By Carola Toischel

"Up to the last century the Arab horse was generally admitted to be the best for all purposes, and without rival in any part of the world. Bred under desert conditions and leading a free unrestrained life, he develops characteristics, which are not found under any other circumstances."

EAO Studbook I (1948)

When you visit El Zahraa today it's like entering a lost world. Time stands still. The paddocks, the stalls, the houses, the sand and the palms - nothing important has changed since the last 40 years. There is piece in this world. The great horses of the past are reflected in the stallions of today. Adl and Gad Allah are the best known to European visitors. Adl ranks among the most beautiful stallions in Egypt and Gad Allah is a proven producer with outstanding get. But there are other stallions. Meet some of them…

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