Foaled June 7, 2000. Amir El Fareed* has been a joy to behold since his birth, at every plateau of growth and maturity, he has delighted me. His natural beauty is incomparable as he exhibits one of the finest, sculpted, short heads in the industry atop a well set neck which he uses well with an admirable hinge at the poll. Fareed loved to show for visitors and was naturally curious about everyone who saw him. His happy disposition, and eagerness to please resulted in naturally occuring charisma (snort, show, and blow) with a human-like gentleness - a sparkling presence that keenly evidences to the onlooker - sending some running for their cameras. Each night after he had his dinner, Fareed and I would play in his paddock. He would proudly prance with his tail over his back from one end of the paddock to another while I pursued him, clapping and whooping, until he would tire of our game. Then he'd pretend to confront me playfully rearing every so slightly and tossing his head up in the air, he'd snort, blow and step up to me closer and closer with his head held high finally getting close enough for a pat on the neck. As I patted him, his head would invariably end up around my shoulder and he would give me a good hug while I scratched his whithers. Although there is a pang of emptiness in my heart each night as I close down the barn, in my deepest being it is known that his exportation was in the best order. Nothing can take away the love I have for him, which remains as deep as if he were still here with me. He's left wonderful moments in time that I will forever cherish, a legacy in a hopeful foal and a love for a horse that is as if he were my own son. I am proud to have been his breeder, proud that he takes my own legacy with him to another world where he will be breeding some of the finest mares known and, more importantly, contributing extreme quality for the future preservation of the breed.

Fareed's dam is a proven producer of champion foals and has reproduced her quality in several of them. It is our hope that Fareed will do the same as a sire. As a two year old, he has bred just one mare, our most treasured broodmare, *MB Jamillsa, for his first foal - due in May, 2003.

Amir El Fareed is sired by El Norus, a multi-Champion in Class A Halter and Perfomance who is sired by the EAO import *Norus, sire of *Hadidi, National Champion of Italy. *Norus was sired by Gharib who was a sire of significance and a black stallion imported from Egypt in 1970 to Germany where he was chief sire at Marbach. He sired Sharigha who won the 2 year old filly class at Aachen in 1982. His son, El Abd won the Medingen performance trials in 1977 and has an impressive number of wins in show jumping. Also a Gharib son, Sirhan, placed fifth in all breeds in performance trials in Germany in 1981. Gharib was also used for Trakehner breeding and has sired licensed Trakehner stallions including one licensing winner. He was also used in Wurttemburger breeding - large, powerful riding and driving horses at Marbach. *Norus was out of the Hadban Enzahi (Nazeer x Kamla) daughter, Noha. Hadban Enzahi was a sire of significance and was the first Nazeer son to come to Germany’s Marbach Stud. His first foal, the mare Sahmet, became one of Marbach’s best mares producing valuable sons, all of whom were double Nazeer. At Marbach, his daughters out of his daughter Nadja were an important element in their broodmare band. Noha was out of Nadja by Nazeer and out of the beautiful mare, Nefisa, dam of El Hilal. Nefisa was sired by the racing phenomenon Balance and out of the Farida grandaughter, Helwa.

El Norus is out of Keraima by Dalul a U.S. National Top Ten Champion Stallion. Dalul is by *Morafic, a U.S. National Champion Stallion, and out of *Dawlat, a Class A Halter and Performance Champion as well as being the dam of Wazir Ibn Morafic, Doriah and Asjah Ibn Faleh. Keraima is out of Cedardell Tiffany who was sired by Serentiy Menkaure and out of Serenity Bint Nadia. Serenity Menkaure was sired by Khofo the sire of the fantastic, incomparable broodmare, Bint Magidaa. Serenity Menkaure was out of Serenity Montaha by Galal and out of Mona (Badr x Mahdia by Hamdan). Serenity Bint Nadia was sired by Sameh, who was known for producing excellent bodies and out of Nadia (Ezzat x Nafaa).

Amir El Fareed is out of our foundation mare, Bint Hafarrah who is sired by the Bentwood Farms stallion, Bay Halima. Bay Halima was foaled February 13, 1972 and bred by Jarrell Mc Cracken of Bentwood Farms. He was sold to Les and Lois St. Clair of St. Clair Egyptian Arabian Stud November 27, 1974 where he successfully sired eight foals to their delight. Bentwood Farms sought to re-purchase Bay Halima and were successful in 1977. He lived at Bentwood Farms until his premature death in 1983 one month before he turned 11 years old siring a total offspring of 21 colts and 20 fillies. Bay Halima was sired by three times U.S. National Top Ten Halter Champion 1966, 1967, 1969, English Park Horse Champion Stallion, Most Classic Arabian and Legion of Merit Winner, *Ansata Ibn Halima++ who also sired U.S. National Champion Stallion, Ansata Ibn Sudan, U.S. National Champion Mare, Fa Halima, Reserve National Champion Stallion of Europe, Ansata Abbas Pasha and Reserve National Champion Mare of Europe, Fa Halima. Bay Halima was out of the beautiful mare, AlNahr Mona Lisa who was sired by U.S. National Top Ten Stallion 1971 *Ibn Moniet El Nefous who was also a sire of National Champions in Halter and Performance. AlNahr Mona Lisa was out of *Nagat, daughter of Anter a noted broodmare sire. *Nagat’s dam was the Nazeer daughter, Abla out of Helwa a granddaughter of Farida.

Bint Hafarrah is out of *AK Hamida imported from the Arab Republic of Egypt as EAO #616 in 1978 by Russ Reid. *AK Hamida was sired by Nasralla, a son of the racing phenomenon Balance out of the black mare Sehr. *AK Hamida was out of Bint El Dahma, a daughter of the well-known broodmare sire Sid Abouham out of the Nazeer daughter El Dahma II who was also a granddaughter of Farida, the dam of Balance and granddam of Halima.