Alzana (now deceased) was a tall, elegant mare standing 15.2 hands.  She had a great frame and a lovely, long shapely neck, and a fabulous pedigree.  She was highly intelligent and would have been a wonderful ride but she had a box thorn penetrate her knee as a relatively young mare and was left permanently lame on the off fore.  We were so lucky to have been blessed with two truly beautiful foals from her before she sadly had to be put down at 22 years of age.

Prince Rasheyd  was bred at the Silvern Stud in England by the well known breeder of Crabbet horses and author, Rosemary Archer.  The Silvern stud was established on part of the estate of Crabbet Park.   She is now retired but when Mrs Archer was actively breeding the stock produced at the Silvern stud were primarily performance horses many of which have gone on to great success in the Arabian Racing and Endurance fields in England and Europe.

We were very fortunate that Fay and Bruce Copeland of Smithfield in Cairns visited the stud of Rosemary Archer and were taken with the, then very fluffy little weanling colt, Prince Rasheyd.  They returned home only to contact Mrs Archer months later and arrange to purchase the special colt and have him imported to Australia.