08 December, 2018
Fabah
The Babson stallion, Fabah, was an influential individual, not only
within the straight Babson Egyptian group but also, in straight Egyptian
breeding. Think of horses like Mahrouf, The Shah, Fabo, Hadbah, Ahmed
Fabah and Fadl Dan, all of whom claim Fabah as a sire. While it is
difficult, if not impossible to find a Babson horse without Fabah
present in the pedigree; on a greater note, the combination of *Fadl and
*Bint Bint Sabbah is also prevalent in the Babson breeding group
because these two prolific horses, together, produced nine other foals in
addition to Fabah: Fadahma, Fa Saana, Khebir, Habba, Fad Sabbah, Fa
Habba, Fa Saab, Faaba and Fa Abba. I have heard the term "Fabah-free"
used previously, which is a term that confuses me. For example, the 1974
Saafaddan daughter, Masada El Aba, out of Daal Aba, may have been the
last Babson horse without Fabah in her pedigree and yet, she carries
lines to Fabah's full sisters: Fa-Habba and Faaba. So what does
"Fabah-free" really mean, being that the combination of *Fadl and *Bint Bint Sabbah may exist elsewhere in the pedigree? The Babson Farm used
Fabah on the Fa-Serr daughters and Ibn Fa-Serr on the Fabah daughters.
For example, Fabah sired Sabrah (out of Serrasab), the dam of the US
National Champion Mare Fa Halima and Ansata Sabiha, as well as the son,
Sar Fadl Halim. Another Fabah daughter was the mare Aroufina (out of
Roufina) in 1969. When Aroufina was bred to the *Ibn Moniet El Nefous
son, Fa Noufas (out of the Fabah daughter, Shebaah), she produced
Noufina. In turn, Noufina was eventually bred to the Sabeel son,
*Lancers Sahm, to produce the mare PH Safina. PH Safina was bred to
*Orashan, to produce the mare, BB Ora Kalilah, one of my favorite
Imperial mares and the dam of Imperial
Baarez (by PVA Karim). Fabah's daughter, Maarqada, produced the full
sisters by Ansata Ibn Sudan: Ansata Jasmin and Ansata Jellabia, who in
turn produced the stallion, El Hadiyyah. Maarena, bred to Ibn Fa-Serr,
produced the dressage stallion Serr Maariner. Much can be written about
Fabah, for he was truly an amazing sire of significance.
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