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2019 Canadian Nationals - Mozambique V++++// named Reserve National Champion!
(Botswana x Misti Morn V)
Grey Gelding Foaled 04/02/14
Owned by Debbie and Dayton Canaday
April 9, 1994 – February 14, 2019
Sheila was not discretionary in the loving relationships she established with particular horses.
They need not have been bred by her for her to love them.
They need not have been showered with accolades for her to love them.
They need not have been a certain ‘look’ she cherished for her to love them.
They only needed to speak to her soul, and then she pledged her care and devotion to them for the rest of their days. No holds barred. No condition attached.
Besides a rare few in her life, the likes of Bay-Abi, Ronteza, and Huckleberry Bey, one horse stole her heart in a profound way, as he did nearly every other living being – horse or animal – who ever met him.
Audacious ps and Sheila seemed to enter into this wordless, beautiful dance together every time they were in the same ring… Sheila standing in the middle, smiling from ear to ear as the ethereal and soulful white stallion played around her, and with her.
Audacious was easy to love. Beyond his unforgettable beauty – including those famous tipped-in ears, liquid eyes, and quintessential flagged tail – Audacious oozed with a gentle, otherworldly joy, anointing those around him with a special reminder that the world is just as it should be, that beauty can be seen everywhere around us, and that joy is ours for the taking.
It is no wonder Sheila loved him so.
Did you know that when we started his Facebook page in 2014, he amassed a worldwide following of thousands of people in only a matter of months? The world saw this special soul and fell in love with him just as Sheila did. Sheila is nobody’s fool… she found Audacious at the ripe age of fifteen years of age and gave him the world stage he deserved. He thrived at Varian Arabians for the remainder of his days, just as Sheila had promised.
Audacious was lovingly laid to rest on Valentine’s Day.. of all days. The irony. On first glance, it seems to add another layer of pain to a colossal heap of heartbreak.
And yet, what did Audacious always communicate to us? Yes, the world is as it should be. Yes, there is beauty all around us. And, yes, joy is ours for the taking. Maybe – just maybe – it was his way of reminding us of these truths on the one day of the year that is dedicated to all that he stood for… Love. And from that place, it suddenly feels… just as it should be.
There will never be another Audacious ps, just as there will never be another Sheila Varian.
But their legacies and their truths will live on in our hearts. And even though he didn’t display the royal “V” on his hip, Audacious will forever be intertwined with the most poignant values represented in the Power of the V.
Rest in peace, dear Audacious. We are better because of you.
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"He makes my heart happy." | Sheila Varian
Mozambique V++++// named Reserve National Champion!
Mozambique V++++// with Debbie and Dayton Canaday
List of 2018 Youth National purebred winners with a Varian bred dam
Horse names with red asterisk * are first time National winners
SPARKING CYDER+++/ (Cytosk x Calika V)
2018 Youth Nationals National Champion Sport Horse Mare JTH
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Sport Horse Under Saddle JTR 14-18
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Training Level Dressage JTR 14-18
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Training Level Dressage JOTR 14-18
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten First Level Dressage JTR 14-18
COLDPLAY KID+// (Sundance Kid V x Balakardika V)
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Hunt Pleasure Select JTR 14-18
NOBLE BELLA (IXL Noble Express x Sweet Bravada V)
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Hunt Pleasure Select JTR 13/Under
LITTLE BIG MAN NNW (GSF Pure Fuzion x Bewitched V)
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Hunt Pleasure Walk/Trot
ABOVE AIRE V (Bel Aire V x Amazing Grace V)
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Sport Horse Under Saddle JTR 14-18
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten English Trail JTR
SAMBUCCA RAVES+// (Rave VF x Princess Huck V)
2018 Youth Nationals Reserve National Champion Western Pleasure Choice JTR
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Western Pleasure JOTR 13/Under
* MIDNIGHT IN PARIS SS (RDA Midnight Blue x Mint Jullya V)
2018 Youth National National Champion Western Pleasure Select JTR 13/Under
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Western Pleasure JOTR 13/Under
* MIZTER PRESIDENT VA (MHR Nobility x Miz Margeaux V)
2018 Youth National Top Ten English Pleasure JOTR 14-18
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten English Pleasure JTR Select
* MIZTER CASH CA (Vegaz x Miz Margeaux V)
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Country Pleasure JOTR 13/Under
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Country Pleasure Select JTR 13/Under
EXPRESSAMO (IXL Noble Express x Mystic Bey V)
2018 Youth Nationals Reserve National Champion Pleasure Driving
2018 Youth Nationals Reserve National Champion Native Costume JTR 13/Under
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten English Pleasure JOTR 13/Under
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten English Pleasure JTR Select
* VJ JULIAN (Allience x Blush Berri V)
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Country Pleasure Select JTR 13/Under
2018 Youth Nationals Top Ten Country Pleasure Choice JTR
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Princess Huck V |
Mozambique V at the 2018 Region 6 Championship Show
In the pre-show he earned:
In the Regional show he earned:
As proud parents we are pleased to announce that Mozes has earned a total of 108 achievement points in just 3 shows, which gives him his first and second "++" as he earned points in both performance and halter!!!!!!!!!!!
Dayton & Debbie
ps - For your viewing pleasure, please see photos below.
Region 6 show graced us with a gorgeous yellow & purple garland for his achievement, as seen in his winning photo.
Major Mac V Stud Fee - $1650 Purebred - $1250 Half Arab - Multiple Mare Discounts available booking to any stallion(s) standing at Varian Arabians
10% off stud fee if paid in full.
We are so proud of him, and we know Sheila would be as well. Major Mac V has been able to do what few breeding stallions can do: Become a sought-after, world-class breeding stallion with a global following, all while never having stepped foot in a show ring.
He came in a Prince, and now he is rightfully King of Varian Arabians.
Pease contact Angela @ 805-441-1229 or email
Mozambique V updates!!!!!
Good Morning Angela & Allison,
We have just come back from a very deep Region 5 Sport Horse Off site Championship show w/ 160+ horses attending. As proud parents, we have to brag!! :-)
Mozes is now a 2 time Regional Champion, 1 Reserve Champion & 1 Top Five. The Championships were earned in English Dressage & Western Dressage. The Reserve was earned in Sport Horse Under Saddle Jr horse & the Top Five SH in Hand.
Will keep you posted to the results after the 4th of July.
New! The Varian Horse Sales Network
VarianArabians.com is the most comprehensive portal for horses of Varian breeding in the world, and enjoys heavy amounts of traffic for enthusiasts, horse owners and breeders looking to add Varian blood to their barns. We are happy to provide sales and marketing assistance to help people sell their V horses through the new online Varian Horse Sales Network.
Start today and get 20% off for your first month!
Multiple horse discount of 20%.
Click here to learn more!
We are very proud of the Varian bred horses who are competing in multiple divisions at the 2018 Scottsdale Horse Show.
This list will be updated throughout the show, so check back often for updates!
owned by Varian Arabians
2018 Scottsdale Top Ten International Classic 2 Year Old Colt
with Keith Krichke (pictured right)
owned by Dick and Nan Walden of Rancho Sonata
2018 Scottdale Reserve Champion Sport Horse In-Hand Geldings
Serendipity V (Audacious ps x Satine IA)
owned by the Fishgold Family
2018 Scottsdale Reserve Champion Western Pleasure Jr Mares with Liz Bentley
2018 Scottsdale Reserve Champion Western Pleasure Jr Horse (5 Year Olds) with Liz Bentley
Monaco Jullyen V (Jullyen El Jamaal x Misti Morn V)
owned by Shamrock Farms, LLC
2018 Scottsdale Arabian Western Pleasure AAOTR 36-54 - First Place - Unanimously
with Leslie Doran Sommer
Varian Arabians is featured in the December 2017, Arroyo Grande Living Magazine and nicely written by Russell Scott.
Click here to preview magazine
Varian Arabians Delivers Incredible Stats From Tulsa Once Again
2017 US Nationals Winners by Varian Stallions
AUDACIOUS PS (84% of his winning get are regional and/or national winners)
Audie Murphy (x Focus Infatuation)
JULLYEN EL JAMAAL (The leading son of Ali Jamaal by # of winning get)
Monaco Jullyen V (x Misti Morn V) (Varian Bred)
Picante Jullyen V (x Precious V) (Varian Bred)
WGA Beamer (x WG Baladancer)
FW Zeus (x Confettie)
Secret Sonnet V (x Sweet Siesta V) (Varian Bred)
Jagger Jullyen BV (x Adelaida V+//)
Monticello V (x Mosquerade V) (Varian Bred)
MACLINTOCK V (83% of his winning get are national or regional winners)
Varian Breeding Dominates Both $100,000 English & Western Futurities
AWPA Arabian Horse World $100,000 Western Pleasure Futurity
CH: PA Maya (out of May Dancer V ((Sundance Kid V x Magdalena V)
AEPA Arabian Horse Times $100,000 Arabian Saddle Seat Futurity
Varian Breeding Dominates Purebred Trail
Congratulations to the Nan Walden, High-Point Trail Amateur, and her trainer Jill Mitchell, High-Point Trail Trainer at the 2017 U.S. Nationals.
Agracie Girl V +++//
(Sundance Kid V x Amazing Grace V)
U.S. National Champion Arabian English Trail - with Jill Mitchell
U.S. National Champion Arabian Western Trail Horse- with Jill Mitchell
U.S. Reserve National Champion Arabian Western Trail Horse AAOTR - with Nan Walden
Agracie Girl V+++// with Jill Mitchell, Dick and Nan Walden
U.S. National Champion Arabian English Trail:
Champion: Agracie Girl V+++//Benedito Bey SMA+++//
U.S. National Champion Arabian Western Trail:
U.S. National Champion Arabian Western Trail AAOTR:
U.S. National Champion Arabian Western Trail Junior Horse:
Angela Alvarez & Staff
2017 Arabian Oaks Breeders Jamboree - Results
Santa Ynez, CA
Varian Arabians is excited to have participated in the second annual Arabian Oaks Breeders Jamboree this Sunday in Santa Ynez, CA.
Varian's own Kristy Gillot handled all but Major Bliss, who was shown by his proud owner, Ken West, to a First place in the Half-Arabian Yearling Fillies class.
Sir Blackjack Mac V - 1st place Weanling Colts - Halter Type (pictured left)
Santa Nella V - 1 st place Weanling Fillies - Halter Type
Kharma V - 2nd place Weanling Fillies - Performance Type
Additionally, Angela Alvarez participated on the Breeders Panel Q & A during lunch, which was streamed live on the Arabian Oaks facebook page.
Thanks to Tiffany Schmidt and family for organizing this wonderful annual event. We are proud to be participating!
Santa Nella V |
Major Bliss |
Photo Gallery:
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We have just added a new video for the 2017 Varian Foal and Mares, lovingly created by Sherry Conrads.
Sit back and view some of the beautiful babies we had this year.
Big thank you to Sherry Conrads!