A wonderfully made, harmoniously designed mare sporting a combination of the best Janów bloodlines, Epoka may very well be the best kept secret of the Pride of Poland 2008. Sired by PILOT, Polish National, UK & Blommeröd Champion, son of the immortal PIPI, Epoka has inherited the hallmark features of Janów Podlaski’s famous “P” line – feminine elegance & subtleness, a refined head with 

a delicate tapering muzzle, deep round jowls, neatly shaped ears, stellar confor­mation, muscular balanced built, clean, desert dry limbs and a long, purposeful stride – characteristics she shares with the family’s best produce, a whole cast of National, International, World and European Champions – PENITENT, PEPTON, PEPI, PENICYLINA, PEKTYNA, PERTURBACJA, PRADO, POGANIN, PORTO, PERSEUSZ, PEGASUS, POLIFONIA, PERFIDIA, PEREŁKA, PERSENKóWKA, PERM, PETARDA, PIRUET, PILARKA, PIECHUR, PIANOLA, PIPI, PILAR, PINGA, PIZARRO, PIAFF, PILOT, PISTACJA, PIKARDIA, PALMETA, PIANOSA & the incomparable, US and Triple-Crowned Champion PIANISSIMA. Tail female, Epo­ka derives from family founder ETNA, a Janów Podlaski broodmatron of great merit. Dam of an incredible number of 14 foals, a personal favorite of Director Andrzej Krzyształowicz and one of the elite mares that remained in Poland throughout her lifetime, despite years of persistent and enticing offers from breeders around the world, ETNA is best known for her daughters – Polish National Champion EQUITANA and the ethereal ETRURIA, twice World & Polish National Champion, as well as the recipient of the WAHO Trophy, she has blessed the breed with Polish National Champions and chief sires ECAHO and ETOGRAM, while her daughter followed this grand tradition producing another group of exquisite chief sires – multi-stake winner ESPADERO, Brazilian Champion EKSPORT & ESCULAP. Ideally blending the immeasurable influence of Janów’s legendary matrons PIPI, EUNICE, and ETNA, Epoka is destined to succeed as a producer of exquisite future generations, as seen in her 2008 delightful filly by Poganin.