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VIA VITAE (DAR ER SALAM – VIA AQUIA)

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Breeder: Kozienice Stud Farm

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Mare VIA VITAE, chestnut, born in 1960 (Dar es Salam – via Aquia by Aquino II).
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This is a mare bred at Kozienice Stud Farm, by Dar es Salam, that jumped over a wall 2.20 m high under Wiesław Dziadczyk at CSIO Olsztyn in 1969.

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Via vitae ran three seasons, but without success. She acquired fame under Wiesław Dziadczyk in 1969, in Radom, when she made a record of Poland in high-jump competition – 205 cm, but in the same season during CHIO in Olsztyn she won a Puissance Show Jumping, beating a wall of 220 cm.

She was able to win a bronze medal in the Show Jumping Championships of Poland in 1974 and in 1970 she won the competition during the CSIO in Rotterdam.

The only son of Via Vitae – VIACZYK (by CZUBCZYK, the distinguished stallion in sport ) was also a superb jumper; he took part in the World Cup Final in Gothenburg in 1990 under Jarosław Płatos, and under his brother Zbigniew won the bronze medal of Juniors Championship of Poland in 1990.

Author of the entry: Paweł Gocłowski

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„Warto wracać do przeszłości… Historia Via Vitae raz jeszcze” [link] (2020)

„Konie Służewca” (2019) – Paweł Gocłowski

„Historia Klubu Jeździeckiego SKARB przy Stadninie Koni Kozienice” (2012)

„Droga życia-cel życia” (2011) – Anna Sas-Jaworska

„Wspomnienie o Majorze” (1976) – Anna Sas Jaworska

„Polskie konie wierzchowe” (1976) – Jerzy Chachuła, Wanda Bucholc-Ferenstein (s. 188)

„CSI w Warszawie i CSIO w Olsztynie w 1974 r.” (1974) – Władysław Byszewski

„Charakterystyka koni startujących w Olsztynie na CHIO 1969” (1970) – M. Budzyński, E. Sasimowski, S. Wadowski

„Racot — Warszawa — Olsztyn” (1969) – Witold Domański

Gallery:

Wiesław Dziadczyk and Via Vitae, a couple for a medal.

03/11/2022/Autor Artur Bober

Horses

BRONZ (MERRY MINSTREL – BRANŻA)

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Breeder: Kozienice Stud Farm

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Gelding BRONZ, chestnut, born in 1961 (Merry Minstrel – Branża by Skarb).

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One of the best Marian Kozicki’s horses bred at Kozienice Stud Farm. Bronze (1970), silver (1971) and gold (1972) medallist in Championship of Poland in show jumping.

Horses purchased by sports clubs from Kozienice Stud Farm have achieved a series of triumphs at international equestrian competitions.

Bronz and Brzeszczot was included in Polish team that won Nations Cup in 1969 during CHIO in Olsztyn whereat Bronz had the faultless course

Bronz (Merry Minstrel) won the competition of CC class during CHIO in Aachen wherein the best horses participated.

In 1968, this horse, under M. Kozicki, won the award of Secretary of Foreign Commerce during CHIO in Olsztyn in 1969, Bronz, under Kozicki, won the great award of German Democratic Republic in Leipsic.

The Champion of Poland in show jumping in 1972 (Marian Kozicki), silver medallist in 1971 and bronze in 1970.

An Olympian twice – in Mexico (1968) where he was the best of Polish team (placed 35th), and in Munich (1972).

Author of the entry: Paweł Gocłowski

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„Marian Kozicki” (2012) – Witold Duński

„Najciekawsze starty w międzynarodowych konkursach skoków przez przeszkody 1956-1979” (1981) – J. Chachuła, W. Bucholc-Ferenstein

„Polskie konie wierzchowe wyd.2” (1981) – Jerzy Chachuła i Wanda Bucholc-Ferenstein

Gallery:

A member of the Olympic Team, Marian Kozicki on Bronz bred at Kozienice Stud Farm. Photo: S. Rozwadowski.

06/05/2022/Autor Artur Bober

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DŻAMAJKA (JUROR-DŻAMIRA)

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Breeder: Widzów Stud Farm

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A pearl of Widzów Stud Farm Dżamajka is the first mare in the post-war history of Polish racing that won the Triple Crown (Ruler’s – Derby – St. Leger).

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Mare DŻAMAJKA, chestnut, born in 1997 (Juror – Dżamira by Rutilio Rufo) bred at Widzów Stud Farm

The only triple-crowned mare in Polish history

The winner of as many as 4 from among 5 classic races of the racing season 2000 – Ruler’s, Derby (with a record number of horses – 20!), Oaks and St. Leger as well as the most important of comparative distance tests – Wielka Warszawska, and also Iwno Award; all of them gave her a title “Horse of the Year”

As four years old, she won Golejewko Award and Kozienice Award (an injury after this race finished her course career) and in Bratislava, she has beaten GALILEO during Velka Cena Slovenska. Her son – DŻERALD (by Roulette) won Próbna Award and Skarb Award as two years old. Dżamajka – a winner of 11 races (in 13 starts!) – was trained by Bogdan Strójwąs; excepting her victorious debut, she started always under jockey Tomasz Dul.

Author of the entry: Paweł Gocłowski

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„Dżamajka – perła z Widzowa” (2005) – Paweł Gocłowski

Wyścig I grupy – 16.09.1999 – Dżamajka (1999) | FILM

„Stadnina Koni Widzów-Skrzydłów” (1978) – Stanisław Schuch

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Tomasz Dul

The king of Służewiec – a jockey that enthralled lovers of racing horses in Poland; a dear-loved by everybody.

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Photos: Włodzimierz Sierakowski / Edyta Twaróg

Dżamajka and Tomasz Dul.
In a way for Blue Ribbon. Photo: W.S.

15/04/2022/Autor Artur Bober

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NORTON (EFFORT-NEKANDA)

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Breeder: Golejewko Stud Farm

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An English Thoroughbred. Silver medal in the team competition and placed sixth individually at Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980. He was placed sixth at the Great Award of Aachen 1981.

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Gelding NORTON, dark bay, born in 1969 (Effort / Nekanda / Good Bye), bred at Golejewko Stud Farm

He was trained by Andrzej Walicki and had been running for three seasons (as 2-4 years old), and won three times. Moreover, he was placed second three times, third seven times and fourth twice. Silver medal in the team competition and sixth place individually at Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 as well as sixth place at the Great Award of Aachen in 1981 are the greatest Norton’s successes under Wiesław Hartman.

This pair started at European Championships twice (1979 and 1983) and 16 times at CSIO, and 11 times at CSI. At Show Jumping Championship of Poland, they competed 6 times and were placed as follows: 3xII (1976, 1978, 1980), 1xIII (1983), 1xIV (1979), 1xV (1977).

Norton was always a team member at Nations Cups – he started 16 times, exclusive of European Championships and Olumpic Games.

Norton’s dam is also a mother of NIEWIAŻA and both his sire and his dam’s sire had given a brave offspring sportingly.

Author of the entry: Paweł Gocłowski

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„Norton” (2021) – tylkoskoki.pl

„Norton” (1985) – Helena i Józef Zagor

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Norton’s pedigree – a source: bazakoni.pl

26/11/2021/Autor Artur Bober

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MASINI (DIXIELAND-MANSARDA)

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Breeder: Stadnina Koni Widzów
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Stallion MASINI, bay, born in 1999 (Dixieland – Mansarda by Miami Prince), bred at Widzów Stud Farm

A superb steeplechaser (trained by a Czech trainer Čestmir Olehla) that made his greatest successes in Italy wherein he won Grande Steeple Chase di Milano Group 1 twice and won also Gran Premio Merano Group 1.

In May 2005, he was placed seventh (a payable place) in Grand Steeple-chase de Paris Group 1 at the central Parisian course Auteuil.

He knocked his rivals also at courses in Czech Republic and Slovakia and the sum of his wins (five times in hurdle races and nine times in steeple-chases) exceeded CZK 13.600.000!

After his career in Poland (trained by Anna Nieora) wherein he ran seven times: 1xIII, 1xIV, 3xV, he was sold at the Autumn Auction of Horses in Training (Polturf) for PLN 4,000.

After he was inbred 2×3 on stallion CONOR PASS and 3×5 on stallion DORPAT, Masini came back home as a leading sire but he has no successes at a stallions’ depot.

Author of the entry: Paweł Gocłowski

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„Masini – rodowód i wygrane”

„Masini powraca do domu” (2016) – Miloslav Vlček

„Stadnina Koni Widzów-Skrzydłów” (1978) – Stanisław Schuch

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15/10/2021/Autor Artur Bober

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TIUMEN (BEACONSFIELD-TOSKANELLA)

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Breeder: Stadnina Koni Moszna
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Tiumen, under Josef Vana (the icon of Czech turf), won the Great Pardubice Steeple-Chase (one of the most difficult steeple-chases worldwide) three times (within the period 2009-2011).

He is the only horse of Polish breeding that won this famous race (played since 1874!) and one of eight that won three times. The mare ORPHEE DES BLINS trained by Polish trainer Grzegorz Wróblewski belongs to these 8 horses (she won in the period 2012-14).

After the hat trick, Tiumen started in the Great Pardubice Steeple-Chase three times more and was placed third, sixteenth and he did not end one race.

In his all career, he moved up in the world in hurdle races (2xI) and steeplechases of cross-country type (5xI), and the sum of his wins exceeded CZK7,300,000!

The inconspicuous gelding comes from the family of the mare TIRANA from Jan Bronikowski’s breeding that is famous of talented horses, both in racing (TOSKAŃCZYK, TITANIC, TOSKANELLA, TOSKANO, TOTUS, TURNUS, TREBIA, TORYT, TIJA) and sport (TIMUR, TYRAS, TENOR, TIKSI, TORREADOR), as well as stallions used in national breeding of half-bred horses (TOLEDO, TEXAS).

Author: Paweł Gocłowski

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Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, congratulates the VP winner Josef Váňa. Equestrian Agency project award.

26/05/2021/Autor Artur Bober

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SKOWRONEK (IBRAHIM-JASKÓŁKA)

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Breeder: Stadnina Koni Antoniny, hr. Józef Potocki
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Antoniny, the legendary Volhynian goods owned by Count Józef Potocki (1862-1922), were famous for their wealth, modern agrarian and industrial economy, hunting organized with a huge flourish and pure-bred Arabian breeding, whereof tradition went back as far as the end of eighteenth century.

The greatest pride of Józef Potocki’s Antoniny breeding and at the same time the most famous Arabian stallion bred at Polish stud farm was and still is Skowronek.

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Author: Aldona Cholewianka-Kruszyńska

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„Skowronek” (2004) – Aldona Cholewianka-Kruszyńska

„O Ibrahimie, ojcu Skowronka” (1971) – Roman Potocki

„O książce Lady Wentworth” (1938) – Roman Potocki

„Hodowla Arabów w Wielkiej Brytanji” (1929) – Józef Potocki

A. Novâk-Zemplinski, Skowronek, board oil, 2004. Marek Potocki’s collection.
Photo Erasmus of the Aunts.

09/05/2021/Autor Artur Bober

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PEPITA (EKSTERN-PEPESZA)

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Breeder: Stadnina Koni Janów Podlaski
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Nobody expected the 46th Pride of Poland auction in 2015 to be historical due to €4,500,000 obtained for the sold horses and, first of all, due to the price obtained by grey Pepita from Janów – €1,400,000.

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Pepita was born on 29 January 2005. In 2008, she ran on Partynice racecourse in Wrocław on ranges 2000 metres (5 times), 1800 m (once) and 1600 m (once), and her scores in these 7 starts were as follows: she won once, was placed the second once, the third – once, and the fourth – three times. As you see, the racing did not impair her beauty and confirmed the philosophy that Polish Arabian horse must be beautiful and brave Her dimensions are 150 – 176 – 18.75. In 2010, she was placed the fourth at National Show in Janów but in 2014, she won the mare class and became the Older Mares Champion and the best horse of the show – Best in Show.

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Pepita is a daughter of grey Ekstern, the multichampion from Michałów, that won all shows participated. In 2000, he became the Older Stallions National Champion of Poland, the Champion of Nations Cup in Aachen, the European Champion and the World Champion. He has also a WAHO trophy granted in 2008 to him as an outstanding representative of pure bred Arab of Polish breeding.

Pepita’s dam – the beautiful fleabitten grey Pepesza – is a daughter of the legendary Eukaliptus. She was born on 4th February 1993 and died on 6th January 2018. She was sold at the auction in Janów in 2006 for €135,000. Her photo with the stable cat was on the cover of the auction catalogue. After sale, the auctioneer said the price included also this cat. Nobody knows if he went with Pepesza to Hennessy Arabians in Florida. Pepesza bewitched with her type, swan’s neck, beautiful head and movement. She left the following offspring in Janów: daughters Polifonia, Pernilla, Pensacola and Pepita; sons Perseusz and Pegasus.
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Pepita, the legendary mare from Janów Stud Farm, still provides reasons for pride and satisfaction to her breeders. We hope that both she and her offspring will add many positive experiences and joy.

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Author: Jerzy Dudała

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„PEPITA” (2020) – Jerzy Dudała

Pepita, fot. A. Pyzara,
published with permission from Araby Magazine
Pepita, fot. Erwin Escher, published with permission from Araby Magazine

19/09/2020/Autor Artur Bober

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KWESTURA (MONOGRAMM-KWESTA)

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Breeder: Stadnina Koni Michałów
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Kwestura (Monogramm – Kwesta/Pesennik) was born on 10 February 1995 and she stole the show already as a foal. She was very nice, extremely pleasing and trustful; she felt attracted by people. At the stable, she greeted us with whinny while expecting a dainty, a sugar lump or a piece of apple.

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The fame attained by Kwestura in Paris induced us to put the mare on auction Pride of Poland in 2008.

Mariusz Liśkiewicz showed out Kwestura to the ring – the mare tooked magnificently while being at her peak of physical shape. Her show was splendid, she danced soaringly and delighted everybody.

The auction was exciting and a happy purchaser was Ajman Stud from United Arab Emirates while paying a record amount – €1,125,000.

Only in 2015, Pepita, Extern’s daughter from Janów, broke this record. Kwestura founded an excellent training centre to her host stud farm – a large hall and two stables for 60 loose-boxes in total. We call it the ‘Kwestura Centre’.

Author: Urszula & Jerzy Białobok (read more – click)

photo: Stuart Vesty; from Urszula & Jerzy Białobok’s collection

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„Kwestura – 'The Best'” (2020) – Urszula i Jerzy Białobokowie

„Urszula i Jerzy Białobok w fotografii Tomasza Jurgi” (2007) – Tomasz Jurg

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Kwestura. Justyna Jaszczewska, Michałów 2008.

18/09/2020/Autor Artur Bober

Horses

PERFINKA (ESPARTO-PERFIRKA)

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Breeder: Stadnina Koni Białka
Sponsor: Małopolska Hodowla Roślin

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oo (Esparto – Perfirka / Gazal Al Shaqab), ur. 2011

Perfinka is the third Polish horse that won the American gold triple crown. Perfinka from Białka is the third after Pogrom from Janów Podlaski and Wieża Mocy from Michałów.

Her mother, Perfirka (by Gazal Al Shaqab, out of Perforacja), born in 2003, is also beautiful flea bitten grey. In 2014, she was sold to U.S.A. where she still advertises Polish breeding. In 2016, she won the Older Mares Championship, Scottsdale Classic, American show, the second for prestige after the National Championship of U.S.A. Three Perfirka’s daughters stayed in Białka: Parilla (bay) 2009 (by Enzo), Perforia (bay) 2013 (by Vitorio TO) and the best – Perfinka (grey) 2011 (by Esparto).

Perfinka has features that can be specified as a “girlish charm”. It is constituted of “inquisitive” look of her big black eyes in her small head, her long, slender and high set on neck, and her top line as an “ironing board” ended with the high-set and flickering merrily tail; but above all, of her motion!

As you can see, her all family group is characterised by spectacular and effective show motion transferred for generations but Perfinka’s motion is unique and incomparable. Because she doesn’t move, she dances! She runs into show ring with a dance step, while fine the ground with her legs. So, no wonder that she charms almost all judges. She started as a yearling from a win in her class at the Spring Youth Show Białka 2012.

In the same year, she won the Year-Old Mares Top Ten of the World Championship in Paris. And then: 2013 – Vice-Championship in the Younger Mares World Championships and Championships of Europe and of Poland, Championship of the Younger mares Cup of Nations in Aachen; 2014 – Championship of PSAIAHF in Saudi Arabia; April 2019 – Championship of Las Vegas Breeders Cup; and at last – the National Championship of U.S.A. on 25th November 2019! Fortunately, she is only under lease there. She started in Scottsdale (13-23.02.2020) where her mother triumphed. Predictably, she won her age class (eight-year-old and older mares) unanimously and on the last show day, she won the Older Mares Championship. The whole lot gives the American “Triple Crown”!

The intensive training affected her shape a bit but models and finalists of “Miss” competitions usually look similarly; after her return to the mother-stud, her carers will feed her up surely! The breeder should not sell her, at least so long until she leaves behind much the same successor by a stallion from Polish breeding program!

Author: Prof. Krystyna Chmiel
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Pride of Białka or from where Pesal and Perfinka came (click to go to the article at pcbj.pl)

photo: Ewa Imielska Hebda

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Duma Białki, czyli skąd się wzięły Pesal i Perfinka (2020) – Krystyna Chmiel

14/03/2020/Autor Artur Bober

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