Arabian Horse News

As with any breeding farm the most exciting time of the year is spring when the new foals are born and mares are being bred for the following year. This year is certainly no exception, Stonewall Farm is very pleased with our 2010 foal crop. Of course we would have liked to have more fillies but when the quality is high and they are healthy that’s more important to us.

Breeding season is officially here, we have been very busy breeding our mares for 2011 foals. We are very pleased to announce that Natalia Bey (pictured below) has produced an embryo for us by WH Justice and her recipient mare is good and in foal! Natlaia was also bred to Ajman Moniscone and will carry that foal.

Focus Vejora is being bred to Gazal Al Shaqab (et) and will carry a foal by Marque.
SWF Marrakech and Ajman Moniscione
Ultimate Monisah and Ajman Moniscione
Focus Peralta and Selket Marque
Bint Hadiyyah and Ansata Nile Echo

Miss Psyche will be bred to the recently imported LA Karat, a son of WH Justice. Miss Psyche has crossed very well on the Justice line and we look forward to this foal. Sure to be another superstar.

The Arabian Breeders World Cup has come and gone what an amazing show this has developed into. Miss Ali Anna SWF was Top Ten in a very competitive Yearling Filly class and Marianno SWF (pictured below) was Top Five in the Auction Futurity class with yours truly showing him! This was my first time back in the show-ring since showing SWF Desert Rose back in 2003…… wow how time flys! Needless to say I really missed showing and look forward to getting back in the ring as much as possible. We had a fantastic time in Vegas and look forward to next year! Especially the Gala!!!

We are very pleased to announce that Al Nakeel will be calling Shada Arabians his home for the remainder of 2010. Niki as well call him will be returning to Scottsdale in December 2010 ready to take the world by storm! We are offering a very limited number of breedings for the 2010 breeding season.
We have been working on the new Stonewall Farm Web site and hope to unveil that very soon.

Yippy……….. the Scottsdale show is over and we have survived! With all of the friends from around the globe coming to town for the show, we always have a fantastic time.

On Thursday the 18th Stonewall Farm hosted an open house. We had a fantastic time presenting our beautiful collection of mares to some of the world’s most respected breeders. Unlike many of the farms here in Scottsdale, Stonewall Farm is a breeding facility. So we presented our horses in family groups. The first mare that was presented was of course the one who started it all for us, the incredible BB Flamingo Rose. At the young age of 28 and in full winter coat, she immediately won the hearts of all in attendance. Along with BB we presented her daughters; F Cogancs Fantasy and Desert Rose SWF. Our guests said it was truly a treat to see these three mares in the ring together. We then brought into the ring Empress of Marwan, a granddaughter of F Cognac’s Fantasy and Jumeriah Rose, a daughter of Desert Rose SWF. Again guests said this was a very impressive group and we could not have been more proud.

We then presented our Psyche Collection; Miss Psyche, Natalia Bey and Magna Psyche, they were followed by our Focus collection; Focus Peralta and the sisters, Focus Starlet and Focus Vejora. We are so proud of these amazing mares, they each put on a fantastic show and wowed the crowd. Wrapping up the presentation for the grand finally was the incredible Marque! He loves a crowd and enjoys teasing with the girls!

To view additional photos of our Open House click here

We would like to congratulate the following on their purchase of some of the finest Arabian horses in the world. Congratulations to:

All Shahania Stud on the purchase of Miss Ali Anna, one of the most beautiful daughters of WH Justice, and out of one of Stonewall Farm’s best mares, Miss Psyche.

Congratulations to the “Great White London Limited” group on the purchase of Magna Psyche, a daughter of Padrons Psyche and the only full sister in the world to International superstar Magnum Psyche. She will be making her new home in Italy. Also joining Magna in Italy is her daughter, Marlana SWF sired by Marque. Marlana is Marque’s first born foal. Congratulations again to the “Great White London Limited” group.

Thank you to Dan Lowe for his continued support, Rihanna will be making her way to her new home in beautiful Colorado later this month.

Breeding and foaling season is in full swing. Our first foal of the year was born, a beautiful grey colt sired by Marque and out of F Congacs Fantasy. This little guy has colt written all over him, he has the most amazing attitude and what a gorgeous face! We hope to have photos very soon. Four more foals to go.

Thank you for visiting us on-line and we hope to see you here at Stonewall Farm sometime soon.

The past few months have been like a blur for us here at Stonewall Farm Arabians. So many wonderful exciting things keeping us busy and on our toes! In December we visited Paris, one of our favorites cities in the world for the Salon De Cheval. The show was fantastic, although the new facility is pretty far from the center of the city it was a great change from the previous facility. The horses were of course amazing, and of course when you are in Paris in December with the most beautiful horses in the world how could you not love it!

One of the highlights or our trip to Paris was the big win on Saturday when Ladi Veronica was named Reserve World Champion. She looked amazing, and truly "wowed" the crowd with her beauty and fantastic movement. Then on Sunday afternoon one horse owned the ring and that was Royal Colours......the "2009 World Champion Stallion". Royal had spent the summer under the management of Stonewall Farm here in the USA to be collected and frozen at CSU. He returned to our friend Paolo Capecci in Italy to begin his training again for his biggest competition ever. Needless to say Royal looked amazing, every part a world champion. Congratulations to Dubai Stud for sharing this incredible stallion with us and Paolo for his sensational job in showing Royal, what a team! For more photos of the Wolrd Championships - Paris [click here ]

Our good friend Paul Hedges and our new friend Gaby Masoud from the beautiful land down under came to visit us in Scottsdale. We had a really great time showing off the foals of 2009, our mares and of course Marque. We took a weekend trip over to the the other "Valley of the Arabian horse" Santa Ynze. Which happens to be one of our most favorite get-a-ways. Henry and Christie Metz of Silver Maple Farm are the greatest hosts and visiting our friends at Day Dream Arabians and Om El Arab International is always a treat. To view our Santa Ynez Gallery [ click here ]

We had our first "Open House" and although mother nature did not give us the warmest day, we had an excellent group attend. We offered our guest something a little different then most of the other farms. Since we are a breeding farm and not a training farm we decide to share with our guest our "first" family. The first horse to be presented along with her two daughters was our foundation mare BB Flamingo Rose, at 28 BB looks amazing and is in very good health for a mare her age. Following BB's presentation was her two daughters, and then her granddaughters and sons. We presented a few of our most famous mares and then it was "Marque" time! What a very special time for all of us here at SWF, this was Marque's first time he was presented before an audience since he broke his leg three years ago. He was fantastic, a complete gentlemen and such a showoff. Marque was presented then five of his foals and then we brought back Marque. This was such a treat for us all and for our guest to see Marque, his progeny and the mares that have produced such beautiful foals for us. Thank you to all who attended and for those who were not able we hope to see you next year.

The rest of the New Year Weekend, was a huge success for the Arabian Horse Network's Farm Tours. We were amazed at the amount of people in attendance, wanting to get a first glimpse of the Scottsdale contenders and the new comers wanting to discover all they can about the incredible Arabian horse.

The International shows got under way with the hugely successful Ajman Arabian Horse Show in Ajman, U.A.E and hosted by Sheikh Ammar.The Ajman Arabian Horse Show was a beautiful exhibition of the Arabian horse. With the night sky & moon as the backdrop, the most beautiful Arabian horses competed for the prestigious title of Ajman Champion. For photo and results click here.

From Ajman it was off to Kuwait to visit several breeders there and see some hidden gems. We highly recommend paying a visit to Kuwait, the people are extremely kind and very hospitable. The farms and breeding programs they are establishing are something amazing. We started our visit at the beautiful Ezzain Arabians owned by Usama Al Kazemi. The farm is the most stunning you may ever see and the horses themselves are as beautiful as you will find anywhere. Usamah was our host all week and made our visit very special. He took extra good care to make sure we visited many breeders in the area, such as Al Safinat Farm, owned by Khaled Ben Shokor and Al Sharg/Al Rayah stud, owned by lifelong friends Talal and Alaa.

A visit to Kuwait would not be complete without seeing Bait Al Arab (The state stud of Kuwait) and Ajmal Arabian Stud owned by Mr. Mohammed Marzouk, the owner of Ansata Hejazi, who has been very influential in the breeding program of Kuwait and seen in many of the horses and breeding programs here. Our host Klaus Beste made sure our visits to Ajmal and Bait Al Arab were something to remember.

Thank you to all the farms for taking time out of your busy schedule to show us your beautiful horses. If you ever want the experience of a lifetime, we suggest you visit Kuwait and the many fine breeders of Arabian horses here. You will not regret it.

What an incredible summer we have had here in Scottsdale. This past June was the most mild summer the valley has experienced since 1913. As we now move into August and the monsoon season we are looking forward to the fall and much cooler temperatures.

During the summer months we always try and travel as much as we can simply to escape the summer heat. Scott spent time in the south of France attending the Menton show and the weekend in Monte Carlo. The Menton show is one of Scotts's favorite shows. While Scott was traveling in the south of France I got to travel to the pacific northwest and visit some of our clients and friends. My first stop was in Denver, where I spent the weekend with the very talented staff at Colorado State University. The doctors at CSU are amazing, they have done a wonderful job for us and our friends from the Dubai Arabian Stud. I also got to visit Joeann Wilms and have a look at her absolutely amazing Marque colt "Exclusive WA" out of her Magnum Psyche daughter Psylver Psyche VF. Next it was off to Portland where Stuart Sanders showed me around town. We had a great time looking at some pretty cool horses from Portland to Washington. I also got to see a Marque colt owned and bred by Mary Alexander of Windy City Farm. Again another super star, who will be making his way to Scottsdale 2010. After Portland my next stop was Salt Lake City, this was my first time to SLC and really enjoyed myself, what a great little city! I got to visit two farms that I have been wanting to see for a while. I have always been a fan of Muscat and loved Nariadni. It was great to see the breeding program of the Taylor's and all the history behind their program. Travis Hanson presented an outstanding group of young horses to me. It was great to see Travis and his family.

Congratulations to our friend Marta Napióra! on the recent show wins of her beautiful mare Marjjana VA (Marwan Al Shqab x MI Khismit) - class winner, Champion Mare and Best in Show LowLand Cup Internationals now adds to her list of titles: class winner and Reserve Champion Mare at prestigious ECAHO A-rank show at Vilhelmsborg / Denmark

Congratulations to our friend Marwan Taryam on the purchase of our beautiful filly SWF Empress Of Marwan. Empress is sired by World Champion Marwan Al Shaqab and out of the mare SWF Valencia who we sold to Al Shaqab Stud. Empress with be leaving for her new home in Sharjah this fall.

We have been very busy working on the farm, building new paddocks, barns and the lanscaping never seems to be completed. We are already preparing for New Years's Farm Tours and the Scottsdale season. We hope you visit us soon.

David & Scott

The past month has been a great time for us at Stonewall Farm. We had our first three foals of the season born already and still have five more on the way! Our first was Jumeirah Rose (pictured below- bottom), a grey filly sired by the 2005 World Champion Junior Colt MA Shadow El Sher and out of our gorgeous daughter of BB Flamingo Rose, Desert Rose. Our second foal was Marianna SWF (pictured below- top), a bay filly sired by our colt Marque and out of one of the most beautiful daughters of Ultimate Star, Focus Starlet. Then came a stunning bay colt, also sired by Marque, out of Magna Psyche who is Magnum Psyche's full sister. We hope to have photos of him soon.

We have also been traveling! Our first stop, Dubai, has truly become one of our favorite places to visit. Dubai is a gorgeous city with endless shopping, dining and plenty of sightseeing! Our friend Kim Jarvis and her daughter Brooke Marie traveled with us and what a pleasure they were; we had so much fun! However our visit was not simply for sightseeing. We also attended the Dubai International Championships, the richest Arabian horse show in the world. As we have come to expect, the event was nothing short of spectacular. The quality of horses seems to improve each year. We were pleased that Desert Rose's filly Shamah Al Shaqab won the yearling division; she looked amazing. Michael Byatt did a fantastic job presenting her. Our congratulations go out to Michael and Al Shaqab Stud on this amazing filly who has a wonderful future ahead of her. We also congratulate our friends and clients on a very successful show season in the Middle East. It is a great pleasure to see the horses we have represented go on to win in show rings around the globe.

Sheikh Hamid of Al Shaqab Stud, Shamah Al Shaqab. Michael Byatt, David & Scott
Dubai 2009

After Dubai it was off to Egypt, where our amazing adventure continued. Our friends and clients Tarek and his brother Ahmed Soliman were gracious hosts. We could never want for anything as guests of these great guys. Egypt is one of our favorite places to take friends who have never been. From simply driving down the road (for those of you who have been there you know what we are talking about!), to visiting the many incredible tourist destinations, and of course we love Egyptian food!

We spent a full afternoon at El Farida Stud previewing this year’s foals. We also saw many of the mares we assisted El Farida acquire for their breeding program and their resulting offspring. We are so pleased and proud of El Farida’s outstanding collection of Arabians and the foals these mares and stallions are producing. Congratulations guys!

With two fillies showing, we’re preparing for the AHBA World Cup - Las Vegas Show coming up in a few weeks. Marlana SWF will be presented in the Futurity Auction Class by our good friend Ron Armstrong and Nadina SWF will be show in the Senior Yearling Fillies class by our friend and trainer Jeff Schall. The Vegas show has become a show of major importance for breeders in the USA and we look forward to this show every year. Stonewall Farm will have a booth at the Vegas show and we hope you stop by and say hello!

Mastro Al Jamal" is now in partnership with Jamal Kahok and is at Jamal Kahok Stables in Amman Jordan.

He will be presented at the Jordanian Nationals and then on to the Middle Eastern Championships!

We were very pleased that Dubai Stud won unanimously with D Marc the Scottsdale Signature Yearling Colts class, one of the most competitive and largest classes each year in Scottsdale, winning over $29,000.

D Marc is by QR Marc and was successfully marketed by Stonewall Farm to Dubai stud at just a few weeks old. Congratulations to the breeder Rohara Arabians for sharing your treasure with us.

We were very happy to welcome some of our friends and clients for a presentation during the Scottsdale show of the Stonewall Farm mares and a few foals.

WOW, how time fly's! We had a very exciting summer , fall, winter and here we are in a new year with so many wonderful things to celebrate and share with our friends.

We were very honored to have been interviewed recently by "The National" a very prominent newspaper in the United Arab Emirates. To read the article "Majestic Investment" click here.

"Thank you" to Jeffery Todd for including us and for your excellent story on investing in Arabian horses.

The influence of the straight Egyptian stallion crossed on non-straight mares has produced some of the worlds most famous and sought after stallions including Ali Jamaal, sired by Ruminaja Ali
and out of Heritage Memory, Gazal Al Shaqab, sired by Anaza El Farid and out of Kajora, and of course we couldn't forget El Shaklan, sired by Shaker El Masri and out of world renowned mare Estopa. With that in mind Stonewall Farm is very pleased to offer two phenomenal new stallions for the 2009 breeding season. Both stallions are the epitome of true Arabian type and the most classic of pedigree. Ansata Nile Echo sired by the world famous Ansata Hejazi and out of one of the
most beautiful mares the world has know Ansata White Nile. Equally impressive is Turki Al Rayyan bred by the famous Al Rayyan Farm in Qatar and now owned by our friends at Al Khaled Farm. We are thrilled to offer these two amazing stallions to the our friends and fellow breeders here in the USA. Ten outside breedings will be offered on each stallion for the 2009 breeding season. Both stallions will be available by frozen semen only.

Stonewall Farm's own stallion Marque has been a busy young man, he will be the proud farther of foals born in Poland, Jordan, Italy and of course here in the United States. We are very excited of Marque's first foal crop born in 2008 and look forward to presenting them in Scottsdale and Vegas. After recovering from a life threatening injury Marque will be making his first public appearance in over a year, he will be presented in Scottsdale at the Scottsdale Signature Auction, Wednesday evening February 18th. Just wait till you see how this guy has grown up, we couldn't be more proud.

We would like to "Thank & Congratulate" our friends and clients on the recent sales:

Mr Mohammed Altawhidi & Mr. Abdealaziz Al Marazeeq of Dubai Arabian Stud on purchase of the "Royal Family", Xtreme Wonder, dam of World Champion Colt Royal Colours , Royal Emira, the full sister to Royal Colours and Royal Shahneen a very special colt out of Xtreme Wonder and sired by Reserve World Champion Stallion Imperial Baarez. We are so proud to have this wonderful collection here in Scottsdale.

El Farida Stud Mr. Tarek Hamdy and his brother Mr. Ahmed Hamdy of El Farida Stud on the purchase of the exquisite filly LAA Baraat, sired by the 2000 Egyptian Event Supreme Champion Stallion Imtaarif (Imperial Imdal x Taarifa). She is out of the beautiful Ibn Morafic+++ daughter, Tabia.

El Farida Stud Mr. Tarek Hamdy and his brother Mr. Ahmed Hamdy of El Farida Stud on the purchase of the gorgeous young daughter of Marwan Al Shaqab TW Marthaza. El Farida Stud Mr. Tarek Hamdy and his brother Mr. Ahmed Hamdy of El Farida Stud on the purchase of the elegant and refined mare Psyche China Doll, sired by world renowned Padrons Psyche.

Dubai Arabian Stud on the purchase of a truly special young colt sired by the incredible Gazal Al Shaqab. More details to follow!

We are ready and anxiously waiting our foals for the 2009 season, we look forward to sharing them with you. We have several young foals as well as young show and breeding mares available on our sale list. We will also have a few embryo's available for the 2009 breeding season, contact us for further information on our create a foal program using one of the incredible mares of Stonewall Farm.

We look forward to your visit to Scottsdale and seeing our old friends and making new ones!