Fa Gazal

Fa Gazal (*Fadl x *Kostrzewa) with her filly foal, Kahla, by Moneyn (Raseyn x Monica)

In 1953, Douglas and Margaret Marshall purchased their first Arabian horse from Dan Gainey. Sired by *Fadl and out of *Kostrzewa, one of the mares imported from Poland by Henry Babson. I found it interesting that Fa Gazal was bred to Fay-El-Dine, a *Fadl son out of *Bint Serra I, as well as the Fay-El-Dine son, Azrak, a 1942 stallion out of *Maaroufa. She produced 2 daughters by these beloved Babson straight Egyptian stallions:  Fa El Gazal by Fay-El Dine, who like her dam, became part of the Gainey breeding program and beautiful Azal, by Azrak. 

The Marshalls bred Fa Gazal to a Kellogg-bred stallion named Moneyn (Raseyn x Monica), producing a filly which the Marshalls named Kahla. She matured into a wonderful broodmare for the Marshalls and was bred to a wide variety of horses, not only of domestic lines but also,  Egyptian too, like the stallion, *Moftakhar, producing the 1961 mare, Bint Il Bint Fa Gazal. 

Bint IlBint Fa Gazal (*Moftakhar x Fa Gazal)

Bint IlBint Fa Gazal matured into a versatile horse for the Marshalls, both as a riding mare and broodmare. Bred to *Morafic, she produced Moreef in 1968 and a daughter, Morabba the following year. I found it interesting that Morabba was bred to Khemosabi, producing the mare, Mokhema, who in turn, was bred to El Hilal, producing Bint Mokhema, who nicked well with Ali Jamaal, producing the beloved mares like Miss El Jamaal, Majesty El Jamaal, Morgaine El Jamaal and Maya El Jamaal. I also found it interesting that Bint Il Bint Fa Gazal was bred to the *Morafic son, *Ibn Moniet el Nefous, producing a daughter, Moniet Gazal in 1972. Moniet Gazal was bred to Prince Charmming, an Ibn Alaa el Din son out of the Shamruk daughter, Egyptian Charm, producing the mare, BVA Bonita Charm. For a non-straight Egyptian mare, she is double Alaa el Din, double *Moftakhar and triple Moniet el Nefous!

Kahla was also bred to Surf, producing a son, Shukron and two daughters, Surur in 1959 and Bint Surf, who became a US Reserve National English Pleasure Champion in 1968. The cross with Surf was so successful that Kahla was also bred to the Surf son, Ibn Surf, producing the stallion, Sur Kahla. Surur was bred to *Morafic, producing a daughter in 1967, Sereh and a son, Surafic in 1968. Bint Surf was also bred to *Morafic, producing a son, Amir Ibn Morafic in 1970.  However, Kahla's most famous offspring would be the 1975 mare Kahlette, by El Hilal. Kahlette was the dam of the Scottsdale Champion Mare, United States National Champion Mare, Canadian National Champion Mare and World Champion Junior Mare, VP Kahlua, sired by Jora Honey Ku. 

Kahla also produced a son by El Hilal, who was named Desert Commander. Kahla was bred to another Egyptian stallion, Mohssen, producing a son named El Kameel in 1972. 

***This blog was originally published in May 2021***