Above:

Saher’s daughters

Morgana, Sadana and Samia

To the right:

Saher (Ghazal/Sahmet)

Hi, I am Christel Elrod.

I was born and raised in Stuttgart/Germany. After completing my degree in Food Technology at the University of Hohenheim my husband and I spent some years in England and France.  We have been living in Texas since summer 1989.

Ever since I remember I have loved horses. I don't know why, we don't have a horse person in the family. When I was reading Karl May I was fascinated by his Arabian Stallion Rih. Then one day my parents took me to the Haupt- und Landgestuet Marbach. There, standing in a stall was the most beautiful and perfect being I had ever seen: Saher (Ghazal/Sahmet) a snow white Arabian stallion. After one look in his coalblack eyes I was hooked forever to this special breed of horses.

Stuttgart is the capital of Baden-Württemberg, Germany with with a population of approximately 590,000.. While the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million.

Stuttgart was founded in the 10th century; its name is a modern version of the original Stutengarten ("mare's garden"). Presently it is the 6th largest city in Germany. It is most famous for its automotive industry - both Porsche and Mercedes-Benz have their headquarters in Stuttgart and both have car museums.

Stuttgarters are amazingly friendly people who will forgive you if German isn't your first or second (or any) language. If you do speak German well: beware of their dialect - Schwäbisch German can differ from other forms of German (be prepared to hear the word "gell" a lot!) They love to practice other languages (especially English). Stuttgart is a big city with a small-town atmosphere.