Today NIHAL PHILLIPA (Arim x Bint Kyrie) turns 28.

 

  

PHILLIPA was purchased as a yearling filly from, the now late, Bob Pilgrim.

He purchased her from the annual Victorian Arabian Horse Auction, to keep an interest in the Arabian horse, as he had recently dispersed his Warwick Arabian Stud. Bob then entrusted PHILLIPA to Paul and Norma of Bluegrass, to prepare, train, show and eventually sell.

But she stayed with us and to think that it all began from a "gut" feeling.

Norma says, "It was so strong, we just had to have her!"

PHILLIPA has produced 17 foals, 13 of them in a row ...

11 females / 6 males - nice ratio!

Her babies are:

BLUEGRASS FILIGREE (Desert Ed-len) 1981 Bay Mare

BLUEGRASS RENDITION (Tristram Apparition) 1982 Grey Stallion

BLUEGRASS LOVEPOTION (Tristram Apparition) 1984 Grey Mare

BLUEGRASS VIBRATION (Bluegrass Reflection) 1985 Grey Gelding

BLUEGRASS ADDITION (Tristram Apparition) 1986 Grey Gelding

BLUEGRASS SAACHA (Arabesque EL Saad) 1987 Grey Mare

BLUEGRASS AUDITION (Tristram Apparition) 1988 Grey Mare

BLUEGRASS PHYLADELPHIA (Mash) 1989 Bay Mare

BLUEGRASS JESSE JAMES (Mash) 1990 Bay Gelding

BLUEGRASS PRISCILLA (Mash) 1991 Chestnut Mare

BLUEGRASS SNAP SHOT (Danteffa) 1992 Chestnut Mare

BLUEGRASS FANTASY (Danteffa) 1993 Bay Mare

BLUEGRASS BORN TO BOOGIE (*Born In The USA) 1994 Grey Gelding

BLUEGRASS CALIFORNIAN GIRL (*Born In The USA) 1995 Grey Mare

BLUEGRASS CAJUN QUEEN (*Born In The USA) 1996 Grey Mare

BLUEGRASS PRINCE OF THE NILE (*Born In The USA) 2000 Grey Gelding

BLUEGRASS ANGELINA (D'Amors Saabi-Khan) 2001 Bay Mare

 

 

 

Paul, Norma and Tracey

would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas.

Hope Santa brings lots of great presents !!

 

 

 

 

 

BLUEGRASS EASY LOVIN {exp.Saudi Arabia}

has placed 2nd again, this time at the

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS EL ZAHRAA - Egypt, in the 3 year old filly class.

 

 

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News in that

BLUEGRASS EASY LOVIN {exp.Saudi Arabia}

has competed at the MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS - Jordan,

where she was placed 2nd in the 4 year old mare class.

She will be off to Egypt in November.

 

 

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Paul, Norma and Tracey announce the arrival of the next generation sire for BLUEGRASS. AMADEUS is a 10 year old chestnut stallion,

sired by Eastwinds Axplosion {Simeon Sa'ar imp.UK x Amira Bint Esperanza}

and out of Joda Gemal {Simeon Sanegor exp.USA x Joda Jemila}.

We thank owner STEVEN RATH for allowing us to lease this gorgeous boy.

 

  

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS to Lee Cox of New Zealand,

on the first Australian-bred Maraj El Dakar {imp.USA} foal, a rather lovely colt from BLUEGRASS MADE IN HEAVEN exp. NZ

{D'Amors Saabi-Khan x Bluegrass Love Me Tender}.

 

 

 

 

Our last show for the season was another new one.

We wanted to support this show, even though our team was down to one.

So off we went with BLUEGRASS BOUND FOR GLORY,

where he won his Gelding 9 - 14 years class.

 

 

 

Three months after her safe arrival to her new home in New Zealand,

BLUEGRASS MADE IN HEAVEN

has just competed at the NZ National Championships.

Owner, Lee Cox, emailed us to let us know that HEAVEN had won the Senior Most Classic and was through to the Top 5 ... it was then a wait for the evening presentations of the Champion and Reserve.

And the announcement was made ....

BLUEGRASS MADE IN HEAVEN - New Zealand Reserve National Champion Mare !!!

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Lee.

 

 

We now await the news of HEAVEN's baby in September.

 

 

 

We have very BIG NEWS to share with you all this month..........

the beautiful BLUEGRASS EASY LOVIN has been SOLD !

She will be off to Saudi Arabia by the weekend, heading over for a show at the end of March, in Dubai.

It has certainly been an emotional time here at Bluegrass this week.

A time of excitement....... our baby is off to conquer the world. But also a time for tears, knowing that a very precious piece of our family is leaving us.

 

 

 

We would like to THANK Greg Hazelwood for "spotting" EL, when he judged her Supreme Female at the 2004 Arabian Classic. And also Thank you to Michael Byatt for all of his assistance and many phone calls.