Homer Davenport’s Mihemet

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The photo below was the cover image of Sports of the Times, Vol. 13 No. 13, 27 March 1909, showing a grey stallion belonging to Homer Davenport, ridden by Said Abdullah. There is no other record of a Mihemet owned by Davenport. The article accompanying the image does not shed any further light as to … Read more

Belisarius looking good

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Landrace Belisarius (Jamr Al Arab x Jadah BelloftheBall) owned by Moira Walker, is looking very promising at three years of age. He represents what an Arabian stallion looked like for much of the breed’s history in the West, pretty much until the 1970s, what it looks like in preservation breeders’ hands, and what it ought … Read more

The Three Graces

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Not Botticelli’s, Rubens’ or Canova’s Three Graces, but Danah Al Khalifa’s: Diva, Danika, Daniah. Photos by Jenny Lees. Daniah with the pretty face and the dark mane is the youngest, and is now with Lyman Doyle in Oregon. Diva, the oldest, now dead, is the fleabitten (marshoosha) with the good bone, large eye and broad … Read more

Sakhir and Rifaa palaces in Bahrain, 1926

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Sir Ruper Hay, a British political agent in Bahrain two these two photos for the UK Royal Geographical Society now part of Getty Images archives online. The top one is captioned: ”The ruler of Bahrein’s Palace, Rifa’a, Bahrain, circa 1926, and the bottom one: The palace of the late ruler of Bahrein at Sakhir, Bahrain, … Read more

A note about my social media

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I wanted to say here that I have deleted all my Facebook and Instagram horse accounts, and that I am doing very well without them, thank you. While they were a great way for people to reach out, the knowledge value gained from them was minimal, but the annoyance was not. I am as likely … Read more

Horses at the Hingham Stock Farm, 1921

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The photo below comes from The Rider and Driver of 29 January 1921, and shows a young Jadaan, Jeremah and Beteyen, as well as Hamrah (in the inset oval), and Kokhle (misidentified as her dam Farha). The Rider and Driver also printed two articles on the Hingham horses. The first, from 10 November 1917, describes … Read more

كحيلة العجوز ترد الى خيل ال سعود

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Compare the headshot of my Lizaar above, with that her tail female ancestress *Turfa, below, photographed on her way to the UK in 1937. As an aside, I think that *Turfa’s photo below was taken at her documented stopover in Port-Said in Egypt, not in Jeddah as the comment on the Arabian Horse Archives hypothesizes.

More on the Hanad pedigree change in Davenports

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Basically, a combination of recent genetic testing and historical research has shown that the Kellogg stallion Hanad (photo below), an existing Davenport sireline through his son Tripoli — headsire at Craver Farms — was a son of the Davenport desert-bred import *Azra instead of being a son of the Davenport desert-bred import *Deyr. The genetic … Read more

Y Chromosome Study Results in Davenport Arabian Sire Lines

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The statement below was shared with Davenport Arabian Horse Conservancy (DAHC) supporters: The mission of the Davenport Arabian Horse Conservancy is “to enhance public awareness of the Arabian Horse as Homer Davenport knew it.” Our horses are central to that vision and function; we are responsible for their healthy management and their genetic conservation. We … Read more

A facial snapshot of *Turfa

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Kate found this article in the December 18, 1937 edition of the London Illustrated News. It features the story of the desert-bred Arabians gifted by Saudi King Abd al-Aziz Aal Saud to British King George VI, in return for the hospitality extended to his son Crown Prince Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz at the Coronation event … Read more

Karma Al Arab at two

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She is by Bashir Al Dirri (now gelded unfortunately) out of my Kinza Al Arab. She looks amazing for a two year old. Photo by proud owner Irmi Atam in Washington state.

British Arab Horse Society Studbook (Vol. 6, 1944) entries for eight desert breds from Najd and Bahrain

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The eight are *Turfa, Hannah, Faras, Nuhra, Bahrain, Kasim, Khaibar and Manak. Four females and four males. Nuhra and Bahrain were from “H.H. the Sheik of Bahrain, Persian Gulf, South Arabia”. *Turfa, Hannah, Faras, Kasim, Khaibar and Manak were from “His Majesty King Ibn Saoud of Nejd, Arabia”. Concerning *Turfa, as indicated before, Al Khorma … Read more

Shamsah Al Arab yesterday

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She is still growing, at three years old. Photos by DeWayne Brown at the Doyle Ranch in Alfalfa, Oregon. Pedigree here. Strain Ma’naqi Sbayli (very few left in the USA). In foal to Hamdaany Dafuq for 2027. Perhaps I should have waited one more year before breeding her.

Lizaar today

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The second new *Turfa mare, Lizaar Del Siksikas, is four years old. I could not get good body shots of her because she was just beginning to learn to trust new people so she kept hiding behind the other *Turfa mare. Lizaar has 87.5 percent desert blood and 12.5 percent Egyptian blood (*Fadl and *Nasr … Read more

Nejed Cupid today

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Today Jenny Krieg and I drove up to Pennsylvania to see my horses and her colt. First time in a year and first time since my return to the US. It was also my first time seeing the two new *Turfa mares, who are very different from each other. I first saw Nejed Cupid, who … Read more

Two *Turfa mares join my herd

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The first mare, Nejed Cupid is the one on the right of the picture, and is in foal to the stallion on the left for a winter (!) baby. The sheep are not part of the lot. The second younger *Turfa mare, Lizaar Del Siksikas, is not in this photo.

Jasminah settled in France

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Jasminah, a 2017 Wadhnat Khursan of predominantly Iranian and some Egyptian lines is my latest acquisition. She has adjusted well to Southern France. A double great-granddaughter of the beautiful Jezabel, the star mare of the 1980 importation from Iran to Austria, Jasminah is built like a tank, and possesses tremendous power and stamina. The photos … Read more

Serendipity

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Our wifi was off for the entire day yesterday. I managed to get some filing done, folded up shopping bags. Even got some meal prepping done. I dove into the boxes that Gisela Aschenborn Uijs (of Nabilah fame) sent me and I found a certified copy of NABILAH (imp) (ENZAHI x ZAMZAM, by GAMIL III)’s … Read more

Jellaby Kher M45

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I love the intelligent look on the Bahraini stallion Jellaby Kher M45. He is Darak’s great-grandsire. The photo was taken during the WAHO conference of 1998.

Dating the Saidan strain in Bahrain: 1816, but branching off an older Kuhaylan strain

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The stud of Sheykh Muhammad B. Salman Aal Khalifah in Bahrain includes representatives of an Arabian horse strain by the name of “Sa’idan”, of which one impressive representative is the stallion pictured below, Saidan Gharib. The photo from the 1998 WAHO Convention in Bahrain. While the strain sounds very similar to the strain of Saadan … Read more

New photos of *Munifan and *Munifeh from Dolores Adkins

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Two new photos of *Munifan and *Munifeh are delighting the Al Khamsa community online. They come from an article in the Western Livestock Journal that is titled “Desert Imports—Crown Prince of Arabia Sends Arabians as Gift to California Horseman.” The three others photos, including *Munifan’s headshot and the two pictures of their son Munisaud are not new.

Earliest written mention of the Kuhaylah: 1320-21 CE

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“Kunz al-Durar wa-Jami’ al-Ghurar anz al-Durar wa-Jami al-Ghurar” (The Treasure of Pearls and the Collection of Shining Objects) is a major nine-volume universal history written by the 14th-century Mamluk historian Abū Bakr ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Aybak al-Dawādārī. It is considered one of the most important surviving historical sources for understanding Islamic history and the … Read more

Bay Kuhaylan colt this morning

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By AAS Nelyo out of Barakah Al Arab, her second foal. Easy, uneventful delivery. After keeping watch that night, Sue went to take a shower, came back and there he was out and up.

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