Ajman, Hamdani Simri of mainly Saudi lineages in Ireland
Jens Sannek sent me these three photos of a stallion of his breeding in Europe. The bloodlines lines are absolutely unique in Europe.
Ajman (Maamoun Tarik x Bint Aja by Mirath x Aja by El Haml) is a 1996 liver chestnut of the Hamdani Simri strain that traces to the *Halwaaji, a mare of Saud stock imported to the USA. His dam Bint Aja was bred by Lee Oellerich in Canada in 1980 and imported to Europe. Lots of old Saudi blood up close in that pedigree: *Al Hamdaniah, *Turfa, *Muhaira, *Nufoud, *Taamri, *Rudann and *Halwaaji.
The sire of Ajman, Maamoon Tarik, carries even unique and interesting bloodlines. He is of predominantly Olms lineage, which means that on top of the EAO and Babson Egyptian blood (Kaisoon, Farag, Negem) he carries additional Saudi lines to *Sunshine, *Nufoud, and *Tairah through mares of Krausnick breeding imported from the USA to Germany, as well as a hint of Davenport through Shiba (Hanad x Schilan). The cherry on the cake of this pedigree tapestry is the line to Gazala, a 1967 desert-bred mare of Shammar breeding imported from Hail, Saudi Arabia to Germany in 1971.
Jens, who also bred Ajman’s sister Ajibah by Wahhabit, really knew what he was doing. He tells me that Ajman “went with Kerstin Köppchen to Ireland and sired some foals there. He is also registered with the Arabian Horse Society of Great Britain and Ireland.”
If someone could trace Ajman in Ireland, and inquire about his whereabouts, he should be 25 now if still alive.
Type, substance, and movement, along with essentially level body balance, so of course you’re going to get good movement which Ajman shows in the second photo- tucked pelvis and lifted back. Imagine how well he would have done on a cross country eventing course with a canter like that. Also given his lineage which as I understand it included Davenport, with an outcross to Old and New Egyptian, and many old Harris/ Saudi lines he should have tons of genetic diversity which would be a desirable thing in light of the findings of the 378 study regarding inbreeding in Western Arabians. Very nice all in all too bad we don’t have frozen semen from him.
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Bruce Peek
What a stunning stallion!!
Your Mayassa al Arab looks like the mare version of Ajman. It doesn’t hurt that they are the same color!
And I send greetings to Jens and to Kerstin. Charles and I enjoyed Kerstin’s visit, oh, so many years ago.
Hi there, I can confirm that Ajman is still alive and in Ireland, he is 26 now I believe. I have his last foal (Almaz’ Asham 2018 gelding-who did sire a colt before gelding) on loan with a view to buy from Kerstin.
Hi Emma, this is really great news!
Emma, do you know the pedigree of his this colt son of Almaz’ Asham?