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THE BLACK PEARL - AN ARTICLE DISCUSSING BLACK ARABIAN COLOUR GENETICS

TRAINING THE BLACK STALLION

ELKASUN SHAZAAR AFRICA
(Romanza AA x Shaheer Jessica)

   

The Dream Begins ...

Alex stands at the gate and whistles.  With one swift movement, mane and tail flowing in the air a magnificent black Arabian stallion canters to where he stands and prances around him.  The Black Stallion Movies … could this have been where the dreams of little girls began?  It was certainly where mine did.

However sadly, due to the scarcity of black Arabians in South Africa, owning a black Arabian stallion remains just that for most people – a dream.  Therefore it was not surprising that during my search almost all the comments and advice were the same - "don't go for colour"; "not many black Arabians have good pedigrees or good conformation"; "you won’t find what you are looking for in South Africa". I was not ready to give up!! After many years of praying for my dream horse God answered my request at the perfect time and …

Elkasun Shazaar Stepped Out Of My Dream!

    

Shazaar is one of South Africa’s few true black Arabian stallions and a black stallion you will find hard to forget.  He possesses exotic type and priceless Arabian quality.  He is living proof that the black coat colour combined with type, good conformation, outstanding temperament, breath-taking movement, intelligence and incredible presence is indeed possible.

Shazaar has many crosses to black.  The following black producing horses are in his pedigree:
 Aladdinn, Lalarge, Bask, Bey Shah, Fortel, Kuhailan-haifi, Ofir, Witraz, Gamar, Witraz II, Nitez, Niga, Morafic, Fadl, Venus, Dahman and Gharib all occur in his pedigree.  Dahman, one of the main black producing Egyptian lines occurs numerous times throughout his pedigree on both his dam and sires side.

He also has a long line of show champions in his pedigree:  Fame VF, Bey Shah, Maistro, Aladdin, Shahteyna, Shaman AA, Romanza AA, Laddinn and Ruminaja Ali and this is only in the last four generations!!

 Show Record - Only Times Shown:
 2003 South African Champion Pure Arabian Colt Foal at Nationals (6 months old)
2006 Canterbury Equestrian Show - Supreme Champion Stallion (3 years old)
2007 Kwazulu-Natal Show For Purebred & Partbred/Anglo Arabian Horses  - Supreme Champion Purebred Stallion and Victor Lidorum Stallion (5 years old)

   

Offspring:
During November 2007 we welcomed Shazaar's very first foals into the world.  To our excitement one was a gorgeous black filly and the other one a lovely chestnut filly.

     Shazaar has exceeded all our expectations.  Not only does he excel in the show ring but he also produces show quality foals AND passes on his black genes.  This is a very unique combination in South Africa!

Shazaar is not only a constant testimony of how much the Lord loves His children and cares for every aspect of their lives, but he is also a constant reminder of answered prayer and fulfilled dreams!
 

Our Foundation Mare Arrives:
 We are ecstatic to announce that our search for a foundation mare has come to an end.  During January 2009 thanks to a mutual friend to whom we will always be grateful, we made contact with Gisela Uijs from Namibia.  After many phone calls and prayer on both sides, Gülilah Alifa, 2007 purebred Arabian filly made her way to us from Namibia during April 2009.  Alifa is not only an incredibly pretty mare (black with a white star) with exceptional movement and a wonderful character, but she also has a superb endurance pedigree running through her veins through Mahib.  Together with Shazaar’s outstanding showing record as well as many others in his pedigree, their offspring will undoubtedly be truly exquisite - with a 50 % chance of being black and 25 % chance of being homozygous black!

We would like to thank Gisela for trusting us with her precious filly and being so willing to let her travel to a home so far away!  Gisela is a very special lady with a true love for horses.  We did not even lay eyes on Alifa personally before she arrived and yet Gisela was truthful, helpful and honest in all her dealings with us.  If only all breeders were so trustworthy and ethical!!

Herewith Gisela’s contribution:
 “Our little Gülilah Alifa has left home to travel to her new owners in South Africa.  Alifa means “the trusted one or the trusting one”.  We want to reach out to Lynne and Johann Wilhelm and thank them for trusting us, as we have trusted them with this very special little lass.

       G. Alifa’s mother is Gülilah Al K.H. (named for our first grand daughter Kerstin Helga).  A lovely bay with very strong, showy, forward movement.  Alifa’s father was the last foal of our WAHO trophy winner G. Güleh- Güleh.  He is a ladies man and his new owner, who does endurance riding in spite of her handicap of only one leg says, she won’t part with him no matter what the offer;  and believe me, she has had quite a few.

To Lynne and Johann:  welcome to the Gülilah Family and may you be blessed through Alifa’s friendship.  Love Gisela”


   

     “Be delighted with the Lord. Then He will give you all your heart’s desires.” – Psalm 37: 4