The Polish Arabian Horse Days remain a highlight on the calendar as devoted lovers of the Arabian breed descend on Janów Podlaski for the Polish National Championships, the Pride of Poland Sale, and the Summer Sale, and subsequent stud tours. On this hallowed ground, dreams are made – not just for those competing in the show, but for those able to take their own piece of unique Polish history home with them. This month on TheArabianMagazine.Com, we celebrate the beating heart that is the Pride of Poland.
ADELITA (Kahil Al Shaqab x Altamira by Ekstern)
2015 grey mare
There is always one extraordinary gem from the Polish breeding programme that raises the level of quality and expectation in Pride of Poland to inspiring heights. In 2025, that jewel is the astounding Adelita, reigning Polish National Gold Champion Senior Mare and Best in Show. Bred by Janów Podlaski Stud, Adelita symbolises everything the world expects from the mares of Poland: irresistible beauty, confident maternal elegance, superlative structure and soundness, effusive tail carriage and show attitude, and now more important than ever, a powerful, ground-covering animated trot that never fails to score a resounding set of perfect of 20s. As well as being sired by three-time World Champion Kahil al Shaqab (Marwan al Shaqab x OFW Mishaahl by Mishaah), Adelita is further blessed with the invaluable contribution of the immortal Ekstern (Monogramm x Ernestyna by Piechur), from whom she inherits her uncompromising charisma, imperial presence and formidable athletic ability. Adelita’s precious dam, Altamira (ex Altona by Eukaliptus out of Albigowa), ranks among the most elite Ekstern daughters in the world, a stellar modern-day representative of Janów Podlaski acclaimed ‘A’ family of aristocrats tracing directly to three of the most important matrons in Polish Arabian history – Albigowa, Algeria and Algonkina.
2024 was an extraordinary year for Adelita, when the former European Champion and tenacious race winner returned to the ring to claim a trio of Gold Championships in high-scoring performances on the international stage. In 2025, Adelita is poised to make history yet again as the marquee offer in Pride of Poland. In the tradition of Kwestura, Pepita and Perfinka before her, Adelita raises the standard of Pride of Poland to astonishing new heights.
PARENTELLA (Kahil al Shaqab x Palanga by Ekstern)
2016 grey mare
While Morion (ex Mesalina by Ekstern) has undoubtedly done more to exponentially expand the monumental influence of his sire Kahil al Shaqab throughout the breed than any other, the magnificent Polish-bred daughters of Kahil are no less noteworthy in terms of impact and esteem. For nearly two decades, elite show-rings around the world have showcased the best of these Kahil daughters, the vast majority bred in Poland from the most venerated dam families of Arabian aristocracy. Both Michałów and Janów Podlaski are sharing with the world two of their most uber-elite in Pride of Poland 2025. For Michałów, that superstar is the unparalleled Parantella.
A multi-international champion all across Europe, Parantella is an ultra-dynamic show mare who never fails to dazzle judges and spectators alike with her powerhouse trot, ebullient show attitude and irresistible feminine charm. The source of her infinite appeal becomes predictably apparent when one realises her dam is none other than the iconic Palanga (ex Panika by Eukaliptus), beloved as the most precious Ekstern daughter ever bred at Michałów, and whose international show record of achievement ranks among the breed elite. Most impressively, Palanga graced the show-ring one final time in 2021, taking the home the title of Polish National Gold Senior Female Champion and Best in Show at a remarkable 19 years of age. Like Palanga, Parantella continues to grow more beautiful, refined, confident, and elegant with age. Rest assured, her best years as a show horse and matron of merit are yet ahead.
WENCEDORA (Haash OSB x Wiga by Om El Bellissimo)
2022 bay filly
An undeniable force for good all around the globe, Dominic M (Da Vinci FM x Rosa la Valentina by DA Valentino) continues to be one of the most in demand sires in the modern Arabian breed. Poland was fortunate to utilise his son, the exceptional Haash OSB (ex Partyssima OSB by Sir Fames HBV), the results of which are a collection of elite daughters who represent the future of the breeding programme with great promise. Several of those daughters have been garnering attention in the show-ring with significant achievements both in Poland and abroad, with the most remarkable being the enchanting Wencedora, one of Pride of Poland’s 2025 most appealing attractions.
This time last year, Wencedora, bred by Janów Podlaski, was busy in Białka taking home the trophy for Gold Champion Junior Female at the Polish Spring Show. Already honoured as a Polish National Gold Champion Yearling Filly in her debut season, Wencedora has been a medal winner all across Europe, wherever and whenever she has graced the show-ring with her exquisite type, feminine charm and wonderfully complete package of superlative attributes. Beyond Dominic M and Haash OSB, Wencedora is further blessed with the game-changing genetics of Om El Arab through her dam’s sire Om El Bellissimo (Om El Shahmaan x Om El Benedict by Sanadik El Shaklan), whose intense concentration of Estopa and El Shaklan bloodlines is in increasingly high demand by breeders worldwide. The presence of the immortal Ekstern in her pedigree gives Wencedora the charisma, energy and athleticism necessary to compete against the best young fillies and mare in the breed, all of which makes her the most sought-after young show prospect among the 2025 Pride of Poland elite collection.
EL MEDIDA (Morion x El Medara by Shanghai EA)
2019 grey mare
For over fifty years, leading breeders, trainers, collectors and equine experts from all over the world have come to Poland to source the best Arabian mares in the breed. In the new millennium, Pride of Poland has reinvigorated the public marketplace with several high-selling superstars, all of whom have gone on to achieve even greater success in the international show-ring under the banner of these immensely proud and supremely satisfied new owners, as well as within their leading breeding programmes. In 2025, Michałów has once again decided to honour that uncompromising Pride of Poland tradition by appealing to the most discriminating buyers worldwide with the exclusive offer of its finest young show mare and aspiring matron of merit: the ethereal El Medida.
Maturing with absolute perfection, El Medida, in her maiden season as a broodmare and with a young foal at side, was the unrivalled superstar of the Vesty photo shoot in May, bringing extraordinary energy, enthusiasm and inspiration to every single outing. Breathtakingly beautiful and arrestingly feminine, El Medida (Morion x El Medaa by Shanghai EA), is remarkably reminiscent of the immortal Emigrantka (Eukaliptus x Emigracja by Palas) with every passing day, complete with the same extravagantly long elegant neck, wonderfully harmonious silhouette, effervescent show attitude, captivating regal presence and that effortlessly graceful athleticism that never fails to enchant and inspire. The epitome of ‘E’ family elite, with essential crosses to Ekstern, Emanacja and the ‘Pearl of Michałów’ herself, Emigracja, El Medida is poised to write a new chapter of excellence of her very own for the greatest dam family in Arabian horse history.
CZATA (Magic Magnifique x Cirlita by Eryks)
2022 black filly
Since the introduction of the Tersk-bred three-quarter Egyptian Palas (Aswan x Panel by Nil) in the early 1970s, the Polish breeding programme has benefited profoundly from the inclusion of straight Egyptian bloodlines. Several of the most coveted lots on offer in Pride of Poland 2025 are descendants of this royal heritage, including the captivating Czata, a beguiling black beauty bred at Białka.
Indisputably blessed with one of the most perfectly designed, exotically beautiful heads in the Arabian breed, her sire Magic Magnifique (True Colours x Magic Mon Amour by Windsprees Mirage) continues to leave a lasting legacy of exemplary type, extravagant beauty, uncompromising elegance and exquisite refinement throughout the global population. At Białka, the magnificence of Magic Magnifique has manifested in classic black in the form of the enchanting filly Czata (ex Cirlita by Eryks), one of the marquee attractions in Pride of Poland 2025.
Maternally, Czata is a premier member of Białka’s superlative ‘C’ family of matrons and athletes, all tracing tail-female to Kurozwęki’s spectacular Cirka (Borek x Cuma by Eukaliptus), from whom Czata inherits her impressive length of neck and alluring feminine charm. Further endowed with the powerful athleticism and dynamic energy of her maternal grandsire Eryks, Czata is the direct beneficiary of the World Champions legacy of both Gazal al Shaqab (Anaza el Farid x Kajora by Kaborr) and Emmona (ex Emilda by Pamir out of Emancja), the latter being one of the most cherished daughters of the immortal Monogramm (Negatraz x Monogramma by Knippel).
BRODIA (Erantis x Belinda by Kahil al Shaqab)
2021 brown mare
Reigning European Gold Champion Erantis (Ascot DD x Eugara by Om El Bellissimo) is proving to be one of the best young sires in Poland, consistently siring exotic type, exquisite quality, and exceptional refinement. Janów Podlaski is incredibly pleased to offer one of his very daughters in Pride of Poland 2025.
Hailing from the invaluable dam family of Bandola – the legendary ‘Queen of Poland’ – Brodia (ex Belinda by Kahil al Shaqab) shares the same heritage as international superstars Brodnica, Belgica, Bambina and Babetta. Her best years as a show horse are most certainly ahead of her, and four-year-old Brodia, with her gorgeous head, captivating femininity and alluring presence, is certain to be a formidable contender.
EDICOLA (Shams Sharav AA x Emiliara by Kahil al Shaqab)
2019 liver chestnut mare
No other straight Egyptian breeding programme has had a more profound influence upon the Polish breeding programme than Ariela Arabians in Israel, the source of several invaluable stallions who have been leased to Poland over the last quarter century. Initiated first with the transformative lease of international champion Laheeb (Imperial Imdal x AK Latifa by Ibn Moniet el Nefous), the Polish breeding programme is now richly infused with the essential bloodlines of Ariela Arabians, a heritage most recently further enhanced by the use of both Al Ayal AA (Al Ayad x The Vision HG by Thee Desperado) and Shams Sharav AA (Simeon Sharav x Saniyyah RCA by Mishaal HP). One of the most enticing lots on offer in Pride of Poland 2025 is the product of this ingenious breeding collaboration – Michałów’s ultra-elegant Edicola
As an added bonus, Edicola’s Egyptian heritage is enriched with the blood of both Asfour (Malik x Hanan by Alaa el Din) and Simeon Shai (Raadin Royal Star x Simeon Safanad by Sankt Georg), global breeding legends who made their mark at Marion Richmond’s venerated Simeon Stud in Australia. Renowned for uncompromising Arabian type including immense dark liquid eyes, black vascular skin, capacious nostrils, dry desert constitutions and an undeniable aristocratic elegance, Simeon-bred Arabians are also esteemed for their exhilarating show attitudes and powerfully animated movement. All of these invaluable gifts to the breed are abundantly present in Edicola.
As an essential member of Michałów’s ‘E’ family of Emigracja of breed legends, Edicola is a direct descendant of All Nations’ Cup Champions Emanacja; European Champion Emilda; and World Champion Emmona – three successive generations of iconic Arabian show mares and elite aristocrat dams whose collective impact on the modern breed is unequalled. On both sides of her pedigree, Edicola’s heritage is rich with famous predecessors who only improved with age and achievement, ensuring Edicola herself has a long and prosperous future ahead.
EL GONNA (EKS Alihandro x Entega by Ekstern)
2021 grey mare
Reimagined for 2025 to include just fifteen exclusive lots representing the very best of the Polish Arabian breeding programme, Pride of Poland is proud to feature one of the most dynamic and captivating daughters of Platinum World Champion EKS Alihandro (Marwan al Shaqab x OFW Psylhouette by Padrons Psyche).
Tall, elegant and effusively charismatic, El Gonna, bred by Janów Podlaski Stud, is a powerhouse athlete and an aspiring show horse of the highest calibre. Not only is she blessed with the unparalleled show attitudes of both World Champions EKS Alihandro and Ekstern, but she is also a granddaughter of the legendary Etnologia (Gazal al Shaqab x Etalanta by Europejczyk), European Gold Champion and All Nations Cup Silver Champion Mare.
LILIANNA (Emerald J x Lawinia by Ekstern)
2017 grey mare
The reigning empress at Michałów Stud is the incomparable Emandoria (Gazal al Shaqab x Emanda by Ecaho), the most accomplished Arabian show mare of all time. Not only has she left a lasting legacy through a number of exceptional daughters, but Poland has also been fortunate to utilise her eldest son Emerald J (by QR Marc), an international sire of significance whose daughters are prized treasures the world over. Representing the best of this esteemed legacy is Lilianna, a marquee offer in Pride of Poland 2025.
Tall, elegant and superbly constructed with a superabundance of feminine charm, commanding charisma and magnetic presence, Lilianna’s superpower is her explosive, ground covering, extravagantly animated trot, the gift of her universally adored dam Lawinia, a multi-international champion prized by the Hennekens Family of Flaxman Arabians in Belgium.
EL FADA (Ekstern x El Fatha by Entyk)
2011 dark bay mare
A member of the Pride of Poland elite collection is none other than El Fada, one of the most celebrated daughters of Ekstern ever bred in Poland.
The unrivalled superstar at Janów Podlaski for the Vesty photo shoot, El Fada brought the most extraordinary energy and enthusiasm to every single location and situation in classic Ekstern style. A proven matron of several champion progeny, El Fada is unquestionably one of the best producing Ekstern daughters in Polish Arabian history, leaving behind a multitude of exceptional descendants though which her precious and rare dam line of Cherifa or.Ar. will flourish for decades to come.
Opportunities to own direct daughters of Ekstern are fleeting. Nothing short of extraordinary, El Fada is irrefutably the Pride of Poland.
KALDERA (Ekstern x Karola by QR Marc)
2017 grey mare
For over two decades, Pride of Poland has featured several of the most exceptional Ekstern daughters ever bred. In 2025, international breeders are offered the extraordinary opportunity to acquire one of his final gifts to the breed, the utterly captivating and inspiringly charismatic Kaldera from the world-famed Michałow Stud.
Hailing from the same dam family as the legendary Kwestura (Monogramm x Kwesta by Pesennik), Kaldera traces directly to both her dam and granddam – Polish National Champions Kwesta and Kabała (Palas x Kometa by Elf), respectively. Powerfully built, with the same effervescent attitude and animated athleticism as all the elite Ekstern daughters, Kaldera is a breeder’s dream come true, and a gem not to be missed from the very best of the Pride of Poland collection.
The reputation of the Polish Arabian horse is one of incredible carriage, dynamic show attitudes, solid structure, exceptional limbs, strong well-balanced bodies, and powerful ground covering movement. Kaldera delivers in every single category in one complete package of beauty, style and elegance.
Poland has been revered for centuries as the source of superlative Arabian mares. The best of the breed awaits you at Polish Arabian Horse Days 2025. Be there to witness history in the making.
The Polish Arabian Horse Days takes place 7-12 August 2025, beginning in Janów Podlaski. To find out more and to register your interest, please visit Polish Arabian Horse Days. VIP registration opens 12 June.
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