About Bacchante Arabians

Bacchante Arabians is situated on ninety (90) acres in the lower foot hills of Mount Walker at Coleyville , approximately 1 hour west from the Brisbane CBD, Queensland.

The Principal of the farm is Diane Wright. Farm manager and trainer is Wayne Pankhurst who is ably assisted in the preparation of the show team by his wife Mini Pankhurst.

The farm specialises in breeding Spanish, Egyptian and Crabbet bloodlines with the emphasis on Temperament, Beauty and Function. 

These attributes including genetic strength are essential criteria when selecting our mare lines.

The main sire lines utilised at the farm are:

We genuinely enjoy showing our Arabian Horses and all visitors are welcome by appointment.

We also breed Arabian ponies and Coloured Arabian Derivatives

If you wish to visit our farm even though you may have no plans to purchase, you will always be made very welcome.

The legacy of Espiration
(Amir El Shaklan (Imp UK) x Esperanza (Imp UK))

photo credit Gigi Grasso

The farm was fortunate enough to own the beautiful 1994 Australian National Champion Stallion and 1993 East Coast Champion Stallion, Espiration (who is feature on our front page) for the last three (3) years of his life.

Espiration was one of Australia’s most successful show horses. An individual from an internationally successful family, he inherited the genetic prepotency which has characterised so many of his forbearers.

Espiration was a magnificent pure white stallion standing 15’ 2” hands. He tragically died at 15 years of age from Cushings Syndrome, at the peak of his maturity and beauty.

Espiration was the personification of superb type and excellent conformation. Within Australia, he “did it all”.
 

The Show Career

As a halter horse, Espiration was allowed to develop naturally. He was owner handled throughout his junior career and achieved some enviable results.

Most exciting among his early wins was the award of Supreme Junior Champion under Sigi Constanti, the breeder of El Shaklan, when she judged in this country.

He was judged Supreme Champion under Bob Boggs (USA) of Midwest, as well as Supreme Champion under Melinda Reid (USA) of Gleannloch Farms.

At major local “A” class shows, such as the NSW Division and ACT Division Espiration notched up further Supremes and won the NSW futurity, the only time he competed. He was Reserve Champion also at Victoria’s largest show, The Classic.

As a Stallion, Espiration challenged at the prestigious East Coast Championships in 1993 and was awarded Champion Stallion. In 1994 he was awarded the supreme accolade by being named AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION STALLION.

This win effectively completed his career as a halter horse; however since then Espiration was Champion in harness at the National and TWICE costume Champion (and once Reserve) at the East Coast Championships, proving his total versatility.

At Bacchante Arabians the legacy of Espiration lives on through one of our principal sires the stallion Romarno (Espiration x Yasatis Bint Nizr).
 

Romarno

Romarno’s dam, Yasatis Bint Nizr, is a daughter of the 1995 Australian Champion Stallion Anaza El Nizr (IMP). Yasatis Bint Nizr was a successful multi “A” Class Champion mare when shown.

Romarno has achieved “A” Class Supreme Champion and multi “A” Class Championships at Halter. We intend to show Romarno under saddle after his Halter career is completed.

Romarno’s first foal, the lovely Bacchante First Romance, has been a successful show filly for the farm. In 2005 as a yearling filly, she achieved Australian National Champion Top Ten Yearling Filly with a score of 25 points, and Champion Junior Filly at the Pan Pacific “A” Class show under an international judge. In 2006 as a two year old filly she achieved Reserve Champion Intermediate Filly at the Queensland Arabian Challenge Show. In 2007 as a three year old filly she was shown at the prestigious East Coast Championship. Bacchante First Romance was awarded Champion East Coast 2 & 3 year old Filly under the international judge Lenita Peroy of Brazil

Bacchante First Romance

The S. K. Shakla Khan (Imp USA) Influence 

We have utilised the bloodlines of the twice Reserve Australian National Champion Stallion S. K. Shakla Khan (Imp) through his son Espakhan out of 1995 Australian National Champion Filly Hazeldean Esperanza. Espakhan was purchased as a breeding stallion by the farm after winning Champion Colt at the 1998 Queensland Arabian Challenge Show. Our lovely Espakhan daughter, Bacchante Evangeline, achieved Champion Junior Filly at the 2006 Queensland Arabian Challenge Show.

In his new home in Victoria, Bacchante Evangeline’s full brother Bacchante Shere Khan was shown at 3 prestigious shows in Victoria in 2006 and won his class at every show