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 from Volume 2 of the Amiri Arabian Horse Studbook of Bahrain, and a less flattering screenshot from the video of Anton Tucek. Dafuq’s coat will likely have the same heavy fleabites as he ages.
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.
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 in my home bevor I know Anton Tucek. In Vienna I visited Anton and he said this grey stallion shown in the video is Burkaan. I said that connot be: in the Stud Book he is bay. I asked him if it is sure that Burkaan is grey. He said that Shaikha Danah Al Khalifa told him during his visit in Danahs Stud that it was a mistake during the registration process. The colour of Burkaan is grey and her stallion Dhiab D4 is bay. I discused this several times with Anton and asked him: “Is this story realy true or are you joking?” He aswered: “The grey Stallion on the video is Burkaan.” That is what I heared. So, in Volume 1 of the Bahrain studbook that Wilton published here and below, the photos of Burkan and Dhiab are inverted. Dhiab is the bay and Burkaan is…