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The 2012 WAHO Trophy winner for Slovenia has been proudly announced.

Lawai is the full brother of the 2011 WAHO Trophy winner for Slovenia, Lawos. He participated, like his brother, at the International Show in Hungary in August 2009, coming second in his category in the keen competition for the Balaton Cup. This lovely young stallion is of predominantly Russian and Polish bloodlines, he has continued to develop well since that show success and it is hoped he will have a successful future career both in the show-ring and as a sire.

LAWAI, Grey stallion, *2007 (T.M. Aikonos / T.M. Lawenda). Breeder and owner: Marjan Vrancic. Strain: Not Recorded, Family of Milordka (1816)

The 2011 WAHO Trophy winner for Slovenia has been proudly announced.

Lawos is the first horse born and first registered in Slovenia that has participated in international shows. He took part in the International Show in Hungary in August 2009, winning the competition for the Balaton Cup. This lovely young stallion is of predominantly Russian and Polish bloodlines, and hopefully has a bright future ahead of him both at international shows and as a sire at home in Slovenia.

LAWOS, Grey stallion, *2008 (T.M. Aikonos / T.M. Lawenda).
Breeder and owner: Marjan Vrancic.
Strain: Not Recorded, Family of Milordka (1816)

Slovenia is pleased to announce their latest WAHO Trophy winner.

El Dahra is the first domestically bred Slovenian stallion used for breeding in the country. His sire, the British-bred Golden Crown (1978-2009) who was in fact imported to Slovenia from Iraq, is himself a past WAHO Trophy winner. His dam Amun Swadeschi was imported from Germany and has become a very important broodmare in the country.

El Dahra’s interesting and truly international pedigree combines old English bloodlines with Egyptian, Marbach, early Spanish and domestic American lines. He has been awarded the 2010 WAHO Trophy for Slovenia in recognition of the fact that one of his sons is already being used as a sire, and two of his daughters are now successful broodmares.

EL DAHRA, Liver chestnut stallion, *1992 (Golden Crown/Amun Swadeschi).
Breeder: Borut Skulj. Owner: Janez Zalokar.
Strain: Abeyan Sherrak (Abeyah, 1896)

The Slovenian Stud Book Authority decided to award the mare Askaya with their 2009 WAHO Trophy.

She is one of the first purebred Arabian horses born and registered in Slovenia. She has proved to be one of the best broodmares in Slovenian breeding. She has delivered seven foals so far, six colts and one filly which is now a broodmare in her own right, with several offspring of her own.

ASKAYA, Liver Chestnut Mare, *1990 (Golden Crown / Amun Swadeschi)
Breeder and Owner: Borut Skulj.
Strain: Abeyah Sherrakieh (Abeyah, 1896).

The Slovenian Stud Book Authority has decided to award the mare PIRUNA with their 2008 WAHO Trophy.

Though this mare was not born in Slovenia, being an import from Germany and registered in the first Slovenian Arabian Stud Book, her four Slovenian-born and registered foals are of such excellent quality that the Slovenian SBA believe she has more than proved her breeding potential as a mare of signifance to the breed in their country. They expect her contribution to the success of her owner’s stud farm and her ability to improve the quality of the small Slovenian population of Arabian horses will be substantial. Therefore, all these facts were considered to qualify this mare as the Slovenian WAHO Trophy winner for 2008. Last but not least, it also means a recognition of the merits of her owner, Mr. Gregor Pintar, who is undoubtedly one of Slovenia’s most dedicated and competent breeders.

PIRUNA, Grey Mare, *1997 (Piruet / Into My Dream).
Breeder: Julius Fischer. Owner: Gregor Pintar, Sencila Bled d.o.o.
Strain: Kehaileh Jellabieh (Jellabiet Feysul)

The Slovenian Arabian Stud Book is pleased to announce that the grey mare Amun Swadeschi has been awarded their 2007 WAHO Trophy.

This mare was one of the first purebred Arabian broodmares in Slovenia and as such, has become one of the founders of Slovenian Arabian breeding. So far she has produced 10 registered foals, 6 colts and 4 fillies, during the period 1989-2007. Three of her four sons have already proven themselves as breeding stallions, and one of her daughters is now herself a broodmare, confirming the breeding value of Amun Swadeschi.

Although not born in Slovenia, she is surely the mare who has strongly influenced Slovenian Arabian breeding by her type and excellent characteristics. We feel that all these facts qualify this mare as the Slovenian WAHO Trophy winner in 2007.

AMUN SWADESCHI, Grey Mare, *1985 (Amun El Kantar/Syrima).
Breeder: Heidelinde Kretschmer, Germany. Owner: Nevenka Mars, Slovenia.
Strain: Abeyeh Sherrakieh (Haffia, 1906).

The Slovenian Arabian Stud Book Authority is pleased to announce that the 29-year old stallion Golden Crown, owned by Joze Zver, Brezovica, Slovenia has been awarded the 2006 WAHO Trophy for Slovenia.

Despite the fact that this grand old stallion was first registered in Great Britain and not in Slovenia, which is considered a first criterion for the WAHO Trophy, we decided to make a one-off exception and make the award to him because of the fact that he was the first purebred Arab stallion used for breeding in Slovenia.

Golden Crown has had an interesting life. Having sired one foal in England, at the age of 5 he was exported from Britain to Iraq, where he was registered in the WAHO accepted Iraq stud book Volume 1. He had no purebred offspring in Iraq, and was acquired there by his owner, who had been working in that country, and brought back to Slovenia in 1988.

Since his breeding career started in Slovenia, he has produced thirteen fillies and seven colts registered so far. Of these, seven mares and two stallions are themselves already being used for breeding, thus strongly influencing the relatively small population of Arab horses in Slovenia.

The offspring of Golden Crown all inherit his best characteristics, of which his type is most outstanding without fail. This stallion’s contribution to the Arabians of Slovenia has been exceptional and he more than deserves the 2006 WAHO Trophy.

GOLDEN CROWN, Dark Chestnut stallion, *1978
Breeder: Cromes Arabian Stud. Owner: Joze Zver.
Strain: Kehailan Rodan (Rodania, 1869).

Slovenia is one of the newest Members of WAHO, with a relatively small number of Arabian horses at present, although the numbers are growing each year. In 2005 the Slovenian Arabian Breeders Association organised their first National Show for Arab horses. This pioneering show took place in Ljubljana on 6th of September 2005. A total of 32 horses of all categories – 11 males and 22 females were presented to the judges in front of a good crowd of spectators. The Breeders Association had decided in advance that the 2005 WAHO Trophy for Slovenia would be awarded to the best horse of this show, regardless of the category. The 2005 WAHO Trophy winner is therefore the ‘Best in Show’, being the lovely chestnut filly Pirueta-P, owned and bred by Gregor Pintar, one of the most enthusiastic members of the young Slovenian Arab Breeders Association.

This harmonious and good moving filly is of truly international bloodlines. Her dam is the German bred mare Piruna who was imported to Slovenia in 2002, by the Polish stallion Piruet (Probat / Pieczec) out of the Canadian mare, Into My Dream (Executive Class / Precious Me). Pirueta-P’s sire Piligrim, who was born in The Netherlands, is of Russian bloodlines (Balaton / Popova).

PIRUETA-P, Chestnut filly, *2004 (Piligrim / Piruna).
Breeder and Owner: Gregor Pintar.
Strain: Kehaileh Jellabieh (Jellabiet Feysul).