Die holländischen Rennfreunde haben kürzlich mit Margreet de Rui-ter-Floor eine treibende Kraft des holländischen Araberrennsports verloren. Zusammen mit ihrem bereits verstorbenen Mann Wiegand hat sie zwei Jahrzehnte lang die IFAHR tatkräftig unterstützt. Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes leitete Margreet den DARC (Dutch Arabian Racing Club) arbeitete unermüdlich daran, den arabischen Rennsport in den Niederlanden auszubauen. …
In Memoriam
Apr 19 2020
In Memoriam – Andrzej Strumiłło
Der 1927 in Vilnius geborene Maler, Grafiker, Bildhauer, Fotograf, Dichter, Schriftsteller und Illustrator Prof. Andrzej Strumiłło ist am 9. April im Alter von 93 Jahren gestorben. Was weniger bekannt ist, er war auch Züchter arabischer Pferde. Er hat einen großen Teil seines künstlerischen Schaffens dem Pferd gewidmet und hatte 2018 das Buch “Koń wschodni” (“Das …
Nov 19 2019
In Memoriam – Jan Calis
In October, Jan told me that next year he wanted to show Lobeke at a show – he would be 72, Lobeke 28, together makes a whopping 100 years. It should not happen anymore. Jan Calis, “The Flyng Dutchman” died this morning. That’s how we knew the “Flying Dutchman”… Born in 1948, Jan grew up …
Nov 18 2019
In Memoriam – H. H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
HH. Sheik Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the second son of Sheikh Zayed, the founder of the United Arab Emirates, died on 18 November at the age of 64. The Sandhurst Military Academy graduate previously served as deputy prime minister, but then became the president’s representative, a post he held until his death.In Arabian horse …
Oct 27 2019
In Memoriam – Wolfgang Eberhardt
The news spreads like wildfire: Wolfgang Eberhardt died today surprisingly at the age of 71. Only a week ago, we spoke at the VHS and licensing in Alsfeld extensively with each other. And now there is only this void … A graduated engineer by profession and an expert for the reconstruction of traffic accidents, his …
Jul 31 2019
In Memoriam – Urszula (Ula) Sawicka
Sad news from Poland has just reached us that the photographer Urszula Magdalena Sawicka succumbed to her illness on July 28th. “Ula”, who was a germanist by profession and therefore spoke excellent German, was also known in Arabian horse circles. She photographed all breeds of horses, but her love belonged to the Arabians and so …
Jul 29 2019
In Memoriam – Ryan Jones
It is with a heavy heart to write these lines and to inform about the passing of Ryan Jones, one of the most talented handlers in the Arabian horse world. The tragedy happened at the British Nationals at Malvern last weekend where Ryan died very suddenly, presumably of a heart attack. Ryan was born in …
Jan 22 2019
In Memoriam – Horst Stern
Auch wenn Horst Stern primär nichts mit arabischen Pferden zu tun hatte, so hat er doch mit seinen Büchern “Bemerkungen über Pferde”, “Bemerkungen über das Pferd im Zirkus” und “So verdient man sich Sporen” viel für das Pferd in den 1980er Jahren getan. Jetzt ist Horst Stern im Alter von 96 Jahren gestorben. Horst Stern …
Jan 23 2018
In Memoriam – Wegdan (Dani) El Barbary
With Dani El Barbary one of the most passionate horse women of Egypt has died. Emancipated and self-assured, she followed her heart and devoted herself entirely to her horse breeding – not a given thing for a woman in Egypt. As a young woman she became, and learned in several stables in Europe. Horses became …
Jan 16 2018
In Memoriam – Lenita Perroy
Just a few months before her 81st birthday, Brazilian breeder and judge Lenita (Maria Helena Ribeiro) Perroy passed away yesterday. With her, the Arab world has lost a breeder, who has created her own “horse type” in 35 years of breeding, by line breeding and a very special eye for beauty. Lenita Perroy was born …