The Cross of Enayah and Ikhnatoon

“Adaweya produced the grey filly Enayah, a mare of exceptional quality and motion."-Dr.Ibrahim Zaghloul

Enayah (Nawaf x Adaweya)

During the 1980's, the stallion Ikhnatoon (*Farazdac x Bint Om el Saad) became an important sire for the EAO.

"...an impressive white stallion used heavily by the EAO as a sire. He had a very refined head with somewhat high eye placement, long foreface nicely tapered and a refined muzzle; good mitbah and good length of neck, good depth of shoulder and high withers, soft back and rather long underline, decent croup and good tails set, good carriage and good movement."" - Judith Forbis

The cross of Ikhantoon with Enayah, a daughter of Adaweya, proved to be a wise cross, producing the stallion Adl.

"Enayah was bred to Ikhnatoon (*Farazdac x Bint Om el Saad) for a 1982 foal, Adl, a superior foal of high quality.”-Dr.Ibrahim Zaghloul

Adl (Ikhnatoon x Enayah)

Adl, who matured into an important breeding stallion for the EAO, sired more like his "uncles," Adawy, Mohab and Omayr, all of whom sired a larger percentage of female horses, who became influential broodmares. Anter combined with Abla, as expressed maternally through Adaweya, and from there to Enayah, continues to exert a very significant and far reaching genetic influence. For example, take it one generation further and Adl's daughter, Tee, an unforgettable mare, whose beauty was legendary, produced the charismatic stallion, Tagweed, yet another important breeding stallion for the EAO. Zaghroudat Albadeia, an Adl daugher out of Kamar Albadeia, a Kayed daughter, was bred to the Imperial Madori son, Gaafar Albadeia, producing the wonderful champion show mare for Al Badeia, Isaad Albadeia. A National Champion Mare of Egypt, Isaad eventually was shown at the Salon du Cheval in 2003, where she was named a Top 10 World Champion Mare. Enayah also produced Enayat Allah, Ebada and *Nageia, full siblings to Adl. Both *Nageia and her full sister, Enayat Allah, were sold and exported to the United States; Nageia purchased by Mourad El Cassabgui and Enayat Allah by Dr. M. E. Nasr of Antioch, Illinois. Enayat Allah was bred to the Nabiel son, Khaill, to produce a son in 1989 named SF Esmat.

*Nageia (Ikhnatoon x Enayah)

Mourad El Cassabgui's son-in-law, Nabil Hallak had met Judi Forbis and like many people, became impressed with the success of the Ansata breeding program and the most wonderful horses Ansata was producing. This was the time period of the great Ansata Halim Shah and the Ansata horse became a model for him of classic type. Nabil desired to create a program which produced similar results as Ansata's program, using the horses that his father-in-law had purchased, crossed with the Ansata stallions. *Nageia, whom Dr. Hans Nagel referred to as,

"a substantial broodmare of typical Dahman type"

was bred to Ansata Halim Shah, to produce El Mourad in 1989 and El Sherine in 1990. In 1992, bred to Shemees, *Nageia produced El Cassabgui. Judi Forbis leased *Nageia for the 1996 breeding season and she foaled Ansata Najiba, by Ansata Hejazi. *Nageia was then sold to Al Abbasiyah, in foal to Ansata Hejazi and she produces the mare, Nehmedoh in 1997, who was eventually sold to Panama. In 2000, *Nageia produced Nazeef, an Ahsen el Serag son, who was sold to American endurance rider, Joan Eastman Woods. *Nageia was eventually sold by Al Abbasiyah to a breeder in Belgium, with the hope that she would be bred to the new EAO imports in Europe.