RASB*1379/EAO*150
Grey Stallion 1958 - Bred By Egyptian Aricultural Organization
Nazeer X Yosreia
Nazeer X Yosreia by Sheikh El Arab
1958 � 1984
Grey Stallion
Sired 21 Stake Winners 3 Derby Winners Start, Pirit, and Parapet 19 Stake Placed. Sire of 184 Get. He is the Sire of Patron; three times the Dutch Nat.l CH. (the Sire of Padron US, Canadian and Dutch Nat.'l CH). Other notable get of Aswan; *Magnat, Kilimanjaro, Pirit, *Plastun, Antey, *Mandat, *Mag to name but a few.
If you stand in the big entrance at Tersk, looking to the stallion stables, you see two life-sizebronze sculptures - Aswan and Naturshitsa.
Rafaat (renamed Aswan by the Russians) was the biggest lucky shot for Tersk. In 1963, as the Aswan High Dam was completed on the upper Nile, the Egyptian government used the stallion as a thank-you gift to the U.S.S.R. for its financial support in the building of the dam. In the beginning they didn't know exactly what to do with such a dainty and typey stallion, but his grace and beauty fit the athletic ability and correct conformation of the Tersk mares. He transmitted his incomparable type to his descendants, as well as racing ability, which he inherited from his father Nazeer, one of the best racehorses in Egypt.
In 19 breeding seasons Aswan left 296 children. Many of them achieved worldwide influence and today you simply can't imagine the breed without Aswan-blood.
Among his most influential sons are Kilimanjaro (out of Karta), who passed away at the age of 29. He was the first Russian stallion who had a lasting influence in Europe. Especially his daughters are well known for their worldwide influence, for example Neschi (out of Nevada), Nadesha (out of Nesnakomka) and Nikarta (out of Nika). US-National Champion stallion Marsianin (out of Magnolia) had no luck in Europe, he only left one son in Germany before he started a succesful breeding career in the USA. Afterwards Europeans reimported Marsianin offspring, like Markema (out of Takema) or Marsipan (out of TC Charm).
Mag, a full-brother to Marsianin, was exported to the Netherlands, where he left some excellent offspring like Naturel (out of Nepriadwa). Mag later was exported to the USA where he continued his breeding career.
Beside Kilimanjaro, the most succesful Aswan sons in Europe were Palas (out of Panel) who was succesfully used in Poland, Antey (out of Nemezida) who unfortunately died much to early, and Plakat (out of Pchelka). Plakat, in the meantime also 29 years old and still in good health, probably was the most succesful russian showhorse in Europe, the number of Champion titles this horse won, will be hard to beat! At the age of 22 he still won the All-Nations-Cup at Aachen and was named Senior Champion at Towerlands. But he was not only a succesful showhorse, with numerous offspring he proved himself as a sire of excellent quality. Among his children are Warandes Plakat (out of Barwna), Mangan (out of Mangani), Galba (out of Gza Gza), or the mare Khouri BB (Khouros x Moncya) inbreed to Plakat, to name only a few.
Bred by Egyptian Agricultural Organization
Measurements: 155-173-18.5
International Sire of Significance
Noted Arabian Horse Authority Mary Jane Parkinson on ASWAN "The gift of ASWAN to the Russian Government in 1963 gave the Tersk managers a completely new sire line to incorporate - that of Saklawi I through his descendant Nazeer, the most valuable Egyptian sire. Line-bred to Mansour, the stallion, whose original name was Rafaat, would be given the name ASWAN at Tersk, to pay tribute to the generosity of the Egyptian government, who had gifted the Arabian to Tersk, as a token of thanks for support in building the Aswan High Dam. The first of his foals arrived in 1966 - a crop of 14 out of many of the most valued and proven Tersk broodmares. The breeders were most pleased with the results, and subsequently used him every year until his death in 1984, for a total of 272 foals, the highest number of get ever sired by any Tersk stallion. ASWAN could be counted on to consistently transmit prettiness and type, which were skillfully blended with the size, strength and athletic ability inherent in the broodmare band." Highly controversial throughout his career as a sire, ASWAN nonetheless proved to be a stallion of immense worth to the Arabian breed, through the outstanding and long-lasting contributions of his many exemplary sons and daughters. Despite several glaring structural weaknesses, the best ASWAN qualities - an exotic head, long, level croup, dry constitution and refinement, noble character, impressive size and length of leg, high tail carriage, and infectious charisma - changed the course of Arabian breeding in Russia to reflect a more universally acceptable type of Arabian horse. This legacy continues around the globe due to the tremendous genetic value and prepotency of his best get.