As you know, for more than 27 years, my goal is to preserve the high qualities (soundness, stamina, sportive potential, beauty and refinement, temperament) and typical traits of the Arab breed and more specifically, throught the Russian bloodlines from Tersk Stud I fell in love with 30 years ago.

NADAL - Here is quality. Here is soundness. Here is beauty. Here is the original Arabian Horse!

I am more than grateful towards Mrs Jackie Hutchings Mellway, from Mellway Arabians - UK, for entrusting me with the gorgeous Nadal. Thanks to her trust, Nadal is joining the Faber Arabians family and he will be offered the opportunity to spread his high quality genetics, his breathtaking bloodlines and his sportive capacities as well. Dear Jackie, be sure he will be loved and cared until his last breath.

With Nadal, the versatility of the Arabian Horse really means something!

Raced one season when he was 5 yrs old, he wonderfully finished as the 2nd in the Bait Al Wakeel Handicap Stakes!

* Then he was shown:

- 2nd - 2yrs old colts, AHS Summer show
- 3rd - 2 yrs old colts Wessex Summer show
- 2nd - 3 yrs old colts, South West Arab show
- 2nd - 3 yrs old colts, Devon County show
- 3nd - Senior stallions, UK International Arabian Horse show*

Not only a performer but a sire!

Quality offspring, amongst them:

* Mellway Royal Blue Diamong is a very succesful competitor in endurance as her last result was a CEI 120 km 3rd place!**

* Mellway Golden Klassic was very successfully shown:
- Silver champion, Junior colts, South West Arab Horse Show 2009
- 2nd 1yr/2yrs old colts and Silver champion junior colts, Wessex Summer Show 2010
- 2nd 2yrs old colts, Devon County Show 2010
- 3rd 3 yrs old colts, The South West Arab Horse Group 2011
- Best gelding, Oketampton show 2012
then he has started competing in dressage and hunter events where he is regularly placed as winner and second.

* Mellway Blue Jazmin is a superb broodmare in Holland.

Nadal gives the great opportunity to European breeders to take advantage of his wonderful genetics, unique refinement, type and conformation, bloodlines and athletic capacities at Faber Arabians!

Nadal's offspring

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SIRELINE:

Nadal is a son of the well-known Ventican, 3x senior male gold champion, 2x silver champion, by VATICAN 4/31 (9-6-9), winner of 6 classic stakes races, The Budjonny Prize, Comparison, Closings prize, Entrance Prize, Prize of State Agro-industrial. In show, his records are Dutch reserve national champion and International C show Gold champion.

VATICAN is the sire of wonderful racehorses as well as fantastic show horses: Between others:

* Mirok Monpelou, Elite stallion, American regional halter winner & grandsire of Nat Ch Sport Horse In Hand & Top Ten Working Hunter & Hunter Hack, European champion
* Mirkova, European champion
* Pasch Vacan, international multi champion
* Vladimir de Falgas, World championship elite and multi international champion
* Aiova, dam of many racewinners, 2013 Waho trophy winner.
* Virsaviya, 2nd Summer Stakes Gr2, 3rd Karinka Stakes Gr3, broodmare at Tersk Stud, dam of great black type horses in Russia and Europe

Breeding terms

VENGRIA (Menes) 20 (5-6-6-2)

By MENES 2/13(6-0-4) who was an exceptional stallion and a world known sire of champions. The European offspring of *MENES mighty in impact on the international show and auction scene
Menes also sired successful performance horses, like Lalique DS - British National Ridden Champion; and Septer - US National Junior Champion Western Pleasure, as well as the excellent racehorses Vaimar, Vengria, Putnik, Prophecy EF and Bombina, just to name a few. He is grandsire of the World Champion Endurance Horse 2008 and 2010, Nobby.
The offspring of Menes have deeply impacted the Arabian Horse breed all around the world.

Dam of:
Virdzhiniya (Nimroz) 18: 3-4-2-5 sold to the Middle East
Volnushka (Nimroz) 16: 3-5-1-2
Volynka (Naftalin) 12: 1-1-4-3 sold to Europe
Vorobja (Karnavak) sold to Europe – 3nd Dutch National Championship
Vereja (Karnaval) sold to Europe - French Alsace championship winner
Ventican (Vatican) here above mentioned
Vibala (Balaton) 2nd filly foals class - National C show
Volvo (Balaton)
Voila Kossack (Drug) – 3rd and 5th CEI *** 160 km, 3 times 3rd CEI ** 120 km
Airah (Ekla de Gargassan)

The first impression you get when you have a look at the Nadal's pedigree is a sense of wonder! No less than 7 lines tracing to Mammona, the most important foundation mare of Tersk Stud!!!!
- Nomenklatura (Naseem)
* Her best daughter Neposeda (Priboj)
* Her legendary son Nabeg (Arax)
- Malpia (Priboj)
* Her excellent son Moment (Salon)
- Monopolia (Priboj)
* Her gorgeous daughter Monogramma (Knippel)
- Metropolia (Priboj)
* Her famous son Menes (Nabeg), so double Mammona
Also so precious: 7 times Priboj, 4 times Kann, and 1/4 of his pedigree being Aswan, what explains his refinement.

DAMLINE

The Mammona damline is very precious to me, not only for the morphological qualities but also for their high fertility and their maternal natural predispositions. Nadal comes from the very best females from this damline, what makes him so important as a sire.

First dam

Bint Nariadnaia (Monitor - 7 (2-1-1), 2x World champion, 2x European champion and National champion)

2nd Malvern - AHS National show and bronze medal mare with foal at foot, 2nd Wessex AHS summer show, 2nd Home countries North Open Arab C show

Bint Nariadnaia ( ex Nariadnaia by Aswan x Neposeda) Moneeq ( ex Musca Moura by Muscat x Nariadnaia) GAS Skandal ( ex Skanina by Nadejni x Skala ) All Monitor ( Nimroz x Matriza ) yearlings winning the get of sire produce class at the National Show in 1994.

Dam of:

- TD Nayad (Texas Magic)
Show results - 1st Junior geldings - Scottish show 2012
- Naizaak (Gai Radiant)
Show results
o 2004 Denmark International B-show, Vilhelmsborg (show debut) 3 rd place with 88,20 points, and Top 5 Senior males!
o 2004 Swedish National Show, Blommeröd 4th place, 86,58
o 2008 Kumla Int. C-show, Sweden. Class winner and Champion Reserve. 38,33 points. (10-points scale)
o 2008 Norway International Show. 2de place with 88,50 points
o 2008 Wilhelmsborg International show, Denmark. 3rd place 87,75 points (out of 13 entries)
o 2008 Swedish National Show (Riks) 1st place!! 40,33 points-( 10points scale)

Performance results
o 2002 Stallion licensing Grevagården, Sweden, (not yet 3 years old) - 41 points at the Ridden performance.
o 2005 Stallion Licensing at Grevagården again - achieving Class ll status
o 2009 Dressage competition in Denmark. LC-LB 66,25% 2de place, LC-MC 65% and 3rd place, (LC-MB) and LC3 (LC-MB) 62,08% and 4th place
- Naia (Ventican) – full sibling to Nadal
- Show results
- Bath and West show – 1st class of 2 yrs old fillies
- NADAL (Ventican)
- TD Namir (Lothar El Nyhl)

Second dam

NARIADNAIA (Aswan) - Elite
Often mentioned as one of the most beautiful mares of her time
9 (1-2-3-2) 2nd Gr 2
bought and imported to the USA by Howard Kale
1979 Show champion mare and reserve supreme champion
1980 Canadian National Top Ten Mare
US Top ten mare

Excerpts from articles with reference to Nariadnaia:

Parkinson, Mary Jane. "Dams of Distinction: Tersk-Bred Imports". Arabian Horse World November 1983. Jay Shuler Co., Inc., Palo Alto, California. p. 258.

"*Nariadnaia was one of the Russian mares who captivated Howie Kale when he first visited Tersk Stud in 1975, and he had her high on a list of horses he wanted to bring home. She and her son *Nariadni (by Nabeg) arrived in the spring of 1976 and they, along with about 18 other Tersk imports, represented the Russian Arabians to many Americans who had their first look at them at the Kale farm near Seattle. *Nariadnaia's beauty and refinement helped to 'convert' many American breeders then, and her following of admirers has increased ever since. She began a show career in 1979 and was Show Champion Mare and Reserve Supreme Champion at the important Minnesota All-Arabian show, U.S. Top Ten Mare, and Canadian Top Ten Mare.

In the United States, *Nariadnaia produced three foals, 1977-1981: Karhonoff, a grey colt sired by Tornado; Muscarina, a grey filly sired by *Muscat; and Naribaa, a grey filly sired by Silver Baron. All were bred by Howie Kale.

Last Scottsdale, one of the sales of great interest and speculation was the offering of half-interest in *Nariadnaia at the Karho Farms Sale. She was 14 years old and had a *Muscat filly at her side. She was Lot A of the sale and, not surprisingly, topped the sale at $580,000. Ronald I. Dozoretz of Suffolk, Virginia, was the high bidder in spirited bidding for several minutes. *Nariadnaia remains at Karho under the new ownership.

At Tersk, *Nariadnaia was raced nine times as a two-year-old, won one race, was second three times, and third three times. She produced two colts and a filly (all by Nabeg), and the two colts have been imported. *Nariadni is at Karho Farms at Scottsdale where he is syndicated, and *Nanam is at Dr. and Mrs. Ron Fox's Foxmoor at Ocala, Florida."

Dam of:

- Nariadni (Nabeg) – Show Champion stallion, Scottdale top ten and English pleasure champion - Sire of Significance - sire of 13 US National champions – sire of TR Viktor, excellent endurance horses sire.
- NEZHNAIA (Nabeg) – 12 (2-0-1-2) 1st Gr3, 3rd Gr3 – broodmare at Tersk stud, dam of NARIM (Moment) 17 (3-6-5-2) British National Champion and NABORSHIK (Balaton) 16 (2-3-1-2), Elite, top 3 Intern. Shows.
- Nanam (Nabeg)
- Karhonoff (Tornado)
- Naribaa (Silver Baron)
- Muscarina (Muscat)
- Muscamoura (Muscat) exp UK
- RD Ariel (Muscat) – Chief stallion at Karho – sire of the unforgettable Lisa Mine
- Nariat (Muscat)
- Reyah (Muscat)
- Roulette RD (Padron)
- Bint Nariadnaia (Monitor)

Third dam:

NEPOSEDA
2/13(5-3-5-1) Prize For Fillies stake race, winner Gr3 Karinka Stakes, Trials Stakes, 2nd Gr1
Show: USSR All Union Exhibition Champion and best of breed
The Queen of Tersk, International Aristocrat Dam

Dam of:

- Nabat (Arax)
- Naturshitsa (Arax), one of the best broodmares of Tersk. Dam of 15 foals, between them Najada (Aswan), Norton (Naslednik) and dble National champion Namiet (Salon), exp. USA, Darlei 18 (2-4-5-2), Angelika (Mascat)
- Nasmeshnik (Arax) 12 (2-3-2-1) exp. Canada
- NAMEK (Arax) 19 (3-6-3-5), winner Gr2 and Gr3, winner all-Soviet Union exhibition
- Nesravnennaia (Salon) 1969 winner all-Soviet Union exhibition and second in 1971, dam of Elbrus (Elfur) and the unforgettable Navarra (Aswan)
- Nefisa (Salon), dam of precious Nefison (Mag), chief sire at Kakagi Arabians, Pattrone (Patron), Othelloo (Podsnejnik)
- Nemezida (Arax) Dam of National champion Numizmat, National champion Antey, Novina and Anilin and the mare Navaja, imported to U.S.A. in 1980 by Robert D. Stratmore. Dam of Nani (Aswan), one of the most beautiful Aswan’s daughters, dam of Negasimiy, the grandsire of Monserrat.
- Nega (Aswan) – superb broodmare at Tersk – 7 (2-1-1-0) winner Karinka Stakes and 2nd Gr3, winner All-Soviet Union exhibition, dam of the famous Neman (Nabeg) ; Nogotok (Topol) exp. USA ; Nametka (Moment) winner All-Soviet Union Exhibition, dam of Gonchar ; Vengria (Menes) see above
- Nariadnaia (Aswan) see above
- Nuans (Aswan) sold to US
- Napitok (Pirit) Stake Winner, 1980 Canadian Nat.l Ch. Park Horse - US Top Ten Park Horse
- Narada (Aswan), highest selling mare ever to be sold in Europe

Excerpts from articles with reference to Neposeda:

Brown Edwards, Gladys. "Russian Re-Run". Arabian Horse World November 1983. Jay Shuler Co., Inc., Palo Alto, California. p. 80.

"Neposeda, another of those magical Russian chestnuts about which I can emote with great enthusiasm, came next. A bit more feminine - as to head - than *Monogramma, Neposeda looked beautiful no matter what her condition, and not every horse can do that. None of these mares had their poll trimmed at all, let alone clipped halfway down the neck to slim its appearance - they were already clean-cut, light in the throatlatch and, in most instances, long of neck. In fact, they were not trimmed at all, but had only been groomed after being brought in from pasture.

Neposeda was by the great Priboj, out of the Naseem mare Nomenklatura, so she too was of the Mammona family. The year Neposeda was Champion at Moscow, three of her daughters won the Certificate of First Degree: Nemezida (by Arax), Nesravnennaja (by *Salon) and Nega (by Aswan). Nemezida produced Elbrus, now the main scion of the Ofir line in Russia. The handsome chestnut stallion Namek is Nemezida's full brother, and he too is a Certificate winner. Another full sibling is Naturshitsa, dam of the champion *Namiet, by *Salon, and the beautiful *Najada (by Aswan). Also out of Neposeda is the typey *Nariadnaia (by Aswan), who, like *Parketnaia, brought a high price for a half-interest, $580,000, making her 'whole' value over a million dollars. *Nariadnaia is dam of the multi-champion *Nariadni, by Nabeg. *Napitok, Canadian National Champion and U.S. Top Ten in Park, is a Neposeda son by Pirit, a Derby winner. Pirit also won the S.M. Budenny race of 2,800 meters and the 'Elite' of 2,400 meters. The superior sire Nabeg is a half-brother to Neposeda, his sire being Arax."

Parkinson, Mary Jane. "Dams of Distinction: Tersk-Bred Imports". Arabian Horse World November 1983. Jay Shuler Co., Inc., Palo Alto, California. p. 263.

"Neposeda is considered by many to be Nomenklatura's most important daughter, a distinction she acquired through the quality of her foals. Ten of her 12 foals produced from 1961 to 1975 were graded 'elite' in the Russian Arabian Stud Book. Neposeda was also 'The Queen of Tersk,' a title she reinforced by winning the 'Certificate of the First Degree' at the All-Union Exhibition in 1961 and by being named Champion at the same exhibition in 1971 at age 16. Three of her daughters - Nesravnennaja (by *Salon), Nemezida (by Arax), and Nega (by Aswan) - won 'Certificates of the First Degree' in 1971, placing second to their dam, in effect.

Neposeda sons and daughters have been sold to Holland, Sweden, and England. Nasmeshnik (by Arax) went to England in 1966, when he was three, and came to Canada in 1977 in a lease trade between his owners and Howie Kale. This was pre-acceptance by the Arabian Horse Registry of America, so the plan was to breed and register Russian stock in Canada. Unfortunately, Nasmeshnik died a year after his importation, but he had served the purpose of helping to interest Howie Kale in the Russian-bred Arabians when Howie saw him in England in 1974. That interest led to a trip to Tersk.

Another Neposeda son, Namek (also by Arax), went to Kossack Stud in Holland in 1979, when he was 15. Only two years earlier, he won a 'Certificate of the First Degree' at the All-Union Exhibition. Neposeda's son *Napitok (by the Aswan son Pirit) has been at Zodiac Farm since 1979, where he is syndicated. In 1981, Zodiac trainer Spike Barter showed him to Canadian National Champion Park and U.S. National Top Ten Park. *Njuans, Neposeda's 1971 son by Aswan, is at Bardon Arabians at Scottsdale.

Neposeda's daughters, Nemezida (by Arax), Nega (by Aswan), and Nesravnennaja (by Salon), are all valued broodmares at Tersk, following the family tradition. Nemezida is the dam of Numizmat (by Aswan), who is at Peeters' Arabica Stud in Belgium, and of his full brother, the ill-fated Antey, 1982 National Champion of Holland, who died earlier this year in Holland.

Another Neposeda daughter went to Holland as a four-year-old in 1970. Nefisa (by *Salon) was later owned by Peeters' Arabica Stud in Belgium where she was a treasured broodmare. She returned to Holland to Kossack Stud and is now owned by Ken Guilbeaux, who imported her son *Pattrone by Patron (Aswan x Podruga).

*Narada is the last Neposeda offspring to be imported. She was high-selling lot at the 1981 Tersk auction, purchased by Bob Stratmore for $350,000.

Neposeda died in July 1979 at Tersk.