The Power to Perform

Star is our first filly foal out of our stallion ‘Metallica’ and Merry Dancer.  She started her Endurance career in 2005 and has just recently become advanced.  Star has just competed her first ever race ride at RAF Cranwell in England.  She finished the 164km race in 2nd position just ahead of her mother Merry Dancer whom finished in 3rd (2007)!  More success for Star at the Dukeries she finished the 120km Open National ER in 1st position (2007).  This was Star’s second race!  Looks like she’s living up to her name ‘Star’!

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STAR-LIGHT CRUSADE  

Wesam started race riding in 2005  as a 7 year old.  His first race was 120km FEI 2* at the Dukeries in which in won in fine style and also took best condition.  Wesam was part of the  British Junior/Young Riders team, September 2006, in The Czech Republic for the European Junior and Young Riders Championship.  Wesam  won the 120km FEI 3* YR race at Dukeries  in 2007.

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WESAM

Our Horses

Mynx, as she is known at home is a full sister to Star—Light Crusade, She started competing in 2006 and is now Gold and we hope to start racing her this year (2008)

MIDNIGHT CRUSADE

FABIAN ROUGE       

Known as Faby Baby at home, he’s our veteran champion! In 2000 Faby started racing with us and won his first 80km ER.  In 2002 he completed Punchestown FEI 2 * 120km in12th position, in the same year he finished 12th in 100km ER at Cirencester.  In 2003 he completed the World J&YR Championships in Italy 120km FEI 4*. In 2006 we took Faby to Holland and he won the 125km FEI 3* and also took Best Condition and Best Arab!  Fabian is now in retirement and is loving it, although we still take him to the odd pleasure ride to keep him happy!!!

MERRY DANCER      

Merry Dancer came to us in 1999 as a 4 year old, we took her steadily up through the grades until she became advanced in March 2003.  In May 2003 she won the 120km FEI 2* at the Mournes.  After this success we decided to breed with her, she produced 2 lovely filly foals to our own Arab Stallion ‘Metallica’.  After this break we brought her back into work in 2005 , we took her to Dukeries were she won her first 160km ER and also took Best Condition!  Prancer Completed the 120km ER at Cumbria in 3rd position. In 2007  Prancer took 3rd in the 164 km (2day) at RAF Cranwell letting her daughter Star cross the line just ahead of her!  We are currently breeding with Prancer at the moment and hope she and Metallica produce some more ‘Stars’ for the future of endurance!

ISHMAL    

Ishmal started Endurance riding in 2006.  Ishmal has completed his first race at Euston Park in 2009 and finished 2nd (1st place went to Helen and Bashir!) 80km fei 1*  at 20kph!

 

 

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BASHIR KALA-SHAH

We bought Bashir in late 2006 as a 5 year old.  Bashir completed his Gold final at the end of 2007.  Kal (as he is known at home) completed his first race at Euston park 2009 finishing  80km fei * 1st at over 20kph!

 

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KHAZINO

Khazino has just started Endurance this season (2007).  He has successfully completed 2 40km CTR’s and one 80km Graded ride in England.  Kaz is Advanced and is ready to race (he is mum’s little pet!).

PRESTIGE

Prestige also started his Endurance career in 2006 along side Ishmal.  Before we bought ‘T.G’ he was a very successful show horse.  T.G completed 90km fei* at Haywood oaks (2009) in 2nd position and is now ready to move onto FEI 2*.

 

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KHATAF CRUSADER

Khataf is the youngest one our home bred’s.  We backed him last year and have since rebacked him again this year.  He has just successfully completed his first 40km endurance ride at Gosford.

DORIMIST                

Dorimist became advanced in March 2003.  In May ‘03 he completed The Mournes FEI 2 * 12Okm in 2nd position.  In the same year he did 100km race in Hexham (England) in which he won.  Dorimist has since been retired from Endurance Racing due to a tendon Injury.

METALLICA

Metallica is our Pure bred arab stallion,  We bought him in 1999 from England.  He is out of the famous Sky Crusader (flat race horse).  Before ‘Tally’ came to us he successfully flat raced.  But since being with us he has competed in Endurance very successfully including his win in the 122km FEI 3*  in Cirencester (2005).

Tally is currently breeding with our mares, if you are interested in putting your mare to him please contact us on: info@al-nakyme.com

SKYLIGHT CRUSADER

Benjie is another one of our homebred .  His mother was pure Connemara and his father is pure Arab (Metallica).  Benjie was born in 2001 with a bit of a struggle because he was so big!  He is now 15.2hh and Started racing in 2008 winning 162km at Raf Cranwell.  In 2009 he has successfully completed 90km fei * at Haywood Oaks in 4th Position and also won 120km fei2* at Dukeries.

 

 

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