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“o all the good you can, by all the means you can, in allthe ways you can, in all the places you can, at all thetimes you can, for all the people you can, for as long as

you can.”I read these words on a handwritten note, “From the Desk of

Jim Sirbasku,” found in the front of my folder during the ArabiansLtd. seminar welcome breakfast, October 9-10, 2010. I must say that itstopped me in my tracks for a few seconds, as I was not expecting a notefrom Jim. I learned later that evening from Judy Sirbasku that Jim keptthis note on his desk to read as he started each day.

I reected on the amazing weekend of education and celebrationput together by the team at Arabians Ltd., and I realized that these

words are truly the core principles of one of the most successful andinuential Egyptian Arabian breeding programs in the world. Jim’s noteset the tone for a wonderful weekend of fun, education, and camaraderiefor the more than 140 clients in attendance.

Shawn Crews began the weekend by welcoming all the guests along with a host of special speakers from across the country. The rst speaker was Bob Boggs, who shared the story of his time with Thee Desperadoand the two-year National campaign. Thee Desperado’s National win

was the realization of years of careful planning, breeding, and goalsetting, and was the high point of the Arabians Ltd. program up untilthen. Most Arabian breeders would have been satised with such anoutstanding accomplishment, given the impact he made on the industry.This was, however, not the case for Judy and Jim Sirbasku. After provingthat a straight Egyptian horse could win against all comers at the U.S.Nationals and Scottsdale shows, Arabians Ltd. set their sights on a new goal — continuing to produce the highest quality straight Egyptianhorses, as well as taking top honors on all continents. The story thatfollows, recounted by Arabians Ltd.’s longtime trainer Shawn Crews, isthe saga of this ongoing quest.

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Preceding page, facing page, and above: The 1996 stallion *Mishaal HP (Ansata Sinan x Mesoudah M).




Above:Thee Desperado (The Minstril x AKAmiri Asmarr), at 20 years old.

Left:Arabians Ltd. owner Judy Sirbasku, hergranddaughter Zoë, and handler Luis Paniag

Facing page top:Judy Sirbasku and ArabiansLtd. general manager and trainer Shawn Cre

Facing page bottom:*Mishaal HP.

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“It was the hottest summer on record in Europe theyear that I judged the Italian Egyptian Event,” Shawnbegan. “On recommendation from Thomas Mayer, Idecided to change my travel plans and head to Frank Spönle’s in Germany in hopes of nding that stallion that

Judy had wanted for her program for so long. It was a July morning when Frank handed me the pedigrees for the

group we would see. There were about ten, ranging fromtwo-year-olds up and including several noted Egyptianstallions. In the middle of the pack, Frank showed me abig, steel-grey stallion. He was imposing and seemed to justtake up all the space around you. When I glanced at thepedigree, I hoped the horse could live up to his illustriouslineage. His were just the bloodlines that Judy had asked meto nd. He was *Mishaal HP, sired by Ansata Sinan (who

was a World Reserve Champion Stallion) out of MesoudahM, a full sister to *Imperial Madheen, and I hoped I’d see

all the attributes from these two families. They turned the

horse loose, although I’d been told he doesn’t always puton a show. It must have been my day, or his day, howeveryou want to look at it, but put on a show he did and we

captured it on video.“After that, I got busy looking at all the points of

horse that were on Judy’s ‘must have’ list: tiny ears,large eye, substance, size, straight, high tail carriage

and strong limbs with a preference toward shortcannon bones. Wow, everything on the checklist was ticked off and double conrmed on his

amazing pedigree.“That afternoon, I telephoned home and

told Judy of my experience with *Mishaal HP. We had looked for so long that I hoped this was the one, but half of our evaluation teamhad not seen the horse. I ew home thenext morning, video in hand, and wentstraight to Judy’s house. Judy immediately conrmed my intuition and asked me totalk to Frank and make a deal.

“Frank came through with yingcolors and I’m totally convinced that without his professional diligence, we would not have *Mishaal HPtoday. Judy is especially thankfulto Frank and Elisa Grassi for theirperseverance in seeing this projectthrough for Arabians Ltd.

“There were only 12 foals inMishaal’s rst foal crop and at rstonly a few were shown. When

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the foals rst started coming, we didn’t quite know what tothink. They were big, bold, substantial, and friendly beyondbelief. They also had all the traits that Judy had desired:beautiful little typey ears, large dark eyes, short faces,strong legs, and tail-over-the-back exuberant movement.

At the rst Egyptian Event where the foals were shown,Grace Of Sinan (x Sammars Gift) won her World Class

Championship, while AA Couture (x Bint Bint Aminaa) won Reserve in his Futurity, and Paladium (x Amiri Jolie)

also went Reserve in his Futurity. A promising two-year-oldson of *Mishaal HP, Thee Fyresteed (x Thee CrystabelleRTM) captured the Most Classic Head title in the stalliondivision, and Scapa (x Erie Anna) rounded out the creditsfor the year with a Reserve Championship in his Futurity.

“As the foals began to arrive in more abundance, wesaw Mishaal’s trademark qualities consistently appear,

and now comfortable with Mishaal’s ability as a sire, Judy decided to offer 12 Lifetime Breedings to the stallion. Eachof these twelve breeders has the luxury of breeding one marea year for the life of the horse and can use a bonus breedingin any one season they choose. They are an integral part of

Left:Pimlico RCA (Thee Desperado x *Bint Bint Jamil byMohafez), 2004 Egyptian Event Supreme Champion StallioRegion 9 Champion Stallion, Scottsdale Top Ten Stallion,and Las Vegas World Cup Top Four Senior Stallion, bred byDebra and David Geiser, owned by Arabians Ltd.

Bottom row, pictured from the left:Bellagio RCA (Alixir x Rhapsody In Black by TheeDesperado), 2005 Egyptian Event Junior Champion Colt anScottsdale Top Ten Colt, owned by Arabians Ltd.Alixir (The Elixir x The Prevue by The Minstril) is anoutcross stallion for Arabians Ltd.Thee Infidel (Thee Desperado x Bint Magidaa by *Khofo),U.S. National Top Ten Furturity Colt and Top Ten Stallion,Egyptian Event Reserve Champion Junior Colt, owned byArabians Ltd. and Thee Infidel Group.

Thee Asil (Thee Desperado x Alia Barakaa by Ruminaja AEgyptian Event World Class Champion Stallion and Region9 Reserve Champion Stallion, owned by Arabians Ltd. andMaiden Chase Arabians.




Above:The Sequel RCA (Thee Desperado x La Marsala by The Minstril), 2005 Egyptian EventReserve Supreme Champion Stallion, owned by Arabians Ltd.




Four *Mishaal HP daughters, from the top

Madinah Moniet (x Preciouss Secret byThee Asil), owned by Merryman ArabianWaco Texas.

Thee Scarlet Rose RCA (x Thee Scarlet

Lady by Thee Desperado), a 2009 fillybred by Judy Sirbasku and owned by Mr.Osman Linjawi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Bint Bint Felicia TF (x Skyy by TheeDesperado), owned by Lisa Cifrese andRichard Geha.

Lola SIG (x Thee Phoenixx by TheeInfidel), a 2008 filly owned by Eric andStacey Mlak, pictured here at the 2010Egyptian Event with Greg Knowles.

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Mishaal’s success as a Leading Sire as the foals produced from these loyal patrons were the rstto put him solidly on the map as a sire. We at Arabians Ltd. are sincerely grateful for the

foresight and commitment of these breeders.“Gradually, a strange phenomenon began to unfold. Our foals had alwaysdone well in the overseas markets and had enjoyed a consistent popularity, but

all of a sudden, there was a great interest internationally in Mishaal’s foals.The rst to be exported was selected by Chen Kedar of Ariela Arabians.

It was Saniyyah RCA (x My Shooting Star), who earned the JuniorNational Champion Filly title in Israel for Ariela Arabians. Friend

and trainer Greg Knowles, who recently returned from Israel,summed up his impression of Saniyyah’s beautiful lly, sired by

Laheeb, in a single word: ‘Amazing.’”“Greg, one of Arabians Ltd.’s greatest supporters, says,

‘I recommended my own father breed his Magic

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Dream daughter to *Mishaal HP. When Shawn called me last February speaking of a beautifulMishaal lly that she was afraid would be sold overseas before she had a chance to show, I boughther on the spot.’

“Bred by Dan and Louise DeRusseau of LD Arabians, Noor Magidaa LDA, won her futurity class at the Egyptian Event and Greg was presented with a check for $6,800. By the time the show

was over, on the recommendation of Frank Spönle, Noor Magidaa LDA was sold to a new owner,Nayla Hayek of Hanaya Arabian Stud, in Switzerland. Just three weeks later, she received the Bronze

Medal at the European Egyptian Event Championships, with Frank at the lead.“At the 2010 Egyptian Event, *Mishaal HP foals proved they were certainly a force to be

reckoned with. In the Saturday night championships, rst in the Junior Colts, IV Ever Sinan took the Reserve title for owners Laura Cronin and Diane Taylor. In the Senior Champion division, AA Couture was named Reserve Senior Champion Stallion for Pamela Onusko, and a short momentlater the crowd roared as Paladium wore the Senior Champion garland. Champion and ReserveSenior stallions were both sired by *Mishaal HP. Paladium went on to be named the unanimous

Alia Valentino (TheeDesperado x Ali Maarliaby Ali Valentino),Region 9 ReserveChampion Mare,Egyptian Event ReserveSupreme ChampionMare, ET foal due in2011 by Bellagio RCA,owned by Wayne andKeitha Adams..




Reserve Supreme Champion Stallion and at the timeof this writing, he should be arriving in his new homeat the King Abdul Aziz Arabian Horse Centre underthe direction of Mr. Sami Al Nohait in Saudi Arabia.

At this show, Mishaal llies were also extremely successful in the futurity divisions. Thee Scarlet RoseRCA (x Thee Scarlet Lady) won the younger yearling

futurity for breeder Judy Sirbasku and new ownerMr. Osman Linjawi; Noor Magidaa LDA would winher futurity for Greg Knowles and now owner, Nayla

Two daughters of Thee Asil: Asila RCA (x MBPirouette),top right, owned by Arabians Ltd., had apromising 2010 colt sired by *Mishaal HP and is afavorite mare of Judy Sirbasku’s, and II DI IV (x MyShooting Star),below, owned by OGM Arabians.

Top left:Rhapsody In Black(Thee Desperado x AliashahmRA by Ruminaja Ali), is thedam of Bellagio RCA and isJudy Sirbasku’s “best buddy.”




Hayek (as mentioned above); and Amal Magidaa LDA (x Il Bint Magidaa), also bredby LD Arabians and owned by the Pope family, became the Three-Year-Old ExtendedFuturity Champion Filly. Also, Lola SIG (x Thee Phoenixx), owned by Eric and Stacey Mlak, who was Top Ten at Scottsdale in February, was Reserve Champion of the two-year-old World Class llies.”

John Neyer, marketing director for Arabians Ltd., has a close relationship with thehorse. “Mishaal is loud and boisterous, and as big as he is, that is a lot of horse to haveon the end of the lead. He is really just a big pet! Having a stallion with such a great,easygoing personality is a real plus. His foals are the same way from birth. It is like noone told them they are supposed to be afraid of people! We have been told that in photosor on video it is hard to get a feel for Mishaal’s imposing size … the babies are the same way: tall and substantial. They are like gentle giants!”

Breeding manager Stephane Robillard has the difcult task of managing thebreeding careers of some pretty busy stallions. He notes that Mishaal is a gentleman inthe breeding shed. “This year is the rst we have handled the embryo transfer processfrom start to nish here on the farm. Many of those embryos were Mishaal’s. We areexcited to be able to offer this service and to have been so successful with this process,and the ‘big white horse’ this season.”

“There’s no greater thrill than watching the culmination of success for our clientscome together,” says Judy Sirbasku. “For the breeders who chose their very best to breedto Mishaal, to watch those I have mentored and guided, breed the best and to watch ourteam of professionals, Greg Knowles, Frank Spönle, Luis Paniagua, and Shawn Crewssink their heart, soul, and passion into every horse, that’s what makes a show string great.I want to thank all of our Event team members, all of the breeders, and all of the owners. Also, our pre-show team, David Reissig, Vincent Young, Mike Cimino, Mike Danos,Kimberly Shutts, and Chris Bloodgood, who roll into Kentucky a good week beforeanyone else, make sure that the Arabians Ltd. stall area is safe and comfortable for eachand every horse and create an enjoyable spot for the Arabians Ltd. family that gathers

Bottom left:Thee ScarletLady (Thee Desperado xReckless Woman by TheMinstril), owned by ArabiansLtd., has produced extremelywell with *Mishaal HP. Sheis pictured here in 2009 withThee Scarlet Rose RCA (by*Mishaal HP).

Bottom right:Isis Nadia(Pimlico RCA x Thee Kajareeby The Minstril), a 2009 fillyowned by Dr. Dennis andRoxanne Parks.




Right:Gameelah LDA (Thee Desperadox Magidaat Al Gamal LDA by *MishaalHP), a 2010 filly bred and owned by Danand Louise DeRusseau. Dan and Louiseown two lifetime breedings to *MishaalHP and are also Thee Desperado lifetimebreeding patrons.

Left:KBF Starlight (TheeDesperado x MC Alexsis by

The Elixir), 2010 Egyptian EventChampion Mare ATH, was bredby Karl and Jacki Breckon and isowned by Carolyn Busch.

together in the magical setting at theKentucky Horse Park every year.”

Judy adds, “In large part, whatmakes Arabians Ltd. successful is thisextended family. There are no greatersupporters of *Mishaal HP, ArabiansLtd., and the Arabians Ltd. team thanthose breeders and owners from thehome farm and the Arabians Ltd.afliate farms. Mike Cimino and the whole clan from Colthill Crescent Arabians in Folsom, Louisiana, are loyalbeyond description. The foals they’veproduced over the last two seasons by Mishaal and the Arabians Ltd. stallionsare becoming noted worldwide. FromBuchanan, Virginia, Amethyst Acres




Equine Center, Inc., andMark and Deb Burke (akathe ‘Purple Gang’) haveassembled a beautiful groupof Egyptian llies and mares

and an enthusiastic group of people. Mark and Deb havehelped take our program tothe next level on the Eastcoast — they are the kindof people that make us allbetter at what we do.

“And in New Jersey,the buzz is about what’sgoing on in HunterdonCounty at Thornewood

Farm, owned by Lisa Cifreseand Richard Geha, whohave some of the mostamazing straight Egyptianllies and broodmares to befound anywhere. The newsmedia has taken an interestin Thornewood Farm as

well. Lisa and Richardrecently received a visit fromreporters at CNBC who

videotaped their magnicentEgyptian Arabians and

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1. AA Couture (*Mishaal HP x Bint Bint Aminaa by Thee Awith Frank Spönle at the 2010 Egyptian Event where they wReserve Champion Senior Stallion. Couture is owned by PaOnusku.2. Bint Bint Felicia TF (*Mishaal HP x Skyy by Thee Despand affiliate farm owners Richard Geha and Lisa Cifrese ofThornewood Farm.3. Judy Sirbasku with good friend and trainer Greg Knowle4. Jessi Wherland, Arabians Ltd. veterinary technician.

5. The Shutts family of Magnolia, Texas.6. Arabians Ltd. resident trainer Luis Paniagua.7. From left to right: Karl Breckon, Mike Cimino of affiliatefarm Colthill Crescent Arabians, Dottie Peralta, Mike Danoand Vicki Duzac.8. Mark and Debra Burke of Arabians Ltd. affiliate farmAmethyst Acres Equine Center, Buchanan, Virginia.

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interviewed Lisa aboutnancial advantages of investing in Arabian horses.

We are also happy to welcome the Shutts family

of Lone Star Arabians,LLC Inc. to represent ourprogram and family inthe Houston area,” Judy concludes.

Not surprisingly, Judy Sirbasku’s vision for thefuture of Arabians Ltd.incorporates the philosophy that has made the programso successful throughout its

history. “We have alwaysstrived to produce the besthorses we possibly can andto make sure we offer ourtop quality stallions to ourclients, to whom we creditmuch of our success,” Judy says. “Jim and I always feltthat doing all you can foras many people as you canas often as possible is key

to success in the Arabianhorse business. That’ssomething my husband wasalways very proud of. Thisis an important principlethat we’re committed toand that we’re all excitedabout continuing. If wehave been able to cultivatesome new dreams or goals,new friendships, and deepercommitments to this breed,then we feel we have perhapsmade an impact on thefuture. We would like toinvite everyone to come tothe farm to see what we’redoing. Our program is theresult of a lifelong love affair

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Arabian horse. It hasbeen a great joy to see therealization of our dreams. At Arabians Ltd., our hope isthat we can share the dream with others and bring themas much joy as we haveexperienced through thislabor of love.”

1. Friends, pictured from left to right: Sharon Redman, Judyniece Jill O’Rourke, photographer Polly Knoll, Judy Sirbaskand Carolyn Busch.2. Arabians Ltd. amateur handler David Reissig.3. Arabians Ltd. breeding and farm manager Stephane Robiwith his wife Mellisa who is the stud book and office mana4. Pictured from left to right: Arabians Ltd. media managerChris Bloodgood, accountant Amanda Waits, and client servdirector Tara Maus.5. Noor Magidaa LDA (*Mishaal HP x Illa Magidaa LDA bThee Desperado), 2010 Egyptian Event First Place FuturityFinals Straight Egyptian Two-Year-Old Filly. Pictured fromleft to right: previous owners of Noor Magidaa’s grandam BBint Magidaa, Mark and Nancy Ness, breeders Dan and LoDeRusseau, Luis Paniagua, Greg Knowles, and Judy Sirbasaccepting the award.6. Arabians Ltd. marketing director John Neyer with the 201filly by Thee Infidel and out of Mishaals Prevue RCA.7. Trainer Frank Spönle with daughter Virginia.

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ARABIANS LTD. AFFILIATE FARMSColthill Crescent ArabiansMike Cimino84403 N. Factory Rd.Folsom, LA [email protected]

Amethyst Acres Equine Center, LLC.Mark & Deb Burke9195 Springwood Rd.Buchanan, VA [email protected]

Thornewood Farm, LLC.Lisa Cifrese & Richard Geha50 Dunkard Church Rd.Stockton, NJ [email protected]

Lone Star Arabians, LLC.Ken & Karen Shutts38144 Spur 149Magnolia, TX [email protected]

*MISHAAL HP LIFETIMEBREEDERSJohn and Jeri MerrymanMerryman Arabians

Louise and Dan DeRusseauLD Arabians(2 Shares)

Marion and Christina MurphyPhoenix Rising Egyptians

Pete Gotsis and Brandie PayneFerox Arabians

Lyn RogersLynlee Arabians

Ann Marie KeriTrinity Arabians

Lisa Cifrese & Richard GehaThornewood Farm

Dash and Louise CroftsCrofts Haven Arabians

Dr. Dennis & Roxanne ParksIsis Arabians

Zane & Eunice StigallSan Gabriel Arabians

Thomas & Stefani AnnettReverence Spring Arabians

ARABIANS LTD. INC.Judy Sirbasku, owner8549 Rock Creek RoadWaco, TX 76708254.714.1803254.752.6056 [email protected]

www arabiansltd com

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