The heritage that sits behind the pedigree of Verdict is the authority by which he is perfectly poised to redefine the Arabian Western pleasure horse as we know it.
Verdict J is the created outcome of a strategic ideal and, to our benefit, the intended likeness of a potent, powerful, and predictable pedigree.
Let's explore it together.
A HERITAGE UNRIVALED
Why Verdict J is Poised to Redefine an Era
SIRE: VERSACE
One of the Icons of the Arabian Breed
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Versace (Bey Shah x Precious As Gold) is widely considered the culminating standard of breed phenotype in the 90s, and united the world in its obsession for type, which continues to this day. It all started with Versace.
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Few horses pull only the very best of their sire and dam, and leave behind the rest. Versace did. He faultlessly embodied the two great breeding programs that stand behind him: Varian Arabians for contributing to Versace's sire line through Bey Shah, by Sheila's Bay El Bey and Om El Arab for placing its beloved *El Shaklan in the pivotal seat of maternal grandsire.
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Versace has sired innumerable greats in both the show ring and breeding shed including Odyssey SC, Donatella Versace, Da Vinci FM, KM Bugatti, Movado, DA Valentino, Vervaldee, FA El Rasheem, and Verdict J.
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Versace represents a node to his rich heritage, and a laudable declaration for the future. His children and grandchildren are something to be believed in because they are a formidable line in his mighty birthright. He is the gift that keeps on giving.
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DAM: ALISHAHMAAL
The Finest of the *Ali Jamaal/ Bey Shah Cross
Alishahmaal is an aristocrat mare, an elegant chestnut daughter to the US-bred exotic sire Ali Jamaal (Ruminaja Ali x Heritage Memory by El Magato) and out of the Bey Shah daughter, NV Aliesha. Not only has she proven to be a producer of class, the nick between Alishahmaal and Versace is proven not once with Verdict J, but twice with Virtuosa MLR... dam to Gold World Champion, FA El Rasheem ... who sold for over $4 million to Dubai Stud.
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Yes, that's right. Verdict J is a full sibling to the dam of a Gold World Champion stallion of profound importance and worth.
FA El Rasheem
Gold World Champion Stallion and Siring Extraordinaire
His Dam, Virtuosa MLR, is a full sibling to Verdict J
If Verdict's full sister can produce a specimen the likes of
FA El Rasheem... then it begs the question:
What is Verdict J capable of producing?
Verdict J is not bound to halter or performance.
Yet, it was the vision of his original owner, Larry Jerome, to cross Verdict onto his illustrious Khadraj daughters to create a new standard of Arabian Western pleasure horse.
And his current owner, Violet Sage Walker, is determined to see Larry's vision become a reality.
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... Which isn't difficult to envision when you acknowledge FA El Rasheem.