Bahrain Amiri stables in 1977
Kate shared this picture from the 1977 edition of the “Encyclopedia of the Horse”. The legend says “Arаb mares and foаls аtthe stabIes of the Emir in Bahrain on the Persian Gulf.” Neither her nor I had seen it before.
Month: May 2025
Belisarius at two, and more bays from that family
Landrace Belisarius, Jamr’s only son so far, is slowly unfolding into a great stallion prospect for his proud owners Moira Walker and Jeff Vorwald. I cannot stop staring and squinting at his pictures, trying to figure out which parts of him are after his sire, and which ones after his dam. Of course it keeps … Read more
Dhahabiah, gone way too soon
Beautiful Dhahabiah (Rabdaan Muttaawi x Deede by Ibn Sitah) died a sudden death a few days ago. Diarrhea in the morning, then again in the afternoon, spasms and then gone. All in twelve hours. She had been with me 20 days only.
Two Arab monarchs in the 1950s
A rare photo bringing together the King of Saudi Arabia, Abd al-Aziz Aal Saud and the ruler of Bahrain, Sh. Salman bin Hamad Aal Khalifa, around 1950. You wonder if Arabian horses were ever discussed at encounters like these.
High definition photo of Sitah
Jens Sannek shared this photo of Sitah D1 which Erika Schiele had given him in 1976. The photo was taken earlier. Note the huge eye, and the body and overall quality reminiscent of another desert mare, *Turfa.
Video of Burkaan D3 at Danah Al Khalifa
Jens Sannek shared this wonderful historical video, taken by Anton Tucek, of the Bahraini stallion Burkaan D3. Laszlo Kiraly had already shared it with me years ago, and I may have uploaded it here. Jens added: I know that Burkaan is registered bay in the Amiri Stud Book Vol. 1 Nr. D3. The Studbook was … Read more
Danah Al Khalifa’s obituary by the Bahrain Kennel Club
It is with our deepest sadness that we inform you of the death of our beloved the founder of Bahrain Kennel club Mrs. Dana Sehested Preetzman on the 5th of July 2021. Mrs. Dana Sehested is the widow of the late His Excellency Sheikh Isa bin Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The late … Read more
Hamdaany Dafuq, 2015 Hamdani Simri from Bahrain
Dafuq, who is now 10 years old, has three close crosses to Sitah D1 for a total of 37.5 percent of his pedigree. He is the most like her of the three stallions, more so than Daneer and Darak. Photos by Marion Wassilewski. He also has two close crosses to Mlolshaan Almarshoosh M37, photo below … Read more
A 1936 picture of the First Old Speckled Jellabi?
Five years after Bogdan Zientarski and Carl Raswan’s 1931 horse-buying trip to Arabia including Bahrain, it was the turn of Dr. Ahmed Mabrouk to make a similar trip for the Royal Agriculture Society (RAS) of Egypt. In 1936, he visited the stud of the ruler of Bahrain, Shaykh Hamad Aal Khalifah, and had the following … Read more
Kamarie Bint Yosreia and Kamarie Marikah, two Rosina-line mares, at Nabilah Arabians
Eugene Geyser of the Nabilah Arabian Stud has recently acquired the Rosina tail female mare Kamarie Bint Yosreia and her daughter Kamarie Marikah, bred by Mel Mutafis. He writes: “We are so grateful and pleased to add these lines to our preservation breeding program. These bloodlines add to our existing Nabilah lines with Nabilah and … Read more
On the Wadnan sire of Kuhailan Afas d.b.
Bogdan von Zientarski (1884-1958) — photo below by Carl Raswan — was the manager of the Gumniska stud farm for Prince Roman Sanguszko from 1927 to 1944. In 1931, Sanguszko sent him and Carl Raswan on a shopping trip to Arabia to buy original Arabian horses. They came back with four mares and four stallions. … Read more
Danah Al-Khalifa in August 1972
A beautiful photo of Danah Alkhalifa with her salukis “Princy” and “Flicka”, taken in Bahrain in August of 1972 and published in Arabiana magazine 1975. Thank you Laura for the scan.
Measurements
I found a booklet simply titled “Stammhengste” (Foundation stallions) and “Stammstuten” (Foundation mares). I guess with a bit of digging one could figure out which stud it belongs to. What I found interesting is the pedigrees listed with measurements, something I for one, rarely see these days. I picked out the asil pedigrees, especially because … Read more
Published information on the desert-bred mare Sitah D1
The late Danah Al Khalifah wrote in Volume 1 of the Amiri Arabian Studbook of Bahrain that “the breeding program at Danah Farm is centered around the foundation mare SITAH, ‘Hamdaniah Feisul’ and her offspring. Sitah’s history is documented from the time she was acquired as a two year old filly in 1964, at the … Read more
Three “Pearls of Great Price” from Bahrain
To the right, Diva (Jellaby Mojaahid X Mabrooka by Jellaby Alasil x Sitah d.b.); in the middle, Danika (Rabdaan Muttaawi x Deede by Ibn Sitah x Mabrooka), in the background, Hamdanieh Dania (Rabdaan Farajallah x Danika). Hamdanieh Dania coming to the USA for Lyman Doyle. Marion Wassilewski
Tunisian Photos
Zaala (Aissaoui x Ifada, by Sabour) 1969 arabian mare Breeder: Sheikh Amara B. Lacheb Owner: M. Jelaila Born at Maknassy, Tunisia Photo: Roland Stichlmeir https://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/zaala-SiQKYn6J/pedigree Samra (Esmet Ali x Ifrikia, by Kefil) 1966 arabian mare with her 1986 foal by HosniBreeder: Sidi ThabetOwner: Sadok Essaied Photo: Roland Stichlmeirhttps://beta.allbreedpedigree.com/samra-TiIgY1re/pedigree Saada (Esmet Ali x Rafiaa, by Bango) … Read more
New-to-me photos of Tuwaisan
Wilton Burger shared these these new-to-me photos of the Bahraini stallion Tuwaisan, imported to South Africa by Valerie Noli-Marais. The first one has Hasan Bin Salih Al Ruwaiyi riding him in Bahrain, the second was taken in South Africa. Photo credits to the Estate of Dr. Valerie Noli-Marais.
Hamdaany Daneer
Hamdaany Daneer (Jellaby Radad x Danika) is the one of three Bahraini horses from Danah Stud that Lyman Doyle will be taking to the USA this summer. Of the four Bahraini stallions that Lyman and I acquired, Daneer is certainly the showiest and the best mover. He does not trot, he floats. He does not … Read more
A new chapter
The acquisition of the majority of the horses of Danah Stud of Sh. Rashid bin ‘Isa bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifah, son of the late Danah Al Khalifah, marks the beginning of a new venture in the nearly 20-year old trajectory of the Al Arab stud. After a focus on some of the best … Read more
Kuheilaan Umm Zorayr Zyad
I am very proud to announce the acquisition of the black roan stallion Kuheilaan Umm Zorayr Zyad D23. Zyad was bred by the late Danah Al Khalifah in 2001. He belongs to the extremely rare strain of Kuhaylan Wuld Umm Surayyir that is now unique to the Kindgom of Bahrain. Originally the “house strain” of … Read more