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Welcome to TheArabianMagazine.Com Podcast, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud! This is episode 20. 

Mulawa Arabian Stud is our premier sponsor for 2025, and we are honoured to share their history of their fifty-plus years breeding programme through TheArabianMagazine.Com.

In celebration of the incomparable contribution the Farrell family has made to the advancement of the Arabian breed over the course of half a century, both closer to home in Australasia as well as worldwide, we continue our journey back across the decades and discover the success of the modern Mulawa Arabian through the lens of each o...

In the latest TheArabianMagazine.Com podcast, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud, we share Jeannette Ellwood's experience of being a first-time judge in the 1980s. 

In our latest podcast, Barry Shepherd shares his thoughts on the rising stars of the United Arab Emirates, the stallions whose progeny caught our attention this last year. He also warns of using an increasingly small gene pool and harks back to the patience that breeders used to show. Food for thought - and do check out the stunning images that go with this feature on TheArabianMagazine.Com

Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud. 

In this latest Podcast, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud, we speak to Scott Benjamin about the upcoming Polish Arabian Horse Days this August. We look at Scott's history with the country and its Arabian horses, before sharing the highlights in this year's Pride of Poland.

You can find full details in our June cover story on TheArabianMagazine.Com

 https://www.thearabianmagazine.com/celebrating-the-pride-of-poland

This beautiful, insightful feature by Paul Atkinson takes a look at the iconic Gainey Arabians in the United States. From Ferzon to Gai Parada and beyond, he Gainey horses remain revered in modern pedigrees. 

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud. 

Welcome to TheArabianMagazine.Com Podcast, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud! This is episode 20. 

Mulawa Arabian Stud is our premier sponsor for 2025, and we are honoured to share their history of their fifty-plus years breeding programme through TheArabianMagazine.Com.

In celebration of the incomparable contribution the Farrell family has made to the advancement of the Arabian breed over the course of half a century, both closer to home in Australasia as well as worldwide, we continue our journey back across the decades and discover the success of the modern Mulawa Arabian through the lens of each o...

All eyes will be on Poland this August as the celebrated Arabian Horse Days takes place. Including the Polish National Championships, the Pride of Poland, and Summer Sale, as well as visits to the State Studs, this is an event not to be missed. 

We reveal the highlights of the Pride of Poland 2025 - with the star lot being  the incredible mare, Adelita. 

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud. 

Gleannloch Farms was one of the most famed straight Egyptian breeding farms in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, and Steve Diamond shares an insightful history into this revered stud.

TheArabianMagazine.Com Podcast is proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud. 

As part of WAHO, Dubai Arabian Stud hosted an exceptional open house, where we got to see stars such as FT Shaella, D Shahla, D Seraj, FA el Rasheem - and more. Please enjoy our coverage of the event from Samantha Mattocks - full article on www.thearabianamagazine.com

TheArabianMagazine.Com Podcast is proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud, with our WAHO coverage generously sponsored by Rifat Arabians, Australia. 

Episode 16 looks at Vision, bred in Germany and imported as a foal to Australia by Mulawa Arabian Stud, where he became one of their leading sires. 

The podcast is proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud.

This episode of TheArabianMagazine.Com Podcast, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud, is our cover star for May - Al Noor Suleiman, bred and owned by Sherry Conrads of Al Noor Arabians in the United States.

Talking to Sherry, we share an update on her breeding programme, including news on Al Noor Miralena, who put Al Noor Arabians firmly on the global map last March when she was unanimous Emirates Global Cup Yearling Filly Champion in Scottsdale.

As ever, check out thearabianmagazine.com for images relating to this Podcast.

One of the most iconic Crabbet stallions, General Grant was foaled in 1945. This in depth podcast, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud, looks at the history, and legacy, of this influential stallion.

Visit www.thearabianmagazine.com for full images and pedigrees from this podcast.

As part of TheArabianMagazine.Com Podcast, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud, we share the second in our In Conversation with... Series.

We speak exclusively to Matt Harwin from Harwin Arabians in Zimbabwe and President of the Zimbabwe Arabian Horse Society. From Tehama Na Sidaqa and Tehama Ballenina over 20 years ago, Arabian horse breeders in Zimbabwe have faced many challenges. With the first National Championships run last year, and with Matt just back from WAHO, we thought now was a good time to find out more about life in this beautiful country.

Talking to Samantha Mattocks...

Following on from WAHO Abu Dhabi 2025, we share this archive feature by Barry Shepherd on the famed Royal Stables of the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, the founding father of the United Arab Emirates.

Barry takes us through the beginning of the Royal Stables, with notable imports and horses bred highlighted along the way. This is a fascinating insight into a past that truly created a future.

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Mulawa Arabian Stud in Australia is the premier sponsor of TheArabianMagazine.Com for 2025, and we are delighted to share the first in a series of articles looking back at 50 years of chief sires at this world-renowned breeding farm. We start with the first Polish import, Ambition, where the Mulawa journey as we know it today first began.

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One of the most iconic stallions ever to come from Russia, Menes was one of the most significant stallions to stand in the US and Europe. Despite never being for sale, Herb, Michael and Lissa Weinstein, with Fidelis International and Cindy Reich, managed to break through the Iron Curtain and import Menes to Aries Arabians in Chicago. This is the story of the stallion supreme - Menes.

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Rifat Arabians in Australia is our April cover star and are also sponsoring our WAHO Live! Abu Dhabi 2025 coverage. Please enjoy this podcast - proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud - and find out more about this predominantly straight Egyptian breeding farm in the land Down Under.

The latest broadcast from TheArabianMagazine.Com, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud.

The 2025 WAHO Conference takes place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 5-12 April under the incredibly generous support of HH Sheikh Mansour. Samantha Mattocks previews the event, touching on why WAHO is so important, highlights of the coming event, and her own reflections from WAHO past. Our WAHO coverage - which will be daily on TheArabianMagazine.Com from 4-12/13 April - is kindly sponsored by Rifat Arabians Australia.

The latest broadcast from TheArabianMagazine.Com, proudly sponsored by Mettlewood Stud.

This year, the dynamic stallion Psynergy celebrates his 25th birthday. We felt it fitting to share this in-depth feature, first published in The Arabian Breeders' Magazine, September 2017. While Psynergy's progeny have continued to shine since then, we hope you enjoy this look back at one of the most famous sons of Padrons Psyche to grace British shores.

As part of TheArabianMagazine.Com Podcast, we are delighted to introduce the In Conversation with... series.

Starting in style, we begin with Janina Merz from Om El Arab, set in the stunning Santa Ynez Valley in California. A farm renowned for Estopa and El Shaklan through to new superstar sire, Om El Maximus, Om El Arab celebrates 55 years of breeding this summer.

Talking to Samantha Mattocks, Janina is candid in her discussions about her recent successes at GCAT Scottsdale, as well as her breeding programme. We hope you enjoy.

The March 2025 Cover Star on TheArabianMagazine.Com is the stunning black stallion, V MI. Author Scott Benjamin shares: "It is only appropriate that rising superstar V MI graces the online cover for March as he not only perfectly embodies the best of the most recent generation of Mulawa Chief Sires, but he is also the current banner carrier for the programme in the show-ring with an undefeated record of achievement."

Find out more at TheArabianMagazine.Com and MulawaArabians.Com

Sharing the 2024 Janów Podlaski breeding parade - please visit TheArabianMagazine.Com for photographs.

As published on TheArabianMagazine.Com, first published in The Arabian Breeders’ Magazine, Special Edition Aachen 2024. Words by Samantha Mattocks.

As shared on TheArabianMagazine.Com and The Arabian Breeders' Magazine, we celebrate the art of Zbigniew Kotowski.

Poland is synonymous with Arabian horses, not just through the breeders in the country, but also through the many talented artists that live there.

Episode 2 – Celebrating Amir El Shaklan

As published on TheArabianMagazine.Com

First published in The Arabian Magazine, May 2010

Continuing with our twenty-year anniversary celebrations, we are sharing articles featuring Arabian horses who have made our hearts beat a little faster. This piece focuses on theiconic stallion Amir El Shaklan.

Listen to Samantha Mattocks from TheArabianMagazine.Com sharing her review from the Michałow State Stud Breeding Parade August 2024, as published on TheArabianMagazine.Com February 2025 and first published in The Arabian Breeders' Magazine Special Edition, Aachen 2024.