A blog on desert arabian horses, past, present and future
I am happy to see a second photo of this horse. It appeared in a July 1968 article on the horses of Lebanon in the French magazines “Plaisirs Equestres”, which Christele Seranne shared on Facebook. The horse is Hicham, a racehorse born in Iraq, who raced in Lebanon in the ownership of Henri Pharaon. He … Read more
I was talking to Lee Oellerich earlier today. It had been a while since we last spoke, more than two years. I always learn new things from him. He told me that he acquired Sawannah then thought to be 22 from Mrs. Kelly and her daughter *Hadriya then 16 (for free) [see amendment in the … Read more
Last week I received an unexpected call from a Syrian gentleman living in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. His name is Muhammad al-‘Aqub. His family belongs to the Bedouin tribe of Harb, a tribe long affiliated with the Tai tribe. He wanted to tell me about their horses and their origins. We spoke for about an hour, … Read more
He is one of Jenny Lees Bahraini stallions in Herefordshire in the UK. Photo from her facebook feed. Pedigree here.
I want to follow up on the previous blog entry about the 2010 magazine article about the horses of the USA expat families working for the oil company Aramco and living in the Abqaiq gated community, in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. I am specifically interested in this reference from the article: “More horses … Read more
Some two years ago, Jenny Krieg located this interesting article in a magazine for Aramco US expatriates to Saudi Arabia. It has a lot of photos which the Arabian horse community had not seen before. Among these is the cover photo (below) of the magazine featuring the famous mare Sindidah, ridden by a young “Aramcon” … Read more
The other day I was writing about looking for an outstanding stallion for my herd of mares. The next day Lee Oellirich sent this photo of his young Hamdani stallion Bahir (Haziz x Bahiyeh). He is the full brother of this mare. I like the heads with the protruding bones, the nostrils and the ears … Read more
The pedigree pages at skowronek.io pertaining to Skowronek’s non Arabian ancestors are updated and a new article discussing the local mares at the heart of his pedigree was published yesterday. Some of the horses referenced we have discussed previously on this site, so I will list them here for those that are interested: The local … Read more