Aug 08 2020
Dr. Hans-Joachim Nagel and his wife Nawal On August 7th, the mentor of the Straight Egyptian horse, Dr. Hans-Joachim Nagel celebrated his 90th birthday at his Katharinenhof stud in Großenkneten. Born in 1930, Hans-Joachim Nagel studied economics and implemented large agricultural projects in the countries of the Near and Middle East in the 1950s. A …
Jul 19 2020
Nicole Barth war gerade 15 Jahre alt und verbrachte all ihre Freizeit im Gestüt Mundinger, als dort im Mai 1989 die Stute Mandana geboren wurde. Es war Liebe auf den ersten Blick. “In ihr hatte ich vom ersten Augenblick an eine unglaubliche Freundin, Weggefährtin und irgendwie auch eine Seelenverwandte, wenn es so etwas gibt”, erzählt …
Jul 07 2017
On 7th May, the mare Plejada AH celebrated her 30th birthday in Austria. She has been at the side of Alexandra Dietl since the age of two and a half and is an integral part of her life – although Alexandra Dietl had initially looked for a different type of ‘Arab’ … Even as a …
Jul 07 2017
Arabian horses are known for their longevity, but to celebrate the 35th birthday in good health, is not a common thing, not even in Arabians. For that reason we wish Count Sethos all the best and – quite contrary to all the others before him – dedicate these lines not to a famous breeding stallion …
Apr 09 2017
The oldest Arabian horse at Michałów turned 32 on 7th March: Eldon (Penitent / Erotyka). Born in 1985, Eldon became European Champion (1991) and Polish National Champion (1992) just like his sire Penitent several years before. And he raced – just like his sire – and achieved in 10 starts 3 wins (3; 4; 1; …
Apr 09 2017
On 5th March, Monarch AH (Wiking / Sasanka) celebrated his 30th birthday at his home at W’rsan Stables in Abu Dhabi. Quite a big crowd of international guests gathered to celebrate him, surrounded by a group of his magnificent daughters and granddaughters. But life has not always been so kind, as his dam died when …
May 18 2016
One of pioneers of Swedish Arabian horse breeding, Erik Erlandsson of Möllebackens Arabstuteri, celebrates his 88th birthday today – congratulations and all the best! Erik Erlandsson was never without horses and his first Arabian mare moved into his stables in 1963. It was no less than Canaria, the dam of Celebes. The mare had 15 …
Jan 31 2016
One of the very greats celebrated his 31st birthday these days: Drug (Prizrak / Karinka). The silver grey stallion was the first and only, who managed to be victorious at the top level races as well as shows and as such embodies the ideal of the Arabian horse: versatility, performance and beauty. Born at the …
Jan 10 2016
Es war das Jahr 2007, die Veranstaltung war die Beständeschau in Bern. Es kommt mir ein wunderschöner, brauner Hengst an der Seite seiner stolzen Besitzerin entgegen. Beide strahlen etwas ganz Besonders aus – es war ein Augenblick, den ich nie vergessen werde. Das war meine erste Begegnung mit Bafran El Shachad, oder “Shachi”, wie er …
Aug 30 2015
Early August, CH El Brillo (El Shaklan / AZH Basknaborra) celebrated his 30th birthday. It was a stroke of luck for La Movida Stud, when this El Shaklan son came into the stud in 1999. Ferdinand Huemer was actually looking for some El Shaklan daughters for his Ali Jamaal stallions, when he heard that Fritz …
