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SueB
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 Posted - 02 Feb 2011 : 12:22:16 PM
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I think you cracked it with your lovely Justice boy Lynda for sure, but I just long to see other bloodlines doing so well in the show ring too.
Monty is a Justice son but he's also a son of a Balaton daughter, to me this is his strength in the breeding shed. JMO here of course, what do I know
At Moorsele I picked my favorite horses out in each class and although I did choose a Justice daughter in a mare class I lent towards the strong, correct and ethereal Polish mares.
I think if we have too much of a good thing we will end up having nothing to outcross with.
Doubling up with Justice...IMO..possibly won't work that well. Who knows someone will prove me wrong I expect. Plus we all have differing levels of what we think is a good horse!
From my Justice grandget to breed in later years....(if I live that long)I think I'll use an Egyptian stallion on them.
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 02 Feb 2011 : 4:54:46 PM
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Interesting thought there Sue, and of course we need outcrosses, I think WH Justice has been just that here in the UK and other countries. and has injected some much needed type.
You say we have too much Justice blood around but I dont think we have many here in the UK.? I dont know the exact number. ( anyone know? ) as for SE, I have been told by a very well respected International Judge , that this country is very poor in SE stallions , ( and he meant strong influential ones ) so maybe someone needs to go out and buy one I would dearly love to go to Arabians LTD and bring home one of Mishaals sons  . |
   
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 03 Feb 2011 : 5:29:33 PM
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here is another example of my skills ! I use the word skills loosely 
but its good fun practicing, no good going to classes as anything I am taught I forget in 3 minutes ! bit like a goldfish memory!
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sab2
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Posted - 03 Feb 2011 : 5:59:08 PM
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| My memory must be that of a small goldfish as about 60secs is all i can remember, must say i am very impressed with your photos , i can only just get mine off my camera and onto computer |
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LYNDILOU
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stuart
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Posted - 03 Feb 2011 : 8:07:22 PM
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| Poor in SE stallions................? |
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angelarab
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Posted - 03 Feb 2011 : 8:16:25 PM
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Got to say i love every version of pics  you have some stunning horses 
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 "Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened."
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SueB
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Posted - 04 Feb 2011 : 10:53:18 AM
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I've seen a very smart S/E stallion near me in the West Country. In fact I think he is actually for sale right now.
If only I was younger
Also, I believe there is a very good S/E stud over in Newmarket, Suffolk.
These guy's keep a low profile, quality speaks for itself!
ps. I like the background on Crimbos pic, very clever stuff. |
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Jingo
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Posted - 04 Feb 2011 : 11:13:17 AM
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I do so agree with you Sue regarding using certain stallions - remember the faults of the fathers (and mothers) can miss a generation or two and so you always have to remember that when choosing future sires or dams
Re s.e. stallions remember there is a lovely chap here in Worcestershire with an impeccable pedigree http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/azim+ibn+alidaar |
Jude
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photos:Anthony Reynolds,Sweet,Deano,Real Time Imaging |
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SueB
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Posted - 04 Feb 2011 : 11:21:27 AM
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I think we need to promote our UK based S/E stallions a bit more Jude!! we have hidden gems
It's only the glossy photos of S/E stallions standing at stud in Europe that at the moment catch everyones eye, sad but true.
I have always felt when chosing a stallion of any bloodline you should go with your eye rather anothers, otherwise we end up with that other persons extended breeding plans
He who makes his own path has chosen the right path. |
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 04 Feb 2011 : 12:00:59 PM
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it may be a long path also Sue! , time I dont have unfortunately .
I wish I was just starting out and be about 36. I would have loved to breed SE.
There is a lady in Texas who I went to visit a couple of years back who sold ALL her Spanish bloodlines and bought SE with the view to breeding them, trouble is she didnt really have knowledge of the SE only that she liked them, consequently she had a beautiful stallion with an awful back and she was turning these out by the dozen! , all the pictures I have seen of her babies show the same fault ! |
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SueB
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Posted - 04 Feb 2011 : 1:09:02 PM
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I too want to almost start again with the next generation and feel armed with the knowledge I've gleaned over the years the path is very clear to me now!! just I haven't got enough bloody years left on the clock
ps. Before I get a smacked leg, don't forget Malthouse Stud who have S/E Arabs. You see them at a show and suddenly they bring out a jaw droppingly beautiful horse, you ask where did that come from?
Again hidden Gems.
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LYNDILOU
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LYNDILOU
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Delyth
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Posted - 05 Feb 2011 : 3:49:55 PM
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Poor in Se's are you serious !!!
We've had some of the breeds most influential Straight Egyptians in the UK. Everyone feel free to add to the list !! We've had Ansata Nile Pasha, Crusader (SE), Shaikh Al Kuran, Simeon Sadik, Orashaan, Maysoun, Ansata El Salaam, Assad, GR Amaretto, RA Relaks, Kerim Shah, Imperial Kamill, NK Hafid Jamil, Ansata Qasim, Ansata Najib Bey, Muhaned Al Rayyan, Bedawi Al Rayyan, Muharib Al Rayyan......We are only a small group who specialize in breeding these exquistie horses. We perhaps don't promote the way some do but believe me we have some of the worlds finest bred SE's here on our little island !! |
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jaj
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Posted - 05 Feb 2011 : 4:04:38 PM
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A lot of those stallions whilst fabulous are no longer here though (either dead or abroad) unfortunately
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Kuraishiya (Maleik el Kheil/Kazra el Saghira) and Sahara Bey (Kuraishiya/WSA Charismma) |
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jaj
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Posted - 05 Feb 2011 : 4:19:59 PM
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Mahmoud Shah at Malthouse is fabulous
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Kuraishiya (Maleik el Kheil/Kazra el Saghira) and Sahara Bey (Kuraishiya/WSA Charismma) |
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Delyth
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Posted - 05 Feb 2011 : 4:25:13 PM
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There are still plenty here and if not the horses themselves they have produced sons to continue the line. My point is we have never had a poor selection of SE's. We do things with quality not quantity !!
Personally I spent four long years coaxing a colt from Al Rayyan and I know it took Dame Josephine many, many years before she found the horse to carry on from Kerim Shah. |
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jaj
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Posted - 05 Feb 2011 : 4:42:08 PM
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| There are only 3 Al Rayyan colts in the UK aren't there Delyth? Lucky lucky people! |
Kuraishiya (Maleik el Kheil/Kazra el Saghira) and Sahara Bey (Kuraishiya/WSA Charismma) |
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 05 Feb 2011 : 4:58:32 PM
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| As I said I was repeating what someone said to me, it was his assumption! I agree there have been some lovely SE stallions here but apart from Imperial kamill I haven't seen many others out in the show ring, or advertised at stud for a long time, so perhaps this person could be forgiven if he thought there were not many here? Like you Delyth I saw Ashaal Al Rayyan (sp) in Qatar , and was absolutely blown away by him. I have been knocked sideways by the beauty of SE horses all over the world, so it would be nice to see a few more of them here. |
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Miska
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Posted - 05 Feb 2011 : 8:53:22 PM
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Your horses are gorgeous!
I work at a children's publishing company, so do quite a bit of picture-manipulation (though they tend to be illustrations). I am completley self-taught and I quite often have to help my boss out now. So keep at it, pratice makes perfect!
My two favourite tools (well three) are the cloning tool (looks like a rubber stamp.) If you press the 'alt' button on your keyboard and then click another area of the picture, then the tool will copy the bit where you pressed alt. It is perfect for getting rid of blemishes etc. Alongside this tool is the 'healing spot tool' which is kind of a softer version of the clone tool and copies the texture of the area.
The other tool, which gets a bit of getting used to is the 'pen tool' - Instead of using the wand...or the manually selection tools, you can use the pen to cut around the object (you can delete and add bits). Then you go to the 'paths' tab...next to the layers tab and click the little bit that looks like three lines and then go make selection. Then you can invert the selection and then press delete! I think i've probably made it sound more complicated than it is.
I hope it helps! |
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Edited by - Miska on 05 Feb 2011 9:04:25 PM |
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LYNDILOU
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Miska
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Posted - 05 Feb 2011 : 9:10:07 PM
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Here's one I made earlier...well about 6 months earlier, I edited it for a friend of mine (she won't mind me showing you). I've improved alot since then.
I used the cloning tool to copy the grass, trees etc. Unfortunately I made one big mistake...I forgot to take out the reins in his shadow!
 
(this is the beautiful Ben, 25 years young, anglo arab)
The other fun thing to do, which is easy is to go to filter gallery and just play with the filters. You can make a picture looks like a painting etc. |
RIP Ettie 2003 - 2010 |
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Delyth
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Posted - 06 Feb 2011 : 09:28:01 AM
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| To have an Al Rayyan horse has nothing to do with luck believe me !! I didn't want to show Bedawi there is no point. What does a show ring prove ?? Al Rayyan don't show there horses and have the most superior collection of SE's we will ever see. I've seen nothing to equal it and Ashhal Al Rayyan will go down in history for changing the direction of SE breeding. |
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LYNDILOU
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photo shop..................pix
