It has been one of these years... A year that needs to end.
This year we lost The Vision, her three year old daughter Nile Farah AA and now The Vision’s oldest son, Al Maraam, has left us as well.
There are certain horses that pave your way as a horse breeder. Al Maraam was one of those horses that did this for me. From the moment he was born he was extraordinary in his beauty and his own quality, and then there was the quality of his foals. But the characteristic that made him most special of all was his amazing character, his loving temperament and his quiet soul. There was something special in Al Maraam. He was simply a family horse that loved people. And people loved him back. He was simply one of those horses that captured the heart of everyone he met.
This past year Al Maraam was with Alexandra Santorini of Italy who provided him with plenty of love, and the quiet and good life that he deserved. Although Maraam was not at our farm when he left us, he has always remained an inseperable part of Ariela Arabians. His influence on our breeding program was and remains tremendous. We are left with his direct daughter and granddaughter Latifa AA and Dafina AA, and all of their progeny that continues his wonderful legacy. Horses such as Lulu AA, Lamaan AA, Labibah AA, Lutfina AA, Damadiyah AA and Daania AA will never let us forget Maraam’s great contribution to our program. Al Maraam played an important role in our past, continues to influence our present, and will undoubtedly influence our future.
We raise horses but also raise family. And Al Maraam was part of our extended family. Now we need to persevere and move forward towards the future. So, we will take a moment to ourselves to remember our past and then we will gather ourselves together, despite the fact that it really hurts, and present Al Ayal AA at the World Championships in Paris in another two and a half weeks. Because life goes on and we must carry on….
Photo by Shira Yegar.
