Zobeyni Arabians

17/08/2024

Zobeyni Nurani aka “Echo” having a playful moment on his paddock today. I was weeding but he thought I should be entertaining him instead!
‘Nurani is a happy, sunny character blithely unaware of how important he is to my breeding programme. His 100% Crabbet Stud bloodlines include an inheritance from the legendary pony sire Naseel and the double Queen of Sheba stallion Naufal from whom he inherits his bay colour amongst other traits.
‘Nurani is a Kehailan Dajani stallion of Crabbet’s important N line going back to Dajania’s daughter Nefisa. It was a line renowned for quality and style and gave Crabbet some of its greatest sires.

17/08/2024

Bye bye Zayne ~ loaded beautifully, what a good boy!💞

12/08/2024

Zobeyni Stud Tour 2024
The late great Rosemary Archer of the Worth Stud and Diana Whittome of Coed-Y-Foel both used to say how important it was to see horses in the flesh. Get a feel for what you like and then check the pedigrees to see what lines those horses have in common. Many try to claim that pedigree does not matter but I have yet to meet a horse that has any traits not inherited from its ancestors!

These days traditional Arabians, of Crabbet, Old English and other lines, are rarely found at shows so stud visits are the way to go. You get to see a number of Arabians together, that are probably related, up close and personal. I highly recommend it.

The second half of my stud tour last week with Claire Seaward started and finished at my own Zobeyni Arabians Stud in Shropshire. We then headed to Wiltshire to see the PCF and on to Liz Archer at the Worth Stud in Hampshire. Liz kindly put us up for the night and we had a lovely evening at her local pub. The following morning we visited Ba Tobin at the Granby Stud which partners with Hazel Crowle’s ZS Stud, which was a first for me too, before finishing our day at Deborah Duncan’s Moorland Arabian Stud in South Devon. Another lovely pub meal with Deborah and her friend Sarah followed by a busy horsey morning the next day. Finally we had the long drive back to Shropshire to be welcomed again by the Zobeyni gang.

Further commentary has been spaced through the photos. Unfortunately the changeable weather resulted in more photos at some locations than others.

Thank you to everyone who put aside time to let us visit & see their horses. Every stud had a distinct character of lines and types that they favour and it is encouraging to see such variety still available within the Crabbet and Old English gene pool. Enjoy!

07/08/2024

Wonderful visitors at Zobeyni!
It was so lovely to see Claire & Pauline & introduce them to “Nina” Zobeyni Nefeurina ….. stud tour part 2 starts tomorrow!

06/08/2024

Another memory at Zobeyni!
This is Silvern Surprise winning at the very first Crabbet Championship at the Nationals in 2009, when it was still at Malvern. It was such a joyous amazing time 💫🥂

06/08/2024

Memories at Zobeyni ….. Nationals 2016! How is it so long ago? ☺️💜🥂

03/08/2024

Saturday at Zobeyni!
Oswestry Show ~ no Arabians although they’ve influenced so many breeds in England …. Those Spanish display horses & smart Welshies all show their Arabian heritage. Proper farmer’s show with flowers, vegetables & local crafts & produce. The sun shone! 🌞

01/08/2024

Peter is celebrating his last day at work ….. I’m celebrating my new horse & field help at Zobeyni! But yes sweetheart, let’s have a lovely dinner out & chat about all the hobbies you’ll have time for ~ like mending fences, strimming weeds & poo picking 🤣🥰💜

30/07/2024

Happy Monday from “Nina” Zobeyni Nefeurina!💜

28/07/2024

Oh I love this!
100 years ago everyone had a horse and only the rich had a car. Today everyone has cars and only the rich have horses! 🦄

27/07/2024

Happy weekend at Zobeyni!
Fresh grass with bonus thistles for Sally (Klinta Salma) & Nina (Zobeyni Nefeurina) today. Sally is glowing at 20 years old & Nina is growing on well at just over 3 months & looking every inch the traditional athletic Arabian she was bred to be.

24/07/2024

Harmony is key ~ a relationship can be better than the sum of its parts. It is sad that competition applies pressure that does not bring out the best in humans. It is humans that are all in a rush & not wanting to take the time necessary to build real harmony.
This is not only true of dressage but we could all learn from Nuno Oliveira 💜

24/07/2024

Happy Wednesday all!
A day at Zobeyni is always lovely 💜

21/07/2024

More Bambi spam!🥰💜

21/07/2024

Two of my favourite girls ~ my daughter Emma with the lovely “Nina” Zobeyni Nefeurina pending. 🥰💜

20/07/2024

Roo is fabulous & I can highly recommend if anyone is in need of house sitting ~ she does big dogs & horses too including my lovely Arab stallion. Totally trustworthy & competent. Do pass this to anyone needing cover late August to early September 👍

LAST MINUTE AUGUST AVAILABILITY

Unfortunately I have had a last minute cancellation due to the cancellation of my clients holiday, so I now have a large gap in my diary.

I currently have full availability across the below dates for the following services:

•Home/Animal Sitting
•Equine/Smallholding Cover/Sitting
•Dog Walking
•Pet Drop-ins and Animal Checks.

Pop me a message if you are planning a night away, short break or week away and need fully insured, professional animal care. I am almost fully booked for the rest of the year and well into 2025, so this is rare availability.

Please do share - sadly this is a huge cancellation for a small business - thank you! 🐾💕

R x

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•Fully Insured.
•Extensive Experience with all animals including equines, livestock, reactive/nervous/rescue animals.
•References available.

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19/07/2024

Happy Birthday “Bambi” Zobeyni Aziza ….. still adorable 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩💞💜🥰💫

15/07/2024

Now this looks interesting, especially for my little Welsh Sect A but also my boy in the years he doesn’t get a live in girlfriend to entertain him ☺️👍

Good Morning! I'm reviewing a book for Quiller Publishers, they kindly let me use the most useful extracts in the IH Magazine. It's called No Bored Horses - Essential Enrichment for Happy Equines. I wondered what ideas you peoples may have used to make your paddocks more interesting for your horses/ponies?
Especially with the laminitis concerns this year (well to a degree every year) if you're having to keep your horse on restricted grazing apart from company and the small holed soaked haynet - what other methods have you used to give some more enrichment?
Has anyone used branches - ie. willow is meant to be good?

14/07/2024

Crabbet Arabians galore with Claire at Rainbow Arabians with new additions from The Beeston Hall Arabian Stud. We had such fun .... enjoy! 🥰

A great visit to Rainbow Arabian Stud of Claire Seaward in Hertfordshire, UK. Then a road trip to pick up some new additions. Fabulous Crabbet Arabian horse...

14/07/2024

I do love a horse holiday!
On my last day now with Claire of Rainbow Arabians ~ we’ve had so much fun with horses old & new & I have loads of pics. For now, the trip also included some of my favourite people; Claire of course, a visit by Anne Brown of the Gadebrook Stud & a wonderful visit to Bill Dorsey at The Beeston Hall Arabian Stud & the lovely Marta Gibbons. 🥳

08/07/2024

July 2012 & you could always rely on a great welcome at Seren Arabians Jan. The girls came when called & it was quite a sight.
This popped up in my memories today & look at dear Klinta Salma bringing up the rear. She is 20 now & with a precious filly at foot here at Zobeyni. 💜

04/07/2024

Inspiration starts with a soothing drink, aromatic candles & books ~ there’s plenty on the bookcase to show you why it’s on my page here ☺️🥰

04/07/2024

If you don’t already, you really should follow Jim Robbins & the page …. Fabulous historic posts - thanks Jim 👍

30/06/2024

Sunday at Zobeyni Arabians!
Shrewsbury Food Festival with music & gorgeous local food & fizz ~ followed by playing with “Nina” Zobeyni Nefeurina at home. A good day 💫

29/06/2024

Life changes!
Just to say it is no longer my job to remember to mention every relevant Crabbet Arabian in every post or comment, in so far as it ever was ☺️ …. I mean most of you will never mention mine 🥰 And that’s OK too ~ I’m on social media less, getting on with fun stuff although I will always be Arabian horse obsessed. I hope to breed a few foals & enjoy life & true friends. So please do not stress if I fail to mention your horse - just join in & mention them yourselves.

I’ve been busy doing fun stuff!🤣💞🥳

28/06/2024

Gosh, is this really so long ago? It was a glorious day, Nurani was beautifully shown for me by Davina & won a very full Crabbet class. Great memory 💞💫🥂

Nurani wins the Crabbet class at the Midland Arabian Festival!

27/06/2024

Thanks to Roo for holding the fort while my sister got married!👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🥳💜

26/06/2024

“Nina” Zobeyni Nefeurina is growing ….. a good horse cannot be a bad colour, let alone if it’s a filly ☺️ But do you think there’s any chance she’ll be liver or dark chestnut?

19/06/2024

“Zayne” Zobeyni Muzahn looking for his new best life ~ he’s such a sweety in his own happy, in your face kind of way. The trouble with breeding horses is that you cannot keep them all although he has a full sister who is not going anywhere.
I helped out with a genome study a while back which just involved allowing genetic research to be done on mane hair from my horses. Zayne came back as having key performance indicators for endurance which should result in good anaerobic function …. Stamina to you & me. But of course he inherits a happy personality & great athletic movement from those historic Crabbet bloodlines that are so often behind my favourite Arabians.
Now he just needs a friend to get him out doing fun stuff. The trouble with being a breeder is I don’t have much use for geldings.
Shhhh ….. he knows I love him!