Bint Radia

More than just a name in a pedigree, Shahloul's dam, Bint Radia, was a gorgeous, ultra-feminine 1920 RAS-bred mare, out of Ghadia, an important mare for not only the Royal Agricultural Society but also for the Inshass Stud of King Farouk. In THE CLASSIC ARABIAN HORSE, Judith Forbis shared that Radia traced to the mare Ghazala, a line known for producing elegant racehorses, horses that had substance, balance, long necks and extreme heads. What I find most interesting in Bint Radia, are the sources of established Egyptian blood in her pedigree. Her sire, Mabrouk Manial was bred by Prince Mohamed Aly. Although her dam was bred by Lady Anne Blunt, both her sire, Feysul and dam, Ghazala, were by Ali Pasha Sherif-bred horses, whose horses came from Abbas Pasha!