KHAMSAT EXPRESS REPORTERS

      Please send news about your Al Khamsa^TM Arabians to ke@alkhamsa.org for the November issue of the Khamsat Express by November 20. If you wish to be a Khamsat Express reporter for your state or province or to act as a reporter for a breeding group within Al Khamsa, please contact ke@alkhamsa.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• December: Khamsat goes to press. Babson 75th Anniversary Feature; Photo Feature: Al Khamsa horses in western riding. We appreciate the articles and ads we have, but always need more!
• Al Khamsa Arabians III has been finalized and will include a CD-ROM on the inside cover. We are awaiting preparation of the CD-ROM. Pre-publication copies are still available during for $40 ($25 for advertisers) from the Al Khamsa Business Office at info@alkhamsa.org. Your patience is greatly appreciated!!
• December 1: CenPAK West Christmas party [For further information, contact http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/cenpak]
• December 8: CenPAK East Christmas party and meeting [For further information, contact http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/cenpak]
• December 9: Illinois Christmas party at Judy Williams’ on Sunday, December 9. Potluck at 12:30 pm, meeting starts at 2pm.
• October 22 – 26, 2008: Al Khamsa, Inc. 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, to offer your ideas, resources or assistance. See brief write-up under OKLAHOMA and subsequent issues of the Khamsat Express and Inside Al Khamsa.

‘Al Khamsa’ and the ‘Five Bedouin Riders’ Logo are registered trademarks of Al Khamsa, Inc.

FUND RAISING

Fund-Raising Chair Pamela Klein

Treat Yourself! Treat Al Khamsa! We are delighted to announce that Al Khamsa, Inc. is now able to offer high quality coffee, tea, chocolate, trail mix, macadamia nuts and mugs through a secure, online connection. Everything you buy through this link will contribute to the support of Al Khamsa’s educational efforts and help you promote your horses as well.

RAFFLE WINNERS - 2007
FIRST ANNUAL AL KHAMSA RAFFLE!

Al Khamsa, Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of the First Annual Al Khamsa Raffle and would like to thank everyone who supported Al Khamsa by buying tickets.

The Grand Prize, an original portrait of the winner’s horse by artist Nan Kilgore Little, was won by Kim Cooper, Cape Fair, MO. Second prize, the lovely pottery and etching by Linda Staiger-White, went to Cathy Rochon, Prince George, BC, and third prize, the set of Al Khamsa Arabians I–III, went to Kearney Costello, Edgerton, WI.

Subscriptions to the Khamsat were won by James Brownfield, Sharon Litizzette, Georgia Maretin, Wanda Felice, Robert Root, Marilyn McHallam, Mary Gills, Christine Emmert, Peggy Summitt, and Jay Wilson.

Next year’s raffle will be even bigger and better with more great prizes. Keep reading the Khamsat Express to find out when tickets go on sale.

Watch for a Khamsat Express Special Edition on the 2007 Al Khamsa National Convention and Annual Meeting!

NEWS FROM AL KHAMSA SUPPORTERS

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Khamsat Express Reporter Ellen May near Winslow
arabians@centurytel.net
Al Khamsa owners in Arkansas, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Al Khamsa, Inc. will be holding its 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting from October 22–26, 2008 in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! We are looking for volunteers, particularly from the four-state “host” region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma), to help with all the activities. Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, if you want to offer your ideas, resources or assistance.

Farm News
Some Arkansas Al Khamsa Straight Egyptian Arabians are having a very successful year in the show ring! At the 2007 Arkansas Fall Fling in Little Rock, Immell (Imtaarif x Aniya) was Grand Champion Stallion, Champion ATH Stallion, Supreme ATH Champion and Supreme Show Champion. HF Emeera Isis (Immell x Bo-Mars Dashira) was Reserve Grand Champion Mare and Reserve ATH Champion Mare – as a two-year-old! They are both owned by Sue Burnham and Joan Skeels of Hope Farm in Cove, Arkansas.

Immell

HF Emeera Isis

Sue also passed along some excellent International show results, “We just heard our colt, HF Darius, that we bred and exported to Israel, sired six National Top 5 Winners shown last week: three mares and three stallions—not bad for an Arkansas born and bred horse!”

RA Bint Numana (Imperial Im Mamul x AK Numana), owned by Scarlet White Acklin from Enola, Arkansas, was Hunter Pleasure JTR Champion, Native Costume Champion and Hunter Pleasure Jackpot Champion. This is her first show season and Scarlet’s first Straight Egyption mare. A winning team!

RA Bint Numana

HF Faryda

At the 2007 Texas State Fair Class “A” Arab Show, Thee Halima B (Thee Gambler x Ansata Aniq) was Grand Champion Stallion. At the 2007 Magnolia Classic 2, HF Faryda (Immell x Faryda Bint Mahdia) was Reserve Senior Champion Mare and Reserve Grand Champion Mare. Both are owned by Jan Alexander, another new Straight Egyption owner in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

Another outstanding Al Khamsa Straight Egyptian Arabian at the Arkansas Fall Fling was Sneferu (ZT Faaiq x Sabahiyah) who was Grand Champion Gelding, Champion ATH Gelding and Liberty Champion. He is proudly owned by Barbara Lewis of Mena, Arkansas.

Dunkeld Arabians in Mena
We are delighted to announce that the 2000 bay Babson stallion BA Ser Isaac by Serpreme (Serr Rou x Bah Habba) and out of Mah Amy (Mahrouf x Fay Amy), traveled to Missouri earlier this year and is with Joe and Linda Berry. I am so grateful to Joe and Linda for taking Ser Isaac and standing him at stud at a time when I was unable to offer him the opportunities he needed. This very special stallion is far too important to be hidden in Mena with no opportunities to be bred. Ser Isaac has flourished under Joe’s very special care. Thank you, Joe.

BA Ser Isaac

El Dahma Halima, at age 3

I am delighted to be able to report that Ser Isaac bred two straight Babson mares belonging to Larry Green in 2007. They are Fa Asaria and Masada Salena. Next year, he will be bred to several Babson mares, including my own Nadara Bint Sabiya (Masada Ben Asar x Zahara Sabiya) and my own precious Dunkeld Mairi, a Babson/*Ansata Ibn Halima mare and the last daughter of El Dahma Halima (Ra’adin Inshalla x Zahara Zabiya).

CALIFORNIA

Northern California Khamsat Express Reporter Chris Cooper in Woodside
CTheMeadow@aol.com
Al Khamsa owners in California, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Alhomada

Michael and Lydia Bowling, New Albion Stud in Davis
cmk@calnet.com & http://cmkarabians.com/newalbion/stocklist.html
Michael sent this lovely photograph of Almohada (SA Premier x SA Adorable) to the Davenport Discussion group that Margaret Tierney (that’s Ambar’s mom!) took just after the convention. Almohada is a four-year-old Davenport mare in the Schilla group.

Skinners Ranchito Arabe, Southern California
Jeanne Craver wrote on October 28: “Ed Skinner, who is the Guiding Spirit of the southern California Davenport community, as well as many others of us across the country, is seriously ill in Lancaster Community Hospital. His many friends in the area are keeping close and supportive contact with him, and Charles just finished speaking with him.

“Ed and his wife Hope knew Carl Raswan and many of the early California Arabian horses. They were in on the new foundation of Davenport horses from the early ‘60s. Without their help, the blood of the stallion Dharantez would not be available to us today, and they consistently worked toward Davenport outreach both within the Davenport community and out into the regular Arabian community.”

Kaarin Ferguson: “Maggie and Barry Olson, who have been his constant caregivers for months and continue to see to his daily needs, tell me he loves to get photos of the Davenports he has known or had some connection to. Maggie tells me that even though this relocation is in lieu of a hospice facility, he is as sharp as ever and still the ‘storyteller extraordinaire.’”

Christine Emmert, rapidly becoming a patron saint of Al Khamsa photographers, sent this photo of Ed’s 20-year-old mare SRA Amshah (SRA-Manfred x Galiana) at the Paso Robles convention with Maggie Olson up. Representing three generations of Ed and Hope’s Kuhaylan Davenport breeding, this mare has been all over the Sierras with Ed on board.

Bonnie Duecker, November 11: "With great sadness I just learned that our wonderful Ed Skinner passed away this evening. He was truly one of the dearest friends I have ever had, and truly the Davenport horses’ best friend as well... Godspeed my friend, we love you and we will miss you always."

Lorry Wagner, November 13: "... We also shared the love of the Davenport Arabians. Our Arabian world has lost another of our finest. Another bright light has gone out here on earth but will always be a shining star in my heart."

COLORADO

Colorado Khamsat Express Reporter Holly M. Reuter, Holly Arabians in Peyton
719.749.0331
HollyArabs@pcisys.net
www.HollyArabians.com
Al Khamsa owners in Colorado, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

FLORIDA

Khamsat Express Reporter Mary Triplett, All World Acres in Florida
info@allworldacres.com
Al Khamsa owners in Florida, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

ILLINOIS

Alice E. Martin, Secretary, Illinois Al Khamsa in New Berlin
starwestnb@att.net
217.546.9400
This year’s Christmas party will again be held at Judy Williams’ in Jacksonville, on Sunday, December 9. Potluck at 12:30pm, meeting starts at 2pm.

KANSAS

From Khamsat Express Report Ellen May near Winslow, AR
Al Khamsa, Inc. will be holding its 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting from October 22–26, 2008 in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! We are looking for volunteers, particularly from the four-state “host” region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma), to help with all the activities. Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, if you want to offer your ideas, resources or assistance.

MASSACHUSETTS

Aida Schreiber, Schreila Farm in Uxbridge
Schreilafarm@cs.com & www.MASIXSHOOTERS.com
Mystic UF [1987 bay Davenport stallion by Janan Abinoam out of Astranah] and I entered, and were accepted into the Versatile Horse & Rider Competition in Springfield, MA at the Equine Affaire, weekend of Nov 7–11. We will also be riding in the Pfizer Fantasia Flag Ceremony. Wish us luck! We came in Reserve Champion [Cowboy Mounted Shooting] out of 33 Saturday [October 20], and 3rd out of 33 Sunday. Top ladies, too.

Results of the Equine Affaire next issue!

MICHIGAN

MISSOURI

From Khamsat Express Reporter Ellen May near Winslow, AR
Al Khamsa, Inc. will be holding its 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting from October 22 – 26, 2008 in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! We are looking for volunteers, particularly from the four-state “host” region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma), to help with all the activities. Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, if you want to offer your ideas, resources or assistance.

Farm News
Ed and Norma Brace from Double-B-Ranch near Couch report that Masada Shaladin (Raadin Inshalla x Masada Faadana) has two mares in foal for 2008! Confirmed are: JA Sabah Halima (Raadin Inshalla x Moss Hill Sabah) and Roshunara CCR (Serr Halim++ x Roshanara). At 20 years old, Masada Shaladin, a.k.a. “Salty”, has not yet left any male heirs for his rare Sheykh Obeyd, Babson/*Ibn Halima breeding group and has only one Sheykh Obeyd/Al Khamsa female descendant. Ed says “Sabah is my main hope of a replacement for Salty, so we have our fingers crossed so to speak. I guess you just do the best you can and keep going on.”

Masada Shaladin

Lisa Rettke & Kim Cooper, Ra Ca Arabian Horses in Crane
lisa@rettkearabians.net & www.racaarabians.com
Well, we are safely back from the Al Khamsa Convention in California. Kim and I had a great time. It was wonderful to meet all the different breeders and lovers of the desert horses! We learned so much from the different talks. We appreciate the chance to learn from experienced people.

Since we have been back, Hallanys Gem Tak, our Straight Egyptian/Sheykh Obeyd/Al Khamsa Stallion, is getting a refresher course in saddle work. He hasn’t been ridden in two years, but he didn’t miss a beat when asked to remember. For the winter, he will be back in the training ring until breeding season next year. He does have his first Straight Egyptian/Sheykh Obeyd/Al Khamsa mare in foal for next year. That is so exciting for us.

We have made our reservations for next year’s convention. We look forward to bringing Hallany to Tulsa to meet you all. We also can’t wait to help put it all together. Again, it was nice to meet everyone.

Hallanys Gem Tak

Iona Ristine’s Al Khamsa Horses: On a more important note, the horses in California who had belonged to Iona Ristine are still available for placement in preservation homes. If you were at the convention you know which horses these are. If not, you can contact me if you know someone who may be interested in knowing more, or if you are yourself. I have pictures, registered names and contact information. We also have a trailer that will be coming out of California at some point in the near future that will probably have some space available. It will be coming to the midwest.

• Jai Fadurra Halim #626247 2004 Black Stallion
• Juans Sable #512496 1992 Bay Stallion
• Fa Durra Halim #272090 1983 Black Stallion
• Jai Bahat Kahalil Reg Pending 2004 Black/Bay Stallion
• Sefit En Raa #501847 1994 Black Mare

We have had some success with finding homes for a few, but most remain. Lisa will take Juans Sable just to give him a home, if no one else will. I have someone who would take the black mare and provide a very good home for her, but if someone would take her and her long time pasture mate, Fa Durra Halim together, that would be even better. I thought the 2004 stallion was quite flashy looking and the 2004 black/bay would make a great gelding. Please pass this around to everyone you know, especially people who could provide a home for these horses without incurring huge transportation expenses. If you get any nibbles, please send them our way and we can send photos and get them in touch with the folks who have them. Let’s do what we can to help these kindhearted people find homes for their departed friends beloved horses!! Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net or 479.634.3400, or Lisa Rettke at lisa@rettkearabians.net or 417.699.1359.

MONTANA

Khamsat Express Reporter Kitty Myers in Bridger
k_a_myers@yahoo.com

Al Khamsa owners in Montana, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

NEBRASKA

OKLAHOMA

Khamsat Express Reporter Sandra Westling
swestling@elreno.k12.ok.us

Al Khamsa owners in Oklahoma, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

October 22 – 26, 2008: Al Khamsa, Inc. will be holding its 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! This will be the first time for the Nationals to be in Tulsa and for the Al Khamsa convention to be held in this area of the country. Preliminary planning is already underway and we are now looking for volunteers, particularly from the four-state “host” region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma), to help with all the activities. The focus for the upcoming convention will be to educate the public about the Al Khamsa Arabian horse. We encourage all Al Khamsa supporters to start making plans now to attend this exciting 2-in-1 event. Watch for further details in the Khamsat Express and Inside Al Khamsa. Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, if you want to offer your ideas, resources or assistance.

OREGON

Khamsat Express Reporter Jannelle Wilde in Yoncalla
mfarm@centurytel.net
Al Khamsa owners in Oregon, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk in Yoncalla
mfarm@centurytel.net
541.849.2460
866.241.1531 (toll-free)
www.mfarm.org & www.wildeivey.com
Have to brag on our 12 yr old son Lincoln and his Davenport mare, Heather Alkrush (bred by Kim Davis). He rode endurance with his dad this year and even rode 1 1⁄2 rides with a different sponsor as Adam was having issues with his mare, Samaara Ivey.

These are the unofficial results for Lincoln this year: PNER (Pacific Northwest Endurance Riders, covering OR, WA, ID, MT, BC & maybe more) ~ #2 in Junior Points, #3 in Junior Miles, #1 Junior Novice and #1 Oregon Points. Heather won overall Junior Best Condition championship. In one ride, she came in a very close second for high Vet Score against the entire field.

AERC (American Endurance Riders Conference) ~ #4 in the NW region Jr Division (based on points and only rides 50 miles or over). Anyway, we’re just pretty darn proud of him and his willingness to ride in any weather and distance. He and Heather have a nice thing going.

Luz Del Ivey

Lilly Ivey

In our August issue, the gray mare was misidentified as Luz Del Ivey. She is definitely Lilly Ivey. The real photo of Luz Del Ivey, the bay mare, is identified correctly. See above! Jannelle took these photos at Rickie Conrad’s on September 3, 2007.

Khamsat Express Reporter Mitzi Peterson on behalf of CenPAK in LaPine
jerryp2@coinet.com
541.536.9531
Minutes of CenPAK Annual Meeting 9/8/07
The meeting was called to order by President Jerry Peterson at 12:10pm. Members attending were Marge Smith and her guest, her mother, Margaret Crafton, Jerry and Mitzi Peterson, Don and Carol Tummonds, Ginger Winter and myself, Joan De Vour.

The minutes of the East Side June meeting were read and corrected and accepted. The minutes of the West Side July meeting were read and corrected. There had been a motion by Ginger Winter to hold the 2009 Al Khamsa convention in Central Oregon. This had been seconded by Marge Smith. Also, Ginger Winter had been asked investigate production of a Banner for CenPAK. The West Side minutes were then accepted.

Old Business: Nominations for officers were presented: President–Jerry Peterson; Vice President–Marge Smith; Secretary, East Side–Mitzi Peterson; Secretary, West Side–Joan De Vour; Treasurer–Carol Tummonds; CenPAK representative to national Board–Jerry Peterson.

A motion was made by Ginger Winter to have a CenPAK business office created and maintained by the treasurer. This year it would be done by Carol Tummonds. It was seconded by Marge Smith.

The Banner production which Ginger Winter had investigated is finished. A motion was made by Carol Tummonds and seconded by Joan De Vour that the Banner cost would have a $150.00 limit. The Banner will be produced on Sept. 10, 2007.

The Website: Currently, the first page of the Website is up. Our address is info@CenPAK.org and email may be sent there. Please send info about what you want on the website (all members) to our new address. So far we have a page listing Sale horses, stallions at stud, events and photo pages. Please send ideas, requests etc.

New Business: Regarding the creation of our CenPAK calendar: please send (snail mail please) actual photos (or copies) to Joan De Vour during the month of October. The calendars will be printed up quickly so they can be sold/and or given as gifts for Christmas. Joan De Vour, 30082 S Lynn Marie Lane, Colton, OR 97017.

The CenPAK Brochure: The first page will have the logo. In the following pages will be photos, member info and activities.

There were two motions regarding the Brochure. 1) A motion was made by Marge Smith and seconded by Mitzi Peterson for the photo pages to have 6 photos per page; 2) A motion was made by Ginger Winter and seconded by Marge Smith to have two pictures on the back page of the brochure.

2009 Convention: The convention Chair person is Jerry Peterson. The site is Central Oregon and possible hotels/fairgrounds/prices are being checked and will be put online for price comparison. We will also have farm tours. There are a number of committees to be formed and jobs to be done in order to do this. We need volunteers to help with all phases including preparation, advertising, jobs on site during the convention. More information will be coming. Please contact Jerry at jerryp2@coinet.com for volunteering, etc.

Fund Raisers: Our Calendars as mentioned above; 4H Clackamas County Tack Sale—CenPAK will have a booth there on Oct 20, 2007, the day of the tack sale; T shirts will be reordered and in addition to the current design will say Central Oregon-—Home of the 2009 Al Khamsa convention.

The next West Side meeting will be November 10, 2007, place to be announced within the next ten days.

A motion for adjournment by Joan De Vour was seconded by Don Tummonds. The meeting was adjourned at 2pm. Respectfully submitted, Joan De Vour, West Side Secretary

PENNSYLVANIA

Khamsat Express Reporter Monica Respet in New Tripoli
mrespet@fairgroundssurgicalcenter.com
610.760.1372
Al Khamsa owners in Pennsylvania, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Monica Respet, Husaana Arabians in New Tripoli
mrespet@fairgroundssurgicalcenter.com
610.760.1372
www.geocities.com/NMarikoA/MonicaSite/index.htm
MSF Karima (Kahream x Saafadda CHF), 2000 Al Khamsa bay mare in foal to Faydin Sameer (Faydin x MSF Noel) for May 2008 foal—excellent broodmare, 14.3hh, big-bodied, sweet temperament, excellent ground manners. Karima leads, lunges, ties, excellent for farrier, vet, etc. She is up-to-date on all shots, worming etc. She lunges with equipment, but is not comfortable with a rider so is being sold as a broodmare. Karima would go under saddle with patience, very kind and willing, just worried. Lots of big forward movement.

Faydin Sameer is a Black Babson Bred (62%) Combined Source Al Khamsa Stallion. Karima and Faydin Sameer’s lines will produce a correct, tall, pretty, athletic foal for your program or sport horse use. Their preservation lines in Al Khamsa are rare and would start off or round out an excellent breeding program. $2200 or best offer. We would like to have her in a new home before winter—can include a breed back to either Faydin Sameer or Rare Element Roan Stallion, AEP Kamar. See photos on website. Please contact me at the phone or email address above.

TEXAS

Khamsat Express Reporter Morgan Millner in Dallas
rbcavaliermommy@yahoo.com
214.357.6404
Al Khamsa owners in Texas, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

I have some news to report on an Al Khamsa stallion in Texas. Also, some additional news from area farms. Attached is a photo of RB Cavalier at the Regional Championships (plus a head shot) in addition to a photo of Premier Sport Horse’s gray stallion, Andara Prinz Amir.

RB Cavalier, a black Al Khamsa stallion, competed at the Region 9 Sport Horse Championships in July for the first time this year at the tender age of 16. Cavalier has just come back from a horrible accident that left him with five broken ribs and a punctured lung in addition to keeping him from attending Youth Nationals last year for Western Pleasure, so his mere presence in the ring was a miracle in and of itself.

He was just attending as a fun farewell to the ring, certainly not with the intention of winning. After all, he had no professional sport horse training, had only seen the sport horse ring twice and had a handler who had no training in sport horse either. However, he had already shown his strength and quality by nabbing a championship earlier this year in western pleasure in his first appearance back in the ring, qualifying for the Regionals, and competing successfully in the adult division, missing a region 9 Top 5 in the AOTR class by one judge’s placing.

Morgan and Cavalier

In addition to his successes in the ring, he bred his first Al Khamsa mares this year and looks forward to foals in 2008 from Princess Nazira and HAF Kilaza. He has also been recognized by area warmblood and stock cross breeders and looks forward to foals from Appendix, Thoroughbred, Dutch Warm Blood and domestic Arabian mares. Look for more information on Cavalier at www.rbcavalier.com

To complicate the prospect of success on the regional level, he was showing against regional and national winning stallions that had already attained titles across the country. With age, muscle tone, no professional training, and a competitive group of horses, it was just going to be a fun trip with no expectations. However, he surprised everyone by performing extremely well in the ring and the judge awarded him a Region 9 Top 5 (4th place) above multiple nationally titled stallions. He did not go on to nationals this year; however, he might pursue a national title at the age of 17 at the 2008 Sport horse Nationals. He has officially retired from the western pleasure ring, however, after four seasons and 11 Championships and Reserves in addition to success at the youth national level. He is also a Liberty champion, Most classic winner, hunter winner and Reserve halter Champion.

Other Texas Farm News
Premier Sport Horses is a new and exciting program opening its doors in Texas this year. They have finished the ‘07 show season with 3 regional wins out of 3 competitors and 1 national top ten from 1 competitor in additional to a plethora of championships on the class “A” level. Though they boast numerous beautiful Egyptian crosses as well as Domestic bred, they are launching an Al Khamsa and Straight Egyptian program with some excellent Kamshah, The Shamin and Moniet El Sharaf daughters, in addition to the stunning Regional Top 5 Stallion and two-time Egyptian Event winner, undefeated most classic Andara Prinz Amir. They look forward to national competition with their outstanding group of Al Khamsa horses and will have their first AK foals on the ground in 2009. Check out their website at www.premiersporthorses.com

Andara Prinz Amira

Congratulations to Sport Horse Nationals Top 10 Stallion and Sport Horse under Saddle Top 10, The Ali Shamin, who took 6th in a very large, very competitive group of horses this year. The Ali Shamin boasts numerous regional wins and excitedly adds his first national Top 10’s to his list of accomplishments. A Texas-based son of The Shamin, The Ali Shamin continues a legacy of excellence with his recent wins.

Congratulations to Ashlee Rogers of Southlake, Texas on the sale of her beautiful HalimsDarkDestiny, a winning hunter pleasure black Al Khamsa stallion to Missouri where he will breed an outstanding group of mares and secure a legacy of his own.

Bobby and Maria Wallis, My Golden Farm in Kaufman
GoldenCMK@aol.com
972.962.2596
It was the first time a Straight Davenport showed at the Crabbet Alliance of Texas annual show. Now of course the horses are CMK so there is a lot of Davenport influence to be seen, but this was the first Straight Davenport in the show.

Golden Poppet (Popinjay x Miss Fancy Free by Quantum LD) won the 2007 CMK foal class. There were only three so it wasn’t a huge deal. The horses are scored on score cards, and at the end of the show, Poppet was 3rd in points over all horses and age groups, just missing out of Reserve CMK Championship by one point. She was a perfect angel at four months old. She really is a beautiful example of Davenport breeding.

Susar Sareela

Mah Sabbah Bedu

Susar El Khamor

Susan Mayo, Susar Farm in Denton
susarinc@verizon.net
www.susarinc.com
Susar Farm took four Al Khamsa Arabians to the State Fair of Texas show in early September. Mah Sabbah Bedu (Ibn Sabbah Bedu+/ x Bint Roulette won two seconds and a third in SH in hand and Dressage First Level. Susar El Khamor (Masada El Rabdan x Om Khamsa) won two firsts in Second Level Dressage and a third in SH in Hand. Susar Sareela (Masada El Rabdan x AK Maslaha) won two firsts in SH in hand, and Susar J’El Rabdan (Masada El Rabdan x BDF Jamala Basara) won a first and a fourth in First Level Dressage with his Amateur Owner Keith Kosel.

VIRGINIA

Khamsat Express Reporter Pamela Matlack Klein in Appomattox
pameladragon@hughes.net
434.352.4570
Al Khamsa owners in Virginia, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Bill and Pamela Klein are sad to announce the passing of Arion GCA, a 12-year-old Davenport Core Haifi stallion (Zacharia x Demeter), October 16, of still undetermined causes. Arion has three foals in utero for 2008 but no replacements in the core Haifi strain.

Arion was a beautifully moving, gentle boy with a sweet and loving temperament. Jennifer Blosser started him under saddle last year and he was showing a lot of talent as a sport horse. He was also safe around youngsters and beginners, seemingly taking them under his wing and seeing to their safety. Arion suffered fools gladly and never lost his temper. He will be missed and his get cherished.

Arion GCA 1995-2007

Sportin Life comes to Virginia! The famed black Davenport stallion, Sportin Life (Brimstone x Asalla al Krush) is now in residence at The Weyr in Appomattox. This fine old man, now 27 years young, has about 70 Al Khamsa descendants, even more part Arabian and general list offspring, into the third generation, and shows no signs of slowing down.

Alas, it is unlikely that he will sire any more foals due to an unfortunate infection, but he still has the style and presence to inspire future Davenport owners with the glory that is a Davenport stallion in full bloom. Besides, you never know, it only takes one to make a baby, his constant companion Lolita (a.k.a. Porteabella TW) could certainly pleasantly surprise us.

Sport is happy to receive visitors. If you have never seen this horse in the flesh, it is worth the trip. He is both magnificent and gracious, with the manners of true royalty and loves attention. Just give us a call or email to make arrangements for an audience.

Royal Triumph TW (pending) Heads West. The Weyr is pleased to announce that Royal Triumph TW (pending) a gray? Colt by Tribute CF out of Divine Lilac will be traveling to Nebraska in a few weeks to grow into the job of herd sire in a Hadba breeding project. This boy is a first from both parents and has been a great joy for us. He has great type, temperament, and substance and is a sweetie pie to boot. He has a great future ahead of him and we do expect that his get will be special. Congratulations Greg and Marie Arthur on acquiring this tremendous Davenport colt, we expect great things from him.

Jennifer Blosser, Avalon Mist Arabians of Harrisonburg
540.867.0949
http://tylerligon.tripod.com/avalonmistarabians/
Avalon Mist Arabians is proud to announce that BW Ibn Faydin is doing very well at his Dressage training and will start competition in the spring. We would also like to announce that we leased REA Maar Halim this spring and have three mares in foal to him for 2008. We also acquired Masada Sherif and he will be standing to public stud in 2008. We have frozen semen on all three of our boys BW Ibn Faydin, Masada Sherif and Sean Daaim CH and can also shipped cooled semen.

• Avalon Mist Arabians has several fine horses available for sale. If one of these strikes your fancy, contact Jennifer Blosser directly for more details, photos and prices.

• Avalon Daaim Zaahkir (Sean Daaim CH x FA Nile Star) 2005 Black Gelding, started under saddle. Very quiet and sweet with lots of movement.

• Avalon Fadl Halim (Sean Daaim CH x Lara Halima CH) 2005 Black Stallion. Great mind, body and presence.
• Avalon Anubis (BW Ibn Faydin x Elizabeth Alia CH) 2005 Black stallion. Bukra lines, very typey.

• Avalon Yasminah Asiil (BW Ibn Faydin x Mahrus Mist Asiil) 2006 Black/bay rabicano filly, refined, typey, and absolute floating movement. Her full brother exported to France.

• Avalon Shaadin (BW Ibn Faydin x Elizabeth Alia CH) 2007 Black Stallion, Bukra lines and as typey and elegant as his full brother. This boy is the last of the purebred 2007 crop, so don’t wait to find your black stallion!

• AMA Doc Holiday (Sean Daaim CH x Mynameismisty) 2007 Buckskin half-Arab. This guy has his dad’s long neck, cute head and will have his mother’s height and has lots of color and chrome as well. Don’t miss this colorful Sport Horse opportunity!

Recent sales: Avalon Rashiiq Najm off to France, Avalon Riih off to TN, Avalon Basim off to WVA, and Mynameismisty is off to NC. Congratulations to all our clients!

ALBERTA, CANADA

Alberta Khamsat Express Reporter Corinna Nilson in Camrose
cnarab@yahoo.ca
780.628.4412
Al Khamsa owners in Alberta, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Corinna Nilson, CN Arabs in Camrose
cnarab@yahoo.ca
780.628.4412
For Sale or Trade: Baheera—1993 Babson/Sirecho Sheykh Obeyd mare. sired by Mahroufs Image and out of Fa Wakana. We are retaining her son for breeding and with such a small herd we cannot have too many mares related to our boys so we are either selling her or trading. Trade must be a mare and closer to Alberta (i.e., not lower states, thank you!). Baheera is started under saddle. She is open for this year, as we had a few maiden mares that we decided to breed instead, but I can offer a breeding to either Sirecho’s Lancelot or DU Mi Jamil for her for 2008. She has turned into a very sweet mare, loves attention, and is maintaining a healthy weight (not too fat). She can be haltered in a 40 acre pasture, lifts feet, loads well. I want a really good home for her or else she will just stay with us. I would also offer an on farm lease if anyone is just interested in a foal. Thank you!

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA

Cariboo Region British Columbia Khamsat Express Reporter Joanne Seabloom in Lone Butte
seabloom@bcinternet.net
Al Khamsa owners in Northern British Columbia, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Joanne Seabloom, Seabloom in Lone Butte
seabloom@bcinternet.net
http://seabloom.freeyellow.com/arabianmares.html
250.395.3369
I would like to congratulate Sarah Donaghy of Abbotsford, BC on her purchase of Mistarea (Zarmid x Tarea Cotta). Sarah, I look forward to hearing about your competition in endurance and CRT with her; I know you will really enjoy her.

I am sad to see Mistarea go to a new home, especially since she was my last Arabian mare, but due to personal health issues, raising and showing my Miniature Horses is more practical for me. I just felt that Mistarea is too nice a horse to stay here as a pet. She is a fine example of an Al Khamsa Arabian and her *Turfa breeding shows. My first love is the Arabian horse and I will continue to enjoy keeping up on the Al Khamsa happenings.

Mistarea

Southern British Columbia Khamsat Express Reporter Marilyn McHallam in Vernon/Coldstream
cwarabians@yahoo.ca
250.558.3714
Al Khamsa owners in Southern British Columbia, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Cori Wilson in Kelowna
piblet@shaw.ca & www.shygayfeen.com
Shy Gayfeen++++// (Safeen x Gayleen RCA), The Most Winning Straight Egyptian show horse past or present. 1998 Bay Straight Egyptian/Al Khamsa stallion of the Hadban Inzahi strain—Sweepstakes nominated sire—SCID clear.

It’s a funny thing how great horses can come into our lives so unexpectedly. In May 1999, I moved to a new boarding stable with my 1/2 Arabian gelding. On the farm were 26 Straight Egyptian horses and the owner had fallen on hard times and was dispersing the herd. In fact they were getting run through a local auction within the week. I wasn’t looking for another horse at the time, but I did fall in love with this one beautiful mare Gayleen RCA (The Minstril x SF Bint Saher). She looked like she could have been a national level hunter. I inquired about her and found out that she was older and not broke, but she had a yearling colt in one of the paddocks. I spotted him right away; he looked like his dam. However, he was skinny and potbellied, he had over grown feet and a mane full of burrs and was just very pathetic looking. I knew he needed me. I told the owner if I could catch him, I’d buy him. I went out into the paddock full of yearling and two-year-old colts fully expecting to never be able to get near him. This little colt they called “Hugo” wasn’t halter broke, but he knew I was there for him. All his little buddies ran away, but he walked straight up to me and I gently slipped the halter over his head. Hugo never looked back; he followed me out of the paddock and into the trailer. I paid the owner cash and we shook hands. He said to me, “Do you realize that you just got the deal of the century; that is one hell of a colt.” I laughed and thought to myself, maybe if he survives his first deworming. I honestly felt at the time that I was doing a “rescue”, little did I know that Shy Gayfeen++++// would pay me back, fulfilling my dreams of owning a national level show horse.

After receiving his registration papers, I realized that not only was he Straight Egyptian, but also his pedigree was full of National winners in halter and performance. By the end of that summer, after a few months of care and attention, the little colt started to grow and fill out. I started to think, “This is one fancy horse!” So, in the fall of 1999, I asked an Arabian horse trainer what she thought of the colt. To be honest, this was my first Straight Egyptian horse and I purchased him to be my show gelding; I wasn’t a horse breeder. She came out to look at him and immediately told me, “Don’t you geld this colt!” I took her advice, but knew he’d have to prove himself, and so his show career began.

Shy Gayfeen++++// went to his first show in 2000 and within six years had become the first and only Straight Egyptian horse to receive the Arabian Horse Association’s highest honors, both the Legion of Excellence and the Legion of Masters awards. Hugo is also one of only three living purebred Arabian stallions to have won both these prestigious awards, thus giving him the honour of being the most winning Straight Egyptian horse in history. Some of his career highlights include three times Canadian National Top Ten Hunter Pleasure, 32 Regional titles in Halter Stallions, Hunter Pleasure Open and Amateur, and Ladies Side Saddle.

In 2003, we took him to Kentucky and he was the Egyptian Event Unanimous Champion World Class Stallions four- and five-year-olds. He has acquired countless Class A wins in these divisions, as well as many high points and Horse of the Year awards. He has shown all over Canada, in the USA, and we have been blessed to have some great Arabian horse trainers come into our lives along the way. Hugo’s outstanding temperament and trainability have allowed him to achieve these awards with several riders and handlers. He’s an uncomplicated horse and when he hits that show ring he’s there to do his job.

As a young sire, Shy Gayfeen++++// is also proving himself; he’s producing offspring that can halter and perform. His first three foals to be shown were all Unanimous AHA recognized regional level halter champions. His oldest foal, Anything But Shy++, a four-year-old this year, has already achieved his Legion of Merit, and has 12 regional titles in halter and hunter pleasure and many Class A wins in hunter pleasure, halter, western pleasure, sport horse in hand and sport horse under saddle as well. Hugo is passing on his excellent temperament and trainablility, great legs, hip and topline, producing foals that are not only great halter horses, but also great performance horses as well.

To produce your next champion, Shy Gayfeen++++// stands at Todd Ehret’s; he can be contacted at 780.352.0332. You can also contact myself for more information by email piblet@shaw.ca if you’d like a DVD or look at his website www.shygayfeen.com.

Lee Oellerich, Safinat Stud Farm in Osoyoos
509.343.0256 WA
250.495.5478 BC
888.679.9893 Toll Free
We are dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of the original Arabian blood and type once found and bred by the Bedouin tribes of the Nejd in the Peninsula of Saudi Arabia.

For Sale: Blue Star Stallion, Najib (Mirath x Nayrah), July 14, 1995 {34 3/8% *Taamri, 18 3/4% *Hadriya}. Mirath (Ruta Am x Taamhaal), Race & Endurance Stallion, 50% *Taamri. *Taamri, db, a Pure in the Strain Abayyan stallion, bred by “Nuri Ibn Farhan” of the “Wuld Sulaiman” Bedouin, Nejd, Saudi Arabia. Nayrah (Naizahq x Al Hadiyyah) 371/2 % *Hadriya, DB. Naizahq, a racing stallion: 4 furlong {1/2 Mile} 47.2. Al Hadiyyah (Ibn Fadl x *Hadriyah, DB).

Najib

Fan-Safir and Christina

Rob and Marilyn McHallam,
Cottonwood Arabians in Vernon/Coldstream
cwarabians@yahoo.ca
250.558.3714
Here is a photo of our granddaughter and Fan-Safir, actually taken a few years ago, but her mom loved the photo so much she asked if I would include it in the Khamsat Express. Fan-Safir had a filly this year by Kismet DL so the Weil ancestral element tracing to Soldateska is just hanging on by a thread in Al Khamsa.

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IRELAND

Mike Brookes, Blenheim Arabians, The Stables Killahy, Tullaroan Co. in Kilkenny
info@blenheim-arabians.co.uk
Imported by ourselves as a foal in 1991, Classic-Maidan is the only direct tail-male descendent in the UK of the world famous “elite stallion” Kaisoon, whose “look” and extreme desert type Maidan passes on consistently to his offspring along with his own fantastic movement and lots and lots of attitude.

Classic-Maidan

Maidan is a horse of commanding presence whose sire ended his days at Count Zichy-Thyssen’s ZT Arabians in Argentina whilst his dam Toka won International Championships on both occasions that she was shown and was also the dam of Paris Top Five mare UP Tammany, who was also the 1997 female champion at the Egyptian Event Europe. Toka’s sire El Moutawakil was out of a full sister of Ansata Bint Bukra and by Sameh, the sire of US National Champion Mare *Serenity Sonbolah and of *Sultann the sire of US National Reserve Champion Park Horse Sakr the sire of Nabiel. Maidan’s grandsire, the ultra-typey and tragically short-lived elite stallion Maymoon was a maternal half brother of the elite stallion Messaoud, sire of the late Imperial Madheen. During his short life Maymoon (who was never shown himself) sired over 25 National and International Champions and 3 winners of the demanding German Stallion Licensing Shows.

Classic-Maidan is an ideal outcross for Straight Egyptian mares of intense *Morafic and/or Ansata breeding since he carries the blood of neither, The cross results in a combination of exotic type coupled with radically improved structure and correctness. Tested SCID free. Frozen semen from Classic-Maidan is available for international shipping (Europe, USA, Australia & NZ). Please contact us for further details.

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