Jan 15 2018
Yesterday, Hanna Luise (Hansi) Heck-Melnyk passed away at her farm in Hawthorne, Florida at the age of 86. With her, the Arabian horse world has lost a major breeder, but also a belligerent pedigree expert. Born in 1931, Hansi Heck-Melnyk emigrated to Canada at a young age. Her actual equestrian origin were warmblood horses, and …
Oct 17 2017
A great breeder and mentor of the Arabian horse is no longer among us: Dr. Nasr Marei passed away this morning at the age of 75. I met him first some time in the 1990ies and finally visited him in his paradise-like stud Al Badeia in Cairo for the first time in 2003. Many more …
May 14 2016
It is with a heavy heart that I write these lines – completely surprising our colleague and photographer Erwin Escher has passed away. I still cannot comprehend, that the next shows will be without him, without his grin, without his humor, without his sometimes snappy comments about the horses in the ring. Born in 1959, …
May 13 2016
On 10th May 2016, Sigi Siller, founder of Om El arab passed away – the world of Arabian horses would look different without her influence, her vision and her drive. Om El Arab stud, which – with El Shaklan – gave the world one of the most important sires of all times, actually started with …
Apr 30 2016
Her logo “Fil” we know from many photos, that capture the true spirit and essence of the Arabian horse in a most unique way – no more, as the known and talented photographer Irina Filsinger passed away after a long illness. Irina Filsinger grew up with horses – her father, Dr. Erwin Filsinger, a vet …
Feb 10 2016
Today, Alexander Ponomarev died in the morning; on 27th December last year he celebrated his 76th birthday. Alexander Ponomarev studied veterinary medicine and afterwards spend some years in the former GDR to gain some work experience. Therefore he spoke some German, as well. In 1971, as a young vet, he was appointed as successor of …
Feb 08 2016
Yesterday, Liz Salmon lost her battle against cancer, a battle she fought for such a long time in the most admirable way. Although she lost this last fight, she won the hearts of many with her positive and encouraging attitude and she was an inspiration for many with a similar fate. Born in England, she …
Feb 03 2016
Kurz vor ihrem 88. Geburtstag starb am 26. Januar Eilika Fürstin zu Leiningen. Geboren wurde sie am 2. Februar 1928 in Ostholstein als viertes Kind (von neun) von Erbgroßherzogs Nikolaus von Oldenburg und der Prinzessin Helene zu Waldeck und Pyrmont. 1950 heiratete sie Emich Fürst zu Leiningen, mit dem Sie vier Kinder hatte, zwei Söhne …
Nov 22 2015
“I mag nimmer” tönte es in letzter Zeit öfters aus dem Telefon. In der Nacht vom 20. Auf den 21. November ist der Pferdekenner und Hippologe Hans Brabenetz im Alter von 92 Jahren friedlich eingeschlafen. Seinen Militärdienst und Rekrutenausbildung absolvierte er beim Reiterzug, die Kriegszeit verbrachte Hans Brabenetz zumeist an der Ostfront, zwischendurch auch einige …
Mar 31 2015
In Memoriam – A wonderful video about the life and work of Izabella Zawadzka on the occasion of receiving the AHBA award (in English only). See also the obituary. Izabella Pawelec-Zawadzka from AHBA on Vimeo.
