Nasik
Born in 1912 at the Crabbet Arabian Stud in England, Nasik was a product of two of the most distinguished lines in early 20th-century Arabian breeding. He embodied the vision of Lady Anne and Wilfrid Blunt, and later Lady Wentworth, to combine type, temperament, and athletic ability into one cohesive and beautiful animal.
Nasik’s sire Rijm, foaled in 1901, was a bay stallion of commanding presence and strong desert type. He was sired by Mahruss II, a horse imported from the Egypt by the Blunts, known for his refined head and fluid movement. Rijm inherited his sire's qualities and was known for his proud bearing, excellent legs, and high-set tail. His dam, Rose of Sharon, was a daughter of Hadban, bringing in the prized Saklawi strain, known for elegance and nobility.
Rijm had a long and successful breeding career at Crabbet and was widely used to consolidate type and temperament. His influence permeated the stud, and he was recognized for consistently passing on sound conformation and a high degree of Arabian character. Besides Nasik, he produced the sires Rodan, Nureddin II and Noam, the successful endurance horses Crabbet and Belka and sire of the broodmares Rijma and Fejr.
Nasik’s dam, Nargileh, foaled in 1905, was one of the last great daughters of Mesaoud, the Egyptian import who revolutionized Crabbet breeding. Through her dam Narghileh, Nargileh also brought in the blood of Dajania, one of the original Blunt foundation mares.
Nargileh exemplified feminine refinement, with a beautiful head, large expressive eyes, and outstanding movement. She was known to produce foals of great intelligence and quality, with a strong emphasis on substance without sacrificing type. She represented the Kehilan Dajani strain, known for its good-minded and functional horses.
Nasik stood at Crabbet for several years, although his early breeding career was not extensive. He did, however, prove his worth as a sire of typey, correct foals.
While Nasik was never among the most heavily promoted Crabbet stallions, he was valued for his refined appearance, excellent legs, sloping shoulder, strong back, and balanced proportions. He stood 15.1 hands. His color had a golden metallic , brilliant sheen.
His conformation was harmonious: a deep chest, strong loins, and clean limbs that spoke to his utility. He carried a slightly higher tail set than some of his contemporaries and showed good hock engagement in movement. His trot was noted for fluidity and lightness, not extravagant, but economical and athletic. Cecil Covey said about him once: 'Superlative style. A real peacock. [...] A highly-strung, excitable temperament, full of fire. Lovely head.'
During his time in Britain, Nasik sired 24 registered purebred foals, often valued for their riding qualities and sensible temperaments. Among them the three mares Rokhsa and Ranya who founded their own families in the USA and Spain respectively. It was only after his export to the United States that his legacy truly began to unfold.
In 1926, at the age of 18, Nasik was imported to the United States by WK Kellogg, founder of the Kellogg Arabian Ranch in California. Nasik’s arrival in America was met with interest by breeders focused on preserving the original type and endurance qualities of the Arabian horse.
In the U.S., he produced the stallion Farana, a bay stallion that became a Stock horse Champion and was US Army Remount Service stallion. Nasik also sired Rifnas, an excellent dressage horse and broodmare producer and the mare Ferdika.
Nasik spent his final years at stud in the United States before he was put down in July 1937 at the age of 29.
photo: Judith Forbis Collection
Dalal Al Zarka
Dalal Al Zarka was a grey daughter by Rabdan El Azrak or Rabdan for short. The grey Rabdan El Azrak was bred by Prince Ahmed Kemal of Egypt in 1897. After the Prince died, Rabdan was given to Prince Mohamed Ali (the heir of Prince Ahmed Kemal was not interested in continuing his fathers breeding program).
The same happened to Om Dalal, a chestnut Saklawiyah Jedraniyah mare. She was the dam of Dalal Al Zarka. Om Dalal was by Sabbah I out of Bint Roda/Bint Roga.
Through Om Dalal and Rabdan, Dalal Al Zarka, was full-sister to Samhan, a chestnut stallion whose son Ibn Samhan was the sire of Balance, one of the greatest Egyptian race horses, and sire of Kheir. The latter sired Gassir, a grey stallion whose sons Mourad, Sabeel and Zaghloul still have influence today.
Dalal Al Zarka, also known as Bint Dalala or Dalal I, was born at Prince Ahmed Kemal's stud in Egypt in 1903. She was described as an attractive and refined mare with big, expressive eyes, however a bit long in body but good depth.
Dalal Al Zarka had her first registered foal when she was already 9 years old. That grey colt was Gamil Manial, her only son. Gamil Manial left 11 foals of which one son Mansour should be named here. The very masculine Mansour, a grey Kuhaylan Mimri, was the sire of the most influential stallion from Egypt: Nazeer. Nazeer dominated the Straight Egyptian breeding program through his sons and daughters world-wide for decades.
In 1920, when Dalal Al Zarka was 17, she brought the grey mare Ghazalah by her half-brother Kawkab (Saklawi II x Om Dalal). Ghazalah became a broodmare at the Egyptian Inshass Stud. Her family lives on through her only daughter Saada by El Deree.
The second born daughter out of Dalal Al Zarka, was the chestnut Khafifa by Ibn Sahman. Khafifa was the dam of a colt and a filly. The filly was Medellela by Awad. Medallela was the granddam of Moniet El Nefous who was referred as the most beautiful mare of her time. Mainly through her, the family branch of Dalal Al Zarka and her dam Om Dalal is very vital today.
After Khafifa, Dalal Al Azrak gave birth to her last foal, Bint Dalal. Bint Dalal, a grey Hamran daughter was born in 1926.
Dalal Al Azrak died in Egypt in 1931.
Ibn Mahruss
In 1896 the Blunts acquired a big strong chestnut stallion with 4 white stockings from Ali Pasha Sherif. His name was Mahruss (or Mahruss II). At Crabbet Park he was rarely used but through his son Rijm his line continues. His only other son was Ibn Mahruss who was bred at Crabbet but was sold in utero to the U.S. in 1900. Ibn Mahruss dam was Bushra, a bay Saklawi mare. She was a granddaughter by Crabbet’s foundation mare Basilisk, a grey mare imported to England in 1878. Born in 1901, Ibn Mahruss became a leggy chestnut stallion with 4 white stockings like his sire. He was used by Homer Davenport, siring 8 registered foals of whom the stallion El Jafil was most important. El Jafil sired El Sabok. El Sabok is - through his son Stambul - the grandsire of Alla Amarward, one of the most influental American sires. Back to Ibn Mahruss: In 1915 he was sold to Anita Baldwin who enjoyed him as a saddle horse. Ibn Mahruss sired his last registered foal as a 17-years old. His exact date of death is unknown.
KP Noury
The Gold premium stallion KP Noury is a Straight Egyptian born in 2015. His sire is KP Maryoom who was chief sire at Kauber Platte. KP Maryoom is a Kaisoon grandson out of KP Mofida, a Idrees daughter. KP Mofida traced to Malacha, a mare that was imported from El Zahraa in utero to Germany.
KP Maryoom's dam line traces to the founder of the 'M' family of Marbach State Stud. Due to this connection he was leased to Marbach in 2012 and 2014 where he produced 11 foals before he went back to his home stud at Kauber Platte.
KP Noury's dam is KP Naima, a KP Mokeel daughter. KP Naima is a granddaughter of the El Zahraa bred mare Nana. The dark-chestnut Tuhotmos daughter was imported to Germany in 1971 and became foundation mare of Kauber Platte Stud leaving 11 registered foals.
KP Noury is distinguished by an exotic type, a well-proportioned body, an excellent topline, very good movement, and a solid legs. He is now standing at Kauber Platte stud following KP Maryoom as chief sire.
El Nabila B
While European and World Champion Stallion Kubinec was on breeding lease to Hungarian State Stud of Babolna in 1995 he covered several Straight Egyptian Mares. One of them was Elf Layla Walayla who delivered a grey colt the next June. That colt turned into the most successful representative of the Kubinec foal crop at Babolna. His name is El Nabila B, Arabic for 'The noble one'.
The grey colt grew up into a beautiful white swan impressing everyone with the athletics of his Russian sire and the Egyptian grace of his dam.
Both of his parents had been successfully shown in halter and so was El Nabila B.
In 2002, he was exported to Brazil where he turned to be Brazilian National Champion Stallion in 2004. In 2010, he was competing at the US Nationals where he was awarded National Champion Stallion.
Impressed by his beautiful daughters in Brazil, Johanna Ullstrom could acquire El Nabila B for Psynergy Patnership and brought him back to Europe in 2007.
Staying in Europe for quite some years he was re-imported to the US standing at Om El Arab now.
Nasi
The Straight Egyptian mare Nasi was born in 1995 at the small Southern German stud of Klaus Meyer. This lovely chestnut mare was sired by Manial II, a son of Machmut, himself sired by Ibrahim—who was born at Dr. Nagel’s Katharinenhof and exported to Kuwait in the early 1990s. Manial II’s dam was the beautiful Taghreed, bred and born at El Zahraa, later imported to Germany. Taghreed became a German Elite Mare and was the dam of the World Champion Mare Tiffaha.
Nasi was out of Bint Nazeema, who was a daughter of Machmut by Ibrahim out of Molesta (Hadban Enzahi x Moheba II). The bay Bint Nazeema traced back to the El Zahra bred mare Hania by Tuhotmos, of the Obeyan strain, who became a foundation mare of the German Kauber Platte Stud.
Nasi was acquired by Jutta Mauch of El Samoa Stud, where she became one of the foundation mares. She produced seven foals, including twins—a colt and a filly. While the colt was sold, Jutta Mauch retained the filly JM Jasira to carry on the second generation of the Nasi family.
In addition to her breeding career, Nasi was successfully shown in halter and completed her mare performance test in endurance.
Nasi was never sold and spent her entire life at El Samoa Stud, where she passed away in November 2024. Her legacy continues through her daughter JM Jasira and granddaughter JM Alisha, who will carry her line forward at El Samoa Arabians.
Coming soon
- ELF LAYLA WALAYLA (June, 27th)
- ANSIBA MUJALLI (June, 29th)
- PATRON 1966 (June, 30th)
- LATIF 1903 (July, 1st)
- NARYM (July, 3rd)
- AMURATH SAHIB (July, 5th)
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| Podruga | Priboj | Dikarka | 2025-05-30 |
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| Jamil Al Rayyan | Ansata Hejazi | Dana Al Rayyan | 2025-05-30 |
| Kenz Al Baydaa | Jamil Al Rayyan | Kareemah Saqr | 2025-05-30 |
| Hanaya Layla | Kenz Al Baydaa | Hanaya Habibtee | 2025-05-30 |
| Hanaya Habibtee | El Khaled | Elf Layla Walayla | 2025-05-30 |
| Shanfara | Seyal | Shieha | 2025-05-30 |
| Helwan | Mesaoud | Hilmyeh | 2025-05-30 |
| Horra | Zobeyni | Ghazieh | 2025-05-30 |
| Helwa | Shueyman | Horra | 2025-05-30 |
| Bint Helwa | Aziz | Helwa | 2025-05-30 |
| Hilmyeh | Ahmar | Bint Helwa | 2025-05-30 |
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| RO Abdulah | Wagram | Fezzuna | 2025-05-28 |
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