The Sheykh Obeyd Foundation International

SOFI is the established parent organization for breeders and owners of Sheykh Obeyd Arabians world-wide. We warmly invite you to explore this website in order to learn more about this unique group of Arabians which represents the very core of Egyptian Arabian bloodstock. A rare and relatively small group of horses, Sheykh Obeyd Arabians have been so qualified by SOFI as a result of their exclusive decent from only 66 original foundation horses, and have been designated as a unique subset within the AHA Data Source. Each of the 66 foundation horses of SOFI were personally authenticated by seven of the most passionate purist breeders of the "Golden Age" of breeding in Egypt. Due to their remarkable genetic concentration, today's Sheykh Obeyd Arabians offer a very rich and highly reliable resource for modern breeders of all blood.lines.

Photo oAn Original drawing of Lady Anne Blunt as a young woman.

Found in a nearly 200 year old book at the EAO library in Egypt.
(Photographed by C. Rogosky with permission of the EAO.)

In accordance with the SOFI By-Laws, references to additional group designations for Sheykh Obeyd Arabians are restricted to SE ( Straight Egyptian ) and/or AK ( Al Khamsa ) within any and all SOFI published materials; SOFI sponsored, sanctioned, or approved publications; articles, advertisements, promotions and the SOFI web site

We hope you will enjoy visiting our website often. We will be making frequent updates and enhancements to include our online FOUNDATIONS newsletter, our classified page, bulletin board notices and other newsflashes. Please let us know if we can answer any questions for you or provide you with additional information on SOFI or Sheykh Obeyd Arabians, by contacting our membership committee at sofibiz@ipa.net.