Saniyyah RCA

Saniyyah (*Mishaal HP x My Shooting Star by Thee Desperado)

On a frosty Texas morning in 2006, Chen Kedar's mind was heavily focused on her beloved stallion, Laheeb (Imperial Imdal+ x AK Latifa), a stallion who had matured into a sire of global significance. While siring many beautiful horses, all over the world, there was one particular horse that Chen knew that Laheeb could sire, if he were bred to just the right kind of mare. So, on this cold, cold day, she was looking for the object of her desire and despite the frigid temperature, her mind was warmed by the thought of spring and the next step she wanted to take with her breeding program.  Ansata Sinan is one of Chen's all-time favorite stallions and she had admired his son,*Mishaal HP, when he was in Europe. At Arabians Ltd., she was impressed by the outstanding qualities that resulted in crossing Thee Desperado with Ansata Sinan, via his son, *Mishaal HP. When Chen saw 8-month old Saniyyah RCA, she knew immediately that her search had come to an end, for she had found the mare that would take her breeding program in the direction she wanted to go. Chen explained, "Saniyyah was very young at this time, only a few months old, with heavy winter coat and totally out of condition. Her look is not typical Egyptian; her legs and neck are longer than most Egyptians and her eyes are extremely big. Unfortunately, with the Egyptian lines it is not easy to breed these kind of big, black round eyes any more. She was just beautiful and had the look of the horses I want to breed."

Saniyyah's dam, My Shooting Star, by Thee Desperado, is out of an Alidaar daughter named Faliha, who is out of a Bentwood-bred mare named AK Faiza, by *Ibn Moniet el Nefous. AK Faiza's dam is Faarecho, a very fine-skinned Sirecho daughter out of the straight Babson Egyptian mare, Faara, whose pedigree includes the blood of *Bint Saada (bred by Prince Mohamed Aly Tewfik) and *Bint Serra I (bred by Prince Kemal al Dine), both mares have become increasingly harder to find in Babson breeding, as the years pass by. In tail female line, Saniyyah traces to *Bint Bint Sabbah (Baiyad x Bint Sabah), one of five mares imported from Egypt and a prolific broodmare, having produced thirteen foals in her career.

Now, twelve years later, Saniyyah RCA, a multi-Israeli national champion mare, has established a significant and far-reaching family of horses, which include Safiyyah AA and Salsabil AA, the Laheeb daughters that Chen dreamed of producing, that long ago Texas morning. Safiyyah has matured into an extraordinary broodmare, having produced Sajida AA, by Al Ayal AA, the 2018 Gold Champion filly at the 2018 Israeli Egyptian Event, as well as the Bronze Champion Filly at the 2018 Israeli Nationals.  Earlier this year, Safiyyah produced Safwaan AA, by Frasera Mashar, a full brother to Sinaya AA, a filly that Safiyyah produced last year. The much-loved three-time gold champion, Sofiya AA, who returned to Ariela earlier this year, after having been leased by Aria International and her full sister, Soraya AA, a gold champion junior filly are both Saniyyah daughters, sired by Al Ayal AA. Saniyyah's gold champion son by Simeon Sharav, Shams Sharav, returned to Ariela from Michalow State Stud, Poland, where approximately 30 mares are now in foal to him. And who can forget Shalimar AA, her very first foal by Nader Al Jamal? In addition, also by Al Ayal AA, there is Shaheen AA, a gold champion junior colt, who has returned to Ariela from standing at stud in Belgium and an upcoming granddaughter, Ajayeb AA, a gold champion yearling filly. Saniyyah has proven over time, the accuracy of Chen's vision, as she searched a winter pasture for a sign of her new spring.

***This blog was originally published in December 2018***