Continuing with memories from the British National Championships in this Centenary year for the Arab Horse Society, we showcase our next British National Champion. Amazingly, this horse is also featured twice on our list, underlining just how great this ridden stallion truly was. Silver Satyr – by Tina Bennett Back in 1986, I was introduced by …
Our look into the British National Championships continues with a lovely Anglo Arab who took the title as a yearling. Scindian Sirdar – by Elizabeth Lester Scindian Sirdar arrived at Mill Farm in 1989 as a foal at foot. Owned by Noel Hardcastle, he was by Scindian Sultan and out of the Anglo Arab mare, …
Continuing with memories from the British National Championships in this Centenary year for the Arab Horse Society, we feature our next British National Champion. For this horse, we are going back in time once more, to the early 1980s. Manex – by Marilyn Sweet When I was asked to write a piece about my favourite British National …
Continuing with memories from the British National Championships in this Centenary year for the Arab Horse Society, we feature our next British National Champion. This mare actually appeared twice on the list, and it is easy to see why. Lalique DS – by Heather Brown When I was asked to write about my favourite British National …
This year sees the Arab Horse Society celebrate its Centenary. With this in mind – and the coming British National Championships to be held at Malvern on 26-28 July – I thought it would be timely to share a series we first ran in The Arabian Magazine in 2005. Called Malvern Calling, the series celebrated British National …
This feature first appeared in The Arabian Breeders’ Magazine Spring Edition, April 2017. You can order your copy of this beautiful coffee-table book at The Arabian Magazine Shop. The response to The Arabian Breeders’ Magazine continues to be incredible, and breeders worldwide are getting in touch to share their stories. However, for those of us …
Yesterday was a good day. A special day. And it was one that I have waited for, for many, many years. Yesterday was the day that I finally met Amir Jamaal. Back in 2007 – 10 years ago – I was visiting the US Egyptian Event in Lexington, for the first time. As I walked …
It is hard to find inspiration over winter. As much as you want to, the grey days and the endless mud here in the UK do make you want to hibernate. In fact, that is what I regularly do, every December. And then in January, I emerge around Epiphany, refreshed and revived, ready to take …
Sometimes, just sometimes, you have a trip abroad spent in the company of Arabian Horses that takes a while to assimilate. To find a way to try to put into words the emotions you felt, the horses that you saw, the sheer beauty, romance, and magic of it all. Sometimes, those words flow. Other times, …
This year’s All Nations’ Cup in Aachen was amazing. The show saw some of the very best Arabian horses from the world compete, and the atmosphere all weekend was brilliant. But. There were a couple of things missing… Irina, Sigi and Erwin. All three born in Germany, and all three very much part of the …
