Hello, Iam trying to find out anything about this stallion, any info. would be very helpful.
Does anyone know if he is still alive? or where he is?
Thank's
Mystic
Full Version: The Stallion Almilgeegy?
Hello Mystic
Do you mean the American stallion Almileegy by Ibn Hafiza out of Bint Bint El Samraa ??
If he is the one, I might have a picture I can scan, as he was halfbrother to Kisra - the dam of our Dorian Shah El Shams.
Regards from
Majbritt - ML ARAB
Do you mean the American stallion Almileegy by Ibn Hafiza out of Bint Bint El Samraa ??
If he is the one, I might have a picture I can scan, as he was halfbrother to Kisra - the dam of our Dorian Shah El Shams.
Regards from
Majbritt - ML ARAB
Yes, that's the Stallion I am talking about ... a picture would be wonderful! Do you know anything else about him or hi breeding?
Thank's
Mystic
Thank's
Mystic
Hi again
I only know a few things about him, but he was Canadian National Champion Western Pleasure, and US. Res.Champion Western Pleasure, and also had several wins (Top Ten) in English Pleasure. As I mention he is a halfsister to Kisra – who is the dam of many Champions, and he is a halfbrother to Almawardy (1978 Region 16 – Res.Champion), Ibn Hafiza sired also Abenhetep (fullbrother to Kisra, and the sire of Tammen), El Dayim – National Top Ten Futurity Stallion. I have enclosed a picture of Almileegy for you
Kind Regards From
Majbritt – ML ARAB
www.ml-arab.dk
I only know a few things about him, but he was Canadian National Champion Western Pleasure, and US. Res.Champion Western Pleasure, and also had several wins (Top Ten) in English Pleasure. As I mention he is a halfsister to Kisra – who is the dam of many Champions, and he is a halfbrother to Almawardy (1978 Region 16 – Res.Champion), Ibn Hafiza sired also Abenhetep (fullbrother to Kisra, and the sire of Tammen), El Dayim – National Top Ten Futurity Stallion. I have enclosed a picture of Almileegy for you
Kind Regards From
Majbritt – ML ARAB
www.ml-arab.dk
Thank you so much!!!!
Mystic
Mystic
QUOTE (Mystic @ Apr 9 2004, 02:21 PM) 
Yes, that's the Stallion I am talking about ... a picture would be wonderful! Do you know anything else about him or hi breeding?
Thank's
Mystic
Thank's
Mystic
Hello!
Would you still like any information on Almileegy? I just found this post and wanted to let you know that I worked at Zahara Arabian Stud in the early 80's when "Al" was standing there. We also showed him. As you know he was a wonderful Western Pleasure horse and we showed him mid 80's as Western Side Saddle. Kathy E
I first saw Almileegy when he was a three year old before he was at Zahara. Tom McNair, trainer for Gleannloch farms, used him as a demonstration for teaching a young horse to load in a trailer. He was a good demonstration horse because he was so intelligent.
Tom of course trained him well and this accounts for his Nationals successes in a very competitive environment. Then he went to Zahara where he spent most of his life.
He was ridden by Lyle and Virginia Bertsch owners of Zahara Arabians, particularly because he could be counted on to saddle up and go. "Al" loved the opportunity to be ridden. He was not very happy to sit in the stall and take a back seat to the famous stallions like Ansata Omar Halim and Ruminaja Ali.
I used to visit Zahara Arabians often. When Nelson Miller was the trainer, I took riding lessons on Almileegy in the fall and winter when things slowed down. Of course for me he was a dream to ride, very smooth and comfortable with elastic gaits and very responsive to a light reign and very little leg. It was like driving a Rolls Royce Phantom, big, comfortable but very quiet. You really never felt his feet hit the ground hard, always instead good flexion.
In type he was reminiscent of the Ibn Rabdan horses. He was more compact than his sire, and did not remind me that much of his dam. For this kind of pedigree one would not expect an extreme head but it had a handsome quality about it accented by very gracefully shaped ears with sharp turned in points. He had expressive eyes though they were not large and his face was very dry and fine skinned.
Almileegy measured and honest 15.3 hands so he was a big horse but rode light as a feather. I really enjoyed the time I spent with him. The DataSource shows his date of death as July 3, 1993.
Tom of course trained him well and this accounts for his Nationals successes in a very competitive environment. Then he went to Zahara where he spent most of his life.
He was ridden by Lyle and Virginia Bertsch owners of Zahara Arabians, particularly because he could be counted on to saddle up and go. "Al" loved the opportunity to be ridden. He was not very happy to sit in the stall and take a back seat to the famous stallions like Ansata Omar Halim and Ruminaja Ali.
I used to visit Zahara Arabians often. When Nelson Miller was the trainer, I took riding lessons on Almileegy in the fall and winter when things slowed down. Of course for me he was a dream to ride, very smooth and comfortable with elastic gaits and very responsive to a light reign and very little leg. It was like driving a Rolls Royce Phantom, big, comfortable but very quiet. You really never felt his feet hit the ground hard, always instead good flexion.
In type he was reminiscent of the Ibn Rabdan horses. He was more compact than his sire, and did not remind me that much of his dam. For this kind of pedigree one would not expect an extreme head but it had a handsome quality about it accented by very gracefully shaped ears with sharp turned in points. He had expressive eyes though they were not large and his face was very dry and fine skinned.
Almileegy measured and honest 15.3 hands so he was a big horse but rode light as a feather. I really enjoyed the time I spent with him. The DataSource shows his date of death as July 3, 1993.
QUOTE (JoeFerriss @ May 25 2011, 04:48 PM)
I first saw Almileegy when he was a three year old before he was at Zahara. Tom McNair, trainer for Gleannloch farms, used him as a demonstration for teaching a young horse to load in a trailer. He was a good demonstration horse because he was so intelligent.
Tom of course trained him well and this accounts for his Nationals successes in a very competitive environment. Then he went to Zahara where he spent most of his life.
He was ridden by Lyle and Virginia Bertsch owners of Zahara Arabians, particularly because he could be counted on to saddle up and go. "Al" loved the opportunity to be ridden. He was not very happy to sit in the stall and take a back seat to the famous stallions like Ansata Omar Halim and Ruminaja Ali.
I used to visit Zahara Arabians often. When Nelson Miller was the trainer, I took riding lessons on Almileegy in the fall and winter when things slowed down. Of course for me he was a dream to ride, very smooth and comfortable with elastic gaits and very responsive to a light reign and very little leg. It was like driving a Rolls Royce Phantom, big, comfortable but very quiet. You really never felt his feet hit the ground hard, always instead good flexion.
In type he was reminiscent of the Ibn Rabdan horses. He was more compact than his sire, and did not remind me that much of his dam. For this kind of pedigree one would not expect an extreme head but it had a handsome quality about it accented by very gracefully shaped ears with sharp turned in points. He had expressive eyes though they were not large and his face was very dry and fine skinned.
Almileegy measured and honest 15.3 hands so he was a big horse but rode light as a feather. I really enjoyed the time I spent with him. The DataSource shows his date of death as July 3, 1993.
Tom of course trained him well and this accounts for his Nationals successes in a very competitive environment. Then he went to Zahara where he spent most of his life.
He was ridden by Lyle and Virginia Bertsch owners of Zahara Arabians, particularly because he could be counted on to saddle up and go. "Al" loved the opportunity to be ridden. He was not very happy to sit in the stall and take a back seat to the famous stallions like Ansata Omar Halim and Ruminaja Ali.
I used to visit Zahara Arabians often. When Nelson Miller was the trainer, I took riding lessons on Almileegy in the fall and winter when things slowed down. Of course for me he was a dream to ride, very smooth and comfortable with elastic gaits and very responsive to a light reign and very little leg. It was like driving a Rolls Royce Phantom, big, comfortable but very quiet. You really never felt his feet hit the ground hard, always instead good flexion.
In type he was reminiscent of the Ibn Rabdan horses. He was more compact than his sire, and did not remind me that much of his dam. For this kind of pedigree one would not expect an extreme head but it had a handsome quality about it accented by very gracefully shaped ears with sharp turned in points. He had expressive eyes though they were not large and his face was very dry and fine skinned.
Almileegy measured and honest 15.3 hands so he was a big horse but rode light as a feather. I really enjoyed the time I spent with him. The DataSource shows his date of death as July 3, 1993.
Hi, Joe,
I had my mare, Avatar Gypsy Lace, in training with Nelson at Zahara during that period. I spent so much time at the farm that Lyle hired me to help condition the youngsters. "Al' indeed was a joy to ride and you are so correct when you say he hated taking a back seat to Omar! Good to hear from you - I just found this site as I was doing some research to try to find out what happened to the farm and the horses. Kathy E
Fascinating background..... In 1981 I visited Green Mountain in Silverton, Oregon, and (think) I saw Ibn Hafiza (have to dust off my brain), but did see *Bint Bint El Samraa in a stall with a foal. I had not seen many SEs at that point, but still remember the impact visually and historically that mare had on me---like going back in time to the desert. Would be interesting to see this photo of "Al" between or next to his 2 parents to see inherited relationships, or perhaps grandparents are expressed here in combination.
QUOTE (Mystic @ Apr 9 2004, 01:48 AM)
Hello, Iam trying to find out anything about this stallion, any info. would be very helpful.
Does anyone know if he is still alive? or where he is?
Thank's
Mystic
Does anyone know if he is still alive? or where he is?
Thank's
Mystic
Hi Mystic,
If you are interested in this bloodline, check out my good friend's website, http://www.kisraarabianstud.com/
He has bred forward Kisra, Almawardy. He has beautiful horses, and you can see the influence of these horses in his program!
I myself owned an Almawardy daughter, TA Toddiah and today have 2 incredible granddaughters from her my breeding program.
QUOTE (Kathy E @ May 25 2011, 11:26 PM)
Hi, Joe,
I had my mare, Avatar Gypsy Lace, in training with Nelson at Zahara during that period. I spent so much time at the farm that Lyle hired me to help condition the youngsters. "Al' indeed was a joy to ride and you are so correct when you say he hated taking a back seat to Omar! Good to hear from you - I just found this site as I was doing some research to try to find out what happened to the farm and the horses. Kathy E
I had my mare, Avatar Gypsy Lace, in training with Nelson at Zahara during that period. I spent so much time at the farm that Lyle hired me to help condition the youngsters. "Al' indeed was a joy to ride and you are so correct when you say he hated taking a back seat to Omar! Good to hear from you - I just found this site as I was doing some research to try to find out what happened to the farm and the horses. Kathy E
Hi Kathy,
yes, we have some good memories of visits to Zahara. They were only one hour's drive from us. Lyle had me write and design their first farm brochure and I learned quite a bit from Nelson for my riding lessons. He was a good teacher. For lessons I also rode "Luther" AK Al Ahram (*Ibn Moniet El Nefous x Narimaan), you probably remember him, the chestnut gelding. Sometimes my veterinarian, who is also an accomplished dressage rider would come with me to take lessons with Nelson and she would trailer her thoroughbred gelding down there and I would just ride whatever Nelson would put me up on. Sometimes I rode Migdol the Polish bred son of Eter but Almileegy was my favorite ride though.
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