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| El Shalyar (*Soufian x Wafa) |
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interesting thing about the 1924 mare, El Samraa, is that we really
don't know a lot about her. She was recorded as both a Kuhaylah and a
Saqlawiyah in the EAO studbooks. In the Inshass herdbook, her sire is
recorded as Hab El Reah (breath of wind) and her dam as Bint El Sheik
(pride of her owner) however, both of these names may have resulted from
a misunderstanding of Arabic expression, commonly used when speaking about a mare
and not necessarily, the real name of her sire and dam. Rega
rdless,
El Samraa is a royal mare, having captured the interest of King Fouad,
who purchased her in 1931 from Shaikh Umar Abd al-Hafiz of Cairo. She is
a relevant mare in Egyptian Arabian horse breeding, as she is the dam
of Samira, who produced Sameh, by El Moez and Bint El Samraa, by Mekdam,
whose chestnut daughter by Sid Abouhom, *Bint Bint El Samraa was
imported to the United States by Douglas Marshall of Gleannloch Farm in
1970. One of the last stallions shown and promoted by Gleannloch Farm
was the chestnut *Soufian son, El Shalyar, out of Wafa, *Bint Bint El
Samraa's daughter by *Morafic.
Who is Shaikh Omar ABD El Hafiz? Of which tribe? Do you know?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, there is not much information available for this mare, beyond the information recorded in the Inshass herd book or from credible, respected sources like Al Khamsa or the educational material published by The Pyramid Society. Hope to publish a blog about *Ibn Hafiza over the next few weeks and hopefully, can incorporate an answer to your question. Thanks for visiting and reading the blog about El Samraa.
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