Dams of Distinction
Part 1

Mahroussa (1919)

Described as an extraordinary beautiful mare, Mahroussa became the symbol of the classic Arabian Horse for her royal pedigree to breeders and enthusiasts for many years. Mahroussa's parents belonged to H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik' luxurious stables, one of Egypt's most prestigious royal breeding programs of the first half of 1900.
 This mare possessed the most exclusive bloodlines from Ali Bey Pasha Sherif's herd while having the same sire line as Nazeer. Mahroussa was bred by H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik at his Manial Stud on Roda Island nearby Cairo. She was a wonderful grey mare, a daughter by the stallion Mabrouk Manial (1912-1933) (Saklawi II x Tarfa), while her dam was the Seglawieh Jedranieh Ibn Soudan mare called Negma (1909). In turn, Negma (1909) was a daughter out of the mare Bint Yamama (c. 1895) and by the stallion Dahman El Azrak (1893) (Jamil El Ahmar x Farida El Debbani), a grey Dahman Shawan, son of a mare carrying bloodlines from the Abassieh herd owned by Abbas Pasha Hilmi I.
 Bred by Khedivè Abbas Pasha Hilmi II, the latter a brother of Prince Mohammed Ali, the mare Bint Yamama (ca.1895) was a maternal sister to the famed stallion Mesaoud (1887) by Aziz (1876-1899) (Harkan x Aziza), bought by Lady Anne Blunt in winter 1888-1889 and imported to Crabbet Arabian Stud in England in January 1891. Their dam was the mare Yemameh (ca.1872), bred by Ali Bey Pasha Sherif. She was a daughter to the white Seglawi Jedran Ibn Sbeyni, Zobeyni (1840), which Abbas Pasha Hilmi I purchased in the desert from Ibn Sbeyni belonging to the Mehmed tribe of the Fedaan Anazeh Bedouins.
Yemameh's (ca.1872) dam, the grey Ghazieh (ca.1850), was also a desert-bred mare. Abbas Pasha Hilmi I had bought her from Ibn Soudan of the Ruala tribe. The sire of Bint Yamama (ca.1895) was the white Seglawi Jedran Ibn Soudan stallion, Saklawi I (1886) that Ali Bey Pasha Sherif purchased in the desert from the Ruala tribe. Later, he sold him to Khedivè Abbas Pasha Hilmi II, where the stallion lived until 1909. Mahroussa was the full sister of the stallion Khafifan (1916), sold in 1924 to Count Jòsef Potocki, owner of the well-known Antoniny Stud, in Poland, where he sired great racing champions. The stallion Jasir (12.05.1925), imported from Weil-Marbach German State Stud in 1930, was also a full brother to Mahroussa (1919). Among Mahroussa's maternal sisters, we find the mare Zahra (22.03.1922) by Gamil Manial (15.04.1912-1928) (Saklawi II x Dalal) that went to Inshass Stud; and the mare Aziza (15.04.1926) by Gamil Manial and out of the mare Roda (25.03.1931) by Mansour (19.04.1921-1940) (Gamil Manial x Nafaa El Saghira). Both Zahra (22.03.1922) and Roda (25.03.1931) got imported into the United States in 1932 by Mr William Robinson Brown. At that time, Mr William Robinson Brown owned the reputed Maynesboro Arabian Stud in Berlin, New Hampshire. In spring 1932, he sent his Agent and Manager, Mr Jack Humphrey, to Egypt to purchase horses from H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik. In that import, besides the mares Roda (25.03.1931) and Aziza (15.04.1926), there was the newborn foal Silver Yew (22.03.1932) (Ibn Rabdan x Aziza) lying still under his mother, and the stallion Nasr (Manial) (23.08.1918) (Rabdan x Bint Yamama). At the beginning of the sale negotiations, both H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik and Dr A.E. Branch, Veterinarian of the farm, made it clear that neither Negma (1909) nor her daughter Mahroussa (1919) was for sale as those mares were both too precious for the herd. However, Mr Jack Humphrey managed to buy three of Mahroussa's foals on behalf of Mr William Robinson Brown. These were: the young stallion Zarife (30.04.1928) by Ibn Samhan (18.03.1919-1940) (Samhan x Nafa El Saghira), and the mares Hamida (06.04.1929) by Nasr (Manial) and Hamama (15.05.1927) by Kawkab II (21.06.1910-1932) (Saklawi II x Om Dalal). Zarife was an excellent stallion owned by H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik that can only get found in the descendants from the Inshass Stud mare called Ragaa (06.01.1937) (Rasheed x Saada). 
 Hamama (15.05.1927) was a magnificent mare, perhaps the best of this import. Sad to say, the Straight Egyptian bloodlines of these last two mares got dispersed, but Hamama (15.05.1927) appears in the pedigree of the 1985 World Camargue Champion (1979-2004) (White Lightning x Velvet Shadow) and many more International Champions. On May 2, 1932, Mr Henry Blake Babson purchased two of Mahroussa's sons (1919) from H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik for his stables in Grand Detour, near Chicago, Illinois. These were the stallion Fadl (17.06.1930-12.09.1963) and the mare Maaroufa (07.09.1931-12.09.1963), both by the stallion Ibn Rabdan (17.05.1917-1944) (Rabdan x Bint Gamila). This import also included additional horses acquired from the herds owned by the Egyptian Royal Family. To start with, Bint Serra I (03.03.1923) (Sotamm x Serra) who was a Seglawieh Jedranieh mare bred by Prince Kemal ed Dine Hussein. She also carried with her the little colt Metsur (04.01.1932) by Rustem (1908) (Astraled x Ridaa); Bint Saada (21.12.1930) (Ibn Samhan x Saada), a Seglawieh Jedranieh mare from the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS). Last but not least, Bint Bint Sabbah (19.05.1930) (Baiyad x Bint Sabah) and Bint Durra (01.07.1930) (Ibn Rabdan x Bint Durra), two Dahmah Shahwaniya broodmares from The Royal Agricultural Society. In the end, all the offspring of Mahroussa (1919) crossed the Atlantic Ocean to build their great dynasties in the US. In 1936, Mr William Robinson Brown closed Maynesboro Stud. His horses got taken by General Jacob McGavock Dickinson for his Travellers Rest Stud in Franklin, Tennessee. Travellers Rest Stud was a stud farm built-in 1792 by Mr John Overton near Nashville, Tennessee, well-known for the stunning quality of their Morgan, Trotter and Saddle Horses. In 1930, General J. M. Dickinson introduced Egyptian and Polish Arabian horses and moved the stud farm to Del Rio Pike, near Franklin, Tennessee. In 1946 Travellers Rest Stud moved to Santa Barbara, Califonia, to later move back again to Tennessee in 1948. In 1949, this herd producing many American Domestic Arabian horses got dispersed to end up in the hands of a buyer from Cuba. Eventually, the son of Mahroussa (1919) called Zarife (30.04.1928) got sold to Mr Wayne Van Vleet for his Lazy VV Ranch in Boulder County, Colorado. He became the leading stallion on the farm and also worked with cattle. The mare Hamama (15.05.1927) (Kawkab II x Mahroussa) was a Travellers Rest Stud mare from 1933 to 1946. She got crowned National Champion Mare in 1934 and got second place in the Three-Gaited Class at the National Arabian Show that year. The mare Hamida (06.04.1929) (Nasr "Manial" x Mahroussa) was also a superb foundation mare at Travellers Rest Stud. At the time, Mr Henry B. Babson was starting that particular selection process whereby his horses became readily recognizable in the world. It was a selection based on solid families of broodmares with compact type. As grown-up mares, they became stronger but lost little elegance, following the numerous crosses with Ibn Rabdan, a very popular stallion in Egypt of that period. 
At Mr Henry B. Babson's stud farm, the mare Maaroufa (07.09.1931-12.09.1963) (Ibn Rabdan x Mahroussa) got greatly admired for her type and beauty. She became the favourite mare in the barns and left outstanding progeny. Furthermore, Maaroufa was the only female from this family, among all the mares imported in the US to produce Straight Egyptian daughters, continuing her family of pure Egyptians.
 Fadl (17.06.1930-12.09.1963) (Ibn Rabdan x Mahroussa) became the model of the versatile Arabian Horse of that age. He was a stallion with a solid and well-balanced body. He possessed excellent shoulders and a deep chest. He had perfect limbs and a strong gaskin, a well set arched neck and a beautiful mitbah, a masculine and well-shaped head, with large well-set eyes at the end of a broad forehead, deep jaws and short nicely shaped ears. He participated in Western Pleasure, English Pleasure, Three-Gaited and Polo competitions, won a 100-mile Endurance race, and got ridden by kids from time to time. Fadl was a charming stallion who conveyed a harmonious body with beautifully curved lines, great athletic ability, intelligent personality and magnificent disposition to his progeny. Fadl was a prolific sire and notably impacted the breeding selection of those times. Among his sons, we remember the first Straight Egyptian produced by Henry B. Babson, Fay-El-Dine (1934-12.09.1963) (Fadl x Bint Serra I), an elegant grey stallion of outstanding quality. This Saklawi Jedran Ibn Sudan subject resulted from an excellent combination of mares carrying Nazeer's blood. We mention the black Fa-Serr (10.07.1947) (Fadl x Bin Serra I), foundation stallion at Henry B. Babson' stud farm, a Seglawi Jedran Ibn Soudan Halter Champion, with a classic type and prominent action in his gaits, known for his production of the bay and black offspring. But also the bay Dahman Shahwan, Fabah (1950) (Fadl x Bint Bint Sabbah), a correct stallion with perfect movement and exceptional Endurance characteristics who left high-quality progeny. Lothar (13.08.1955-30.12.1978), a classic and charismatic chestnut stallion, double Fadl, out of the mare Habba (1945) (Fadl x Bint Bint Sabbah), a Dahman Shahwan mare bred by Mrs Kathleen Ott, the wife of Mr John Ekern Ott, in Mathews,Virginia. Mrs Kathleen (maiden name Llewellyn) and Mr John Ekern Ott were the parents of Miss Jane Llewellyn Ott (04.10.1927-24.04.2013), artist, researcher, and horse lover born in Chicago, Illinois. In her youth, Miss Jane Llewellyn Ott lived in Hinsdale, Illinois. Later, she moved to Mathews,Virginia, with her mother, as they possessed the family business and the adjoining stud farm. I wanted to pause for a moment upon Miss Jane Llewellyn Ott because she intensely cooperated with her mother in the drafting and editing of the celebrated 'The Blue Catalogue', published in 1961, and featuring the first American Arabian Horses recognized as Asil (those known as Blue List). In 1969, this publication got revived to build Al Khamsa, and the list of horses got updated to include horses existing outside the United States. We should remember many other sons sired by Fadl. But, I will only mention the second Straight Egyptian produced by Henry B. Babson, the bay Faddan (1935) (Fadl x Bint Saada). He was a Saklawi Jedran Ibn Sudan stallion that can get defined as one of the most beautiful subjects and best stallions ever produced from this bloodline. Fadl was also a sire of extraordinary mares. I will first quote the grey Fa Deene (1937) (Fadl x Bint Serra I), a refined Saklawiya Jedraniya mare (1919) descending like Mahroussa from the desert bred grey mare Ghazieh (1850 ca.) owned by Abbas Pasha Hilmi I. Fa Deene (1937) gets remembered for being the dam of two stallions owned by Henry B. Babson: Ibn Fa-Serr (1960-04.03.1986) by Fa-Serr (1947) and out of the mare Hadbah (1957-26.04.1976) by Fabah (1950). Hadbah can get found in the pedigree of many Straight Egyptian specimens. On the other hand, Ibn Fa-Serr (1960-04.03.1986) was a stallion endowed with great movement and athletic ability, a well-balanced body and curved lines. He was charismatic, intelligent and with a beautiful disposition and conveyed powerful shoulders and a beautiful vertical neck set to all of his progeny. Moreover, his grey progeny tended to have more refined heads. Fa Deene (1937) was also the dam of the chestnut mare Khedena (1948) by Khebir (1942) (Fadl x Bint Bint Sabbah), which in turn is the grand-dam of the stallion AK El Sennari (21.02.1980) (Ibn Moniet El Nefous x Il Bint Khedena) from his dam line. AK El Sennari was a typey stallion. He was an expression of elegance and refinement, having all those great qualities typical of his family. He got named National Stallion Champion in Belgium. AK El Sennari's maternal grand-dam, the black mare Fa Dena (1962) (Fa-Serr x Khedena), also built a family that generated beautiful and refined black horses. I will mention the black mare SF Haley's Halima, born in 1986 (Seer Pasha x Halim's Legacy by Ansata Ibn Halima x Mona Dena). And, the black mare Ses Bint Fabo (1987) (Fabo x Halima's Legacy), both bred by Dr Patterson W. and Mrs Sherry Moseley, Sherbrook Egyptian Stud, Winter Springs, Florida. The mare Khedena (1948) delivered two more daughters by Fay-El-Dine (1934-12.09.1963): the grey Fay Khedena (1952) and the chestnut Khamsa (1953), two mares that left outstanding offspring. From Khamsa's bloodline (1953), we also find the mare Ra'Din Khebira (1977) (Ansata Ibn 
Sudan x Ra'Din Hilal by Sireff x Allah Ateyyah). She was a prolific dam and, among her daughters, we find the mare Ses Khebria (1991) (Orashan x Ra'din Khebira), bred by Dr Patterson W. and Mrs Sherry Moseley, Sherbrook Egyptian Stud, Winter Springs, Florida. She became a World Reserve Junior Champion Filly at Salon du Cheval in Paris and American Champion at the Egyptian Event of 1991 and 1994 when she got crowned Senior Champion Mare and Supreme Champion Mare.
 Fay Khedena (1952) was the grand-dam of the stallion Fabo (1962) (Fabah x Misimma by Fa-Serr x Fay Khedena), bred by Mr Bruce C. Huss, Mendota, Illinois.
 Unfortunately, even the mare Fa Deene (1937) got bred several times with not Straight Egyptian Asil stallions, so she did not leave relevant progeny as Egyptian females. Fadl's cross with Bint Bint Sabbah (19.05.1930) (Baiyad x Bint Sabah), a Dahmah Shahwaniya mare, was perhaps the most successful one made by Henry B. Babson. I have already spoken about the great stallion Fabah (1950) (Fadl x Bint Bint Sabbah), sire of The Shah (1966-1979) (Fabah x Bint Fada), a 1978 British National Champion and World Champion Stallion at the Salon du Cheval in Paris in that same year. The Shah (1966-1979) (Fabah x Bint Fada) was a Saklawi Jedran Ibn Soudan stallion descending from the family of Maaroufa (07.09.1931-12.09.1963), bred by Babson Arabian Horse Farm and exported to the United Kingdom in 1969. He was too a Sire of Champions. Fabah (1950) was also the sire of the great broodmare Sabrah (1964-02.07.1992), bred by Henry B. Babson, a granddaughter to the mare Bint Bint Sabbah (19.05.1930) from her dam line. Sabrah had three crosses with Fadl, and she was a daughter out of the broodmare Serrasab (1959) (Fa-Serr x Fay-Sabbah). Sabrah produced two prominent sisters by the stallion Ansata Ibn Halima (17.09.1958-17.09.1981) (Nazeer x Halima). Ansata Sabiha (01.03.1968), who left a remarkable family, and FA Halima (1970), who became 1980 US National Champion Mare, Canadian National Reserve Champion Mare, and 1979 World Reserve Champion Mare in Paris. The cross between Fadl and Bint Bint Sabbah (19.05.1930) also produced Fa Habba (1947), dam of the bay Falima (1965- 16.06.1988) by Ansata Ibn Halima. She was a mare with a stunning appearance, harmonious and proportionate, progenitor of the prominent Nile family standing at Ansata Arabian Stud. Those who met the grey Habba (1945) (Fadl x Bint Bint Sabbah) considered her the most beautiful of all the maternal sisters, and one could see that when looking at her progeny. Her son Lothar (1955-30.12.1978) was the last born of Fadl's Straight Egyptian sons. He was a classic and typey subject of roan chestnut colour, whose coat had a particular brilliance in the light of the summer sun. Lothar was a magnetic and elegant horse, truly a great performer when he danced with his arched neck and high-tail carriage similar to a palm leaf. The cross between Fadl and the mare Habba (1945) was crucial. This mare was also the dam of two important international sisters: the chestnut Sirhabba (1959-10.03.1978) and the grey Asal Sirabba (1958-15.03.1982), both daughters by the stallion Sirecho (20.04.1939) (Nasr "Manial" x Excocorda "Leila II"), both bred by Mrs Kathleen Ott, in Mathews, Virginia. Sirhabba (1959-01.03.1978) is worth remembering for being the dam of two very positive stallions: the black AK Sirhalima (1972-04.11.1997) by Ansata Ibn Halima, bred by Mrs Margaret and Mr Floyd E. Reid, Norman, Oklahoma. He got exported in 1973 to Australia, where he became famous under Al Karim Sirhalima. The other was the bay stallion Char Echo (1964-04.12.1988) by the homozygous black stallion Negem (1956) (Fa-Serr x Fay Negma by Fay-El-Dine x Maaroufa), bred by Mr Charles K. Krausnick, Lamar, Colorado. Char Echo looked similar to Lothar in terms of presence and charisma and generated winners of the US National Team. In addition, the dark bay South African National Champion Stallion, which was named Anchor Hill Omar (1969) out of the mare Anchor Hill Bint Gamila (1960) (Hadbah x Gamila). Asal Sirabba (1958-15.03.1982) was the dam of the grey mare Siralima (1971) by Ansata Ibn Halima, bred by Mr Robert E. Cowling, Houston, Texas. When she was standing at Mr Jarrell McCracken's Bentwood Farms, Waco, Texas, she produced esteemed mares by the stallion Ibn Moniet El Nefous (26.03.1964) (Morafic x Moniet El Nefous). One of these mares was the typey big black-eyed AK Latifa (1977), first sold to Mr Lyle and Mrs Virginia Bertsch, Zahara Arabian Stud, Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1993, AK Latifa (1977) got exported to Israel and moved to Ariela Arabians, Bnei Zion. She was the dam of the famed International Champion Laheeb (02.01.1996) by Imperial Imdal (29.06.1982-05.12.2003) (Ansata Imperial x Dalia), bred by Ariela Arabians. Laheeb produced champions all over the world and returned home after many trips. He got looked after like a prince at Ariela Arabians. Laheeb was the first Straight Egyptian stallion to go on a lease to the Polish State Stud Farms. To name a few victories, he got named 1999 Junior Champion in Kauber Platte, Germany; 1999 European Reserve Champion Colt; 2003 and 2004 Israeli National Champion Stallion; 2006 Egyptian Event Reserve Supreme Champion Stallion, US and 2009 Israeli WAHO Trophy Award. AK Latifa (1977) was also the dam of three champion females, including Imperial Kalatifa (1992) by Imperial Al Kamar (02.05.1987-13.10.2018) (El Hilal x Imperial Sonbesjul) bred by Mrs Barbara A. Griffith's Imperial Egyptian Stud, Parkton, Maryland. Imperial Kalatifa became a champion mare, whose most important achievements were: 1994 Israeli National Champion Filly, 1995 Middle East Reserve Junior Champion in Jordan, and 1997 Israeli National Champion Mare. The genetic strength of this family stemming from a daughter by Fadl was particularly evident in Imperial Kalatifa (1992), who also produced the award-winning mare Loubna (1997) by Imperial Imdal (29.06.1982- 05.12.2003) at Ariela Arabians. Loubna's notable victories include 1999 Israeli National Champion Filly; 2001 Israeli National Champion Mare; 2003 Champion Mare, Towerlands, UK; 2004 All Nations Cup Champion Mare; 2004 World Champion Mare, in Paris; 2004 ECAHO Cup Champion Mare; 2006 European Champion Mare and 2007 Middle East Champion Mare. 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, California, then sold to Mr Lloyd and Mrs Darla Bryant of Bryant Arabians, Grass Valley, in 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 (09.05.1985) (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 (04.03.1965-28.02.1992) (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.