HABIB RAFIQ
(El Norus X MB Deserelle)
1998 SE/AK Purebred Arabian Stallion AHR # 561259
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"Rafi" is a liver chestnut, minimal sabino and carries the Rabicano gene. He also has Birdcatcher spots. These are small white spots that appear and then go away, only to show up somewhere else!
15.2 hands.
Dam Line Dahman Shawan
DNA tested for color: e/e and A/A. This means that he cannot produce a black foal.
Habib Rafiq is naturally gaited. He does a foxtrot or amble out in the pasture on his own. We are working on getting this on cue and will post photos and videos when we get them.
His Great Grandsire Gharib was bred by the Egyptian Agricultural Organization, owned by the Weil-Marbach State Stud in Germany and founded a sire in the the Trakehner breed.
His maternal grandsire is Tammen, an exceptionally beautiful stallion owned until his untimely death by Patrick Swayze.
His sire, 15.3 hand El Norus, standing in Michigan has shown and won titles in Native Costume, Western Pleasure, Country Pleasure and Hunter Pleasure, with offspring in the United States, Canada, Italy, Saudi Arabia, France, Australia and Jordan.
His Al Khamsa standing reflects the fact that every line of his pedigree traces back to horses from the desert.
As a Straight Egyptian stallion, all of his purebred offspring are eligible for the Egyptian Event!
His offspring have all been taller than what one would expect from each cross. His purebreds are all 15.2+ and his pony crosses are taller than the average of Habib Rafiq's height and the dam's height. He sires tall! See Orion's webpage. We've nicknamed him "Moose" because he's so tall and Sparkle is already as tall as Orion and is 2 years younger and not finished growing! The most recent addition to the purebred herd is Dreamcatcher, who is also tall for his age.
Rafi has an excellent disposition which he passes on to his offspring. In fact, he is a favorite lead-line horse of our 5 year old daughter!
Stud fee: $750 (includes $200 non-refundable booking fee), discounts available for mares with exceptional show careers and youth owners (4-H, Pony Club, FFA).
We are looking for Gharib bred mares to breed to Rafi. If you have one, please contact us. We are offering deep discounts for these mares! Click here for details of current offer!
Mare care $5/day dry, $7/day
with foal at side.
Snapshots:
Habib Rafiq and Orion 
Picture Perfect, but behind a tree!
