May 6, 2011 – Daughters of the Wind

Nauwas and Hisani Jzairah, Ubayyan mares of desert lines in the USA

May 6, 2011 by Edouard Aldahdah

Veteran preservation breeder George Hooper sent these old pictures of the asil ‘Ubayyah mare Nauwas (Al-Khobar x *Muhaira), one of my favorite mares of old Saudi bloodlines, and her filly foal Hisani Jzairah by the desert bred sire *Jalam al-Ubayan. The one below is of Nauwas and her colt Princeton Kadil:

Hussam al-Shamal, asil Kuhaylan al-Nawwaq stallion from Syria, in endurance racing

May 6, 2011 by Edouard Aldahdah

Arnault Decroix sent me the following account of the first endurance race (13 miles) of the Syrian stallion Hussam al-Shamal: “Hussam a fait sa course avec Nicolas aux Andelys en Normandie. Epreuve élevage 20 kms pour 6ans. Il l’a fait en 14,84 kms/heure, le meilleurs temps de l’épreuve de vitesse imposée entre 12 et 15 kms/heure. Ayant été gêné … Read more

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