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Mulawa Performance Accolades | Dressage & Performance Horse News
We are always pleased to share news and updated from the Mulawa Community! The latest is from Joanne Stollery, proud owner of ANASTAZI MI . "I thought that you might like to know where ANASTAZI is & how he is going. My husband & I purchased him in August 2015. We are totally in awe with him! I ride with a disability and he looks after me totally 100%. Recently we went to the NSW State Titles where he exceeded our expectations as Reserve Champion Led Gelding, Champion Arabian Show Hunter & Champion Non-Pro Ridden Arabian. We love this boy! To us, he is number one..." Thank you Joanne for sharing your news. We are so thrilled that he has found such a loving home and is bringing you joy, as he has always done so effortlessly.
IMPRESSA MI | US National Reserve Champion Senior MareThe reigning unanimous Canadian National Champion Senior Mare IMPRESSA MI brought her best to Tulsa! Scoring an impressive 390 to finish first in the qualifying section for Four & Five Year Old Mares, IMPRESSA MI finished first on two of the five judges cards in the championship on Friday evening before taking home the prestigious title of United States National Reserve Champion Senior Mare for owners Joanne & Ram Gunabalan of JR's Dream Arabians. Already a Scottsdale International Gold Champion, twice Canadian National Champion & multi-Regional Champion, IMPRESSA MI is the most successful daughter of her illustrious sire ARIA IMPRESARIO, one of the most dominant stallions in the halter
VANGELIS MI | US National Top Ten SuccessPerforming brilliantly at the United States National Championships, VANGELIS MI & Glenn Schoukens finished a very respectable third as US National Top Ten Junior Stallion in the Championship Final on Friday evening in Tulsa. Our deepest appreciation to Andrew & Angela Sellman and the entire Argent Farms Team for the superb care, preparation and promotion given to VANGELIS MI each and every day. A special thank you to Al Jassimya Farm for sharing Glenn Schoukens with Mulawa at the US Nationals. Glenn & his brother Tom have both played an integral part in the success of the DA Valentino / Always An Angel full siblings in the international arena. The first European success for elder sister VALENTINO'S
KASPER MI | Champion Birthday SuccessCongratulations to Nicole & Damien Henricus | QLD KASPER MI October 2015 Grey Gelding (Klass x Chance to Dance by Magnum Forty Four) Fifth-Generation Mulawa Bred Champion | Member of the MULAWA CHANCE Family Top Of the Range Champion Junior Gelding with Richard Sharman Not only is the first outing for this emerging superstar, it just happens to be his first birthday! Congratulations to Nicole on your success with KASPER MI. We look forward to celebrating many years of accomplishment and fulfillment ahead :)
FORTITUDE MI & The Huxtable FamilyCongratulations to the Huxtable Family and FORTITUDE MI ! From Simone & Rachael Huxtable: Just to update you on our gorgeous boy who is proving to be the ultimate youth and arabian saddle horse. Some pictures for you. Recently winning the LP DESIGNS Extravaganza cup with his 16 yo rider Rachael Huxtable, he was 2nd in this years Jean Luckock award. He has also carried her to numerous championships in her youth rider. So pleased with this beautiful horse you bred. Thank you and regards. Congratulations on your success with FORTITUDE. We wish you many years of joy and fulfillment ahead.
DARK KNIGHT MI Succeeds in QLDGood news from the Queensland show scene! From Katherine Hopkins: Dark Knight has had another successful weekend at Top of the Range and Arabian Horse of the Year over the weekend. His results were Top 5 Gelding and Smartest on Parade at Hoty and 2nd Open Gelding, 1st Non Pro, Reserve Champion Gelding to Phantom and 2nd to Phantom in the Gala event. He's such a star! Congratulations Katherine on your continued success with DARK KNIGHT MI . Thank you for flying the banner of the Mulawa Community with pride in Queensland :) FAMES PHANTOM MI & DARK KNIGHT MI Queensland Gala Event Champion & Reserve Champion Ridden Arabian Geldings
GALAXY MI | Success at the Shahzada Memorial Endurance RideBig news for the Endurance world! Debby Pevy and GALAXY MI were awarded the Best Conditioned & Best Managed Horse at the 2016 Shahzada Memorial Endurance Ride in St. Albans NSW. This five-day 400km challenge is the epic ride of the endurance world, and one that requires supreme fitness, intelligent strategy and an extraordinary bond between horse and rider. To finish the Shahzada is a monumental success in and of itself. Most incredibly, the seven year old GALAXY MI was purchased by Debbie in April 2015, and broken in a month later. Fast forward 15 months, and now both Debbie & GALAXY MI are the proud recipients of one of the endurance world's most prestigious honours. GALAXY MI is a son of GLF APOLLO
IMPRESSA MI Makes History as Canadian National Champion Senior MareCongratulations to Joanne & Ram Gunabalan, JR's Dream Arabians - USA, on their continued success with IMPRESSA MI. Just this past week in Brandon, Manitoba, IMPRESSA was named Canadian National Champion Senior Mare by unanimous consent of all five judges, and in doing so, also earned the highest score from amongst all the females at the show. This important win gives IMPRESSA MI her second National Championship, having been named Canadian National Champion Two Year Old Filly in 2013. IMPRESSA MI also becomes the second unanimous National Champion Senior Mare for her breeders - the Farrell Family & Mulawa Arabian Stud - following up on the identical win for VALENTINO'S ANGEL in 2014. Throughout
Rewriting the History Books | Three Gold National Champion FemalesFor the second time in history, Mulawa is proud to have bred and exhibited all three National Gold Champion Females at the Australian National Championships. Unanimous National Gold Champion Senior Mare KLASSICAL PRESENCE MI became the very first three-time successive Australian National Champion Filly/Mare with her decisive win. KLASSICAL PRESENCE was honoured as Australian National Champion Junior Filly in both 2014 & 2015, a first for any horse on the continent. KLASSICAL PRESENCE MI concluded her Australian show career with an undefeated record at the Australian Championships. Esteemed as one of the most exemplary daughters of three-time Australian National Champion KLASS (TS Al Malik x Karmaa)
VANGELIS MI | Striking GOLD in ScottsdaleVANGELIS MI has set the new Gold Standard in Scottsdale 2016 with Andrew Sellman. Winning by unanimous decision with the highest score amongst all the Junior Males, VANGELIS continues to amass international credibility as an undefeated competitor, winning the title of Scottsdale International Gold Champion Junior Stallion. A full brother to international champions VALENTINO'S ANGEL MI & ALWAYS VALENTINE MI, VANGELIS is universally acclaimed as one of the very best sons of the late great DA VALENTNO. A special thank you to Team Argent & Cameron Bonney for making this success possible!
Happy Birthday MULAWA CHANCE | 33 Years YoungThe entire team at Mulawa extends our heartfelt wishes of love and appreciation to MULAWA CHANCE, who celebrates her 33rd birthday today. Born the 17th of November, 1982, MULAWA CHANCE is still beloved as one of the best daughters of Mulawa Foundation Sire AMBITION, having achieved Aristocrat Dam Status with five champion produce. Six generations of MULAWA CHANCE champion descendants now influence breeding programs around the world. At Mulawa, her dam family continues to rank as one of the most influential, consistently producing Arabians of world-class quality that excel in the all areas of equine endeavour. The story of MULAWA CHANCE was recently featured in The Arabian Magazine, courtesy of editor Samantha
Gold Champion Success | Australasian Breeders CupCongratulations to Team Mulawa on Gold Champion success at the Australasian Breeders Cup in November. Held in conjunction with the inaugural Equine Lifestyle Event in Clarendon, NSW, the fifth edition of the Australasian Breeders Cup was the biggest and most successful to date. With entries forward in all four breeding divisons - Junior Fillies, Junior Colts, Senior Mares & Senior Stallions - Team Mulawa swept the Gold Champion titles, by achieving the high scores from a distinguished panel of international judges. With an impressive score of 331.5, the Gold Champion Junior Filly title was awarded to VENECIA MI in her show ring debut. A young daughter of Mulawa supersire ALLEGIANCE MI, VENECIA is a full
The Power of a DREAM | KLASSICAL DREAM MI - Paris 2015Mulawa is pleased to announce that KLASSICAL DREAM MI - the reigning Menton Gold Champion Senior Mare & Supreme Female of the Show - will be competing for the title of World Champion Senior Mare with Philippe Hosay for Al Khalediah Stables. Aptly named, KLASSICAL DREAM was indeed a dream from the moment she arrived just nine days before Christmas, only the second foal of the season for both her sire Australian National Champion sire and dam, KLASS& MUSTANG'S MAGNUM, respectively in 2008. Phenotypically possessing the ideal blend of the best qualities of both her parents, KLASSICAL DREAM also exemplified the alluring feminine beauty of refinement of KLASS' ethereal dam KARMAA, an Australian Aristocrat
KAVALLE MI | US National Top Ten Senior StallionCongratulations to Joanne & Ram Gunabalan on their success at the US Nationals with KAVALLE MI! Returning to claim the title of United States National Top Ten Champion Senior Stallion with Andrew Sellman, KAVALLE is gaining momentum after a very successful 2015 show season as Scottsdale Champion Four Year Old Stallion, unanimous Region 10 Champion Stallion & Canadian National Reserve Champion Stallion. Winner of the section for Four & Five Year Old Stallions, KAVALLE MI was awarded the second highest score amongst all the senior stallion entries - finishing just one point behind eventual Reserve National Champion ARIA IMPRESARIO and 2.5 points ahead of National Champion OFW MAGIC WAN - to finish
An ANGEL Triumphant in Central ParkCongratulations to HRH Prince Abduallah bin Fahad Al Saud, Dr. Bruce McCrea and Al Mohamadia Farms on their Big Apple-sized success with VALENTINO'S ANGEL MI! At the inaugural Arabian U.S. Open in Central Park on September 23rd, ANGEL was named Gold Champion Senior Mare with Andrew Sellman, triumphing over World Champion Mare CR JASMEENAH and East Coast Champion Mare GEMELLIA in the process. This historic win for ANGEL adds greater prestige to her impressive worldwide show record, enhancing her three National Champion titles in the U.S., Canada & Australia, as well as her World Cup & All Nations Cup wins. A special thank you to Andrew & Angela Sellman and the entire Argent Farms Team for giving
NSW State Titles SuccessTeam Halter and the Mulawa Community recently enjoyed a hugely successful weekend at the NSW State Titles. Mulawa-bred horses swept both the Champion & Reserve Champion titles in three of the four purebred breeding classes. The Junior Fillies were won by a sixth-generation Mulawa-bred female named FANTASIA MI. From the very first foal crop of Australian National Champion, as well as US & Canadian Reserve National Champion KAVALLE MI, FANTASIA is the first of her sire's foals to be shown. FANTASIA is also the first foal born to her glorious dam MI KLASSIC FANTASY, a former East Coast Champion & Australian National Reserve Champion, who is in turn a daughter of Living Legends KLASS & MUSTANG'S
KAVALLE MI | Canadian National Reserve ChampionCongratulations to Joanne & Ram Gunabalan on the latest succes of KAVALLE MI. Scoring an impressive 397.5, KAVALLE was named Canadian National Reserve Champion Senior Stallion in Brandon, Manitoba. KAVALLE has been an incredibly consistent winner for the Gunabalans since his arrival in the United States in early 2014. A successive winner in his age division at Scottsdale in both 2014 & 2015, KAVALLE has also been twice unanimous Region 10 Champion Stallion in back to back seasons. In addition to his recent Reserve National Championship in Canada, KAVALLE also earned the US National Reserve Championship for Three Year Old Stallions last year. A special thank you to Andrew Sellman and the sensational
PRUSSIA MI | Silver Champion in Chantilly
Congratulations to HRH Prince Abdullah bin Fahd Al Saud on the success of PRUSSIA MI at the AHO World Cup in Chantilly, France. PRUSSIA MI was the scored the winner in the class of three-year old colts, later earning the title of Silver Champion Junior Stallion in the Championship on Friday afternoon. PRUSSIA MI is one of the most successful sons of Triple Crown Champion ABHA QATAR, having won titles all across Europe, North America & the Arabian Gulf. PRUSSIA is also the banner carrier internationally for his illustrious and beloved dam PARADA - a twice Australian National Champion and an Aristocrat Dam of four champions at Mulawa.
In a KLASS All His Own
Mulawa is extremely proud that our beloved KLASS has been featured both on the cover of and in a 24-page feature story within the July 2015 Arabian Horse World. A three-time back-to-back Australian National Champion in halter and performance, a four-time East Coast Champion in every age division, and the 2015 WAHO Horse of the Year Recipient for Australia, KLASS is redefining the standard of Arabian excellence around the globe with his achievements in the show ring and in the breeding barn. He continues to thrive at Alabama as Mulawa's leading chief sire, inspiring tremendous promise with each successive foal crop. It continues to be our privilege at Mulawa to care for and steward this extraordinary stallion.
KLASSICAL DREAM MI | Gold in Menton
Congratulations are once again in order to HRH Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin AbdulAziz Al Saud and Al Khalediah Stables. On Saturday, 13 June in Menton, France, at the prestigious Mediterranean and Arab Countries Championships, KLASSICAL DREAM MI won the highly competitive class for Mares 4-7 Years of Age for the second year in a row. DREAM returned to the ring on Sunday with Philippe Hosay at the lead to claim her most prestigious victory to date: Gold Champion Senior Mare. Competing against both the Junior Champion Mare and Yearling Champion Filly, KLASSICAL DREAM was named Best in Show amongst all the female entries. We are incredibly proud of all that DREAM has accomplished and continues to achieve on the world stage.