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Gadebrook Stud is delighted to have acquired the outstanding
bay pure Crabbet filly PALMA BENAY (born October 2005) from
the renowned breeding programme of Leon Bennett of Pevensey
Arabians and Rob & Yvonne Day of Moonlite Arabians in
Australia.
For her first foal we chose the athletic pure Crabbet sire
Silver Zaanif (Lutfi Pasha x Imperial Silver Lace); Palma
produced a smart bay colt, Kaalif
(2010), now qualified for FEI* international endurance races,
and sire of Shaarif. The typey
grey Klinta Sultan sired her next foal, the exquisite filly
Palmyra, born June 2011.
In May 2013, Palma produced the long-legged all-Australian
bay colt, Palermo (now standing
at Moonlight Arabian Stud) by Erin Park Excel, the bay 100%
Crabbet who came in from Australia with her in 2007.
In May 2014 Palma gave us another cracking bay colt, Dandini,
(now standing at Seren Arabians) the first pure Crabbet
by Marbon Masadi.
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Palma backed for the first time, Februrary
2012 - Emma Thomas on board |
The first UK foal by Australian Crabbet stallion Millpark Blaidd
arrived 12 days early on 19 June 2018. As usual, Palma
Benay is a ‘super-mum’ and baby 'Gadebrook
Blade’ is a super-friendly colt.
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Anne represents Blaidd’s
frozen semen in the UK for owner Shirley Douglas Grieg.
Blade is already reserved.
left and below: Blade with
mum, Palma Benay
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Palma with colt foal 'Dandini' at eight
hours old at Gadebrook, May 2014
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Palma and her 2013 pure Crabbet colt Palermo
by Erin Park Excel, at three months, at Gadebrook |
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Palmyra at 6 weeks with dam Palma Benay from
Australia: Photo Jackie Pringle |
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Silver Zaanif, sire of Palma's
2010 bay colt Kaalif |
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Anne saw Palma Benay as a 6-week old
foal with her dam, Petra Benay, and her sire, Pevensey Safari,
at Leon's stud, before the World Crabbet Convention in Toowoomba
in 2005. Safari, by the Australian multiple champion Sarafire,
paraded at the Convention where his half-brother, Prince
Benay, won the Overall Supreme In-hand Championship.
Anne also had the chance after the
Convention to stay at Anneka Arabians, the home of the handsome
show horse and endurance champion, Magic Prophecy (15.1hh),
sire of Petra Benay, so has met most of Palma's immediate
family. Petra's dam, the exceptional mover, Santarabia Porfira
by Ruberto, was a star of Brother Peter McIntosh's stud,
and descended from the imported mare Carlina (Rissam x Shamnar),
bred by Lady Wentworth.
Palma Benay arrived after an extended
period in quarantine near Sydney, due to a horrendous outbreak
of equine 'flu which hit Australia in August 2007. This
confined horses to their location and prevented any exports.
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Kaalif at 2 months with dam Palma Benay
Luckily Palma Benay escaped the virus which
engulfed all surrounding districts. Shippers Crispin Bennett cleverly
found an escape route via Hong Kong, Sharjah and Amsterdam, and
arranged permits for the release of Palma Benay and Erin Park
Excel, a bay 2-year old Crabbet colt destined for Pam & Paul
Flower's stud in Wales (www.llainarabians.com).
With her illustrious endurance lines, a
performance career is planned for Palma Benay. Meanwhile, Palma
is proving a great success as a brood mare, producing the long-awaited
pure Crabbet bay colt, Kaalif, in 2010 (the elusive bay gene having
been all but lost with the export of Gadebrook's world-beating
endurance champion, Hachim, to Abu Dhabi). Kaalif's sire Silver
Zaanif, already an accomplished show jumper, now embarks on endurance.
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In August 2012, 2-year old Kaalif (above) earned a Higher First
Premium at the BEF Futurity Evaluations - and his dam, Palma, received
a certificate of recognition. In 2013, Palma's 2011 filly, Palmyra,
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Endurance horse Pevensey Safari,
Palma's sire in Australia |
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Palma's sire Pevensey Safari ready
for action in the breeding shed! |
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