Shaikh Al Badi
Shamai's paternal grandsire
Photographer unknown
was honoured as a world sire of significance for being
the second-highest living sire of halter champions at the
1988 Egyptian Event, with 69 champion offspring... only
his own son Ruminaja Ali out-ranked him on this score!
He sired some 14 national winners in his lifetime and is
grandsire to countless others... including most famously
Ali Jamaal and The Minstril, both sons of Ruminaja Ali.Tom McNair, the long-time manager of Gleannloch Farms
noted in 1985
"Morafic
Shaikh Al Badi's sire,
must be acknowledged as a sire of sires...
and I really believe
Shaikh
is the best breeding son of
Morafic
the best of the whole group. Shaikh has
sired so many good horses that win in
open competition, and he is also a sire
of breeding stallions. That, to me, is the
mark of a great sire - one that can sire
stallions that can reproduce".
Quoted from Arabian Horse World Quarterly,
Summer 2000.
SHAIKH AL BADI
(Morafic EAO
x Bint Maisa El Saghira EAO)
Bint Maisa El Saghira
(Nazeer x Maisa)
SHAIKH AL BADI
A beautifully balanced horse- near perfect in conformation!
ANAZA BAY SHAHH impUSA
(SHAIKH AL BADI
(Morafic EAO
x Bint Maisa El Saghira EAO)
x BINT DEENAA)
BINT DEENAA
(Ansata Ibn Halima
x Deenaa)
It was specifically to bring the blood of
Deenaa to Simeon Stud that
Bay Shahh
was chosen... he has proven the wisdom of this choice many
times over, finding a particular "nick" with the
Asfour
daughters... In summary,
Anaza Bay Shahh
is an intensively bred Nazeer descendant... bringing in four
close-up crosses to the great progenitor.
Anaza Bay Shahh impUSA
photo courtesy Simeon Stud
has a heritage that is becoming increasingly rare...
ANAZA BAY SHAHH impUSA
represents the famed
Morafic
When the mighty Morafic EAO
Morafic (Nazeer x Mabrouka) was bred
to the amazing mare
Bint Maisa El Saghira EAO,
Bint Maisa El Saghira (Nazeer x Maisa)
a mare who won at halter
and under saddle at National level in the
US... the result was bound to be spectacular...
the stallion
Shaikh Al Badi
became a legend in his own right, very consistently siring on
his own sound type and beauty...
ANAZA BAY SHAHH impUSA
represents the famed
Morafic
x Ansata Ibn Halima
cross
that is acclaimed the world over, this cross is more usually
found further back in pedigrees these days... that
Bay Shahh
is a direct grandson of these two breed greats is very special.
It is this cross that contributes to his great strength as a sire...
Anaza Bay Shahh, Portrait by Michael Vink
(Shaikh Al Badi
[Morafic
x Bint Maisa El Saghira]
x Bint Deenaa
[Ansata Ibn Halima
x Deenaa]).
Shamai
is out of the gorgeous liver chestnut National,
East Coast and Australian National Champion filly,
Simeon Shiraz
ASFOUR imp Germany
x SIMEON SHUALA impUSA
Simeon Shiraz
Simeon Shiraz
Photo by Michael Vink
Every significant sire comes from a strong female line...
Shamai has a truly royal dam!
Simeon Shiraz is instantly recognised, she is a mare with
many fans.
In her showring days she was the flag-bearer for Simeon
Stud, her biggest wins including National Champion filly,
East Coast Champion filly and Australian Reserve Champion
filly...
Marion says "Shiraz is so beautiful - she looks like a
daughter of her grandmother,
27 Ibn Galal V."
Simeon Shiraz
(Asfour
[Malik
x Hanan]
x Simeon Shuala
[Simeon Shai
x Ramses Tinah]).
One of our all-time
favourite Asfour daughters!
Simeon Shiraz
Photo courtesy Simeon Stud
27 Ibn Galal V
(Ibn Galal x 10 Hosna)
Simeon Shiraz
Photo by Michael Vink
An enviable show record but it becomes a truly remarkable
one when you learn that this ultra-feminine mare nearly lost
her life as a young horse...
Shiraz broke her shoulder as a baby and spent about three
months in confinement while it healed. She did not see
daylight nor step out of her box in this time and yet,
Marion notes "Shiraz never once tried to bite or put her
ears back. It was such a difficult situation for a young
horse, but she kept her wonderful disposition throughout."
It took Shiraz over a year to regain full soundness... to go
on to have a show record like this is nothing short
of amazing.
Shiraz has a most endearing temperament that she passes
on to her babies and she moves with all the excellence
of an Asfour daughter...
The sire of Shiraz is none other than
Asfour impGermany
ASFOUR (Malik x Hanan) at 22, by Greg Egan
ASFOUR's famous trot
captured by Jenny Jerrard
Asfour -
Shamai's
maternal grandsire
A son of the big-moving Hadban Enzahi
(Nazeer x Kamla) son
Malik
and Dr Hans Nagel's superb foundation mare,
Hanan
dam of a dynasty that includes
Asfour's
full brother in blood Jamil...
Malik (Hadban Enzahi x Malikah)
Hanan (Alaa El Din x Mona)
Asfour
is a true breeding animal. Whilst
internationally acclaimed for his own
excellence and quality, the sort that
renders you speechless, he is one of
those wonderful stallions that is a true sire.
Asfour's get, particularly his daughters,
are highly prized - not just for their great
beauty but because they breed on so well.
Asfour's progeny can be found on virtually
every corner of the globe.
Asfour's dam
Hanan
(Alaa El Din x Mona)
was bred at the EAO,
a daughter of Alaa El Din, successful racehorse
in Egypt and Mona, she has a strong family
of her own, a book has been written about her
and her family.
Asfour
is, of course, the sire of the exotic black stallion
Simeon Sadik
owned by Halsdon Arabians, UK. Sadik has his
own fan club, many people acclaim him to be
perfection, he was an Australian Champion before
his export and is also a World Reserve Champion...
he too, is siring on, proving the great strength of
his family.
Simeon Shiraz's
dam is that "dream of a mare", as described by Marion
Richmond,
Simeon Shuala impUSA
Simeon Shuala
(Simeon Shai
x Ramses Tinah)
This lovely mare has had a short but
very successful show career winning the
titles of Champion Mare at the National
Arabian Stud Horse Show and Australian
Reserve National Champion mare.
Photo courtesy of Simeon Stud
Shuala was bred in the USA after her sire
Simeon Shai
was sold to America. In the USA,
Simeon Shai
gained world acclaim by winning Scottsdale,
US National and Canadian Champion stallion
all in the same year... the Triple Crown! Very
few horses have won this honour but Shai also
won World Champion at the Salon Du Cheval
in Paris that same year... making his own unique
place in history!
Simeon Shai
(Ra'Adin Royal Star x Simeon Safanad),
a Sparagowski photo.
Simeon Shai
courtesy Simeon Stud, photo by Little
Shai has also gone on to be a very significant sire in the
US... he has sired 6 US National winners, among them the
wonderful mare Shaia. He is still making his mark and now
stands at Silver Maple Farms.
Shai's sire was Ra'Adin Royal Star (ET Crown Prince x Om
Khamsa, a Tuhotmos daughter), a colt Marion chose for
Homeleigh Arabians when he was still a young foal...
although he tragically died before he could fulfill his
promise, the handful of progeny he left behind have more
than made their mark...
Shai's dam is the great broodmare
Simeon Safanad
Simeon Safanad L
with
Asfour
Simeon Safanad
Simeon Safanad L with Asfour
(This priceless mare was a daughter of Sankt Georg
RSI (Ansata El Salim x Bint El Bataa) and Simeon
Stud's foundation (Egyptian) mare)
27 Ibn Galal V
(Ibn Galal x 10 Hosna),
the first ever Australian Champion mare.
Galal had an incredibly strong pedigree,
being a double Nazeer, double El Sareei great
granddaughter, her four great granddams all
being great breeding mares also... Farasha,
Yousreia, Maisa and Roda, she was a paternal
granddaughter of the wonderful mare black
mare Mogha.
Galal left an amazing legacy, particularly
through her lovely daughters
Safanad
Simeon Safanad L with Asfour
Sheba and Sukari - she provided a very solid
foundation for the future generations at Simeon
Stud.
Simeon Safanad L, with Asfour
Simeon Safanad will always be remembered as
the dam of such great stallions as
Simeon Shai
and his half brothers
Simeon Sadik
the black "million dollar horse" by
Asfour
Asfour
his exotic full brother Simeon Stav at Pearsons View Arabians
in QLD and Simeon Solomon, the performance horse
extraordinaire by Al Karim Jabal Ibn Moniet at Slipstream
Arabians in VIC. Her daughters too are proving the strength
of this line, visit Simeon Stud to read more about them...
Simeon Sadik
(Asfour x Simeon Safanad)
The dam of
Simeon Shuala
is
Ramses Tinah
Photo of Ramses Tinah as a young mare,
courtesy of Talaria Farms, USA.
a daughter of the awesome performance horse
Ramses Fayek
and the mare Ramses Nagdia, both imports from
the EAO.
Ramses Fayek (Nazeer x Fayza II)
In an article in the Australian Arabian Horse News,
December 1998, Marion says "I already knew I
wanted a daughter of the great Ramses Fayek...
He was a wonderful stallion, a good racehorse
and also one of the most conformationally correct
Arabian stallions I have ever seen. I had to have
the bloodlines of Ramses Fayek in our breeding
programme."
Ramses Nagdia, the dam of
Ramses Tinah
was also very strongly bred... she is a
daughter of the Anter son Wahag and
from the
Morafic
daughter Zahda (from Om El Saad, one
of the EAO's premier broodmares)...
a pedigree straight from the desert.
Ramses Tinah
(Ramses Fayek EAO x Ramses Nagdia EAO),
has added her own wonderful movement and
structure to this line... once she had produced
Simeon Shuala
Marion purchased her as an aged mare and brought her to
Australia.
Photo of Ramses Tinah as a young mare,
courtesy of Talaria Farms, USA.
Simeon Shuala
was mated to
Asfour
and a new "nick" was discovered...
The first foal of this mating was a liver chestnut colt, Simeon
Shemini who was exported to Gerzanne Stud, New Zealand
where he won all the top show awards and has sired countless
champions, some of which are making a name for themselves
in the Middle East...
The second foal was our favourite!
Simeon Shiraz
Simeon Shiraz
she was followed by...
The grey mare Simeon Samir, owned by Jai-Rhan
Arabians, one of the most beautiful and admired
Asfour
daughters anywhere...
The next sibling was the exotic grey stallion Simeon
Sharav, who was exported to the Albadeia Stud in Egypt.
Simeon Sharav has won at the Egyptian Nationals and
also on the European show circuit... not bad for an Aussie!
An illustrious family indeed!
Marion says of
Shiraz
the dam of our
Simeon Shamai...
Shuala
Shuala
foaled a liver chestnut filly with spectacular floating
movement -another 'Sukari' - a filly that gave me goosebumps
and still does.
Simeon Shiraz
was our new star".
Simeon Shiraz
photo courtesy Simeon Stud
To learn more about
27 Ibn Galal V
Simeon Safanad
Simeon Safanad L, with Asfour
Simeon Shuala
Simeon Shiraz
and the other mare lines of Simeon Stud... follow this link
SIMEON STUD.
For Simeon Shamai's 5-generation pedigree click here.
Simeon Shiraz by Michael Vink
Simeon Shiraz
East Coast Champion
by Julie Wilson
We love this photo of Shiraz
it shows her smooth perfection off
so well!
Katy was at this show spectating and
this was when she fell for this filly!
Shiraz is, to us, as close to perfect as a
mare can be -from her beautiful face,
to her swan-like neck, her wonderfully
laid-back shoulder... her long
forearm-cannon ratio... her excellent
depth of girth, her short back
(she is on the square - as long as she
is tall)... her fantastic hindquarter and
tail-set... her sound legs and feet...
Shiraz is just divine and when she
moves, you get so swept up in the
moment, the details become a blur!
To have her son
Shamai
is very much a dream-come-true!
Simeon Shiraz
National Champion
Simeon Shiraz
the Mover!
Photo courtesy Simeon Stud
Simeon Shiraz
Blonde Bombshell!
Photo courtesy Simeon Stud
Shamai
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Simeon Shamai_October2007_KatyPix
captivated us with his soundness and clear performance
potential, his amazing movement, his spunky,
people-loving nature and his awesome, air-tight pedigree.
He has an awesome likeness to his great grandsire,
the Scottsdale, USA, Canadian and World Champion
stallion of 1992,
Simeon Shai!
He is right at home at Zadahan and will be our investment
for the future. We plan to campaign him in performance
and to start a Straight Egyptian breeding programme to
run alongside our treasured multi-culturals! We hope to
put him over our beloved
Arliah and Gaize
Arliah and Gaize at Zadahan 17th November 2007
Here are the girls on 2nd October, just after a bath...
Arliah is on the left, Gaize on the right.
Arliah
Gaize,
and daughters of
Khalil
in the future. We do plan to stand
Shamai
at public stud.
Thanks must go to his breeder Marion Richmond,
of Simeon Stud for allowing him to become part of our family!
Simeon Sachur expSpain
Shamai's baby sister!
April 2007
Shamai's
beautiful black full sister
Simeon Sachur
(Anaza Bay Shahh
x Simeon Shiraz)
has been sold to Patricia Richter, a prominant Andalusian
breeder in Spain who aims to breed the world's most beautiful
black Arabians.
Shamai
is very proud of his baby sister
Sachur
for attaining this honour and we wish her well in her new life!
Simeon Shamai
sire: Anaza Bay Shahh impUSA
(Shaikh Al Badi x Bint Deenaa)
Anaza Bay Shahh
lays claim not only to a renowned sireline but also to a damline
of high distinction... his dam is a breed legend also, the
beautiful
Bint Deenaa EAO
Bint Deenaa
is a daughter of the legend
Ansata Ibn Halima EAO
a horse whose contribution to the breed and to the Egyptian
gene pool cannot be understated.
His sire is the greatest of the great, Nazeer and his dam the
lovely mare Halima.
Ansata Ibn Halima
Ansata Ibn Halima (Nazeer x Halima)
Ansata Ibn Halima
was mated to the beautiful mare
Deenaa,
Deenaa (Sameh x Dahma II by Nazeer)
Deenaa,
a daughter of Sameh, a horse known
for his siring abilities, his wonderful strong body and his
movement. Deenaa's dam, Dahma II, was a daughter of
Nazeer...
This is incredibly strong breeding and
Bint Deenaa
has proven this beyond any doubt... her sons
include such greats as
Anaza Bay Shahh,
Anaza El Farid and Anaza El Nisr (both these two being 3/4
siblings to Bay Shahh as they are sired by Ruminaja Ali,
the son of
Shaikh Al Badi)
and Ibn El Mareekh (by El Mareekh EAO)...
all these sons of
Bint Deenaa
have made their name in Arabian circles, they are the
next generation of "greats", already siring on...
Ansata Ibn Halima
sired some 14 National winners, he is the grandsire of some 101
National winners! This was the stallion who brought the
Egyptian horses world-wide acclaim, his get can be found the
world over, all contributing the "Ibn Halima look" down
through the generations.
He was probably most famous for his son, the great El Hilal
but was also renowned as an exemplary sire of broodmares,
of which
Bint Deenaa
has proven herself one of the finest.
Anaza Bay Shahh impUSA
The eyes are the mirror to the soul...
This stunning portrait is by Michael Vink.
We are thrilled to have our beautiful son
of Bay Shahh,
Simeon Shamai!
Click here for Shamai's 5 generation pedigree
October 2007
Simeon Shamai
dam: Simeon Shiraz
(Asfour impWG x Simeon Shuala impUSA)
Shamai at 18 months old
Photo by Katy Pix
A new era dawns at Zadahan Arabian Horses!
Simeon Shamai has joined our family, he comes from a past
steeped in history and is everything a discerning Pharaoh
would have wanted!
Egypt is renowned for the extraordinary Arabians it has bred
for millenia... we are excited to have an exquisite piece of that
unique history in Shamai. The "Straight Egyptian" gene pool
is highly prized for it's purity, unique desert look (dryness and
type) and it's remarkable ability to improve on other
bloodlines... and even amongst Egyptians, Shamai is bred to
be a King!
Shamai is a son of the important sire
Anaza Bay Shahh impUSA...
chosen to bring the blood of
Deenaa
to Simeon Stud, he consistently breeds on his lovely limbs and
feet, classic body, enormous eyes and beautiful type. The only
son of the immortal
Shaikh Al Badi
in Australia... his pedigree reads like a who's who of the famous
old lines from the EAO, possibly the last
Morafic/
/Ansata Ibn Halima
grandson alive, he has so many greats so close up...
Bay Shahh
is a living treasure!
Shamai's
dam is the exquisite liver chestnut
Asfour impGermany
daughter
Simeon Shiraz...
who, even after breaking her shoulder as a young mare, went on
to win National and East Coast Champion filly and Australian
Reserve Champion filly. Shiraz is a granddaughter of
Malik
and
Simeon Shai,
she has bred particularly well with
Bay Shahh...
Shamai
has 2 bay full siblings and also a black full sister recently
exported to Spain, a brown sister and another black one, proving
the strength of this cross.
Kate says... Shamai was chosen because he blew me away with
his beautiful face,
cheeky personality, size and his awesome straight movement.
I was just amazed by how correct his legs and feet were... it was
definitely goosebumps and love at first sight!
The day I first saw Shamai will live forever in my memory,
Simeon Shamai -
weanling
Our first viewing!
First Sight
This is Simeon Shamai the first time we
saw him at a private viewing of the 2004
foal crop at Simeon... it was the first time
I had taken Roy to Simeon and it was an
eye-opener for him, he commented on the
obvious quality around him "These horses
are a world apart!", he recognised the king,
Asfour
as being some blessed creature with an old soul... he loved
Bay Shahh's
huge kind eyes...When
Shamai
was let loose, Roy turned to me and said before I could get a
word out edgeways (a very rare occurrence!) "This is our sort
of horse, Kate! I would love to show jump him!"
I agreed... "Isn't he just smashing! You could do anything
you liked on him!"
We then went on to recognise how he had exactly the features
our mares needed and also complimented their strengths...
his eyes were sparky and full of intelligence, we both saw he
also had the temperament we liked - he would be someone's
best mate given the chance, just the sort of horse you want
to spend hours in the saddle of!
Marion saw how strongly
Shamai
Simeon Shamai...
Bred to Ride!
affected us and she took a gamble on us
that day that we look forward to fulfilling...
Shamai came home to Zadahan to grow
and mature and to enjoy being a baby
while he can...
When he is grown, he will fly the flag for
Simeon and for Zadahan and for the
performance abilities of Straight Egyptians...
Shamai
has a pretty face with beautiful big eyes, full
of friendly mischief! He shows beautiful width between his eyes
and his muzzle is sculptured and expressive...
Shamai
shows a good length of neck, set well into his shoulders, he has
lovely withers and long shoulder blades with an ideal 45 degree
angle to the humerus, his elbows are free of his body... these
add up to his lift and reach!
He has lovely long forearms, big knees and joints, excellent
legs- showing bone that is fine and bladed but substantial
enough for a colt of his size, we expect he will mature at
15.2hh...
Shamai's feet are simply excellent - very very sound
and balanced, they wear evenly...
Overall, he is also a compact horse - we hope as he matures
he will remain "on the square" as it is another thing we are
fussy about - Arabs should not be "family" horses (as in fit
all the family on their backs!)... he is lovely and smooth over
the topline too, something we needed to address with our
foundation lines...
His hindquarter is smooth and correct - his tail is set level with
his back, not the point of the coup and his topline is
"comparatively level" as the standard says, not totally flat.
His gaskins are long and his hocks well let down, his stifles
clear his body and allow him to get under himself...
Simeon Shamai is a very balanced individual, not
extreme but very correct and built to be a Rolls Royce ride...
we can't wait to see what he can produce from our lovely mares!
Simeon Shamai
Weanling
Photo by Caroline Hungerford,
Azale Arabians
his affect on me was profound - I was instantly filled with
dreams and although I tried to be objective about it, I was
hopelessly smitten and after my second visit to see him
(I wondered "was he really that awesome?"), he showed
me the full extent of his movement that day
Simeon Shamai - weanling
Our second viewing!
It was right about now our jaws hit the
floor and Roy and I both fell silent and
enjoyed the show...
Shamai proceeded to dance around the arena,
barely touching the ground, silver tail bannering
proudly behind him...
He waved his head from side to side as if to say
"Are you watching me? Aren't I beautiful?"
He didn't need any chasing either, he was
very happy to be free to show off!
Simeon Shamai - weanling
Our second viewing!
I did manage to focus enough to "study" how
he moved as movement is a huge priority for
our breeding programme... we already knew we
liked Shamai's type and loved his pedigree but
this was his biggest test - if he could move,
really move, then we would bring him home
to Zadahan.
When it comes to movement, bloodlines and
boundaries such as Crabbet, Russian, Egyptian,
Polish, Spanish etc etc all of them fade, they
become obsolete... either the horse moves as
well as any horse can or it doesn't!
Shamai literally gave me goosebumps when,
after playing around and dancing lightly for a
while, he then showed us his power-trot...
It was awesome! He had lift, fore and aft,
he had tremendous drive through from behind,
tracking up as a saddle horse should! Good
overstep... good use of all joints and the reach
was superb!
Lady Wentworth said that at full extention
viewed side-on, the good-moving Arabian's
forefoot would project past the muzzle,
preferably to the fetlock joint... and the
distance between the forefeet and the hindfeet,
viewed from the side, should be equal to give
proper balance...
i.e. reach=drive.
I must say, I did get a big surprise when he
trotted straight up the arena at us, totally
flying... his forelegs were travelling dead
straight! This I hadn't expected, I was
looking for as close as I could get and
definitely for no interference... but to be
so straight at this speed!
Roy and I locked eyes and exchanged a
whole coversation without uttering a single
word!
For me, seeing Roy (whose background
is in performance horses) so certain in his
admiration for this horse was icing on the
cake... I didn't have to argue why we should
have him, Roy was every bit as hooked
as I was!
We walked away reluctantly
that day... we couldn't take
our eyes off him,
we wanted to take him straight home but we told ourselves to be
sensible and to talk it over, pros and cons etc...we didn't really
need another sire when our darling Khalil was under-used!
All well and good in principle...but we both wanted to grab him
lest Marion change her mind!
But, Shamai himself must've known his destiny lay with us...
when it came time to catch him and put him away again, he
came straight to me (to investigate my camera, which made
very interesting noises!) and introduced himself... he was taking
no chances it seems and it worked!We have been very blessed
that the horse that captured our hearts also satisfies our minds!
Shamai is such a personality...he has a mischevious streak and
a sense of humour - he loves to play and that includes with us...
if we can allow him expression of self and teach him discipline,
the sky is the limit for this young fella...
We love him!
and I then bent heaven and earth to bring him home to Zadahan!
Shamai at Zadahan
Shamai's first run at home...
The day he arrived!
Shamai - 15 months
Shamai - 15 months
Shamai - 15 months
Photo by Katy Pix
These three photos above are of our lad
still in last year's winter woollies but they
show how fast he grew in six short months!
They show his natural beauty too...
and his likeness to his great grandfather
Simeon Shai...
Shamai at 18 months old
Photo by Karen Sheridan
Shamai at 18 months old
Photo by Katy Pix
I will always be grateful to Marion Richmond, his breeder,
for making him available to us as her "baby gift" for Clancy's
arrival, we never dreamed we would have a son of
Shiraz!
Zadahan has big plans for a performance career for him!
Shamai bears an amazing resemblance to his
illustrious great-grandsire
Simeon Shai
the only horse to ever win the Triple Crown (USA, Scottsdale
and Canadian Champion stallion) and World Champion in
Paris in the same year! We hope he proves to be as remarkable
a sire as Shai!Please look through his site, read about his illustrious
heritage and let us know what you think, we welcome
feedback and visitors, so don't forget to sign Shamai's
guestbook on Zadahan Arabian Horses
http://www.freewebs.com/zadahanarabians/
and leave your web link so we can 'meet' your horses too!
Kate Carolan
Zadahan Arabian Horses