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Protected: Bint Yemama in Prince Mohammed Ali’s Herdbook

by Edouard AldahdahPosted onMarch 30, 2014April 3, 2014

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  • Arabian Heritage Rock Art
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  • Breeding Center for Endangered Arabian Wildlife
  • Photo archives of Saudi ARAMCO World Magazine
  • Splendid Arabia: Saudi Arabia Travel and Trekking Guide
  • The Arabian Oryx Project
  • Wadi Rum, Desert of Mountains

Bibliographical links

  • Blue Pyramid Egyptians Arabian Horse Bibliograhy (Wow!)
  • CMK Articles (USA)
  • Craver Farms Bibliography List
  • Librairie Philippica – a treasure trove!
  • Lozanne Publications
  • The Kellogg Arabian Horse Library

Books I read

  • A pilgrimage to Nejd
  • Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates
  • En Syrie avec les Bedouins. Les Tribus du Desert
  • L’Arabe, Premier Cheval de Sang
  • Les Chevaux du Sahara et les Moeurs du Desert (in French)
  • My quest of the Arabian Horse
  • Recommended reading list of some books on Arabian horses
  • The Crabbet Arabian Stud, its History and Influence (by R. Archer et.al)
  • The tribes of Greater Syria (‘Asha’ir al-Sham, in Arabic)

Highlighted Feature: French Asil Horses

  • El Sbaa and the last Asil horses of France
  • More on Rubi de la Mouline
  • Nichem: An Asil Arabian from France
  • Photo of the day: Best (Besbes x Berthe)
  • The last of the Mohicans
  • Tracing El Sbaa’s strain
  • What can we do about the last French Asil horses?

Highlighted Feature: What is a Strain?

  • Are all strains equal (2)
  • Are all strains equal?
  • How old are strains?
  • what is a strain?

Photo Album

  • Davenport Horse Album
  • Doyle Arabian horses photo album
  • Famous Asil Arabians photos
  • Photos of early Spanish desert imports

Rare asil lines around the world

  • *Aziza tail female (Saq. Jadran, imported by W.R. Brown in 1932)
  • *Roda tail female (Saq. Jadran, imported by W.R. Browin in 1932)
  • Barakah tail female (K. Mimrah to Freiha Al Hamra of Ahmad Pasha Kemal)
  • Kapiti tail female (K. Krush to *Werdi, imported by H. Davenport in 1906)
  • Rosemary tail female (K. Rodan) in the USA
  • Safarjal tail female (Hamdani Simri to Selma, Courthouse breeding)
  • Serije tail female (to *Wadduda, Saqlawiyat al-'Abd imported by Davenport in 1906)

Recently lost asil lines

  • *Bint Rajwa line (Saqlawi "Ejrifi"), imported W.R. Hearst to the USA in 1947
  • Abeyah tail female (Ubayyan Sharrak) in the USA
  • Jilfa tail female (Jilfan Sattam al-Bulad) in the UK, Netherlands
  • Kola line (Saqlawi Jadran) through Zaale, in France and the USA
  • Nedjme tail female (K. Ajuz) in the USA
  • Nuhra tail female (Wadnan Khursan) in Australia, UK

Sites I like

  • Al Khamsa (USA)
  • Arabian Horse Archives
  • Asil Club
  • Craver Farms (USA)
  • Egyptian Agricultural Organization (Egypt..)
  • Land and People
  • Pearl Island Arabian Stud (UK)
  • Royal Arabian Studs of Bahrain (Bahrain, obviously)
  • Syrian Arabian Horse Association
  • Tahawi Tribe Website
  • The Davenport Conservancy (USA)
  • WAHO 2007 Syria website (a treat!)

Tribal Websites

  • Anazah tribe website (in Arabic)
  • Aqaydat tribal website (in Arabic)
  • Mutair tribe website (in Arabic, some English)
  • Shammar tribe website (in Arabic)

Al Khamsa Supporter

Arabian Horse Archives Supporter

Arabian Horse Strains

  • Hazqan Misrabi
  • Kuhaylan al-Aadiyat (I)
  • Kuhaylan al-Aadiyat (II)
  • Kuhaylan al-Abiad
  • Kuhaylan al-Dunays
  • Kuhaylan al-Hayf (I)
  • Kuhaylan al-Hayf (II)
  • Kuhaylan al-Hayf (III)
  • Kuhaylan al-Hayf (IV)
  • Kuhaylan al-Kray
  • Kuhaylan al-Kray (II)
  • Kuhaylan al-Krush (I)
  • Kuhaylan al-Krush (II)
  • Kuhaylan al-Krush (III)
  • Kuhaylan al-Krush (IV)
  • Kuhaylan al-Krush (V)
  • Kuhaylan al-Krush (VI)
  • Kuhaylan al-Mimrah (I)
  • Kuhaylan al-Mimrah (II)
  • Kuhaylan al-Mimrah (III)
  • Kuhaylan al-Mimrah (IV)
  • Kuhaylan al-Musinn (I)
  • Kuhaylan al-Shaykhan
  • Kuhaylan al-Wati / Kuhaylan Jrayshi / Kuhaylan Jallabi
  • Kuhaylan Ibn Jlaidan (I)
  • Kuhaylan Ibn Jlaidan (II)
  • Kuhaylan Ibn Mizhir
  • Kuhaylan Khallawi
  • Kuhaylan Umm Surayr
  • Ma’anaghi Ibn Ufaytan (I)
  • Ma’anaghi Ibn Ufaytan (II)
  • Ma’anaghi Ibn Ufaytan (III)
  • Ma’anaghi Ibn Ufaytan (IV)

Arabian nature and culture

  • Arabia Antica
  • Arabian Heritage Rock Art
  • Arabian wildlife
  • Breeding Center for Endangered Arabian Wildlife
  • Photo archives of Saudi ARAMCO World Magazine
  • Splendid Arabia: Saudi Arabia Travel and Trekking Guide
  • The Arabian Oryx Project
  • Wadi Rum, Desert of Mountains

Bibliographical links

  • Blue Pyramid Egyptians Arabian Horse Bibliograhy (Wow!)
  • CMK Articles (USA)
  • Craver Farms Bibliography List
  • Librairie Philippica – a treasure trove!
  • Lozanne Publications
  • The Kellogg Arabian Horse Library

Books I read

  • A pilgrimage to Nejd
  • Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates
  • En Syrie avec les Bedouins. Les Tribus du Desert
  • L’Arabe, Premier Cheval de Sang
  • Les Chevaux du Sahara et les Moeurs du Desert (in French)
  • My quest of the Arabian Horse
  • Recommended reading list of some books on Arabian horses
  • The Crabbet Arabian Stud, its History and Influence (by R. Archer et.al)
  • The tribes of Greater Syria (‘Asha’ir al-Sham, in Arabic)

Highlighted Feature: French Asil Horses

  • El Sbaa and the last Asil horses of France
  • More on Rubi de la Mouline
  • Nichem: An Asil Arabian from France
  • Photo of the day: Best (Besbes x Berthe)
  • The last of the Mohicans
  • Tracing El Sbaa’s strain
  • What can we do about the last French Asil horses?

Highlighted Feature: What is a Strain?

  • Are all strains equal (2)
  • Are all strains equal?
  • How old are strains?
  • what is a strain?

Photo Album

  • Davenport Horse Album
  • Doyle Arabian horses photo album
  • Famous Asil Arabians photos
  • Photos of early Spanish desert imports

Rare asil lines around the world

  • *Aziza tail female (Saq. Jadran, imported by W.R. Brown in 1932)
  • *Roda tail female (Saq. Jadran, imported by W.R. Browin in 1932)
  • Barakah tail female (K. Mimrah to Freiha Al Hamra of Ahmad Pasha Kemal)
  • Kapiti tail female (K. Krush to *Werdi, imported by H. Davenport in 1906)
  • Rosemary tail female (K. Rodan) in the USA
  • Safarjal tail female (Hamdani Simri to Selma, Courthouse breeding)
  • Serije tail female (to *Wadduda, Saqlawiyat al-'Abd imported by Davenport in 1906)

Recently lost asil lines

  • *Bint Rajwa line (Saqlawi "Ejrifi"), imported W.R. Hearst to the USA in 1947
  • Abeyah tail female (Ubayyan Sharrak) in the USA
  • Jilfa tail female (Jilfan Sattam al-Bulad) in the UK, Netherlands
  • Kola line (Saqlawi Jadran) through Zaale, in France and the USA
  • Nedjme tail female (K. Ajuz) in the USA
  • Nuhra tail female (Wadnan Khursan) in Australia, UK

Sites I like

  • Al Khamsa (USA)
  • Arabian Horse Archives
  • Asil Club
  • Craver Farms (USA)
  • Egyptian Agricultural Organization (Egypt..)
  • Land and People
  • Pearl Island Arabian Stud (UK)
  • Royal Arabian Studs of Bahrain (Bahrain, obviously)
  • Syrian Arabian Horse Association
  • Tahawi Tribe Website
  • The Davenport Conservancy (USA)
  • WAHO 2007 Syria website (a treat!)

Tribal Websites

  • Anazah tribe website (in Arabic)
  • Aqaydat tribal website (in Arabic)
  • Mutair tribe website (in Arabic, some English)
  • Shammar tribe website (in Arabic)
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