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Padron

A chestnut Purebred Arabian stallion foaled in the Netherlands on 13 May 1977 by Patron out of Odessa. He won a Dutch title as a three-month-old foal, moved to the United States in 1978 and completed a North American championship sweep: Canadian National Champion in 1981, then Scottsdale and US National Champion in 1982. He died in late June 2007, weeks after turning thirty, leaving a sire line that reshaped the modern Arabian show horse.

  • Dutch Champion as a three-month-old foal, followed by three further championship titles in the Netherlands before export to the United States.
  • Canadian National Champion Stallion in 1981, and Scottsdale and US National Champion Stallion in 1982.
  • Scottsdale Reserve Champion in 1979 and 1981, with further titles at Cow Palace, Region III and the Minnesota All Arabian Supreme show.
  • Syndicated for $11 million, described in historical accounts as the largest Arabian stallion syndication of its era.

Patron

A chestnut Purebred Arabian stallion foaled at Tersk Stud in 1966 by Aswan out of Podruga. His pedigree united the Egyptian type introduced through Aswan with the athletic Russian strength of Priboj’s line. Exported to the Netherlands in 1972, he became a three-time Dutch National Champion Stallion. His importance was not primarily numerical: through Padron and Abdullah he founded influence that still shapes the modern Arabian show horse.

  • Bred at Tersk Stud in the Soviet Union and exported to the Netherlands in 1972.
  • Three-time Dutch National Champion Stallion.
  • Historical records credit him with 94 foals in the Netherlands: a smaller numerical output than some contemporaries, but exceptional leverage through pivotal sons.
  • Sired Padron, the 1981 Canadian National Champion and 1982 Scottsdale and US National Champion who produced more than 700 registered offspring.