Prince Ahmed Kamal was not as famous as many of the princes of the Alawite family, such as Prince Muhammad Ali Tawfiq and Prince Kamal al-Din Hussein, but he was one of the most famous people concerned with the breeding and care of purebred Arabian horses.
And Prince Ahmed Pasha Kamal is the son of Ahmed Rifaat bin Ibrahim Pasha bin Muhammad Ali Pasha, and he is considered one of the most loving breeders and passionate about breeding Arabian horses, collecting them from everywhere, and ensuring their purity.
Prince Ahmed Kamal loved horses when he was presented with a group of horses as a gift from Ali Pasha Sharif in 1878. The gift included a distinguished group of horses, whose origins go back to the horses of his uncle Abbas Pasha I.
In 1880, Prince Ahmed Kamal El-Din obtained another set of horses from Pasha Sharif, and Ali Pasha Sharif was always striving to strengthen his relationship with the royal family.
Prince Ahmed also imported a group of horses through Fahd bin Abdullah, and bought two horses from Ahmed Bey Al-Sinari, whose origins go back to the horses of Abbas Pasha I. Al-Mataria and Al-Baraka stables played an important role in the progress of the Arabian horse in Egypt.
In Lady Anne Blunt’s memoirs, it was stated that Prince Ahmed Kamal had obtained the mare Al-Mananiyah Al-Hadrajia and Kahila the old woman from Al-Tahawiyah in 1898.
Prince Ahmed Kamal’s horses are racing champions
Prince Ahmed gave his stables great care, and his horses often won in the horse races that were held on the racetracks. His horses played an important role in the production of Sheikh Obaid’s stables, the founding of the stables of Khedive Abbas Helmy II, the Royal Agricultural Society, and Prince Muhammad Ali’s horses.
From the historical records, it is clear that Prince Ahmed Kamal did not take the wide fame that both Prince Muhammad Ali Tawfiq and Prince Kamal al-Din Hussein enjoyed. However, his contributions to the world of horses cannot be overlooked. Where he had a strong imprint in the world of purebred Arabian horses. Among his horses: Dahman, swimmer, Rabdan, Jamil, Saqlawi, Jeddar Al-Abyad, the first Saqlawi who made the huge leap in the world of horses, Rawda bint Rawda White, Rawda bint Rawda White, Umm Shabaka, Noura.
The most important horses of Prince Ahmed Kamal in the stables of Al-Matareya and Al-Baraka
Al Matariya stables, which was founded by Prince Ahmed Pasha Kamal, included a number of thoroughbred horses, namely:
- The blue rosary: a blue Saqlawan mare mural, produced by Ali Pasha Sharif.
- Roja: a blue Saqlawan mare, whose father is Aziz, and her mother is a daughter of Hurra, produced by Ali Pasha Sharif.
- Bint Roja: a blue Saqlawan mare, whose father is the blue horse Dahman, and her mother is Roja, produced by Prince Ahmed in 1894 at the Matariya stables.
- Rawda’s daughter: a blue Saqlawan mare, whose father is Jamil al-Ahmar, and her mother is Roja. She was born in 1896 in the Matariya stables.
- Umm Dalal: a blonde mare, a Saqlawiya, whose father is a swimmer, and her mother is a daughter of Rawda. She was born in 1900 in the stables of the dome.
- Dalal: a blue, Saqlawan, Jadari mare. Her father is Rabdan, and her mother is Umm Dalal. She was born in 1903 in the Matariya stables.
- Rawda: a red mare of Saqlawiya, whose father is a swimmer, and her mother is a daughter of Rawda. She was born in 1906 in the Matariya stables.
- Farida Al-Dabbani: a blue mare, Dahma Shahwaniya, her father is Al-Sinary, and her mother is Azza, produced by Ahmed Bey Al-Sinary in 1885, bought by Prince Ahmed Kamal in 1890.
- Farida Al-Hamra: It is red in color, like Kahilan, which was purchased from Zaid Al-Fadaan.
- Fariha’s daughter: a blonde mare, Kahila Marhihi, her father is Abyan Sharak, and her mother is Fariha al-Hamra, produced by Al-Qubba Stables.
- Doga: a blue mare, Kahilan Mrahih, her father is Dahman Azraq, and her mother is Fariha al-Hamra, produced by Prince Ahmed Kamal at the Qobba Stables in 1899.
- Khatrah: a blue mare, Kahilan Mrahih, whose father is a swimmer, and whose mother is Doga, produced by Prince Ahmed Kamal in the stables of the dome.
- Dina: a red mare, Kahilan Marhahieh, from Sebaa, which was brought by Prince Ahmed from the Arabian Peninsula.
- Nafaa al-Kabira: Zarqa Kahilan Marhihi, her father is Rabdan, and her mother is Dina, produced by Prince Ahmed in 1905.
- Numa: a red mare, Kahilan Al Nawak, her father is a minister, and her mother is Kassala, produced by Ali Pasha Sharif.
- Bint Numa: a red mare, Kahilan Al Nawak, her father is Dahman Al Azraq, and her mother is Noma, produced by Prince Ahmed in 1901 at Al Matariya Stables.
The names of the divorcees of Prince Ahmed Kamal in Al-Mataria and Al-Baraka stables
Among the stables of Al Matariya and Al Baraka, Talaq has played a major role in the development of the purebred Arabian horse production, as follows:
- Jamil the Great: a blond Saqlawi Jerani horse, born in 1870, brought from Al-Fadaan in 1880.
- Jamil al-Ahmar: a Saqlawi Gudrany horse. His father is Jamil the Great, and his mother is Sabha al-Zarqa. Produced by Prince Ahmed Kamal in Mataria.
- Blue Dahman: a blue horse, Dahman Shahwan, whose father is Jamil al-Ahmar, and his mother is Farida al-Dabbani, produced by Prince Ahmed.
- Rabdan: a blue horse, Kahilan, whose father is Dahman Azraq, and his mother is Rabida, produced by Prince Ahmed Kamal in 1897.
- Subhan: a blond horse, Saqlawi Jadari, whose father is Rabdan, and his mother is Umm Dalal, produced by Prince Ahmed.
- Al-Saqlawi the First: A blue horse, his father al-Saqlawi the Great, and his mother, Rolla, who was brought to Ali Pasha Sharif in 1886, Saqlawi Jadari, and bought by Prince Ahmed, and produced the first al-Saqlawi in Matariya Stables.
7- Sabbah: A blue horse with a Hadraji, his father is the first Saqlawi, and his mother is the Al-Manaji Al-Hadraji, produced by Prince Ahmed Kamal.
8- Meanky Sabily: It was brought to Prince Ahmed from the Arabian Peninsula.
9- Nader Al-Kabeer: Dahman Shahwan horse. This horse is one of the old compositions, produced by Ali Pasha Sharif, and it was bought by Prince Ahmed Kamal.
This is part of Prince Ahmed Kamal’s horses, which has become a destination for horse lovers, lovers and breeders, who are looking for originality and distinction.
The Matariya stable was distinguished by Jamil the Great, one of the most important founding horses, and his grandson Dahman Al-Azraq, who became one of the most important divorcees at that time, and after him his son Rabdan, and his grandson Ibn Rabdan.
Also, the Saqlawan mare Samha al-Zarqa, who is the mother of the red horse Jamil, and the Saqlawiya mare Roja and her children are a continuation of Ali Pasha Sharif’s horses, and the mother of Dalal al-Saqlawiya the blonde, who through her family succeeded in establishing international fame.
Lady Anne Blunt fascinated by Prince Ahmed Kamal’s horses
In 1889, Lady Anne Blunt visited Prince Ahmed Kamal to see his horses at Al Baraka Farm. This farm consists of fields planted with alfalfa, and horse breeding depends on grazing.
Blunt says: I witnessed the mare in the alfalfa fields, and I enjoyed the tents and sipping coffee, and by following the horses carefully and meticulously, I loved the old blonde mare “Kheila the old” from the mother Rolla. Likewise, a blue Saqlawiya mare of Ali Pasha Sharif’s horses was of great beauty, and I also saw an old blond horse named Jamil from Ali Pasha Sharif’s horses, and there was a very beautiful mare named “Mishura”, but her front legs had problems.
And there was a very beautiful blue horse, Ali Pasha Sharif, and an old Kahilan horse. She also admired the Saqlawi dowry of Ali Pasha Sharif’s horses, and they considered it very beautiful, and they suggested to the prince that he marry the mare Rudaina, which is one of their horses. Horses grazing in alfalfa fields. Prince Ahmed also owned the famous “swimmer” horse. Lady Planet used it to mate with her horses, and it had a great impact on the production of her stalls.
Lady Anne Blunt tried to buy 5 horses from Prince Ahmed Kamal al-Din, but he refused to sell his horses, and he was happy with Lady Blunt’s discussion about horses. The prince was listening to her and did not answer her. Blunt did not like Prince Ahmed Kamal, and neither did Ali Pasha Sharif. Because of pride and strength of character.
In 1904, Lady Blunt asked Prince Ahmed to buy one of the Al-Manaqi horses, but he refused. On another visit, she found a mare of lustful desires that had been bought from Ahmed Bey Al-Sinari. The Prince refused to sell it, so she offered to buy Al-Maanqi Al-Sabili.
The number of horses in the Baraka farm was 58 horses. As for the Matariya stables, it contained about 30 horses, and most of Prince Ahmed’s horses were presented as gifts to Khedive Abbas Helmy II and Prince Muhammad Ali Tawfiq.
Horses of Prince Ahmed Kamal, the founder of horse breeding at the Royal Agricultural Society
Prince Ahmed Kamal presented a large group of horses established for the horse breeding program of the Royal Agricultural Society, which are:
– Dalal: She was born in 1903, and she is the daughter of the Persian founder Umm Dalal, produced by Prince Ahmed Kamal’s stables.
This line of descent is considered the best representative of the families of the Saqlawi judari horse, whose blood was spread by their offspring in the countries that raise Egyptian Arabian horses. Al-Fursan al-Bataa and Ratiba also belong to other branches of the same family.
Um Dalal, a blonde mare, was born in 1899, from the stables of Prince Ahmed Kamal, and owned by Prince Muhammad Ali, the granddaughter of the famous Sicilian horse, Roja al-Bayda, who was owned by Ali Pasha Sharif.
Umm Dalal had a prominent impact on the Inshas stables and the Royal Agricultural Society, as was the case with Ghazala, in addition to her impact on the Egyptian Agricultural Authority.
Nafaa the little mare is considered the daughter of the sabilly “swimmer” horse, and Nafaa the great, who was born in 1910. She is the founder of the family of heroic divorcees. She is the mother of Mansour, the father of heroes, the sheikh of Arabs. This mother mare went as a gift to the Agricultural Society in 1915.
Prince Muhammad Ali Tawfiq referred to Prince Ahmed Kamal in his writings when he talked about training, saying: “The evidence for this is that my son-in-law Prince Kamal al-Din sent a one-year-old horse to the Tahawiyah tribe, to be ridden by a young boy, and deer hunted on him in the desert, and his food was European oats, The horse won many races, and therefore you see that the issue is a matter of training after the availability of good origin.”
After World War II, Prince Youssef stopped breeding horses, leaving only a small group of his father’s horses.
