Menton this year was a bit of a different feeling; none of us could fly over due to the Covid 19 so we had to stay home and see our filly from very far away. It's never a joy to see your horse from far away…
In Menton this year we showed one of our home-bred yearling fillies; Despina AA, the first born of Damdiyah AA (Ajman Moniscione x Dafina AA by Al Bilal) out of the beautiful young stallion Jyar Meia Lua. Jyer was bred in Brazil by the late master breeder Lenita Perroy and is now proudly owned by La Movida Stud in Austria. This stallion is unique in so many exceptional ways and will take a huge role in the future of our own breeding program. Damdiyah AA is daughter of Dafina AA by Al Bilal (Al Maraam x Bahiha) out of the Michalow bred mare Dumka (by Laheeb). All these mares, Damdiyah AA, Dafina AA & Dumka) have had multiple championships and we feel that Despina AA is going to be one more such success in this lineup of great mares.
Despina was beautifully shown in the golden sand of Menton by Raphael Curti of Privilege Arabians. Her performance was excellent and she ended up second in her class with a very good score, only 0.2 behind the class winner; great results for her first European show! She showed very well in the championship as well, handled beautifully by Glenn Schaukens, but unfortunately ended up without a title. Still it was great seeing her entering the ring with her tail up high and giving her best. Yes, she is a show horse...
We wish to thank Raphael and his wonderful team for giving the best possible care to Despina and look forward to seeing her in future shows. This is only her start. Her fairytale has only just begun.
Photo by Elisa Grassi.
