In the annals of history of the Straight Egyptian Arabian horse, this stallion is as unique as they come. Keri Wright, shared: “I was just 11 years old when I saw Morafic for the first time. I had only seen pictures of him up until then. The date was May 18, 1968. As we pulled into the long drive leading up to the main barn at Gleannloch in Spring, Texas, Tom McNair was out mowing grass in preparation for the arrival of the many guests who had come to the Gleannloch Sale of Champions. My father said, “Keri, there’s one of the greatest horsemen of our day!” Tom put the tractor away and took us into the barn. We walked down the aisle. I knew without anyone saying a word that I was standing outside his stall. Still a bit vertically challenged, Tom could tell I wanted to see the whole horse, so he came over, opened the stall door and left it ajar so that I could look in while he talked to all of us there. It was though I had entered another world entirely. Something deep inside me knew my life would be intertwined with this great horse, and indeed it has been. I’ve never forgotten that day.”
He was part of the 1956 foal crop in Egypt. He followed in the footsteps of many of the great Nazeer offspring who had come before him: Dahma II (dam of Bint Dahma & Deenaa), the 3 sisters, Samia (dam of Noha & Hekmat), Mamlouka (dam of Fawkia & Momtaza) and Nazeera (dam of Romana II & Omayma); Hadban Enzahi; Kamar (dam of Tamria 9 & Kahramana); Ghazal (x Bukra); and Nadja (x Nefisa), to name a few. And right after Morafic was born along came another great sire, the chestnut, Alaa El Din (x Kateefa) along with many of the other Nazeer offspring who would influence the breed in wonderful ways that would solidify his position as a sire of great significance.
As far as the cross between Nazeer and Mabrouka, it would only happen 3 times, the first time producing Morafic, the second time producing a full brother, Ibn Mabrouka – who did not breed forward, and then the lovely, Bint Mabrouka (Ansata Bint Mabrouka), dam of Ansata Abbas Pasha and Ansata Ibn Sudan (both by Ansata Ibn Halima) and the exceptional breeding stallion, Ansata Shah Zaman (the result of breeding Morafic to his full sister).
But as they say, the proof is in the pudding, and in Morafic’s case, indeed it was! He was a sire of great sons and daughters.
Among the sons: El Arabi, Shaker El Masri, Khofo, Ibn Moniet El Nefous, Ghalion, Madkour, Maddah, Kayed, Al Fahir, The Egyptian Prince, Al Metrabbi, Dalul, Amaal, Ansata Shah Zaman, Al Nishan, Al Nimr, Shaikh Al Badi, El Risaan, Mosry, Zedann, Shah Nishan, and Ibn Morafic.
And among the daughters: Sammara, Inas, Enayat, Hindia, Nahlah, Neamat, Gamilaa, Il Durra, Dalia, Muzahrafa, Moradil, Nadafi, Il Warda, Il Mara, Nama, Illaila, Bint Nabilahh, Il Muna, Radia, Ansata Nile Jewel, Bint Bint Mona, Sittana, Bint Bint Rafica, Rihahna, Nafairtiti, Bint Bint Hanaa, Bint Romanaa, Salmah, Bint Shamah, Shafeekah, Narimaan, Norra, Salmah, Shahira, Morgana, Hebet Allah, Ana Gayah, and Wafa.
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