It's A Boy!!
Khavele gave birth to a beautiful, healthy colt on June 25th at 10:20 AM. Mother and son are both doing well, and I couldn't be more pleased with the little guy!
I've named him JB Nikhovelli, but he's known as Tariq around home.
Here is a write-up I've done of Nike's sire, Zar Hallany. I am also working on one for his dam. Thanks to all those who assisted me in my project with Datasource look-ups and other research. It is much appreciated! Copyright 2009. Please do not copy or use without my consent!
A bay 1966 stallion, ZAR HALLANY was bred by the Mekeel Ranch. Unshown himself (possibly due to injury; this is what I was told by an Arabian pedigree researcher) the accomplishments of his progeny and ancestry, both in the show ring and breeding shed, more than prove his worth as a sire.
HALLANY MISTANNY, the famed Egyptian sire of Zar Hallany, was bred by General Jacob M. Dickinson of Travelers Rest Stud in Tennessee, and born on April 21, 1937. Hallany Mistanny was the son of two straight Egyptian horses bred by Prince Mohammed Ali at his Manial Stud in Roda, Egypt--the Ibn Samhan/Mahroussa son *Zarife, and the Mansour/Negma daughter, *Roda. These two horses had been imported from Egypt by one of America's most prominent breeders, William Robinson Brown. Shortly after the horses arrived at his Maynesboro Stud, however, the Great Depression forced a herd dispersal, and most of Brown's horses went to General Dickinson and his historic stud. Under this ownership, *Roda was chosen Reserve Champion Mare at the National Arabian Show as a 2-year-old in a class of 12 entries. She is also credited with a couple of other halter wins and several firsts in open walk-trot classes. After producing Hallany Mistanny, she was later sold twice, and gave birth to 11 other foals, among them such influential horses as Tut Ankh Amen, Star of Egypt, and Jaspre.
*Roda was inducted into the Arabian Horse Trust Hall of Fame, and died in 1960 at the grand old age of 29.
*ZARIFE was used briefly at Travelers Rest, then was sold to Mr. Lynn W. Van Vleet of the Lazy VV Ranch in Colorado. Mr. Van Vleet needed horses with strength, courage, and stamina to work cattle in the high altitudes of the Rocky Mountains, so he stocked his ranch with purebred Arabians. *Zarife proved to be talented as a stock horse and was used for roping, cutting, moving cattle, and as a herd sire. He was also the star of the ranch's regular Sunday horse show, where he loved to show off his ability to rack. *Zarife died of a heart attack September 12, 1950, at the age of 22.
General Dickinson gave his newly-married daughter, Peggy Fleming, the pick of the 1937 foal crop as a wedding gift. She chose Hallany Mistanny, and raised and trained him herself. Then, the 3-year-old stallion's life course was re-routed by WWII. Mrs. Fleming's husband had to leave for military service, and she went with him to his post. While she was gone, the General sold Hallany Mistanny.
He was purchased by Mr. Blaine McGown of Forest Lake Ranch in Eureka, California. Mr. McGowan was not a breeder, and for the next 15 years, Hallany Mistanny would sire only one registered foal. Instead, he followed the path of his sire, and became a working cattle horse on the ranch.
Possibly Hallany Mistanny would have ended his days as McGowan's ranch horse and personal riding mount, had it not been for a man from California by the name of Howard E. Marks. Mr. Marks came across Hallany Mistanny one day, and couldn't get the beautiful black-bay stallion out of his mind. For the next three or four years, he kept going to visit the stallion, trying to buy him. McGowan, who obviously valued Hallany Mistanny very highly, as he had already turned down other offers for the horse, would not sell.
Finally, when Hallany Mistanny was 18 years old, Marks' persistance paid off. McGown had developed a heart condition, and one night, or so the story goes, Marks received a phone call. "If you want Hallany Mistanny, come tonight." Marks did, and soon Hallany Mistanny was standing at stud for the first time. His wonderful type, excellent disposition, and outstanding athletic ability awed the Arabian world, and once the foals started to arrive, everyone was even more impressed. Hallany Mistanny's sons and daughters literally dominated the show rings through the 60's and into the the 70's.
Starting at 18 years of age to his last year of life at age 28, Hallany Mistanny sired 151 registered progeny, including six National halter and English Pleasure winners. 13 Hallany Mistanny daughters and 5 sons went on to produce National winnters as well. He also sired 5 Aristocrat mares, one of whom was the great show mare Habina++, twice National Top Ten Mare, Canadian National Champion, dam of 7 champions, and Arabian Horse Trust Hall of Fame inductee.
As illustrious as the sire side of Zar Hallany's pedigree may be, the dam side is just as strong, with a line-up of 3 Aristocrat mares to start out his dam line, and another Aristocrat as his paternal grand-dam.
GHAZARA++, dam of Zar Hallany, was bred by the Mekeel Ranch and was the product of a mating between the Antez son Ankar, and the Aristocrat mare Ghazna, dam of an impressive 9 champions.
GHAZNA was the daughter of another Aristocrat mare, Ginnyya, and the stallion Chepe Noyon, who was bred by General J.M. Dickinson and later sold to Canada.
ANKAR, son of the well-known Kellog Ranch stallion Antez (multi halter and 5-gaited champion, ran against time to equal or break several Arabian speed records at the age of 12) and the Aristocrat mare Rehasafa, was a multi halter champion, sire of halter and performance champions, as well as 4 Aristocrat mares, and a great favorite at the Mekeel Ranch.
Ghazara++ racked up an admirable number of championships both in halter and English Pleasure in an era when opportunities for championships were fewer than today, and is herself an Aristocrat mare as the dam of 4 champions.
Zar Hallany more than proved himself at stud, siring 259 registered get, among them a rather remarkable list of National winners and Champions, particularly at a time when these older bloodlines were going by the wayside in favor of the new Russian and Polish imports.
Purebreds:
Alpha Son+, 1987 and 1988 US Top Ten Hunter Pleasure
Zartanny+++, 1980 US Reserve National Champion Gelding, 1984 US Top Ten Gelding
MHR Adriatic Star, 1983 US Top Ten Western Pleasure AOTR
Half-Arabians:
A Love Affaire +/, US National Champion Half-Arabian Western Pleasure, US Reserve National Champion Half-Arab Mare
MHR Questa+/, multi National Champion Half-Arabian Western Pleasure
Zaliant Prince+/, multi National Champion Hunter/Jumper
Sofisticated Lady, US Top Ten Half-Arab Mare
MHR Faym++/, twice US and twice Canadian Top Ten Half-Arab Western Pleasure AOTR
MHR Zar Lea+, US Reserve National Champion Half-Arab Mare
Sahara Zar++, US National Champion Half-Arab English Pleasure
Sheilani++, Canadian Top Ten Half-Arab English Pleasure
Star Hallany, US Top Ten Half-Arab English Pleasure and Pleasure Driving
Tabazar, US Top Ten Half-Arab Gelding
Tijuana Star, US Reserve National Champion Half-Arab Western Pleasure
Rusod Amor, US Top Ten Half-Arab Hunter
Zar Hallany also has a number of get who have produced National winners as well, and is the sire of 2 Aristocrat mares.