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ast swathes of ochre outback, dramatic coastline, first class vineyards, and historic towns and cities…you’ll find all this and more in South Australia, most notably some of Australia’s most wonderful Arabian horses. Covering some of the most arid parts of the country, it should hardly come as a surprise that Arabian horses thrive in this region…albeit most live in the more fertile areas of the state, each as picturesque and astounding to the eye as the next. A native to South Australia, Shane Farrell of Mabrook Stud is currently studying for a BA in Indigenous Community Development. He has lived both interstate and overseas, even spending some time working at the famed Forest Hill Stud in NSW, however South Australia will ‘always be home’. The stud is named with an Arabic word, literally translated it means ‘congratulations’ however it can loosely be used as a term of goodwill. ‘I named the stud because of
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my love of Arabian horses and the Arabic language, knowing that at some point I would be diverting from my Welsh B and Arabian Pony Breeding program to return to breeding purebreds. ‘At fifteen years old I bought a palomino gelding of unknown breeding, who gave me the confidence to take on anything. We were hugely successful in the hack ring and dressage arena, then after meeting Gill Harding, I became more interested in showing ponies and at halter.’ Shane did purchase for a time the purebred stallion Hillsley Park Ethan (Wellworth Djebl x Glenferrie Soraya), who played a huge role in his developing love of the Arabian, however it would be many years before he would own another purebred. Mabrook Stud was registered as a stud in 2016. ‘Our first mare was a beautiful Part Arabian mare called PB Coco Chanel, bred by Pernilla Butters by the Section B Welsh Stallion Salient Master Bronze out of the
