Last chance for mare owners to use Shaheen Al Saba

Big plans are afoot for Shaheen Al Saba, and this will be the last opportunity for Kiwi mare owners to use his services. Shaheen is a young sire and has been used sparingly so far. His progeny are extremely marketable.

His only gelding son available for sale, Destino DH, was sold to a loving owner sight unseen because she fell in love with him via honest photos on the internet. Shaheen’s eldest daughters were not for sale at all, but the first, Sharifa DH took the eye of well known, established breeders Sandy Stanway & Tony Aitken, and she now calls Classic Arabian Stud home. The second, Fiera DH, made a favourable impression on visitors from China and is currently in transit on her way to that country (after having a short and successful show career here in New Zealand; three outings for Champion Arabian Northern A&P show (against adults), North island Reserve Champion Junior Filly or Colt, and NZ National Reserve Champion Junior Filly). Two more daughters were born this season just past, one of which, Yanah Bint Shaheen (pending) has been shown to 2015 South Island Reserve Champion filly as a foal at her dam’s side. The other, Mahakipawa Nala, is a full sister to Fiera DH. With the export of Fiera DH, there are only three daughters of Shaheen in the country at this time.

Shaheen was started under saddle by Gemma Sigglekow of Epona Downs and she reported that he was an enjoyable horse to work with and ride. He is highly intelligent and appears to pass on this trainability to his progeny.

Shaheen has been tested for the genetic conditions SCID, LFS and CA, and is Clear (non-carrier) of all three, making it safe for Carrier or Untested mares to be bred to him without fear of an Affected foal.

This season Shaheen is available at stud by natural service during Sept/Oct 2015 for $1500 ($300 of which is a non-refundable handling/booking fee) plus grazing and will be standing with Enstrom Performance Horses near Leeston, Canterbury. Conditions apply, MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE, please get in touch with us for more information.

Shaheen is the only stallion currently available in New Zealand from the famed Ansata Halim Shah/Prince Fa Moniet cross (think of how well this blood has mixed with other lines, as in Shanghai EA, Shael Dream Desert and Escape Ibn Navaronne-D). He is truly representative of his pedigree. Apart from his obviously exotic head that appeals to most modern Arabian breeders and requires no clipping or grease to bring out his sculptured bone structure, he also has many “old fashioned” attributes that are becoming harder to find these days; including small shapely ears, luminous eyes, excellent forearm to cannon ratio, clean dry bone, a curved “palm frond” neck, and overall balance and harmony. Make the most of this horse while you can.

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