At only one year and one month old, and competing in the showring for the very first time, our colt Paladin AA simply rocked at the golden beach of Menton. This son of Al Ayal AA, bred by Janow Podlaski Stud of Poland, simply loves to show and entered the ring like a desert storm. He danced around the ring with his tail up, snorting in the direction of the judges, and trotted just as his ancestors did in the sands of the Arabian desert for generations.
Paladin ended up winning first place in his class with 93.08 Points, including six 20's and also won the title Best Head of the class.
In the championship finals the young guy was tired, which was apparent in his stand up, yet he still moved extremely well. He ended with the title of 2022 Menton Arab Horse Show Bronze Champion Yearling Colt. Paladin was born and bred at the great Janow Podlaski Stud of Poland, home of generation after generation of well-bred horses. His dam Prometida, is a daughter of three times World Champion Kahil Al Shaqab and out of Panonia (Eukaliptus x Pilar). Pilar (Fawor x Pipi) traces to the same dam line as the Polish queen Pianissima, through the well-known mare Pilarka.
We wish to thank Janow Stud for choosing to cover some of their best mares with Al Ayal AA. The credit for breeding this exciting colt belongs totally to you!
We also want to thank the wonderful team of Privilege Stud for taking care of Paladin and preparing him for the showring in a very short time, but in the best possible way. And a special thank you to Raphael Curti who handled Paladin in such a great, natural way! Well done!
Photos by Sunny Sunita Sassudelli.
