Sayo Sahran SMF

Makhnificent KA (Makhsous x Star Bint Hafiza) is recognized for siring horses with a strong and smooth topline, particularly, an outstanding length of hip and croup with super tail carriage. I'm not surprised, as genetically, Makhnificent's pedigree includes individuals like Sameh and his son, *Sultann, who were well-conformed horses, evidenced by their strong bodies and superior structure. Sayo Sahran SMF, a Mahknificent KA son out of Bint Bint Sayo (Ali Saroukh x Samura) is equally strong of body but yet, there is something more, that at first glance, may be missed. In reading about Sayo Sahran SMF on line, I appreciate the similarities he shares with mares like Star Bint Hafiza and Bint Deena, however, I present a different perspective directly observed from his tail female line via the grey mare Ansata Sabiha and the four strong-bodied colorful mares behind her: Sabrah, Serrasab, Fay-Sabbah and *Bint Bint Sabbah. If you believe that coat color influences phenotype, then the curvey, circular body we observe in Sayo Sahran SMF, is really, a throwback to his Babson ancestry and particularly, this long line of voluptuous bay mares. These straight Babson Egyptian mares were substantial but balanced mares, inspiring people like Carl Raswan, who coined the term "three-circle horses" to describe the phenotype of horses similar in body shape to the Babson mares. The Babson influence, carried forward through the tail female line is unmistakable and so many years later, is expressed in the body of this splendid bay stallion, bred by Silver Maple Farm in California.