Palanga 2002

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The grey Pure Polish mare Palanga was born in Spring 2002 to dam Panika. Panika was by Eukaliptus who was known for siring excellent broodmares. The Eukaliptus grand-daughter traces to Porfira, a mare bred in Tersk, Russia whose grand dam was Taraszcza. Taraszcza originally came from Janow Podlaski and was captured and brought to Tersk during WW II where she founded her own family. Porfira was acquired by Michalow Stud in 1958 where she foaled Pardwa who is the dam of Pliszka, the grand dam of Panika.
Besides being a broodmare, Panika was also a reasonable halter show mare. She was awarded Polish National and All Nations Cup Senior Reserve Champion Mare and she was World Senior Top Ten Mare in Paris in 2006.
Palanga's sire was the legendary Ekstern who was bred by the Michalow Stud. He is a highly decorated show horse and has won numerous awards in both national and international competitions. World Senior Champion Stallion Ekstern is known for his exceptional conformation, movement, and presence in the show ring, and he is considered to be a valuable breeding stallion for the Polish Arabian breed. Besides Palanga, he sired many outstanding national and international champions including Esparto, Celsjusz, Wilha, Altamira, Wilga, Sefora, Gilly J and many more.
Being a product of these two show horses, Palanga has also had success in the halter show ring. She was European Champion Filly in 2003, European Reserve Champion Mare 2006 and Polish Gold Champion Mare in 2021.
As a broodmare she has produced 17 registered foals (some of them by embryo transfer), among them is US and Canadian National Top Ten Stallion Pavorotto KA and Belgium National Gold Senior Champion Stallion Profender KA