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Congratulations to Manno’s Premier!!!
(Manno – DHH x Aymber FFire – by Khaffire+)
Unanimous Champion ½ Arabian Pleasure Driving with Gene LaCroix for owner Nancy Shafer
Bred by Mario & Antonia Arroyo
Photo to come soon!

Mario & Antonia were thrilled to have bred the horse that brought Gene LaCroix back to the show arena. It’s been many years since Gene LaCroix himself exhibited a horse. He has sent in several amateurs, and even had other trainers show the horses he’s trained, but Manno’s Premier was the horse that brought Gene back to Freedom Hall “One Last Time” with a unanimous victory that will be talked about for years to come. There is a reason he is referred to as “The Master”. In 2001, Gene managed to get the North American breeding rights for 2 years to the Netherlands most prized Dutch Harness Stallion Manno. As soon as Arroyo’s saw the video of Manno, they immediately bred one of their Khaffire+ daughters. That year, they were 1 of only 5 people who had success with the frozen semen. In fact Gene was unable to get any of his mares in foal that first year. The following year the first Manno/Arabian cross was born, Manno’s Premier. Arroyo’s sold Manno’s Premier (MP) to Gene’s client Nancy Shafer as a yearling. Arroyo’s realized that no one had more invested in the colts’ success than Gene, and what a fine job they did! Mario & Antonia have more Arabian/Dutch Harness crosses out of Khaffire+ mares at their farm in Santa Ynez.

2007 SHOW RESULTS

Region 2 Championships

NTC Pocket Rockett+//
Region 2 Champion ½ Arabian Western Pleasure (Unanimous) with Kelly Elm
Region 2 Top Five ½ Arabian Western Pleasure AAOTR with Antonia Arroyo

Burnin Desire+ - by Khaffire+
Region 2 Top Five (3rd) Purebred Western Pleasure AAOTR 55+ with Antonia Arroyo

Shadow LTD – by Khaffire+
Region 2 Top Five Purebred Country Pleasure AAOTR 18-39 with Ginger Haggerty

Sheeza Khalamity
Region 2 Top Five (3rd) Purebred Western Pleasure AAOTR 40-54 with Claire Hanssen
Region 2 Top Five (3rd) Purebred Hunter Pleasure AAOTR 40-54 with Claire Hanssen

AHASFV - Pacific Slopes – California Futurity

Magniffique – by Khaffire+
Pacific Slopes Unanimous Champion Half-Arab Country Pleasure AOTR with Nancy Eklund
Pacific Slopes Reserve Champion Half-Arabian Show Hack with Nancy Eklund
1st Half-Arabian Country Pleasure AAOTR with Nancy Eklund

Shadow LTD – by Khaffire+
1st Purebred Country Pleasure AATR with owner Ginger Haggerty

Burnin Desire – by Khaffire+
Pacific Slopes Top Five PB Western Pleasure AAOTR 40+ with Antonia Arroyo

FFireman – by Khaffire+
Pacific Slopes Top Five Purebred Country Pleasure

NTC Pocket Rockett+//
Pacific Slopes Reserve Champion Half-Arabian Western Pleasure AOTR
1st Half-Arab Western Pleasure Mares/Geldings w/Antonia Arroyo Arabians
1st Half-Arabian Western Pleasure Open with Kelly Elm

Sheeza Khalamity
Pacific Slopes Top Five Purebred Western Pleasure
Pacific Slopes Top Five PB Western Pleasure AAOTR 40+ with owner Claire Hanssen
Pacific Slopes Top Five PB Hunter Pleasure AAOTR 40+ with owner Claire Hanssen
Pacific Slopes Top Five PB Hunter Pleasure ATR with owner Claire Hanssen
1st PB Western Pleasure AAOTR Limit Horse

Psylver Fox
Owned by: Alan & Marisa Cornejo
Top Ten California Futurity Yearling Colts with Rafael Perez

SEAHA Pomona 2007

Maniffesto – by Khaffire+
1st Half-Arabian Country Pleasure with Rafael Perez

Mystiffied – by Khaffire+
1st Half-Arabian Show Hack with Kelly Elm

Sheeza Khalamity
1st PB Arabian Hunter Pleasure with owner Claire Hanssen

Scottsdale 2007

Magniffique – by Khaffire+
Top Ten Half-Arabian Country Pleasure AAOTR with owner Nancy Eklund
Top Ten Half-Arabian Show Hack AOTR with owner Nancy Eklund

Shadow LTD – by Khaffire+
Top Ten Purebred Country Pleasure AAOTR 18-39 w/ Ginger Haggerty

Sheeza Khalamity
(SDO Khalahari x Huckleberry Honey)
Owned & shown by: Claire Hanssen-Ellingsberg
Top Ten PB Western Pleasure AAOTR Limit

Congratulations to Scottsdale 2006 Champion

Shadow LTD
(Khaffire+ x J-Kay Mahogany)
Owned & shown by: Ginger Haggerty
1st PB Country Pleasure JOTR 14-17
Champion PB Country Pleasure JOTR 14/17

AYM Arroyo Arabians US Nationals results:

Burnin Desire+ (by Khaffire+)
Top Ten Purebred Western Pleasure AAOTR 55 & over with Antonia Arroyo

NTC Pocket Rockett+
Top Ten ½ Arabian Western Pleasure AAOTR 40 & over with Antonia Arroyo Top Ten (3^rd) ½ Arabian Western Pleasure with Bob Hart

Congratulations to Bob Hart & NTC Pocket Rockett on their Region 9
Half-Arabian Western Pleasure Championship!

Congratulations to Nancy Shafer and Manno's Premier for their success at the 2004 Renai World Cup Championship Horse Show. Manno's Premier was bred by Mario & Antonia Arroyo.

He is a 2002 Renai/Half Arabian colt by the Dutch Harness Stallion Manno and out of the Khaffire+ daughter Aymber FFire.

Kelly was lucky enough to borrow Lightly Bey V for a day while riding in the hills with Sheila Varian and friends. Now that's a trail horse!

Show Results 2004 Scottsdale

NTC Pockett Rockett+/ Unanimous Champion
1/2 Arabian Western Pleasure AAOTR 40+

Burnin Desire (Khaffire+ x J-Kay Desire)
Top Ten Purebred Western Pleasure AATR 40+