Mustafa Down Under

Mustafa (Hadban Enzahi x Masarrah)

The grey stallion pictured above, also named Mustafa, was foaled in 1969, a son of Hadban Enzahi (Nazeer x Kamla) and out of Masarrah (Haladin x Moheba). Bred by The Marbach Stud in Germany, Mustafa is not a straight Egyptian horse, because of the presence of Haladin (Halef x Jadine), however, he does possess a very high percentage of Egyptian breeding, approximately 81.25!

Halef, bred by Janow Podlaski Stud, was sired by Enwer Bey (Abu Mlech x Koalicja) and out of  *Kasztelanka (Koheilan I x Bialgrodka), one of the Pure Polish horses imported by Henry Babson in the late 1930's. Bred to *Fadl, she produced the stallion, Fadheilan, a stallion of great significance in American bloodlines, through beloved horses like Fadjur and Khemosabi.

Haladin's dam, Jadine, is a daughter of the stallion, Jasir, a straight Egyptian horse sired by Mabrouk Manial, an influential sire in Egypt, while his dam is Negma, a significant broodmare for Prince Mohamed Aly Tewfik and the granddam of *Fadl, the sire of Fadheilan. Jasir established common ground in Germany with the breeding programs in the United States utilizing the bloodlines of horses like Fadjur and Khemosabi, while also offering German breeders an alternative source of Prince Mohamed Aly Tewfik breeding, as compared to the sources available in American programs primarily through the Babson breeding program and the older North American programs founded upon the *Nasr sire line.

Of great significance in straight Egyptian breeding is the EAO-bred mare, Moheba (Sid Abouhom x Halima), the dam of Masarrah, Mustafa's dam.  A maternal sister of *Ansata Ibn Halima, when bred to El Sareei (Shahloul x Zareefa), she produced the mare, Malacha, who in turn, was bred to Ghazal (Nazeer x Bukra), producing the full siblings: Moheba II and Malikah. Both mares, like their dam, have great influence in German straight Egyptian breeding, as Moheba II crossed with Hadban Enzahi produced the stallion Madkour I, a noteworthy sire of many horses, including the stallion, *Jamil. Malikah is the dam of Maymoonah, also by Hadban Enzahi. When bred to Madkour, she produced Messaoud, the sire of horses like *Orashan, Imperial Madheen and Mesoudah M (the dam of *Mishaal HP).

Haladin, is the horse pictured on the left side of the Marbach team and on the right, is the Nazeer son, Ghazal (out of Bukra)

It's also interesting that Moheba II's daughter, Molawa, is sired by Haladin, the sire of Masarrah! She was also bred to Hadban Enzahi, producing daughters like Magda, Mabrouka and Maroufa, as well as sons like Monrad and Masan, all of whom produced progeny. This is the rich genetic background that exists in horses like Mustafa and the genetic potential they can offer breeders. For this reason, Mustafa's story needs to be told, so his memory will live on and remind us all of what is possible with these horses!

Mustafa (Hadban Enzahi x Masarrah)

Mustafa was a pioneer and a trail-blazer, in a country far different from the one in which he was bred and raised, as he was one of the earlier Egyptian-influenced horses to be imported into Australia, which up until that time was predominantly representative of Crabbet Park and Old English bloodlines. In a stallion ad of the period, he was advertised at stud by Mrs. E. Baltis of Dural in New South Wales. He was bred across a wide variety of bloodlines and sired an impressive number of daughters. His type, as well as the success of his get in the show ring and in endurance competitions, made him a popular sire in Australia and inspired breeders with his beauty, enabling the importation of more Egyptian blood into the country.