[Emily_P]

ok first of all... wow... and that song is off the Gladiator..I love that song. so fitting for such a horse too.

[Last Knight]

Yeah I think it's a great video, too! And I love the music. I use it in my OWN videos. (dogs, not horses)

[keaneequestrian]

Hmm absolutely wonderful video, gorgeous horse, and I dont particularly like Arabs.
Well the reason I was asking is because the woman who owns my barn just inherited 20 arabians in the last week or two, one of which is a descendent of Padron and they were telling me that he was this amazing Arab stallion who died when we was like 4 making this mare worth like 30k.

[WashingtonBay]

She may indeed be a valuable mare on that and other merits, but there are lots of descendants of Padron, he lived a long and fruitful life.

[keaneequestrian]

thats what it seemed like to me so i wanted to check to see what arab people thought

[Sandra-A1]

Here is a bit of information about *Padron and, if your still interested...you can find lots more, including photos online:

Arabian horse world mourns loss of Padron

July 19, 2007


Champion Arabian stallion Padron died in the US recently at the age of 30. The Dutch import died on June 29 of heart failure.
He was by the Tersk-bred Aswan son Patron, and out of the high-percentage Crabbet mare Odessa, by Bright Wings.

Padron was sold to the US in 1978, and was later owned by Lasma Arabians and for this last six years by Jabar Ltd. He was the National Champion Stallion of Canada in 1981 and in the US in 1982. He sired nearly 900 registered purebred foals, who have excelled in many disciplines.

*Padron ~ Founder of a Dynasty
1981 Canadian National Champion Stallion
1982 U. S. National Champion Stallion
1982 Scottsdale Champion Stallion
Presented at every event by David Boggs

One of the most exotic and charismatic Arabian stallions ever to enter the show ring, *Padron began his stellar championship career in Europe before he was even a year old. In With David Boggs, *Padron made history and set hearts a flutter throughout the Arabian horse world from the time he arrived on American soil in 1978 when he was a yearling. In the years that followed, *Padron made history and became one of the breed’s most important sires, especially of the extreme Arabian type that belonged to him in such great measure.

*Padron was distinctive in his time because not only was he utterly gorgeous, he was a giant. Prior to *Padron’s arrival on the Arabian scene, most extremely pretty faces came on small horses, many being of the *Raffles and Skowronek lines. Add to his beauty and size his truly extraordinary presence, and you have a tiny glimpse of what it was like to see the glorious chestnut with the flaxen mane and tail dash into the arena beside or ahead of David Boggs who has loved this stallion beyond imagination since the day he laid eyes on him.

Sired by the big, powerful Russian-bred Patron, out of the lovely English mare, Odessa, *Padron is technically 1/4 th Egyptian, 1/8 th Polish, 1/8 th French and 1/2 English. But during the “Russian revolution” of the American Arabian horse industry, he was called Russian.

*Padron’s sire, Patron, was by the Nazeer son, Aswan, given to the Russian’s by the Egyptian government as a thank you gift for the building of the Aswan dam. Aswan went on to become the primary sire of Arabian type within the Russian breeding program.

Patron’s dam, Podruga was by the half Polish, half English, Priboj, a renowned progenitor of great running horses also known for his outstanding daughters.

Podruga’s dam was the Russian bred straight French mare, Dikarka.

*Padron’s dam, Odessa was of purely English heritage, representing many generations of dedicated breeding that ultimately traces back to the early English importations from the Desert in the 1800’s.

*Padron himself is the epitome of the very best of his pedigree and indeed, he is a stallion that stands on his own, like *Aladdinn and *BASK++, all three stallions having founded their own dynasties.

*Padron

(Patron x Odessa)

Owned by:
The *Padron Syndicate

United States National Champion Stallion
Canadian National Champion Stallion
Scottsdale Champion Stallion

When a little chestnut colt, bred by Dr. and Mrs. J.M.M Blaauwhof, was foaled in a Dutch stable near Kerkdriel on May 13, 1977, there was every reason to believe he would become a champion.

First of all, his pedigree was a delecatable blend of the best British, Egyptian, and Russian bloodlines available. His sire, Patron (Aswan x Podruga), was three times National Champion Stallion of Holland. His dam, *Odessa, had parents who won national titles. *Odessa's sire, Bright Wings, was the 1966 British Reserve Junior Champion Stallion, and her dam, Serinda, was the 1969 British National Champion Foal.

The youngster was cute, too. Born with a distinctive crooked blaze down his dished face, the colt's two opposing white socks, (off fore, near hind) and a sassy straw colored mane, accented his powerful body and strong legs.

But he had something more. The colt they called *Padron had that magic "something" that charisma that reaches out and embraces an audience. When *Padron appeared, you could not look away.

Niether could the judges. At the tender age of three months, he was named Dutch Junior Champion, and then won three more junior championships in that country.

Such a horse is seldom a secret. Soon, *Padron was on his way to the United States, imported on February 11, 1978, by Robert and Donna Stratmore of Make-Believe Farm, Alamo, California. He spent a couple of years growing up, and then destiny beckoned.

First paired in Semptember 1980, David Boggs and *Padron embodied youthful energy, with a style and zest for life that knew no bounds. During the next 24 months, and with the management guidance of veteran horseman Billy Harris, Boggs would show *Padron to virtually all of his major wins: champion stallion at the Cow Palace, Region III Champion Stallion, Minnesota All Arabian Supreme Champion, Scottsdale All-Arabian Supreme Stallion (1982), Canadian National Champion Stallion (1981), and the 1982 U.S. National Champion Stallion title.

By the end of thier run, Boggs and *Padron had formed an incredible bond. So strong was their relationship that, over the stallion's entire life, it defied the weadening forces of time, distance and even species differentiation. To the Arabian community, the words "David and *Padron" began to sound as familiar as "cream and sugar" or "silk and satin."

So what about his potential as a sire? Many show ring stars have failed to shine as brightly when back home in the breeding shed.

Luckily, *Padron's ability as a sire was predicted by his strong pedigree. His sire, Patron, in addition to the aforementioned wins, had sired the top stallions, *Puschkin, *Pattrone, *Patent, and *El Kasaka before and untimely death cut short his career.

All told, *Padron has sired 50 North American national winners, 12 international champions and more than 180 show ring champions from 770 registered purebred foals. Some have multiple titles in both halter and performance (particularly in the western divisions), and many bear his flaming red-gold color.

Information from Arabian Horse Legends book, by Western Horseman.

[Fallon]

I have a mare in foal to Psyches Apache (grandson of Padron) she's due in April. He was a very personable horse and a very prolific sire. He was one of those horses that had such a 'presense' inside the ring and outside of it... His death last year was a great loss.

[Liberty's Gal]

I think most people know this but I have a Padron great grand son. He is a Magnum Psyche son.

All of the horses on that line (Padron, Padron's Psyche and Magnum Psyche) are all very prolific sires and although their stud fees are/were very expensive there is a lot of their get out there diriving their prices down somewhat. Of course there are still very expensive horses of that line out there too. It just depends.

My guy:
I see a lot of Magnum in him...



It is funnny but I heard that he gets a lot of his hotness from the Padron line. Supposedly it should even itself out in his 7-8 year old year. Here's hoping

[ChevyGurl]

Thats a great vid of Padron. It made me cry. He is one of the most beautiful horses I've ever laid eyes on.

[Sheza_Angel]

Originally Posted by Liberty's Gal

I think most people know this but I have a Padron great grand son. He is a Magnum Psyche son.

All of the horses on that line (Padron, Padron's Psyche and Magnum Psyche) are all very prolific sires and although their stud fees are/were very expensive there is a lot of their get out there diriving their prices down somewhat. Of course there are still very expensive horses of that line out there too. It just depends.

My guy:
I see a lot of Magnum in him...



It is funnny but I heard that he gets a lot of his hotness from the Padron line. Supposedly it should even itself out in his 7-8 year old year. Here's hoping

I definitely see what you mean. I know that bloodline very well and I do see his daddy when I look at him. Very handsome boy!