NK Nizam

I saw this incredible photo on Instagram and was captivated by the charming expression of NK Nizam (NK Hafid Jamil x Nadirah). In an article published in Arabian Stallions of the World XI, Dr. Nagel described NK Nizam to Monika Savier,

"He is an elegant bay stallion, who resembles his sire, more than his dam. NK Nizam has a sensational wide head with dark big eyes and white open round nostrils, an ideal topline and exciting movements."

NK Nizam was a full brother to NK Nadeer, an important breeding stallion for Katharinenhof, who died last year. Within the same article, Dr. Nagel adds that NK Nizam does not look like his brother which also speaks of the variation that still exists in his breeding program. There are a couple things that I found interesting in the pedigree of this stallion. One is the mare, Lotfeia (Alaa El Din x Bint Kamla). You will find Lotfeia, all the way at the top, as the dam of the stallion, Nejdy and then again, all the way at the bottom, as the dam of Nashua. As we observed in the pedigree of NK Nizam's son, we see Dr. Nagel's clever use of the stallion, Salaa El Dine (Ansata Halim Shah x Hanan).  NK Nadirah's sire and dam are paternal siblings, both sired by Salaa El Dine, while on the stallion side of the pedigree, the mare, Helala, a Salaa El Dine daughter, was bred not to a Salaa El Dine son but to a Salaa El Dine grandson, Ibn Nejdy.  Almost 45% of the pedigree is dominated by Salaa El Dine and one does not need to wonder over the importance this particular stallion exerts within the Katharinenhof breeding program. He remains a key influence, as the pedigrees of the newer horses show us.