PUSTYNNA JAIPUR - Grey Filly, Born: April 7, 2011 
NEWS April 5, 2011
ALDEBARAN ARABIAN’S POLISH ARISTOCRAT MARE *PUSTYNNA TARCZA FEATURED ON STRAIGHTEGYPTIANS.COM APRIL 2011 CENTERFOLD on *Nebras Al Rayyan.
Read the article at StraightEgyptians.com
The film is a series of collages from our global explorations in pursuit of beauty, featuring some original footage from personal journeys through palatial Europe and as far out as the wilderness of Africa.
The ethos on conclusion forms excerpts from the inspiring poetry of Kahlil Gibran.
We hope you enjoy it :)
Germany 2010
Easter at Katharinenhof In the beauty of Spring time we see all the promise of life sprouting up from the ground and bursting out at the stalks and limbs of nature. Grateful that cold winter has past, we appreciate the exquisite beauty and rejoice the season of rebirth. With Spring as a creative catalyst, our journey led us to the doors of one of the most famous stud farms in the world; Katharinenhof, lush with the history of housing some of the finest Straight Egyptian aristocracy on its leafy pastures.
We shared a beautiful, sunny Easter weekend with Dr. Hans Nagel and his kind family in an enchanted corner of Germany surrounded by beautiful Arabian horses.
In the delightful company of Dr. Nagel, his daughter, Karen, and lovely grand daughter, Emily, we stepped through the noble red-brick barns that housed the great family of Hanan, Salaa El Dine and Ansata Halim Shah. It was an unforgettable experience. Encountering the classic beauty and kind demeanor of the fleabitten mares with endearingly spirited babies at their side, and witnessing the exuberant elegance of the chief stallions at the stud were a humbling experience, steeped in the noble history of Arabian horses that brought desert regality to life. As we stood in the paddocks of Katharinenhof, one-by-one the horses lightly stepped into the dappled sunlight, animating extreme type and uniformity in style, from generation after generation, offering a dynamic perspective on each ancestral family of the program. In our young breeders' mindset, these prime individuals ignited ideas and questions, drinking in the timeless vision of Katherinenhof's authenticity and faithfulness to its 'desert type' roots.
"Life in central Arabia was a struggle. Everything was geared to survival with a minimum of options. The 'desert type' is determined by external pressure. No heaviness is permitted, nothing in excess, only what is absolutely necessary for life and evolution. This is excellently summed up in the words of an Arab poet:
'On lean steeds of noble breed
the riders light as young hawks
chase through the parting dust
with booty and rich takings.'
Their characteristics are fine skin, hard sinews, compact and light bones of great structural density, dry muscles, tough and long, no excess weight of any kind... A quiet temperament, obedience and performance was the price the Arabian had to pay to live under bedouin protection. A strongly pigmented skin, a solid and dense bone-tissue, a thin skin and light body structure without any extra load would not have been enough. Man and animal belonged together." Excerpt from Hanan: The Story of an Arabian Mare by Dr. Hans Nagel
Even today, though the privileges of modernity may allow for excesses in living, the humbleness of the historic Arabian horse is still far nobler, more desirable, in that agile functional state where enthusiasts still guard the ancient tradition of desert life and preserve it as a true remnant of a past lived closer to nature.
And these are the very gifts that we found and treasured at Katharinenhof today.
P.S. Congratulations Wojtek, on winning the International Photo Competition in Japan!
We would like to extend warmest greetings to all our friends across the globe and wish you peace, health and happiness in the coming New Year.
During our horse travels, we had an opportunity to visit the beautiful town of Krakøw and learn a favorite holiday custom that we’d like to share here with you as a greeting card: Święty Mikołaja (pictured to the right) is a saintly figure, dressed in a regal red and gold robe, cape and bishops hat, carrying a crosier. He travels the countryside astride a White Horse, blessing the children and distributing goodies (sweets & small presents stuffed under the pillow) to the well-behaved and swishes (rozgi) to the naughty.
Thank you for joining us here in the celebration of beauty, wonder and newfound adventure. May Św. Mikołaja bless you with sweetness and joy in 2010.
It is with great honor that we welcome the Pure Polish Laheeb Filly, Saloméja, to our growing family of treasured mares.
Sired by *Laheeb (Imperial Imdal x AK Latifa), out of the charismatic *Emigrant daughter, Sariene, she is one of only a few known examples of this breeding in the world, epitomizing the best of her sire and dam lines. The beautiful Saloméja joins our program as a prized ambassadeur of the renowned *Laheeb & *Emigrant influence.
Marjan Albidayer wins Aachen
Photo courtesy: Marjan Syndicate
Announcing a wonderful season for all who share in celebrating our beloved *Pustynna Tarcza’s dynasty...
We send our congratulations to ALBIDAYER STUD (Sharjah, UAE) and applaud Pustynna Droga (Laheeb x *Pustynna Tarcza) on attaining title of
Reserve Senior Champion Mare
at the International B-show Arabian Masters in Bordeaux, France.
Pustynna Droga’s superstar Champion colt by Marajj,
Marjan Albidayer, won second place in the Yearling Colt class at the International A-Show, Austria.
As the racing season commenced in Poland, news from the Służewiec track (Warsaw) is that the first race of the day had been supremely won (by 8 lengths) by Michałów-bred Pustynny Zmrok (Eldon x *Pustynna Tarcza). Pustynna Tarcza’s sire PAMIR was a renowned champion race horse legend. Pustynny Zmrok now prepares at Lutek in Mazury with trainer Marek Nowakowski for the prestigious Derby. We wish him all the best!
Pustynna Droga
Marjan AlbidayerAldebaran Arabians is proud to announce
our acquisition of the internationally-acclaimed
ELITE POLISH ARISTOCRAT
* Pustynna Tarcza
Michalow-bred Dam of International Champions
*Pustynna Roza (by *Emigrant) & *Pustynna Droga (by *Laheeb),
imported to the United States from the Pride of Poland Auction.
* Pustynna Tarcza (by Pamir, out of Pretoria (x Penitent) is
now carrying foal to the magnificent Straight Egyptian
All Nations Cup Reserve Junior Champion Stallion
* Al Maraam
* Pustynna Tarcza
at her new home with Aldebaran Arabians.
A special thank you to our friend, Dr. Jim Ferlita of Ferlita Arabians for sharing this most extraordinary mare with us. We send congratulations on his 2009 superstar filly, Pustynna Heiress (by *Honorrs) and take pride in the continual preservation of the world-renowned PUSTYNNA dynasty.
The beautiful bay stallion * Al Maraam, sired by Imperial Imdal, out of the treasured black mare The Vision HG, is renowned for his superior progeny throughout the world. * Al Maraam began his championship heritage as a young colt, when he traveled to Europe where he was declared All Nations Cup Reserve Champion Stallion, Top Ten at the World Championships in Paris, and later class-winner at the European Championship.
With * Pustynna Tarcza’s rare and unique pedigree extending to the globally-renowned Aswan blood, the exciting prospects of this match will be anticipated in the Aldebaran 2010 foal crop.
Scottsdale Reserve Champion (4 Yr Mares, Open)
On a warm winter’s night, the official presentation of European and Polish National Champion Stallion *Emigrant PASB (Ararat x Emigrantka) took place for the first time in the United States at the Midwest Invitational Sale in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The vibrant, enigmatic figure of *Emigrant trotted onto stage with handler Raymond Mazzei by his side. Shortly following *Emigrant, Bialka show Champion *Epima (Ekstern x Epimeria), the first mare honored with this prestigious title from a private breeding facility in Poland, débuted on stage presented by Gaurav Walia of Aldebaran Arabians.
Both *Epima and *Emigrant, imported from Poland by Furioso, were presented as ambassadeurs of the unique and charismatic beauty of Polish Arabian breeding and its valued possibilities of forward contribution to programs based in America. Valley Oak's *Epima and Aldebaran’s Scottsdale 2009 Reserve Champion Mare Copper Monet, were among the first batch of select mares bred to the legendary *Emigrant in the United States.
The possibilities of this future generation blend are greatly anticipated next year. Visit the Stellar Nursery at Aldebaran Arabians to stay up-to-date on the 2010 Foals.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Copper Monet
2008 U.S. National Top Ten Futurity Filly (3RD Overall)
2008 U.S. National Top Ten Arabian Mare AOTH (with Gaurav Walia)
