This cross is quite the wild card in some respects, as Cale Marquess is a maiden mare and also a Combined Source mare, meaning her breeding is not just Egyptian, but in her case also Syrian and Saudi Arabian. She traces to an incredibly rare horse *Mohalil which is only present in about 6 Asil/desert horse pedigrees in the US, referred to as the the Crane Ancestral Element by Al Khamsa, Inc. which, along with the Europa Ancestral Element, is one of the rarest within Al Khamsa Arabian horses. Marquess is also a Sahanad preservation mare with her cross to Kamil Ibn Sahanad, which is very rare to that breeding group. To learn more about Al Khamsa Ancestral Elements, click here.

Cale Marquess is Egyptian sired, and has some very popular Egyptian bloodlines on her sire Cale Thee Extreme’s side including Thee Desperado, The Minstril, Tammen, Abenhetep, *Talal, The Egyptian Prince, and Ibn Moniet El Nefous. Cale Thee Extreme is mostly New Egyptian bred with a tiny bit of Babson opening up the pedigree ever so slightly in his tail female line. Many of these sires in the pedigree have gotten to be popular and frankly, overused in New Egyptian predigree to the point that you can’t find NE pedigrees without these sires in them. However they and their get hold impressive show titles in varieties of disciplines. New Egyptians with these lines also successfully compete in endurance, and really demonstrate how Egyptian Arabians have it all: beauty, brains, and stamina.

On Marquess’s dam side, there is more popular New Egyptian breeding, some Babson (Old Egyptian) breeding, and then comes her myraid of non-Egyptian Al Khamsa Ancestral Elements including Davenport, Sa’ud, Crane, and Hamidie. Her dam Cale La Tisa carries this rare breeding, masquerading under household Egyptian sire’s names.

Baroud DHA is an interesting cross for this mare as his pedigree is an outcross to her higher % Nazeer Egyptian breeding. Phenotypically too, they will blend well together. Marquess is very refined and feminine in her face with nice curves and length of shoulder and hip. Baroud is very typically masculine and stretchy with a straighter profile, Koheilan in type. Neither compromise on correct conformation, though Marquess is not as dense of bone as Baroud.

Within New Egyptian breeding, you will find people who “poopoo” pedigrees that have Thee Desperado or The Minstril in them because they are vastly popular within the New Egyptian group. But what do you do when you have such rare and endangered breeding that may have some lines you would rather not have? I make the best of it! While I do agree that there is perhaps too much TD or TM blood in the group as a whole, I don’t find it a reason to throw out some really rare lines. And in fact, Cale Marquess’s sire, Cale Thee Xtreme made a name for himself in his own right, rather surprisingly apparently, at the Egyptian Event in 2003. According to the Facebook Group titled Friends of Cale Thee Xtreme, “This exotic Straight Egyptian stallion, CALE’ THEE XTREME, swept the 2003 Egyptian Event by winning more classes than any other horse. Virtually unknown, and un-promoted, it was a stunning victory: Reserve Supreme Champion Stallion, Reserve Senior Champion Stallion, Champion Stallion Amateur Handler, Most Classic Head Males, First place World Class Stallions, First Place Amateur Handler Stallions. In addition, it was the first time a brother/sister combination has won Most Classic Heads, and/or in the same year, and/or bred by the same owner. Numerous Class A Championships, Reserves and Firsts.”

So while these lines may be overbred, there is still a lot that can be done to maximize them through careful pairings, and in my opinion, outcrossing them to bring in more heterozygosity and strengths from other lines into the picture while still appreciating the success of the popular bloodlines.

Another sire that I LOVE in her pedigree is Tammen, the beloved stallion of Patrick Swayze. Tammen descends from imports brought to the US by the Kline family. He was bred by Tom McNair, manager and trainer of Gleannloch Farms, which imported and produced some of my personal favorite Straight Egyptians, and who’s influence is heavy in my herd. Be sure to check out the Fans of Gleannloch Arabians and Fans of Kline Arabians groups on Facebook. It is fascinating to learn more about these horses’ influence within Arabian pedigrees.

Cale Thee Xtreme

3rd&4th pictures credit – Candance Callegari

Tammen (Abenhetep x Talgana)