This lovely bay mare descends in tail female through Shams, a daughter of Bint Samiha, who was the dam of the vaunted Egyptian sire, Nazeer. Shams was sired by Mashaan, who came to Egypt for a time and was later imported to Saudi Arabia by Prince Faisal bin Abdul Aziz.
The Shams daughter, Sherifa (x Gassir [Kheir x Badia]) was bred to Alaa El Din to produce Basima, who was, in turn bred to Tuhotmos (El Sareei x Moniet El Nefous) to produce the granddam of Fardousa, Souhad, and finally Souhad was bred to Emad (El Araby x Ebeda [Ezzat x Obeya, the dam of Anter]). Ezzat also produced Rayana, the Saqlawiyah Jidrania descending from Roga El Beida. And he also produced Mahfouz, maternal grandsire of Sammara (x Mahfouza [Hamdan x El Mahrousa]), El Mahrousa was the progenitress of Magidaa through Maysa, Mona (the dam of Dr. Nagel’s Hanan as well as Serenity Montaha) through Mahdia, Nadia (x Nafaa) and Bint Mabrouka (x Mabrouka – Inshass). They represent some wonderful old lines from which some remarkable individuals are being produced today.
We cannot mention Emad, however, without also mentioning El Araby. He was the son of, and the replacement for, Morafic, and one of the main reasons Morafic was ever offered to the Marshalls. El Araby was of the Abeyyan Om Jurays strain through the mare Hafiza (x Hamdan and out of Mahfouza {Hamdan x El Mahrousa). World-renowned breeder, Judith Forbis, had seen El Araby and had this to say about him: “The first time I saw El Araby I was stunned. He was to me the most exotic stallion that I’d ever seen at the EAO – or anywhere else, for that matter. His sire, Morafic, was breathtaking, but El Araby was more complete. He was very tall, elegant, and extremely refined, with a most class head and marvelous expression. He wore a shimmering bay coat and moved with style and grace. He might well have posted for a DeDreux painting. I could see the Morafic influence in the deep shoulder and high wither. His dam, Hafiza, was a rather plan big bay broodmare of unique pedigree who let Morafic shine through in that unique mating. El Araby truly was unique and there has not been another one bread at the EAO that could come close to his beauty and quality, nor have I seen any straight Egyptian stallion, or any other stallion, quite like him.”
Fardousa’s sire was Ikhnatoon, the maternal half brother of U.S. National Champion, Serenity Sonbolah (Sameh x Bint Om El Saad), and of Serag (Anter x Bint Om El Saad). Ikhnatoon was by the Egyptian import, Farazdac, full brother to Faleh and half brother to Nabilahh (x Anter) and Galal (x Nazeer).
As you can see, from sire to dam and beyond, Fardousa had a great heritage which she passed on to her progeny as well. You can read all about the endearing last chapters of her life with owner, Allison Mehta of Talaria Farms.
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