2009 “Strain of the Month” heads-up
By Edouard Aldahdah
Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Arabia
When I started this blog, I thought I’d be able to write about a strain each week, which means you should have read about 50 strains by now. Well, I was able to only feature six strains on this blog, with varying degrees of detail: Kuhaylan al-Hayf (i.e., K. Hayfi), Kuhaylan al-Dunays (i.e., K. Dunaysan), Kuhaylan al-Mimrah, Kuhaylan Ibn Jlaidan (a branch of Kuhaylan al-’Ajuz), Kuhaylan Krush al-Baida, and Ma’naghi Ibn Ufaytan (a branch of Ma’naghi Hadraji). Here’s a new year resolution: I will try to feature ten strains in 2009, and will call it “Strain of the Month”, accounting for the summer break, when I will try to leave my laptop at home.
Here’s what I have lined up so far in no particular order. The list is based in part on requests received from readers and friends, and in part on personal selection:
- Kuhaylan al-Wati
- Kuhaylan al-Khdili
- Jilfan Dhawi
- Kuhaylan al-’Armush
- Kuhaylan al-Sharif
- ‘Ubayyan Suhayli
- Ma’naghi Abu Sayfayn
I still have three slots to fill; if you have any favorite strains you’d like me to feature, just let me know by replying to this threads, and I will do my best to accomodate your requests. The objective of this series was never to exhaust the discussion on any particular strain (it can’t be exhausted anyway, and certainly not by someone who lives in Washington, DC for the better part of the year), but rather to share with you the little I happen to know about this strain, for the record. If I don’t know enough to write an interesting entry about a strain you’ve asked for, I will tell you. If you challenge me enough, I might make a few calls to some old timers and some of the Bedouin breeders of this strain and ask them about it.
December 27th, 2008 2:19 am
The best pure strain is Number one
Kuhaylan al-Wati is Jullabi
December 27th, 2008 9:43 am
I agree with you, and that’s why I put it first. We will talk about this.
December 27th, 2008 12:30 pm
Please!
tell me Why !
Why is the Kuhaylan al-Wati the best Strain!
Are there faster or stronger ?
what! is better than a good Hamdaniah!
are they run together ? ( against )
can somebody tell me please!
I think everybody have his own Favourite!
Maybe I don t understand! but what is so much better on the Kuhaylan al Wati strain .Thank you
December 27th, 2008 3:09 pm
It’s a question of personal preference, really, and “pure man” and I seem to prefer this one.
December 27th, 2008 5:44 pm
Thank you ! for the answer
December 28th, 2008 5:16 am
The best pure strain In Syria is Number one
Kuhaylan al-Wati is Jullabi
Because it is free of suspicion and There is no doubt
A strain of old Arab horses
is Kuhaylan Jullabi
December 28th, 2008 2:01 pm
I would love to hear about the Hadban strains.
December 28th, 2008 2:03 pm
What are the Beduoins’ thoughts on the horses that were considered one strain for many, many years here in the United States and have since been proven by mtdna to not be what they were originally labeled as?
December 28th, 2008 9:48 pm
Maybe feature a Dahman strain, such as Dahman Shahwan, Dahman Najib, or Dahman Abu Amir?
December 28th, 2008 9:51 pm
Hi Kimberly. Good idea! I will feature Hadban al-Fawa’irah, which is the one I know most about.. It is a branch of Hadban Enzahi..
December 28th, 2008 9:53 pm
Dahman it is..
On Dahman Najib and Dahman Shahwan, I don’t anything of value to add to what is already known (i.e., the Abbas Pasha Manuscript, and the Blunt’s materials).But there is a lot to say about Dahman Abu/Umm ‘Amir..
December 29th, 2008 5:17 pm
I notice we haven’t covered any Seglawi strain. Perhaps *Wadduda’s?
December 29th, 2008 10:00 pm
I am afraid I don’t know enough about Saqlawi al-’Abd, but I can certainly talk about Saqlawi Ibn ‘Amud which is another great strain. That makes ten.
January 1st, 2009 3:15 am
In regards, Saglawi Ibn Amud, I am right with you. In my point of view, among strains I saw in Syria until now, it is my favourite one.
January 1st, 2009 3:13 pm
How about the Ma’aneghi S’baili?
January 2nd, 2009 12:09 pm
Ma’naghi Abu Sayfayn which I will cover is just a branch of Ma’naghi Sbayli. So we’ll have the opportunity to talk about it..
January 2nd, 2009 8:16 pm
Saqlawi Ibn ‘Amud is really, really precious, but so is Saqlawi Marzakani… both from Shammar.