Sponsorship of “Douglas Marshall” supports him in his “heroic journey.”
Ibn Halima .. a horse that became famous in the world, and was the gift of Dr. Ahmed Afifi, Director General of the Egyptian Agricultural Authority in 1959, to Mrs. Judy Forbes “owner of the (Ansata) purebred Arabian horse farm in the United States of America), and her husband when they bought the two dowries“ Bint Mabrouka And “Bint Zaafarana” and she did not have the price with her because they were recently married.
No one in Egypt expected that “Ibn Halima”, on a date with a rich history in the United States of America, would become one of the most famous horses in the world, and the main reason for encouraging horse breeders in America to acquire and breed Egyptian horses.
“Ibn Halima” was distinguished by his handsome, clarity of adem, balance and high charisma. When he moves and his tail wanders, you cannot resist that heart-wrenching beauty. It was called “Insata Abbas Pasha,” the second from “Bint Mabrouka,” and it was called “Insata Ali Pasha”.
“Ibn Halima” at the age of 6 years participated in the “Anid” competition that is organized in the state of Oklahoma, where he was prepared for the competition, where the Arabian horse “Sharaf” competed but did not win, then went to Texas to participate in the category (A), in the American National Exhibition. For the state, in which the show was divided into two groups: “The first is for qualified horses, and the second is for unqualified horses, so that there is a fierce competition between him and the Polish horse (IASC) who won the national champion award, while Ibn Halima won the fourth place, so rumors spread about the inability of the horses. Egyptian polish horses competition.
But Douglas Marshall predicted an honorable future for “Ibn Halima” and decided to take him from Mrs. Woody Forbes for a year to compete with him and train him under his eyes, as he assigned the training of the Egyptian horse to the trainer “Tom” who was able to teach him the firm in a different way “namely, sitting on the ground and laying the pills.” Above him to eat the skill. ”The trainer also put all his experience in the horse, and employed his circular movements in place, to enable“ Ibn Halima ”, to obtain the blue ribbon in the competition“ Corpus Christi Texas ”.
Douglas Marshall also made a great effort, which was the main reason for raising the level of the horse, to become Ibn Halima already a distinctive mark in competitions, as he was able to win first place in about five championships, in addition to winning four prizes for the purebred Arabian horse.
A year later, Ibn Halima participated in the national championship, which is held in the city of “Spring Reflade”, Illinois, to win the award for the ten best national centers in the championship in which 42 horses participated. It is worth noting that the arbitration system in tournaments was modified after the year 1967, when “Ibn Halima” entered the American national show, and that arbitration system could not win the title of American champion, amid the participation of about 65 horses in the championship.
