News and highlights of Ariela Arabians, 2007

We would like to extend warmest holiday wishes and seasons greetings to all those celebrating Hanukah, Eid Al Adcha, and Christmas and best wishes for a blessed new year to all of our clients and friends around the globe.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

At her first presentation in Europe, Badawiyah AA (Laheeb x Bahiha) was placed fifth at one of the world's most competitive shows, the World Championships in Paris. Badawiyah also won the title of "Best Straight Egyptian Female" at the 2007 World Championships.
Another promising Laheeb son also took part in this prestigious show: The multi-champion Poganin, bred and owned by Janow Podlaski Stud in Poland, won his age class with the extremely high score of 92.5 and later went on to be awarded with a coveted Top Ten title.
(Photos copyrights - Irina Filsinger)

Albadeia Stud of Giza - Egypt, and Ariela Arabians of Bnei Zion- Israel, are pleased to announce an historic two year lease-exchange of stallions which will coincide with the start of the 2008 breeding season. This is the first such lease agreement to ever take place between these two countries. Albadeia's stallion Simeon Sharav (Asfour x Simeon Shuala) will travel from Egypt very early next year to spend the entire 2008 and 2009 breeding seasons at Ariela Arabians in Israel. Ariela's stallion Laheeb (Imperial Imdal x AK Latifa), soon to arrive in Poland, will travel to Egypt in July 2008 after completing prior breeding obligations, and will stand at Albadeia through March of 2009. Al Hadiyah AA (Laheeb xThe Vision HG), now on lease to La Movida in Austria, is slated to arrive in Egypt in July of 2009 to stand at Albadeia until early 2010.
Thank you, Nasr, for making this dream come true.
(Photos copyrights - Gigi Grasso )

We are pleased to inform that an in-depth article about our farm and breeding program has been published in both in English and in German on the best Arabian horse website in the world, straightegyptians.com. Many beautiful new photographs accompany this article and we invite all to of you to take a look and enjoy a 'virtual visit' to our farm.
very warm and heartfelt thanks Tzviah Idan from Idan Atiq, Oliver and Aleksi from straightegyptians.com, for all they have done to help share our story with the world.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

Al Hadiyah AA, who is on lease to La Movida Arabians for 2008, has left Israel for his long journey overseas. He will be standing for the next two months at Frank Sponle's stables and then will travel to his new home at La Movida, where some of the farm's best mares await his arrival. We wish to thanks Ferdinand Huemer for his belief in this young stallion.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

At the 2007 European Championships, the Michalow-bred Laheeb daughter Estoria (Ekspozycja) won her class with 92,6 points, and the Janow- bred Laheeb son Poganin (Pohulanka) won his class with a total score of 93 points, including one “20” for movement.
Both horses were awarded Top Five titles.
(Photos copyrights - Irina Filsinger)

After a long wait, we are happy to announce the birth of Nader Al Jamal's very first foal, born on the last day of October in northern Israel. And... she is a beautiful grey filly with her sire’s beautiful, dished head, tiny ears, and extremely big black eyes. Her dam is the chestnut Imperial Imdal daughter Kamilla (Imperial Kittana). Congratulations to her proud breeders; Micha Regav & Hamud Hamudli.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

At the 27th Israeli National Championship Show, the Al Bilal son BKV Muadaar was named 2007 Foal Colt Champion and the Al Bilal daughter Dafina AA was the winner of her age class.
The two Laheeb daughters Badawieh AA & Omniet Al Ayun won Israeli National Champion Filly and Reserve Champion Filly respectively.
Nader Al Jamal was named Israeli National Champion Coltand
Al Raheb AA (Laheeb x The Vision HG) stood Reserve. A second Laheeb son, Moheeb KZ (Tanjara) won his age class. All Junior Champions & Reserves were selected unanimously by the judges.
The Laheeb daughter AA Alabina was named 2007 Reserve Israeli National Champion Mare behind our Al Maraam daughter Latifah AA, the unanimous Champion. The Mosalli son, MD Talal, was once again Israeli National Champion Stallion and the high scoring horses of the show.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

The Ariela Arabians team wishes to congratulate:
Frank Sponle & Elisa Grassi on the birth of their first child Virginia Spönle. Frank has been working with our stud for many years and during this time has become a true friend. We wish Frank, Elisa & Virginia all the best in the future.
Shira Yegar & Tal Lev on their wedding. Shira has been taking beautiful photographs for us over the years and like Frank Sponle has become one of our best friends .
Both of their contributions play a big part of our farm's success and we look forward to a continued association with them both for many years to come.

Last weekend, at the 25th All Nations Cup Show in Aachen, the grey Laheeb daughter Estoria (by Ekspozycja) won her class with a total score of 93.3 points and was awarded with a Top Five title (3rd in the overall ranking). This beautiful young mare is bred & owned by Michalow Stud, Poland.
(Photos copyrights - Irina Filsinger)

We wish to congratulate Ralf Heckenbuecker of Germany for purchasing two of the best horses ever bred in our country: the Laheeb daughter Badawieh AA and the Al Maraam multi-champion son, Al Bilal. Both horses have very bright futures ahead of them and we look forward to seeing them shown in Europe.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

Ariela Arabians & Mr. Ferdinand Huemer of La Movida Arabians - Austria, are proud to announces that La Movida Arabians will be leasing Ariela's young upcoming stallion Al Hadiyah AA for the 2008 breeding season. Al Hadiyah AA represents the next generation of our farm and we are sure that he has a great future ahead of him. Al Hadiyah is a product of the royal cross of the multi Champion Laheeb and our black treasure The Vision HG, making him a full brother to 2006 World Champion Al Lahab and 3/4 brother to All Nations Cup Reserve Junior Champion & sire of multi number of Champions, Al Maraam. Al Hadiyah has been shown in Israel four times and was champion at all four shows, including 2006 Israeli National Champion Colt. We want to thank Mr. Huemer for selecting Al Hadiyah for use on his excellent mares. We wish you all the best Ferdinand.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

After many years of not competing there, one of our home-bred horses was back to compete at the Middle Eastern Championships in Amman this week. Loubna, now owned by Sheikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi of Ajman Stud, was shown and earned the Senior Champion Mare title with the highest score of the entire show, 95.2 points. Congratulations to Sheikh Ammar for this success.
(Photos copyrights - Thomas Mayer)

At the 3rd annual Egyptian Event - Israel, held last weekend in Tel Mond, our stallion Al Bilal sired both the Filly and Colt Foal Champions. Our Al Ayad filly Ayat AA was Reserve Champion Filly Foal and the Al Ayad colt Mourad El Salam was Reserve Champion Colt Foal. The Laheeb daughter Badawiyeh AA (Bahiha) was Junior Champion FIlly, Nader Al Jamal was named Junior Champion Colt, and Al Raheb AA stood Reserve. The Vision HG was crowned Senior Champion Mare and two of her grandsons (by Al Maraam), Al Bilal and Safir AA, won Senior Champion Stallion and Reserve Senior Champion Stallion respectively. Both stallions performed beautifully and Al Bilal was awarded the highest marks of the show: 94.6 points!
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

The Laheeb daughter Pustynna Droga, bred in Poland at Michalow Stud, won the Senior Champion Mare title at the Casino Cup, international C - Show in Baden, Austria. Congratulations to Pustynna Droga's owners, the Albidayer Stud in Sharjah.
(Photos copyrights - Martina Buchholtz)

Every good thing must come to an end; and as much as we'd like him to stay, it is time to say goodbye to Al Ayad who must return to his homeland in Germany. Al Ayad left some beautiful foals here in Israel, including two beautiful fillies we will retain for our breeding program. Most of our mares are in foal to him for 2008 and we can't wait to see next year's foal crop. We wish to thank Philip Looyens, for his help in making our dream come true.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

As a result of the continuing success of Laheeb's progeny within the Polish breeding program, Urszula & Jerzy Białobok, directors of the world famous Michalow Stud, have asked to have Laheeb return to Poland in order to bred some of Michalow finest mares.
Among Laheeb's Polish get are; All Nations Cup Champion, European Reserve Champion, World Top Ten, Poznan International Champion & Polish National Champion & Best in Show EMIRA, World & Polish Champion GALILEA, Israeli Reserve National Champion Filly & Israeli National Champion Mare DUMKA, Polish National Junior Champion ZLOCIEN, Polish Spring Show Junior Champion & Best in Show WIEZA BABEL, Polish Reserve Junior Champion Filly SIKLAWA, South Africa Supreme Champion ELOIDA, All Scandinavian Champion Stallion & Swedish National Champion Stallion EMILIUSZ, Kohelian I Stakes winner PANCERZ and the Polish Reserve National Champion Colt and 2007 Polish National Champion Stallion POGANIN. (Full results of Laheeb's Polish progeny can be found at his page on our website).
We are happy and proud to announce that Laheeb will stand in Poland from January 2008 through June 2008, and wish to thank Urszula & Jerzy Białobok for their vision and the strong and ongoing cooperation between Michalow Stud and Ariela Arabians.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

Last weekend, at the Pride of Poland sale in Janow Podlaski, the Laheeb daughter Siklawa (by Siewka) was sold for 100,000 Euro to Al Shaqab Stud, Qatar. The beautiful young mare was 2003 Reserve Junior Champion at the Polish National Show.
We wish all the best to Al Shaqab with this wonderful mare.
(Photos copyrights - Irina Filsinger)

During the 29th Polish National Arabians Horse show, the multi champion Laheeb son Poganin (by Pohulanka) was crowned as the 2007 Polish National Champion Stallion, out of a group of some of Poland best stallions. Poganin, bred owned by Janow Podlaski Stud, is one of the best Polish up coming breeding sires.
(Photos copyrights - Irina Filsinger)

We are extremely pleased to announce that our head stallion, Al Maraam (Imperial Imdal x The Vision HG) has been leased by Ramond Mazzei - Furioso Farm and Manny & Diana Vierra of Valley Oak Arabians, both in California. For the next two and one half years Al Maraam will stand at public stud at Raymond's Furioso Farm.
Over the past few months Raymond's travels have taken him to both Israel and to Poland where he has had the chance to see the high quality and consistency of Al Maraam's foals. (Al Maraam has been serving as head sire at the Michalow Stud for the past two years, and Raymond has been waiting patiently for the horse to fulfill his breeding obligations there and bring him to the US).
After the great success we had with Raymond over the Laheeb lease, we have no doubt that he is the right person to introduce this ultra exotic Imperial Imdal son to American breeders, although we will miss Maraam greatly during his stay in California. We would like to wish Raymond, and Manny & Diana Vierra all the best with this wonderful stallion.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

At the 2007 Swedish National Championship, the Multi Champion, Michalow bred, Laheeb son Emiliusz, Became Senior Champion Stallion. Emiliusz is owned by The European Training Center, Belgium.
(Photos copyrights - Johanna Ullström)

At the international B-show in Ströhen - Germany, the Laheeb daughter Pustynna Droga, became Senior Reserve Champion Mare. Pustynna Droga was bred by Michalow Stud and was sold at the 2004 Pride of Poland sale to Arab Emirates. At the same show, the Laheeb grandson, Al Milan (by Al Lahab), bred and owned by Sax Stud, was Junior Champion Colt.
(Photos copyrights - Martina Buchholtz)

The promising Laheeb son, Learn AA (out of Latifah AA) has been purchased by Mr. Arunas CIcenas of Lithuania as head sire of his new breeding program of Straight Egyptian horses. We are proud that he has chosen an Ariela-bred colt to be part of this exciting new venture. Congratulations and best of luck on this new adventure.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

We are pleased to report the great success of horses sired by Ariela-bred stallions at the Emerald Egyptian Event II in Belgium: The Al Maraam son Bess-Ginan (Al Chablinah) was Junior Champion Colt and two Al Lahab daughters, Bess-Gloria (Anjou BW) and Halia Al Khalidiya (Mansoura I), won both Junior Champion Filly and Reserve Junior Champion Filly titles. The Al Lahab son DHS Mabrouk (Ma Ajmala) was named Reserve Senior Champion Stallion. Congratulations to Bessewacht Arabians, breeders of both Champion Colt & Champion Filly.
(Photos copyrights -Thalsyia)

At the 10th Galilee Arabian Horse Festival, held last weekend, our home-bred colt Al Raheb AA (Laheeb x The Vision HG) was Junior Champion Colt. Al Raheb AA is owned by Al Fwaz Stud. The Laheeb daughter Al Ghalia (W. Warda), owned by Abu Nasser & Bassam Morad, was named Junior Champion filly. Our own stallion, Al Safir AA (Al Maraam x Maar Bilahh), owned in partnership with Mufid Sachnini, was second in a very large class. Lail, a Mosalli son by at our farm won the title of Reserve Champion Stallion.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

Today the queen of our farm, Maar Bilahh, is celebrating her 23rd birthday. Maar Bilahh is a rare living granddaughter of both Morafic and Ansata Ibn Halima. She is a Hadbah by strain, tracing tail-female through Bint Naabilahh to Farasha and Yosreia. She is the dam of many wonderful horses including Imperial Mazheer in Qatar, Imperial Mahzeera in the US, Muhajjal in Italy, and Al Safir AA and Mahbub in Israel. We hope that this lovely mare will grace our farm for many more years to come.
(Photos copyrights - Stuart Vesty)

We would like to congratulate Muhsen Onallah, Liron Segal & Mofed Sakhnine, of Al Fwaz Stud - Israel, for choosing the 2006 colt Al Raheb AA, sired by Laheeb and out of The Vision HG, as their future stallion. Al Raheb AA, the full brother to Al Lahab and Al Hadiyah AA, is following in the hoofprints of his elder brothers and was named Champion Foal at his first show.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

Just as in 2005, an Al Maraam son won the Junior Championship at the 2007 Israel Breeder's Cup halter competition, with the highest score of the entire show. This young stallion, MA Maharr, bred by Magal Arabians, is a beautiful bay with extreme type and super movement. The racing segment of the Breeder's Cup will take place later this year. Congratulations to MA Maharr owner, Mr. Wakid Mahmod.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

Last weekend, at the 2007 Italian Egyptian Event, our home-bred stallion Mukassas (Mosalli x Imperial ImPhayana) was crowned Senior Champion Stallion. As always, Mukassas was beautifully handled by Frank Sponle. Our congratulations to Mukassas' owners and to the Fontanella Magic team.
(Photos copyrights - Beatrice Bigotti)

Congratulations to Paradise Egyptian Stud and Winddrinker Arabians - USA, on their lease of the ultra-exotic son of Al Maraam, AA Al Bashyr. This beautiful young stallion, owned by Ricky Zarninski, is 2006 Israel Reserve National Champion Colt and Most Classic Head winner, as well as Reserve Junior Champion at the 2006 Egyptian Event - Israel. AA Al Bashyr is the first Al Maraam son in the USA.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

History in the making! For the very first time, Israeli-bred hoses competed at the Dubai International Championship Show. Our home-bred horses did very well: Loubna was second in her class behind the 2006 World Champion Robin K, and Al Lahab won the title of Champion Stallion. It is wonderful to think how our beloved Arabian horses are able to open the hearts of people and the borders between countries all over the world. We wish to congratulate the owners of both horses -
Sheikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi of Ajman Stud, UAE,
and the Freidmann Family of Germany.
(Photos copyrights - Irina Filsinger)

Our warmest congratulations to Manny & Diana Vierra of Valley Oak Arabians on their purchase of our multi-champion mare *Dumka (Laheeb x Dabrowa ex Probat), 2003 Israel Reserve National Champion Filly, 205 Israel National Champion Mare, 2006 Israel Reserve National Champion Mare, and dam of Dafina AA, 2006 Israel Filly Foal Champion. We wish Manny & Diana all the best with this wonderful mare.
Ariela Arabians is retaining Dumka's filly Dafinaa AA ex Al Bilal which won the title of FIlly Foal Champion at the 2006 Israeli National Arabian Horse Show.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

The Ansata Sinan son Nader Al Jamal (Savannah CC), imported last year from the US, has already filled his 2007 book and no further breedings will be available until next year. We are very grateful to all those who chose Nader for their mares and look forward to seeing next year's foals.
(Photos copyrights - Jerry Sparagowski)

The foals born this season sired by Al Ayad on Al Maraam daughters are proving outstanding; here is a beautiful Al Ayad colt out of Fayruz (Al Maraam x Tareefs SaDiyyah). Congratulations to the breeders & owners of this colt, Sharon Schuster and Tomer Koren.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

At the Sakkara National Championship - Egypt, the Al Lahab daughter Mahala (Mahasen II) won the Champion Mare title.
Congratulations to the breeder & owner of this beautiful mare.
(Photos copyrights - Irina Filsinger)

We are pleased to announce that all the 2007 breedings to our young stallion Al Hadiyah AA (Laheeb x The Vision HG) have been sold. We wish to thank all the breeders who have shown their confidence in this promising young stallion.
(Photos copyrights - Shira Yeger )

So far four Al Ayad foals have been born in Israel and we are pleased to say that we are extremely happy with the high quality of these foals. It appears that Ayad is stamping his foals with his own excellent points and qualities, and, in addition, his foals also have the distinct antique desert type and noble look that come through from his rare, old German bloodlines. Here is a picture of an Al Ayad's colt out of the black Al Maraam daughter Tamara BT Moushira.
(Photos copyrights - Noa Vortman)

We are happy to inform that the first foal of 2007 has arrived; a beautiful Chestnut filly, by True Colours (his first Israeli born foal), out of the Imdal daughter Tanjara.
(Photos copyrights - Noa Vortman)