Thee Desperado Turns 19 In Style!

April 5-6th, Arabians Ltd. hosted its semi-annual client-only seminar, and this one was its biggest ever! We welcomed over 120 clients from all over the country for a weekend filled with experts sharing knowledge and, as always, a huge celebration of the Egyptian Arabian horse.

This weekend, we had 2 additional reasons to celebrate. First, exactly 19 years ago on April 5th, Thee Desperado was born! As he was presented in his beautiful Egyptian Event 11 Year Leading Sire blanket, a hush fell over the crowd, followed by cheers. With a birthday celebration fit for a king, Desperado “met” his Breyer horse likeness, enjoyed a carrot cake, and was serenaded with an acapella, folky rendition of “Happy Birthday” by the famous Dash Crofts, who owns one of his daughters with his wife Louise.

Secondly, this spring marks farm owners Jim and Judy Sirbasku’s 30th anniversary of breeding straight Egyptian Arabian horses! They were honored with surprise guests David and Marion Gardner and a tribute video that included a retrospective of many of their best moments as breeders and owners of Arabians Ltd.

As part of its educational offerings to clients, Arabians Ltd. welcomed well-known Middle Eastern and Arabic history expert Cynthia Culbertson to deliver a fascinating talk about the historical development of Arabian horses, and experts offered practical information about breeding and foaling.