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ARABIAN HORSE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIAPurebred Arabians and seven Derivative Registries: Partbred Arabians, Anglo Arabians, Arabian Ponies,

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ON THE COVER:

‘Australia’s only son of the famous Balaton’ Moondancer DSA (imp France), is a straight Russian stallion owned by

Kim Cox of Caramea Stud in Queensland, Australia. He is standing the coming season at Chelleason Arabians and Training (www.chelleasonarabians.com) with

Michelle Thomas and Heath Rowbottom. Photo: Francene Neuendorf.

OCTOBER 2010

Vale: Flameboyance, by Jess Bailey 4Your thoughts on: Bling In The Show Ring 6 - 7Stud Profile: ‘De-Sharvarll Polish Arabians’ 8 - 9Jangharm Arabians Open Day & Seminar, by Alicia Sharman 10NSWAHA Breeders Sweepstakes - Stallion Service Auction results 12Show Ring: First Impressions, by Callie James 14 - 15Book Review: the second novel from Carmel Rowley 16The Arrival of Australia’s second Pintabian Colt 22 - 23Back In The Saddle, by Alix Johnston 26 - 27Show Report: NSW State Titles, by Carlie Beer 30 - 31Endurance: 2010 Shahzada, by Fia Hasko-Stewart 34 - 35Show Report: QLD Arabian Horse of the Year 38 - 39Whatever Happened To?: ‘Jaytee Giselle’ 42 - 43Show Report: Perth Royal Show, by Peta Turland 46 - 47Youth Spotlight: ‘Madison Burnes’ 48Social Networking, Diamond Road Arabians 50

REGULAR INFORMATIONCompetitions and Giveaways 49Event Calendar 52Website Directory 53Advertising information 54 - 55Contributors 56

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This issue we asked three Experts in the Industry for their thoughts on “Bling in the Ring!” Just how much is too much...

SUZ WORSLEY-DEACON - SHOW RING PHOTOGRAPHER SWD IMAGES (www.swdimages.com.au)

Over the years the amount of bling on both horse and rider or handler has increased dramatically, sometimes in an elegant and tasteful way, and other times a little over the top. I think the amount of bling should depend on the horse, the rider or handler, the rest of your gear, and of course the event. Its more appropriate to add some sparkle at a major night time event, than being blinged on every possible surface at a local agricultural show. Bling draws attention, so its important that it’s applied carefully.

Like most things, fads are often taken to the extreme, and I think that classic and tidy are the most important basics for any show outfit. Then depending on the event, those finishing touches of some extra colour, and bling are warranted. The most common thing I see is a beautifully turned out rider and horse with all the trimmings, and the saddle too far forward, making the horse look short in the next and long in the back, and impeding the horses shoulder. I am of the opinion that well fitting, complimentary gear is more important than how blingy the outfit or horses gear is.

REBECCA LOVETT - RETAILER OF SHOW RING APPARELNVS EQUINE ATTIRE (website announced next issue!)How Much Bling is too much? - Just remember that it’s not a night club and keep it simple. I think that a Bling browband and cane is enough. If you want to do the bling stock, Stock pin and Stirriups etc then change the cane or browband. It can look very busy and distract from the overall picture.

Jacket colours all depend on the riders shape and horses colour. I think you can never go wrong with a classic Navy or Brown tweed jacket especially on a chestnut. This can then be mixed with a range of stocks to provide you with many different looks. Remember to consider your horses colour and your size as darker colours like Navy and Black are more slimming and elegant.

Overall Image of Horse and Rider - Presentation is everything so make sure your outfit and all your gear is clean and well fitted. This can mean the difference between 1st and 2nd. You don’t have to spend a fortune to look amazing. Shop around for the best deal and look at websites or magazines for ideas and inspiration.

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MELODY SEMMLER - BROWBAND DESIGNERMAGIC BROWBANDS (www.magicbrowbands.com)

Being in the business of bling, even I see people go overboard with it! When choosing a browband for your horse, there is a lot to consider, the size and shape of its head, the colour of the horse and the markings, and whether we would prefer to draw the eye to it or not. The idea that ‘the more diamante on a browband the better’ doesn’t always work. On light coloured horses for instance, a browband that is all light colours and ‘megabling’ will simply blend into the horse’s colouring from a judges distance away and may not be the ideal choice. Horses with a heap of ‘built in bling’ in white markings often look better with a simple pattern using a few complimentary colours rather than all diamantes, whereas the black and dark brown horses look smashing with cream or white browbands with as much bling as they can carry. As far as bling on the other accessories, I don’t personally think there is any situation where you need your stirrup irons, gloves, or bits to stand out, so I dont see the point of putting bling on them apart from our own personal delight in all things blingy! But for the show ring, I think it is completely unecessary.

There is a sea of navy jackets out there in the ring at the moment, with a sprinkling of black, tweeds and browns of all kinds. Colour is not the number 1 choice though for me, it is choosing a colour complimentary to your horse, and your own ‘conformation’. Bold patterns and colours might not be the best choice for the larger riders, ideally, choose a small pattern like a houndstooth in a dark colour. Often people choose black or navy if they are larger, but in actual fact, flat colour shows up creases in the jackets where the fit might not be right. Browsing through recent show photos can give you a good idea of what jacket colours look good with your colour horse.

When choosing your show attire and gear for both yourself and your horse, consider the colour of the horse, it’s markings, your own size and gear requirements, what kind of competition you are doing and at what level and look for something that will compliment you and your horse, not make anything in particular stand out or disappear, and coordinate, coordinate, coordinate. I like to see everything matching, browband, the riders attire and accessories (eg matching lapel, hair tie or barette, stock or tie and vest, jacket, helmet, gloves boots etc) Look yourself over from head to toe and make sure it all ‘goes nicely’ together. If you aren’t sure, ask for a free consultation from Magic Browbands.

ANNA WEBB - RETAILER OF SADDLERYCARRINGTON LEATHERGOODS (www.carringtonbridles.com.au)

Bling certainly appears to be the fashion nowadays. I personally can’t see anything wrong with trying to make our horses look like the millions of dollars we spent on them, however bling doesn’t necessarily suit every horse / pony.

There are many things that can be done to help make your horse stand out without going overboard with the bling. From a Bridle makers perspective something as simple as a different shaped buckle, or brass instead of silver can sometimes be enough to make your horse/ pony catch the judges eye. I always try to encourage our customers to try on as many different styles of bridles/ halters to see what suits the individual horse best. If your horse already has enough of their own Bling, ie: big white blaze, then I prob-ably wouldn’t want to be over doing it.

It also depends on what classes you may be going into. I certainly wouldn’t expect to see any bling in a Hunter class, nor any in most Mountain and Moorland classes. But again, it comes down to your own likes/ dislikes. In classes like these it doesn’t mean that you yourself can’t have a little bling somewhere. I have seen bling on Top Boots, Canes, in stirrups, on the end of stirrups leathers. The list goes on!

Written by Michael Semchison for De-Sharvarll Polish Arabians.

It all started just over a decade ago with my admiration of Arabian horses and wanting a purebred to have some fun with in the show ring. I found what I was then looking for in the yearling Straight Egyptian colt Simeon Sayter [*Anaza Bay Shahh x Simeon Setami by Simeon Sadik] of the best Egyptian bloodlines available at that time in Australia. I didn’t know this was to lead me on a journey, not just in the show arena, but much further - a journey that has become a vision and a goal.

Sayter fulfilled my expectations so with assistance from other breeders I looked for broodmares of winning bloodlines in the breeding paddock and in the show ring. De-Sharvarll Arabians was born and had embarked upon its journey! With the help and support of my partner Tony Midson we have worked hard to advance De-Sharvarll Arabians to where it is today, both with the quality of our horses and in refurbishing our property. Having established a strong basis of the phenotype we like and making the decision in 2003 that a program of just Straight Egyptians was not the way we wanted to proceed, the next step toward our vision was to add a Polish division to our program for their inherent strengths.

We discovered the Pure Polish stallion Vox who carried a pedigree of prepotent genotype and phenotype with all the traits we wanted to compliment our mares. We were given exclusive breeding rights to him by his owner Michael Semchison who became an invaluable part of the De-Sharvarll family with his knowledge and expertise.

In 2004 we acquired some wonderful older Polish mares from original imported bloodlines to contribute to our base of prime foundation stock. Our next major decision was to import. We found two exceptional Pure Polish fillies in the USA at Gate of Dreams Arabians, both by National Champion stallions.

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The first arrived in 2005, the beautiful Francjeska [*Ganges X Falindaa by Strike]. Then in 2006 came the ethereal Demokracja US [*Emanor X Dahhncer by *Penitent]. This change in direction enhanced our program immensely. Vox gave us all we wanted and more, and was our Senior Sire up until his untimely death in 2009.

We have been very stringent and critical in our herd selection and the stock we have retained. With the exception of our two imported mares our herd is totally comprised of De-Sharvarll bred horses - select Vox daughters, one Pure Polish son the wonderful junior colt Zehn who will be a future herd sire.

This year is an exciting year for us as we are expecting five foals, four by *Magnum El Chall and one by *Maraj El Dakar(US).

Our goal is to breed the finest world class Arabian horses. We are confident this is being achieved by continuing to adhere to the Breed Standard of Excellence and by utilizing those “pieces of perfection” from individuals carrying the genetic strengths of their ancestry all linked through these significant bloodlines.

See more on De-Sharvarll Arabians by visitingwww.dsarabs.com.

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Have you ever noticed a horse and rider/ handler combination and thought- “Wow, what is it that makes them stand out?”Have you looked closer and admired their presentation and just wondered how they do it? Well here are a few tips that I use and also have been gathered from some experienced competitors who are always at the top of their game.

This edition we will look at

“Applying makeup (without looking like a melting black snowman...)”

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Why do we feel the need to use makeup? Well isn’t it the same reason why people wear it? To accentuate certain parts and hide the flaws?

With our breed of horse, it is to heighten the beautiful, fine and dry black skin that the Arabian is renowned for. Clean, black skin is one of the significant characteristics of the Arabian type. Correctly applied makeup on healthy skin can make your horse look elegant, refined and beautiful whereas- poorly applied makeup can accentuate the wrong features and draw attention for the wrong reasons (think glary eye shadow colours on people, orange foundation lines and heavy racoon-like eyeliners!)

Like with people, effective makeup application begins weeks before the actual day of the show. If you have a healthy skin base to work with, makeup application on the day should not be a complicated practice. Do not expect to get the same effect from simply clipping the day before and slopping on a thick layer of black or clear goop.

Cameron Bonney, head trainer for Mulawa Arabian Stud was kind enough to share his views and hints on preparing purebreds for the show ring.

The final result is achieved from weeks of work beforehand. I try to have my horses face looking as close to perfect even before the show has begun. Starting at least 6-8 weeks before the show, should be the time used to condition the horses’ skin. Begin with a proper show clip. This involves clipping back the hair over the eyes and around the muzzle as close to the skin as possible. Usually, by removing this excess hair and keeping it moisturised, the horses’ natural skin colour will become a lot darker with assistance from the sun. This removes the need to apply any horrible black products! Similarly, by keeping the front of the horses face clipped, over time the hair will remain closer to the horses normal coat colour and not have that ‘just clipped’ look. Maintain this leading right up until the competition.

I use a full range of standard clipper blades from 50’s for the eyes, ears, muzzle and bridle path to a 15 for the front of the face. Use the 30’s and 40’s to blend everything in between. The trick to the perfect show clip is to take your time. Blend, blend and blend. At the end of the day, a perfect face clip should look like it has never been touched!

Once you have determined what works best, replicate it for each and every show. Tidy the hair around the eyes and muzzle and keep it clean and moisturised. Cameron uses a moisturising lanolin based bath oil mixed with water in a spray bottle and wipes over their eyes and muzzle with a clean rag each morning before the horses are put out, and then again when they are brought back in at the end of the day.

By the time the show rolls around the horse should have black, clean and soft natural looking skin. If your focus is on good clipping and skin care, then you will have less to worry about on the day of the show. Cameron’s finishing touches simply include wiping baby oil over the entire face, wiping off the excess then touching up the eyes with a fine layer of highlight (Vasoline or Alto light). He avoids using greasy black enhancers. In this case, “Less is more”. As much effort should be applied to preparing a face for the show ring as what goes into grooming a beautiful shiny coat.

If you do want to use darker makeup to enhance your horses’ features, once again go with the ‘less is more’ idea. With saddle horses, I tend to use the same rag to run over the black points on their legs to wipe over their eyes. It is much easier to gradually build an effect than to try and remove an overdone attempt. I finish off also with a thin layer of clear over the tops of the eyes, and some clear oil on the muzzle.

Try to avoid harsh lines with darker makeup. If you intend using black chalk or cover creams, blend! This particularly applies for dark circles around the eyes and touching up black points on legs. Don’t leave the practising to the day of the show either. Take into consideration the colour of your horse as well when using any colour enhancers.

Before you are ready to compete, stand back and take a look. Does it catch your eye? Does it look neat, clean and healthy? Don’t be afraid to go out in the ring with only a touch of highlight.

As it is with humans, achieving that natural, clean and fresh look with makeup can take weeks of preparation. If you have a regular skin care routine for yourself, why not for your horse? Putting in a consistent effort can mean the difference between a great first impression or just an impression...

More show preparation tips will follow next edition.

Book Review

Voices in the Wind - the second novel in the ‘Daughters of the Wind’ series, by Carmel Rowley

From Carmel RowleyVoices in the Wind is the second book in the Daughters of the Wind trilogy, an ongoing story of a dynasty of Arabian horse breeders. As in the first in the series, Tails Carried High, the horses and people endure both dark and light times to eventually emerge accepting of what lies ahead.

In writing this book, I wanted to bring closure for some of my characters around the terrible events of the first book. Other characters, on the other hand, needed to find their true direction in life and move on. I also wanted to write a book that would be a bridge linking the complex and interconnected events that began in Tails Carried High with the story that will unfold as I write book three. Voices in the Wind is that bridge.

Unlike Tails Carried High, which built up in my mind over many years, this book came to me ‘whole’ as a clipped and clear tale. For those readers wanting to know more after reading Voices in the Wind, book three is in the pipeline.

Thoughts on ‘Voices in the Wind’

By Greg EganI was so excited to be the first to read book two of Carmel Rowley’s Daughters of the Wind, series, titled Voices in the Wind. I realised once I began reading how much I had missed the Hagen and Carey families. It gave me a wonderful sense of recognition as I reconnected, with them and their immediate friends.

Carmel builds the scenes throughout the book giving you the feeling you are living it as it goes, you are not just a reader, you are involved in the picture and the emotions.

Voices in the Wind is a story about love and resolution, love of family, love of beautiful horses and a constant feeling of concern for their well being. This time the characters dedication is challenged when a holiday of a lifetime proves the past and the present always has a tie. Breeding goals are tested, as are the families life’s journey.

Once again, like me, you will fall in love with the characters. There are a couple of new ones and we welcome back some who faded into the background in Tails Carried High. There are situations that could happen anywhere, at any horse show around the world and the message is clear, always think about the consequences.

Voices in the Wind, is a brilliant follow up novel to Tails Carried High.

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The arrival of....AUSTRALIA’S SECOND

Pintabian Colt

Long term admirers of the Arabian horse and devotees of the pinto pattern, Erryn and Peter Turner are relative newcomers to breeding and showing Arabian derivatives, their stud Amitola Pinto Arabians, soon to be known as ‘Trademark Pintabians,’ having only begun in 2007.

Since then, they have been focusing on breeding high percentage coloured Arabians from their pinto Arabian Stallions and herd of purebred mares.

Their sire Apache Warrior (Karedon Del Rio from Rothlynne Almost an Angel (W.H. Kadeen)), a stunning black and white tobiano experienced success as a derivative yearling and two year old colt in Queensland in 2008 under the training of Wayne Backhouse. He also received limited exposure in NSW under Rebecca Borysko before a stable injury ended his show career. He has now retired to serve as stud stallion and the stud anticipate 4 offspring from him this year following the arrival of his first foal, a typey black and white filly was born last season.

Apache Warrior

The arrival of....AUSTRALIA’S SECOND

Pintabian ColtThe arrival of....AUSTRALIA’S SECOND

Pintabian ColtWith the aim to promote the Pintabian breed in Australia, the stud set about finding their perfect future sire in the United States. After enquiring after many prospective colts they were fortunate to establish a relationship with Pam and Becca Taylor of Flairpark Pintabians in Wyoming, initially exploring the possibility of importing their stud stallion. This plan went on hold when Flairpark announced the birth of their first homozygous tobiano pintabian colt Trademark Flair (Spirit Flair from Designer Flair). On seeing the flashy colt who carries both the tobiano and rabicano traits, negotiations began in earnest.

After a year of planning, Trademark Flair was in the air to arrive in Australia on August 1st (horses birthday).

Trademark Flair before leaving for Australia

He has now arrived to his new home at the stud in the picturesque Riverina township of Cootamundra.

The Pintabian breed is still very rare with little more than 600 registered horses containing the combination of colour and at least 99.2% Arabian blood.

‘While he is not the first Pintabian in Australia, Trademark Flair is the only homozygous tobiano,’ states Ms Turner, explaining that the guarantee of coloured offspring and thus registerable Pintabian offspring from every breeding with a purebred mare, makes him an exceptional asset to their breeding program. He is also a stunning example of the breed and exhibits all of the best Arabian traits in addition to his vibrant colouring.

The stud is looking forward to campaigning him in the future, before putting him to use as their future stud stallion. He will not initially be available to public stud, though Pintabian progeny should be available in years to come.

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It was early on a summer’s morning and Tanja Branson was having the ride of her life. With her three young sons still tucked up in bed and her husband, Ian, tending their organic vegetable farm, she seized the opportunity to prepare her three-time national champion, Kubla’s Komett, for an upcoming show. Tanja and Komett, as Tanja affectionately calls her part-bred Arabian gelding, cantered across the 48.5ha property she and Ian manage.

The couple, who moved to the Byron Shire in New South Wales with their sons, Angus, 9, Patrick, 8 and Dakota, 7, in 2008, run cattle and breed horses. “We call it our hobby farm,” jokes Tanja, after they downsized from a sprawling 1375ha in outback Queensland. An accomplished horsewoman, Tanja rode competitively in local and regional shows in her teens, but it was only after having children that she took her riding to a new level. Horse shows typically begin at a local C-grade level and culminate in national AAA -grade competitions. “Before having the boys I competed in mostly B- and a few A-grade shows a year – and not very successfully,” says the petite redhead. Having children changed all that. “I felt like I was losing my identity. I was living on this enormous property and I began to feel like I was just someone’s mother, or just somebody’s wife. There was very little left that was simply me. I didn’t want to live like that, so I decided to make some changes,” she says. Her decision? To ride again. “I wanted something for me, and I wanted my family to grow less dependent on me too,” she explains.

Once she took her stand, something in Tanja shifted; her riding improved, and suddenly she was making AAA-grade shows. Ecstatic, Tanja bought a proven national champion, Komett, and focused on her next goal: the Arabian championships in Melbourne. Day and night, she and her horse prepared for the big meet. “We practised at every chance. Then, one morning in early January 2009, I asked Komett to do something we hadn’t done before. It’s called a flying change, where the horse switches its leading leg mid-canter, effectively switching direction while all four legs are in the air.”

Such a move is usually achieved only after a series of frustrating failed attempts, but Komett and Tanja got it in one.

“That was a Yeeha moment for me,” the rider recalls, beaming at the memory. “I was having the best ride of my life! Everything was perfect.” Komett took off and started bucking across the paddock.Tanja believes he was simply as ecstatic with the ride as she was.

“I sat through the first three bucks,” she recalls, “but we were headed for a huge mound of compost and there was nowhere for him to go.” Before she could think what to do, Komett had thrown Tanja to the ground. “I landed with a thud on my back and couldn’t move,” Tanja says, her voice slowing.

Back home, Ian was in the kitchen when he saw Komett galloping riderless past the window. This was nothing he hadn’t seen before; he wasn’t alarmed. Calmly he caught the horse, mounted him, and rode to where his wife lay in the grass. “He told me to get up or else I’d be covered in grass ticks!” she says with an incredulous smile. “I tried to roll, but I felt instant tingling in my toes and knew instinctively to stay still.” Ian called an ambulance and Tanja was transported to three different hospitals before a diagnosis was made: she had broken her back. The T12 vertebra was fractured and a bone fragment had broken away and threatened, knife-like, to sever her spine.

The prognosis for Tanja, according to the specialists, was grim. She should steel herself to the notion that she might never walk again. “From the start I said, ‘No! This won’t happen.’ Friends who visited were shocked and upset, but I was saying, It’s OK. I’ll be OK. They thought the morphine had made me delusional.” The hardest thing, she now admits, was when her boys came to the hospital bedside. They were frightened. “It was too scary for them to see Mummy lying flat on her back with tubes coming out of her. So I asked Ian not to bring them.”

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What helped most was the amount of support that flooded in from the local community; Tanja knew her boys would be well cared for in her absence. And so began a gruelling journey to get well. “By day four, I just wanted to go home. I was lying in a ward full of spinal injuries; one elderly woman had died in the middle of the night of a heart attack. It wasn’t where I wanted to be to heal.” For the next couple of days, Tanja weaned herself off the high doses of morphine administered to quell her pain. By day 11, she was fitted with an abdominal brace, and bid farewell to the doctors and nurses on the spinal ward. Home in the bosom of her family, Tanja set about getting in touch with others in similar situations. “The best thing I did was connect with others who had been through similar injuries – it was surprising to discover how many people had broken their neck or back!” She got in touch with a local GP who cycled regularly to her farm gate to check on her. She took herbal and homeopathic remedies and used a clay poultice to help knit the bone. In effect, says Tanja, she treated herself as she would treat one of her beloved horses following an injury.

The first thing Tanja did after arriving home was to visit Komett. He had been turned loose in the paddock and as she approached he hung his head. “He knew exactly what had happened,” she says, “and he felt terrible.” What this go-getter found most difficult was simply “doing nothing”. For six months she couldn’t sit upright without the safety of her brace. One day, when Ian and the boys had gone out for the day, she was lying in bed when she needed to go to the bathroom. She scanned the room for her brace and realised it was out of reach. She had no choice but to lie patiently and wait until someone returned. At last Tanja’s doctors agreed she was ready to remove the brace. Her specialists were surprised by what they saw on their scans; a few even began to wonder if their initial diagnosis was wrong. Most importantly, the floating fragment that had threatened to sever Tanja’s spine had seamlessly knitted back into the spinal column. She was safe.

Finally, in August 2009, when Ian and the boys were out, she led Komett from the paddock to the small yard adjacent to the family homestead. Tanja set up her camera on the side of the arena to capture the moment. She put on her helmet, didn’t bother with a saddle, just jumped on over his rugs, and “giggled myself stupid!” Komett and she simply sat there, unmoving, happy as larks. Ten gruelling, astounding, miraculous months after her dream ride that had ended in disaster, Tanja was not only walking and back in the saddle – she was also heading off for her first show in Murwillumbah in northern NSW.

“This was the biggest step of all. I was driving out of town, looked into the rear vision mirror and saw Komett in the float behind me. I cried the whole way,” she says.

She won her event that day, and came second in her overall section, and so was named Reserve Champion. As she was called to receive her green sash, fellow riders and spectators who knew about Tanja’s comeback were wiping away tears. Tanja herself couldn’t hold back her strong feelings of elation mixed with relief, and cried herself. The official handing out the sashes patted her on the shoulder and reassured her that second place was nothing to cry about. “If only he knew,” says Tanja with a huge smile. “ Those were tears of joy.”

In March 2010, Tanja and Komett competed in the National Arabian Championships in Sydney. Komett was awarded three Top 10 placings. They continue to train together. - Ed.

“I would like to thank Laura Smith from the AHSA for being an incredibly supportive friend and getting me in touch with Clint Bilson and Kate Luckock. Both had similar injuries and I will never be able to thank them enough for the time they took in helping me with their individual stories of rehabilitation.” - Tanja Branson.

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The NSW State Titles were held on the 11th of September, and a lovely spring day heralded the beginning of the NSW Arabian show season. There were some lovely new youngsters making their debut, amongst a beautiful array of horses.

We had a glimpse of the stunning young stallion RHR Heir of Marwan (imp USA), who went Champion Stallion, and the evolution of Gold N Wings, the current Australian Champion Led Arabian Stallion becoming a full time saddle horse, winning both the Ridden Arabian Stallion Championship and the All Breeds Ridden Challenge from a very large class of quality horses. Numbers were down in the purebred ring, and although the catalogue showed quite large class entries for some classes, many failed to show. Other purebred champions included High Calibre (Jnr Gelding), River Oak Prominence (Snr Gelding), River Oak Silver Edition (Colt), Bremervale Delilah (Mare), & Miss Eminence(Filly). Miss Eminence also won the Amateur Led Championship with Katie Smith.

The young saddle horse classes were very high in quality and most of the youngsters worked superbly for what was, for many, their first outing under saddle. The ridden purebreds were good size classes with a range of horses in type and education. Champion Mare was the beautiful Bremervale Loreal & Champion Gelding was the grey crabbet gelding Shadz of Wentworth. Both were Novices last season, and have proved they will be major contenders for the coming shows.

Just One Moment of KC had a fantastic show winning Champion Hack and placing in the top ten in both the led and ridden Challenges. The Halter Challenge was won by Dreamtime Valentino, out of a field of 36 horses. The Led and Ridden pony stallion championships were won by Sarahn Centre Stage, with Halimas Prince Charming in Reserve. The Show was very well run, and amazingly it stuck strictly to time. The committee is to be congratulated on a very successful show.

Left: RHR Heir of Marwan (imp USA), owned by Karinn Panuccio, shown by Greg Andrews.

Below: Gold N Wings, owned and shown by Courtney Gibson of Crown Lodge Show Horses.

for The Arabian Horse Online Magazine

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1 - Niche Shadows Painted Man, Kezlar Park2 - Aloha Sundowner, owned by S Lazar & ridden by K Strath3 - Makeher Jazz, K Smith4 - Streamville Park Fayvia, owned by BJ & ND King & shown by Streamville Park & J Charnock5 - Little Paddocks Gift, P Cormack & Tinela Lodge6 - EBL One Night In Paris, T Walsh & EB Lodge7 - Woombai Desert Dawn, J Blackett

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See us at EQUITANA!Booth #227

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By Fia Hasko-Stewart for The Arabian Horse Online Magazine.

The Shahzada Memorial Test based at St Albans in NSW (north of Windsor) is widely known as The Ultimate Test in Australian endurance. In fact many believe it to be the longest, hardest annual endurance ride anywhere in the world.

It is not just the distance – 400 kms in five days. The terrain that horses and riders must cover each day at Shahzada is unlike any “normal” endurance ride anywhere. I have described it as mountain climbing with horses, as many of the trails are so steep and so rocky. Almost all riders get off for these sections while the horses have to jump and down numerous rock ledges, turning on the spot to follow the trail at times with steep drops on the side.

For this reason it takes a special horse and rider to tackle the Shahzada trails. Yet there are some who come back year after year to face and meet the challenge.

This year was the 30th Shahzada and for the many devotees of the ride it was thrilling to have a large field of 79 riders saddled and ready to go at 4 am on Monday August 23. There was a period where entries dropped markedly as completion rates were very low due to the drought. This year, there were riders from Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and NSW – the prize for the rider who came the furthest went to Alwyn Toorenbeek from Rockhampton who was trying Shahzada for the first time although he is well into his 70s.

Several other older riders also showed that age is a state of mind and that endurance riding is a sport for all. Maureen Feltham from Queensland attempted and completed the 400 kms for the second year in a row, an amazing feat. Maureen and her horse Malali did 100kms on the Sunday, and then went on to complete Shahzada in the very creditable time of 37 hours and 5 minues (6th place).

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It was a sign of how fast riders went this year, that Maureen’s time would have earned second place overall in 2009! First across the line in 2010 was the Queenslander Marion Lengronne, riding Sasam. Marion led all week and completed in 32 hours and 19 minutes, 1 hour and 2 minutes ahead of 2nd placegetter Fia Hasko-Stewart on Blake’s Heaven Bombora. Marion and Sasam also won the Queensland Faraway 320 kms marathon both in 2010 and 2009 but this was their first attempt at Shahzada. A number of other first time horses and riders were also successful.

At the other end of the scale of Shahzada experi-ence were sisters Karen Rhodes and Anne Barlow. Karen put herself firmly at the top of the Shahzada honour roll with an astonishing 16th completion out of 17 attempts – despite a very scary moment when her horse’s breast plate broke on the Steps, the most notorious section of rock ledges. Anne, riding much of it with Karen, gained her 11th golden buckle out of 13 attempts.

Other notable completors were the former Shahzada head vet (and popular Shahzada Idol performer) Kym Hagon, who rode Diamond R Boston to 3rd overall and 1st heavyweight, former head of the Shahzada committee, Neil Clarkson on his stallion Espirit Sherwood, who won the new Halifax Hayes award, and the ever –smiling Shahzada publicist Sue Todd who again completed on her super appaloosa mare Shakista and won the best managed award after receiving straight A’s in her logbook all week.

In the end, 33 of the 79 starters completed the ride, comprising 13 middleweight, 8 heavyweight, 11 lightweight and 1 junior (Mia Bodewes). A surpris-ingly high number 14, were vetted out or withdrew on the last day. They included Wendy Bootle who joined the “Friday Club” when her well travelled and well-known horse Blue Bopp was deemed lame at the end of 400 kms; and the only other junior en-trant, Talea Hasko-Stewart who was equal 2nd when she was vetted out at 370 kms.

To get so close and then to fail is bitter-sweet, yet many who do so will come back again, because the challenge is the allure of the Ultimate Test.

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Who better to kick off our “Whatever happened to?” feature, than a remarkable icon of the Arabian breed… Australian Champion at halter and under saddle, and a mare too! Enjoy.

Written by Julie Canacott, Jaytee Arabian Stud for The Arabian Horse Online Magazine.

From the date she was born on 30th October, 1987, we knew she was special. An iridescent chestnut foal, floating across the paddock, dancing on air beside her precious dam – her quality was evident from such a young age. This quality was no accident; her breeding almost ensured she would have every chance at making her own mark in history.

Her Sire – the “movement machine” and still King of River Oak Arabians to this day, the legendary Arjai Summitt. Sire of many Australian Champion Arabian horses.

Her dam – Arabian Park Ruling Queen, a Supreme Champion show mare herself and a Grand-daughter of one of the top show mares in Australia, “Desert Queen”, Giselle certainly had a reputation to uphold. Jaytee Copellia, a full sister to Giselle, was also an Australian Champion under saddle and at halter.

From her first wobbly steps she was always so self assured and trotted around with her nose in the air, her feet never seemed to touch the ground. Giselle’s tall elegance and her superb free floating action gave her that “Star” quality. She just loves to show off, whether in the show ring or at home and still at 23 years young she trots proudly around her paddock with that well known ground covering movement and tail flagging. She is definitely the matriarch of Jaytee Arabians.

Jaytee Giselle won Champion at her first show, the first of many Champions and Supremes in an illustrious show career spanning 3 states.

After her many wins in the halter ring it was decided that she would have to prove herself under saddle. At her first show under saddle, she won the National Arabian Stud Show Snaffle Bit Maturity and Novice Arabian Mare, her next show was the 1992 Australian National Championships in Brisbane, where she won Australian National Champion Arabian Mare Under Saddle.

Too young to retire at only 4 years of age, it was decided to show her again in the halter ring and Giselle was awarded Australian National Champion Arabian Mare in 1993.

She won and placed at major events, under International Judges including: Neubacher (Austria), Prine Carr (USA), Bruce Clark(USA), Joanna Maxwell (UK), Carolyn Murray (UK), Frank Richardson (UK), Bill Trapp (USA), Elizabeth Salmon (USA), Holger Ismer (Germany), Mike Villasenor (USA), Fredrickson (Denmark) and Peter Upton (UK).

Giselle then became a worthy member of the broodmare band and had a lovely filly by The Fugitive Imp USA (dec), Jaytee Marquissa, who was sold to Western Australia and won many awards over there both in halter and under saddle, including Supreme Pure Arabian at the Royal Perth Show. Her filly by Royal Gindi, Jaytee Royal Dancer started a career in endurance but was cut short so she could be leased to Al Marah Arabians in the USA. She is now owned by Tracy and Peter John from Berwick Endurance Arabians in Victoria.

Giselle was also leased to Al Marah and had two beautiful daughters who were exported to the USA.

Jaytee Giselle is now enjoying her retirement at Jaytee and Julie and Terry never grow tired of watching her frolicking around with her paddock mates Jaytee Coppelia and Jaytee Majestic Princess.

She was a wonderful show mare and broodmare and certainly worthy of her dual Australian National Arabian Championship titles.

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The Perth Royal Show, one of the four ‘A’ Class Arabian shows in Western Australia, is one that evokes a huge variety of emotions with competitors; however the 2010 event, presided over by judge Astra Temple from NSW, saw a fantastic turnout of quality horses competing for the Championships on offer.

The fillies and mares had one of the most competitive turnouts that has been seen in many years at this show. Lanaryn Stud bred the first place winners in both the Yearling Filly and 2 and 3 Year Old Filly classes, with their own Lanaryn Psymphony and Kylie Diver’s Lanaryn Nazeerah respectively, ahead of Tanya York’s Challsea WF and Stardale Glamouraas, owned and bred by Jill and Leanne Willoughby. The senior mare class was one of the largest of the day, with this year’s winner being announced as Keralyn Frazer’s Amir El Shaklan daughter, Ima Babe, ahead of Stapylton Park D’Aliiance, owned by Peta Turland. These two mares went on to be awarded Champion and Reserve Filly or Mare respectively.

The stallion classes also had an impressive turnout, with Stacey Davis’s flashy Valdemar Lea winning the Colt class ahead of the Sorgentano’s Windarrah Park Desert Illusion and Fern Christie’ Mo Chrio Keeper of Dreams. Another flashy chestnut, this time Kiley Galbraith’s Pembrooke Park Shakhaan, took out top honours in the Senior Stallion class ahead of The Black Magic, owned by Nitro Park Arabians and went on to be awarded the Championship with Valdemar Lea in Reserve. In an unusual format, the winners of the Junior Classes competed for Champion Arabian Filly Colt or Gelding, with Valdemar Lea ahead of Jill and Leanne Willoughby’s Stardale Glamouraas.

In the Senior Gelding classes the numbers were high and quality outstanding. The eventu-al Champion was Belinda Richardson’s sensational moving Hume Creek Khalif ahead of a familiar face in the Australian showing, which was that of the Copeman’s well performed Top Fancy Let’s Party. Both these geldings went on the place in the ridden classes in the afternoon, as well as Party winning the popular Classic Trot class ahead of Elizabeth Rutherford’s lovely grey mare, Dania.

Unfortunately the ridden classes lacked numbers this year but the quality was high, with The Black Magic making his ridden debut, winning his class ahead of Carol Willcocks Marbling Nabaroo. Stapylton Park D’Aliiance was first place in the Ridden Mare ahead of Dania, while Karla Illingworth produced some beautiful work with her Sirius KEI to take out the gelding class and eventual Championship ahead of Chloe Radford’s ever reli-able performer Wandu Hills Maestro.

The Arabian Derivatives had a mixed variety of turnouts. With all the registries grouped together, the variety in horses was extreme and with class numbers varying from only one to nearly twenty, it made for some difficult decisions in the judging. Kelly Carr’s Highfield O’Phellea was the eventual Female Champion amongst a group of exceptional mares and fillies. The geldings, unsurprisingly, had the largest turnout, with Braylea Showtime winning the Junior Class while Kate Vaughan’s Pembrooke Park Princeton continued his winning ways, with a first in the Senior Class before being awarded the eventual Champi-onship. Keralyn Frazer’s Redline Shooting Star was awarded the Reserve. Although small in numbers, the quality in the colt and stallion classes was truly exceptional. The elegant Willowcroft Soprano owned by Michelle Willems was Champion Stallion or Colt and the eventual Supreme, with Thorne Park Poetry, owed by Danielle Cujjpers in Reserve.

It is wonderful to see some of the well performing halter horses come back out in the afternoon to take on the saddle classes, they truly prove the versatility of the breed. The Supreme Halter horse, Willowcroft Soprano was awarded second place in the stallion class behind Sharyn Armstrong’s fancy palomino, Picasso’s Fortune in Gold while Pem-brooke Park Princeton was ridden to first place in the gelding class by owner Kate, in front of Felicity Rushry’s Nalla Fortune Teller. The mare class was arguably the toughest of them all, presenting both the eventual Champion and Reserve in Alexandra Roberts’ Palmerston Park Silhouette and Country Elegance, owned by Belinda Leeson.

The Perth Royal Show offers the greatest opportunity in Western Australia to present the wonderful Arabian horse to members of the general public, rather than simply the ‘con-verted’ who attend the other ‘A’ Class shows and so it was wonderful to see a number of horses and riders participating in the costume classes, which are always a spectacle and attraction for the observers around the Main Arena. With four spectacular entries in the Show Costume class, which involved a true gallop across the arena, Top Fancy Let’s Party, sparkling in blue, was awarded first place ahead of Keralyn Frazer’s Redline Premoni-tion. Keralyn came back out later in the day adorned in the traditional native costume, this time taking out line honours with Leanne Willoughby and Arabika Linkoln in second place.

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