Imperial Baedrah as photographed by Christine Emmert |
Imperial Baedrah is a 2002 rosewater-coloured mare, a daughter of Imperial Baarez (PVA Karim x BB Ora Kalilah) and out of Imperial Safama (*Ibn Safinaz x Imperial Imwasama). In her matriline, she traces to the celebrated 1946 RAS mare, Zaafarana (Balance x Samira) through the Albadeia breeding program: *Wadeea (by Zahi)-> Ferial (by Anter)-> El Ameera (by Nazeer). However, the matriline to Zaafarana keeps going all the way back to Bint Helwa, whom Lady Anne Blunt had purchased from Ali Pasha Sherif. Zaafarana was celebrated in her time for her brilliant action and presence. She must have been electrifying, when moving. She captivated all who watched her, including Judith Forbis who said, "she was a mare of exceptional quality and brilliant action."
As treasured as the line of Zaafarana is, Imperial Baedrah's pedigree also combines ancestral elements in a very unique way. For example, she has two lines to Ansata Imperial (Ansata Ibn Sudan x Ansata Delilah), one line on the paternal side (6.25%) and the other on the maternal side (12.5%). However, what is interesting about these two crosses is that the matriline of Ansata Imperial runs back to Bukra, through the Sameh daughter, *Ansata Bint Misr. On the other hand, *Wadeea, the dam of Imperial Imwasama, is sired by Zahi, a Sameh grandson, out of the maternal sibling of *Ansata Bint Misr, Bint Bukra, a 1957 Bukra daughter by Nazeer (not to be confused with *Ansata Bint Bukra). This is one of several crosses which I find interesting, that is, to combine different sources of Bukra in one horse, in combination with also different sources of Sameh blood (through *Ibn Hafiza and *Ansata Bint Misr), which helps to balance the multiple lines of Nazeer blood, as does the sources of Gassir (Kheir & Badia) and Seef (Mashour x Elwya).
Basharah Al Kamar MH, as photographed by Christine Emmert |
I found the use of Moniet el Nefous also interesting, through her son: *Ibn Moniet el Nefous and daughters: Mabrouka, Bint Mona and *Bint Moniet el Nefous. Most of these crosses appear in the 6th, 7th and 8th generations of Imperial Baedrah's pedigree, so it is impressive to consider that as far back as these horses are, the percentage of influence of the bloodline, combined, is approximately 22%! I want to believe that the refined elegance that we observe in Imperial Baedrah and her daughters is due to the presence of Moniet el Nefous; while her spirit, that charismatic joy which is a vibrant part of Imperial Baedrah, a living memorial to the memory of Zaafarana!
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