Horse Farming in Pakistan

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Horse Farming in Pakistan

Stud farms in and around Lahore boost bloodstock market
Aftab Gilani

LAHORE: Several stud farms located in and around Lahore have achieved phenomenal success in breeding quality thoroughbred horses, stamping their bloodline superiority with their fine performances at racecourses.

This has lent Punjab’s metropolis a unique distinction for the first time in the country’s horse-breeding history, giving tremendous boost to bloodstock market.

Presently, the city is home to some of the leading bloodline stallions and broodmares by virtue of this extraordinary achievement.

The notable are stud farms like Baig stud farm, Sardar Nur Hussain stud farm and Huzaifa stud farm.

The oldest of all is the Baig stud farm owned by Mirza Khurshid Baig who proved himself one of the best judges of horses’ bloodlines.

The stud has two stallions Bedouin Invader and Assassi from the famous tested bloodlines and over a dozen mares.

The champion sire-elect Assassi’s progenies have swept classic, semi-classic and other important events for the last couple of years.

Sardar Nur Hussain stud farm is a venture which has made rapid strides in a short time of about nine years.

Owned by Shahid Hussain and named after his horse-loving father, it is one of the most impressive breeding centres equipped with modern facilities.

It is designed to save horses from summer heat as it has airy and shady space all around.

Spread over 220 acres of fertile land it has three-dozen stables surrounded by four big paddocks lined up with shady trees in abundance presenting a picturesque view. Lahore’s champion trainer Tauqir Ahmad is the caretaker.

It is instructive to note that Shahid has seen his horses first past the post several times winning classic, semi-classic and big cup races during his involvement in the bloodstock business as breeder-cum-owner. He in his quest for further improvement has injected new bloodline and imported mares of some high class bloodlines to augment breeding by inducting top Irish, English, French and American bloodlines.

His two stallions Francesco Guarde bred at Ireland and American-bred Dubai Edition are on active stud duty with dams from famous sires bloodlines of Danehill, Blushing Groom, Mr Prospector, Nearctic, Danzig and Sadler's Wells etc pinning hopes on exceptional promise of their foals. Huzaifa stud farm close to the Lahore Race Club is an upcoming thoroughbred breeding centre with two good stallions and over half a dozen mares. Having suffered teething problems, Huzaifa stud is now well set to make a name among horse-breeding centres.

The phenomenal Al Hattab from the bloodline of Woodman (USA) produced a few classic colts and fillies as good winners in some races.

Its produce is now being replenished by Al Safeer and Conflict, the two notable sires standing at the stud.

Before retiring to stud, Conflict’s brilliant CV includes 15 victories, three seconds and as many thirds in his 35 outings during a five-year racing career from 2002 to 2007. Bred in France it is owned by Tariq Aziz. Yet another stud farm having modern facilities is springing up in Rahim Yar Khan, opening a new chapter in horse-breeding in south Punjab.

Owned by Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mahmud, its first crop of colts and fillies is being awaited. Makhdoom has invested a huge amount of money in setting up the breeding centre at a time when the return is slow and reward small which speaks volumes of his love for the majestic animal species. One could wish good luck to all in their endeavours.

 

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Trained neza baazi stallion for sale in Pakistan

 

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Beautiful horses! There was another nice thread posted a few years ago about Mona Remount, the Pakistan Army's breeding program. Unfortunately, most of its image links are broken now. Here is the link to the thread:
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/mona-remount-depot-the-horsemen-paradise.402022/

 

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Lovely Horses..................

 

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Horse at 4:10 is the top breed from central asia.
Perfect balance in weight and strength.
Can run for hours without taking break.
Unfortunately today's men are very fat and are not suitable for horse riding. weight for horse riding shall not exceed 80-90 kg.

 

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Most Beautiful Horse Stud farm in NWFP
Raja Shahab Sikandar horses

 

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And, when they get old sell them to France....

 

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And, when they get old sell them to France....

Shouldn't really, especially not France. Islam wise it is permissible to eat them but undesired. The great scholar Abu-Haneefah (ra) stated this;

Other scholars – including Abu Haneefah and his two companions –

The verse is as follows (interpretation of the meaning):

“And (He has created) horses, mules and donkeys, for you to ride and as an adornment”

[al-Nahl 16:8]


Also Allah praises the war horse as well;

Chapter 100 is named from the words of the first verse describing charging war horses, or those that run. It is an eleven-verse chapter amongst the short Meccan chapters at the end of the Quran. These chapters were predominantly revealed at the beginning of the prophethood of Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, and served to teach the new Muslims the basics of faith and to strengthen their hearts in the face of strong opposition and abuse. At the time of this chapter’s revelation, the country was in chaos and turmoil. Inter-tribal skirmishes and raids were a daily occurrence; thus the sight and sound of war horses was something that the people no doubt knew very well. The subject matter is designed to show how evil a person can become if he constantly denies the Hereafter.

Verses 1 – 6 An oath by magnificent horses
God swears an oath by the charging steeds that pant, while producing sparks by striking their heels. They make raids in the early morning when their enemies are unaware and stir up clouds of dust when they dash into the middle of the enemy troops.

When the Arabs of the time mounted raids on settlements or other tribes, they would leave at night in order to take the enemy by surprise when they launched their attack in the very early morning. It was in this half-light that the sparks generated by the movement of horses would be visible. God swears by these war horses and describes their movements. In our mind’s eye we see a picture of the horses running, snorting, neighing, and arriving in the middle of the enemy. Their hooves strike the rocky desert terrain producing sparks of fire, adding to the fear the enemy must have felt surrounded by these magnificent panting horses creating disorder and confusion.

This vision is one well-known to those persons to whom the Quran was at first addressed. They were well aware of the widespread bloodshed, and the loot and plunder mentality that was prevalent at that time. Thus God swears by this scene in order to make a statement and call attention to His words. The horses God had bestowed upon them were, gifts and a blessing, they should not have been employed for unjust fighting, tyranny, and plunder. God did not intend that these magnificent animals be used for this purpose. To use them in this way demonstrates careless ingratitude.

Chapter 100, Al-Adiyat (Those that Run)

God swears by the war horses that people are ungrateful and misguided.

www.islamreligion.com

Horses are beautiful creatures who should be saved and kept for their true purpose.

 

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