Our Journey Breeding Arabian Horses in Slovenia

In 2017, our journey with Arabian horses began in the beautiful green countryside of Slovenia.

At the time, we could never have imagined how deeply these extraordinary horses would become a part of our lives. We simply shared a passion for the Arabian horse — its beauty, intelligence, sensitivity, and unmistakable presence. Every Arabian carries something special: a combination of elegance and strength, history and character that is difficult to describe until you have lived alongside one.

Our breeding story began with two horses who will always hold a very special place in our hearts: the stallion Tery (Elton x Jaribah) and the mare Sahraa (Awal x Elsa bint Hawi).

They were the beginning.

With Tery and Sahraa, we began to learn what it truly means to be breeders. Breeding Arabian horses is about much more than simply choosing a stallion and a mare. It means studying pedigrees, understanding conformation and character, observing how horses develop through generations, and constantly thinking about which qualities you want to preserve and improve.

Most importantly, it teaches patience.

As the years passed, our passion grew stronger and our vision became clearer. We wanted to build a breeding program based on quality rather than numbers. We began searching for exceptional mares on which to build the foundation of our breeding program — mares with strong pedigrees, correct conformation, beautiful Arabian type, excellent movement, and the kind of temperament we value so highly.

One by one, new mares joined our family.

Each one was chosen for a reason. Each brought something different to our breeding program: a special bloodline, an elegant head, powerful movement, a beautiful body, refinement, charisma, or the potential to become an important broodmare for future generations.

Slowly, what had begun with Tery and Sahraa started to grow into something much greater.

Along the way, there have been unforgettable moments: waiting through long nights for a foal to arrive, seeing a newborn foal stand on its feet for the first time, watching a young horse develop, and suddenly recognizing qualities inherited from its dam, sire, or even from an earlier generation.

There have also been challenges. Every breeder knows that horses teach us humility. Not every plan works out exactly as we imagine, and nature often has plans of its own. But every experience has taught us something and helped shape the direction of our breeding program.

Today, after nine years, we can look back and see that we have not simply been collecting horses — generation by generation, we have been building a family and a breeding program.

Our mares are now at the heart of that future.

We carefully consider every breeding combination, always asking ourselves what the next generation could become. Our goal is to breed Arabian horses that immediately reflect their heritage: beautiful and refined, yet at the same time athletic, correct, intelligent, and full of character.

Being Arabian horse breeders in Slovenia makes our story even more special. Although we come from a small country, passion knows no borders. For centuries, the Arabian horse has travelled across countries, cultures, and generations, bringing together people who share an admiration for one of the oldest and most extraordinary horse breeds in the world.

For us, breeding is not about creating a horse for a single moment.

It is about creating something that can continue.

A filly born today may, years from now, become an important broodmare. Her daughter may carry the qualities we hoped for even further. A decision made today may still be visible several generations later. That is what makes breeding so fascinating — and why choosing the right mares as the foundation of our breeding program has always been so important to us.

Nine years ago, Tery and Sahraa gave us our beginning.

Since then, every carefully selected mare, every planned combination, every foal, and every lesson learned has added another chapter to our story.

And we still feel that our story is only just beginning.

We continue to dream, to learn, and to search for that special combination of beauty, movement, pedigree, and soul that makes the Arabian horse unforgettable.

From two horses and one dream in Slovenia, we are building our future — generation by generation.


CONTACT INFORMATION:

Whatsapp:+38670770502

Gmail:minka.kodra@gmail.com

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