National Arabian Racehorse Association Online Stallion Service Auction

Adras (imp UK)

Kissandtell

Dahnya El Jamaal

River Oak Fame

Kublai Khan

The National Arabian Racehorse Association (NARA) is conducting an Online Stallion Service Auction on Horsezone, which began on 24 July and will run through until 30 August.

This auction is the primary fundraiser for the NARA and there is a range of outstanding Arabian stallions with services up for grabs! Whether you're looking to breed for halter, performance, endurance or racing, there is a stallion to suit you and your mares.

Go to the Online Auction to view the stallions and place a bid

Auction organiser, Maureen Milburn, is thrilled with the stallions included in the auction.  "There are many great stallions on offer with really good breeding," Mauren informs us. "Russian-Polish bred Adras and straight Russian stallions Serov and Moondancer DSA, have some of the best Arabian bloodlines in the world, which are very highly regarded around the globe. These bloodlines have produced brilliant racehorses, as well as world class endurance and show horses. Stallions with these lines have won many world championships and generally command huge service fees in other countries but aren't as well known here yet.

In addition to these horses there are several really gorgeous Egyptian stallions, such as Lord Alexander of Seven Oaks, who are so elegant and refined, perfect for showing, but also tough enough to make amazing endurance horses. If you're more into the English lines, Binley Prince Iqbal, is a pure Crabbet stallion. I once knew a Crabbet bred stallion (bred by Fenwick Stud) who served mares in the morning, got on the float and went to a big Ag show where he won champion, then it was back on the float to race at Bendigo. After racing he went back to the show and won ridden stallion and competed in the dressage, then it was home again to serve another mare. True Story! This could be typical of any Arabian stallion. Arabians really are the most versatile horses. The stallions don't stop work when they start serving mares, they keep on doing their job. These are a truly multi disipline horses. At a show you may see an Arabian enter the halter ring full of fire, however, come back that afternoon and he'll be performing a neat and calm dressage test, competing in an under saddle class or even western pleasure. You'll see Arabians racing one day and giving riding lessons the next.

Arabians also cross beautifully with any other breed. Arabian Derivatives are very popular, and there's a lovely Anglo Arabian stallion in the auction, Arabesque Baron Bold.

Arabians are generally hardy and long lived with brilliant feet. They can race barefoot and many do. It's also totally usual for them to race into their teens. One of the horses that won an Arabian race at Caulfield was 16 and he's also still competing in endurance rides. My youngest daughter learnt to ride on a three year old Arabian when she was six and he went on to become an Australian Champion many times over and lived until he was 32. My current stallion is now 28.

Arabian racing is a great way of promoting the breed and is good for showing the public another breed of horse that they can ride, whatever their chosen horse sport. "

Arabian Horse Racing is one of the fastest growing segments of the Arabian Horse Industry and offers breeders and participants international exposure. Compared to the rest of the world, Arabian Racing in Australia is still in its infancy.

You can next see Arabian Racing at Mansfield, Victoria on Melbourne Cup day and in December. Then the NARA are hoping to run again at Caulfield early in 2013. It's also looking hopeful for Arabian racing to be held at the Gold Coast in future.

If you have an Arabian stallion that you would like to include in the Online Stallion Auction, please contact Maureen Milburn via email naraaustralia@hotkey.net.au

Quick Links

• View NARA Online Stallion Auction
• View Purebred Arabians for sale on Horsezone
• View Arabian Derivatives for sale on Horsezone