Individuals and isolated events have often been the catalyst for far-reaching effects that completely altered the course of human

history. In the annals of the Arabian horse, the real change agents are those who have shaped the face of the breed through their ideas

and actions. No one will deny the importance of the moment when Dr. Eugene LaCroix first saw Bask in Poland or when Daniel Gainey

laid eyes on Ferzon at the side of his dam. Judith Forbis journeying to Egypt to begin her Ansata collection and Tom McNair’s elegant

promotion of Morafic and his exquisite daughters were moments that changed the direction of the Arabian industry.

By Jeff Wallace and Theresa Cardamone

Kaborr x Edjora

To become a Master at any craft, first one must become a student. Michael Byatt has a thirst for knowledge beyond the

typical. He is an astute man who strives for excellence in all areas of life, including his lifelong passion for Arabian horses.

The first stage of development as a breeder or a trainer is the establishment of a base of knowledge, drawn from the masters

of that field. The Master teachers who most inspired Michael were among the most creative and innovative thinkers the

breed has ever seen. Consequently they were also among the most successful. He absorbed as much as he could from the

experiences of his many incredible teachers. The depth of talent in the horsemen and breeders of that era was unsurpassed,

all contributing to the wealth of knowledge he was banking toward his future.

The year was 1994. And 1994 would be the year that Michael was able to take the magic learned from the Masters and

mix it with his own creativity, experiences, and inspiration in a moment that would profoundly affect the Arabian market,

show ring honors, and even the physical look of Arabians in modern breeding programs all over the world. Michael Byatt

had selected a group of foundation mares for Al Shaqab Stud, at that time directed by Sheikh Hamad Bin Ali Al Thani.

Sheikh Hamad had been hired and empowered by his patron, HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, to create a

nucleus of breeding stock that would be used to preserve and improve the Arabian horse, a cultural treasure. The horses

Byatt chose were an auspicious group, including the incomparable 1982 U.S. National Champion Mare Kajora, who

was open at the time.

Morafic & Tom McNair Ferzon & Gai Parada

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OFW Magic Wan. With his

dedication as a breeder and

his skill as a trainer, Michael

Byatt is a true horseman who

understands everything it

takes to create a champion.

Michael’s superior eye and

knowledge of bloodlines

developed along with his

talent. He came up in an era

of extraordinary horsemen

and horses. As the horses of

that era began to age and be

replaced by the next genera-

tions, Michael Byatt emerged

with a new “make and shape”

of the Arabian horse; a balanced horse with a harmonious

build. Length of leg, back, and neck were in balance, and Ara-

bian breed type was evident in increasingly sculptured heads

and splendid silhouettes. Gazal Al Shaqab was created as an

homage to both the aesthetic and the athletic.

Over the years, various sire lines have been dominant and

then receded as a new line came into play. Very few sire lines

have been able to survive whatever surprises life threw their

way, be it war, recession or changing trends. However, the line

founded by Nazeer not only survived, it has thrived. Nazeer

is prominent in nearly every modern Arabian pedigree, both

straight Egyptian and those of other strains. It happened

because he was a prolific progenitor of Arabian type, the trait

paramount in the standards of the breed. It happened because

he sired a slew of sons all over Europe and into America who

It was then that fate played a

hand, allowing Michael Byatt

the opportunity to alter the

course of Arabian horse history.

Kajora was cycling and had to

be bred. Michael and noted

horsewoman Eileen Verdieck

advised Sheikh Hamad that

the beautiful straight Egyptian

stallion he had admired, Anaza

El Farid, would be the perfect

choice for Kajora. It was from

this collaborative effort that

Gazal Al Shaqab emerged to

create a male dynasty of world

and national champions the

likes of which has never before

been seen. So dominant is the sire line that Gazal founded,

it has changed the phenotype of the winning Arabian show

horse worldwide, and appears in the pedigree of almost every

modern champion.

Michael Byatt has always believed in beauty and balance

when it comes to horses. From the time he was a teenager,

Michael was in love with the Arabian horse and began to

make his mark as a competitive horseman. From the thousands

of trainers that have shown Arabian horses in America, only

a very few have won the “Trainer’s Triple Crown.” Michael is

one of those few, having guided Silfaun to the U.S. National

Champion Western Pleasure title, JA Rave Review to U.S.

National Champion English Pleasure honors and many U.S.

National halter champions to their wins, including Gazal Al

Shaqab’s magnificent son, Marwan Al Shaqab and his son

Box Office x Bint Jabar

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Anaza El Farid x Kajora

were able to pass that trait and other highly desirable traits on

to such a degree; many of them founded their own dynamic

branches of the line. From Morafic to Anasata Ibn Halima,

Aswan to Ghazal, Hadban Enzahi to Ramses Fayek, the

impact has been staggering as the bloodline has taken root all

over the globe. Any single one of those sons has been able to

establish what one would think of as the entire legacy.

No one could predict that there would be a stallion born

whose legacy would eclipse those fixtures of the breed. Yet,

then came Gazal Al Shaqab, whose brilliant “make and shape”

shows, to an almost utter perfection, the influence of Michael

Byatt. Gazal is the total sum of the parts of his lineage, a

physical, living pedigree that can be seen in his carriage, his

motion, his elegant neck and his gorgeous head. According

to Byatt, that transparency of pedigree, being able to see the

ancestors’ traits reproduced in the living horse, is the true sign

of a stallion’s potential to breed on. The sire line of Gazal Al

Shaqab, has blanketed the world over the last ten years, run-

ning rampant over the competition. In another decade, it may

very well be that with one look over the shoulder there will be

no competitor in sight.

Already laden with world and national champions, the

Gazal sire line boasts a deep arsenal of stallion power that

has continued to build unabated. Without question, Marwan

Al Shaqab mounts the most serious challenge to his sire for

his position on this planet. He is assuredly the Horse of the

Century in everyone’s minds to such a degree, it goes with-

out saying. This should come as no surprise, since Marwan

signaled his acceptance of the mantle of heir-apparent when

he was named 2001 World Champion Junior Stallion while

his father Gazal Al Shaqab won the 2001 World Champion

Senior Stallion honors. For a staggering seven straight years,

Marwan Al Shaqab was named the Leading Sire at the World

Championships in Paris, an honor now held by his own son,

QR Marc.

Michael & Marwan Al Shaqab

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Gazal Al Shaqab x Little Liza Fame

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Michael Byatt’s influence and abilities as a breeder can be

seen at farms and in show arenas all over the world, with

many of the horses that he has had a hand in breeding earning

the coveted title of World Champion. A decade ago, Sheikh

Hamad and Michael added to the collection of mares at Al

Shaqab Stud with a sensational group that included the gems

OFW Mishaahl and White Silkk. From those two mares were

produced not one, not two, but three Junior or Senior World

Champions; the full brothers Kahil Al Shaqab and Wadee

Al Shaqab, and the majestic Hariry Al Shaqab, all sons of

Marwan Al Shaqab. Due to the magic of shipped semen,

embryo transfer, and the relative ease of international equine

travel, Marwan has been used heavily all over the globe.

Consequently, he is in the pedigrees of a huge percentage of

winning, contemporary show horses, with countless champion

offspring and many seasons of production ahead of him.

What makes the Gazal Al Shaqab sire line so very special

is its rare ability to create both a dynamic male line and a

group of daughters who can carry forward their sire’s finest

qualities. They are equally important as male line progenitors

and as the sires of future broodmares. While on lease to

Poland, Gazal Al Shaqab sired some of the most beautiful

mares ever produced at Janow Podlaski or Michalow State

Studs, which is an incredible achievement. World Champions

Pianissima and Emandoria are two notable examples. With

contributions on both sides, Gazal Al Shaqab’s name appears

in a huge percentage of Arabian pedigrees, just as legendary

sires Nazeer, Skowronek, Bask, and other greats are also seen.

Gazal Al Shaqab x Pianosa

Marwan Al Shaqab x ZT Ludjkalba

Michael Byatt’s influence has had a multi-generational impact

time and time again. He facilitated the sale to South African

Willie Brown of the Padrons Psyche daughter OFW Psylhou-

ette, who was in foal to Marwan Al Shaqab upon Michael’s

recommendation. The breeding was repeated the following

year, resulting in the dazzling Eks Alihandro, who later earned

the titles of unanimous Menton, All Nations Cup, and World

Champion. Michael bought the lovely Marwan Al Shaqab

daughter Abha Myra from Marieta Salas and later sold her

to Orrion Farms for whom he showed her to a U.S. Reserve

National Champion Junior Filly title. Only the magnifi-

cent World Champion Pianissima placed above her. As the

co-breeder of Abha Myra’s 2008 foal, Michael had suggested

crossing the mare with Besson Carol, a stallion that he knew

very well. Michael owned Besson and had shown him to

numerous major titles including U.S. and Canadian Reserve

National Champion and unanimous Scottsdale Champion

Stallion. Michael had also shown Besson Carol’s sire Parys El

Jamaal to his own U.S. National Champion Stallion honors.

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He is confident and capable, with as good a grasp on human

nature as he has on breeding horses. In short, Michael Byatt

is as complete a package as the horses that he knows and

loves so well.

When Michael led the Marwan Al Shaqab son OFW Magic

Wan to victory as the 2015 United States National Champion

Stallion, the win represented the third Gazal generation

that he has shown to the highest honors. Magic Wan was a

reproduction of the incredible traits and qualities that were

instilled in Gazal Al Shaqab, honed to an even finer degree

of excellence. More importantly, in a startling show of

genetic power, Magic Wan shared the spotlight with not

one, but two offspring who also earned 2015 U.S.

National Championships!

The dynamically exciting National Champion Yearling Colt

Magic Mystery Z was the image of his sire and a huge favorite

of the crowd, while the beautiful Makayah earned her title

of U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly with a grace and

charm all her own. These two represent the fourth generation

of Gazal that have been nurtured to their full potential by

Michael Byatt and are a perfect example of the power of

Gazal to influence both sides of the pedigree with equal

amounts of glory.

It was with this result in mind, the continued development of

generation after generation of increasingly fabulous Arabian

horses, that Michael and Sheikh Hamad’s original breeding

decisions were made. That dynamic blueprint has proven to

be the foundation for three more world-class generations. It

is the formula for successful breeding programs all over the

world. It is why Michael Byatt is considered to be one of the

architects of today’s modern Arabian horse.

The result of that cross was the gorgeous World Champion

Stallion Fadi Al Shaqab. In an incredible exhibition of

continuity and continued excellence, Michael was at the

end of the lead of the horses behind the horse, this time

Fadi Al Shaqab.

Michael purchased the Besson Carol daughter HB Bessolea

for longtime client Susan Taylor. Bred to Marwan Al Shaqab,

she produced an amazing set of full brothers. Baanderos was

both a World Champion Junior Colt and World Champion

Senior Stallion. His brother, Baahir El Marwan, became

a U.S. National Champion Senior Stallion. Michael had

started the show careers of both of these great champions as

yearlings. U.S. Reserve National Champion Futurity Filly and

Scottsdale Grand Champion Mare, GC Echlectica, a beau-

tifully structured mare, was bred to Marwan Al Shaqab. The

result was the triple United States National Champion Aria

Impresario, another example of the multi-generational vision

that Michael Byatt shares with the world.

The accomplishments of the 2015 show season demonstrated

the potency of the seeds that were planted by Michael Byatt

and Sheikh Hamad, which continue to dictate the winning

line up in show after show in America and beyond. It was the

culmination of many years and collaborations with a wide va-

riety of dedicated breeders, and speaks to Michael’s ability to

work across breed strains, cultures and personalities. Michael

is a man with a tremendous depth of infectious charisma, who

easily pulls people to him, learners and master teachers alike.

OFW Magic Wan & Michael Byatt in Tulsa, 2015

Gazal Al Shaqab × Lara El Ludjin

The year 2015 opened brilliantly for Michael Byatt and his MBA team at the Scottsdale International Breeders Classic in February. Michael led Hanaya Stud’s gorgeous El Khaled to the Straight Egyptian Stallion Championship. A rare son of Ansata Sinan who descends from Nazeer through Morafic and The Egyptian Prince, El Khaled had previously been named 2011 Gold Champion Stallion at the Frankfurt Egyptian Cup and 2010 European Egyptian Event Gold Champion Colt. Nayla Hayek, who has been breeding Arabians at her Hanaya Stud for forty years, teamed up with Byatt again to sweep the senior titles with a win by ZT Aaminah in the Straight Egyptian Mare Championship, her triumphant show debut. The striking bay daughter of Moatasim Al Salhiyah and ZT Mathal was beautifully shown by Byatt, and will most certainly garner many more victories in the future for Nayla Hayek’s Hanaya Stud.

Moatasim Al Salhiyah x ZT Mathal

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Ansata Sinan x Shahirs Abriel

WH Justice x Djasira Princess Psytadel

The Scottsdale season continued to unfold with significant victories for Michael Byatt Arabians and its clients. Michael showed the exquisite Aj Djamilja to the Scottsdale International Breeders Champion Mare title for the Ajman Stud of Sheikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman. A mare of ethereal beauty and elegance, she has two strong crosses to Padrons Psyche, first through her sire WH Justice and also through her dam, Djasira Princess Psytadel.

Many of Michael’s charges used their Scottsdale class wins as a platform for national and international honors later in the year. GC Le Marais parlayed her strong showing in Scottsdale into a 2015 Canadian National Championship. Abha Qalams won her class at the Scottsdale Classic, catapulting her to a Silver Championship in Las Vegas and a Silver World Championship in Paris; and Scotts-dale Classic winner Magic Mystery Z rode his triumph all the way to a United States National Yearling Colt Championship, but not before he, too, “beat the house” in Las Vegas.

Held in April, the Arabian Breeders World Cup was the first opportunity for Magic Mystery Z to build on his Scottsdale success, and he did so in glorious fashion, with a much talked-about victory that ultimately led to his National Championship in Tulsa. Owned by Dr. Ma-rio Zerlotti, the son of OFW Magic Wan and Marys Diva set the crowd into a tizzy with his spectacular, electric presence, near perfect con-formation and incredible show attitude. Abha Qalams used the same springboard, cashing in on her Scottsdale win by earning the Las Vegas Silver Champion Mare title for the Al Shahania Stud of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Their standard-bearing “Golden One,” Barzan Al Shahania, previously represented Al Shahania in Las Vegas. A grandson of Gazal Al Shaqab, Barzan won the Arabian Breeders World Cup Supreme Junior Champion Stallion honors in 2012 and was a U.S. National Cham-pion Junior Colt in 2011 and U.S. National Reserve Champion Futurity Colt in 2013.

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The roots of the enduring friendship and association of Michael Byatt and Sheikh Hamad stretch back to 1993, when they teamed to win the Supreme Champion Stallion title with Sabiell at the first Egyptian Event. Fast forward to June 2015, and Michael was once again leading horses to victory at the Egyptian Event USA for Sheikh Hamad, now the director of the historic Al Rayyan Stud. Rayyana Al Aliya, by beloved World Champion Ashhal Al Rayyan and from the Al Adeed Al Shaqab daughter Asrar Al Rayyan, waltzed away with the Egyptian Event USA Gold Champion Mare honors. In doing so, she brought the Byatt/Sheikh Hamad partnership full circle from their early beginnings. Al Rayyan and Byatt made a repeat trip to the winner’s circle when he led Nawaal Al Rayyan

(Ansata Sokar x Nadrah Al Rayyan) to the Gold Champion Filly title, with stablemate and paternal half-sister Sahla Al Rayyan (Ansata Sokar x Sundos Al Rayyan) bringing home the Bronze Champion Filly title. It was a terrific outcome for the mares of Al Rayyan, and a sweetly satisfying show for both Michael Byatt and Sheikh Hamad.

Ashhal Al Rayyan x Asrar Al Rayyan

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Ansata Sokar x Nadrah Al Rayyan

By Jeff Wallace and Theresa Cardamone

Hannah Byatt has been accompanying her father, world-renowned horseman Michael Byatt, to Paris for many years. The City of Light is truly in her blood. Hannah kindly agreed to share some of her thoughts with us on the occasion

of her twenty-first birthday. “I first visited Paris when I was about 13,” she said, “on the way to the Menton horse show. I believe my dad won the Filly

Championship with Miss El Power JQ at Menton that year. There are so many things I love about Paris—the flea market, the fashion, and this restaurant,

Le Gran Venise, which is my favorite.”

Hannah is an accomplished tennis player who can visualize herself as a college professor in the future, although she remains wide-open to all opportunities. She credits her parents for exposing her to many wonderful things, and her father for his generous nature. “I am still ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’ in some ways,” Hannah continued. “And my dad is a really great gift giver. He is very thoughtful about it and takes

the time to make each gift meaningful. Here I am, turning 21 in Paris! I’ve always idolized my brother, and he went to Las Vegas for his 21st, so I thought I would

do the same. I am so happy that I am spending it here in Paris instead!”

Friends and family describe Hannah as a “dynamic, glamorous, funny, team-playing Glamazon” who equally enjoys a gift box from Hermes, Chanel or Dominos. With a fascination for Versailles and Marie Antoinette, Hannah has

always been captivated with French culture and is, of course, a great fan of Paris. “I can imagine myself living in Paris one day,” Hannah mused.

“With the love of my life … my cat, Donald!”

Michael Byatt Arabians did not stop at victories on the distaff side. MBA trainer Austin Colangelo showed the 2015 Egyptian Event Gold Champion Stallion Phaaros to his popular win. By ZT Faa’iq and out of Bint Atallah, Phaaros is owned by the international partnership of Alfala Stud (Saudi Arabia) and Alfabia Stud (Italy), who also happen to own the Silver Champion Stallion, Sabeh Al Salhiyah (Ansata Nile Echo x Mareeka). With the gratifying outcome of the Egyptian Event under their belt, the Michael Byatt Arabians team geared up for a championship season that would prove to be a stunning success.

ZT Faa’iq x Bint Atallah

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The 2015 Canadian Nationals yielded a rich haul for MBA and their jubilant clientele. Polidoro FC claimed the Canadian National Champion Stallion title for his delighted owner/breeders, Stuart and Sue Larsen of Falcon Crest Arabians. Polidoro is a son of six-time National Champion DA Valentino and the spectacular World Champion Abha Palma, a Marwan Al Shaqab daughter bred by Marieta Salas of Spain. Polidoro FC had previously garnered the titles of 2014 U.S. ational Champion Stallion 4-5 Years, 2013 U.S. National Futurity Colt and 2011 U.S. National Reserve Champion Yearling Colt, amassing an enviable show record at such a young age.

DA Valentino x Abha Palma

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Marwan Al Shaqab x GC Echlectica

The fiery GC Le Marais took Canada by storm, an unstoppable force on her way to winning the 2015 Canadian National Champion Mare crown for Al Shahania Stud. By the incomparable Marwan Al Shaqab and out of GC Echlectica, GC Le Marais gave a mind-blowing performance, peaking at the perfect moment under the careful guidance of MBA. Al Shahania and Michael connected for yet another Gold Championship with a Marwan offspring, this time the Canadian National Champion Yearling Colt honor won by Heyman Al Shahania, whose dam is HED Caramba, the 2006 Canadian National Champion Two-Year Old Filly and multiple-Scottsdale Champion. The ownership team of Michael Byatt Arabians and Joey Canda won the Canadian National Champion Yearling Filly title with Del Adora, who boasts a double-Marwan pedigree. Her sire is the Marwan Al Shaqab son ZT Marwteyn and her dam is the Marwan granddaughter, GC Seasons of Love, by Aria Impresario.

Marwan Al Shaqab x HED Caramba

ZT Marwteyn x GC Seasons Of Love

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There is nothing quite like the U.S. National Championships. For Michael Byatt, the memories of victories past united with the present to create a perfect storm of magical moments. In 1997, Parys El Jamaal and Michael emerged with the United States National Reserve Champion Stallion title for owners Ray and Nora Tatum. Parys fulfilled every expectation as a show horse and as a sire. His daughter, 2001 Canadian National Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Serenata El Jamaal produced over twenty foals, including 2007 U.S. National Reserve Champion Yearling Filly True Desire LL; while another Parys daughter, 2003 U.S. National Champion Junior Mare Shalina El Jamaal was the the dam of Marhaabah, the 2013 United States National Champion 8 & Over and Reserve National Champion Senior Stallion. Parys El Jamaal continues to have a strong presence in the modern show ring. At the 2015 World Championships in Paris, Aj Azzam completed his Triple Crown yearling season with a Gold Champion Yearling Colt win. In doing so, he provided a striking example of the value of the Marwan Al Shaqab daughters, as his dam Ysadora is the result of Marwan Al Shaqab crossed on a Parys El Jamaal mare.

Parys El Jamaal × Shahlina

Marwan Al Shaqab x Shalina El Jamaal

Parys El Jamaal × MP Serenata

Ali Jamaal × FF Pavielle

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One of Parys El Jamaal’s most important contributions to the breed was siring 2001 U.S. and Canadian National Reserve Champion Futurity Colt and multiple Scottsdale Champion, Besson Carol. A great favorite at Michael Byatt Arabians, Besson Carol has sired his own impressive list of enduring champions including 2013 Gold World Champion Stallion Fadi Al Shaqab, Scottsdale Champion and Canadian Top Ten Majolicaa and her sister Majalina. Besson Carol’s get continue to pile on wins, as evidenced by his son Megga Starr’s U.S. National Champion Western Pleasure Select AATR title in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2015.

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Besson Carol × Majalis

Besson Carol × Abha Myra

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Marwan Al Shaqab x Magna Prelude

OFW Magic Wan x Marys Diva

Jubilant owners, veteran horsemen, and Arabian enthusiasts of all kinds crowded the Michael Byatt Arabians stable area after the United States National Championship Finals in Tulsa, Oklahoma in October. OFW Magic Wan had just won the title of 2015 United States National Champion Stallion for Haras Sahara of Brazil, and the celebration was truly heartfelt. Magic Wan is the perfect channel for the genetic power of his sire Marwan Al Shaqab. Out of the Magnum Psyche mare Magna Prelude, OFW Magic Wan is a double-Bask and double-Bey Shah conduit of greatness, combining outstanding motion and classic Arabian type. He served notice that the title was to be his with previous wins as the 2010 U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt and 2008 U.S. National Reserve Champion Yearling Colt. Magic Wan also served notice that he was a sire to be reckoned with. continued ...

Even more impressive than his own 2015 win is the fact that

OFW Magic Wan sired two other U.S. National Champions in the

same year that he earned his title. His son Magic Mystery Z was an unstoppable

force in earning the U.S. National Champion Yearling Colt title for Dr. Mario Zerlotti, while

Magic Wan’s daughter Makayah was named U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly. Makayah’s dam, Maria El Besson, is by Besson Carol. It was a tremendous achievement for the stallion, his offspring and the MBA team. The improbable odds of one man showing a stallion and his son and his daughter to United States National Championships in the same year are eclipsed by the fact that in this case, those horses represented the third and fourth consecutive generations that Michael had shown to their titles.

All roads may lead to Rome, but in the opinion of Arabian horse enthusiasts, the most important ones lead to Paris. There each November, the finest Arabians on the planet compete for the coveted title of 2015 World Champion at the Salon du Cheval. Abha Qalams followed her earlier triumphs in Scottsdale and Las Vegas with a breathtaking performance that earned her the title of Silver World Champion Mare for Al Shahania Stud in a field stacked with other World and National Champions. By the WH Justice son Alfabia Damascus, Abha Qalams is out of the Marwan Al Shaqab daughter, Abha Mudira.

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OFW Magic Wan x Maria El Besson

Ajman Moniscione × DL Marielle

Al Shahania also won the Bronze World Championship with Luigi on the lead of Tom Oben. Luigi is a crowd-pleasing colt with magnetic presence; a great representative of his sire, Kanz Albidayer. He previously won the European Silver Champion Yearling Colt title, with a Bronze win at the All Nations Cup and Gold Championships at Vichy and the Tulip Cup. Kanz Albidayer stands at Michael Byatt Arabians and is owned by the Albidayer Stud. He is a multiple-international Gold Champion by Ajman Moniscione and the Marwan Al Shaqab daughter DL Marielle. Her dam line traces directly to Belbowrie Baskana, uniquely the only product of a straight Egyptian mare bred to the legendary Polish stallion, Bask.

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Psytadel x Majidah Bint Pacha

Albidayer Stud had much to celebrate in Paris, with the achingly lovely Mozn Albidayer winning the Bronze World Champion Yearling Filly title, with Barry Shepherd on the lead. Sired by Al Zobair Stud’s SMA Magic One, and out of the gorgeous National Champion Mattaharii, Mozn had given notice that she was something special when she was named the 2015 Silver Champion Yearling Filly at the All Nations Cup in Aachen.

SMA Magic One x Mattaharii

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In a powerful showing as one of the top breeding stallions in the world, Albidayer’s exquisitely beautiful Marajj sired both the Gold World Champion Junior Mare D Shahla and the Gold World Champion Senior Mare, Salwa Al Zobair. Marajj is one of Marwan Al Shaqab’s most captivating sons, who began his show career with a 2005 unanimous championship in Scottsdale and continued to gather many wins, including the 2007 World Champion Junior Colt title.

D Shahla is out of the beloved World and All Nations Cup Gold Champion, FT Shaella, who has emerged as an outstanding producer after a stellar show career. The Dubai Stud contingent was overjoyed with the win. Adding to Marajj’s credentials was the incredibly beautiful Salwa Al Zobair, who won over the entire audience with her feminine grace and cadenced power. Her dam, Esklawa, is by the legendary Eukaliptus. It was a one-two punch that had the entire Arabian world taking a long look at the amazing sire that Marajj has shown himself to be.

Marajj x Esklawa

Marajj x FT Shaella

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Marwan Al Shaqab x RGA Kouress

Ashhal Al Rayyan x Aisha

As 2015 wound to a close, Michael Byatt made a final international trip, this time to Doha for the 2015 Qatar National Championships. In a fitting end to the story of his amazing year, Michael was in Qatar to show horses for Al Rayyan Stud and Sheikh Hamad Bin Ali Al Thani. Ending the year in a blaze of glory, Michael led Menouah Al Rayyan to the title of Qatar National Gold Champion Filly and Darine Al Rayyan to the title of Qatar National Gold Champion Mare. In a nod to the past and a testament to the present, Al Rayyan’s late and dearly missed head sire Ashhal Al Rayyan is the sire of Darine Al Rayyan and the broodmare sire of Menouah, making them ¾ sisters. It was a powerful replay of the accomplishments that Sheikh Hamad and Michael enjoyed so long ago, are still enjoying today, and will continue to enjoy well into the future.

Fares Al Rayyan x Bint Mesoudah

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Aj Djamilja 14

Kanz Albidayer 32Mozn Albidayer 35Marajj 37

Phaaros 19

Rayyana Al Aliya 16 Nawaal Al Rayyan 17 Darine Al Rayyan 38Menouah Al Rayyan 39

Barzan Al Shahania 15GC Le Marais 22Heyman Al Shahania 23Abha Qalams 31Luigi 33

SMA Magic One 34

Besson Carol 27

Del Adora 23

Makayah 29

Polidoro FC 20

ZT Aaminah 12 El Khaled 13

OFW Magic Wan 28

Parys El Jamaal 25

Magic Mystery Z 29

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