Photo of the day: Labwah al-Shaykhah, new hope for the Shaykhan strain
By Edouard Aldahdah
Posted on July 18th, 2009 in Lebanon, USA
This little lady, Labwah al-Shaykhah (DB Krush x HS Marayah), represents a new ray of hope for the endangered Shaykhan (a branch of Ubayyan, formed in Lebanon and named after a Ubayyah mare called al-Shaykhah) strain. Only two or three mares of breeding age are know to be alive today, in the USA, one of which is HS Marayah, Labwah’s dam, owned by Jenny Krieg of Maryland. Labwah, whose name means lionness in Arabic, has the long ears for which the Shaykhan strain was known for back in Lebanon. Photo of Labwah courtesy of Jenny.
July 20th update: By the way, Jenny and I have an article on that strain in the next Khamsat issue. You should subscribe!
July 19th, 2009 6:16 am
Jenny,
this filly is very nice.Congratulation.And the strain is also interessant.I never heard about it..
I hope Labwah will be a good broodmare.
best wishes from Hungary,
László
July 19th, 2009 2:24 pm
Nice to see something posted on a hopeful note, rather than on what we have lost. Congratulations on this filly and the possibilities of saving a rare strain.
Tzviah
July 20th, 2009 8:13 pm
Thank you, László and Tzviah! I feel very fortunate.
July 20th, 2009 8:23 pm
Well noted. Will try to be more positive from now on..