TS Black Tie Affair AHA Ambassador Award Winner. Great style never goes out of fashion, nor do great horses. From the moment Jan Sharp saw 7/8 Arabian pinto colt, it was clear he would be something special. At first, Tie charged his stall door each time his owner Jan Shap approached but soon Tie's intelligence became obvious as he stopped his bad behavior and became a willing pupil, learning to rumba, salute, sit, skip, play keyboards, perform the Spanish walk, and strum a guitar.