Emandoria
Few mares in the modern Arabian breeding embody both heritage and achievement as completely as Emandoria, the 2004 grey mare bred at Michalow Stud in Poland. Renowned for her refined beauty, perfect balance, and unmistakable presence, she represents the pinnacle of the Polish “E” family — a female line that has produced champions for more than half a century.
Emandoria is by Gazal Al Shaqab (1995), the internationally influential bay stallion bred by Al Shaqab Stud in Qatar. He was a son of Anaza El Farid and out of Kajora. During his lease to the Polish State Studs in 2003 and 2004, he revolutionized Polish breeding, siring some of the most successful show horses of the era, including Pianissima, Etnologia, and Emandoria. His get are celebrated for their expressive heads, balanced conformation, and undeniable show charisma.
Emandoria’s dam, Emanda (1996-2023, by Ecaho out of Emanacja), was one of Janów Podlaski’s most valuable mares and a direct descendant of the legendary Emigracja. Being from the first foal crop of Ecaho, Emanda was tall and aristocratic, with a luminous silvery coat, animated trot and exotic type.
Emanda was a World Senior Champion Mare herself and an Aristocrat Dam with five champion offspring. Her daughter Emandoria extended that success, becoming an Elite Aristocrat Dam with eight champion progeny. Remarkably, Emanda and Emandoria are the only mother-daughter pair in Arabian horse history to both hold World Senior Champion Mare titles, linking generations of excellence within the E-line that traces back to Emigracja through Emanacja.
Emandoria’s show career ranks among the most distinguished in modern Arabian history, spanning more than a decade and three continents.
Emandoria quickly established herself as a leading Junior filly. In 2005, she earned Polish National Reserve Champion Filly (Janów Podlaski), European Reserve Champion Filly (Verona, Italy), and World Champion Filly at the Salon du Cheval, Paris — her first world title. The following year, she continued her success by winning Champion Filly and Best-in-Show at the Polish Spring Show (Bialka, Poland), as well as European Champion Filly in Moorsele, Belgium.
Emandoria made a successful transition to senior competition. Highlights include Reserve Champion Mare at the All Nations Cup in Aachen (2009), Bronze Medal at the European Championships (Verona, 2009), and Bronze Medal at the World Championships (Paris, 2009).
From 2010 onward, she dominated major international A-shows winning All Nations Cup Senior Gold Champion Mare, European Senior Gold Champion Mare, and World Senior Silver Champion Mare.
Emandoria achieved her career peak in 2013 by sweeping the senior Triple Crown, winning Gold in the All Nations Cup Aachen, European Championships, and World Championships in the same year.
Her longevity and continued excellence were recognized in 2018 when she received the Platin Cup Champion Mare title at the Salon du Cheval, Paris — one of the highest honors in Arabian horse showing, highlighting her enduring influence and elite status.
Emandoria has proven herself not only as a show mare but also as an exceptional broodmare, passing on her refinement, charisma, and type to a generation of internationally recognized horses. Her first notable offspring, H Emandila H (by El Nabila B, 2008), continued the family tradition as a broodmare herself, producing H Emelia H, an East Coast Champion Mare. The following year, her son Royal Emanuel (by Eden C, 2009) established his own reputation, earning multiple US National Top Ten Stallion titles.
In 2010, Emandoria produced Emerald J (by QR Marc), who became a multi-international champion, including Gold Champion Colt at the Al Khalediah Arabian Horse Festival in 2012 and Silver Champion Stallion at the All Nations Cup 2017 and is now recognized as an influential sire in his own right.
Her daughter AJ Emana (by AJ Mardan, 2014) has achieved top honors in the Middle East, winning Gold Champion Mare titles at both the Dubai International and Sharjah International Arabian Horse Shows in 2018. Her most recent notable offspring, Emanolla (by Vitorio TO, 2015), won Polish National Gold Champion Filly in 2018 and placed among the top competitors at the World Championships in Paris in both 2018 and 2019.
Through these offspring, Emandoria has not only extended her influence internationally but also reinforced the strength and consistency of the E-line, combining Polish breeding excellence with modern global show standards.
Alidaar
The grey Straight Egyptian stallion Alidaar was foaled in 1984 in the United States, bred by Mildred and Russell Jameson of Ruminaja Arabians. A full brother to the renowned sire Ruminaja Ali, Alidaar carried an exceptional pedigree, combining some of the most influential lines of modern Egyptian breeding. Over the course of his life, he became a key figure in international Straight Egyptian programs in Europe and the Middle East.
Alidaar was sired by Shaikh Al Badi (Morafic x Bint Maisa El Saghira), a grey stallion celebrated for his elegance, type, and influence as a sire. Shaikh Al Badi was remembered for his lively yet controlled energy, noble head, and perfectly balanced silhouette, with a gracefully arched neck blending into powerful shoulders. He achieved success in the U.S. show ring, earning multiple class A halter championships and the U.S. National Futurity Reserve Champion title at age three. Over his lifetime, he sired nearly 700 foals, many of them champions, and became one of Morafic’s most prominent sons. His sire Morafic was foaled in 1956 at Egypt’s El Zahraa Stud. He was imported to the U.S. by Gleannloch Farms in 1965. A champion in the U.S., he became a leading imported Egyptian sire of national winners and producers, transmitting refinement, type, and elegance to his descendants.
Alidaar’s dam, Bint Magidaa (by Khofo x Magidaa), was widely admired for her refinement, expressive eyes, upright carriage, and short, well-proportioned back. As a filly, she impressed all visitors to Ruminaja Farms with her type and presence, foreshadowing her extraordinary career as a broodmare. Bint Magidaa produced multiple exceptional foals, including the full-brothers Ruminaja Ali, Ruminaja Bahjat, Ruminaja Fayez and Alidaar himself, as well as influential daughters such as Bint Bint Magidaa and Miss Maggie Mae.
In 1991, Alidaar was exported to Europe, purchased by Willi and Ursula Poth, founders of Dobel Stud in Germany and later breeders in southern France. The Poths were dedicated to Straight Egyptian Arabians and had imported prominent stallions including Ibn Galal (Magdi), Mehanna, Sherif Pascha, Mohssen and Alidaar himself. In the mid-1990s, a half share of Alidaar was sold to Jürgen Wölk, who later acquired full ownership.
Alidaar was subsequently leased for breeding in Germany (Authentic Egyptian Arabians / Kolster family) and Switzerland (Hanaya Stud / Nayla Hayek), extending his influence across Europe. In 1998, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Khalid Al Thani of Al Rayyan Farm, Qatar, purchased him. He was later leased to H.H. The Emir of Qatar for Al Shaqab Stud, before returning to Al Rayyan Farm, where he continued to produce high-quality Straight Egyptian foals.
Alidaar began his show career in the United States under the management of David Gardner of Arabians Ltd., Texas. Between 1986 and 1990, he competed in Region 9 events, earning one Championship, one Reserve and multiple Top Five placings. He was recognized as a U.S. and Canadian Top Ten Futurity Stallion.
In Europe, Alidaar impressed judges from the outset. At Menton in 1991, he received near-perfect scores in his first French show. He went on to place seventh in Paris (1993), second at Aachen (1995), and Champion Stallion at Frauenfeld (1995). He won the “Platinum Cup” in 1997. In Qatar, he twice earned National Reserve Champion titles and placed second twice in the Qatar International Show for stallions 11 years and older.
Though overshadowed by his celebrated full brother Ruminaja Ali, Alidaar established his own reputation as a sire of refined, expressive, and well-conformed progeny. Among his notable European offspring were the stallions Classic Shadwan, who stood at Rothenberg Stud, Miad Al Shaqab, winner of a gold ribbon at the German stallion licensing and later a sire at Birkhof Stud, Germany and Classic Rayan, all of whom reinforced Alidaar’s reputation as a prepotent sire.
Alidaar died in September 2010 at the age of twenty-six, leaving behind a significant legacy of over 200 registered offspring, including influential sires and broodmares that continue to shape Straight Egyptian breeding in Europe and the Middle East.
WM Daraschad
WM Daraschad is a grey stallion, born in 2021, standing at approximately 15.0 hands. Bred and owned by Marbach State Stud, Germany, WM Daraschad was crowned winner of the German Stallion Licensing in 2024 and has subsequently been licensed as breeding stallion at the German Arabian Horse Association.
At the licensing, WM Daraschad was praised for his elegant conformation and movement. He demonstrates considerable reach and engagement in both walk and trot and shows efficient, balanced use of his body over the jump. Marbach highlighted his combination of 'refined Arabian type with clear riding-horse points and a solid foundation,' noting his natural aptitude for sport. His performance reflects not only his individual qualities but also the carefully selected bloodlines from which he descends.
WM Daraschad’s sire, Mosri Al Dahab, is a grey stallion born in 2004 by Dahab out of the German Elite mare Mosila. Dahab, best stallion of the 2006 licensing in Alsfeld, carries a mix of Polish and Egyptian breeding.
Mosri Al Dahab has competed successfully up to the M** level dressage (equal to Third Level in the U.S. system).
WM Daraschad's dam, Dahi, is a grey German Elite mare by Insh Allah out of the Elite mare Dukna. As part of Marbach’s broodmare band, Dahi has established herself as a consistent producer of quality offspring, especially sons. Notably, she is the dam of WM Devdas, another licensed stallion who is an excellent show jumper. Dahi’s dam line traces back to Murana I through Dschadaah and Dinarsad. Dschadaah remains historically significant as the only Marbach-bred mare to have been named a World Champion Mare.
WM Daraschad exemplifies the careful breeding philosophy of Marbach State Stud, which emphasizes a balance of type and performance. As a 2024 German Stallion Licensing winner, WM Daraschad is a notable addition to the contemporary Arabian horse breeding landscape, offering both aesthetic appeal and athletic potential to breeders and enthusiasts alike.
Mandana
The flea-bitten grey mare Mandana was foaled on May, 1st 1989. Bred in Germany by Irmtrud Mundinger of Mundinger Stud in Sallenbusch, she was awarded Premium mare. Mandana stood almost 15.4 hands, and was admired for her harmonious conformation and classical Arabian type. The Mundinger family sold her in 1991 and later entered the ownership of Nicole Barth in 1999.
Mandana was sired by Amwal El Shaklan, bred by Irmtrud Mundinger and used at her stud. Amwal El Shaklan was sired by El Shaklan. El Shaklan (Shaker El Masri x Estopa), foaled in 1975, was one of the most significant sires of the late 20th century. Bred in Germany, he became a truly international stallion, renowned for transmitting his characteristic beauty, balance, and charisma to his descendants. His influence extended across Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, shaping generations of modern Arabians known for their refinement and show presence.
Amwal El Shaklan’s dam Seja (by Hadban Enzahi out of Sethnacht) was bred by Marbach State Stud.
Mandana’s dam Mecca (by Mali out of Winette) was also of Marbach breeding, tracing to the Murana I damline over Dinarsad.
Mandana proved a consistent and valuable broodmare. Between 1994 and 2010, she produced six foals: two fillies and four colts. Her last four foals she had with Nicole Barth, a filly and a colt by Al Lahab and two colts by CH El Brillo.
Though Mandana was primarily a broodmare and family horse, she was shown in halter, placing first in her class at Arabica and second in her class at Orientalica.
Mandana passed away in December 2022, after more than three decades of life. She had spent over twenty years with her devoted owner Nicole Barth, to whom she had been given as a birthday gift and who shared a close and enduring bond with her. Letting Mandana go was deeply difficult for Barth, as the mare had been a treasured companion and friend.
Kuwait
Kuwait was a chestnut stallion foaled in 1996 and registered in Germany. He combined Straight Russian and Old German bloodlines.
Kuwait was sired by the Kubinec (Balaton x Kosmetika), a Straight Russian stallion bred at Tersk Stud in 1987. Kubinec was a World and European Champion Stallion and admired for his strong body, presence and expressive movement. Through Kubinec, Kuwait traced in direct male line to Bairactar db, the foundation sire of many European programs, via Balaton. Kubinec’s death on December 22, 2012, three days before Christmas, marked the loss of one of the most widely influential Tersk-bred sires of his era.
Kuwait’s dam Jasminah (Mansuhri x Jarissah) represented the long-established German Murana db damline through Jemen-Seerösle. She was bred by Walter and Adele Koch, well known for maintaining the traditional German bloodlines. Jasminah was a double granddaughter of Mansul, one of Germany’s most important sires of the 1980s and chief stallion at Saalegrund Arabians. Mansul’s pedigree combined Polish, Egyptian, and Old German elements, tracing to the Polish-bred stallions Wisznu by Witez and Halef by Enwer Bey, as well as to the Straight Egyptian mare Malikah by Ghazal. Jasminah’s granddam, Jaszirah by Kaisoon, was a foundation mare at Saalegrund Arabians and a key transmitter of type and character in this family.
Kuwait was a well-made, big stallion (he was 15.6hh) who impressed with his ground-covering trot and elegant frame. As a young horse, he had a successful show career: In 1997, he was Junior Champion Colt at Gieboldehausen and placed second in his class at both Aachen and Verona.
Later on, he started his career as personal riding horse and breeding stallion. Kuwait sired approximately ten foals in Germany. His most notable offspring was the mare Anatevka, who continued the line as a broodmare. The remaining foals appear not to have produced registered offspring within Germany.
In retrospect, Kuwait stands as a representative of the balanced, athletic and classically beautiful Arabian stallions. A horse of elegance, presence and sound construction, whose pedigree reflects the best from sire and dam.
LM Libretto
The chestnut stallion LM Libretto represented the enduring value of the Straight Spanish Arabian. Bred in 1991 by La Movida Arabians in Austria, he combined the classical Spanish lines of Drago and Dadobia in a compact, athletic frame that would define his long career under saddle and in harness. For more than three decades he remained an unmistakable figure of type and temperament, passing on his qualities through multiple generations at Al Qahira Stud.
LM Libretto’s sire, the grey Drago (1984, by Jacio x Nata by Zancudo), was bred by Yeguada Militar in Spain. Drago carried forward some of the most significant influences of the modern Spanish Arabian, descending from the line of Seandrich sire line over Jacio-Tabal. On Drago's dam line there is also Zancudo in his pedigree.
His dam, Dadobia (1984, by Falce x Haca), was likewise bred by Yeguada Militar and later owned by El Rosalejo and La Movida Arabians before joining the Austrian breeding program of Dr. Angelika Fichtenberg (El Kalaam Stud) in 1992. Dadobia’s pedigree traces to the Kadranka dam line, descending through the influential mare Ocalina, dam of Bambu, who in turn sired Abha Hamir, a Spanish, Canadian, and U.S. National Champion Mare.
Versatility defined LM Libretto’s career. Trained for both riding and driving, he excelled in both disciplines. Whether shown in Pleasure Driving, Marathon, Traditional Riding, or Cross-Country classes, he was noted for his consistency and willingness. In 2003 he proved his ability across a wide range of challenges, earning the title of Allround Champion Classic at the European Championships, where he also won his classes in Obstacle Driving and Cross. That same year he took the Bronze Medal in Driving at the European Championships, further underscoring his exceptional adaptability. The following seasons brought continued success: in 2004 he was Champion in both the Offspring and Get of Sire classes at the Danube Trophy, and in 2005 he returned to the European Championships as Reserve Champion Classic. His long and successful show career culminated in 2007 when he received the WAHO Trophy for Austria, a fitting recognition of his achievements and contribution to the breed.
Libretto’s influence was most clearly expressed through the breeding program of Al Qahira Stud in Austria, where he spent 28 years under the ownership of Martina Minhard. His best-known daughter, Espinosa Qahira (2000–2023, out of Shamal by Abha Harim), became a national and European champion in driving, earning multiple titles including Austrian National Champion in both Dressage and Obstacle Driving (2006) and European Champion Driving (2007). Among his sons, Valeroso Qahira (2002 bay stallion, out of Bel Princess by El Perfecto) emerged as his most accomplished male successor. Valeroso was Austrian National Reserve Champion Colt (2003), Senior Gold Champion at Stadl-Paura (2010), and Bronze Medalist in Traditional Arabian Riding (2010). Having completed his stallion performance test at Stadl-Paura in 2009, he now continues his sire’s line as a breeding stallion at Al Qahira. Libretto’s daughter Cascabel Qahira (2001 chestnut mare, full sister to Valeroso) also achieved performance-tested status and remains a valued broodmare within the program. Through these and other descendants, LM Libretto proved his quality as a sire.
LM Libretto’s death in 2024 marked the close of an era for Austrian breeding programs grounded in Spanish lines.
Coming soon
- AH KUDA (November, 2nd)
- LM FELLINI (November, 4th)
- KOALICJA (November, 6th)
- HAMRA ALIGANCE (November, 8th)
- LOBEKE (November, 10th)
- BINT AL SHAMAL (November, 12th)
Latest Addition
| NAME | SIRE | DAM | Created |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosri Al Dahab | Dahab 1984 | Mosila | 2025-10-26 |
| Bajazet | Arslan | Natura | 2025-10-24 |
| Hadba Inzihi | db | db | 2025-10-23 |
| Koheil-Semrie | Sven Hedin (Kemir) | 6 Koheilan IV-7 | 2025-10-23 |
| Kostrzewa | Koheilan I | Dziewanna | 2025-10-23 |
| Pomponia II | Mazepa I | Fanfara 1914 | 2025-10-23 |
| Cemira | Flisak | Pomponia II | 2025-10-23 |
| Krucica | Farys II | Dora 1922 | 2025-10-23 |
| Kuhailan Ajouz | db | db | 2025-10-23 |
| Ramayan | Skowronek | Ramayana | 2025-10-23 |
| AH Kuda | Pilot 1987 | My Midnite Dancer | 2025-10-21 |
| Soukne | db | db | 2025-10-18 |
| Ibrahim | Narzan | Lida | 2025-10-18 |
| Burgas | db | db | 2025-10-18 |
| WM Daraschad | Mosri Al Dahab | Dahi | 2025-10-15 |
| LM Fellini | Essteem | MFA Forgetmenot | 2025-10-13 |
| Elegant Gold | General Gold | Bright Marina | 2025-10-12 |
| SDA Silver Sultan | Amyr Bronze PC | PR Silver Dream | 2025-10-12 |
| Payback Silver Tsee | SDA Silver Sultan | AM Sirena | 2025-10-12 |
| OSO Hunter | Kalkette Park Silver Deen | Al-Marah Heyho Silver | 2025-10-12 |
