It goes without saying that Savannah CC’s
first and most devoted fans are her owners
Joe and Gail Mailloux. Gail notes that not
only has Savannah CC been an incredibly
beautiful and enjoyable mare to be around,
but also she can be counted on to pass on her
magnificent qualities to her foals regardless
of sire. Each carries the distinctive “stamp of
Savannah”.
Another devoted fan, Brock Livingston of
Capstone Arabians notes: “Savannah is the
epitome of what the Egyptian Arabian mare
should be. She is one of those rare creatures
that you could walk upon in an unfamiliar
pasture, ungroomed with grass and mud in
her coat, foal at her side, take one look and
think to yourself, ‘Wow! Now THIS is an
Arabian mare!’ It’s not one singular quality
that defines this mare. She has the elegance,
the refinement, the presence that each of us
as breeders search for. In this breed we are
blessed with many beautiful horses, and I
believe the quality that separates Savannah
is her ability to pass these traits on in a way
that very few breeding horses in the past have
been able to do.”
Renowned horseman Joseph Polo, in an
interview in TuttoArabi February 2011, sees
not only the Magidaa line as one of the most
successful in Arabian breeding but counts
Savannah CC as one of his all time ideal
examples of the ultimate Arabian mare of any
bloodline.
Even the skilled eye of famed international
photographer Jerry Sparagowski considers
Savannah CC as one of his all time favorites,
as born out in the many artful depictions of
her and her get that he has photographed.
Yet for all their testimonies, can anyone ever
capture such an incredible mare in words or
image? All seem to recognize it in person, that
special quality that Savannah CC radiates
from herself and in her produce. For want of
better words, to distill it in its simplest form,
she is a picture of charm and natural beauty,
that ultimately once experienced, is never
forgotten -the image of Savannah- something
everyone hopes for in an Arabian horse.
Article by: Joe Ferriss
Photographs by: Stuart Vesty, Jerry Sparagowski,
S. Nissim, Gigi Grasso, and Randi Clark
Background images by: Jerry Sparagowski
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