Absolutely Arabians

After being retired from showing for three years, the handsome black stallion Tuxedo Thyme ABA, aka “Tux,” pictured above, returned to the Sport Horse Nationals in 2019 and won his fifth National Championship in Sport Horse In-hand Dressage Type, shown by David Conner. His proud breeder and owner, Barb Suvaka, Caledonia, Wisconsin, shares his story.

I could not be more proud of this beautiful boy and all he has accomplished — not only in the showring but also as a sire. I never in my wildest dreams planned on owning a stallion, much less one that is black and as awesome as Tux! My journey started back in 1993 when I bought his dam SMA Alad Khelima (Alad Khemofix x Aldebaran Scarlet) from an ad in the I was just planning to have a couple of Arabians to enjoy again, since I had gotten out of horses when I