Ghazal Al Layel and Louna, Saqlawiyah Jadraniyah mares in Syria, 2008
Ghazal Al Layel and Louna are maternal half sisters, out of the Saqlawiyah Jadraniyah mare Ghazal Al Banat.
Louna/Loonah is the 1993 daughter of the Hamdani ibn Ghorab stallion Mobarak, featured previously on this blog.
The younger half-sister, Ghazal Al Layel, is the 1995 daughter of the Ma’naqi Sbayli stallion Shaddad, who has also featured on the blog before.
Their dam, Ghazal Al Banat, is a daughter of the ‘Ubayyan Sharrak stallion Mashuj, whom Edouard has written about here.
Photos were purchased from In The Focus.
So to me Louna/Loonah looks like the type of Desert bred mares that would have been used to produce Sires used to improve a Marbat, if you will- strong substantial coupling, fabulous shoulder,
nice crest to her neck, long enough foreface with just enough dish to induce air to swirl as she inhales, nostrils that could easily double in size if she wants to oxygenate her system in preparation for athletic work, intelligent eye with a forward focus on her handler indicating she can mentally process what she is about to do.. Very nice mare ..
Best
Bruce Peek
I’m pretty sure we can find space somewhere here on the farm for those two gorgeous ladies!!!