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By Ariadne
Gomez Click
the images to enlarge! Junior
Champion Filly Latifah AA This year's National Show of Israel once again demonstrated the influence of the legendary stallion, Ansata Imperial. Most of the National Champions carry his genes. In fact, seven of the eight champions and reserve champions trace back to him - most of them through his son, Imperial Imdal, who stood on lease to Ariela Arabians during the nineties.
Junior
Champion Colt M.D. Taladin His
bay son Al Maraam (Imperial Imdal x Vision HG), who is bred
and owned by Ariela Arabians, shone brightly as the sire of the
Junior Champion Filly Latifah AA, the Junior Champion Colt M.D.Taladin
and the Reserve Junior Champion Colt Al Bilal. His get cleaned the
house in the junior classes and left nothing to desire. Reserve
Junior Champion Colt Al Bilal
Senior
Champion Mare Bahiha The Senior Champion Mare award was given to the lovely grey Bahiha (by Baahir) whose appearance "on stage" brought back memories of her dam, the late Imperial Im Tiarah (Ansata Imperial x Imperial Mistry). In her youth Imperial Im Tiarah already gathered many championships but in her autumn years she blossomed into one of the most refined Ansata Imperial daughters I have ever seen - grace and dignity surrounded her wherever she moved. It was gratifying to see she had passed on her beauty to her own daughter Bahiha, who is no stranger to the winners circle either. In 2001 she already was made Junior Champion Filly of Israel. To top it off Bahiha produced the Reserve Junior Champion Colt Al Bilal.
Reserve
Senior
Champion Mare Aasifa
Here
and in the title: To everyone's delight the Senior Champion Stallion was the brilliant Laheeb (Imperial Imdal x AK Latifa). He demonstrated how courageous and strong an Arabian horse can be by earning this title in his first public appearance since his accident in Germany exactly three years ago. A mare kicked him and he broke his leg. It took time and lots of revalidation to recover. Now he's back in the saddle again! Surpassingly beautiful from the day he was born, Laheeb won many championships as a junior. During Laheeb's stay in Europe Poland's master breeders saw him and quickly recognized his inherent greatness and they leased him for a season.
His Polish bred son Poganin won his class at the European Championships in Verona this November and proofed their decision was right. The compelling champion Laheeb has transformed into a compelling sire! This was more than evident at this show as well when his young daughter Dumka (bred in Poland like her half brother Poganin) trotted away with the Reserve Junior Champion Filly title.
The Spanish bred Milano emerged as Reserve Senior Champion Stallion and high-scoring horse of the show. He is a classic example of his bloodlines. With big "Spanish eyes" and a huge neck, he has an exotic head, excellent tail carriage and breaks level at a trot. The audience was thrilled! Because most of the entries were straight Egyptians or carried strong lines to Egyptian horses many spectators referred to the show as a new "Egyptian Event". At least it was the first where they served kosher food...
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