Jul 31 2019
Potato Richardson with Filouette at the Tevis Cup 2015photo: www.cogneephotograhy.com American endurance icon Potato Richardson (aged 76) had an accident while training his mare La Princessa Tzia for the oncoming Tevis Cup. On a training ride, both horse and rider struck a tree protruding on the trail and fell. Potato Richardson suffered from a broken …
Jul 31 2019
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
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 …
Jul 29 2019
Last weekend, the European Championships for Sports Arabians took place, once again in Wiener Neustadt. Most successful nation was Germany, whose riders took five times Gold, and three Silver and Bronze medals, respectively – with only five participants from Germany present!
Jul 25 2019
Simeon Stud is Australia’s most famous stud for Straight Egyptians. Its breeding program had a major impact on Australia’s Arabian horse breeding. Reason enough for me to take a closer look at today’s breeding program and to remember my first visits here in 1988 and 1993. Nestled behind a huge hedge in Dural, only a …
Jul 24 2019
For the second time, Zorabia Sports Club, together with the Arabian Horse Breeders Association of Romania, held a show for Arabian horses at the end of June. About 40 horses and their owners followed the invitation for the show, which was held in the sports club Zorabia, outside of Sibiu (Hermannstad). In Romania, purebred Arabians …
Jul 19 2019
Who of the participants of the WAHO Conference 2007 in Syria does not fondly remember this country? In the following years, Syria had become one of my most preferred destinations in the Middle East – for its unique horse population, for its cultural heritage, but on top of all for its people. After eight years …
Jul 19 2019
Almost every day we are bombarded with horror pictures and news that show tormented animals – also in the horse world, and yes, also in the world of the Arabian horse. There are the show horses, who fearfully fix their handler, not to miss the moment when he probably lowers the whip and they get …
Jul 16 2019
The Egyptian State Stud El Zahraa invites everybody for the Egyptian National Championship, the 21st International Championship and ECAHO B-Show which will take place on 31st October to 3rd November 2019. There will not only the shows, but many other interesting activities around the Arabian horse, such as artists and art galleries, photographers and a …
Jul 16 2019
Junior Female ChampionshipGold: PEARL EDEN KA (QR Marc / Prisma de Lafon), *2017, B: Knocke Arabians / BESilver: BIDZINA KA (QR Marc / Bid Persia), *2016, B: Knocke Arabians / BEBronze: FORELOCK’S YINX (FS Reflexion / Forelock’s Yessy), *2016, B: Forelock’s Arabians / NL Senior Female ChampionshipGold: PHIROUETTES (QR Marc / Polenta), *2009, B: Knocke …
