 SLOVENIA |
 SOUTH AFRICA |
| GOLDEN CROWN 1978, Dark Chestnut stallion. Breeder: Cromes Arabian Stud. Owner: Joze Zver. Strain: Kehailan Rodan (Rodania, 1869). |
| The Slovenian Arabian Stud Book Authority is pleased to announce that the 29-year old stallion Golden Crown, owned by Joze Zver, Brezovica, Slovenia has been awarded the 2006 WAHO Trophy for Slovenia. |
| Despite the fact that this grand old stallion was first registered in Great Britain and not in Slovenia, which is considered a first criterion for the WAHO Trophy, we decided to make a one-off exception and make the award to him because of the fact that he was the first purebred Arab stallion used for breeding in Slovenia. |
| Golden Crown has had an interesting life. Having sired one foal in England, at the age of 5 he was exported from Britain to Iraq, where he was registered in the WAHO accepted Iraq stud book Volume 1. He had no purebred offspring in Iraq, and was acquired there by his owner, who had been working in that country, and brought back to Slovenia in 1988. |
| Since his breeding career started in Slovenia, he has produced thirteen fillies and seven colts registered so far. Of these, seven mares and two stallions are themselves already being used for breeding, thus strongly influencing the relatively small population of Arab horses in Slovenia. |
| The offspring of Golden Crown all inherit his best characteristics, of which his type is most outstanding without fail. This stallion’s contribution to the Arabians of Slovenia has been exceptional and he more than deserves the 2006 WAHO Trophy. |
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| SIDI BALLALAIKA 1991, dark bay mare. (Laddinn x Sidi Narimaan). Breeder & Owner: Mr. Jack Maritz. Strain: Kehaileh Rodanieh (Rodania, 1869). |
| Sidi Ballalaika has been awarded the 2006 WAHO trophy by the council of the Arab Horse Society of South Africa. Sidi Ballalaika is a consistent winner at halter, ridden and performance championships in South Africa. She was South African Supreme National Champion Mare in 1994 and has won numerous championships under saddle over the years. |
Presenting the WAHO Trophy to the 2006 winner, Sidi Ballalaika and Jack Maritz Jnr.
is Johan du Plessis, President of Arab Horse Society of South Africa. |
| Sidi Ballalaika is also a great broodmare, having produced two Supreme South African National Champion Mares namely Sidi Victoria (1997) and Sidi Namira that won the title as Supreme South African National Champion Mare twice in 2001 and 2002. With a truly international pedigree combining lines well established in South Africa which originated from Egypt, Poland, USA and Britain, she was bred and is still owned by Mr Jack Maritz of the Sidi Arabian Stud near Upington. |
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 SWEDEN |
| FIOLEK Grey stallion, 1986. (Zacateco / Rijeka). Owner and breeder: Doña Teresa de Borbon of the Flor de Lis Stud. Strain: Managhi Sbeyli (Beni Kaled, 1918). |
| After the unanimous choice of Zacateco in 2005, Spain has changed its method of selection to a points system, taking into account Show and Sports results of both the nominee and of his most successful offspring. |
| In 2006, the Spanish Breed Association, AECCA, was pleased to announce that the clear winner of the WAHO Trophy was FIOLEK, born in 1986. |
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| Son of the previous year’s winner Zacateco and the mare Rijeka ( Vasallo x Nevisca), Fiolek is owned and bred by Doña Teresa de Borbon of the Flor de Lis Stud. He is a wonderful mover whose gentle nature makes him a pleasure to ride and he has competed successfully in Cross country competitions and flat racing, as well as becoming National Reserve Champion in hand. But above all, he possesses what all breeders look for when selecting a stallion - that his offspring are even better than he is! |
Some of his better known get are :-
Lobeke, who is, among other things, Netherlands National in hand Champion, Top 10 in the World Championship in Paris and winner of the Dutch Open Eventing Championship; Obelisco, with excellent results in Show, Flat racing and Endurance; Pikara, excelling in Show and Eventing; and many others, all with their fathers´ strong movement and tremendous heart in all they undertake. |
Doña Teresa receiving the Trophy from Lieutenant Colonel Rubalcaba, head of
the Stallion Depots in Avila, as the representative of the owners (Yeguada Militar)
of the previous years' winner. |
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| PAMIR Bay stallion, 1984. (Nadejni / Preria). Breeder: Birgitta Fock. Owner: Ingrid Kindh. Strain: Seglawi Jedran (Emese, 1880). |
| The bay stallion Pamir has been awarded Sweden’s 2006 WAHO Trophy in recognition of his superb lifetime achievements as a breeding stallion. Evaluated in 1987 as a breeding Stallion First Class, Pamir is the sire of many very high class racing horses. Many of these offspring were full brothers and sisters that he got with his lifetime “wife” Djamiljah. (Djamiljah is by Prokaznik out of Indian Shade/Indian King. She is the dam of 21 foals – the last one named Black Jack.) |
Pamir with his owner Ingrid Kindh and handler Magnus Tingshagen. Photos are the Copyright of Martin Larsson, Sweden |
| Many of these offsprings are now put into breeding programmes themselves and keep delivering offspring of very high quality. |
Pamir with his handler Magnus Tingshagen
Photos are the Copyright of Martin Larsson, Sweden |
Pamir was 22 years old when awarded the WAHO Trophy. He is a living legend in Sweden and in Arabian racing circles. This wonderful old stallion is a very worthy winner of this prestigious award. Congratulations from all of us to Pamir and also to Ingrid Kindh, who with her knowledge and feeling gave him this remarkable career! |
Examples of Pamir’s offspring:
- Lill Sham (out of Djamiljah). 28 races (21 wins – 5 times 2nd place – 0 times 3rd place);
2nd in European Race Meeting 1997; 1st in European Race Meeting 1998; 2nd in Dubai International Classic; 1st in Swedish Grand Prix – twice; Best 3 year old; 2 sons sold to UAE.
- Pamor (out of Djamiljah). 11 (10-1-0); 1st Derby; 1st Swedish Grand Prix; Sold to Oman.
- Pamill (mare) (out of Djamiljah). 22 (7-5-6) 1st Derby; Best 3 year old 1995; 1st Dutch Open Junior Championship; 1st Scandinavian Championship; 2nd VFS Grand Prix 1996 and 1997.
- Filur (out of Djamiljah). 20 (4-7-2); Best 3 year old; 4th Hobbs Melville Sprint; Best Swedish bred racehorse 1998.
- Black Jack (out of Djamiljah). 39 (11-8-5) Still racing. Derby Winner.
- Palett (out of Natasjah). 10 (1-2-0). 2nd Criterium; 2nd Derby; Best Swedish bred race horse.
- Antykwariat (out of Algia). 12 (1-2-1).
- Chiiki (out of Nadjah). 44 (2-5-6).
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 SYRIA |
| JERIDAN Chestnut stallion, (Rihan / Jezabel). Chestnut stallion, 1986. Breeder: Hans und Hedy Hartmann-Schweizer. Owner: The Hossle-Hartmann. Strain: Hamdani Simri (Selma). |
| The members of the Swiss Arab Horse Society were invited to choose their favourite horse for the WAHO trophy 2006 out of five candidates who were presented with their life performance in the Society’s periodical. The winner was the breeding stallion Jeridan. He was honoured on the occasion of the 2007 general meeting of the society in Avenches. |
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| The chestnut stallion Jeridan was born in 1986. His sire is the Egyptian stallion Rihan (EAO) by Aseel out of Hakima and his dam is the mainly Crabbet-bred mare Jezabel CH by Shah Jehan GB out of Winged Hour GB. Jeridan’s grandsire, Shah Jehan, was bred by N. D. Hardcastle at Mill Farm, England, mainly out of Crabbet lines. He was born in 1971, and he had been a junior champion in England before he was imported to Switzerland as a four-year-old by Mr. Hans Hartmann, a founding member of the Swiss Arab Horse Society. Shah Jehan was the first purebred Arab to take part in a stallion licensing at the Swiss National Stud of warm-blooded horses in Avenches. He passed his type and performance to his 68 children. One of them was Jeridan’s dam which was used primarily for breeding. |
| Jeridan participated in the stallion licensing as a four-year-old where he was classified “A”. As a six-year-old he passed the performance test for breeding stallions in Frauenfeld consisting of free jumping, a cross-country event, an endurance ride of 40 km, and a test ride by a judge. Jeridan took part in official jumping competitions on RI- and RII-Levels and in three-day-events as well as in about 100 jumping and dressage competitions on a club-level. He was placed among the first three horses in jumping and/or three-day-eventing from 1995 to 1997 and in 2002/2003 by the Swiss Arab Horse Society. He won the derby of Trakehner horses in 1997 in Berne, the competition in Oberdorf 2002 and the Swiss National Championship of ridden Arabian Horses of our society in 2002 and 2003 in the category jumping as well as 2003 in dressage, just to mention only a few successful results. |
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| Till today, Jeridan is the only stallion that has got the highest score “A” for body and movement, performance, and progeny from the Swiss Breeding Society for Anglo- and Partbred-Arabs (ZAM). The classification “A” means that the stallion is recommended as a top-class stallion with respect to all three criterions, and that he lies clearly above the average of the breed. |
| Jeridan’s offspring is always very correct in body and legs. He passes on his kind character and his abilities as a riding-horse. This is also true for progeny out of warm-blooded mares. Up today he has covered a big number of mares, and more than 62 healthy foals have been born. 16 of these are purebred Arabians and 46 are Partbreds. His children are also very successful in shows and ridden competitions such as jumping, dressage and endurance, and in driving. At the annual big show of the Swiss Breeding Society for Anglo- and Partbred-Arabs in the year 2000, six of his descendants reached an average score of 8.38. Scores of 8 points are usually only reached by 10% of the competing horses. In 2003, 2005 and 2006 he was the sire of the foal champion that was then qualified to participate in the Swiss National Allbreed-Championships competing against Warmbloods. |
| Jeridan is till today probably the purebred Arabian stallion in Switzerland with the highest performance combining breeding and riding. |
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| KHOOSHMAN Black stallion. 2001. (Sahab / Al Sahra). Breeder & owner: Nizar J. As’ad, Al Jameel Stud. Strain: Kehailan Armoush. |
| The Syrian Arabian Horse Associated has awarded their 2006 WAHO Trophy to the black stallion, Khooshman, winner of the Syrian National Stallion Champion title in 2006. He traces on his dam’s side entirely to Original Arabians from the Tai tribe, her ancestors are from a number of strains including Kehailet Krush Al Baida, Hamdanieh Semrieh, Saglawieh Marzakanieh, Saglawieh Jedranieh and Kehailet Armousheh. From his sire’s side, he traces to horses bred by the Shammar tribe, including the strains Seglawieh jedraniey Ibn Zobeini, Kehailan Khidli and Keheileh Nawakieh. |
PHOTO, L-R: Zeyad Najjar, Handler; Mohammed Al Wadi, Director of Arabian
Stud Book Office at the Ministry of Agriculture; Khoshman Mohammed, Manager
of Al Jameel Stud; Basil Jadaan, President, Syrian Arabian Horse Association. |
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 TURKEY |
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| KAFKASLI Bay stallion. 2002. (Caş / 18. Malike). Breeder: Karacabey State Stud. Owner: Mr. Remazan Kaya. Strain: Ubeyyan (Malike 1929). |
| A special commission formed by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has selected the young stallion KAFKASLI from a number of candidates as the winner of Turkey’s 2006 WAHO Trophy. |
| They considered that KAFKASLI displays all the phenotypic features of the purebred Arabian horse. In particular, he showed very good performance on the racetrack in the years 2005 and 2006, when he took part in a total of 49 races. Of these, and in a country where the racing is very competitive, he achieved the excellent record of 29 wins on both turf and artificial surfaces at racetracks all over Turkey, including Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, and Bursa. These included 6 Group I wins, 5 Group II wins and 14 Group III wins. Kafkasli also placed in 18 further races. His sire, Caş, won 15 Group races between the years 1996-2000, and is making his mark as a successful sire, with progeny such as Fermande, Uçanbey, Zigana and Zirve. |
| It is considered that KAFKASLI promises a good future as a sire for Turkish Arabian breeding and racing. |
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| The award was presented by Mr. Ismael Hakki Sayin, General Director of TIGEM, and by Dr. Emin Pekkaya, Turkish Arabian Stud Book Registrar, to KAFKASLI and his owner, Mr. Remazan Kaya and to his breeder, Mr. Ismael Karatas, Manager of Karacabey State Stud, in a special award ceremony at Istanbul’s famous Veliefendi Hipodromu. |
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 URUGUAY |
| FRANZARA Bay mare 1992. (Bonanza / Treeyews Farona). Bred by Mrs. Lesley A. Dunn, owned by Lesley & Ray Dunn. Strain: Kehailet El Sharif (Scherifa, 1896). |
| The Council of the Arab Horse Society of Great Britain selected the outstanding endurance mare, Franzara, as their 2006 WAHO Trophy winner. Ridden throughout her competitive career by her owner/breeder, Lesley Dunn, Franzara was awarded the Trophy for her achievements in endurance at the highest level. |
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| Lesley Dunn and Franzara are presented with their WAHO Trophy by Annette Hedley, Chairman of AHS, and John Coward, President of AHS. |
| Franzara made a special appearance in the Main Ring at the 2006 British National Championships Show at Malvern to celebrate winning this prestigious award. The Trophy was presented to Lesley & Ray Dunn and Franzara by Mrs. Annette Hedley, Chairman of the AHS Council and WAHO Executive Committee Member, and Mr. John Coward, President of the Arab Horse Society. |
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Trophy winner Franzara with owner/breeder, Lesley Dunn
Photo by Eric Jones. |
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| H.M. ZAHIR 2001, Chestnut stallion. (Laman HVP / ON Silsila). Breeder: Pablo Cataldo. Owner: Blue Heaven Stud of Mr. Armani and Mr. Luccini. Strain: Kehailan Moradi (Sahara). |
| The Arabian Horse Breeders Association of Uruguay have awarded their 2006 WAHO Trophy to the stallion, H.M. Zahir. The presentation of the WAHO Trophy which took place at the gala night in the 5-star Conrad Hotel, during the National Championships Show in Punta Del Este, was the highlight of the event. |
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| 2006 Uruguayan WAHO Trophy winner, H.M. Zahir, with Marcelo Guinovar. |
| H.M. Zahir won this important award mainly through his excellent performance in various riding competitions as well as show and liberty classes. Ridden in competitions by Marcelo Guinovar as well as by Luca Luccini, unfortunately we are sad to report that Luca passed away due to a motorcycle accident. In the annual bulletin published by the Arabian Horse Breeders Association of Uruguay, due attention is paid to the WAHO Trophy winner and to the award ceremony. |
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L-R: Gustavo de Leon, President of the Uruguayan Arabian Horse Breeders Society,
Federico Garcia Brum, Secretary of WAHO, Pablo Luccini, co-owner of H.M. Zahir |
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 VENEZUELA |
| MONOGRAMM 1985. Chestnut. (Negatraz/Monogramma). Breeder: Richard G. or Kay E. Patterson. Owner: William J. or Meredith Bishop. Strain: Kehailan Moradi (Sahara, ca. 1840). |
| The Purebred Arabian Horse Registry of America awarded their 2006 WAHO Trophy for USA to the 21 year old stallion, Monogramm, in recognition of his outstanding achievements as a sire of significance both in USA and from his time on lease to Michalow Stud in Poland. His offspring born in Poland have been exported world-wide and have garnered countless National, International, Nations Cup, European and World Championships, and his daughters are proving to be outstanding broodmares. Just to mention a handful of his most significant progeny are the US National Champion mares Kwestura and Zagrobla, the Canadian National Champion mare Fallada, Reserve US National Stallion Champion Ganges, the World & European & Nations Cup Champion Ekstern, multi-champion Premier, and the multi-champion in USA in halter, sport horse and various ridden disciplines, Concensus. |
| Monogramma, bred by Tersk Stud in Russia and the dam of Monogramm, was a broodmare of world-wide significance in her own right. His sire, Negatraz, by the famous stallion Bask, was also bred by the Pattersons and proved to be a very important stallion over his long life-time. |
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