“The one horse in my history that has been, as far as temperament and breeding goes, the
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most consistent.” R AY M O N D M A Z Z E I
poll, and motion. He’s 15.1, with good
Egyptians, finding one that is
bone, great feet, and good muscling.
great phenotypically is hard,” Jeff
His disposition is great. He’s a
continues. “So I kept my eyes open
horseman’s horse.”
because I’ve always wanted a straight Egyptian stallion. I thought *Baha
For Jeff Sloan, who started in the Arabian breed with straight
was the one. He’s beautiful, he’s
Egyptians, acquiring *Baha struck
charismatic, he’s really correct, but it
a nostalgic chord. “The first major
was the foals that pushed it over the
event I attended when I got into
top for me. It’s interesting, sometimes
Arabians was the Egyptian Event in
when you breed too tightly you can
1982. I went to all of the seminars,
get that straight Egyptian brand,
learned the strains, and developed an
but you don’t get a real high-quality
appreciation for the straight Egyptian
horse. But in outcrossing you can
horse and the use of that blood in a
produce an outstanding individual
breeding program.
that has hybrid vigor. *Baha is a great
“Because of the small gene
sire in both scenarios. An example
pool associated with straight
of a successful outcross is *Baha’s
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