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*Maaroufa

Leafy Bullet *Maaroufa Leafy Bullet
AHR #895

Color: Grey
Sex: Mare
Foaled: September 7, 1931

Sire: Ibn Rabdan (Rabdan x Bint Gamila)

Dam: Mahroussa (Mabrouk Manial x Negma)

Breeder: 
Prince Mohammed Ali.
Egypt

Imported by: 
Henry B. Babson. 1932

Dam of 17 purebred registered foals (6 colts and 11 fillies) including her son Baarouf whose influence we highly value mid-pedigree in the horses of Arieana Arabians.
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From our Arieana Notebook: In 1932, after becoming enamored with the capabilities of Arabian horses to outlast other breeds during an Endurance race, Henry B. Babson traveled abroad to obtain Arabians ~ befriending Dr. A.E. Branch, manager of the Kafr Stud Farm in Egypt. Through Dr. Branch's help, Babson acquired seven Arabian horses: two stallions and five mares from Egypt's royalty. Following the purchase of these horses, the Babson Legend took root.

*Maaroufa, one of the mares of this importation, became the favorite of Henry B. Babson. At the time of *Maaroufa's importation, she was just a yearling, and her portrait photo on this webpage captivates us just as she herself must have captivated him. Mr. Babson's daughter, Elizabeth Babson Tieken, wrote in the book referenced below: "She was his favorite. *Maaroufa was typy and beautiful, but he wouldn't have been pleased with her had she not been a good broodmare.... When *Maaroufa died in 1960, it was considered the end of an era." 

For further reading and study on *Maaroufa and these Old Egyptian bloodlines, recommended reading is: The Royal Arabians of Egypt and The Stud of Henry B. Babson by Judith Forbis and Walter Schimanski. Thoth Publishers, Waco Texas 76710. 1976.

And for those of you with interest in these things, *Maaroufa does qualify as a CMK mare as she was imported to North America pre-1950. By tail female, *Maaroufa descends on the same Bint Yamama dam line that W.R. Brown established for his Maynesboro Stud with his importation at the same time of *Roda and *Aziza, both daughters of Negma, and *H.H. Mohammed Ali's Hamama and *H.H. Mohammed Ali's Hamida, both out of the famed Negma daughter Mahroussa. For a complete list and overview of these dam lines, see Rick Synowski's article on The Original Crabbet/Maynesboro/Kellogg Mare Families
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Pedigree of *Maaroufa AHR #895

Dahman (El Azrak) RAS 33
Rabdan (El Azrak) RAS 49
Rabda RAS 43
Ibn Rabdan RAS 86
Ibn Nadra Egypt 47
Bint Gamila RAS 60
Gamila Egypt 46
*Maaroufa
AHR #895
Farhan Egypt 109
Mabrouk Manial Egypt 73
Tarfa RAS 44
Mahroussa
Egypt 115
Dahman (El Azrak) RAS 33
Negma RAS 45
Bint Yamama Egypt 57
Sire Line: Gamil El Kebir
Tail Female: El Argaa (Jellabiet Feysul)

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Mahroussa

Leafy Bullet Mahroussa Leafy Bullet
Egypt #115

Color: Grey
Sex: Mare
Foaled: (Exact Date Unknown)

Sire: Mabrouk Manial (Farhan x Tarfa)

Dam: Negma (Dahman Al Azrak x Bint Yamama)

Strain: Jellabiet Feysul

Dam of: *Maaroufa, a mare whose influence we highly regard mid-pedigree in Arieana's Arabians.
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Photo at left is of Mahroussa at Manial on the Isle of Roda. Ridden by the Ethiopian Master of the Stable. Original photo noted as from the Mohammed Ali Collection.
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From our Arieana Notebook: Mahroussa was practically a legend in her own time. Her beauty was the ideal of many Arab enthusiasts, and she was one of the most photographed Egyptian mares of that era. Mahroussa was also prolific in the stud and consistently passed on her quality and type to her foals. W.R. Brown, owner of Maynesboro Stud, called Mahroussa the most beautiful mare he had ever seen. (The Royal Arabians of Egypt and The Stud of Henry B. Babson by Judith Forbis and Walter Schimanski. Thoth Publishers, Waco, Texas 76710. 1976. p. 40.) Mahroussa is treasured by us at Arieana Arabians as the dam of *Maaroufa and perhaps a source for us through her dam Negma of that elusive recessive black coat coloration we've seen express itself in the foal coat coloration of our two fillies by Blitzen of Pico.
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Pedigree of Mahroussa Egypt #115

Saklaoui El Kebir Egypt 110
Farnhan Egypt 109
Dahma Egypt 111
Mabrouk Manial Egypt 73
Dahman (El Azrak) RAS 33
Tarfa RAS 44
Bint Freiha Egypt 216
Mahroussa
Egypt #115
Gamil El Ahmar Egypt 94
Dahman (El Azrak) RAS 33
Farida El Debani Egypt 215
Negma RAS 45
Saklawi I RAS 26
Bint Yamama
Egypt 57
Yamama Egypt 133
Sire Line: Saklaoui El Kebir
Tail Female: El Argaa (Jellabiet Feysul)

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For more information on *Maaroufa or her dam Mahroussa, or to see for yourself how their influence lives on in the prized and cherished horses of Arieana Arabians, please contact us. Visitors are always welcome; appointments are appreciated.

Suzi Morris
ARIEANA ARABIANS
28952 Via Hacienda
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-5546
Phone: 949-248-1260
e-mail: arieana@fea.net
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Copyright © 2003-2012.  Website designed and maintained by Suzi Morris. All rights reserved. This page originally created for Arieana's Heritage Notebook May 29, 2005. Updated December 22, 2005. Revised and Current as of August 11, 2012.