Of the selection of the breeding programme, Hammont wrote that he personally selected for each mare he believed to be the most suitable in terms of shape and proportions, and a number was placed on each horse’s hoof, and this number was also recorded in a European register of all horses, with a copy of the record in At hand, and if the result does not live up to my expectations, I adjust and change the mating.
As a result of the fortified feeding program and generally better conditions, in the first year 90 healthy foals were born, which Hammont notes was a very good number.
Hammont believes that despite the great improvement in Shubra stable and the great success that has been achieved in it, there are still problems with the incompetent officials and officials of the distribution of grain and supplies for horses, he panicked when he did not find in the stores in the month of April one grain of barley nor A stalk of straw is in stock, there is no fodder, and only alfalfa is available.
The French doctor, Nicolas Hamont (and there are those whose name is pronounced “Homont”) took over the stables of Muhammad Ali Pasha for 14 years from 1828 to 1843. Anyone who talks about Hamont’s opposition to the modernization of the stables system is incorrect; Because it lasted 14 years, and if what he said was true, why didn’t he leave?
Lady Anne Blunt: Hammont is always skeptical… and no one believes him
Lady Networth, in her book “The History of the Arabian Horse”, quoted Lady Anne Blunt as saying that “Hamont” was always suspicious of the Arabian horses sent by Muhammad Ali Pasha to the King of France, describing them as “alleged”, and claiming that they were not purebred Arabian horses, but rather horses. Of the “Kedish” type, that is, a hybrid. Emphasizing that no one believed him in his allegations.
Not only this, but he also claimed that the Turks were convinced that the Europeans knew nothing of horses; Therefore, their gifts of horses to them depended on the idea described as “mockery”, which is that they could deceive the Europeans with anything that convinced them that it was good, especially since the Europeans were deceived as a result of their admiration for the lower type called “Arab”, as he described it, and they believed in everything they were told. On his lineage, and exaggerate his praise and praise him.
And Hammont goes on to say that “the Viceroy was laughing to hide his laughter, and laughing his people with him, knowing that the value of this highly praised horse was no more than £20 at most.”
He even stated, “I declare very emphatically that the Viceroy never under any circumstances gives a thoroughbred horse, whether to consuls, or generals, or travelers, or officials, or any European country, when his approach was ordinary, poorly-bred horses,” adding, “And these are the horses.” dedicated to Europeans. Mohammed knows that perfectly well.”
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Hammont contradicts himself in his lies about Muhammad Ali’s horses
Hammont kept spreading allegations and slander about the Shubra stables founded by Muhammad Ali Pasha, to the extent that he contradicted himself, writing that “One day in 1837, Muhammad Ali Pasha approved a sudden decision taken by the royal court to give up the dowry from Shubra Stud, and I I guarantee the truth of the story.”
“Prince Buckler Muskau, a lover of horses, visited the royal court and showed a remarkable interest in the stud. One day this famous traveler asked me if it was possible to obtain from Muhammad Ali Pasha one of the best stallions, and he asked me to intercede for him.”
And Hammont continued, “A few days later, Artin Bey told me that Muhammad Ali had decided to present a dowry to the prince in view of the fact that he would probably write in Europe important things about Egypt, so we went to the palace, and Muhammad Ali instructed me as follows: “You will choose and distinguish the most beautiful foals.” which have been bred in my stall, and will form three groups of them, after which they will choose from what remains to be a dowry to send to Prince Buckler Muskau.”
He continued to fabricate slander, saying, “I faithfully carried out this order, though the gift was hardly royal! Seeing the dowry being led by a Turkish soldier in the manner of victors, the prince asked his servants not to allow the dowry to enter the stable.”
In this passage, Hammont assumes the title role, saying, “I arrived at the appointed time to hear the most eloquent expression of disgust, and he asked me to take it back (the dowry). Nevertheless, I stubbornly resisted. But when I returned to Shubra, the wrathful scene awaited me, as I was summoned before Muhammad Ali, whom I found moving up and down in melodramatic rage, his hands behind his back, a menacing frown.
“He attacked me because I had given up one of his best dowries against his orders! A dowry of ten thousand francs. I narrowly escaped a scandal and public expulsion.”
Then he commented, “It was all like a regular play set for the Prince, who will be told that he has obtained a priceless treasure.”
Thus, further slander leads to the detection of falsehood, as the illusions of Hamont exceeded logic. Any mind can believe that Muhammad Ali, the great with his mentality and personality, does such nonsense that is only composed by a naive mind, or a malevolent psyche; Therefore, Hammont’s words were for nothing, scattered in the wind.
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Hammont assumes the role of Juha and believes himself
Hammont’s allegations reached the extent that he assumed the role of Juha, and kept lying, exaggerating, and persisting in lies, until he believed himself, which appeared in the repetition of his fabricated books, where he tells about the horses sent by Muhammad Ali Pasha to the King of France, by saying:
“The seven horses that were recently sent to France were a cross breed. Three came from Ibrahim Pasha and the others were of rural breeding, but they are all cross-bred. Five were worth six hundred or seven hundred francs, and the other two were only about four hundred or five hundred francs (£16-20).
‘This last batch, like that sent before, has been to the ridicule of the Turks, and they will have a bad idea of our knowledge of horses when their interpreter reads them the high praises of the French press!
The truth is that what Hammont wrote, if indicated, indicates one thing, which is that he was naive in his slander. If he had commissioned himself to read about the Arabian horse, he would have realized that it has its own characteristics. , and they are not naively Hammont; To deceive them in the “play” of Muhammad Ali Pasha, especially since they are scrutinizing the specifications of the Arabian horse, which are:
o Ears: they should be small, delicate and close to each other.
o Eyes: wide and bright, reflecting intelligence, attention, and kindness.
o Front: broad.
o The nostrils: are wide and the skin around them is thin.
o Tail: high.
o Neck: arched.
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Hammont admits the existence of the finest horses in Shubra
We continue with Hammont’s allegations; In order to identify the nature of a person who seeks in various ways to distort history and heritage at the expense of the established truth, which came this time contrary to what he was promoting, as he acknowledges the existence of the finest horses in Shubra stables, as he says: “How about Muhammad Ali, King of Egypt, if He is very admiring of our king, not to give him one of the beautiful horses, “Bishan”, “Hussain Ali”, “Lou Kahil”, “Al-Jafwi”, “Najdi”, “Al-Jadid”, etc., or the beautiful mare “Fariha” which Europeans flocked to watch it in Shubra, because it “honours” a Christian prince by offering what none of his countrymen would accept.”
Here we find a clear acknowledgment by Hamont of the presence of the finest horses in Muhammad Ali Pasha, and it becomes clear to us that Hammont was interfering in what did not concern him, and heard what did not satisfy him, and did not take his decision, and this appeared through the contradiction in which he wrote his memoirs.
Hammont traveled to France in 1942, then returned again 4 years later. In fact, there was a dispute between Abbas Pasha I, founder of the Egyptian horse kingdom, and Hammont, as Abbas Pasha was not convinced by the thought and method of Hammont’s management of the stables, and he did not like the French.
European artists used to go to Shubra; To watch the horses and paint them on the canvas.
