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History

Excella Equine is built on the long standing history of past success of Excella Arabians Ltd established in 1979.

1976

Started with dream of the founder Lisa Levasseur

1979

Levasseur family began partnership with Baywood Park Ltd. in California

1987

Lisa returned home to establish Excella Arabians in Canada

1989

Together with her father, Lisa built a new equine facility in Stony Plain AB

1991

Training program closed when severe back problems threatened to confine Lisa to a wheelchair

2000

Refusing to give up, Lisa started to train horses again, which led to surgery and ended her career

2003

Excella Arabians moved horse breeding operations to Terracana Ranch Resort in Valemount BC

2018

Lisa moved horses back home and started re-establishing Excella Equine in Stony Plain AB

2021

Lisa is working with other trainers to re-establish a training program and offer lessons to a few students

our "champions"

firestreak

Firestreak

1971-1995

Firestreak was a powerful example of this combination. He was by *Bask++, a stallion that had a very significant impact on the breed, and out of the Comet daughter Halali Enchanted. Firestreak was a 3/4 brother to a long list of eminent horses such as Cognac, Gdansk++ and Gardenia. He carries the blood of many Polish greats close up in his pedigree.

firestreak

*Figaro PASB

1971-1995

*Figaro PASB carries the blood of Polish foundation horses; Skowronek, Kuhailan Abu Urkub, Gazella II and Porta in the third generation of his pedigree. He was by Negatiw, one of the leading sires in Europe. His dam Fortunata was by the Polish derby winner Branibor, out of Forta, the most noted race producing mare in Poland.

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Autumn Shadow

1971-1995

Autumn shadow was a phenomenal mover. She could hold her audience at the edge of their breath as if each stride had the power to set her in flight. She had won numerous championships and top honors as an English pleasure horse, carrying herself with an air of pride that sets her apart from every other horse in the ring. Her sire bay el bey++ was a national champion stallion and a champion English pleasure horse, many of his offspring had ranked as to showed horses and gone on to became top breeding horses. Three of autumn shadow's offspring had become English champions and the other two had yet have been shown.

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Alove Affair

1971-1995

Alove affair's sire fire chief was considered have been one of the most beautiful sons of the famed stallion *bask++. The *bask++ line was known to cross very well with *raffles and negatiw blood. Such crosses had produced exceptional showed horses and breeding horses. Alove affair was no exception, she was one of the highest-priced yearlings to went through public auction. She was a very elegant, pretty mare and a proven producer, trained western for beginner to advanced riders.

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Elegra EA

1994-2022

Elegra EA is of two pure Polish *Figaro daughters at Excella, chosen to continue his legacy. Pictured with her 2000 filly at side, she is balanced and correct. She has proven her value as a broodmare. Emanate as a fine broodmare was saga, who's line was widely developed through her daughter Canaria found in Elegra's tail female line through Gwara and in two other crosses in her pedigree.

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