Photo of the day: Siglavy Bagdady VI, Babolna
Siglavy Bagdady VI, born in 1949, was the last Asil stallion of 100% old Babolna lines (i.e., no Egyptian Arabian lines in his pedigree). His strain was Kuhaylan Abu ‘Arqub, tracing in tail female to the mare Semrie, imported from the desert by Michael Fadlallah El Heddad.
Siglavy Bagdady VI left one Asil son, Wahhabit, a 1977 stallion out of the Kuhaylat al-Krush mare Delicate Air. Delicate Air was bred by Craver Farms and traces to the mare *Werdi, imported to the USA by Homer Davenport in 1906.
Pity there are so few of these Babolna Asil Arabians. They are of such a different type than anything else we see nowadays. They remind me of the last Lebanese Asil I used to see in my childhood. They also are a genetic treasure: each one of them traces to dozens of horses imported from the desert by the kings of the Austria, not found in any other current Asil bloodlines (except in the one remaning German Weil line). If you want to know more about the remaining Asil Arabians of Babolna, you can check out this post (dated May 2 2007, 10.44 pm) in the online forum Straightegyptians.com.
This photo of Siglavy Bagdady VI is from the site of Wine Glass Farm, a US Shagya breeder. (There is another one on the horse’s entry in allbreedpedigree.)
Thank you, Edouard, for this wonderful photo and for the link to SE.com discussing the Wahhabit son out of Tisrina B (Salaa el Dine x 211 Zohair), who we admired at Babolna. What a small world. Tisrina B is a maternal half-sister to our foundation mares, 230 Ibn Galal I, [b. 1982] who came to us as in 2000 and was put down earlier this year after suffering partial kidney failure.
I will try to locate Dahhman Bagdady (2001) the son of Wahhabit and Tisrina B in Austria and see how he has been used and whether his owner might pursue some preservation breedings or at least freeze semen. Perhaps even a photo…
Horse bought by Michael el Haddad trip to Iraq 1901/ 1902
Koheilan Raschid :This was his first buy.
5 years .Height 1.61cm sire a Koheilan Moradi ,Dam a Koheilat el Ajuz
He was bought from Raschid Pasha Kaimakam (Mayor) of the Holy city of El Najaf.
He was agift from Ibn El Rashid the Shammari ruler of Hail so El Haddad named him Koheilan Raschid.He was bought for 150 gold pounds.
Farha : 6 years Height 1.56cm
Sire Saklawi x Dam Kuhailat el Ajuz
Schechan Shammar
6 years chesnut Height 1.57cm
Sire Koheilan Ajuz x Dam Scheha Djilfe
Bought for 50 gold pounds
Mares from Sheikh Nayef supreme Sheikh of the Shammar
Em Tiur (meaning mother of the birds) this name was given to her for her speed..For 130 gold pounds.no further details given.
Ayda: grey 3 years old bought for 125 gold pounds.
Semrie :grey 5 years old.bought for 80 gold pounds.
Hagyale (or the grouse) Bay mare taken in war from the Annaze .bought for 220 gold pounds .She became one of Babolna’s most beautiful mares.
Hazem Pasha, the governor of Baghdad, horses.
A deal was made Between the Governor and Haddad to buy as a”package deal “for 1000 gold poundsthe following horses:
Mersoch :4 years old 1.57cm Sire Scmed Koheilan x Dam Hamdania Semria.bred by the Pasha
Siglavy Bagdady :Height 1.56cm Sire Siglavy x Dam Siglavy Gidran.Bred by the Rualla
Mares:
Dalala :golden bay 6 years height 1.57cm Sire Koheilan Schveni xDam Maneghie bred by Ibn el Raschid of Hail.
Delilah: bay 9 years. height.1.57cm Sire Manehgie x Dam Obaya.Bred by El Sbaa tribe
Kheila :grey 6 years Height 1.60cm Sire Dzselfan XDam Kheila.Bred by Al Zubeidyine tribe
Scheriffe: grey .8 years old. Height 1.58cm Sire Saklawi xDam Gehelt el Scherif.Bred by the Shammar
The horses were bought in the triangle: Najaf /Bagdad /Ar Ramadi please look at the included map.
thses informations are taken from the El Haddad book translated to Arabic.
My next post will be pictures.Inshallah
Sorry could not post the Map!
thought this might be of interest . many thanks to Martin Ehmann for sharing. enjoy!
Thank you for sharing. Good to hear from you. It’s been a while.