Tahriki Malika
Tahriki Malika, known on our farm as "Mali" (pronounced Molly) is the end result of our search for the right “type” of Arabian mare to incorporate into our small dressage breeding program, with the goal of breeding quality half Arabian horses for both the open USDF and Arabian sport horse competitor. We love Arabians and believe they have a lot to offer in the dressage world!
Mali comes from the perfect combination of older Russian, Crabbet, and Egyptian lines not seen much in the modern Arabian show world. She is the type of Arabian that is "built to last" with excellent movement that boasts suspension in the trot, a smooth canter, and a lovely walk, coupled with a gorgeous face, excellent legs, and those fantastic large, Arabian feet, all bundled together with an amazingly sweet and quiet disposition. In 2019 she was presented to Weser-Ems (the small horse and pony division of the Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society) and was accepted into the main mare book with excellent remarks on movement and type. In September of 2021, Mali was presented to the American Rhineland Studbook, and was added to the Main Mare Book. This means that all of her foals are eligible for double registration with the Arabian Horse Association and the American Rhineland Studbook or Weser-Ems.
Mali has produced two exceptional foals for our farm, Relevance NLS, by Ridley (Rotspon/Walt Disney), a stunning black colt who found his home with a pro dressage rider in Syracuse, New York immediately after weaning, and Bon Ami NLS, a lovely bay colt by one of Europe's most popular dressage stallions, Bon Coeur (Benetton Dream/Sandro Hit).
***FUN FACT!! For those who may have been fans of Walter Farley and his wonderful book series, The Black Stallion, Mali is a direct descendant of the stallion El Mokhtar, one of the stallions who portrayed "the Black" in the move The Black Stallion Returns!!***
Mali comes from the perfect combination of older Russian, Crabbet, and Egyptian lines not seen much in the modern Arabian show world. She is the type of Arabian that is "built to last" with excellent movement that boasts suspension in the trot, a smooth canter, and a lovely walk, coupled with a gorgeous face, excellent legs, and those fantastic large, Arabian feet, all bundled together with an amazingly sweet and quiet disposition. In 2019 she was presented to Weser-Ems (the small horse and pony division of the Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society) and was accepted into the main mare book with excellent remarks on movement and type. In September of 2021, Mali was presented to the American Rhineland Studbook, and was added to the Main Mare Book. This means that all of her foals are eligible for double registration with the Arabian Horse Association and the American Rhineland Studbook or Weser-Ems.
Mali has produced two exceptional foals for our farm, Relevance NLS, by Ridley (Rotspon/Walt Disney), a stunning black colt who found his home with a pro dressage rider in Syracuse, New York immediately after weaning, and Bon Ami NLS, a lovely bay colt by one of Europe's most popular dressage stallions, Bon Coeur (Benetton Dream/Sandro Hit).
***FUN FACT!! For those who may have been fans of Walter Farley and his wonderful book series, The Black Stallion, Mali is a direct descendant of the stallion El Mokhtar, one of the stallions who portrayed "the Black" in the move The Black Stallion Returns!!***