Naseem Al Rashediah is a 2014 grey stallion, bred by Mr. Rashid Abdul Rahman Al Jasmi of Al Rashediah Stud in Bahrain and now owned by Sheikh Thani Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Naseem is by the late Al Adeed Al Shaqab (Ansata Halim Shah x Sundar Alisayyah) and out of Nabaweyah Ezzain (Ansata AlMurtajiz x NK Nakeebya), a bay mare bred by the late Mr. Usamah Alkazemi of Ezzain Arabians in Kuwait.
Although in phenotype, Naseem Al Rashediah resembles a Saqlawi strain horse, he is a pure-in-the-strain Hadban Enzahi stallion, as both Al Adeed Al Shaqab and Nabaweyah Ezzain trace in their tail female lines to Venus, an 1890 chestnut mare imported into Egypt for Khedive Abbas II. What's interesting is how these sources of Hadban blood are combined in one horse, as through Al Adeed, the source of Venus runs through the AlBadeia breeding program and is brought forward by Imperial Egyptian Stud. While through Nabaweyah Ezzain, we see the Venus source run through Dr. Nagel's Katharinenhof breeding program and is brought forward via the Ezzain breeding program.
I know that some enthusiasts will scoff at the pure-in-the-strain designation, however, when you look deeper, that's how you will discover that the strain designation is further strengthened with every line to Nazeer (Mansour x Bint Samiha), which is also a line to Venus. Between sire and dam, there are approximately 63 lines (give or take) to Nazeer! Not to mention that the stallion, Madkour, brings in more Venus blood (through Kamla) and the stallion, Nejdy, brings another line to Venus through Lotfeia. If I add all the sources of Venus blood, through Nazeer and Kamla, there are approximately 66 lines to Venus! I found it interesting to learn that the reason the strain is called "Hadban" is because of the forelock and mane, which is so profuse, that it covers the forehead or face of the horse. Naseem Al Rashediah is groomed for the show ring and the forelock, while long of hair strand, is not as profuse as the original Hadba may have been.
I have written many blogs over the last few years about this horse and today, I celebrate the continuing influence this stallion is exerting within the straight Egyptian community, while furthering the legacy of Al Adeed Al Shaqab.
Congratulations to both Mr. Rashid Abdul Rahman Al Jasmi and Sheikh Thani Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani on Naseem Al Rashediah's significant win.
***with many thanks to Arabian Essence, for making the videos of the 2022 Katara International Arabian Peninsula Show available on YouTube***
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