AKA Gavayan
December 24, 2025, Photo © Aline Sagrabelny
AKA Gavayan
The 2003 bay stallion AKA Gavayan represents a thoughtful blend of globally influential sire lines and historically valuable dam lines, brought together by breeders Nicola and Karlheinz Leupold of Al Kudaira Arabians in Germany. Over the years, he has earned recognition not only for his quality conformation and presence, but also for the reliable temperament and athletic movement that make him an attractive representative of contemporary Arabian breeding. His talent in the showring was affirmed early in his career, most notably through his Senior Silver Champion Stallion titles at the Kauber Platte Championships and Arabica in Frankfurt in 2009, as well as a Silver ribbon from the German Arabian Horse Association.
In 2014–2015 and again in 2017–2018, Gavayan was leased to Ahil Arabians who were pleased by his correct legs, excellent movement, and exceptional personality.
Gavayan’s sire is the internationally celebrated Gazal Al Shaqab, the 2001 World Champion Stallion and one of the most influential sires of the modern halter era. Gazal’s impact is amplified through sons such as Marwan Al Shaqab, whose dominance in the show ring and breeding barns worldwide has shaped an entire generation of Arabian horses.
Gavayan’s dam, Victorias Angel won her class of 3-years-old-fillies at the German Nationals in 2001, reflecting the quality she inherited from her sire TR Viktor and dam Asya MG.
Asya MG was uniquely significant as the only daughter of Asrona, and she produced several valuable offspring, including Psyches Ambassador, chief sire at Alcazar Arabians in Bavaria and a regional halter show winner. This branch of the family traces back to Verana, a foundational mare in the Spanish lineage known for refinement, structure, and expressive Arabian type.
Through Victorias Angel, AKA Gavayan is the maternal half-brother to AKA Vivinya, who became Senior Silver Champion Mare at the Bairactar Memorial in 2010. Coming from a small breeding farm of the Leupold family who rather bred for quality than for quantity, Gavayan and Vivinya are the only registered progeny their dam produced before she died in 2012.
AKA Gavayan sired eight registered foals in the German stud book—four fillies and four colts. His offspring are known primarily as reliable riding and family horses, carrying forward his steady temperament and athletic movement.
One of his notable daughters is ED Valentina, now a broodmare at Suedwind Arabians. She is praised by her owners as an excellent, well trained riding mare who is always willing and shows great calmness and reliability out on the trail. Her participation in the South German Karl May Festival in 2016 demonstrated her bravery, reliability, and composure in demanding, high-distraction environments—qualities very much in line with her sire’s reputation.
In the show ring, Gavayan’s son Pura Vivaldi Gazal (x Pura Vida) stands out as perhaps his most accomplished offspring, representing him with elegance and type and contributing to the visibility of his lineage in German breeding.
In 2014–2015 and again in 2017–2018, Gavayan was leased to Ahil Arabians who were pleased by his correct legs, excellent movement, and exceptional personality.
Gavayan’s sire is the internationally celebrated Gazal Al Shaqab, the 2001 World Champion Stallion and one of the most influential sires of the modern halter era. Gazal’s impact is amplified through sons such as Marwan Al Shaqab, whose dominance in the show ring and breeding barns worldwide has shaped an entire generation of Arabian horses.
Gavayan’s dam, Victorias Angel won her class of 3-years-old-fillies at the German Nationals in 2001, reflecting the quality she inherited from her sire TR Viktor and dam Asya MG.
Asya MG was uniquely significant as the only daughter of Asrona, and she produced several valuable offspring, including Psyches Ambassador, chief sire at Alcazar Arabians in Bavaria and a regional halter show winner. This branch of the family traces back to Verana, a foundational mare in the Spanish lineage known for refinement, structure, and expressive Arabian type.
Through Victorias Angel, AKA Gavayan is the maternal half-brother to AKA Vivinya, who became Senior Silver Champion Mare at the Bairactar Memorial in 2010. Coming from a small breeding farm of the Leupold family who rather bred for quality than for quantity, Gavayan and Vivinya are the only registered progeny their dam produced before she died in 2012.
AKA Gavayan sired eight registered foals in the German stud book—four fillies and four colts. His offspring are known primarily as reliable riding and family horses, carrying forward his steady temperament and athletic movement.
One of his notable daughters is ED Valentina, now a broodmare at Suedwind Arabians. She is praised by her owners as an excellent, well trained riding mare who is always willing and shows great calmness and reliability out on the trail. Her participation in the South German Karl May Festival in 2016 demonstrated her bravery, reliability, and composure in demanding, high-distraction environments—qualities very much in line with her sire’s reputation.
In the show ring, Gavayan’s son Pura Vivaldi Gazal (x Pura Vida) stands out as perhaps his most accomplished offspring, representing him with elegance and type and contributing to the visibility of his lineage in German breeding.