:: Strawberry Banks Farm :: Arabian Mares

"You are caught up in the miracle of Mother Nature
each time you see a mare nuzzle and nicker to her foal."
                                                       Barbara Chur

          Mare Barn

    Two beautiful grey mares, both daughters of U.S. National Champion Mare and U.S. Top Ten English Pleasure, *Elkana (Aquinor x Estebna), have been outstanding producers for Strawberry Banks. Elegant Crystal, by *Aladdinn, is the dam of Ericca, the unanimous 1994 U.S. National English Pleasure Champion, Junior Horse, unanimous 1995 U.S. National Champion Mare. Ericca is a very feminine, expressive and charismatic mare. She is a very willowy 15.3. Ericca has produced exceptional foals by Hey Hallelujah and A Temptation.

   A Love Song, by *Bask, another *Elkana daughter, was the grand matron at Strawberry Banks Farm. She was purchased as a weanling by the Churs from Deor Farms. Her offspring include multiple National Champion Park Horse Allience, by *Aladdinn, Reserve Canadian National Champion Park Horse and twice Top Ten English Pleasure Champion To Love Again, by Cognac, Canadian National Reserve English Pleasure Champion Amoree, by Cylebrety, and Multi U.S. National Champion English Pleasure stallion, A Temptation, by Tempter.

A Love Song and To Love Again

Ericca
Tempter x Elegant Crystal, by *Aladdinn

Unanimous U.S. National Champion Mare
Unanimous U.S. National Champion English Pleasure Jr. Horse

Remember Romance
Baske Afire x RY Fire Ghazi, by El Gahzi

In foal to A Temptation for 2013
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EA Candy Girl
Hucklebey Berry x Candy Hearts, by Wizjon

In foal to A Temptation for 2013

A Blessing
Afire Bey V x Mac Baske

Full sister to Baske Afire

Eternally Yours
(A Temptation x Ericca, by Tempter)

Emayzing Grace
Hey Hallelujah x Ericca, by Tempter

A True Love
Tempter x A Love Song, by *Bask

Major Desire GA
DS Major Afire x HL Infactuation

ROL Firelite
Cytosk x Firelight DGL, by Duel

CP Shiraz
Barbary x Beaujaleis, by Polonez

ROL Firemist
Baske Afire x Firelight DGL, by Duel

ET foal to A Temptation for 2013

Miz Baske VA
Baske Afire x Miz Margeurita V, by El Ghazi

Elegant Crystal
*Aladdinn x *Elkana, by Aquinor

Dam of Ericca

Our Beloved

A Love Song
*Bask x *Elkana, by Aquinor
June 1979 ~ July 2007

Barbara enjoying A Love Song sidesaddle at the 2006 Open House

Dam of
A Temptation
Sire of U.S. National Champions
U.S. National Champion English Pleasure Horse
U.S. National Reserve Champion Park Horse
U.S. National Champion Pleasure Driving Horse Open and AOTD
U.S. National Champion English Pleasure Jr. Horse
U.S. National Reserve Champion English Pleasure Horse

Allience
Sire of U.S. and Canadian National Champions
4 Time U.S. National Champion Park Horse
Canadian National Champion English Pl. Horse
U.S. National Champion Informal Driving

To Love Again
Canadian National Reserve Champion Park Horse
U.S. National Top Ten English Pl. Horse

Amoree
Canadian National Reserve Champion English Pl. Horse

Maggdalina
Magnum Psyche x Zolina, by Andrzejevo

4 - Time National Champion

2007 U.S. National Champion Senior Mare
U.S. National Champion Mare
Canadian National Champion Mare
U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly

April 1999 ~ August 2012

To Love Again
Cognac x A Love Song, by *Bask

Canadian Reserve National Champion Park Horse

U.S. National Top Ten
English Pl. Horse