sanacht

    *Sanacht was born February 25, 1960 in Germany at the Marbach Stud (or Wurttemburg State Stud). She arrived in New York City in June of 1962, her new owners Paul and Sandi Loeber, felt a pang of uncertainty as they looked upon the, as described in Marian K. Carpenter's book Arabian Legends, "skinny, dirty, disheveled 2-year-old filly"(132). Still, they purchased her for only $750. They felt safe in that her pedigree was genetically clean, for there were no crossbreeding and no shared ancestors in her family tree.
     *Sanacht had a beautiful body and nice, straight legs. Her tail carriage was exceptional, with strong shoulders and hindquarters, and a smooth topline. " 'Besides her excellent conformation, *Sanacht had such a great mind, ' added Loeber. 'I can't recall in all the years we owned her that she ever did a dumb thing. She had the most human-like qualities I've ever known, and she was so good with her foals' "(134). And she most certainly produced well. In fact, she produced from 1964 through 1983- nearly twenty years! She had ten daughters and five sons, all being gray. From them, they produced 229 offspring of their own, including 13 national winners. All of her get have the prefix name "Amurath", in respect to one of *Sanacht's ancestors, Amurath 1881.
     Fadi (x Fadjur) sired the first three foals that *Sanacht had. They were: Amurath Kalahari (1967 Region VI Top Five Mare and producer of 16 foals, 8 of which were champions and 2 national winners), Amurath Kasari (produced 15 foals, 3 of which were champions), and Amurath Kashmira (halter champion and producer of 15 foals, 10 becoming champions, and 4 national winners). Following these three foals, *Sanacht was bred three times to *Czortan (a Polish stallion), and produced: Amurath Czarina (1971 Region VI Top Five Mare, producer of 8 foals, 4 who became champions and 1 a national winner), Amurath Kashmire (*Sanacht's first son, sired 15 foals), and Amurath Chamonix (junior halter champion and produced seven foals). Next, *Sanacht was bred to the immortal *Bask. As a result of this breeding, *Sanacht's best daughter was born. Her name was Amurath Bandeira (earned five national titles including U.S. Nat'l Champion Futurity Filly and U.S. Nat'l Reserve Champion Mare, produced 12 foals; 5 were champions and 1 a national winner). She then was bred by *Ramses Fayek to produce Amurath Chandar, sire of nine foals. In 1974, *Sanacht was again bred to *Bask, twice in fact, to produce her two best sons: Amurath Bakonur (sire of 57 foals, 3 nat'l winners) and Amurath Baikal (1980 U.S. Reserve Nat'l Champion Futurity Colt, 1984 Region 14 Champion Stallion, sire of more than 60 foals). The list of her offspring continues, but her greatness cannot even be shadowed by the excellence of her sons and daughters. Only 3 of her get did not succeed in the show ring, these 3 being: Amurath Kashmire, Amurath Spellbound, and Amurath Kasari.
     *Sanacht, even in her later years, remained incredibly beautiful. " 'I was immediately struck by her beautiful body, even at age 22. A great topline, smooth and flat, and she had good size.' "(139), as explained by Sharon Eider-Orley, owner of many *Sanacht descendents.
     *Sanacht passed away when she was 26 years old in 1986. In February of 1997, the Arabian Horse Trust inducted her into its Hall of Fame as one the Arabian breed's most influential mares. Other mares who have received this honor are Saki, Bint Sahara, *Roda, and *Rifla.
     " 'She was an absolute treasure of a mare, ' "(139), stated Paul Loeber on his unforgettable horse. Indeed, she was.