Mesaoud
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Mesaoud, an Arabian stallion, was one of the foundation sires of the Crabbet Arabian Stud in England. Bred in Egypt by Ali Pasha Sherif, he was imported to England by Wilfred and Lady Anne Blunt in 1891.[1] He is recognized as an Al Khamsa Arabian, with verifiable lineage tracing to the Bedouin of the desert.[2]
He was a chestnut stallion with brilliant white markings, noted for his correct conformation, good Arabian type and powerful build.[3]
One of his most famous sons was Astraled, imported to the United States by W.R. Brown. One of Mesaoud's descendants, the mare Rissalma, was imported by the Tersk stud of the former Soviet Union in 1936 and produced the famous Russian-bred stallion Priboj. His grandson, the Astraled son Sotamm, was sold to Egypt, thus returning the Mesaoud bloodline to its nation of origin. Sotamm's great-grandson Nazeer is one of the most famous horses in the "Egyptian" line of pedigrees.[3]
Mesaoud's descendants are found worldwide and he appears in the pedigree of over 90% of all Arabian horses in the world today[4]
[edit] References and bibliography
- ^ Crabbet Arabians - Desert Roots
- ^ Al Khamsa organization
- ^ a b Edwards, Gladys Brown. The Arabian: War Horse to Show Horse. Arabian Horse Association of Southern California, Rich Publishing, Revised Collector's edition (1973).
- ^ Arabian Datasource
- Archer, Rosemary, Colin Pearson and Cecil Covey. The Crabbet Arabian Stud: Its History and Influence. Crabbet Organisation, 1978. ISBN 0-906382-13-0
- Wentworth, Judith Anne Dorothea Blunt-Lytton. The Authentic Arabian Horse, 3rd ed. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1979.
