Bey shah was born in 1976, given the title Bey Shah and nicknamed "Mr. Perfection" by his breeders, Lester and Jennie Walton, the colt would live to surpass everyone's most optimistic expectations. When Bey Shah was a yearling, California car dealer George Dexter talked the Waltons into selling him a half interest in this extraordinary youngster who would forever after own a large piece of Dexter's heart. It was George's belief in Bey Shah that underwrote the young horse's rise to fame in both the show ring and the breeding barn.

Following the passing of her husband, Jenny Walton agreed to sell George her half of Bey Shah. When the big horse was at the height of his game, it became necessary for Dexter to part with him. At that point, a partnership comprised of a manager of rock stars, Mark and Beverly White, and Doug Leadley took possession of Bey Shah. Soon he was resold to Canadian entrepreneur George Forest. Just over a year later, David Boggs brought long time horse enthusiasts Dan and Maureen Grossman to the table, and Bey Shah moved to the home that would be his for the last nine years of his life. Barbara Rosado would eventually partner with the Grossmans in ownership of Bey Shah. Then just under two years ago, horsewoman and breeder Michele Pfeifer would sign on for the final act.

Though his owners are certainly important, it wouldn't be fair to exclude those who were closest to the superstar -- his caretakers, the people who loved him the most. In that fraternity was Alan Moore, Julie Saxleby, Stacy Gnegy Johnson, Ray Walker, and Jenny Sheehan. In the January, 2000 issue of The Arabian Horse Times, Bey Shah will be featured in "Horses and Heroes." Look for stories in that feature from the people who knew Bey Shah best and the folks whose lives were forever changed by him.

"Bey Shah sweeps Scootsdale" Two Scootsdale championships, five reserves, and 18 Top Tens. Thats Bey Shah's 1990 Scootsdale scoore, a dominance beleived to be a first in Scootsdale history.....

Bey shah is at the top of two important lists: 1991 top ten Nominated sires, and top ten Overall juvenile Sires. He first apeared on the Payback program awards list in 1984, when a colt he sired went region 17 Champion yarling Colt; by 1987, Bey Shah offspring had won $6,000 in yearling sweapstakes, a figure that brougth the stalion yearling earnings to $20,000 and put him at the Top Ten Overall Juvenile Sires list. 

1978 Region 7 Reserve Champion, age two
1978 Cow Palace Champion, age two
1979 US National Top-10 Stallion
1980 Scottsdale Reserve Champion Stallion, age 4
1980 US National Reserve Champion Stallion
1981 Canadian National Top-10 Stallion

BEY SHAH+ is by BAY EL BEY++, sire of 96 champions and 34 National winners and 36 producers of National winners, including his son BARBARY+++, a Canadian Reserve National Champion Park Horse and sire of 53 National winners. BARBARY+++ is a 3/4 brother to BEY SHAH+. BAY EL BEY++ is by U.S. National Champion Stallion and Top Ten English and Western Pleasure BAY ABI++, sire of 65 champions, 24 National winners, and 27 producers of National winners. BAY ABI++'s sire ERRABI combines Crabbet and Davenport blood and is by ARABI KABIR (also grandsire of U.S. National Champion Mare RAHBANA++). BAY ABI++'s dam ANGYL was a U.S. Top Ten Mare at age 14 (the oldest mare to be so honored). BAY EL BEY++'s dam, *NAGANKA, has produced 4 champions, among them BAY EL BEY++'s full brother, U.S. National Champion Park MIKADO++(himself sire of National Champions in park, english pleasure, and pleasure driving).

BEY SHAH+'s dam STAR OF OFIR has produced 3 champions and 3 producers of National winners. Her son MUSCOFIR is a Canadian Reserve National Champion Futurity Stallion and has sired 1995 U.S. National Champion Reining JTR 14-17 BAY ORION. Her son BEY OFIR, a halter champion and full brother to BEY SHAH+, is the sire of 1995 U.S. Top Ten Reining JTR 13 and Under BEY GDANSK. STAR OF OFIR is by U.S. National Champion Stallion and Park *BASK++, the breed's all-time leading sire of champions and National winner producers. *BASK++ has sired 495 champions, 197 National winners, and 292 producers of National winners. STAR OF OFIR's dam LLANA++ is a Canadian National Champion Mare, U.S. National Champion Futurity Mare and U.S. Top Ten English Pleasure winner. LLANA++ is a daughter of Pacific Coast Reserve Champion Stallion GA'ZI, sire of 21 National winners, 13 of them National Champions, including LLANA++'s full brother, Canadian National Champion Stallion HASSAAN++. LLANA++'s dam ZARYN is by FARYN, sire of U.S. Top Ten Formal Driving ZONGA and ACE (a full brother to ZARYN), sire of U.S. Reserve National Champion Park TRACEYNAH. ZARYN's dam ZIMADA produced 4 champions including Canadian National Champion Mare GA'ZIMA++(a 3/4 sister to LLANA++ and a National Champion producer herself).