Alf Mabrouk to our dear friend Salman Basha, a long time keen breeder of Straight Egyptian horses! Salman has been leasing one of our junior stallions, Adnan AA, for the past two years. Now, after seeing some of Adnan's first foals mature, and being extremely pleased with their high quality, Salman has made the decision to acquire this unique Egyptian stallion for his own breeding program.
Adnan AA is a son of the Al Baydaa bred stallion Kenz Al Baydaa, who was kindly leased to our stud for two breeding sessions by his owner, Hanaya Stud. Adnan's dam is the beautiful mare Atiq Adara, bred and owned by Idan Atiq Arabian Stud. She is a rare daughter of the German-bred stallion Al Ayad (Moheeb x Al Mamunah by Maysoun). tracing back in tail female to the root mare Venus, bred by the Shammar Bedouin.
Atiq Adara's dam is the champion mare Alhambra B, bred by the Babolna Stud in Hungary and chosen by Idan Atiq as a foundation mare. She was sired by one of the breed's most important sires, Salaa Al Dine (Ansata Halim Shah x Hanan), bred by Dr. Nagel of Germany. His dam, Hanan, was a game-changer for Straight Egyptian breeding, and is one of the most important Arabian mares of all time. Alhambra B traces back in tail-female to the RAS bred mare Bint Zareefa, a daughter of Balance and Zareefa, who traces to the very valuable Egyptian foundation mare Bint El Bahreyn, born in 1898, of the Dahman Shahwan strain.
We wish Salman good luck with Adnan AA and look forward to using this young stallion on our own mares in the future.
Photo by Bar Hajaj.
