Photo of the Day: Greggan, 1969 asil Saqlawi stallion in the USA
By Edouard Aldahdah
Posted on December 20th, 2010 in USA
Another beautiful asil stallion of the same generation as El Iat is Greggan (Ibn Gulida x Gharida by Bidaj), a Saqlawi Jadran who traces entirely (as in 100%) to the Crabbet Stud lines of Lady Anne and Wilfrid Blunt. The Doyle breeding program, which celebrate its sixty years in 2009, is based on the three foundation horses Ghadaf, Gulida and Nusi, is the only Arabian horse breeding program in the world to descend from old Crabbet (i.e., no Skowronek, no Dargree) lines only. The Doyle Arabians are a true time capsule.
December 21st, 2010 5:41 pm
poetry in motion
December 22nd, 2010 1:15 pm
There are some good photographs by Karsten Scherling of modern Doyle horses on the Asil Club website. Under the Event Archive tab. Go to 60 YEARS DOYLE – Open Barn in Oregon.
December 22nd, 2010 8:49 pm
This is a surprice for me,where can I find more information? They started with 3 horses, a lot of inbreeding now!
Are they still breeding?
December 22nd, 2010 10:41 pm
Gerd, of course they are still breeding and have about 50 horses now on their farm. I will ask Rosemary Doyle to get in touch with you with more information.
December 22nd, 2010 10:42 pm
meanwhile you can find some information here
http://daughterofthewind.org/sixty-years-of-doyle-arabian-breeding-in-the-usa/
January 11th, 2011 12:32 am
I was lucky enough to see Greggan in the flesh at the Melzac’s farm in West Virginia in the early 1980′s and this photo truly captures his spirit.
January 11th, 2011 10:16 am
Hi Tzviah, Happy New Year! Can you tell us what remains from the Melzac program today?