Habib, 1974 Saqlawi stallion in Austria
This stallion is not your usual Egyptian horse. Born at Gustl Eutermoser in Austria in 1974, he traces to the desert-bred Mabrouka, gifted by King Ibn Saud to the King of Egypt in 1945. He is special in that six out of sixteen of his 4th generation ancestors are desert bred.
The headshot photo was taken by S. Kübe written under the picture in Asil Araber II page 473. The body shot is Asil Araber III page 680. Jens Sannek, who sent me both photos, told me that was first in training and second in performance test at Medingen in Northern Germany in 1978.
Habib is in the pedigree of my Jasminah.
The full body shot made me think of O’Bajan. Not quite as high-headed, and definitely fitter, but there’s a similarity to my eyes.
He looks a lot like his sire:
https://daughterofthewind.org/photo-hamdan-ii-1957-shuwayman-sabbah-stallion-in-austria/
The second was taken in Cadiz not Austria, vegetation and rolling hills are clearly Andalucia not Austria