Aleppo, 1927
That gorgeous, magical city
Month: January 2026
On the origins of the desert-bred stallion Dynamite II, imported from Egypt to Tunisia in 1928
The following on the desert-bred stallion Dynamite II is an excerpt from a typed text in my archives, “Les Chevaux de Pur Sang Arabe de Sidi Thabet — Tunisie 1931”. The text looks like it was copied from an anonymous 1931 book the details for which are available online, here. The text cites Dynamite II … Read more
Associated Press Video of Hamdan Stables from 1972
مقطع فيديو لعرض خيول اسطبلات حمدان عام 1972 يظهر فيه الفحل فل ياسمين في الدقيقة الثالثة Thanks to Kate for finding it.
Landrace Belisarius in the snow
Photos of Moira Walker’s rising three-year-old colt Landrace Belisarius (Jamr Al Arab x Jadah Belloftheball, by Invictus Al Krush) having fun in the snow. Belisarius is a Kuhaylan ‘Ajuz from the Nufoud mare line. While his pedigree is predominantly Davenport, he has Doyle blood from his sire’s dam Jadiba, as well as a line to … Read more
A 1946 photo of *Sawannah’s Bahraini owner
A September 1975 letter by the late Danah Aal Khalifa in response to a photo sent to her by Lee Oellerich identified the chestnut mare *Sawannah, born in 1948, and later imported to the USA, as follows:
Sierra Sandarac, 1974 black/bay Saqlawi stallion
I am enjoying looking at a treasure trove of photos of Bev Davison’s horses over the years that she has been uploading on Facebook. I particularly like those dark bay horses with high percentage of Ali Pasha Sharif bloodlines. This was said to be the Prophet Muhammad’s favorite coat color in horses. He said: خيرُ … Read more
Solomon, a Courthouse Hamdani Simri
The photo below comes from James Fleming’s 1992 booklet, The Courthouse Arabian Stud of Bill Musgrave Clark, published by Alexander Heriot. Solomon was the first foal of his dam. In 1952, he was exported to Italy along with his half-brother Sennacherib, by Joseph. Neither horse left offspring at the Courthouse Stud. Solomon’s sire Atesh was a … Read more