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I wanted to say here that I have deleted all my Facebook and Instagram horse accounts, and that I am doing very well without them, thank you. While they were a great way for people to reach out, the knowledge value gained from them was minimal, but the annoyance was not. I am as likely … Read more

Compare the headshot of my Lizaar above, with that her tail female ancestress *Turfa, below, photographed on her way to the UK in 1937. As an aside, I think that *Turfa’s photo below was taken at her documented stopover in Port-Said in Egypt, not in Jeddah as the comment on the Arabian Horse Archives hypothesizes.

Le Encore (Ibn Sirecho x Ibn Fadl’s Finale) was 47% *Turfa.

She is by Bashir Al Dirri (now gelded unfortunately) out of my Kinza Al Arab. She looks amazing for a two year old. Photo by proud owner Irmi Atam in Washington state.

The eight are *Turfa, Hannah, Faras, Nuhra, Bahrain, Kasim, Khaibar and Manak. Four females and four males. Nuhra and Bahrain were from “H.H. the Sheik of Bahrain, Persian Gulf, South Arabia”. *Turfa, Hannah, Faras, Kasim, Khaibar and Manak were from “His Majesty King Ibn Saoud of Nejd, Arabia”. Concerning *Turfa, as indicated before, Al Khorma … Read more

She looks more like an Egyptian mare in this photo, despite having only fiven percent Old Egyptian blood (*Fadl and Sirecho crosses).

The first mare, Nejed Cupid is the one on the right of the picture, and is in foal to the stallion on the left for a winter (!) baby. The sheep are not part of the lot. The second younger *Turfa mare, Lizaar Del Siksikas, is not in this photo.

Little Jamr’s big daughter. She is now five years old and still growing, taller and broader.

She is now at Moira Walker’s. Hoping for a live foal next year, and hope on a hope, a filly.

Jens Sannek shared this article out of the Journal – Arabische Pferde 1982 I, page 33 – written by the late Dr. Ekkehard Frielinghaus. The article, “Bairactar? Sie können ihn besuchen!” has a picture that shows the skeleton of Bairactar, the Siglawi Jidran born in 1813, which is in the museum of the University of … Read more

As promised, Nabilah’s extended pedigree, as issued by the R.A.S.

His full name was Fatis bin Salim al-Hajiri of Beni Hajar tribe of Qahtan. I found five sources on him in English, and there must be more in Arabic. 1/ In Judith Forbis’ “Pearls of Great Price” 1971 AHW article: “…an ancient Arab named Fetyz, whom nobody knows the true age of and who attended … Read more

Our wifi was off for the entire day yesterday. I managed to get some filing done, folded up shopping bags. Even got some meal prepping done. I dove into the boxes that Gisela Aschenborn Uijs (of Nabilah fame) sent me and I found a certified copy of NABILAH (imp) (ENZAHI x ZAMZAM, by GAMIL III)’s … Read more

I love the intelligent look on the Bahraini stallion Jellaby Kher M45. He is Darak’s great-grandsire. The photo was taken during the WAHO conference of 1998.

Photo by equestrian photographer Bob Langrish.

Four mares were bred to Hamdaany Darak this year. Two of mine (Danika and Jasminah) and two for Christelle Seranne who is keeping him for me, out of Arab-Barb endurance mares. Top photo Marion Wasilewski, bottom photo Christelle Seranne.

Photo from Jens Sannek at his owner’s Johann Helm in Austria. Jellaby Bint Anbara has no progeny unfortunately.

Two new photos of *Munifan and *Munifeh are delighting the Al Khamsa community online. They come from an article in the Western Livestock Journal that is titled “Desert Imports—Crown Prince of Arabia Sends Arabians as Gift to California Horseman.” The three others photos, including *Munifan’s headshot and the two pictures of their son Munisaud are not new.

From top to bottom: Antar DE, Cascade DE and Hadeed DE. All three sons of Tamaam DE (error in the pedigree of Hadeed, who is not by Carver). Photos by Lyman Doyle in summer 2024.

“Kunz al-Durar wa-Jami’ al-Ghurar anz al-Durar wa-Jami al-Ghurar” (The Treasure of Pearls and the Collection of Shining Objects) is a major nine-volume universal history written by the 14th-century Mamluk historian Abū Bakr ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Aybak al-Dawādārī. It is considered one of the most important surviving historical sources for understanding Islamic history and the … Read more

By AAS Nelyo out of Barakah Al Arab, her second foal. Easy, uneventful delivery. After keeping watch that night, Sue went to take a shower, came back and there he was out and up.

I don’t know the photographer.

Photo by proud owner Moira Walker

Some time in 2023-24, the concept of “quiet luxury” gained traction in fashion circles online and offline. It’s always been there, in close circles, but it’s now out in the mainstream. My built-in web AI defines quiet luxury as “an understated fashion movement that prioritizes high-quality materials, timeless design, and discreet elegance.” It tells me … Read more

Some thirty years ago, an aprocryphal story spread in Arabian horses circles about a purported conversation between a senior Western official and a Saudi prince (their names are not the point of the story). It goes that the Western official pleaded for the Prince to register his large herd of Arabian horses — two hundred … Read more

“Nowadays breeding of the Arabian in the Middle East has concentrated on race horses for the Beirut and Cairo race tracks. However this breeding has been tainted by the intrusion of English Thoroughbred blood in the Arabian horses of Iraq. The Iraqi Arabian is bigger and runs faster — but he has lost the look … Read more

I am not sure who colorized this well-known photo of *Haleb, taken by Arthur Moore during Davenport’s trip to Arabia in 1906, but they did a good job (except perhaps for too many blue gowns). The quality of *Haleb shows well. I am reminded of his descendant Mayassah.

Badia Al Arab is by Monologue CF out of Barakah Al Arab. Barakah Al Arab is by Wadd Al Arab out of Jadah BelloftheBall. Wadd Al Arab is by Triermain out Wisteria CF. Three generations Al-Dahdah breeding. الكحيلة بركة العرب وبنتها بادية العرب يوم السبت

Photo by Christelle Seranne

Photo Marion Wassilewski

Photographed by Yoshio Kawashima

Somehow I had never seen this photo of Spencer Borden’s stallion Segario, an important sire in early American Arabian horse breeding. Someone posted them on allbreedpedigree.com. He is in the pedigree of Mayassa Al Arab, and of her son Munir Al Arab (by Pulcher Ibn Reshan), photo below. Munir belongs to Debbie Mackie, who’s been … Read more

Ahmad Tariq al-Hashimi sent me this old photo, likely taken in Iraq at the beginning of the 20th century. You see an Ottoman official, and the text is in Ottoman Turkish. The mare on the left is Kuhaylat al-Ajuz and the one on the right is a Kuhaylah Bu’ayrah. Both are superb representatives of the … Read more

This stallion is not your usual Egyptian horse. Born at Gustl Eutermoser in Austria in 1974, he traces to the desert-bred Mabrouka, gifted by King Ibn Saud to the King of Egypt in 1945. He is special in that six out of sixteen of his 4th generation ancestors are desert bred. The headshot photo was … Read more

Now aged 25 years old, Hayoun (Hashem x Palmirah) is a grandson of Hamdan II (Hamdan x Folla) and looks like him. He is 50% Iranian, 37.5% RAS/Inshass Egyptian, and 12.5% Tahawi to Folla. Photo S. Freitag.