2026 Scottsdale - Major Mac V Progeny and Varian Bred Winners
2026 Scottsdale - Major Mac V Progeny and Varian Bred Winners
MAJOR MAC PROGENY WINS AT SCOTTSDALE
Inconceivable V (Major Mac V x X Biankkha Z) Owned by Keri O'Neal (Cave Creek, AZ)
4th - A/HA/AA Western Dressage Basic Test 1 Shown by Katie Steiner
2nd - Platinum Performance $5000 Arabian Liberty Championship
4th - A/HA/AA Western Dressage Championship Basic Test 4 Shown by Katie Steiner
1st - Arabian Warm-Up Hunter (2’) Shown by Katie Steiner
KL Trademarque (Major Mac V X Marquessah)...
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Varian Arabians Cemetery
There is such a peacefulness that can always be found in the Varian Arabians cemetery... have you experienced it yet?
If you haven't – or if you simply need a boost of hope today – join us for a walk together through it. You'll hear the birds singing sweetly over the memories of these equine pillars as the breeze flows gently through the pepper trees.
The farm is now owned by Varian...
The history wall is still located in the main barn at the new Varian Equestrian Center - http://varianequestrian.comThe history wall, created by Angela, tells the Varian story through photos, stories and memoribilia.
Appointments are required. To make an appointment contactVarian Equestrian Center:
Simon@varianequestrian.com ...
Varian Golden Jubilee Weekend / August 6th, 7th & 8th / 2004
"DREAMS DO COME TRUE or A STATE OF EUFORIA"
by Judy French
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At approximately 10:37 a.m. on Friday, August 6th., in Arroyo Grande, California, I turned to my sister Margaret and said, "I am perfectly happy." How could I feel otherwise?
I was sitting in the stands at Varian Arabians during the Golden...
November 14, 2003 Sheila was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame. She shared this incredible honor with the following fellow inductees:
GLENNA GOODACRE, NEW MEXICO
A world renowned sculptor, Glenna's works include the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington DC, the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia, and Crossing the Prairie in Oklahoma City, which won the...
by Sheila Varian
1961 — Varian Arabians had 4 or 5 mares. Ronteza was winning, and I had my secret dream to win the Reined Cow Horse class against the finest stock horses in the country at the Cow Palace, to "Win the World" as it was called. Every day after school Ronteza and I practiced in the fields around the ranch. Ronteza, my Ronteza, who had never had another person on her back, had...
Huckleberry Bey++ in his famous trotting pose
by Sheila Varian
Huckleberry Bey was foaled on March 19, 1976. We put him to sleep on December 27, 1992. During that time he was a vibrant, enthusiastic, cheerful horse who inherited the skill and coordination of a dancer with the disposition of a favorite child.
Huckleberry Bey++ as a yearling
When...
BAY EL BEY: THE KINGMAKER by Arlene Magid
Once in a great while there comes a stallion so prepotent that his influence on his breed can be seen many generations later, a stallion who stamps his descendants with a distinctive look all his own. Such a stallion is rare and wondrous...and such a horse was Bay El Bey, who was laid to rest at the farm where he was born, Varian Arabians, on November...
1957 - 1984
For Bay-Abi, life was a lark and he its star merrymaker. All he needed to make his world complete was the perfect sidekick. He found her in 1959 at the first Arabian horse sale to be held at San Francisco's Cow Palace. Her name was Sheila Varian, and she was just 19 years old. "Bay-Abi turned his head and looked at me with his small, tipped ears and quizzical expression. It...
"I’ve always known one thing about this breeding business," says Sheila Varian. "That the best way to travel down the road is to take a path right square in the middle and avoid the twists and turns as best you can." Sheila speaks from the wisdom of her near half-century of breeding and ownership of Arabians - years in which she's skillfully negotiated that road, avoiding the ruts and bumps....
By Sheila Varian The first horse arrived at my house when I was eight. Judy was a Morgan/Percheron cross that stood 16 hands and weight in about 1,200 pounds. My dad was crazy about hunting deer, and Judy was supposed to be a good hunting horse. She stood ground-tied, you could shoot off her back, carry deer in behind the saddle, haul her in any kind of truck. But somehow I managed to school...
Sheila Varian
Born: Santa Maria, California
Occupation: Horsewoman, breeder, trainer, owner of Varian Arabians, a 230 acre farm with 150 horses in Arroyo Grande, CA
Major Accomplishments:
• College graduate from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo & Physical Education teacher at Arroyo Grande High School for 3 years.• October 1961 - Sheila and her Arabian mare Ronteza won the Open Reined...
Welcome to a brief history Varian Arabians.
Through these pages, you will be able to meet some of the most influential Varian horses, and travel back in time to relive some of the important events in the history of Varian Arabians.
Since there have been so many articles written about Varian Arabians and its history, inevitability you will read some of the same information in these...
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