Daughter of the Wind: a blog on desert arabian horses, past and present

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• Algeria
• Arabia
• Babolna
• Bahrain
• Bedouins
• Egypt
• Europe
• France
• General
• History
• Lebanon
• Lifestyle
• Masters
• Morocco
• North Africa
• Peasants
• Poland
• Projects
• Qatar
• Racing
• Research
• Saudi
• Settled
• Strains
• Syria
• Tribes
• Tunisia
• USA
• Weil

Archives

• September 2008
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• July 2008
• June 2008
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My pages

• – What is a blog?
• About this blog
• Articles by others
  • The Hungarian State Stud at Babolna and the Desert Arabian Horse (by Tzviah Idan)
  • The Non-Mesaoud Program at Crabbet Stud (by R.J. Cadranell)
  • The Syrian Desert Horse: European Benchmarks (by Joe Achcar)
• Articles I wrote
  • Examining the Hujjah and People Behind *Al Mashoor
  • Racing in the Middle East (part 1)
  • Translation of the hujjah of the desert-bred mare Meshura
  • What is Asil?
• Asil Genealogies
  • *Munifeh (Kuhayla)
  • *Nufoud (K. Ajuz)
  • *Samirah (H. Simriyah)
• Bloggers
• Disclaimer
• Global Arabian Horse Registry (GAHR)
• My Desert Notebook
  • Conversation with Abd al-Qadir Hammami, horse merchant (07.97)
  • Conversation with Abdallah Abu Sayfayn, Bedouin horse breeder (03.31.07)
  • Hujjah of desert-bred Jilfah Stam al-Bulad
  • Hujjah of desert-bred Kuhaylah ibn Jlaidan from Shammar

Arabian nature and culture

• Arabian wildlife
• Splendid Arabia: Saudi Arabia Travel and Trekking Guide
• The Arabian Oryx Project
• Wadi Rum, Desert of Mountains

Bibliographical links

• Blue Pyramid Egyptians Arabian Horse Bibliograhy (Wow!)
• CMK Articles (USA)
• Craver Farms Bibliography List
• Librairie Philippica - a treasure trove!
• Lozanne Publications
• The Kellogg Arabian Horse Library

Blogs I follow

• Blog sur le cheval Akhal Teke (in French)
• Ralph Suarez’s blog

Books I read

• A pilgrimage to Nejd
• Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates
• En Syrie avec les Bedouins. Les Tribus du Desert
• L’Arabe, Premier Cheval de Sang
• Les Chevaux du Sahara et les Moeurs du Desert (in French)
• My quest of the Arabian Horse

Forums on Asil Horses

• AK Horsemen
• Straight Egyptians

Highlighted Feature: French Asil Horses

• El Sbaa and the last Asil horses of France
• More on Rubi de la Mouline
• Nichem: An Asil Arabian from France
• Photo of the day: Best (Besbes x Berthe)
• The last of the Mohicans
• Tracing El Sbaa’s strain
• What can we do about the last French Asil horses?

Highlighted Feature: What is a Strain?

• Are all strains equal (2)
• Are all strains equal?
• How old are strains?
• what is a strain?

Maps

• Bahrain
• Qatar
• Syria
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen

Most discussed

• El Sbaa and the last Asil horses of France
• Georges P. Tabet on Chebou and Chebou
• I Have a Dream
• LD Rubic, a ruby in the rough
• Nichem: An Asil Arabian from France
• On Denouste’s Dam Djaima
• Photo of the day: Best (Besbes x Berthe) from France
• Shameless Self-Promotion

Photo Album

• Davenport Horse Album
• Doyle Arabian horses photo album
• Famous Asil Arabians photos

Sites I like

• Al Khamsa (USA)
• Asil Club
• Association Francaise du Cheval Bedouin
• Craver Farms (USA)
• Egyptian Agricultural Organization (Egypt..)
• Mutair tribe website (in Arabic, some English)
• Pearl Island Arabian Stud (UK)
• Rare AK Strains (USA)
• Royal Arabian Studs of Bahrain (Bahrain, obviously)
• Shammar tribe website (in Arabic)
• Syrian Arabian Horse Association
• The Davenport Conservancy (USA)
• The Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse (USA)
• WAHO 2007 Syria website (a treat!)

Strain of the Week

• Kuhaylan al-Dunays
• Kuhaylan al-Hayf (I)
• Kuhaylan al-Hayf (II)
• Kuhaylan al-Hayf (III)
• Kuhaylan al-Hayf (IV)
• Kuhaylan al-Krush (I)
• Kuhaylan al-Mimrah (I)
• Kuhaylan al-Mimrah (II)
• Kuhaylan al-Mimrah (III)
• Kuhaylan Ibn Jlaidan (I)
• Kuhaylan Ibn Jlaidan (II)
• Ma’anaghi Ibn Ufaytan (I)
• Ma’anaghi Ibn Ufaytan (II)
• Ma’anaghi Ibn Ufaytan (III)
• Ma’anaghi Ibn Ufaytan (IV)

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Recent Posts

• Photo of the day: Bint Nafaa, b. 1962
• 2008 Al Khamsa Convention
• Famous Quote: Bodgan Zientarski on Kuhailan Haifi Or. Ar.
• Photo of the day: Siglavy Bagdady VI, Babolna
• Photo of the day: Chantecler
• Book: Desert Legacy, in Search of Syria’s Arabian Horses, by J. Sannek and B. Loewenherz
• Photo of the day: Fabo
• About the hijacker out there (updated)
• Babolna and the Asil Arabians of Hungary
• Photo of the day: Hadia

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