Sparkling Sider 325526

Chestnut Mare foaled May 30, 1985.
Bred by Janice M Siders, Diablo, Calif. Anne Blount photo. 2002, age 7

Several people have said that they considered Sparkling Sider the best, most beautiful, and most typy daughter of the renowned sire Abu Malacar, from among those they had seen.

Abu Malacar was bred by Marjorie Van Gilder, Van Gilder Arabians, Wasco, Oregon. This is one of the longest-term ongoing Arabian studs in the United States; it was founded in the late 1940s, some 60 or so years ago (as of 2008), and is still operated by the founding family. Van Gilder Arabians has produced and still produces some outstanding and good looking quality Arabians that are widely recognized as horses that “can do,” having excelled in the show ring, on the trail, in endurance, in Arabian racing, and as family and horses suitable for children. The Van Gilder program was based heavily on old Kellogg and other old American lines, with emphasis on Kellogg-bred Abu Farwa. The shaping Van Gilder stallion was one of Abu Farwa’s best sons, Muhuli (x Follyanna, she a granddaughter of the great Farana and daughter of the important mare Follyat). In his turn, Abu Malacar was one of Muhulis best, best known, and most successful sons. Abu Malacar’s dam was a daughter of desert bred *Ghamil, imported by W. R. Hearst in 1947; this is a valuable and high quality outcross line. All of this background and heritage is of significant and meaningful value.

Sparkling Sider, measured at 15 hands, possesses a deer-like trot that is both correct and lovely to see. In her very beautiful head, outstanding conformation, good legs, and exceptional Arabian type she clearly carries the stamp of her noteworthy dam, Mescca Sultana (see information about her in this reference section).

Sparkling Sider certainly proved that unusually beautiful Arabians can also pass on exceptional athletic prowess. This mare produced three track winners: Sparkling Diamond, Sparkling Sky, and Sparkling Spirit. Of those three, the outstanding and beautiful mare Sparkling Diamond was not only a race winner, but she also produced the 12th ranking male money winner of 2000. Sparkling Sky, besides being a race winner, was also named 2004 National Champion Lightweight AERC 50 Miler, and was 2nd place in the overall AERC 50 Miler Championship, coming in only one minute behind the overall champion. Beautiful Sparkling Spirit was not just a race winner; she was also a stakes winner, and brought home $21,776 from her race career. Please see chart in section on reference mare Mescca Sultana for more details.

Sparking Sider certainly proved she is much more than just an unusually beautiful Arabian mare.

Sparkling Sider, in her old age, was owned by Robbi Pruitt of Redmond, Oregon, and last by Giselle Roman of Palm Springs, California.

Sparkling Sider was euthanized late in 2011 at age 26 due to old age related issues.

Pedigree for Sparkling Sider

Sire line: Barq
Dam line: *Reshan 38

Sire ABU MALACAR 77670 c 1971 M. Van Gilder Oregon	MUHULI 11717 c 1957 R. Richardson California	ABU FARWA 1960 c 1940	RABIYAS 1236	RAHAS 651
				RABIYAT 577
			*RISSLETTA 1201	NASEEM
				RISSLINA
		FOLLYANNA 5193 c 1949	TERHANI 1640	FARANA 708
				HALAWA 733
			FOLLYAT 827	BABYAT 460
				FENZILEH 555
	BINT GHAMIL 9528 c 1954 H. Marks California	*GHAMIL 4217 c 1944	DB	DB
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			DB	DB
				DB
		ZULEIKA 1998 c 1941	NUSI 652	GULASTRA 521
				NUSARA 371
			KANN 1319	*S S BYRON 1013
				HURZAB 746
Dam MESCCA SULTANA 153892 c 1977 California	SULTAN MAHTAB 25132 b 1963 W. L. Peay New Mexico	YATEZ 8021 b 1952	*WITEZ II 3933	OFIR
				FEDERACJA
			RIWAYAT 2587	*RASEYN 597
				DIRABBA 1447
		RABNA 3622 c 1946	NARZIGH 1745	GHAZI 560
				NAFARA 839
			RABKHAL 1402	REHAL 504
				RABK 795
	RED HOLLY LOVE 59638 g 1969 M. Barnes III Georgia	COMAR FLEYGAZ 24185 g 1963	AZRAFF 5596	*RAFFLES 952
				*AZJA IV 1543
			RAFLEYGA 9519	IBN MIRAGE 1763
				RAFLEYMA 5309
		RAFFSHEA 31762 c 1965	ZINRAFF 13769	MRAFF 7755
				ZINA 8574
			DHAREYSA 2675	DHAREB 537
				ANEYSA 1139