Mulawa Moments

Congratulations to HRH Prince Abduallah bin Fahad Al Saud, Dr. Bruce McCrea and Al Mohamadia Farms on their Big Apple-sized success with VALENTINO'S ANGEL MI! At the inaugural Arabian U.S. Open in Central Park on September 23rd, ANGEL was named Gold Champion Senior Mare with Andrew Sellman, triumphing over World Champion Mare CR JASMEENAH and East Coast Champion Mare GEMELLIA in the process. This historic win for ANGEL adds greater prestige to her impressive worldwide show record, enhancing her three National Champion titles in the U.S., Canada & Australia, as well as her World Cup & All Nations Cup wins.   A special thank you to Andrew & Angela Sellman and the entire Argent Farms Team for giving

Congratulations to HRH Prince Abdullah bin Fahd Al Saud on the success of PRUSSIA MI at the AHO World Cup in Chantilly, France. PRUSSIA MI was the scored the winner in the class of three-year old colts, later earning the title of Silver Champion Junior Stallion in the Championship on Friday afternoon. PRUSSIA MI is one of the most successful sons of Triple Crown Champion ABHA QATAR, having won titles all across Europe, North America & the Arabian Gulf. PRUSSIA is also the banner carrier internationally for his illustrious and beloved dam PARADA - a twice Australian National Champion and an Aristocrat Dam of four champions at Mulawa.

Mulawa is extremely proud that our beloved KLASS has been featured both on the cover of and in a 24-page feature story within the July 2015 Arabian Horse World. A three-time back-to-back Australian National Champion in halter and performance, a four-time East Coast Champion in every age division, and the 2015 WAHO Horse of the Year Recipient for Australia, KLASS is redefining the standard of Arabian excellence around the globe with his achievements in the show ring and in the breeding barn. He continues to thrive at Alabama as Mulawa's leading chief sire, inspiring tremendous promise with each successive foal crop. It continues to be our privilege at Mulawa to care for and steward this extraordinary stallion.

We are tremendously pleased to announce that for both 2014 & 2015, Mulawa Arabian Stud was honoured as Purebred Breeder of the Year at the Australian National Championships. These awards were announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Arabian Horse Society of Australia in late March. The late Mulawa chief sire MAGNUM FORTY FOUR was also honoured as Purebred Sire of the Year for a record fifth time. We are incredibly thankful to the the many breeders both in Australia and around the world whose decades of dedication to the Arabian horse have contributed to our success. We look forward with great expectation to a bright future for the Arabian horse here at home and all across the globe.

Setting industry records and redefining the standard of excellence for the Arabian breed worldwide is just another day in the life of KLASS, born in January 2003 and proudly bred by Mulawa Arabian Stud. Mulawa is incredibly proud to accept the honour of 2015 Australian WAHO Horse of the Year for KLASS. As the classic Arabian ambassador and consummate versatile equine, KLASS continues to raise the bar of excellence in his native Australia, while elevating the aspirations of Arabian breeding worldwide.

Congratulations to VALENTINO'S ANGEL MI, who made her Senior Mare debut at the Arabian Breeders World Cup in Las Vegas this afternoon. Scoring an impressive 339 points, VALENTINO'S ANGEL was named World Cup Champion Four Year Old Mare! VALENTINO'S ANGEL was once again handled by Andrew Sellman of Argent Farms. A special thank to the entire Argent Farms staff for your superb care. ANGEL is proudly owned by HRH Prince Abdullah bin Fahd Al Saud of Al Mohamadia Farms - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thank you to Prince Abdullah, and the Dr. Bruce & Karin McCrea for your continued faith in ANGEL. She was honoured with the Supreme Bronze Senior Mare Championship on Sunday afternoon!

For over four decades, mares have been the cornerstone of the Mulawa program. Proudly stewarding 16 dam families from 12 unique dam lines, Mulawa has thoughtfully assembled and bred a world-class collection of broodmares that continue to raise the standard of excellence in Australia. From this superb group of mares, Mulawa is honoured to have bred the last successive five Australian National Champion Mares. Each of these Australian National Champions represents a unique Mulawa dam family, while several of these mares have already gone on to produce champion progeny of their own.

ALWAYS AN ANGEL made Arabian breed history at the 2015 Australian Championships with her son VANGELIS MI & daughter ALWAYS VALENTINE MI. Both were awarded highest scoring horse in their respective divisions, joining their sister, United States & Canadian National Champion VALENTINO'S ANGEL MI, as unanimous Australian National Champions. A special thank you to Dan & Maureen Grossman as well as David Boggs for sharing DA VALENTINO, the sire of each of these exceptional horses, with the Mulawa program.

Congratulations to HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for the latest international success of KLASSICAL DREAM MI! Winning the class for Four to Six Year Old Mares at the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championships, KLASSICAL DREAM went on to be named Bronze Champion Senior Mare amongst elite competition at her second ECAHO title show. With her success in Dubai, KLASSICAL DREAM can now claim championship honours, incredibly, on five continents. A special thank you to the entire team at Al Khalediah Stables, especially Sheikh Mutlaq bin Mashref, Philippe Hosay & Mario Gallager, for your extraordinary success with DREAM.

In unprecedented fashion, ALWAYS VALENTINE MI has finished her Senior Mare season in Australia undefeated and a unanimous Australian National Champion! From September 2014 to March 2015, ALWAYS VALENTINE was shown just four times at the continent's leading events, each time emerging victorious. This past season marked the debut of ALWAYS VALENTINE MI on home soil, as she had previously been campaigned as a Two Year Old in North America with Andrew Sellman and Argent Farms. With her record-setting show career behind her, ALWAYS VALENTINE will now resume her broodmare duties in the Mulawa breeding program.

Congratulations to all the winners at the 2015 Australian National Arabian Championships, held at Werribee National Equestrian Centre in Victoria. Mulawa-bred, owned, trained and shown horses have been rewarded with numerous championship honours both in-hand and halter. We are especially proud of the clean sweep of the gelding category by clients with Mulawa-bred horses, as well as the second successive win for FAMES PHANTOM MI as National Champion Arabian Gelding Under Saddle. Mulawa-bred horses also won both Champion & Reserve Champion in the Junior Filly & Colt divisions, as well as unanimous National Champion Yearling Colt with the high score of the show.

Mulawa is incredibly proud of the team of Arabians & Arabian Derivatives that competed at the 2015 East Coast Championships. It was an incredibly successful show for both the halter and performance teams, as well as for Mulawa-bred and Mulawa Community horses. FAMES PHANTOM MI won the East Coast Cup for a second time, giving Mulawa five successive wins in this prestigious competition. Both VANGELIS MI & ALWAYS VALENTINE MI scored big wins in undefeated seasons thus far. Congratulations to all the winners!

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved KARMAA. The Heart & Soul of Mulawa for over two decades, KARMAA continues to bless breeding programs around the world with four generations of incomparable descendants. Our lives are infinitely richer to have shared 25 wonderful and unforgettable years with you, KARMAA. The celebration of your life is the legacy of the generations yet to come. We thank you for all that you were, all that you are, and all that you continue to be.

Congratulations are in order for the group of Mulawa-bred horses who recently competed at the Victorian Classic at Werribee Park. Under Shannon Armstrong of the USA, three Mulawa-bred get sired by Australian Champion GUILIANO were named Supreme Champions in each of the purebred divisions, resulting in a clean sweep for sire and breeder. Congratulations to all the owners and exhibitors on your success in Victoria!

Each and every day, it is an honour and a privilege for us to be involved with the Arabian horse. We are incredibly thankful for the wonderful and colourful people it has brought into our lives and for the joy, happiness and fulfillment these horses continue to inspire in all of us. We look forward to a bright future for this beloved equine and wish all of those who share our passion for the horse a New Year filled with an abundance of inspiration, aspiration and unqualified success.

Congratulations to MULAWA INSPIRED (Magnum Forty Four x Jiah Aspire by GLF Apollo)! At the 2014 Queensland Arabian Horse of the Year Show, INSPIRED emerged victorious as Champion Purebred Gelding Under Saddle. Later the same day competing against the Champions from the Purebred Stallion & Mare divisions, INSPIRED was sashed Queensland Champion Purebred Horse of the Year. Congratulations to Tahlia & Sharon, Peta & Ashleigh and to MULAWA INSPIRED on all of your well deserved success. We are incredibly proud of how the Mulawa-bred Arabians have brought joy, reward and success into the lives of so many people around the world.

Congratulations to KLASSICAL DREAM MI on her successive unanimous win! Shown last week during the prestigious Salon du Cheval in El Jadida, Morocco, KLASSICAL DREAM MI was named Gold Champion Senior Mare with full consent from all the judges! Congratulations to HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan bi Abdul Aziz Al Saud and Al Khalediah Stables, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on this success. Best of luck with DREAM as you continue to promote her under the Al Khalediah banner! 

The best possible news from Tulsa, Oklahoma - VALENTINO'S ANGEL MI has been crowned United States National Champion Three Year Old Filly! Congratulations to HRH Prince Abdullah bin Fahd Al Saud and Al Mohamadia Stud of Saudi Arabia! A very special thank you is due to Dr. Bruce McCrea, who believed in ANGEL's potential for international success the very first time her saw her at Mulawa. We look forward to many more years of success for ANGEL yet to come...

Congratulations to Joanne & Ram Gunabalan and KAVALLE MI! At the United States National Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, KAVALLE earned the title of US National Reserve Champion Three Year Old Stallion amongst strong competition from around the world. A special thank you to Andrew Sellman and the entire Argent Farms Team for caring for, promoting and presenting KAVALLE with the utmost respect and attention to detail. Thank you Ram & Joanne for believing in KAVALLE and for providing him the best opportunity to succeed.

Exciting news from the World Equestrian Games in Normandy! MULAWA ANGELUS, an 11 year old gelding sired by Australian & Brazilian National Champion TS AL MALIK and out the invaluable Mulawa foundation mare M ANGELIQUE, competed under the flag of Thailand for owner Mr. Prutirat Rattanakul Serireongrith, with rider Wipawan Pawitayalarp in the saddle. At the finish, ANGELUS and Wipawan achieved an impressive Top 20 position in 14th place with a total riding time of 09:55:49.