Arabians Ltd. featured in Modern Arabian Horse!
We’re honored to announce that Modern Arabian Horse magazine has selected Arabians Ltd. and owners Jim and Judy Sirbasku as one of the top 100 most significant contributions to the Arabian horse breed over the last 100 years. Modern Arabian Horse is the official publication of the Arabian Horse Association, the U.S.’ official breed registry for Arabian horses. Featured as #75 on an illustrious list of the last century’s most important events, breeders, and innovations of the breed, Jim and Judy Sirbasku are prominently featured on pages 144-145 of the magazine. It is a great honor befitting the Sirbaskus to be recognized by the breed association for Arabians Ltd.’s long-standing commitment to making Arabian horse ownership a viable business, to client services, to education, and to breeding an unprecedented number of champion Egyptian Arabian horses.
Magazine feature photo: Jim and Judy Sirbasku stand with Bobby Boggs and Thee Desperado after his US National Reserve Champion victory.
Thee Desperado son a successful jumper!
SA Theemoondancer, an 11-year-old grey Egyptian Arabian stallion, was awarded the 2007 Zone 8 Reserve Champion Amateur Owner Jumper Award by the US Hunter Jumper Association! His division was for jumps 4 feet to 4 feet 6 inches tall–quite a height! Moondancer (Thee Desperado x AK Shalina) was bred by Sharon Kettwich, is proudly owned by Stella Conklin, and was trained and ridden to his award by Dianna Conklin.
The Sequel RCA’s Little Brother Wins Big
The Sequel RCA‘s full younger brother, MS Tewfik, is proving the beauty, consistency and athleticism of our Egyptian Arabian bloodlines yet again. By Thee Desperado and out of his full sister, La Marsala, the 3-year-old black stallion was named 2007 Sport Horse Nationals Top Ten 2-Year-Old Colt!
Thee Desperado son exported to Saudi Arabia
Congratulations to Naem Al Jahaini and the King Abdul Aziz Arabian Horse Center of Saudi Arabia on the recent purchase and exportation of The Sequel RCA‘s handsome brother MS Marsali (Thee Desperado x La Marsala). Marsali, bred by Tom and Martha Salome, is a younger full brother to our Egyptian Event Reserve Supreme Champion Stallion and up-and-coming sire The Sequel RCA.
Thee Cover Girl produces international Arabian Champion!
Bint Al Shamal, Koronec x Thee Cover Girl
Thee Cover Girl, a straight Egyptian Arabian Thee Desperado daughter owned by HRH King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, produced this year’s Reserve Senior Champion Mare at Germany’s All Nations Cup! Her 2000 Arabian filly Bint Al Shamal, sired by Koronec, received her ribbon shown by our friend Frank Spoenle for King Abdullah.
Thee Desperado’s Egyptian Arabian foals win big in Israel!
At the 3rd annual Egyptian Event Israel, Thee Desperado‘s straight Egyptian Arabian daughter The Vision HG (x Belle Staar by The Minstril) was awarded the title of Senior Champion Mare! The 13-year-old black mare, already twice Israeli National Champion Mare, is producing an unparalleled legacy for owners Ariela Arabians through her sons and daughters. Her oldest son by Laheeb, the straight Egyptian Al Maraam, sired both the Senior Champion Stallion and Reserve Senior Champion Stallion this year, making The Vision granddam of both winners.
Her 2006 colt by Laheeb, Al Raheb AA, won Reserve Junior Champion Colt at both the Event and the Israeli Nationals!
Photo credit Shira Yeger.
