It’s a small world after all
I was on the trail of offspring of the Bábolna bred Hadban I (Hadban Inzihi x 24 Gazlan, by Gazlan), a stallion imported to Namibia in 1910. I got stuck into a stack of magazines and I found something unexpected.
In the March 1958 edition of the Sankt Georg magazine is an article written by Dr. F. Pilawka after a recent visit to Sidi Thabet, Tunisia. There are three photos that I’ve never seen before and I thought you guys might be interested. I’ve taken the liberty of adding a translation.
The desert stallion “Tabriz” from the domain of Maknassy, eight years old, raced before he came to Sidi Thabet.
The desert stallion “Ibn” from breeding that is the domain of “Bir Chaïba, fourteen years old, former, successful racer, currently a senior stallion.
“Aissauê” an up and coming stallion in Arabian breeding, recently ended his racing career, 5 years old.
Thank you for sharing these photos!
The use of “Wüstenaraber” is interesting, as I thought that both Tabriz and Ibn were not themselves desertbred, though their parents were.
Also, I see all three were racehorses, so definitely performance-tested, even though Ibn looks almost calf-kneed in front in his picture. All three of them do have a nice forearm to cannon ratio!
Thank you Wilton! I had never seen these rare, previous photos before, and never seen a photo of Aissaoui, sire of Irmak. I had seen another photo of Ibn and another of Tabriz.
This is Ibn
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/ibn
This is Tabriz
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/tabriz6
This is Aissaoui
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/aissaoui
All clean Tunisian horses, not desert bred very close to he desert.
I noticed that Aissaoui is a maternal grandson of the bay Tahawi stallion Nasr (Ghatwan x a Saqlawia Shaifia) who was used in Egypt at the RAS prior to his export to Tunisia.
Dear Wilton,
Hadban I. was a purebred/asil stallion, a Hadban Inzihi by strain, and just for accuracy, his dam, 24 Gazlan was out of 126 Mahmoud Mirza…
Best wishes,
László
Sorry for the slip up.
You can fix it no big deal! I always go back to fix things. We do this for fun so no sweat
I didn’t realise Hadban I was Asil. He was imported by Gerhard Voigts for Warmblood breeding and sired over 300 foals. Sadly none of them pure-bred arabians. Many consider him to be the Adam of Warmblood breeding in Southern Africa, but perhaps the name Ibrahim would fit better.
Hadban I was a Babolna-bred pure in the strain Hadban Inzihi. His sire, the imported (O.A.) Hadban was bred by the Anazeh and her dam goes back to the also Anazeh-bred Hadbah Inzahiyah mare ,139 Gazale.
According to my notes, Hadban I. was sold to South Africa in 1908.
László
I think South Africa may just have been his first port of call.
Absolutely sure, He went to Namibia via South Africa.
Hadban I. had all in all 10 foals between 1904-1908 in Babolna.
In 1908 covered only 2 mares , then left the old continent and went to the Paradise.
Hadban I was the sire of a 1906 mare named Hadban I-4, exported to South American in 1911 and owned by Alfonso Ayerza. I know of three broodmare daughters that Hadban I left at Babolna. Two were purebred Arabian:
4 Hadban I 1907 (out of 212 Delilah OA)
117 Hadban I 1905 (out of 46 Jussuf), and thus a full sister to Hadban I-4.
Hadban I also sired a Shagya broodmare:
3 Hadban I 1908, out of
217 Saklavy Jedran 1899, out of
152 Jussuf 1881, out of
7 Abugress VI 1870, bred in Mezoehegyes
It’s wonderful to hear that he left some purebred offspring before coming here. We should have learnt from that mistake, because El Moez also did not sire any registered, purebred offspring.
On the other hand, the local Warmblood breeders don’t mind at all. He did wonders as a “Veradler”, to ennoble the local Trakehner mares.