Aesir Arabians
Show * Endurance * Pleasure ...Naturally
and we wish big congratulations to Yvonne Lucas, on her first foal by Joda Alabama, a stunning black filly Aesir Voodoo Child, out of a Stock Horse mare; and to Paul & Keri Lockwood of Jaraileb Arabians on the arrival of their 3rd foal for the season, a huge colt by Bammy out of Sahateyn Sahfina..
Shall have to install another Bammy's Babies page to fit all the great photos.
Still to come this season is the eagerly awaited foal for Jess Wilson, who has Warmblood mare "Bently Park Rox On" (Grandkavalier) in foal to Bammy, due early December.
New stable block is almost complete!! Just need to add the day yards and water tank.
Bammy is currently running with Peoria Ni Sal, who is keeping him company for the first 2 trimesters of her pregnancy, and boy are we dying to see this foal!
I was in Victoria a couple of weeks ago, and while I didn't get to see as many studs as I'd like to eventually get to, I did make it to Illarak, where Kath treated us to a tour of her lovely horses, all roaming in high, rolling green paddocks with stunning views. I must say, photos don't do Desert Fox Van Dam justice - he must be met to be appreciated. All Arabian, all boy, and a perfect gentleman. Also there were some stunning performance-bred horses, and what could just about be the world's cutest foal, a filly by Claude (DFVD) out of a little Welsh mare - just delicious!
Hope everyone is having a top season with visits from the filly fairy!
May 2009 , and we welcome the gorgeous Botusa Park Krystelle to the herd. She has been kindly leased by Nikki Crisp of Parkes NSW.
Krystelle is a great granddaughter of Ruminaja Ali and also traces to the immortal Naadirah on her impeccable sire line. Her dam line is made up of some of the loveliest Crabbett and endurance lines, and I am confident this little lady will be and will produce a very complimentary blend of show and endurance Arabians - a work horse that's stunning and undeniably Arabian to boot.
Being still a baby as such, we plan to campaign her for the 2010 show season before putting her in foal to Bammy - who will no doubt be more than happy to oblige...
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photo courtesy of Nikki CrispWell are we overdue for an update or what?
Bammy enjoyed breeding season ...I'm sure he fell in love more than once :)
We haven't been to any shows this year due to other commitments, so deeply missing getting out & about with horses, and catching up with like-minded people.
Very overdue news....
AESIR SUPERSTION
We still do however have some great news to share.... Thoroughbred mare Tanza Grand (aka Georgia) was paddocked with Bammy at the end of last breeding season after having lost her beautiful daughter Allitanz (Ally). Over the course of the next few months it became apparent they had mated at some point, just with no witnesses to the event, there was no way of knowing when pending foal was due, other than to watch and wait.
She blossomed, and blossomed some more, and just when I was about to give up and concede a phantom pregnancy may have occured I was awoken in the early hours of Friday the 13th of March to Bammy telling the universe of a great event in his lover's paddock. Morning light revealed a perfect bay Anglo colt with the curliest ears I've ever seen and legs that appeared to go on forever, almost like a giraffe. After he untangled those incredible legs and figured them out it also was obvious he was going to be a smooooth mover. Boy can this little fellow float!
Anyways, my friend Jess suggested a top name for him which I liked so much I decided to use (despite my old pattern being 3 syllable names, and this was 4...) He will be Aesir Superstition. His paddock name is "Stitch". Such a delightful little man - friendly, inquisitive, somewhat independent and totally unflappable. He will be for sale, and it will be a heartbreaking event. I love this little horse so very much and believe he has a very bright future.
Please pop over to the "Babies at Aesir 2" page to see pictures.
And finally....
Cheryl and I have just returned from a clinic with Carlos Tabernaberri. What a day! What an amazing horseman!! Everyone with horses needs to attend (at least fence sit if taking a horse isn't an option) a clinic with Carlos. His deep understanding and love of horses makes way for the highest level of communication, and I really feel his philosophies and techniques are the way of the future. I came away feeling an even deeper understanding for our beautiful equine friends.
'Til next time, happy trails! :)
Sunday 28th December 2008
Belated Merry Christmas everyone! Here's hoping it was a good one for all. The end of the year has been fairly busy for Bammy, and his lovely live-in lover Georgia is due to be moved to the foaling paddock soon for the arrival of her baby. Naturally we are hoping for a filly, but so long as everything is in the right place it's all good. Still awaiting news from Lori - she has a Bammy baby due any tick of the clock, and I think I'm just as excited as she is. Shall post baby photos in the new year.
Lack of grass and the funds to buy tonnes of hay has meant my show team and the purebred mares have all moved to a bush paddock. Fortunately it is close-by, so I get to check them all daily, and the grass there is awesome. I just miss not having them at home... In the meantime we have finally recieved some lovely rain today (not before time, it was starting to get a bit brown here), let's just pray it continues for a while.
So 'til next time, stay safe throughout the festive season, and hope 2009 is a top year for everyone.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
02nd September 2008
Due to the hairy caterpillar invasion, our sweet Sal aborted her precious bundle the other day, only 10 weeks out from foaling. This would have been my first purebred foal by Bama, so a very heartbreaking weekend...
Due to personal injuries and time constraints, it is unlikely any of our own mares will get served this season. Things must only go up ;) ...Look out 2009!
Saturday 02nd August 2008
....well weren't we overdue for an update?!
Happy Horse Birthday!!
What a year it has been, with shows being cancelled all over the place earlier in the year due to the dreaded EI, many fabulous horses being lost for various reasons, the mad rush to start showing again after being declared EI free, floods, droughts, etc.. It has been a tough year for a lot of people, but we all perservere. We have a great community of like-minded people, without the support of whom many of us could lose heart. Here's to everyone!
I've kept myself rather busy as usual. Breeding season was finalised early this year when we put Georgia in with Bammy to run together following the loss of her foal. They have a bizarre relationship, so not sure if they have even mated. He's happy for the company, though, and maybe we can acheive another Ally.
Being on the committee for the inaugural CQ Arabian Classic was an experience and a half, and ended up an enjoyable event - not without the odd glitch, but looking forward to next year where we can iron out the wrinkles and hopefully be bigger and better.
Deb and Starzy made their show debut at the CQAC, both doing me proud. Deb should be off to a home closer to the heart of A-Class shows very soon. Temporary of course, but much more beneficial for her, I'm sure. Starzy can stay here for a little longer to mature.
Zahls - well I've always been besotted with him, always pleasing to watch him develop...
Chamonix is growing like a weed, and still very pretty. Must get out the camera!
Sal isn't due to foal until early November, but is already as wide as she is high. I'm so excited about this baby. It will be our first home-bred purebred foal 
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And the most recent development? I've badly dislocated my ankle, so looking forward (not) to 4 more weeks of wheelchair and crutches ...groan! Can't wait to get back out in the paddock for Bammy-cuddles, prep horses for more shows, and to go riding again - no jumping off this time!! How accident-prone am I?? The things we do!!
Thursday 20th December 2007
Well, here it is again! That time of year has crept up all too rapidly 
as I find myself totally unprepared. Has everyone written cards and sent presents? I'm so disorganised!!
With only a couple mares left to have a rendezvous with Bammy
, the breeding season is all but over. Apart from losing Ally it hasn't been too bad. I'm so pleased with Chamonix, she's shaping up very pretty and correct, and boy oh boy can she float!! It seems as though she'll be weaned and sold all too soon
. Aren't these foals so addictive?? Some very good friends have had some awesome arrivals this year also, so congratulations!!!!
With any sort of luck we'll eventually get a show season around mid 2008?? Well at least we can't say we don't have time to prepare. I hope everyone is finally out of danger with EI - what a mess...
Well that's about it for 2007...
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish one and all a fantastic festive season, and a healthy, successful and prosperous 2008.
And don't forget to pop into Nikshar Stud's website ("people and links" page). Nicole is an amazing young lady who is working very hard to get to the Beijing Paralympics next year, and any support recieved I'm sure would be greatly appreciated. We could all learn a little from this inspiring woman. 
Wednesday October 31 2007
2 steps forward 2 steps back. A freak paddock accident took the life of our gorgeous baby Ally yesterday afternoon. Autopsy said it was fast, and there was nothing I could have done to prevent it or save her after, and the vet was very happy with my facilities. Still doesn't bring her back. Must just concentrate on everyone else here now.
RIP little Ally
20th October 2007
Well, we did it again!!! Tanza Grand, my first Thoroughbred mare delivered a huge, perfect Anglo filly by Joda Alabama for us last night at 7.50pm. Pleased to say everything went beautifully. Hope to have some photos up later today. Her name at this stage is Aesir Allitanz (nickname "Ally-Tadpole" for a good friend who could never understand why I never named a horse after him! )
Meanwhile, Margo and Chamonix are going very well. Lolly Legs has straightened up perfectly and she knows how to use it all!!! Margo had to go onto a course of antibiotics for a bit of vulva trauma, so I'm currently not her best friend
I feel like such a cheat!! Everyone else seems to be in filly-drought, and the last 4 foals born here have been girls. Must be something in the dust.... Maybe the Gods just know that one stallion is quite enough testosterone for here... (hehe! I'll get in trouble for that one!)
October 18, 2007
Finally!! Once down, we can only go up!
Margo presented us with a stunning filly late on the 15th. She was a little premmie, but has straightened out beautifully! Such an exquisite baby, it will be sad to see her go, but we can't keep everything!! Mum and Bub are both doing well. Her name is Aesir Chamonix - she's going to be tall and super athletic if her parents are anything to go by.
Still waiting on Georgia to present her bundle... She broke all the rules, and isn't following any of her patterns, so if she hasn't foaled by the end of the weekend, I might be getting the vet to check her out.
14th oct 2007
Well the last 2 weeks has been very rough, with me badly damaging my back, a good friend losing her new filly and nearly losing the mare in the process, and my nose getting broken while helping the vet save her mare.
In the meantime, my stump has been breaking down at a rate of knots, and I've been unable to get to the prosthetist until next regional clinic on the 27th. So jobs which needed doing had been farmed to friends, and I've needed assistance with the most basic of tasks. Final prep for foaling season was a mad rush! ...and a now suffering a flu to boot!
I moved the mares due to foal into the foaling paddock, and after the initial pecking order battle,they settled well, though Bammy managed to hit his hip on a tree while trying to survey the occurring changes, and this turned into a quite serious haematoma. Thankfully this has settled nicely without the need for surgical intervention, but none of us wants to see even minor injuries on our horses, so needless to say this stressed me even more, especially being in no physical condition to handle any of the horses.
The night of the 12th things got even worse, with 2 storms hitting the district within 2 hours of each other. The first one was fairly mild, but the second one was quite violent, taking out numerous trees and branches, and you guessed it - fences. The driveway was impassable, the stallion paddock - foaling paddock fence was completely flattened, and the boundary between the foaling paddock and the neighbour's was also badly damaged. Cleaning up the next day required 4 men, 2 tractors, 2 chainsaws and 5 hours, and left 2 massive piles of unburnable (due to being saturated) debris in paddocks currently in use.