Many
years ago, I became fascinated with the stallion Antar and tried to
learn as much as I could about him because, I understood that
his greatest legacy would be felt from the dam side of the pedigree. In other words, he was a broodmare sire. I started to
focus on mares like Shahrzada, Farasha and Kamar. However, there was one mare who produced exceedingly
well with Antar, as compared to the others. Her name was Abla, a Nazeer daughter out of the Bint Farida daughter, Helwa,
who produced with such amazing consistency, beautiful mares like Nagat,
Ein, Somaia, Rashika, Eman and...Adaweya. What is the difference in the
Abla offspring, as compared to the offspring of Farasha, Shahrzada or
Kamar? I believe the influence of Farida creates a smoother-built horse,
with a strong topline, a deep hip, powerful shoulders and a higher set
neck, while remaining incredibly elegant. The Director of the Egyptian
Agricultural Organization in the 1980’s was the late Dr. Ibrahim
Zaghloul. When asked which mares he believed would have the greatest
impact within the EAO breeding program, he named five mares, of which,
Adaweya, was one of his five choices. He had a high regard for her level
of quality and for the consistency of her progeny, “Adaweya has
beautiful conformation, including a level topline, pretty head, and
refined bone. From Abla, she inherited that unmistakably classic
elegance and exquisite type associated with the Egyptian Arabian, as
well as a deep shoulder and high set neck. Her foals are in turn the
embodiment of these characteristics."
Adaweya produced 10 foals for the EAO: 5 mares and 5 colts:
MARES
(1) Ikbal (Seef)
(2) Enayah (Nawaf)
(3) Bint Adaweya (Akhtal)
(4) Adalat (Ameer)
(5) Onwah (Ameer)
STALLIONS
(1) Ibn Adaweya (Akhtal)
(2) Adawy (Ikhnatoon)
(3) Mohab (Ikhnatoon)
(4) Omayr (Ameer)
(5) Fouad (Shamsan)
Adaweya produced her last foal in 1989, the stallion Fouad, by the Shaarawi son, Shamsan. I am not sure how many horses Fouad has sired. I know only of one, the bay mare Al Zebara Al Shaqab, out of the Gad Allah daughter, Tebrah. She in turn, was bred to the Russian-bred stallion, Borovik, to produce the race mare, Asrar Al Ourouba. While not a straight Egyptian, I found it interesting that even with bloodlines far removed from the EAO breeding program, the influence of Antar, through his daughter Adaweya, so many generations later, continues to exert an influence from the dam side of the pedigree.
***you can read the complete article, Looking for Adaweya, within The Arabian Breeders' Magazine, Volume I, Issue I***
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