The Mulawa Community

The Australian Championships have once again proven an outstanding showcase for Mulawa owned, bred and shown horses. Friday proved especially successful for GUILIANO, whose first foals dominated the Yearling classes, earning all three Australian Championship titles. ROMANCE MI earned herself back-to-back Australian Champiosnships with a win as Two & Three Year Old Filly Champion. Katharine Farrell & German-import LUXOR were dominant in the Dressage ring, winning both the Advanced Dressage test and the Prix St Georges. PARADA (with Cameron Bonney) was victorious as Australian Champion Mare. GUILIANO (with Andy Sellman) finished the year undefeated as Australian Champion Stallion and highest score of the show.

Mulawa was the recipient of two major awards on Tuesday night at the Arabian Horse Society of Australia AGM at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. For the fourth year in a row, Mulawa was named Purebred Breeder of the Year for wins earned at the 2011 Australian Championships. 2011 AHSA Purebred Saddle Horse of the Year was MULAWA BRONZE WINGS, who earned three Australian Championships, two Reserves and one Top Ten at Tamworth with Daniella Dierks.

We recently received a lovely thank-you note from Carolyn Hegge of Karcela in Kings Plains, NSW right after the East Coast Championships in February. Thank you Carolyn for the lovely note and congratulations on your Triple Crown Success!

Mulawa Arabian Stud was recently featured in the February 2012 Oasis Magazine. Highlighting The Magnificent Mares of Mulawa, the article celebrates the many generations of success of the Mulawa breeding program.

Congratulations to Anglo-Arabian MULAWA WISDOM (TS Al Malik x Wisp of Air) and Anita Johnson for qualifying for the Tom Quilty on November 26th. WISDOM finished third in his first 160 km ride both healthy and happy at the Tasmanian State Championships in St. Helens. We look forward to WISDOM riding the same course in June of 2012 when he competes at the Tasmanian hosted Tom Quilty. Good luck to Anita and WISDOM in 2012!

There are few Open Days in the world that can rival the annual event at Mulawa Arabian Stud each September. In terms of quality of horses, Mulawa is leading the continent in consistently producing world-class quality foals year after year, and turning out each successive foal crop to most deservedly earn an enviable list of show accolades at the most prestigious events in the country. As for hospitality, Mulawa is unrivalled in providing access to the very heart of the breeding program and the full extent of the extraordinary facilities, with genuine warmth and sincerity as well as an enthusiastic passion and discernible dedication to the Arabian horse.

Congratulations to Linda Keogh of New South Wales on her recent purchase of ANGELIC MI. A lovely daughter of MAGNUM FORTY FOUR, ANGELIC belongs to the cornerstone mare family of M ANGELIQUE. We wish ANGELIC MI success and happiness in her new home with Linda. Welcome to the Mulawa family!

Argent Farms has been busy proudly promoting the Mulawa Arabians in North America this season. The most recent success was achieved at the Region 13 Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana amongst a competitive field. Scottsdale Reserve Junior Champion Filly & Arabian Breeders World Cup Top Ten Supreme Junior Champion Filly ALWAYS VALENTINE MI (DA Valentino x Always An Angel by SF Shakla Khan) once again emerged victorious as Region 13 Champion Two Year Old Filly. Scottsdale International Reserve Champion Two Year Old Colt & Arabian Breeders World Cup Top Ten Supreme Junior Champion Colt MAXIUM (Magnum Forty Four x Sahtarah by Sahjat) earned the Reserve Championship in the competition for Two Year Old Colts at Region 13.

We received an update from happy owner Julie Kemp. It appears AFIRE LITE (GLF Apollo x Fire Flame by Fame Maker R) is enjoying a career in endurance. Julie was kind enough to send along some photos of her partner Pete and "Millie" competing at a recent event in Queensland. The news is that both Pete & Millie went very well! We are always pleased to receive updates and news from members of the Mulawa Community. Congratulations on your success with AFIRE LITE - continued Happy Trails for all of you.

Congratulations to Sharon Barry on her recent win with ADIVA MI (Fame Maker R x Mulawa Ariva by TS Al Malik) at the 2011 Victoria Arabian Classic in Werribee. In one of the largest and most competitive classes of the entire show, ADIVA and Sharon emerged victorious as Champion Purebred Shown by an Amateur, even besting a few former Australian Champions in the process. Well done Sharon & ADIVA! We wish you continued success with ADIVA in-hand, under saddle and in all her future endeavours!

Exciting News from Werribee! At the 9th Annual Dressage & Jumping with the Stars event in Victoria on March 24th-26th, two qualified Mulawa owned Arabian warmbloods achieved siginificant success. Daniella Dierks was back in the irons for the Champion of Champions competition on Saturday evening, which was decided from the winners of the Four, Five & Six Year Old Young Dressage Horse Champions. The ultimate decision of respected international expert and multi-World Champion Dr. Ulf Moeller fell upon REVELWOOD DONATELLO as the Best Young Dressage Horse in Australia for 2011.

The 2011 Australian Championships proved to be the most successful showcase for Mulawa-bred, owned and managed horses in the long competitive history of the stud. When the last sash was hung on Sunday afternoon, the grand total for Team Mulawa was 21 Australian Champions, 14 Australian Reserve Champions & 8 Top Tens. We are also pleased to announce that Mulawa Arabian Stud was honoured with Australian Breeder of the Year by the AHSA for the third successive year. Thank you and congratulations to the many clients and members of the Mulawa Community who helped make 2010-2011 our most successful show season to date.

MULAWA THE QUEST (Ambition imp USA x Grojecca iidUK) 10 th December 1978 – 23 rd January 2011 It is with great sadness that we report the passing of MULAWA THE QUEST , who peacefully passed away in his pasture at his home with Rodney and Heather Brown at the great age of 32.  A grand ambassador for the Arabian breed, a multi-Australian Champion and full brother to the illustrious Mulawa Chance, QUEST was the true, all-around Arabian. Rod and “Questie” shared a mutual bond of friendship and respect. Their partnership, which spanned almost three decades, became legend in the Arabian horse community.  A successful halter horse in his junior years, QUEST would make the performance ring his own.  In the early days they