Desert bred imports to Poland and Hungary: Kuhailan Zaid
I am starting a series on the desert-bred Arabians imported to Poland and Hungary in the twentieth century. The first I will highlight is Kuhailan Zaid. This stallion came to Europe in 1931 at the same time as Kuhailan Haifi and Kuhailan Afas. He was purchased by Bogdan Zietarski and Carl Raswan for the Hungarian stud of Babolna. He was bred by the Ruwalah Bedouin tribe, by a Kuhailan Abu Junub out of a Kuhaylat al-Zyadah.
Here’s Zietarski’s account of his purchase: “At last they bring a stallion of Kuhailan Zaid strain; bay, stripe, black legs over the knees, a splendid line of the trunk, a long strongly expressive neck, a dry head, legs somewhat worn out, hoofs in awful condition, but on the whole with much type, a first class sire, as created for Babolna… We buy him without any bargain.”
As you may know K. Zaid has a thin Asil line through his grand-daughter 25-Amurath Sahib that is about to be included into Al Khamsa.
Yes, I was very excited when the Babolna roster proposal passed its first vote unanimously in Tulsa last month. It will be voted on again (per Al Khamsa’s bylaws) at the next annual meeting in Oregon in the summer of 2009.
Edouard, Tzviah Idan and RJ Cadranell were central to getting the information together for us, and bouquets to you!
Its great that they are being included. Still hope to get to Europe soon and try and locate living descendants and whether they’re still able to reproduce.
That is beautiful stalion.
People dont know but this stalion have line in one special arabian breed-Boricki arapski konj(Borike arabian).
Here are stalions from that line.
http://borickiarapskikonj.4umer.com/linije-pastuha-f8/kuhaylan-zaid-t12.htm