Our junior stallion, Shaheen AA (Al Ayal AA x Saniyyah RCA) started his 2021 European show campaign yesterday, at the International B Show L'Arte Del Cavalla 2021 in Italy. Shaheen was shown beautifully by Mr. Giacomo Capacci and was 1st in his class with 92.63 points, including three scores of 20. Later that day he was awarded the title of unanimous Gold Champion Stallion.
This was in actuality against all odds....
For those of you who are not familiar with the story of this young straight Egyptian stallion, let me tell you a bit about this brave horse, and the wonderful people who helped him to arrive to where he is today: At ten months old Shaheen was leased by the AlBaydaa Stud in Egypt. Just four weeks before he was to take off to Europe, he suffered a severe accident which resulted in a broken back leg. Raphael Curti had so much faith in this colt that he insisted that the lease not be broken. After months of rehabilitation in Israel and later on in Belgium his leg was finally rehabilitated and brought back to full usage.
Raphael and the Privilege team remained absolutely devoted to making sure that Shaheen would recuperate quickly and return to the show ring. And so he did, and with great success. Shaheen was shown in Europe with great results which included the titles of Gold Champion Junior Colt at the Bruges International Show and Silver Champion Yearling Colt at the European Egyptian Event, Germany.
Following this two-year lease Shaheen returned home to begin his career as a breeding stallion. He had a great group of mares waiting for him in Israel and produced some amazing foals, proving that he is not just another good show horse, but a great sire as well. When Giacomo arrived in Israel, he simply fell in love with Shaheen and asked us to allow him to show him. Giacomo had shown Shaheen's sire, Al Ayal AA, in Paris in 2018 and done a spectacular job with him, so it seems perfectly fitting to let him handle Shaheen as well.
Last weekend was their first time together in the show ring, and it ended well.
Photo by Sunny.
