After many years of planning and waiting, the first Purebred Arabian Foal born at Chetar Arabians arrived on the 2nd December 2009 at 10am - And boy was she worth the wait!
Appropriately named "Chetar El Azizah", El Azizah translating to 'The Precious One' in Arabic, this beautiful filly is also the first Chetar bred foal from the gorgeous 'Niarla Silver Shakizka' and the second filly sired by Chetar Arabians Purebred Stallion 'Azzaam'. "Ella" is THE epitome of all I love about the Arabian breed - All of those breathtaking characteristics that held me in awe when I was younger, and that eventually had me base my Breeding Program on the lines that consistenty and potently produced those characteristics, are all flagrantly displayed by this confident, typey and elegant powerhouse. Ella is the entire package, and my ideal Purebred Arabian! I had some high expectations for this breeding & am thrilled with the result!

Photos of CHETAR EL AZIZAH taken at just under 2 months of age with no preparation

Chetar El Azizah is the first hombred purebred Arabian born here at Chetar Arabians. She is sired by my young stallion, AZZAAM, from one of my favourite mares, NIARLA SILVER SHAKIZKA. Ella carries a whopping six crosses to the phenomonal supersire El Shaklan, with all crosses being through the most celebrated, and arguably his greatest, of progeny - three through Amir El Shaklan, two through SImeon Sa'ar and the final through the amazing mare Silver Glint. In addition, she carries the bloodlines of Russian greats the likes of Muscat through Muscalean and Nabeg through Nariadni courtesy of her sire, and Ruminaja Ali through his famed son Alii courtesy of her dam. Ella's pedigree reads like a who's who of the greatest and most celebrated Arabians of the past few decades. Intensely linebred to El Shaklan, Ella possesses all of the attributes that the El Shaklan descendants are widely recognized for. Tall and scopey, yet elegant and refined, with the amazing people loving temperament of both her sire and dam - Ella loves attention and is always there to greet me the moment I enter her paddock, and will always call out for me to come back when its' time to leave - Hard as that is to do already!
Chetar El Azizah carries both the Sabino Overo Gene and the Rabicano Gene, as well as the homozygous recessive genes required for Flaxen [mane & tail]. All four of her irregular, jagged edged stockings [that peak in front as apposed to behind] along with her large blaze covering both nostrils, upper and lower lips and partial chin are all indicators of the Sabino Overo gene at the intenser end of the Minimal Expression spectrum. Ella also has solid white spots beneath her tail/dock area, between the hind legs,and mane

and tail frosting, all of which are indicative of the Rabicano Gene. In addition to these colour gene markers, Ella also has white ticking throughout the flank, belly, chest, barrel, throatlatch, underjaw, wither and between the fore and hind legs. These areas of white ticking are indicators of both the Sabino Overo and Rabicano Genes, and can be attributed to either and/or both. This combination of markings are extremely similar to those possessed by Ella's sire AZZAAM, who was born and shed his first foal coat with the same characteristics. Both the Sabino Overo and Rabicano Genes that Ella carries are age progressive in many circumstances, indicating that Ella will develop more intensive white ticking, as well as mane and tail frosting, just as her sire has done - Azzaam now being at the point where he has more white in certain areas than he does chestnut, with the white ticking that was limited at birth now having developed [and continuing to develop] across throughout his entire coat to the point where he has no areas without white.
Ella will easily mature close to the 16hand mark, though I expect her to retain the type she clearly shows already - And with her flashy Sabino Overo and Rabicano gene markings, she is sure to stand out in the crowd - I am simply ecstatic with what this cross has achieved & will most definitely be repeating it!