*Shimmering Star++ was one of the finest line-bred *Raffles mares ever. Bred by Bob and Ginger Detterman, Ginger's grandmother purchased Ragala (*Mirage x *Rifala by Skowronek) from the Selby Stud as a filly and owned her for the rest of her life.
During her show career with Bruce Howard, Shimmering Star++ was named:
1972 US National Champion Pleasure Driving,
1972 US Top Ten Mare, and her
Supreme Legion of Merit.
photo from facebook Canandian Arabian Horse through the years