Bonnie Doon Arabians

December 2009

Great news in the pregnancy department, both Marlo and Wicked Angel are in foal and will be home shortly.  We have had some lovely rain so everywhere is green.  Am wondering if Bon is actually in foal as nothing has happened as yet.  She is huge but am thinking that maybe she is just fatter than normal.

Wishing everyone a Wonderful Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year, may everyone be blessed with healthy foals in 2010.

November 2009

Am very excited to announce the sale of BD Blaze-A-Glory, he is going to a wonderful new home with Lisa from Revere Arabians in NSW.  Lisa is hoping to take him to a few local shows and then using him over her mares in the future.  He will be heading to his new home on the 16th of November. 

UPDATE:   George has arrived safely at Lisa's place and is very impressed with his new home and especially his new girlfriends!!!!

Also angel and Marlo are visiting Alshinfarahh at Argyle Lodge at the moment so keep an eye out for updates in the next month.

We have finally had some well needed rain and green grass is coming up everywhere.  Fingers crossed we get plenty of follow up rain during summer.

October 2009

Haven't updated the news section for a while but with spring here things are once again happening.

Wicked Angel and Marlo will be visiting a straight egyptian stallion called Alshinfarahh owned by Argyle Lodge Arabians.  He is by PVA Sonbali out of the beautiful mare Dafiinahh.  I had a lovely visit with Michael and Debbie Scott who own Alshinfarahh a little while ago and met all their lovely horses including many progeny of Alshinfarahh as well as the beauitful stallion himself.  I was lucky enough to win services through 2 stallion auctions that were held by the Downs Arabian Group last month and at the Challenge Show held earlier this year.

Teneka is returning to Shardell Stud to be bred with their black stallion Shardell Crusader.  Teneka had a stillborn foal to Crusader's sire Princeton a few years back so fingers crossed all goes well this time.

Angelica will be rebred to Decimir for a full brother or sister to Bella.  I was very happy with this mating so am looking forward to a foal as lovely as our Bella.

Bon's pregnancy is coming along well (she is huge) and the 2 black mares are definately in foal to Shamai so great news there.

July 2009

Well winter is well and truly here isn't it.  Molly and Bella have been enjoying getting stabled and rugged out of the cold weather and taking it all in their strides.

In pregnancy news, Bon looks to be in foal to Decimir and should be due late December 2009.  Our 2 black mares are back from Zadahan Arabians and fingers crossed are both in foal to Simeon Shamai.  They won't be due until around March next year but will be worth the wait.

Wicked Angel, Angelica, Marlo and Teneka will all be going in foal this year to either Decimir or outside stallions.  Will let you know when final decisions are made.

Elle will be 5 at the end of the year and will be getting broken in and hopefully starting an endurance career.  She is over 15hh now and I couldn't be happier with how she has come along in the last few years.

George, Lenny and Speedy will be getting gelded shortly and will be looking at getting George broken in as well later in the year.  Will keep you updated on their progress.

April 2009

Well back from the Aussies and stud tours.  Had a great time and was wonderful to catch up with old and new friends from all over the country,  Kathi from Catrin Arabians  and Tami from Peppermint Park Arabians in WA, Monique and her beautiful daughter Maddie from WedgeTail Arabians  Kangaroo Island SA and Deb from El Ishmael Arabians in Victoria.  One of the highlights was catching up with Ruth from Slipstream Arabians and her lovely band of horses at her Open Day. 

Speaking of Slipstream Arabians, Bonnie Doon Arabians is very excited to announce the arrival of Desert Fox Wicked Angel from Ruth's.  She has arrived safe and sound in her new home in Queensland and has settled in very well with her ex paddock mate Marlo and of course her daughter Desert Fox Angelica and grand daughter Flame's Angel (pend).

Huge THANK YOU to Ruth for allowing Angel to come and live with us and to Darren Jessup and his team from Darling Downs Transport for bringing her up here in wonderful condition.  Marlo was also transported with this company and I had no hesitations in using them again when it came to moving another member of the Bonnie Doon family. 

Will update the Mares 2 page shortly to include photos and info about Angel.  We hope to have many years enjoying her company and hopefully a few fillies as well.  She is just a lovely mare to have around.

March 2009

Where is the year going.  March already. 

Jamala and Eclipse are currently visiting Simeon Shamai at Zadahan Arabians and look forward to the resulting foals from these crosses.  Have 2 black fillies on order, not too much to ask is it???

Bella and Molly are growing nicely and at this stage we are looking at taking Bella to the Challenge Show in early May at Toowoomba.

I will be heading down to the Aussies next week and doing some stud tours while there and catching up with friends.  Looking forward to a very busy and fun filled week.

January 2009

We are very happy to welcome to Bonnie Doon, the lovely standardbred mare, Bailey, owned by Louise Suel of Shakira Lodge.  Louise has chosen Electric Decimir to be bred with Bailey, and we are both looking forward to what this cross produces.  Fingers crossed Bailey produces a beautiful filly for Louise.  While they were here visiting, Louise's daughter Patrice took some lovely photos of Decimir.  You can check them out in his Photo Gallery.

 

Well the filly fairy decided to hang around a bit longer, Marlo presented us with a beautiful chestnut (will go grey I think) FILLY on the 5th January at 4.45pm.  Mum and Bub are doing well.  Check out the Foals page and Photo Gallery for more photos of our new girl.

December 2008

Have added a few new photos of Bella in the Foals 2008.  She is growing into a big beautiful girl and is enjoying all the attention that is put on her. 

Marlo is getting large now and has started bagging, so all is looking good.  Fingers crossed for another healthy filly to carry on her lovely bloodlines.

Well we are already in December, so would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year. 

October 2008

The filly fairy has finally visited us.  Desert Fox Angelica foaled a healthy and beautiful filly on the 27th October 2008 at 9.30pm.  Mum and bub are doing very well.  She is chestnut at present but not sure if she will turn grey, not worried either way at the moment.   Her name will probably be Bonnie Doon Flame's Angel with her paddock name being Bella (named by our oldest boy Jake).  More photos can be seen in the Foals 2008 page.

September 2008

Well here we are in spring finally, horses are loosing their winter coats and starting to gleam once again.  Angelica is glowing and hopefully will deliver us a healthy foal in the next couple of weeks.  If we are really lucky it could even be a filly.  Marlo isn't due until early February so will have quite some time between foals.  Both mares are in foal to Electric Decimir.

Plans are also underway for mares being bred this season.  Eclipse is going to the straight egyptian stallion Simeon Shamai (Anaza Bay Shahh/Simeon Shiraz) owned by Zadahan Arabians.  Angelica will also be going to him after she has foaled providing all goes well. 

Bon will be visiting Zadahan Arabians as well, but is being bred to their homebred stallion Zadahan Khalil (Simeon Salil/Pembac Arliah) for what should be not only good looking but have the most amazing temperment if it is anything like it's parents.

Teneka will be going to Shardell Crusader due to her losing her Princeton foal and not being able to be bred last year due to EI.

Jamala will again go to Electric Decimir for hopefully a much awaited filly.  Will be a full sibling to George and Speedy.

BD Blaze-A-Glory (aka George) will be brought up from the bottom paddock, where he has been allowed to mature and grow, to be conditioned etc for sale.  He is rising 3 now, and is ready to start the next chapter of his life with a new owner who can use him to his full potential.

William is growing nicely and starting to mature into the "future sire" that I knew his wonderful bloodlines would produce. 

Best Wishes to everyone during the foaling season, may you be blessed with happy healthy foals.

 

June 2008

At the beginning of June we were lucky enough to head south to Melbourne for a short trip and to catch up with some friends on the way down.  First stop was Kate and her sons of Zadahan Arabians near Sydney.  I was especially excited to meet her young stallion Simeon Shamai as I am looking at him for a future breeding stallion for Angelica.  He put on a wonderful display for us showing off his amazing movement and temperament.  Her other stallion Zadahan Khalil has the most loving temperament I have ever seen.  Her mare Pembac Arliah is gorgeous (those eyes!!) and I was ready to put her on the back of the truck and bring her home.  Her filly by Shamai is very much her father's daughter and can't wait to see her in the show ring.  Kate's other lovely mare Sweet Meadows Gaize is looking happily in foal, fingers crossed all goes well this time.  Big Thank You to Kate for her warm hospitality and can't wait to catch up again soon.

Second stop was with Deb and her son Brady at El Ishmael Arabians in Lima East Victoria.  Unfortunately Deb and Brady had only just moved house and the horses were yet to arrive but it was still great to catch up with them and talk horses.  Look forward to my next visit when the 4 legged family will all be settled in.  Thanks again Deb, we had a great time and the scenery is amazing.

Third and final stop was with Nikki, Dean and family of Roheryn Park Arabians at Riddells Creek Victoria.  Roheryn Park is home to 3 stallions, Oakhill Arigo, Oakhill Diego and Cazna El Maklan.  I was particularly excited about meeting Arigo as he came from Queensland and I remember seeing him in the showring years ago at both arabian shows and the local ag shows.  It was great to see him looking happy and healthy in his retirement.  Hope he around for many years to come yet.  Diego is also a lovely boy and looked extremely happy about being surrounded by his girls.  And what beautiful girls they are too.  Was trying to work out how I could get a few of them in the boot of the car I had used to drive up there.  Such lovely natures as well, all happy to lap up the attention.  Cazna El Maklan also had the most amazing temperament as well as having the looks, they are a credit to you Nikki and Dean.  Ethan even got to have a ride on their daughters pony club gelding which he was absolutely thrilled about.  Thank you for your wonderful hospitality and the chance to see your horses, was a great day.

April 2008

We ended up only serving 2 mares to Decimir, Marlo and Angelica and are happy to report both are in foal.  Extremely happy to have Marlo in foal after her losing her precious Solly foal on her travel up to us.

Sad news also this month on the passing of Simeon Solomon of Slipstream Arabians.  He was a wonderful stallion and I feel very honoured to have met this grand gentleman in person when we visited last year.  My thoughts are with Ruth at this very sad time.  We still have his frozen semen which will be used on a very special mare in the future.  We also have Angelica to continue on his very special bloodlines as well so we are very lucky.

Also condolences go out to Carol and Brad Christensen of County Downs who lost their Baranski filly this month also.  She had such a big future ahead of her.

February 2008

Well looks like we are nearly EI free in Queensland and can start getting back to normal.  We were very lucky to stay free of it but will be nice to get out and about again to shows and open days again.

Please check out this website and the online show that has been organised.  For a great cause also, so please support it if you can either by entering or maybe sponsorship.

www.freewebs.com/arabianadvantagealliance/  or www.freewebs.com/aaashows/index.htm or

www.nicolekullen.com/

 

January 2008

Happy New Year everyone.   Due to EI and not being able to move horses, will only breeding a few mares, all to our boy Electric Decimir.  At this stage they will be Angelica, Marlo, Bon and Eclipse. 

November 2007

Have added a few new photos of Speedy to the Foals 2007 page.  He is growing nicely and is living up to his name.

So far we have been lucky and the horses haven't had EI but it is close so trying to be prepared.

September 2007

For anyone interested The Manning Valley Performance Horse Club is running a ONLINE Horse Show.

See their website for more details:  www.mvphc.com.au

August 2007

Well we have had some nice rain in the latter part of this month so things are greening up again.

Our only foal for the season has arrived.  Born 29 August just after 6pm, a bay colt out of Eastern Park Jamala by our stallion Electric Decimir.  All went well and Mum and bub are getting on fine.

Photo taken 30 August 2007

See 'Foaling season 2007' for more photos and info.

July 2007

Went for a short trip to Melbourne and while down there visited Ruth and her horses at Slipstream Arabians.  Solly is still looking fantastic and was happy to show off for us.  He is a magnificient looking boy and I have everything crossed that the AI works with Marlo in Spring.  I was also able to see Angelica's Mum Wicked Angel who Ruth also owns.  She is a lovely mare with the same beautiful eyes and nature.  Had a great day and look forward to another visit but maybe in summer when it is a bit warmer!!  Thanks again to Ruth for her hospitality.

June 2007

Another beautiful mare will be gracing the paddocks of Bonnie Doon shortly.  Her name is Desert Fox Angelica (Simeon Solomon/Desert Fox Wicked Angel) and she will hopefully arrive here in the next few weeks.  Will add some photos and more info to the mares page after she arrives.

UPDATE:  Angelica has arrived safe and sound.  She is settling in well with the other girls.  A big THANK YOU to Sally Genninges of Maximal Arabians for allowing us to buy this beautiful mare. 

May 2007

Check out the sales page.  Bonnie Doon Moon Magic (Elle) is available for purchase.  She is being wasted in the paddock.  She will make a great riding horse and then later on a wonderful broodmare.  Unfortunately cannot be shown due to scar on front knee but she isn't lame on it at all.  Also looking at gelding George and Lenny so if anyone is interested in these boys as geldings please don't hessitate to contact me.

Have had a few setbacks with Marlo and the AI so are going to leave her now until Spring.  She is looking great though and seems to have settled in very well. She truly is a lovely mare to both look at and to do anything with.

Jamala is hugh already and she's not due until September!!!

Check out a couple of new websites on my links page.  Mandian Park Arabians and Slipstream Arabians have great new websites that are worth a look at.

March 2007

A very exciting month with a visitor from Malaysia to view our lovely horses.  Khairudin was here for 4 days and also visited Eskdale Arabians, Arabien Haus Stud, Nagali Stud and Mandian Park Arabians.  He is hoping to export a colt/stallion in the near future and hopefully followed by others as his stud grows.  An enjoyable time was had by all and look forward to future visits by Khairudin and other Arabian horse enthusiasts.

February 2007

Not a good month so far.  Unfortunately Marlo lost her foal to Solomon about a month after arriving.  We are now trying frozen semen so will see how that goes.

Also on the 22nd we lost our grand old mare Bremervale Electric Flame.  She is missed very much and is buried in the foaling paddock to watch over future generations being born.  She will never be replaced but at least we have her son who is producing lovely foals so her legacy continues.

January 2007

Well Happy New Year to all.  Hope you all had a great Christmas.  We have a new member arriving to the Bonnie Doon family shortly.  Her name is Tallalee Marlena. She is a grey mare by Tarong Shahgar out of Peppersfield Tuema (Nile/Arabian Park Mustalina).  She is in foal to Simeon Solomon for a September 2007 foal.  Am very excited and must say a huge THANK YOU to Ruth Newman of Slipstream Arabians for allowing us to purchase this lovely mare. 

UPDATE............

Marlo arrived yesterday (4th January) safe and sound.  The video and pictures did not do her justice.  She is settling in well and has already made friends with Flame.  More details soon.

Also, in the December Issue of The Australian Arabian Horse News, Flame is one of the horses in the Special feature on mares with 12 or more live foals.  It lists all her progeny and what they have achieved.  She deserves a bit of recognition for all the hard work she has done over the years. 

Mares 2 page

December 2006

Unfortunately the season didn't end very well here as Teneka gave birth to a still born colt on 2nd December.  He was chestnut with a lovely head on him and huge!!!  Even bigger that Eclipse's foal.  Feel so sorry for her.  Luckily she is fine physically considering the size of him and today (3rd) is grazing and coping well.

November 2006

Starglen Bonique foaled a bay colt on 21st November at 11.45pm.  This is her first foal and she is acting like a pro.  He is a lovely little boy and thrives on attention, whether it be horse or human.  Very happy with him although was hoping for a filly.  Maybe Teneka will break the filly drought.

Foals 2 page

October 2006

Well our first foal has arrived for the season.  Eclipse had a chestnut colt on Sunday 15th October at 11am.  Although I had been hoping for a black filly and am still very happy.   He is a little stunner and is already keeping his Mum on her toes.  Check out the foal page for photos.

Foal Page

Have 2 more foals due in late November so hoping all goes well there too.

September 2006

Jamala was served in September by Electric Decimir for a full brother or sister for George in 2007.