Photo of the Day: *Euphrates, Saqlawi al-’Abd imported to the USA in 1906
By Edouard Aldahdah
Posted on October 21st, 2010 in USA
This beautiful 1905 desert-bred stallion was imported from Northern Arabia to the USA by Homer Davenport in 1906. He is a son of the mare *Urfa, a Saqlawiyat al-’Abd from the horses of Didhan al-’Awaji of the Wuld Sulayman Bedouins’ ruling clan. His sire is the “Great Hamdani” Simri stallion, apparently a major sire among the Bedouin at them time, which also sired the Davenport imports *Haffia, and *Hamrah, the latter being *Euphrates more famous older full brother.
None of todays’ asil Arabian horses that trace entirely to Davenport’s original imported Arabians carries the blood of *Euphrates.
Indeed, a single asil horse carries *Euphrates’ blood today: an unregistered 1991 mare named Sarita bint Raj, by Rajmoniet RSI out of the Saqlawiyah Jadraniyah mare Nejd Sahra Nisan (*Faleh x Daalnisan by Daaldan), bred and still owned by Helen McClosky in California.
Interestingly Sarita bint Raj also carries the single last line to the asil Hamdani Simri stallion *Al-Mashoor, of the famous marbat of Damascus’ Baroudi Pashas. She also carries one of the very last lines to the famous *Mirage, another desert-bred Saqlawi Jadran. This mare dies, and two Al Khamsa Foundation Horses go down the drain, with a third hanging by a thread.
October 22nd, 2010 11:30 am
Yes, sad! But now look at what is replacing, with this blog, the world has become ever so much closer! Yes, time
changes much, perhaps even us, who are still here?
Thanks Edouard for your time!
October 22nd, 2010 11:49 am
Yes there is hope, and the internet is a great connector of like minded people who can work together closely..
soon, there is will be new desert-bred horses coming to this country.
October 22nd, 2010 9:12 pm
You keep dropping hints! We are all waiting patiently for more news…
October 23rd, 2010 8:26 am
I hear that Jeanne! My imagination is running wild with what awaits.
As per the mare mentioned above, I first thought “well, that one mare with those wonderful, almost extinct Arabs is probably at least 12 generations back.” But she’s not!! Why isn’t she registered and having replacements??
October 23rd, 2010 12:30 pm
Yes, Edouard, we are waiting…
October 25th, 2010 1:05 pm
Prodigious feats will be required to register this mare, as both her parents are deceased. Her sire was blood typed, but her dam was not. People are working at the DNA puzzle, but results are far from guaranteed.
October 25th, 2010 7:11 pm
Well, you never know until you try!