Ivahri Arabians

Welcome to Ivahri Arabians latest news page. We will be putting up all of the latest information on our stud activities, what our horses are doing, and what their owners have been up to...

As people who have bought many of our horses know our horses are our family and their on-going trials and tribulations matter to us and many of the owners of their relatives. We don't breed many foals so our horses are a very close knit group.

Well this month was exciting as the lovely colt Ivahri Silver Tempest (pending) (Ivahri Silver Storm x Whyneemah Khali) presented himself quite overdue.

 On a very wet and cold evening we arrived home from work to be presented with by a new member of the Ivahri horse family.  A little colt.  His dam Whyneemah Khali who has been loaned to us by Margaret Pessenhoffer of Whyneemah Arabians was the proud Mum waiting patiently for the humans to get home to sort out accomodation for her new son.

As we had been waiting sometime for this little member to arrive the stables had been long prepared and the Mum and son put to bed out of the wet weather Sydney has been having.

Ivahri Silver Tempest  (pending) at approx 60hrs old.

This little man has already had his future mapped out.  A performance life for him, 2014 he will go off to begin his saddle training and go on to endurance.  With his bloodlines he should do his pedigree justice.

Well it has been a long 12 months since the last stud news, and just like in most years it has been packed full of good and bad news.

November brought the passing of our dear old Woodlyn Caprice after a 31 year long life that saw her experience the best and worst humans could dish out to a horse. Starved to within an inch of her life, saved & rehabilitated by Lucy Thompson, the production of a number of offspring that have brought pleasure to many, and then a very long happy retirement with us.

We will never forget "Lady".

Only a matter of days passed after Lady departed before our first foal in quite some years. Kirra IVA (pend) was fathered by our partbred stallion Sir Rose Bahri, a stallion that probably doesn't get as much credit as he deserves. As a horse he is second to none. As a sire he just keeps on surprising people with the quality he produces.

 More foals to come in coming months! Stay tuned!

Christmas 2007 Update

Well we didn't quite all survive... November saw the loss of our pet donkey Jacko to a severe pneumonia. The vet believed his immune system was shot after the EI. Things aren't the same without Jacko around.

The last few weeks have also marked the arrival of La Nina with a vengeance. We've had lots of rain and all dams are now full. The feed is up to our knees at the moment!

EI had quite an impact on breeding- all of the mares stopped cycling & it is only in the past few days that signs of normal seasons are appearing (but then only in a few of the mares). Salah El Asaad served his first mare of the season (a visitor) and so has Sir Rose Bahri. The Christmas break will see us serve more.

All things considered... life is good. Plenty of feed, plenty of water. Generally all horses are very content... bring on Christmas Dinner! Merry Christmas to all....

October 21 2007 Update

We all survived! All of the horses are now on the mend and the symptoms of EI slowly fading. A few lost weight briefly but have now started stacking it back on. So far we have two very pregnant mares... no foals as yet.

The dry weather continues but fortunately our pastures and dams are looking great after the bumper winter rains. Our horses aren't short of pasture! 

October 1 2007 Update

Unfortunately EI has reached us... it took a little over 24 hours for all of our horses to exhibit symptoms of EI. Most are coping very well and we are checking most of their temperatures twice daily. They have access to water and shade and plenty of pasture. Our concern now is for the older horses (so far they look like they are handling it well) and our near-to-foaling mares. Luckily I have plenty of holidays owing so will be staying home for at least the next week.

September 2007

This was the month the words "Equine Influenza" have been written & discussed more than any other issue in decades... Like most horse studs in Australia, we are in "lock down". No horses can come or leave this property. We cannot even go to our feedstore, instead we pick up our feed in bulk from a non-equine venue (a transport depot). None of our horses have yet displayed any symptoms of "EI" but the possibility of them becoming infected is very real.  All we can do is be as careful as possible- but really we are at the mercy of the greed within the racehorse industry, hell-bent on sacrificing non-thoroughbreds so they can again make money... something Arabian studs aren't going to do for the foreseeable future.

Happy 30th Birthdays to Woodlyn Caprice & Musarrah... for more information please take a look at their page.

We've had some disappointments... Whyneemah Khali "returned" and is not in foal to Whyneemah Ghazia. We'll try again (the motto of many horse breeders).

A foal is not too far away... watch this space for a little Thorpey... a Naazim grandchild... another precocious little monster...

June/July 2007

Winter is here with a vengeance and the rain has also returned. All of the dams are full and we have even had local flooding of the nearby Nepean River. While the droughts has broken locally it will not be over until the hay & grain growing areas start to recover. Hay prices are astronomically high but our horses are not suffering. This Spring should be a memorable one.

Ivahri Silver Rose & her mum Lac-La-Biche Lady Rose are both looking extremely pregnant. Unfortunately Heritage Mi-Gaylight has returned so it looks like we will have to retry mating her with Thorpey next season.

All horses are in good health though a few of our oldies are finding the cold tough- they are rugged & as dry & warm as we can make them.

Lastly our advertising in the June Arabian Horse News turned out well... we were pleased with the photos of Ivahri Golden Thorpe used, though more photos of him can be found here on our website.

April 2007

This month has marked the arrival of a new girl to our breeding program through the generosity of Tamara Coakley. Tamara has kindly allowed us to lease the beautiful Tristram Apparition daughter Bluegrass Anticipation (x Bluegrass Filigree). 20 years young, already "Grace" has blown us away with her elegance & movement.

For those curious about what we are up to- the answer is simple! This coming year is a watershed year for a number of our horses. Three of our girls turn 30 this year so we've decided that the time has come to have our replacement girls ready to go. It might sound mercenary, and we sincerely hope our old girls live forever, but we need to think towards the future.  

This month has also marked the final completion of our AHSA regos... people who are curious about the horses we have bred will now find they are registered and paperwork all in order. Yes, we've finally paid off all of our AHSA fees! More DNAs to do in the coming months but it is great knowing that all of our rego work is done.

March 2007

What a difference a day makes!

Yesterday afternoon most of south western Sydney was hit by a fierce storm which verged on cyclonic ferocity. We drove home through torrential rain that at times hit horizontally. All of the local dams which were either empty or nearly empty are now overflowing, including ours. The rain has now restored our paddocks to their pre-drought condition with lots of grass to see us through winter. Spring 2007 looks like it will be a very good one!

And the good news doesn't stop coming... Ivahri Gold and Silver (Goldy) and her "mum" Laeli Hogan completed their first 80km ride at Bungendore on the weekend. We went along to "strap" on the day & we were extremely proud of the way that Laeli has prepared Goldy, and this was reflected in the many nice remarks received about Goldy. The work put in to Goldy can clearly be seen in the beautiful condition she is in. 

February 2007

Well! The Arabian world has always had its share of nut-cases and eccentrics... Its seems sometimes like we exert some kind of unintentional magnetic pull that attracts more of them towards us (I bet many can relate to that!) than most. I'm sure we only receive our share with plenty to go around.

Imagine our surprise tonight to find out that the owner of the last Naazim son bred by us is claiming that he is the only Naazim son left in Australia.

Not only is it in incredible bad taste but it is also totally dishonest. The person concerned knows that we own Ivahri Golden Thorpe and that he is a very important part of our breeding program.

We bred both living Naazim sons in Australia. We have never, and will never, criticise either maliciously. We have always tried to be enthusiastic supporters of Naazim's extended family- even those not bred or owned by us. However we always intended to retain Thorpey (even knocking back a very healthy overseas offer when he was a weanling). The fact that the second Naazim son bred by us was the product of an accidental mating was widely publicised at the time we became aware of the mistake... for those who think that this indicates a lack of professionalism on our part should think very carefully about how accidents can happen to anyone (including one of Australia's largest commercial studs of world renown- yes even the largest of studs can get the sire wrong!). We hate making mistakes just as much as anyone else- but people should think very carefully how such a mistake could just happen to them. 

We will let others judge for themselves how much credence to give someone who would misrepresent their horse to gain some kind of commercial "advantage" on another breeder.

Jill and I are very proud to announce that Lac-La-Biche Lady Rose is in foal to Thorpey. We are also very pleased to announce that Rosey's daughter, the beautiful Silver family mare Ivahri Silver Rose (x Heritage Silver Rain by Ivan) is in foal to the Royal Domino* grandson Whyneemah Ghazia. Next season is going to be an interesting one for Ivahri!

Finally, if people want to know what is happening with the Ivahri horse family- get it from the horses' mouth. Our email address is at the bottom of this page & we are very happy to share our latest news with others interested in our breeding program.

Wow! What a difference an inch or two of rain makes! The dry brown grass has been replaced by lush green grass up to 6-12 inches high in many places. The ponies are now locked up to prevent them foundering... they are not amused... Still hopelessly insufficient to put water in the dams but at least there is grass to keep tummies content. Feed prices continue to spiral upwards because of the drought... but we are coping better than most.

Well the drought continues to bite hard with feed prices climbing alarmingly. We are very fortunate in having grass- not the lush green of 12 months ago but more grass than most studs around here have. Our paddock on the river, with its fertile alluvial soil, is worth every cent right now.

The big news is that Ivahri Golden Thorpe's breeding career has now begun! He has served Lac-La-Biche Lady Rose (Talisman Rose Bahri x Woodlyn Caprice) & we are optimistic that she is in foal. Thorpey will also be serving Heritage Mi-Gaylight (by Greylight*) very soon...

Our other big news is that it appears as if our ol' Royal Domino* boy Whyneemah Ghazia (by Benghazi) has settled Ivahri Silver Rose (Heritage Silver Rain x Lac-La-Biche Lady Rose). Rhiannon has not returned so we are hopeful that this coming year will see the first of our Rhiannon offspring. All fingers are crossed for a filly...

Like most people in eastern Australia we are hanging out for rain. We have just been through the driest 5 months in decades, but fortunately the water has held out & the pasture has held up well (considering).

This week has brought the first meaningful rain but even this has only been about 25-30mm so far. We need at least 100mm to make much of an impact- but all rain is received with thanks.

The horses are doing well and most are handling the dry very well. While we have increased the number receiving supplementary feeding, most of the girls are surviving well in the 50 acre paddock.

The big news here is that "finally" the work on our stable block has commenced with new roofing & wall cladding over half finished. This has made a dramatic difference to its appearance & new skylights have improved the natural light getting to the horses in the stables.

Our extended family are doing well... though Laeli is definitely making Goldy earn her keep! The picture below shows Goldy at school and the improvement in Goldy's physique from steady work & good nutrition is clearly visible. Goldy has started to do some jumping- and she is exhibiting a flair for it.