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Championnat d'Alsace 8./9. july 2000 After a break of almost two years, I finally had the chance to go to an Arab show again!The show was held in a beautiful park with impressive big old trees near the small city of Colmar in the heart of the Alsace (in the north of France).  Due to my job I only arrived on Saturday evening and therefore missed the classes of the 1 to 3 year old. Three of those classes were won by "Swiss" horses: The lovely bay W.A. Djambala (Kapitol x Djubnavala) won the yearling filly class, followed by her half-brother Nazhada Kigali (Kapitol x Nazhada Madani) who won the two year old colt class. And the third class was won by the three year old stallion Shaklan Ibn Bengali (FS Bengali x LM Sadunga). Sunday began with the senior classes, with rather wide range of quality. Unfortunately the weather was not very friendly and during the Championships it was raining. The title of junior Champion mare went to the lovely two year old Sabrina (Crusader x LM Sadunga), Reserve Champion was the three year old Egyptian Asinah (Ansata Sinan x E.Anjali Amanda). The Junior Championships could have been called *a family affair*, because it was Sabrinas half-brother Shaklan Ibn Bengali (FS Bengali x LM Sadunga) who got the title of Junior Champion stallion! The very typey yearling Kama Raitz (FS Ritz x Rae Par) won the Reserve title. It took the judges some time to choose between the Australian bred Fairview Shakla's Sugar and Spice (SK Shakla Khan x Fair Flirtation) and Djubnavala (Karnaval x Dulcineia) and to decide which one of those two beautiful mares should be named Champion.  Finally
the recently imported Australian was named Senior Champion mare and
Djubnavala (the mother of Djambala) Reseve Champion, the 5th *Swiss
success* at this show! The elegant chestnut Majestic de l'Orne (Nadir I
x MT Maggie Mae) was named Senior Champion stallion and the Reseve title
went to Djahil el Maklouf (Maklouf x Habiba).
No matter the cold and rainy weather, it was a very nice show and most important: at the Championat d'Alsace, friendship and fairplay are always held very high! Text and pictures by Evelyne
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