Sunday Silence - Panoramic was sold to Libya to a client of mine back in the fall, along with 2 mares I found for him.
We are in contact constantly on FB and via email. Panoramic is doing very very well, the mares are in race training, Panoramic is settling a lot of mares and according to his owner "he is the most popular stallion in Libya" and he is veyr happy with him
He is going to be coming to North America in the fall and is looking for more TB's to buy - 2-5 year olds, to put into the fledgling race program there.
There are many parts to Libya that are very different from what we see on the news.
The Libyan government is putting a lot of money into building up a very new race industry, they are putting up facilities to support it and are looking for staff to assist them - veterinarians, blacksmiths, industry professionals, etc
A friend of mine's husband is in the oil industry and he was stationed in Libya on rotation - 6 weeks on and 3 weeks off and he said it was one of his favorite places to work. Friendly people, never felt threatened, but he also worked in the area where there was no fighting and it was more agricultural and wasnt in a major city.
So yes - Panoramic IS in Libya but is alive and well and very much treasured and well looked after
but just no longer accessible to North American mare owners
His son - Artic Blue - is in CO and is a lovely black based TB stallion owned by Jen Tarr (Stonehouse Meadows). I have sent a lot of mares to him that wanted to breed to Panoramic but were unable to do so any longer. He is a fabulous stallion - 16.3-17hh, and showing in the jumper ring currently. Airdrie Apache dam line ...
Let me know if you need contact information for him