It started back in 1961 when I first "discovered" the Arabian horse. Then in 1963, I saw photos of *Witez II and read articles about him. He really captured my attention; out of all those beautiful Arabians, he just stole my heart. In December of 1964, I made a trip to Saugus to visit Earle and Frances Hurlbutt, and to see *Witez II in person, of course!

He was my dream of what an Arabian stallion should be - he was kind and gentle, yet alert and attentive even at that advanced age, and he just loved all the attention we gave him. (And we gave him plenty!) I had planned on making another trip to see him in June of 1965, but alas ... the magnificent *Witez II left this earth for greener pastures before I could see him again.  I visited Earle and Frances on numerous occasions after that, and I always looked toward his old corral and remembered ...

He was (and is) my pride and joy. He was shown consistently for well over a decade, which is saying a lot for any horse, let alone a model horse! He has been shown in numerous shows, and has earned numerous Championships/Reserves, Grand Championships/Reserves, and even Regional and National Championships and Reserves. Oh, yes, we did have our own Regionals and Nationals for our model Arabians. One of his many  accomplishments was to earn Legion of Merit, among other special titles.

I was forced to sell my beloved *Fantasy Witez II+ in 1987, but I should have kept him and gotten rid of the ex at that time. In 1988, my then-hubby and I began breeding real Arabians (my dream of 27 years). Although I had owned one *Witez II daughter, Wisana (x Nisana) in the early 1970's, I could never get her in foal, and had to sell her back.

We named our real Arabian ranch KEDARI ARABIANS (for our daughter KElly, my daughter DAwn, and my son RIck). The 6 years I bred Arabians (1988-1994), I owned Al-Sha Toni, grey mare, who traced to *Witez II in the 5th generation, through Cartez; TS Saskia, bay mare, who traced to *Witez II in the 5th generation, through Bass Hisan; and Khemal's Kharisma, black stallion (mostly Egyptian) who traced to *Witez II in the 6th generation, through Witezan. My dream ended in 1994, with divorce, but I will always have the loving memories of my real Arabians.

I would like to take this chance to publicly say thank you to Anna Freeman for allowing me the chance to buy back *Fantasy Witez II+ and bring him home. My life has been empty without him, and I can't wait to have him back home with me! I have owned well over 400 model horses in the years that I collected and showed, but I have never loved one of them as I do *Fantasy Witez II+, my beautiful and majestic "Prince of Poland".

THANK YOU, ANNA, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! Believe me, I do know how hard it was for you to let him go, and I will never be able to thank you enough ...

I am now collecting and showing model horses again, under the "stable" name KEDARI ARABIANS, where *Fantasy Witez II+ will again reign as undisputed King.