The answer is Tunisian! Not Syrian, not old or new Egyptian, not Davenport, not Saudi, not Bahraini! Here are two more pictures of him at the Tunisian government stud of Sidi Thabet where his owner is keeping him. Enjoy.
This new-to-me photo of the Syrian Kuhaylan Mimrah stallion Basil (Mahrous x Halah), of the breeding of the late Mustapha al-Jabri was taken at the Damascus Government Stud . It recently appeared on one of the many Facebook pages now focusing on Syrian Arabians, one hosted by “Alhorane”. I remember being struck by this horse the first time I saw him in 1990. He oozed Arabness.
Yet another one of my smartphone favorites is this photo of a Syrian Kuhaylat Ibn Mizher mare of the horses of Shaykh Hashim al-Jarba. Her name is al-Tayou’, and she is 13 years old. The strain is an offshoot of Kuhaylan Krush. She is a granddaughter of the black Saqlawi Marzaqani stallion Barazan I like so much.
Another horse photo I had favorited on my smartsphone is this head shot of a Bahraini stallion of the Musannan strain at Jenny Lees in the UK. I forget his name now.
Going through some photos on my smartphone, which has an admittedly nice sample of the horses I like. This is the outstanding Jabinta (Jadib x Bint Malakah by Subani), a 1969 Saqlawiyat al-‘Abd (*Wadduda line) and the maternal granddam of my Jamr Al Arab. As my father would say in Lebanese Arabic, ya haik khail ya bala, which means: “either horses like this or none at all”.
Kate found this “new” photo of the early Crabbet mare Bozra, by Pharaoh out of Basilisk. Both sire and dam were desert-bred, and both of the strain of Saqlawi ibn Dirri — a branch of the Saqlawi Marighi, itself a branch of the Saqlawi Ubayri (not Jadran). This mare would not be out of place in North-Eastern Syria today. The picture comes from Volume 1 of The Standard Cyclopedia of Modern Agriculture and Rural Economy, edited by R. Patrick Wright, and published in 1909, says Kate.
My black stallion Mushahar Bex recently foaled a beautiful black colt out of one of the mares of Sha’laan Ibn Jlaidan of the Shammar. This colt is going to be a stallion in the future, in my opinion.
Today the vet found Barakah Al Arab (Wadd Al Arab x Jadah BelloftheBall) 22 days in foal to Monologue CF. I am very excited about this foal prospect, expected in mid April 2024. A foal from Monologue is something to look forward to, especially at his age.
Can anyone guess the origins of this stallion? A/ Babson Egyptian B/ New Egyptian C/ Davenport D/ Syrian E/ Bahraini F/ Saudi G/ None of the above