Dams of Distinction

Over the years and generations, each mare imported from Egypt in 1932 left her strong mark on Mr Henry B. Babson's herd. So, there was considerable diversity in type, and not all of them were similar to Fadl's or Maaroufa's model. When grey subjects were born, these would be more refined and resemble the type of horses bred by H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik, like Fadl and Maaroufa, and their look could get observed in the descendants. When chestnut products were born, these had reminiscences of Ibn Rabdan 17.05.1917-1944(Rabdan x Bint Gamila) and, sometimes, they were more refined like Bint Saada (21.12.1930). On the other hand, black or dark bay subjects sometimes showed the characteristics of Fadl's sire, the stallion Ibn Rabdan. Or of the stallion Sotamm 1910(Astraled x Selma II), who was the sire of Bint Serra I (03.03.1923), or of the grandsire of Bint Bint Sabbah (19.05.1930) named Kazmeen 1916-1940(Sotamm x Kasima), with pleasant but not so beautiful heads. Maaroufa 07.09.1931-12.09.1963(Ibn Rabdan x Mahroussa) was the full sister of Fadl, and their common ancestors were a positive factor. Whenever she got bred to Fadl's sons, Maaroufa produced Straight Egyptian foals. Most often to Fay-El-Dine 1934-12.09.1963(Fadl x Bint Serra I), and twice to Fa-Serr 1947(Fadl x Bin Serra I), for a total production of 15 individuals among males and females, all born at Mr Henry B. Babson's stud farm. I wish to recall that nearly all Maaroufa's daughters were part of Mr Babson's collection of mares, except for Maarou (1948) and Bint Maaroufa (1953). Find below, Maaroufa's Straight Egyptian production: Fa El Maar (1937) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey female. Fay-Negma (1938) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey female. Fay Roufa (1939-12.09.1963) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey female. Azrak (1942) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey male Kamama (1944) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey female. Fay-Aarouf (1945) by Fay-El-Dine. Chestnut male. Afmaar (1946) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey male. Maardina (1947) by Fay-El- Dine. Grey female. Maarou (1948) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey female. El Maar (1949) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey female. Fay Ufa (1950) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey female. Aaroufa (1952) by Fay-El-Dine. Grey female. Bint Maaroufa (1953-10.03.1981) by Fay-El-Dine. Chestnut female. Faaris (1954) by Fa-Serr. Grey male. Serroufa (1957) by Fa-Serr. Grey female. Maaroufa's male products were only four, but her eleven daughters were crucial to the entire selection of Straight Egyptians on a global level. To name a few descendants from Maaroufa's daughters, we find the mare Maarou (1948). She got sold to Mr Roy and Mrs Nellie F. Jackson of Jackson's Arabian Nursery, Valley Center, California. When Maarou got bred to the stallion Fasaab (1948) (Fadl x Bint Sabbah), she delivered a mare who would build a prestigious dynasty. This mare was the super reproducer Maar Ree (1957). Born in "Jackson's Arabian Nursery", she was the maternal grand-dam of the goddess RDM Maar Hala 14.02.1973-2000(El Hilal x Maar Jumana by Disaan), one of the most prized Straight Egyptian broodmares of the modern era. RDM Maar Hala (14.02.1973-2000) became famous for producing stunning stallions such as ET Crown Prince, El Halimaar, and Prince Ibn Shaikh. El Maar (1949) was the great-grand-dam of the champion stallion El Hadiyyah 1982(Ansata Ibn Halima x Ansata Jellabia) from the dam line. He was a stallion bred by Mrs Cathy Downing, in California, then sold to Mr Lloyd and Mrs Darla Bryant of Bryant Arabians, Grass Valley, California. Later on, he got acquired by Vanishing Oaks Arabians, owned by Mr Gary Kroeten, Cedar, Minnesota. El Hadiyyah (1982) was a handsome and balanced Halter specimen, featuring specific traits, such as a short and refined head with large dark eyes, a beautiful and well-set neck and a perfect topline. He was the sire of 172 registered sons, among whom El Habiel (1993-Nov.2021) out of the mare Bint Bint Hamamaa 09.09.1985(Nabiel x Bint Hamamaa), bred by Bryant Arabians, and sold in 1994 to Mr Omar Sakr, in Cairo, Egypt, where El Habiel got renamed, Shaheen. And, he distinguished himself as an excellent sire. The mare Serroufa (1957) was the grand-dam of a precious mare who had four times the stallion Fadl in her pedigree. This mare was Roufah 04.03.1965- 28.01.1992(Ibn Fa-Serr x Bah Roufa da Fabah), a stunning bay mare bred by Henry B. Babson in Grand Detour. She got first sold to Greengate Farm, owned by Mr Jay W. and Mrs Dorothy Stream, Wheaton, Illinois. Then, she moved with all the farms to San Luis Obispo, California, at the end of 1966. Roufah became a class performance champion mare and, she got later purchased by Mr Jarrell McCracken of Bentwood Farms, Waco, Texas. She became a star that shone both in the stables and the show rings. When Roufah was by Mr David Gardner, at Gardner Bloodstock Ltd., China Spring, Texas, she got named Top Ten in Pleasure Driving, 1974 Canadian National Top Ten Mare and 1976 US National Top Ten Mare. Among Roufah's sons, I would like to mention two bred by Mr Jay W. and Mrs Dorothy Stream: the brilliant performance stallion AN Monsanto (11.07.1970) by Ibn Moniet El Nefous 26.03.1964-1985(Morafic x Moniet El Nefous) and his full brother NA Ibn Moniet (12.05.1973-02.05.1984). The latter became a US A- Class Halter Champion, Reserve Regional Champion Stallion and 1978 Canadian National Top Ten Stallion. Only two females were born out of Roufah. I will mention AK Bint Roufah (1981), also by Ibn Moniet El Nefous but bred by Bentwood Farms in Texas. Serroufa (1957) was also the great-grand-dam of a paramount stallion for the Straight Egyptian international selection through her daughter Bah Roufa (1961). This stallion was the bay Mohafez (AK Sharaf) 29.02.1976-28.02.2011(Ibn Moniet El Nefous x Ahroufa da Ibn Fa- Serr), also bred by Bentwood Farms in Texas and purchased from Dr. Hans Joachim Nagel, Katharinenhof Stud, Grossenkneten, Germany. Mohafez's most exquisite qualities were the finesse, the excellent pigment, the extreme robustness, the masculine head, exceptional movement and supple trot. This grand-son to Morafic 19.03.1956-18.03.1974(Nazeer x Mabrouka) was highly correct, with a powerful and phenomenal temperament. Mohafez was particularly friendly, very patient, easy to handle, and very reliable under the saddle. All characteristics that he had for sure inherited from his dam Ahroufa who came from Babson's breeding selection. In general, Morafic's descendants were more lively in character. In addition to many outstanding sons, Mohafez's features got perpetuated to the next generations. Among his grandchildren, I would like to mention the stallion Alaa Al-Din 30.04.1990-14.03.2018(Salaa El Dine x Ashraff by Mohafez). Alaa Al-Din was a Top Five Stallion All Nations Cup in Aachen, 1993 Grand Champion Stallion Asil Cup International in Mannaheim, 1997 Reserve Champion Stallions Egyptian Event Europe, in Baden-Baden, Gold Ribbon and the fastest stallion competing at 1994 Stallion Licensing in Marbach. He was intelligent, good-natured, determined at work, and handsome. His beauty stemmed from mechanical correctness and perfection and a formidable balance in his anatomical parts, just as a real Arabian Horse should be. Among the daughters out of Maaroufa (07.09.1931-12.09.1963), the mare Aaroufa (16.05.1952) was perhaps the one who left the most numerous descendants, among exquisite subjects and champions. Among her sons, Mahrouf (1972) (Fabah x Aaroufa) became the leading sire at Babson Arabian Horse Farm for several years, an unbeatable Park Champion in Region XI, Champion in Formal Combination and Formal Driving.The stallion Roufas 1963- 1989(Fa-Serr x Aaroufa) became a 1967 US National Top Ten Park Horse and 1974 US Reserve National Champion English Pleasure. He was a full brother of two marvellous mares, Aarouser (1966), a US and Canadian Top Ten Mare; and Bint Aaroufa (1961-10.08.1986), a 1966 US National Top-Ten Park Horse. Two additional full sisters were Maarifah Bay 1958(Fa-Serr x Aaroufa), sold to Mr Earl and Mrs Helen Foster, Hillendale Ranch, Rolling Hills Estates, California. Then, the black mare Roufina 1965(Fa-Serr x Aaroufa), the dam of a remarkable female line. One of her descendants was BB Ora Kalilah 1988(Orashan x PH Safina). A high quality, tall and elegant grey mare with a beautiful neck and exotic head, bred by Kelli C. Bergren and jointly purchased by Imperial Egyptian Stud, Parkton, Maryland, and Yvonne de Bourbon, Jinnah Al- Tayr, New York, NY. BB Ora Kalilah (1988) became a 1989 Scottsdale Top Five Yearling Filly, 1989 Region 15 Champion Yearling Fillies, 1991 East Coast Champion Mare, 1991 Region 15 Reserve Champion Mare. She was also the dam of the champion stallion Imperial Baarez (1996) by PVA Kariim 1990-2009(Imperial Imdal x BKA Rakiisah). He became a champion in many Halter competitions and became US Top Ten Futurity Colt; Egyptian Event Supreme Champion Stallion, US; East Coast Champion Stallion, US; twice All Nations Cup Reserve Champion Stallion, Germany, and twice World Championships Reserve Champion Stallion, France. In 2007, when Imperial Egyptian Stud closed its doors, Imperial Baarez got sold to Mr Tarek and Mr Ahmed Soliman, owners of El Farida Stud, Egypt. Looking at Aaroufa's (1952) progeny, the chestnut mare Fada (1956) by Faddan 1935(Fadl x Bint Saada) was perhaps the daughter who left the most numerous and appreciated offspring. In my opinion, her most representative daughters were: Bint Fada (1961) by Fa-Serr (1947); Maarena (1964-20.04.1981) by Fabah (1950); Fa Moniet (02.07.1967-24.08.1981) by Ibn Moniet El Nefous (26.03.1964-1985) and the stallion Fadl Dan 1969(Fabah x Fada). Bint Fada (1961) was the maternal grand-dam of the 1978 European Reserve Champion AK Atallah 1972(Ansata Ibn Halima x Alnahr Mon Ami by Ibn Moniet El Nefous), bred by Jarrell McCracken at Bentwood Farms. This mare got imported to England in 1973 by Major Pat and Mrs Joanna Maxwell of Lodge Farm Arabian Stud, Standhampton Oxford. Later, in 1982, she got re-imported by Dr Charles E. and Judy W. Jones, Atallah Arabian Farm, Sioux City, Iowa, in the US. AK Atallah (1972) left a prestigious family through her daughters Atteya (1978) by El Moongi 05.08.1972(El Mongi) (Shaarawi x Nagwa), bred by the Maxwells, got imported to the US together with her dam by the Joneses. Bint Atallah (1984) by Ruminaja Ali 11.05.1976-1997(Shaikh Al Badi x Bint Magidaa), bred by the Joneses. Bint Atallah was the dam of the prominent stallions Tallahsman (1996) by Imperial Madheen and Phaaros (2000) by ZT Faa Iq. But also the mare Thee Desperada (1994) by Thee Desperado, all bred by Mrs Judy B. Guess in Texas and then exported in the Arab world. The mare Maarena (1964-20.04.1981) who was the dam of superb stallions such as Serr Maariner (1970) by Ibn Fa-Serr (1960), a three-time 4th Level National Dressage Champion, twice National Reserve Champion, four times Horse of the Year for the US Dressage Federation and many other coveted titles. Maarena was also the dam of the stallion AK El Zahra Moniet (26.07.1977) by Ibn Moniet El Nefous. He became 1987 Region 14 Champion Stallion, East Coast Reserve Champion Stallion, A-Class Halter Champion Stallion many times, Winner of Country English Pleasure and English Show Hack. Among the mares produced by Maarena, we must remember the exquisite AK Monareena (1974) by Ibn Moniet El Nefous. She was a super mare at the Imperial Egyptian Stud and AK Bint Maarena (1973) by Ibn Fa-Serr (1960). AK Monareena was the last among the siblings produced at Babson Arabian Horse Farm and born at Bentwood Farm. There, she delivered Bint Maarena (1977) by Ibn Moniet El Nefous, the most beautiful mare of this family. Then, the exquisite mare Fa Moniet (02.07.1967-24.08.1981). She got crowned Top Five Regional Champion Mare and 1967 Top Ten Mare in Scottsdale. Fa Moniet got sold in 1974 to Michael F. McCauley and Alyce P. Burges, owners of Akid Arabian Stud, Brandford, Texas, where she created stunning progeny after producing the first two foals at Babson Arabian Horse Farm. Among her offspring, it is worth mentioning the bay stallion El Ibn Fabah (1972- 1996), born at the Babsons, who became Top Ten in Native Costume at the US National Championship. In addition, the mares living in Akid Arabian Stud. Her chestnut mares by the stallion The Egyptian Prince became the symbols of this family. These mares were Akid Bint Rualla (30.04.1975) and Akid Fa Mona (28.05.1977), the latter dam of the Canadian and US National Top Ten Futurity Honors Stallion Mohummed Sadden (1984-29.09.2009) by El Hilal 06.01.1966(Ansata Ibn Halima x Bint Nefisa), bred and hosted by Mr Charles E. and Mrs Judy W. Jones, Atallah Arabian Farm, Sioux City, Iowa. One more daughter out of Fa Moniet, born in Akid Arabian Stud, was Akid Serra Moniet (1976) by Serr Al Sahih 1971- 1991(Sireff x Allah Ateyyah), dam of the beautiful mare Akid Hanalei (1980) by AK El Zahra Moniet (26.07.1977). Akid Hanalei, in turn, was the dam of two very remarkable stallions, both by Nabiel 16.02.1971- 01.01.1995(Sakr x Magidaa): Akid Geshan (10.04.1986) exported to Australia at an old age. Then, Akid Kasim (17.04.1989) (Nabiel x Akid Hanalei), an Egyptian Event Halter Champion. Fa Moniet's last born was another son by The Egyptian Prince bred by Mr Jarrell McCracken in Waco, Texas. He was the famed super-sire Prince Fa Moniet (1981-1999), who was first the leading stallion on Bentwood Farms, later at Ansata Arabian Stud, Mena, Arkansas. At an old age, in 1997, he got exported to Australia, at Mr Peter and Mrs Jennifer Pond's Forest Hill Arabian Stud, Wyong, New South Wales. Prince Fa Moniet had a friendly, joyful and lovable personality. He was very charming and correct. He exceptionally represented the cross of the Babson breeding selection with Moniet El Nefous'bloodline. It was impressive to see how precisely his body parts articulated and the athletic strength he expressed from the withers to the rump. Prince Fa Moniet was a Saklawi Jedran stallion whose anatomy fully represented his family: long limbs, long neck and a decidedly not very short back. He had powerful shoulders, a flexible and prominent hock on the back which, in motion, pushed his body forward, and with this great thrust, he seemed to be flying with a supple trot that had a moment of suspension in the air. He used the muscles of his back naturally. With his wide stride, he took his hind legs under the body. So he could cover long distances with only a few steps. Yes! Prince Fa Moniet was an extraordinary athlete, and it was a joy to see him in his vigorous movement without any effort, even when he changed direction. At the end of this chapter, I cannot help mentioning some of the many outstanding sons by Prince Fa Moniet. Such as the two champion sires produced by the mare Ansata Nefara 24.03.1988- 14.12.1996(Ansata Halim Shah x Ansata Sudarra). Ansata Iemhotep (04.03.1993 - Apr. 2014), which became a 2003 Egyptian Event Supreme Champion, 1996 US National Top Ten Futurity Stallion, many times A-Class Supreme Champion in Halter and Performance. Ansata Sinan (16.02.1992-2011), who was 1994 Junior Champion Colt Egyptian Event, 1994 Reserve Supreme Champion Colt Egyptian Event, 1995 European Champion Stallion, and 1995 World Reserve Champion Stallion. In conclusion, among the daughters by Prince Fa Moniet, I would like to mention the mare Ansata Nefer Isis (11.08.1991) out of Ansata Nefertiti 24.03.1987(Ansata Halim Shah x Ansata Sudarra). Ansata Nefer Isis was the dam of many champions and herself the Winner of many Halter Championships, including 1995 Reserve Champion Mare B-International Show Menton, France; 1995 Champion Mare B- International Show, Milan, Italy; 1995 Reserve Champion Mare European Championship, and 2002 Reserve Champion Mare Qatar International Arabian Horse Show.