Congratulations to Pat and Ralph Workowski of Fincastle, VA on the birth of a beautiful black Straight Egyptian filly out of their lovely mare Mishaals Xlnce NVA and by Bellagio RCA. The filly was born at 3:00 a.m. March 18th, 2014 and new mom and baby are doing great.
Congratulations to Pris Barber on the birth of this big, handsome Saddlebred colt at 8:55 p.m. March 15th, 2014 to her lovely mare Darbie and by Nutcrackers Nirvana. Looking forward to seeing this guy in the ring one day like his dad!!
Finally!! After a 376 day gestation period, Z TO K had a handsome colt for Trish & John White of Roanoke, VA at 3:30 a.m. on March 13th, 2014. First time mom and new baby boy are doing great!!
Congratulations to Denise & Colin Gillis of Lovettsville, VA on purchasing this gorgeous Mishaal HP filly from Skip & Jean Skipper this past weekend!! Mishaals Anu (or “Missy” as many of you know her) is out of Skippers’ Thee Infidel daughter Mia Moniet RCA. She will be the foundation mare for the Gillis’ straight Egyptian…
The bad weather held off a day and we had a wonderful group of newcomers join us for our last 2013 Afternoon With Arabians. Mark had the barn toasty warm and the horses enjoyed all of the attention and treats! Watch for our 2014 calendar of events and come meet an Arabian!!
The Purple Gang had a wonderful time at our annual Holiday Party on December 7th…the food was amazing and Mark outdid himself again with the light show. And Dirty Santa? Well, see for yourself….through the lens of our friend Skip Skipper!!!
Congratulations to Jacque Battle of Blue Ridge Dream Farm, the Amethyst Acres 2013 Client of the Year! Jacque is a dedicated breeder of Straight Egyptian Arabians and a loyal supporter of Amethyst Acres! And thank you to artist Karen Aneiro of EquiSea Farms for the beautiful original artwork on the plaque!
October 20th was a fun afternoon spent with clients and friends, looking at beautiful horses and enjoying wines with horse labels! Special thanks to Pam and Teresa for helping Mark get the horses ready to present, to Greg, Monique, Betty and Roberto for preparing the refreshments and to Shawn Crews of Arabians Ltd. for sharing…
We had a wonderful group of newcomers join us for our October 19th “Afternoon With Arabians” event! Magic Elixir and Mark greeted everyone as they arrived and the young fillies loved showing off for the group! Special thanks to Shawn Crews of Arabians Ltd. for being our guest speaker!! If you missed this one, join…
A big congratulations to Terri Woodward of Virginia Beach on the purchase of her first two Straight Egyptian fillies: Jeenah Al Fariha (Thee Asil x Desperados Fatinah by Thee Desperado) and Desperados Hadiyyah (Thee Desperado x Brieta Sanaa RCA by Mishaal HP). Jeannie was bred by the Fatinah Partnership (Cornelius Jantzi, Skip & Jean Skipper…