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AAF Kadet (AAF Kaset x Hossaviva), 1988 U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt, owned by the AAF Kadet Syndicate. AF KADET SYNDICATE, Itapetinga (SP), Brazil. The 1988 U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt AAF Kadet (AAF Kaset x Hossaviva), will compete in stallion halter at Brazilian Nationals with han dler Bob Boggs. In addition to his National title, AAF Kadet has won over 30 championships. He was imported late last year by a group of five breeders who comprise the AAF Kadet Syndicate. They are: Haras Nossa Senhora de Fatima (Hafati), Haras Mar tona, Haras Platina, Haras Karojone and Haras Ipero. Because of the dis tance between these farms, AAF Kadet stands on an every-other-year rotating basis at Hafati and Haras Martona, where he gets a chance to breed mares from diverse regions. In his first year in Brazil he covered over sixty mares by natural service and transported semen. "AAF Kadet's pedigree is a combina tion of the three bloodlines most sought after in Brazil: Polish through *Aladdinn and Negatiw; American through Ibn Hanrah and Ferseyn; and Egyptian through Hossny and *Ansata Ibn HalA
ima," says Paulo de Castro Marquez, owner of Haras Martona. "In AAF Kadet, it is possible to see each of these impor tant families combined in a well-con formed and exciting show horse. His first Brazilian foals are eagerly awaited."
gency luciano cury , Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil. For the past
three years, Luciano Cury has provided marketing services for several Brazilian Arabian horse farms. These services include not only buying and selling within Brazil, but also the importation of select individuals from the U.S. "Over the years, I have pur chased approximately 25 horses in the U.S. for my clients, most of them Bey Shah sons and daughters, plus some other special horses with superior pedigrees." Some horses exported from the U.S. came with good show records, such as: Solare (*E1 Shaklan x Beau Cherie), 1986 Scottsdale Reserve Junior Champion Colt and 1987 Cal-Bred Champion Three-Year-Old Colt; and SL White Lace (Strike x Four Winds Flare), 1991 U.S. and Canadian Top Ten Futurity Filly. Others earned their Champion ships or Reserves in Brazil: Ultraa (Bey Shah x Khemille), Starofir (AAF Kaset x Star of Ofir), BF Tiffany Bey (Hucklebe rry Bey x BF Tiffany Select), Kaboretta
Luciano Cury with Bey Shah (Bay El Bey x Star of Ofir).
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Lea Moura of Fazenda e Haras Interlaken with Thee Desperado (The Minstril x AK Amiri Asmarr). (Kaborr x An Marita), Bey Solara (Solare x Bey Magic), BF Tiffany Select (BF Rageymazon x BF Bint Scimitar), NV Forte (Bey Shah x Bint Miss Fire) and BF Beyonette (Bey Shah x BF Gaffi Siloette). BF Forte and BF Bayonette were also first place in their age classes at the 1991 Brazilian Nationals. "One of the Bey Shah daugthers that I bought, Bey Lovely, was Top Ten in Scottsdale 1992, but was sold prior to her exportation to RA Aloha Ara bians," says Cury. "In 1992 through May of 1993,1 will also be handling the total dispersal of the Fazanda Santa Gertrudes herd, owned by Nagib Audi, selling more than 400 purebred Ara bians through monthly public auctions. The stallion Padrons Image (‘Padron x El Nimrah), 1985 Brazilian National Champion Stallion was sold to an Argentinian group during the Septem ber auction for $300,000 U.S. Mares by ‘Muscat, ‘Padron, ‘El Shaklan, etc.,
sold to breeders from Italy, Brazil and Argentina. The international stallion ‘El Shaklan (Shaker El Masri x ‘Estopa) will probably be sold at private treaty. Interested breeders can contact me about this great horse, as well as other opportunities." F
a z e n d a e h a r a s In t e r l a k e n , Lea Moura, Atibaia
(SP), Brazil. "I have always loved horses - especially Arabians," says Lea Moura. "In the late 1980s, my father purchased several Arabians at auction and we never looked back. Our primary interest is in Egyptian bloodlines, and that is how my frienship with Shawn Crews developed. I met her while she was assisting J.P. Martins with an auction at his Haras Serradinho. I literally made a pest of myself until Shawn agreed to let me apprentice at Gardner Bloodstock, and 84 • ARABIAN HORSE WORLD■ NOV 92
shortly thereafter I was on my way to Texas. "I have just returned from my apprenticeship at Gardner Bloodstock, so my decisions regarding our con tenders for the Brazilian National Championships are yet to be made. Our stallion Eyesight JP is already a Brazilian National Champion Junior Colt and a Reserve Show Champion Stallion at our Interstate Champion ship, shown by Shawn Crews. My fam ily and I also own a beautiful Brazilianbred yearling filly that will definitely be a show-ring contender. "My long-term goals are to develop a marketing avenue for our annual pro duction. I've realized that unless I can excel in sales, my goals in breeding and showing will be virtually worthless. I plan to introduce newcomers to Ara bian horses and develop a service and educational program that will promote their success. "My biggest accomplishment to date was at a large class A show in Houston, Texas, where I helped Shawn show several horses in the large Gardner string. Needless to say, I was extremely excited when the horse I presented went reserve in the competitive stallion championship. "What would most improve the Ara bian horse business in Brazil? That's a tough one! There's no question that Brazilians are breeding some of the fin est Arabian horses found anywhere. But while most of them are extremely successful in their primary businesses, they have neglected to apply that same business sense to their breeding opera tions. Although they are definitely breeding for quality, many breed large numbers with the thought that by pro ducing many foals, they are sure to produce a champion. 'The first project I will tackle when I return home is to cull my herd to only the absolute best 10 to 15 females. I will
inspect our farm overhead - each and every monthly expense - and redirect our expenditures toward introducing newcomers to Arabian horses. For the Arabian horse business in Brazil to sur vive, it is absolutely imperative that the breeders cut the fat from their programs. "One thing that makes the Arabian scene strong in Brazil is simply that the families themselves seem to spend more time being together and enjoying their Arabians. A big difference is that Brazilians are just more emotional. They are absolutely passionate about their horses. If s not uncommon to see a breeder hire an entire band to play while his horse is being shown. Egyp tian breeders have belly dancers per form at their stalls while other breeders may have a sit-down dinner for 300 to showcase an auction — there's just no end to what these horse lovers will do as they present the animals they are so proud of — an 'anything goes' attitude that I've heard Shawn and several
other American trainers sum up by remarking, 'only in Brazil.' " F
a z e nda da p a c i e n c i a ,
the Lins Family, Rio de Janeiro (RJ), and Haras Biizios, Samuel Schneider and Carlos Tedesco, Armaqao de Biizios (RJ), Brazil. In 1984 the Lins
family purchased Paciencia Farm, a 500-acre property located in the north western part of the state of Rio de Jan eiro, just 100 miles from the city of Rio. The old Brazilian colonial-style main house is surrounded by a colorful flower garden, tropical fruit trees, and ponds where black and white swans and other exotic birds are bred. "Week ends are always a fun time, as the whole family and lots of friends get together to admire the horses and natu ral scenery," says Nikki Lins, who manages the farm. "Picnics on horse back to one of the many nearby water falls are musts. Employees reside in new homes we built for them on the farm, and a dairy and vegetable gar
The main barn and indoor arena at Fazenda da Paciencia.
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den, plus chicken, duck, turkey and pig operations, have been established to supply all of the farm's needs. "Our Arabian breeding facility con sists of 200 acres, and the broodmare band contains daughters of *AN Malik, LAramus, Bey Shah, Gdansk, CalO-Bask, Bey Oro, *Menes, and Sinizar. Some of our well-known mares include: Parada (*Menes x Polonia), 1987 Scottsdale Junior Champion Mare and 1989 U.S. National Reserve Cham pion Futurity Filly; Proclivity (Bey Oro x Scottsfield Royal), 1987 Scottsdale Reserve Junior Champion Filly; Bey Shafara (Bey Shah x NV Rosabi), 1988 Santa Barbara Champion Mare and 1987 Scottsdale Reserve Champion Mares of 1984. We are also well-known as a public training center — we are ranked in fifth place on the Brazilian Arabian Florse Breeders Association list as both exibitors and breeders at the National level. Our stallion Bronnz (*Nariadni x Amber Silk by “‘Muscat), who is co-owned with Haras Buzios, was imported to Brazil a few months after he was awarded a Top Ten at Scottsdale. This incredible chestnut stallion was Reserve Champion at the 1989 International Rio Arabian show, and six months later was Brazilian National Grand Champion Stallion, shown by the magic hands of Michael Byatt. In two-and-a-half breeding sea sons, Bronnz bred over 100 mares by natural service with a conception rate of over 95%. (Artificial insemination and semen transportation are currently being introduced). Bronnz already has top show-winning offspring: The Flag Bronnz HBZ and Sun Girl HBZ, both owned by Haras Biizios; and NNL Bey Gabi and NNL Explosion, both owned by Haras Paciencia. Haras Biizios was founded in 1988 by Samuel Schneider and Carlos Tedesco, and is located on 160 acres near one of Brazil's most famous beach resorts two
Tabask) is unbeatable in the show ring in the foal-at-side class, with three first places in Regional shows. "Celaddinn also has his star, the young pure Polish filly Celatouch AP (x A Loving Touch by Anthem), bred by Haras Anpac." H
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Polish stallion Arbitraz f (Negatraz x Arenda), owned by Haras Anpac and Haras Rancho Santa Candida.
hours from Rio. Among the Haras Buzios broodmares are daughters of "Muscat, Abbas Pasha, AF Victor and Sahibi. All 12 of the Haras Buzios broodmares are in foal to Bronnz. H
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RANCHO SANTA CANDIDA,
Angelo Pisano and Claudio Roberto BagaroUi, Campinas (SP), Brazil.
Angelo Pisano and Claudio Roberto Bagarolli have a partnership in two pure Polish stallions, Arbitraz (Negatraz x Arenda) and "Celaddinn ("Aladdinn x Cecilia), who they impor ted from the United States to reinforce athletic ability in their breeding pro grams. Both farms are not far from the city of Sao Paulo, and their products will be ready for National-calibar shows in 1993. "Since we were also looking for type, both Arbitraz and "Celaddinn fit perfectly into our plans," says Angelo Pisano, who has 38 brood mares (16 of which are pure Polish), at
his Haras Anpac. "My first pure Polish horses came from Foxmoor Arabians in America including the stallion Anthem ("Dar x "Andantina) and other mares carrying Negatiw and "Bask blood. During the second breeding season with Anthem, I met Claudio Bagarolli, who then had 12 mares of Polish and Egyptian blood. We decided to go to the U.S. to purchase two more Polish stallions." The first was the bay, Arbitraz —Pis ano already had two good mares sired by him on his farm. Two months later, in April 1991, the partners bought the grey "Celaddinn, Swedish Junior National Champion, who sired 169 off spring while in the U.S. "Now that we have raised foal crops by both stallions, we can see that they have exceeded our expectations," says Claudio Bagarolli. "Their get have long necks, pretty heads, strong bodies and a lot of motion. One of his fillies, RSC Akalia (Arbitraz x AF Frances by AF 86 ■ ARABIAN HORSE WORLD ■ NOV 92
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HARAS TEMPO L1VRE, Sdo Paulo (SP), Brazil. When Ailton Braga Domingues and Marcos Paolucci decided to go to the United States to watch the 1991 Ohio Buckeye show, they never imagined that they would find a special colt to use one day as a breeding stallion on their farms. But when they saw Distincshahn (Bey Shah x Sanraffona) in the yearling class, they knew he was the one. They bought him in partnership just moments before he was named unanimous Junior Cham pion Colt shown by David Boggs. In 1992 he had the same success, being named Junior Champion Colt at Scotts dale, at Las Vegas and at the Buckeye. His owners then brought him to Brazil to compete in this year's Brazilian Nationals, shown by David Boggs. Since his arrival in his new home, many Bra zilian breeders have booked breedings for 1993. Braga, who has always been an admirer of Bey Shah, is confident that his promise in the breeding shed will equal his success in the show ring. "Here in Brazil, we like horses with sen sational show attitudes. Distincshahn has it in abundance, moreover, he's an excellent individual." Last year, Paolucci opened a training center at his Haras Tempo Livre called "Realce," which means "Distinction." Agenor Ferreira da Silva, Best Handler of the 1987 Brazilian Nationals, is the trainer. There, Distincshahn will be con ditioned for the Nationals. aras d o s f a v e i r o s , H Tres Lagoas (MS), Brazil. Dr. Jairo Queiroz Jorge started his Arabian horse operation in 1987 by purchasing mares through public auc-
Phantom VF (Tandos x Passing Fancy). H
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HORA DE FATIMA
Itapetininga <SP), Brazil.
Distincshahn with Nicola Paolucci, Ailton Domingues, David Boggs and Celia and Marcos Paolucci, durng the 1992 Scottsdale Show. tions in Sao Paulo for his Haras dos Faveiros, located on the border of Mato Grosso do Sul and Sao Paulo states. One such mare was the grey AF Donana (AF Vasco x JT Amazon by Eter) who was Lot 1 of the Haras For taleza sale. The following year she was bred to the Russian stallion Prichal (Aswan x Palmira), and the colt she produced, Don El Chall, will be one of the stallion contenders at this Decem ber's Brazilian Nationals. "Don El Chall combines a lot of quali ties desirable in a superior stallion: a long neck, classic head, excellent pro portions, good movement, show atti tude and a high degree of refinement," says Jorge. "He was always a special colt and only this year we decided to take him on the Class A Brazilian show circuit. In March, Don El Chall was sent to Jaguar Training Center, operated by Paulo Levy and Zeze Rodrigues, and he has had an brilliant show career ever since. Zeze, who will show him at the 1992 Nationals, has four National Bra zilian Grand Championships, two with mares, and two with the stallions
Lyphard PPadron x SX La Quinta) in 1983; and Cajun Prince HCF (Almaden x Doll Padron) in 1990. "Don El Chall is a rare horse, one of those that all han dlers dream of showing," said Zeze. Also standing at Haras dos Faveiros: AF Tabask (*Bask x Wind Charm) and
Haras Nossa Senhora de Fatima, known in Brazil by its abbreviation, "Hafati," is one of the few Brazilian Arabian programs with its major emphasis on the breeding of perfor mance horses. "We started breeding Arabians in 1983," says Dr. Paulo Machado de Carvalho Filho, who, with his son, Carlito, owns Hafati. "And before long, we felt it necessary to show the Brazilians that the Arabian horse was not only beautiful, but had other capabilities. We felt the American per formance classes demonstrated this point, while still maintaining excite ment. We believed that by developing areas of performance with our horses, they would be more marketable. In 1986, we began to travel extensively throughout the U.S., seeking out some of the best-producing families of Eng lish pleasure horses. Our goal was to breed performance horses who could
Don El Chall with Zeze Rodrigues and his breeder/owner Jairo Queiroz Jorge. Rogerio photo.
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Hafati Bel Flame (*Belmont x Hafati Baraza), owned by Haras Nossa Senhora de Fatima. also be competitive at the Nationals in halter. Our goals are now reality and we have a waiting list for English horses bred by our farm. 'Through Centro de Treinamento Hafati-Images, an operational agree ment between Hafati and the very tal ented trainer Mark Wharton, the training center will present a total of 23 horses at Brazilian Nationals. Among them are eight youngsters by our head stallion RSD Dark Victory (Bey Shah x Kamasi Sabaha by Khemosabi), who we imported from the U.S. in 1988. RSD Dark Victory has sired the Brazilian National Junior Champion Colts in each of the past two years. Hafati horses will also compete in all perfor mance classes including western, Eng lish and driving. The most outstanding performance prospects are Southern Reign (Reign On x Southern Charm by "Aladdinn), presented in English and driving by Flavio Ricardo Gomes; Hafati Bel Flame (Belmont x Hafati Baraza by GGs Top Shot) in English and
driving; and Keystone Bey V (Huck leberry Bey x Katya V by Traditio), in English and pleasure driving junior horse. Hafati Bel Flame and Keystone will be shown by Tim Shea." "We are very excited about the chance to have Tim Shea present two of our best horses," says Mark Wharton. "Although many American halter trainers have shown here in Brazil over the years, this will be the first time a major English pleasure trainer will compete at our Nationals. It is a great opportunity for us to work with some one as professional and talented as Tim, and we're sure it will be a huge step forward for performance in Brazil." H
ARAS MARTONA, Paulo de Castro Marques, Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil. When the 1991
U.S. National Top Ten Mares were announced, one handler had a particu lar satisfaction to be included in the group: Brazilian Bolivar Figueiredo 88 ■ ARABIAN HORSE WORLD ■ NOV 92
Silva Filho, who had begun his interna tional showing career by sharing honors with the most important Ameri can handlers in the toughest Arabian show in the world. His mare was the bay Piroette (*Aladdinn x Eldisar Bal lerina), who was 1985 Top Ten Futurity Filly. "I bought her in the middle of last year because I wanted to include an *Aladdinn daughter in my herd of 28 broodmares," says Paulo de Castro Marques, owner of Haras Martona and one of the vice presidents of the Bra zilian Arabian Horse Breeders Associa tion. "It was important to me that the *Aladdinn daughter would be competi tive in the U.S. and Brazilian Nationals, and clearly, Piroette was the right choice." Paulo and Bolivar are co-owners of Alamo Training Center, a facility in the south of Minas Gerais state, whose cli ents are enjoying a victorious presence in Brazil's Regional and Class A shows. At the 1992 Brazilian Nationals, Boli var will show 12 contenders - almost one in every class. "We beleive that Piroette will be one of the favorites in the aged mare class — she is still in the same winning condition as she was last year." Alamo Training Center is also training and conditioning the 1988 U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt AAF Kadet (AAF Kaset x Hossaviva), who will be presented by Bob Boggs. "I worked at Midwest, so Bob knows my methods. It was easy to convince him to come here to Brazil to show this special stallion," says Bolivar. "That's the kind of coop eration that the world of Arabian horses needs." H
ARAS MEIA LUA, Lenita R. Perroy, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
"Haras Meia Lua is the home of Ali Jamaal (Ruminaja Ali x Heritage Memory), the only stallion in history to have twice been U.S. National Champion in halter — first in 1985 as a
1991 U.S. National Top Ten Mare Piroette (*Aladdinn x Eldisar Ballerina), owned by Haras Martona. Futurity Champion, and again in 1990 as Champion Stallion as an eight-year-old/' says owner Lenita Perroy. "And he is also the youngest stallion in the world to have sired national halter champions or reserves in six countries with 15 titles (as of September 1992): 10 in Brazil; and one each in Chile, Argentina, Australia, Can ada and the U.S. "Ali Jamaal has stood three seasons in the U.S. and three in Brazil where he has 82 foals (8 imported)," continues Lenita. "Of these, 54 were of showing age through the end of 1991: 34 won at class A shows; and 21 placed Top Ten or better at the Brazilian Nationals, making Ali Jamaal the leading halter sire at the Nationals for three years in a row, as well as Get-of-Sire Champion. There is an amazing percentage, roughly 20% of his total get, that are National Champions or Reserves! One more fact: of 42 Ali Jamaal offspring bred by Haras Meia Lua, 10 are National Champions or Reserves. "Haras Meia Lua now has champion daughters joining the broodmare band, and has exported colts to Argentina
and Chile. Recently, the three-year-old colt Ludjin El Jamaal (x Lydira El Shaklan), was purchased by Count Federico Zichy Thyssen of Argentina. A carbon copy of his sire in grey, the 16-hand Ludjin El Jamaal was Grand Champion Stallion at the Interstate Show in Brazil with handler Greg Gallun, and is now at the Count's farm, El Descanso, where
he will breed 40 mares this season. Count Federico Zichy Thyssen intends to ride him next year, and may send him to compete in the U.S. in the future. Ludjin already has four foals at Haras Meia Lua, each of a quality worthy of his sire and grandsire. After seeing these foals, Count Federico said, "Okay, he is mine. Please start testing for export," much to the regret of a group of Bra zilian breeders who had nearly com pleted a syndicate for buying Ludjin. "Visitors always ask about the magic formula, but the answer is simply good sense — quality plus quality equals quality. And the quality must be pre sent in both parents. The foundation mares of Haras Meia Lua were chosen with a very defined ideal in mind, and it took many years to compose the actual group — the broodmare band now totals 26, including daughters and granddaughters. Although there are many different bloodlines — Egyptian, Polish, Spanish and American - the mares' type and conformation are very similar. And since their quality is high, it is easy for Jamaal to have spectacular results. Oh, there is one more thing that is absolutely necessary: Good Luck!"
Ali Jamaal (Ruminaja Ali x Heritage Memory) owned by Haras Mei Lua.
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ARAS PA U LIST A, Sidney
Lanera Muniz and Carlos Fronteira Theodoro, Santo Antonio de Posse (SP), Brazil. Just after
the 1991 Brazilian National Reserve Champion Stallion title was awarded to Maximiliano GPadron x The Yenta), his handler, David Boggs, voiced his inten tion to come back in 1992 and show the colt again for the championship. Sidney Muniz and Carlos Theodoro, owners of Haras Paulista, know they have a strong contender. “Maximiliano is very competitive and proved it last year," says Muniz. “He is very correct and typey, blending the *Padron refinement with the athletic conformation of his Polish ancestors in the dam line." Haras Paulista also took home last year's National Junior Filly Champion ship with the bay Yankee Daisy FHP (WH Northern Yankee x An Gazala). She is pre-qualified for the 1992 Nationals and will come back to the arena with David Boggs in the Fillies Championship (18 to 36 months). Yankee Daisy FHP represents the first foal crop of the stallion WH Northern Yankee (Northerlei x Miss Crown), a multi-champion in Brazilian shows. He and Maximiliano share breeding duties at Haras Paulista with the syndicated stallion NV Sure Fire ("Aladdinn x Bint Miss Fire). "We also have some sur prises in the yearling classes," says Muniz. 'The juniors don't need to qual ify, so they will make their first show ring appearances in December. Last year, some breeders were amazed when they saw Daisy for the first time. We hope to amaze them again." H
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GRAD1L, Monica and Luis
Henrique Capitao Vigdrio, Campo Grande (MS), Brazil. Haras
Quinta do Gradil is located near far west Pantanal region of Brazil, a very fertile region known for its crops and its large cattle ranches. The farm name
Ludjin El Jamaal (Ali Jamaal x Lydira El Shaklan), bred by Haras Meia Lua and now owned by Count Federico Zichy-Thyssen. is from the village "Gradil" in Portugal from whence Luis Henrique emigrated with his parents in 1977. "I started breeding in 1984 with some very basic mares," he says. "But as I became more interested, I began defining the type of horse I wanted. As my knowledge increased, I grew more critical in my evaluations of my stock, and I realized that I would have to start over. Slowly, I sold my original horses and in 1989 I began to buy better individuals that could produce the National-level Ara bians I desired." With the new goal of producing tall, refined and typey horses, Luis Henrique started to cross Russian mares (of Aswan and Nabeg blood) with *E1 Shak lan and carefully-selected Spanish fami lies. The introduction of some American lines in the mares helped with the motion and as an outcross for the stallions. Haras Quinta do Gradil horses have been marketed in several different ways 90 ■ ARABIAN HORSE WORLD ■ NOV 92
— as ranch horses, as outcrosses for regional grade horses, or to the few local Arabian breeders. Since the breeding pro gram underwent its changes, the market is now directed toward the national level. The best horses are sent out for training in Sao Paulo so they can compete at the major National-level shows. At this year's Brazilian Nationals, Quinta do Gradil will have four females competing in mare halter. Prishta SF PPrichal x Mashta Hellu by Glowing Embers), a grand champion mare of extreme type and refinement, will be shown by Mark Wharton. She is presently in foal to U.S. National Champion Almaden PAladdinn x La Ambir). Her last year's filly Alfarja (by Tallin), will also be shown along with an excellent new black filly Nuit el Jam aal (Ah Jamaal x Nadja el Hardun by Hardun), presented by Mark Wharton. Another yearling filly, Alquequerije (*Cobrah x Hajlat FA by *Shokry), will be presented by Fernando Antoniazzi.
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Delmar Jayme Jarros, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. Haras
Temporal, owned by Delmar Jayme Jarros and his family, is located in the far south of Brazil near the border of Uruguay. As president of the Regional organization, Delmar is responsible for the development of the Arabian breed in an area known principally for its breed ing of the Criollo, a stocky, sure-footed Argentinian breed of horse used in cattle ranching throughout the southern areas of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. 'To develop the market in our region it has been necessary for us to compete with the Criollos with our Arabians in the same events," says Delmar Jayme Jarros. "We are proving that our horses can per form under saddle with great ability in the cow horse classes as well as in the 'South American style' stock horse class. This year, an Arabian won the pres tigious 'Golden Spurs' competition." At this year's Brazilian Nationals, Haras Temporal will exhibit the stallion Prates Elko (Elpenor x Dabka), owned by Delmar's son Jenor Jarros and shown by Mark Wharton. Prates Elko is of predom inately Polish blood (through Gdansk), crossed with American and old Brazilian
Yankee Daisy FHP, 1991 Brazilian National Junior Champion Filly, will compete for Haras Paulista at the Brazilian Nationals this year with David Boggs. lines. He has been a major force in the show ring for the past two years and this will be his first time in National stallion competition. He has been named Grand Champion three times at the Esteio Inter national Show - the largest agricultural fair in Latin America, with exhibitors from all over the continent. "We are extremely proud of Prates Elko," says
Prishta SF (*Prichal x Mashta Hellu), owned by Haras Quinta do Gradil.
Delmar, "not only because of what he has won at halter, but also because he has gained his performance qualification for Nationals as a stock horse in open competition." Haras Temporal has ten broodmares of a variety of American bloodlines, all of athletic, trainable families. Along with Prates Elko, they also stand Jahez NA (Son Glo x Justi Sonnet by The Chief Justice) and recently acquired the young Ali Jamaal son Mohaly el Jamaal (x Moon Splendor by El Hilal). In addition to breeding Arabian horses, Haras Tempo ral also breeds National Champion Haflinger ponies. T
he n i n j a h p a r t n e r s h i p , Andrea Barros, Quentin
Naylor and Mark Wharton, Votorantim (SP), Brazil. "Although
none of us was specifically looking for a colt, we each realized that exceptional, world-class horses are difficult to find," says Mark Wharton. "So when we saw Ninjah el Jamaal, we knew immediately that he was very special. He is such a beautifully-conformed, tall colt with 91 ■ ARABIAN HORSE WORLD• NOV 92
Ninjah el Jamaal (Ali Jamaal x Naharra by El Shaklan), owned by The Ninjah Partnership. great type, that each of us recognized something out of the ordinary in him. Because he has such a strong pedigree, being by U.S. National Champion Ah Jamaal and out of European Champion and U.S. Top Ten Mare, *Naharra (*E1 Shaklan x Niharra), and because he rep resents this pedigree perfectly in his phenotype, we felt the risk of investing heavily in such a young colt was worth while. Since his purchase we have been carefully selecting a few mares of com plementary predigrees and conforma tion to breed to Ninjah el Jamaal in the future." Partner Andrea Barros is a major breeder of Anglo-Arabians, crossing her Polish-bred stallion Ebanor do Top on Thoroughbred mares of successful rac ing families in the first generation, and in the next generation, using imported French Anglo-Arab stallions on the Anglo-Arab mares. At her Haras da Barragem, there are currently ten mares in
production and she will have six AngloArabs competing at the Brazilian Nationals, presented by Mark Wharton.
Two Anglo-Arabs are in preparation for open jumping competiton next year. Australian Quentin Naylor has been breeding Arabians for many years in Australia and more recently in Brazil. Being part of The Ninjah Partnership provides Quentin with another cross to *E1 Shaklan in her breeding program, which is based on crossing his blood with Polish and Russian families. In Australia, her stallion Fairview Klassique (Amir el Shaklan x Kreoloka by Sil ver Scenario) has been Grand Champion at four major shows and will compete at the Australian Nationals in stallion hal ter, presented by Mark Wharton. International trainer Mark Wharton is the third partner in Ninjah el Jamaal. Since 1987, Mark has shown more than 60 National Champions in five countries and has given training clinics in three languages. "Ninjah el Jamaal is one of the most exceptional colts I have seen in the world in recent years and we are excited about the large following he has already acquired. He is very charismatic in the show ring." Plans include show ing Ninjah el Jamaal in the U.S. and in Europe.
Prates Elko (Elpenor x Dabka), owned by Haras Temporal.
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