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FACTS
Imported from Germany as a foal
at the side of his dam, Safir was well balanced and refined from the
very beginning. He has matured into a classic silvery-grey Arabian
stallion with big black eyes, excellent tail carriage, beautiful face
with well-sculpted cheek and jowl, nice group, strong shoulder, wide
and strong chest, and good legs. But more than anything, Safir has
type. As the Sheikh's personal treasure he has not been shown, but
his career as a breeding stallion has netted him the following awards:
1998 Qatar Get of Sire Champion, 1999 Qatar Get of Sire Champion and
Leading Sire (National and International Show) and 2000 Qatar Leading
Sire (International Show). His son Ashhal
Al Rayyan is
an international multi champion.
PEDIGREE
Safir is reflecting the
combination of his elegant bloodlines through his sire, Salaa El Dine (Ansata
Halim Shah x Hanan), and his dam, Aisha (Ansata Halim Shah x Ghazalla),
plus the doubling of Ansata Halim Shah – yet he has his own distinctive
"look". Safir's parents are the best examples of Dr. Nagel's
legendary Katharinenhof breeding program in Germany, the aim of which is
to produce highly refined horses, reflecting lightness and oriental flair.
Renamed in Qatar as "Bint Halim Shah" in honour of her sire
Ansata Halim Shah – Sheikh Abdulaziz's all-time favourite horse –
Aisha is one of Sheikh Abdulaziz's most prized mares. A Qatar
International Reserve Champion Mare, Bint Halim Shah was – together with
Safir, Amal, Bint Sabah, and Ameena – among the first group of horses
purchased from Dr. Nagel. She represents the Ubayyan Om Jurays strain, one
of Sheikh Abdulaziz's favourite strains.
PERSONALITY
A proud stallion with a kind
disposition, Safir carries himself with grace and agility in hand or under
saddle. He is truly one of those rare individuals who would grace any stable
in the world – he is everything an exquisite Arabian stallion should be: kind
but still playful, and sometimes a bit curious and arrogant.
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