“FORTA”
by LENA MALMSATER
Forta
Born 1943 at Gumniska, Poland
Dark bay Mare
Sired by Kuhailan Abu Urkub (Kuhailan Zaid or.Ar. x 22 Kemir – Kemir)
Out of Porta (Nedjari x Jerychonka – Nizam)
Dam line: Ukrainka ~1815, bred by Slawuta
Sire line: Kuhailan Zaid or.Ar. 1923, imp. 1931 Bábolna
Died 1970
Forta was one of the most important mares in Polish breeding. Many of her offspring were excellent race horses. Forta’s maternal grand sire Nedjari (1926) was a French racing stallion, a chestnut imported to Poland in 1929. Forta’s dam, Porta (1931) was lost during World War II some time between 1939/45.
Forta was the dam of three sires used in the Polish breeding program; Czort (1949) – double winner of Criterium, Equifor (1951) – Derby winner and Ferrum (1957) – exported to the US. The following stallions were exported to the USA, where they were extensively used as breeding sires with great success; Faraon (1958), Flis (1963), Falat (1973) and Finisz (1967) – winner of Derby and Criterium and Canadian Top Ten English Pleasure. The son Fortel (1955) went to Sweden and later on to the US and Fogaras (1960) to GFR.
Forta’s daughters were excellent broodmatrons and were mainly exported to the US, including; Fortunka (1953), Ferezja (1956), Farmacja (1962), Forteca (1965) – Oaks winner. Dyska – winner of Oaks, were exported to France in 1969 were she was appreciated as a remarkable broodmatron, she gave birth to three important stallions and several fine mares. Forsycja (1954) went to FGR, but when still in Poland she gave birth to Fuksja (1961) – an excellent broodmare who founded a merited family in Sweden at Blommeröd Arabstuteri. Fortunata (1964) and Fatma (1961) – winner of Oaks. Fatma was among the elite of Michalow’s broodmare band, including the dam of the famous Fawor (1981) – 1983 Polish National, European and World Junior Champion Stallion, 1990 Polish National Senior Champion Stallion and a successful breeding stallion both in Poland and the USA. Fortunata was the dam of Figaro (1971) – very fine breeding stallion used in Sweden and the USA.
Kuhailan Abu Urkub
1935 at Bábolna, Hungary
Bay Stallion
(Kuhailan Zaid or.Ar. x 22 Kemir – Kemir)
Sire of Forta
Porta
1931 at Gumniska, Poland
Chestnut Mare
(Nedjari x Jerychonka – Nizam)
Lost 1939/45
Dam of Forta
1949 at Nowy Dwór, Poland
Bay Stallion
(Wielki Szlem x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Double winner of Criterium
Died 1973
Dyska
1950 at Klemensów, Poland
Bay Mare
(Amurath Sahib x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Oaks winner
Dam of breeding stallion Dramat
Exported to Mme. de Nexon, France 1969
Fortunka
1953 at Michalów, Poland
Bay Mare
(Wielki Szlem x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Granddam of Fantazja (Negatiw x Fornarina) – US & Canadian National
Top Ten Mare, US & Canadian National Top Ten English Pleasure,
Canadian National Top Ten Western Pleasure
Exported to F. Rust, USA 1961
Forsycja
1954 at Michalów, Poland
Black Mare
(Como x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Dam of Fuksja – excellent brood mare in Sweden
Died 1970
Fortel
1955 at Michalów, Poland
Brown Stallion
(Como x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Exported to N & E Williams, USA 1971
Ferrum
1957 at Michalów, Poland
Bay Stallion
(Doktryner x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Used in Polish breeding
Faraon
1958 at Michalów, Poland
Grey Stallion
(Nabor x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Canadian National Top Ten Stallion
US National Top Ten Stallion
Legion of Merit
Many championships at halter, Park and Costume
Fatma and her daughter Fabiola
Fatma
1961 at Michalów, Poland
Dark bay Mare
(Anarchista x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Died 1987
Fabiola
1972 at Michalów, Poland
Grey Mare
(Negatiw x Fatma – Anarchista)
Fatma is granddam of Furiat (Monogramm x Furora – Pepton) –
2000 Swedish National Senior Champion Stallion
Fortunata
1964 at Michalów, Poland
Bay Mare
(Branibor x Forta – Kuhailan Abu Urkub)
Died 1972
Dam of Figaro
Fuksja
1961 at Michalów, Poland
Bay Mare
(Anarchista x Forsycja – Como)
Granddaughter of Forta
Excellent brood mare at Blommeröd Arabstuteri in Sweden
Dam of breeding stallion Darfas and brood mares Forexia, Finisia and Abu Farwa
Figaro
1971 at Michalów, Poland
Grey Stallion
(Negatiw x Fortunata – Branibor)
Used in Sweden and the USA
Grandson of Forta
Fawor
1981 at Michalów, Poland
Brown Stallion
(Probat x Fatma – Anarchista)
1983 Polish National, European and World Junior Champion Stallion 1990 Polish National Senior Champion Stallion
Grandson of Forta
