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In celebration of the incomparable contribution the Farrell family has made to the advancement of the Arabian breed over the course of half a century, we continue our journey back across the decades and discover the success of the modern Mulawa Arabian through the lens of each of the transformative chief sires helped to create the instantly recognisable and universally admired ‘Mulawa style’ the global community readily recognises today.
The Mulawa story continues with Allegiance MI, the most globally renown and consequential of all the Mulawa-bred sires in the new millennium.
At the peak of Magnum Forty Four’s reign as chief sire supreme, the arrival of an ultra-refined, flamboyantly charismatic colt foal named Allegiance MI in January 2009 marked a turning point for his legacy. The very first foal for his dam Audacia (Parkview Audacious x Mulawa Aria), an Aristocrat Dam in the making and a maternal granddaughter of Queen Karmaa (Kaborr x AN Marieta), it was her pedigree that incorporated the key influences of the aforementioned, sparingly used, chief sires Arrival (Ambition x Euni) and Parkview Audacious (TS al Malik x Aliha Bint Nizr), both of whom would earn global recognition as essential ancestors as a result of this auspicious young colt. Blessed with a distinctly modern phenotype inevitably destined for international export, Allegiance MI made his show-ring debut at the National Stud Show at just ten months of age, winning the Yearling Colt Championship and finishing Supreme Reserve Champion Junior Colt behind stablemate Guiliano (Legacy of Fame x SC Psvannah). Just weeks later, both Allegiance’s fate and that of the Mulawa programme would forever be altered when he shattered his left hock on New Year’s Eve, ending not only his show career but any possibility of a future overseas.
Given a very grim prognosis of survival, Allegiance defied the odds by fully recovering with no visible lameness and only minor scarring, thanks in largest part to the tenacity and dedication of the Mulawa personnel charged with his daily intensive care as well as the gratifyingly patient, sensible and indomitably optimistic approach to life of the patient. Once granted permission to exercise in a larger paddock during his recovery, Allegiance was relocated to first-class accommodation at Alabama Stud, where all stallions in residence enjoy their own private paddock and yard, complete with an open-style stable and a neighbouring companion gelding. Days after arrival, Allegiance was soon bouncing around his paddock as capably and soundly as any other two-year-old in their prime, inspiring the decision to give him a couple of mares to breed as a test in his first season at stud. The following spring, with the arrival of just two colt foals – Allegiant MI (ex MI Angel by TS Al Malik) and Advise MI (ex W Alegria by Amado Juan) – the legend of Allegiance MI the sire was born, forever transforming the positive trajectory of Mulawa as a breeding programme of supreme significance both domestically and abroad.
For the next dozen breeding seasons, Allegiance MI would become the most important sire at his maternal stud, eventually elevating himself to leading sire status continent-wide for several years in succession with dozens of overachieving progeny rewriting record books as quickly as they were published. As was the case with his sire Magnum Forty Four (Magnum Psyche x WN Nashahna), the gelding sons of Allegiance MI continue to raise the standard of excellence in hand and under saddle, the best of whom include iconic Australian National Champion Geldings Allegiant MI, Allegro MI (ex Krystal MI by Gazal Al Shaqab), Kareer MI (ex Mulawa Karismaa by Magnum Psyche) and Trend MI (ex DM Marcedes True Love by RHR Marcedes). Several exceptional Allegiance MI sons – the likes of Truth MI (ex DM Marcedes True Love by RHR Marcedes), Hermes MI (ex MI Harmony by Guiliano), Author MI (ex Always An Angel by SK Shakla Khan) and Advantage MI (ex Valentine MI by DA Valentino) – also continue to extend the influence of their sire and of Magnum Forty Four yet another generation confidently forward.
Despite the record-setting success of the Allegiance sons, it is his precious daughters that continue to make him most famous internationally, with several of his most distinguished having been exported overseas. Now proudly owned by leading programmes on three continents, these sensational daughters have added the prestigious titles of All Nations Cup, Dubai International, PSAIAHF, United States National, Scottsdale and Canadian National Champion to his canon of accolades as a sire. The very best of these include: full sisters Venice MI, Venecia MI and Vienna MI (ex Valentine MI by DA Valentino), now owned by Al Bakhet Stud (KSA), Akmal Stud (KSA) and Dubai Stud (UAE), respectively; Aspire MI (ex MI Aspiring Valentino by DA Valentino), on lease to Dubai Stud (UAE); and Madora MI (ex Melody MI by TS Al Malik), last owned by Rae-Dawn Arabians of the USA and Canada. All of these exceptional females are prized by the breeding programmes they enhance, but none more than A Vision MI (ex Always Valentine MI by DA Valentino), the pride and joy of Albidayer Stud (UAE) and dam of World Champion Durrat Albidayer (by Jyar Meia Lua). Closer to home, the Allegiance MI daughters now comprise the largest group of breeding females in the Mulawa broodmare band, where they continue to leave an enduring impact on each new generation in Australia.
Given Allegiance’s extraordinary record of accomplishment as a sire, it is especially noteworthy that his international fame and good fortune have been achieved with just over 100 foals across thirteen seasons, an average of eight each year, the vast majority of which were bred by Mulawa. Of all the chief sires used in Mulawa’s celebrated half-century of Arabian horse endeavours, Allegiance has been the most prolifically dependable, earning not only the highest percentage of champion offspring across his career, but also highest honours as the banner carrier of excellence for the programme worldwide. While the profound legacy of Allegiance is most assuredly still evolving, his trademark attributes of exemplary breed type, regal refinement and quality, perfect balance and harmony of proportion, breed ideal topline, elegant, upright forehand, athletic versatility, enchanting presence, natural show ring aptitude and unrivalled trainability continue to be his greatest gifts to his exponentially expansive generations of descendants.
