Aug 24 2016
Born in 1987 at Janow Podlaski, Pilot (out of Pipi) was one of the few Fawor-sons who was used on a considerable scale in breeding. He was sold as a youngster to Millfield Stables in USA, where he left some offspring before he was sold to the UK. Here, he sired some foals for his …
Aug 02 2016
There are several approaches to unearth the origin of the Arabian breed. One of them is through DNA analysis, another is by archaeological findings. Both seem to come to the same result: The Arabian breed originated in what we know today as Syria. Genetic Approach For his dissertation, Dr Khanshour of Texas A&M University analyzed …
Jul 05 2016
There are many characteristics, which – in their entirety – characterise the Arabian horse. On a scale, each of these characteristics has an optimum. The question is, where this optimum lies on the scale – always at the top end? Take for example the size, this ranges in Arabian horses from 1,40 to 1,65 cm …
Jul 02 2016
Marenga (Menes / Marei), eine der Gründerstuten des Gestüts Sax ging im Alter von 28 Jahren ihren letzten Gang – über die Regenbogenbrücke. Gezüchtet von Silvia Garde-Ehlert, kam Marenga als Jährling ins Gestüt Sax, wo sie die nächsten 27 Jahre bleiben sollte. Ihren größten Erfolg im Schauring feierte sie 1992, als sie Europa-Reserve-Championesse wurde. Bedeutender …
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 …
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
Gerade noch haben wir seinen 31. Geburtstag gefeiert, heute müssen wir nun Abschied nehmen von Drug, einem der ganz Großen der russischen Vollblutaraberzucht und einem der letzten “Allrounder”, die Schönheit und Leistung in idealer Weise verbanden. Alles weitere lesen Sie in seinem “Geburtstags-Artikel”…
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 …
May 07 2016
Again, one of the truly Great ones has left us far too early: Enzo (Padrons Psyche / RD Bey Shampane) died at the age of 17 years. Enzo himself was 2005 US National Champion Stallion and 2003 Scottsdale Champion, but in Europe, it was through his offspring that he got a name as sire of …
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 …
