Inspirations: Why "Diamond Magic"?
Thunder Magic 73091
My first Arabian, Magic became mine on August 2, 1971, at five months of age. Bred by DIAMOND R ARABIANS of Allen, Texas, he was sired by their young Top Ten Park horse, THUNDER BOLT 31556 (SEAHORSE THUNDER x BINT FERSARA), and was the last foal of the grand "Aristocrat" broodmare, FADJURA 10976 (FADJUR x FER-NATTA). Sadly, FADJURA died when her colt was small, and Anita Rogers Kamperman, the wonderful, sweet lady who owned Diamond R, offered her little, orphaned colt to me ... but only AFTER he had learned to eat grain, when she was sure he was going to make it!
My first impression of Magic was that he had the softest, silkiest coat I had ever touched, and the biggest, most beautiful dark brown eyes I had ever seen. He was a handsome, dark mahogany bay colt with long, blue-black legs; a black mane & tail; & shiny black highlights in his dark red coat. He had a small star, a crooked little snip on his nose, a small spot on his lips, and white on both hind pasterns. Of course, he was really grey, so every time he shed my beautiful boy changed colors, until at last he was almost solid white, with red freckles, the color called "flea-bitten grey."
Magic stood "only" 14.3 1/2 hands high, but nobody ever told HIM that he wasn't the "biggest, baddest" horse who ever lived! He was bold and had the "look of eagles," with a high-stepping trot like his Park horse sire.
My parents had him gelded, because my mother was terrified of the very idea of her precious, only child riding a stallion ... but Magic was "all boy" & loved the ladies, all his life. He was my show horse, trail horse, riding teacher, and best friend for almost exactly 32 years ... which was NOT long enough!
Magic taught me so much, over those 32 years! He always tried to do whatever I asked, even when he didn't understand exactly what I wanted ... and, no matter what I did, Magic always loved me. He whinnied and ran to meet me, every time he saw me coming.
Magic never got tired, he never quit, and he was never mean. Magic was always game for "one more class" or one more mile of trail riding. Even if he didn't know where we were going, on unfamiliar trails where he had never been, Magic always wanted to be "up front" in any group. If I insisted on riding farther back, he would "bump" my hand and ask to go faster. I always thought he could have been a race horse or competitive endurance horse, because Magic was happiest when he was leading the way. Head up, eyes bright, neck arched, and tail high as a silver flag, Magic would prance along at the head of the line, with his whole being fairly shouting, "look at me!"
Magic was very smart, and had a mischievous personality. He could open almost any gate, even the gate to the stallion pen, which I had clipped shut with a chain and a snap. Magic played with the snap in his mouth, until he got it open, and shook his head gently until the chain came free; then he slid the bolt, shoved the gate, and let the stallion out. Of course, the stallion promptly chased Magic around the pasture, biting at him, until I saw them from the window & came out to separate them again. Life was never boring when Magic was around!
My beloved THUNDER MAGIC left this earth on August 1, 2003, but he will never leave my heart, which is where he will live, until I see him in heaven. He is buried here, on the northeast Texas farm where he lived for most of his life, beside his "best girlfriend" and long-time pasture mate, PRINCESS DIAMOND.
Princess Diamond 71660
This beautiful chestnut Arabian mare was born on the same farm as Magic, and in the same year: Diamond R Arabians in Allen, Texas, in 1971. I actually met her first ... a few minutes before I met Magic ... and it was "love at first sight!" She was a very sweet filly, who came to the fence and "kissed" me. I was in love! She was the sweetest copper-colored little lady, with a white star and narrow blaze on her beautiful, typey face; and her big, dark eyes just melted my heart.
Alas for me, Princess Diamond sold as a yearling for about $10,000 ... much more than my family could afford! I next saw her when she was a three-year-old, at the Dallas June All-Arabian Horse Show, where she was shown in English Pleasure by her trainer, Bruce Crockett. I don't remember how she placed in that class, but I remember going back to the barns and finding her stall, and talking to her. She was still as sweet and beautiful as ever, and I noticed the name of her owner, Barbara Hurst. Boy, was I jealous of Miss Hurst!
The years went by, and I lost track of Princess Diamond, until one day in 1984, when my friend Becky Puckett & I were visiting Joanne & Bruce Crockett at Crockett Training Center in Van Alstyne, TX, and Joanne showed us some snapshots she had received from a lady in Indiana who had a mare for sale. The snapshots were not very flattering, but the mare's pedigree was highly attractive to me: Dominique CS was a 1980 dark bay mare, sired by the Crocketts' wonderful stallion, Diamond TSioux, who was also bred by DIAMOND R ARABIANS, being by their young Top Ten Western horse, Serajer (Seraj+ x Bint Fersara, grandmother of my beloved Magic!) and out of their wonderful U.S. Res. Ch. Trail horse, TSatellite (TSatyr x Seldaf). Most exciting, to me, Dominique was the daughter of my long-beloved Princess Diamond (multi-Natl. Ch. Ferouk x Seahorse Princess Dorsaz, by Count Dorsaz x Al-Marah Ajajira, by AM El Hezzez).
I immediately said I wanted to buy Dominique, not because of anything I saw in the photos, but because I knew and loved both of her parents. Sadly for me, my friend Becky convinced me that she should be the one to buy Dominique, and promised to let me ride her, and maybe lease her to produce a foal. Economic considerations won, and Becky became the proud owner of "my" Dominique. In the process, I learned the name and contact information of the then-current owner of Princess Diamond: Charlotte Schoff. I contacted Mrs. Schoff, and expressed my love of her mare, Princess, and that I would always be willing to give her a home. Mrs. Schoff said she really didn't want to sell Princess, and if she ever did, the price would be "at least $10,000" because she had paid more than that for her. I replied that $10,000 was out of my price range, but if she ever needed a "retirement home" for Princess, please let me know.
Imagine my surprise and elation when, two years later, Mrs. Schoff offered to sell me Princess Diamond, at a very reasonable price! Becky and I (and Becky's 4-year-old daughter) made the round-trip from Odessa, Texas, to LaPorte, Indiana, in February, to bring Princess home.
Princess & I took lessons, went on trail rides and showed a bit in 1987; and I bred her to Rocky Ridge Ali, a handsome Egyptian-bred stallion (Ruminaja Ali x Rocky Ridge Ajiba) that Becky & I & some other friends had leased from Coleman Cowan of Double C Arabians, Lubbock, TX. In 1988 Princess produced a gorgeous chestnut colt named Angelfire Khalid ("Kid"), who became the beloved "first Arabian" of a teenage girl in Arkansas.
Princess, who had been trained to perfection by Bruce Crockett, challenged me to have lighter hands, and made me a better huntseat and dressage rider; then she dropped her head, slowed to a jog, and taught a little boy to ride Western. My "snort & blow English mare" carried that 10-year-old beginner rider to win blue ribbons in several walk-jog classes, in 1989.
Princess remained with me from February, 1987, until her death in March of 2004, at the age of 33. She was always beautiful, kind, elegant, and loving ... and she was Magic's adored pasture mate and "best horse friend." I will always love her, and hope to see her again in God's Kingdom.
So, now you know why the name of my farm is "Diamond Magic Arabians" -- in honor of Diamond R Arabians, which will live in my heart forever, along with my two "first, most favorite, best-beloved" Arabian horses, who were bred there. To me, the name Diamond Magic Arabians evokes the memories of my eternal inspirations: THUNDER MAGIC and PRINCESS DIAMOND. Beautiful, athletic, kind, loving, versatile horses with endless stamina and hearts "as big as Texas;" this is the type of horse I want to own and raise and sell to others.
Building on the heritage and in the tradition of Diamond R Arabians, Diamond Magic Arabians has, as its foundation broodmare, the beautiful bay DIAMOND TSABLE ... a direct tail-female descendent of Magic's dam, FADJURA, with two crosses to the wonderful DIAMOND TSIOUX, who carried the blood of Magic's granddam, BINT FERSARA, full sister to FERZON. Our broodmare band includes TSable; her Class A Halter Champion daughter, CBA TSAVANNAH (by THE SHAMIN); her daughter DIAMOND TSABRINA (by the black dressage horse, DE MOHUMED ALI); and a select group of mares who share three important attributes: correct conformation; classic Arabian type; and the "live-in-your-tent & be your best friend" personality that we love.
Our goal is to raise beautiful athletes, who can perform in the show ring, dressage arena, cutting pen, or on the bridle path; who each will be the best friend and closest companion of their own special person, sharing the joy and wonder that is the Arabian horse. All of our horses are loved and handled with kindness, using principles of natural horsemanship. They are friendly, fearless, pasture-raised horses who will canter to the fence to meet you, drop their heads to be petted, and follow you when you start to walk away. Each youngster is watching for his own "special person," who will be his best friend and companion for the next 30 years.
We invite you to "share the magic" with your own Diamond Magic Arabian.
