Barakah-line stallion
I was recently gifted three boxes full of material by my mentor, Gisela Aschenborn Uijs as they’re moving from the iconic Farm Orumbo-Nord where the renowned mares Nabilah and Barakah were guests. One find was four photos that, after a few phone calls, turned out to be Sidi Abu Khai , a 1984 stallion bred by A. W. A. (Jack) Maritz. He traces back to Freiha Al-Hamra (APK) throught the Claude Orpen-import, Barakah. The photos were taken while he was being used at stud by G. N. Viljoen in Namibia.
Thrilled to see photos of him! His head reminds me of Gordonville Ziyadan’s, and he looks to be built quite differently from the more recent al-Mimrah horses. I don’t think he left any asil foals, which is a pity.
Only one I could find was Kibriya Nishkur out of Sidi Mabrouka (?). Definitely nothing on our side of the Orange River.