the cows— chilled semen. I first learned of chilled semen from Standardbred Some boy too far from town to learn baseball, farms. They collected so many stallions at the large farms that Whose only play was what he found himself, it was some time before all the mares could be bred. Therefore, Summer or winter, and could play alone. they often chilled the semen in a refrigerator for later use. One by one he subdued his father’s trees At first I was flabbergasted, as it had been drilled into us By riding them down over and over again Until he took the stiffness out of them, as students that stallion semen was very susceptible to “cold And not one but hung limp, not one was left shock” and if you weren’t extremely careful in how you handled For him to conquer. He learned all there was it, you could do irreparable damage. Everything that touched To learn about not launching out too soon the semen had to be at body temperature. Microscope slides, And so not carrying the tree away Clear to the ground. He always kept his poise pipettes, extender, collection cups — everything. Setting a To the top branches, climbing carefully collection bottle on a cool countertop would be met with a roar With the same pains you use to fill a cup of disapproval. So I was very curious as to how these breeding Up to the brim, and even above the brim. managers could refrigerate semen and get Then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish, mares pregnant. Kicking his way down through the air to the ground. So was I once myself a swinger of birches. First of all, it is important to know how temperature affects And so I dream of going back to be. stallion sperm cells. Excessive heat is more damaging to sperm It’s when I’m weary of considerations, cells than cold. The testicles are outside the body for that reason. And life is too much like a pathless wood In fact, stallions that run a high fever for several days can be Where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs temporarily sterile approximately 55 days later. It takes 57 Broken across it, and one eye is weeping From a twig’s having lashed across it open. days for a sperm cell to develop from a germ cell to maturity. I’d like to get away from earth awhile High heat damages those developing sperm cells, resulting in And then come back to it and begin over. abnormal and dead cells. In fact, another cause of infertility in May no fate willfully misunderstand me stallions can occur when stallions with laminitis, for example, And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. Earth’s the right place for love; spend a lot of time lying down. The testicles become over I don’t know where it’s likely to go better. insulated and the increased temperature I’d like to go by climbing a birch tree, can damage the sperm cells. — Robert Frost And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk The Poetry of Robert Frost, Collected Poems Cold temperatures, on the other Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, Complete and Unabridged, edited by Edward Connery Lathem, New York: Henry Holt and hand, can slow the metabolism of the But dipped its top and set me down again. Company, 1969 That would be good both going and coming back. sperm cells, preserving finite resources One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.

Chill Out! New Shipping Container Developed for Genetic Material

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such as energy sources and decrease waste production. Keeping sperm cells outside the body is necessary in order to transport them to mares to breed. However, for the sperm cells to survive, they require an energy source (extender) to stay alive. With millions (or billions) of cells held in a small container, it doesn’t take long to use up the available energy source, or produce so many metabolic waste products that the cells die. Therefore by reducing the metabolism of the cell uses the energy source more slowly and produces fewer waste products, thus extending the amount of time it can survive outside the body. It sounds simple, but it is the rate of cooling that is critical. Cool the sample too quickly and the cell membranes can become damaged or even rupture. This is generally referred to as “cold shock” and stallion sperm tend to be more susceptible to cold shock than the sperm of other species. Cold shock will result in sperm cells that swim in circles or go backwards. This is exactly what we used to see when a bottle with an ejaculate was placed on a cold countertop, for example. Sperm cells that have membrane damage are not capable of fertilizing the egg. Lipids can stabilize cell membranes and help to protect them when they are exposed to thermal stress. This is why egg yolk is added to the extender used in frozen semen. For chilled semen, skim milk is often used in the extender. It is likely that lipoproteins in the milk help to protect the cell membrane from damage. Certainly, if you chill semen without extender, there is a huge difference in damaged cells compared to those in extended semen. Once it became known that there were advantages to chilling semen, research was conducted to determine the optimum rate of cooling sperm cells without causing cold shock. What researchers found was that you could chill the sperm cells quite rapidly from 37°C (99°F) to 20°C, but the cooling rate had to be controlled from 20°C to 5°C (47°F). The breeding managers at the stud farms had learned this lesson through trial and error, and had devised a sort of “double thermos” that they could put in the refrigerator, which would slowly allow the semen to come down to the temperature of the refrigerator. That was all well and good for breeding mares on the farm, but the advantages of being able to transport the chilled semen to the next farm or the next state soon became obvious. In order to maintain chilled semen outside the body for transport to other farms, a more reliable container was necessary. Hamilton-Thorn responded by designing the Equitainer™. This container used a passive cooling system that when loaded, allowed for the transfer of heat away from the sperm and slowly cooled it to 5°C and held that

temperature for up to 72 hours. The container was made of molded plastic and was able to withstand rough handling. It was, and still is, considered the gold standard for semen shipping containers. However, it had some drawbacks. It was quite heavy, which added considerable cost when shipped. It was also quite expensive — not for what it could do as a passive cooling system, but for the inconvenience when clients neglected to return the container in a timely fashion. This resulted in hefty deposits that had to be paid before the container could be shipped out to ensure a speedy return. In Europe, one type of chilled container was a small molded plastic carrier that was frozen and taken out when the semen was shipped. It would hold two large syringes of semen, but could not maintain the temperature as long as the Equitainer. The next generation of carriers developed were cardboardinsulated shippers that used ice packs. Again, all of the carriers had passive cooling systems that depended on a fixed cooling rate that occurred as the ice melted. The cardboard containers were much cheaper to use and stallion stations just charged the owner for the container. This eliminated having to deal with deposits and worry about whether your container was going to be returned in time for the next shipment to the next client. Hamilton-Thorn then developed the Equitainer ll™, which was a passive cooling system in a lighter container that cost less to ship, but would only hold the base temperature for two days instead of three. It also had the standard cup or an insert that would hold centrifuge tubes or syringes. Finally, in order to supply a cheaper, lighter container, Hamilton-Thorn developed the “Clipper” — a cardboard-insulated shipper that holds two syringes of semen. The technology of these passive cooling containers has not changed dramatically over the last 20 years or so. Certainly they have worked well for semen, but they all have some limitations. In recent years, as breeding technology advanced, other genetic material such as oocytes and embryos began to be shipped. However, this material is much more sensitive than sperm cells and the cooling curves are quite different. Therefore, in recent years it became evident that some other system was necessary for the transport of these genetics. Enter Alp Ilercil, an Arabian horse breeder and owner from Mesa, Arizona. He was not satisfied with the existing cooled containers for horse semen. “When we started to collect our senior stallion, Amunition, in 2003, I was extremely dissatisfied with the passive shippers. This led to five years of collaboration between co-founders, myself and

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In addition to shipping Ty Ilercil (mechanical and semen, oocytes, and embryos, chemical engineers) to there is great potential for develop a container both for the Micro Q Genesis for use in the breeding laboratory the transport of ovaries and and for shipping. My idea testicles. With the advent was to collect Amunition of oocyte transfer and ICSI once a week on Monday (intracytoplasmic sperm and have breedable semen injection, it is possible to available for the rest of the produce offspring from eggs week. The unit that we recovered from the ovaries designed (Genesis) allowed from a deceased mare. me to accomplish that goal.” However, up to now, ovaries The Genesis Series The Micro Q Genesis container’s main advantage is having an and testicles harvested from Shipping Device that the active device that allows semen, embryos, and ococytes to withstand extreme heat or cold without damage. deceased stallions have been Ilercil brothers designed is an shipped in Equitainers. Having active, programmable unit the ability to custom design a cooling program will mean that that can be custom programmed for any temperature profile. they will arrive at their destination in much better shape and Think of the Micro Q container as a sort of smart refrigerator. It is an active system with a power source that allows for a much with a greater chance of recovering viable eggs or sperm. The containers will have a variety of designs for syringes, ovaries, more precise cooling curve. Furthermore, external temperatures or test tubes. do not affect the internal temperature adversely, which was a The Micro Q Genesis container will be available to drawback with the passive systems. Additionally, it can maintain its programmed temperature for up to 120 hours on one battery breeders beginning in January 2010 and is making its marketing debut at the American Association of Equine charge. Finally, its most dramatic feature is its ability to add Practitioners meeting in early December. Alp says that the heat as well as take it away. In the passive system, heat is drawn units will be available to horse breeders beginning in early off. However, if the outside temperature were, say, well below January of 2010 — in time for the breeding season. freezing, the temperature of the sample might go below the I asked Alp how he got into the Arabian horse breeding desired base temperature. business. “Darcy (my better half ) took me to the U.S. In the active system, if the temperature begins to go below Nationals in 1999. I was hooked from that moment forward.” what is desired, the temperature will actually increase to keep Thanks to an Arabian breeder looking for a better way it at the preset temperature. I asked Alp what he thought were to chill semen for extended use and years of research and the features that set Micro Q’s Genesis container apart from the development at Micro Q, a revolutionary new transport others. “There are numerous advantages, but the main one is having an active device that allows semen, embryos, and oocytes system for all types of genetics was born. And it won’t even be horses alone that benefit from this new system. Shipping to endure extreme (ambient) heat or cold conditions without human organs may well be the next step. Instead of using an causing damage. For example, you could easily ship an embryo Igloo™ cooler, transplant teams would be able to custom from Arizona to Minnesota in February and not worry about program a Genesis unit to ensure the organ is maintained at freezing it inadvertently. the ideal temperature during transport. The possibilities for “The Micro-Q Genesis is programmable, meaning cooling both humans and horses seem endless. curves can be changed within a few seconds using our Genesis December is the waiting month. Waiting for the foals to Smart Chips,” Ilercil continues. “The device can and will keep start coming in January. Waiting for the mares under lights very tight temperature tolerances. It is battery operated and will to start responding. Waiting for the breeding season to start last several days — in excess of 120 hours — on one charge. It in February. And maybe … just maybe … waiting for a visit handles extreme heat and cold and weighs only 12 pounds with from Santa Claus. its own custom shipping container.”

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Solid Gold &

U.S. Nationals Sport Horse Nationals

In January Presented in a beautiful showcase issue highlighting the 2009 U.S. National and Sport Horse National winners. Plus, you and your winner will be featured in a free editorial “In the Ribbons” profile!

Special discounts! If you advertised in the September or October preview issue, and you made Top Ten or better, your ad will be $395 per page for U.S. National Champion; $495 per page for U.S. National Reserve Champion; $595 per page for U.S. National Top Ten.

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At the

Waterhole

The Latest Scoop

Two Silos Open House by Gail Mailloux

Hadidi (*Norus x Hebet Allah) at Two Silos Open House.

n October 10, following torrential rains and flooding, the skies finally yielded to hope and the clouds parted. The tent stakes held, the landscaper worked his magic, and the champagne was chilled. Having garnered six major titles, including Paris World Champion, the straight Egyptian stallion Hadidi, who had spent 12 years abroad, was ready to be presented to the public. This was to be the first viewing of the Gleannloch-Bred Classic in the United States since 1997. We wanted people to have the opportunity to see him again. Over 80 people joined us that day. The spirit of the day was everything that had been hoped for: a day of discussion, cooperation, and fellowship. Joseph Polo delivered a presentation on what he sees as a need worldwide to bring us back to an Egyptian horse of stretch and scope, reminiscent of the straights that were so successful in the 70s and 80s. Acting as Pyramid Society representative, Bob Miars gave an update on the total number of foal 241 ▪ ARABIAN HORSE WORLD ▪ DECEMBER 2009

registrations, delivering uplifting news that the Egyptian Arabian still continues to increase in numbers in this country. Next it was time for the mares — daughters of Thee Desperado, Ansata Sinan, Ansata El Nisr, Richter MH, and *Imperial Madheen glided across the grass representing breeding programs of past and present. Through a cooperative effort these mares had been gathered to be covered by Hadidi. Back in the barn, the stallion that had crossed the Atlantic four times stood ready. For what must have been the hundredth time he had been prepared for presentation, Hadidi, trotting strongly, rising higher with each stride, approached the crowd. The tall white stallion that had thrilled crowds as a show horse from Lexington to Paris, judged time after time by the toughest, had never been so beautiful as on this day.

Passages Jim Andreson — March 16 1946 - October 14, 2009

J Egatist (Artist x Egala by Grandorr), owned and bred by Georgian Arabians, United Kingdom, was Stallion of the Year at the Horse of the Year Show in October.

Egatist wins U.K.’s Stallion of the Year

ur readers might remember a recent AHW feature focusing on Georgian Arabians (July 2008 issue, page 216), a stud farm in the West Country of England, owned by international actors Susan George and Simon MacCorkindale. This year has proved to be a successful year for Georgian Arabians’ ongoing breeding program, as two of their homebred stallions took top honors at the U.K.’s most prestigious equine event, the Horse of the Year Show 2009. To enter, horses must first qualify, and there are only fifteen qualifying cards to be won throughout the year. All shows that hold the card are hugely supported, often with up to 25 horses in a class competing to win the golden ticket. At the Horse of the Year Show the Arabians are judged in three sections, the winner of which becomes: Ridden Stallion of the Year, Ridden Mare of the Year, and Ridden Gelding of the Year, after which there is an Overall Championship for Arabian Horse of the Year. Georgian Arabians’ eight-year-old stallion Egatist (Artist x Egala by Grandorr) won the Stallion of the Year class, while fellow homebred Bolaero (Borneo x Halina Shaklana by Kerrylin Ibn Amir) took the third place, after being Reserve last year. Egatist’s sire is the 28-year-old Aswan son Artist, who is known as the “King of Georgian Arabians.” Bolaero’s sire is British and Spanish National Champion Borneo.

im Andreson, founder of Selket Arabians, Hickory Corners, Michigan, and owner of Holland imported stallion *Furno Khamal, passed away October 14. He was 63. Jim traveled the world searching for mares to breed to *Furno Khamal, including destinations like Germany, Russia, Poland, Canada, and the U.S. He was known for his beautiful racing Arabians, and in addition to excellent halter horses. Selket Angelo, a Khamal grandson, was one of Jim’s favorites; Selket Mystery is a stallion of whom he was very proud, but it is Selket Louchiano who became a real ambassador for the breed when he was featured in the TV documentary “Fate of the Stallion.” Jim was very pleased about that accomplishment — the film includes a brief scene of Jim playing with Louchiano. Says partner Ron Heavener, “Jim admired and loved Russian-bred Arabians, and infusing the right kind of Russian blood into his horses was one of Jim’s secrets. He was a co-founder of the Russian Heritage Foundation in Canada, a program modeled after the Tersk Stud in Russia that maintains a living, working herd of horses encompassing some of the rarest Russian bloodlines in the world. Jim lived to see a tremendous herd assembled, assuring the availability of priceless Russian blood to serious Arabian breeders for many years to come. I like to think he did this for someone carrying on his work at Selket Arabians. Thank you, Jim. Being your partner was the greatest adventure of my life.”

Jim Andreson with prize stallion and sire Selket Louchiano (Da Vinci FM x Selket Misticlady). Photo by Maxine Bochnia.

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Greener Pastures Elart PASB — January 30, 1984 April 7, 2009 MAF Shakespeare — January 7, 1987 - May 2009 Alcudia — February 1978 September 2009

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hree of our beloved Arabians left us this year,” says Ingalil Martensson of Martensson Arabians, Mallorca, Baleares, Spain. “Elart PASB (Palas x Elana by Elf ) was beautiful, gentle, and proud. He was bred in Poland by Michalow State Stud and sired several Champions in 11 countries. Elart was a multi-champion stallion in Germany, the U.K., Sweden, and Denmark. He was always Top Five at the World Championships in Paris, and was also crowned 1987 Verona European Reserve Champion Stallion,

and Champion Coupe d’or du Cheval Arabe 2000 in Chantilly, France. “The same year he was class winner of the elder stallion class in the World Championships in Paris, presented by Eric Dorssers. “Elart has sired several Champions born in countries all over the world. At our farm he sired Kastilia MAF out of Katun (Crusader x Kazra El Saghira), now owned by Dubai Stud; full sister Kankan MAF; full brother Kavalier MAF; and Vulkahn MAF out of Varonesa by Dandi II, owned by Yeguada El Lucero, Spain — all champions. “We purchased Elart in 1987 at Paolo Gucci’s liquidation sale at Millfields Auction U.K. along with the grey mare Alcudia (Rusazcie PASB x Al Mida by Dardir). Alcudia was born in

1998 Bronze World Champion Stallion Elart PASB (Palas x Elana by Elf) with nine-yearold Carlos Cabanach Martensson. Photo taken a year ago.

1978 at the Blommeröd Stud in Sweden and produced 11 foals in her lifetime. “MAF Shakespeare (Shafeek x Varonesa by Dandi II) was the firstborn offspring of Shafeek in Spain. He was exported to Sabine Correard in France when he was two years old. He had a wonderful life!”

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VP Regal Heir (El Hilal x Bint Sammara by Mohssen), 1988 grey stallion, owned by KC Egyp tian Arabians, Holdrege, Nebraska.

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winter ride in 1996. and Afire Bey V enjoy a Old friends Marty Shea

Special thanks and congratulations to all the Afire Bey V winning progeny and their owners for another record-breaking year of successes, camaraderie, friendships, joy, and adventures. Go to www.AfireBeyV.com for a sneak peek at the next generation of historic Arabians! Visitors welcome.