From the elite and irreplaceable foundation mares of Battle Hill Farm.
2009 U.S. National Champion Senior Mare Breeding 6 & Over
2003 U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly
2003 Canadian National Champion Futurity Filly
Coco Chanel once said “In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different” and the word ‘different’ is defined as: “not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form or quality; distinct.” To say a mare is different is not a term we use in the industry but when we look at the above definition, we can clearly apply this to a select few and in this case, Felisha BHF.
Apart from being a gob-smacking beauty and highly credentialed diva, this glorious grey creature is a broodmare supreme. One can say that these traits are common amongst the famous, but what sets Felisha apart and indeed makes her different is the blood coursing through her veins. Felisha BHF is to date one of the greatest mares to hail from the Battle Hill Farms breeding program and one horse that always goes hand in hand with the beloved BHF suffix is Falcon BHF.
To be a daughter of US National Champion Falcon BHF means that you have multiple crosses to breed legend Bey Shah+ and in turn the immortal Bask++ as well as the impeccable dam line of Brandie through the gorgeous Bey Serenade SF present in your pedigree, which immediately sets you far apart from the rest. Felisha’s dam is the highly Russian infused aristocrat, Tevkah. Tevkah is the result of bringing two of Taylor Ranch’s stars together – Russian legends Muscat and Nariadni who in turn bring an immense dose of beauty and aristocracy from Mammona and Nariadnaia respectively.
With this pedigree of distinction, it is easy to classify Felisha, as our definition says “different.” But let us not forget her US & Canadian National Champion Titles and her score at the 2009 US National Show, which was the highest to ever be recorded for any horse at the time. The genetic prowess of this mare is what really makes her irreplaceable. Her exceptional bay daughter Dulcinea BHF by Denali BHF is a Scottsdale and US National Champion; her son Beijing BHF has inherited the best from both his sire and dam and in turn bred US National Champions Mystic Love WRR and BH Beijing’s Velvet as well as Gold Vegas Cup Champion (and Felisha’s stable mate) Grand Command; and last but not least her extremely typey daughter by FA El Shawan, Sable BHF is building upon her dams legacy at Al Khaled Stud in Saudi Arabia.
Felisha BHF is a mare with a killer genotype and an enchanting & charismatic phenotype, all of which has culminated in her incomparable breeding record – making her the consummate Arabian mare, the epitome of royalty and an irreplaceable treasure for both our industry and Robert and Dixie North.
By Nakashen Valaitham
FALCON BHF | BEY SHAH+ | BAY EL BEY++ | BAY-ABI++ |
*NAGANKA | |||
STAR OF OFIR | *BASK++ | ||
LLANA++ | |||
BEY SERENADE SF | BEY SHAH+ | BAY EL BEY++ | |
STAR OF OFIR | |||
BRANDIE ALEXANDRA | *SR NADOM+ | ||
BRANDIE | |||
TEVKAH | *MUSCAT | SALON | NEGATIV |
SONATA | |||
MALPIA | PRIBOJ | ||
MAMMONA | |||
VIETKA | *NARIADNI | NABEG | |
NARIADNAIA | |||
ANJULI | AL-MUN-ASIR | ||
LATEEFAH |