Photo of the day: Seanderich (b. 1902)
By Edouard
Posted on October 26th, 2008 in Poland, Turkey
Seanderich, a desert bred stallion born in 1902, is one of the founders of Arabian horse breeding in Spain. Both his sire and his dam are stated to have been from the Saqlawi strain. The Spanish Stud-book actually has all his four grandparents as Saqlawi. For more details about his importation to Spain through an Istanbul-based horse dealer by the name of Ismailion, and his influence on Spanish breeding, read this article. And if you are interested in early (1900s) Spanish Arabian horse breeding, check this Flickr roll. One can’t help but lament the consequences of the addition to Spanish Arabian breeding of Polish Branicki bloodlines through Ursus and Wan Dick, and their overshadowing the influence of desert-bred imports like Seanderich, Sawah II and Bagdad.
October 27th, 2008 2:32 am
He looks like a horse of great substance and quality. Sorry to have read in the article that he left such a thin line in Spain. Another one that got away…