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Farm
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Established in 1996
with the gift of a purebred Arabian mare,
Catrin Arabians
is the realization of a long time dream of owner
Kathi McDonald to breed
and
show purebred Arabian horses.
However it was not until 2004 and the
purchase
of the stud's
foundation sire, Marbling Niyazon, that Kathi and
husband
Glenn McDonald really set off on their journey to breed beautiful
Arabian horses
built to ride!
Situated on an historic 80
acre property, Catrin Arabians is a small
stud
producing quality Arabians in a beautiful rural setting. The stud
was
established with the aim to breed beautiful and functional Arabians
that
are
built to be ridden. We prize the attributes of
Arabian type,
substance and tractable temperaments. Our horses are successful
in
the halter and
performance show rings,
and are also fantastic friends
and
companions with
that
"in your tent"
temperament!

Having
started with a strong Crabbet foundation the stud has gradually
evolved to include Egyptian and El Shaklan bloodlines as well as the
blood of the ethereal broodmare, Naadirah (imp UK). A birthday gift
of
an equestrian magazine as a teenager included a stud advertisement for a
stallion who was to ignite Kathi's interest in Arabians. This
stallion was
Mahabi El Shaklan (exp Saudi Arabia) and as fate would have it years later
a beautiful granddaughter was procured when the exotic Aivu daughter,
Aaisfa, joined the broodmare band in 2005. After a visit to Hawley
Arabians in 2004
Kathi was to become entranced by Tanya Hawley's lovely mares, vowing to one
day
procure a Hawley bred mare for
her stud. This
dream was
finally realised with
the 2008 arrival of the beautiful Nahlia

(Nazzai x Nahlanah),
carrying an amazing 6 crosses to Hawley's foundation
mare, Naadirah. With stud sire Marbling Niyazon (M. Star of the East
x
M. Neri), who also carries lines to Naadirah through her son, Naasser, the
stage is set for Kathi and Glenn to pursue their dream
of breeding
beautiful and functional purebred Arabians.
The stud
boasts a
stable
complex with undercover wash and vet bay and
stalls
with access to
small day
yards. We also have planned a safe and
secure round yard for
training as
well as a 60m x 20m dressage arena.
Shady stallion
and show
horse
paddocks, foaling paddocks close to the

house and large
broodmare and hay
paddocks complete the property.
Catrin
Arabians is located 10km east of the town of Katanning in
Western Australia's Great Southern region. We
are approximately a
3 hour drive from
the capital
city of Perth, and an hour and a half from
the regional centre of
Albany on the
scenic South Coast.
With some
of the Great Southern's wonderful wineries and the majestic
scenery of the
Stirling Ranges only an hours drive away, why not make

a
weekend of it and
indulge in wine, food, stunning scenery and beautiful
Arabian horses.
Accommodation for your visit can be arranged, just give us a call!


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