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Desert Storm
We are delighted to announce that Storm Gold has been sold to HH Sheika Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai. "Storm has been a great ambassador for the breed" said Tina "He has won most of the coverted prizes in the ridden world and we hope that Storm brings Her Highness as much joy and pleasure as he has brought us. He will be sadly missed, but we are comfoted by the fact that his new home in Dubai will be of a standard that Storm has earned."
We would like to take this opportuinty to thank Terresa and Alan Sheward for breeding such a maginificent horse and to all those who have supported and been involved in Storms Career. There are far to many to mention, but you know who you are.
VIROLET affectionately known as the "Last Samurai" is a lovely natured horse with big elegant open movement and presence. She has the desired serene quality we are looking for in a foundation, breeding mare. Her sire GOLDEN SAMURAI was leading sire in 1985 at Ascot, Reserve World Junior Champion, Salon du Cheval, Paris 1981 and Reserve Senior Male, Nations Cup Sweden 1983, to name but a few. He also sired MUZEREON and MUZONOMY (Supreme Ridden Arab at the British National Championships and HOY's 2005), and SHOGUN the sire of CAS KAZURAI class winner at HOYS.
VIROLETs dam Maxine is by GG MAXIMO the sire of MADRID IBN MAXIMO (a creditable 5th HOYS 2003) and MERLIN IBN MAXIMO (British National Junior Novice Ridden Stallion 2003) both excellent ridden stallions with good conformation and temperaments. VIROLET has already produced AKLAH FANTASIA now a beautiful yearling filly (Reseve Champion in hand) by SHAMIL our stallion and presently has a foal at foot AKLAH KESTREL (already a winner in hand) again by SHAMIL.