Khebirs Akelah

		Charabs Sharifa (Kamars Sharif x Charabs Amurra) finally gave birth after a long foal watch to her Bedu Sabir FILLY at 7:55 Friday morning, March 9, 2007. Another filly for the Khebir group! The Beautiful Brilliant Bouncing Baby Babson Bint is a chestnut with a tiny star and snip and one hind sock.

Bruce added the "Brilliant." When it was time for the filly to nurse, this filly walked up to Sharifa and latched on like she had been doing it for days. No searching, no fumbling and no hesitation! We found this amazing as she was born 36 inches tall to a not tall Mom and the body position and neck bend needed to reach under and find the udder was already understood by the filly. The filly had suckled the "Seramune" from a baby bottle first which, while adding strength and boosts the Igg levels, usually adds to the "nursing on mom" challenge. So grateful was Bruce when the filly demonstrated repeatedly that she had this nursing process all worked out on her own that he declared her not just smart but Brilliant!

Training starts on day one. This filly is very friendly and easy to handle. She didn't know she wasn't born halter broken so she was happily walking with us wearing her halter at this early age. This along with all the other new things she has seen and experienced since birth are accepted as naturally as nursing on Mom. She has already had her 1st rider! "Hobbes" was happy to be her test pilot.

MORE PHOTOS OF KHEBIRS AKELAH

She was born to be the 19th out of the last 23 foals born here that were born during the day. Sharifa foaled about an hour and a half after her breakfast had been served. I give them "the talk" about the advantages of a day time foaling but I think these comfort loving Babson moms have figured out they don't have any meals served late when they use this foaling schedule.

Never under estimate the power of appetite! More on "the Talk"

Khebirs Akelah #0630496 March 9, 2007 Chestnut filly	Bedu Sabir #358856 Bay 03/25/1986	Sera Dahmansabbah #126946 04/12/1975	Fleetfoot #8173 Chestnut 05/09/1952	Khebir #2378 Chestnut 05/16/1942
				Nadra #2893 Chestnut 03/28/1944
			Khezera #42091 Chestnut 07/24/1967	Ibn Faddan #13489 Ch. 4/09/1958
				Aradan #8886 Chestnut 4/28/1953
		Shar Sabbah #39175 Bl/Bay 06/04/1966	Negem #11461 Black 05/25/1956	Fa-Serr #4482 Black 07/10/1947
				Fay Negma #1584 Grey 5/17/1938
			Gammousa #3887 Bay 03/30/1946	*Fadl #896 Grey 06/17/1930
				Fay Sabbah #1583 Bay 5/15/1938
	Charabs Sharifa #545578 Bay 06/26/1996	Kamars Sharif #112144 Black 04/30/1974	Fabah #6264 Bay 05/09/1950	*Fadl #897 Grey 06/17/1930
				*Bint Bint Sabbah #894 Bay 1930
			Roufina #31958 Black 04/07/1965	Fa-Serr #4482 Black 0710/1947
				Aaroufa #7892 Grey 05/16/1952
		Charabs Amurra #451005 Bay 04/20/1990	Charab #50582 Bay 04/21/1968	Fa-Serrab #25303 Bay 06/20/1963
				Shar Negroufa #25424 Bay 1963
			Mahroufs Amira #358082 Chest. 1986	Mahrouf #83235 Chest 4/03/1972
				Serr Rous Amira #210536 Bay 1980

Khebirs Akelah at 2 years old