A Nazeer Daughter - Nagdia

Nagdia, pictured in old age with Sayed Marei

The mare Nagdia, a Nazeer daughter out of Zahia, at one time, was one of three mares (the other 2 mares were *Ansata Bint Nazeer and *Binte El Bataa) who were the oldest and last living Nazeer daughters. She was bred by the EAO and foaled in November of 1959, a big year in Egypt, as ill health saw the retirement of General Von Szandtner and the promotion of Dr. Mohamed El Marsafi to Director of the El Zahraa Arabian Stud Farm. Nagdia and her dam Zahia were significant post war foundation mares for Albadeia, establishing a family who would prove influential over the course of time. Sayed Marei was also a fan of a Nazeer son named Fayek, whom the world would eventually know as *Ramses Fayek. He believed so much in this horse that he sent his best mares, like Nagdia, to this stallion, to produce a beautiful mare like Farida, who would eventually foal a stallion of the caliber required to become a prominent and leading sire for the farm. That is how a horse like Farid Albadeia came to be. Nagdia was a pure-in-strain Hadbah Enzahiyah, as both her sire and dam trace to Venus in their tail female lines. Nagdia's dam, Zahia was by Sid Abouhom. Sid Abouhom's dam is the beautiful mare, Layla, an Ibn Rabdan daughter. In Nagdia’s pedigree, we see the formula that General Von Szandtner practiced while director of El Zahraa: Mansour crossed with Ibn Rabdan. Some of the finest and most influential horses in Egypt resulted from this cross. Nagdia was a well-built, substantial mare, close-coupled with a well sprung barrel, strong back and while her neck resembled her sire’s in length; it was of a nice shape, conveying grace and elegance in its gently curving arch. She had a beautiful face, with larger sized jowls and a prominent facial crest bone, to confirm the authenticity of her provenance. She had smaller sized ears for a mare and beautifully shaped, expansive nostrils. Her eyes were large, black and lustrous, set lower on a shorter and broader head; an attribute that she passed on to her progeny, like *Malekat El Gamal and grand progeny like Ameer AlBadeia and his son, Farid Albadeia. If all Nagdia had produced was the stallion Ameer Albadeia, her position in history would remain significant. However, the truth is; she was a highly valued broodmare for Albadeia and prolific, as she was bred to the Nazeer son, Waseem, the Nazeer grandson, Kayed and the Nazeer great grandsons: Akhtal and Asil Albadeia, to concentrate the blood of this important stallion. It is important to note that eight of her offspring (5 daughters & 3 sons) were imported to the United States, which includes the mare, *Malekat El Gamal, as well as her full sister, the chestnut *Sawraa and her half siblings: *Baaraka, *Shagaret El Dorr and *Garat Albadeia. Her daughter by *Ramses Fayek, Malekat El Wadi, when bred to Ameer Albadeia produced a mare by the name of Halawat, who in turn, when bred to Badran, produced one of the most decorated mares to ever grace the Egyptian show ring, Ibtehag Albadeia, a four time national champion mare of Egypt and four time Champion Mare at the Egyptian Breeders Association Annual Show. Malekat El Wadi also produced a similarly named mare, Halawa, by Kayed. This mare provides an interesting lesson of how far into the future, the influence of Albadeia foundation horses is felt. Halawa was bred to the Kayed son, Ameer Albadeia, to produce the mare Hasanat Albadeia. Keep in mind, that this mare is double Kayed and double Nagdia. Bred to the stallion, Makhsous, who also traces in his tail female line to Venus, Hasanat produced Bint Makhsous, the dam of Magd Albadeia, a contemporary stallion leased by Al Shaqab for 2011 and now, owned by Al Waab, as part of their breeding program. Nagdia died in 1988, at the age of 29. It had been years since her last foal was delivered but her influence remains strong at Albadeia through the many horses who carry her name and influence in their pedigree.