Kuhailaan Al Adiyat Hashal, from Bahrain to Texas
PJ Altshuler and Marwan Abu Suud received this precious gift from the Bahrain Royal Stud. He is currently the only Bahraini stallion alive in the USA. I s
The earliest known source of information on the strain of Kuhailaan Al-Adiyat Hashal is Judith Forbis’s article “Pearls of Great Price” as it appeared in a 1971 issue of the Arabian Horse World (AHW) magazine, republished in her book “Authentic Arabian Bloodstock” (1990). Judith Forbis visited the studs of the ruling family of Bahrain in March 1970 and mentioned the following:
“Kuheilah Al Adiati is another strain rarely heard of before, but deriving from the Kuheilah family. She came from Saudi Arabia, and was presented to Sheikh Hamad when he was a prince, together with a letter of presentation from the offering Sheikh of Al Ajman: “I send to you this mare which fulfills Al Adiat […] When Sheikh Hamad saw her racing and found her exceedingly swift, he happily declaired: “Truly she is of Al Adiat”
The strain is evidently a branch of the Kuhaylan family, and appears to have come to Bahrain in the period between 1923 and 1932, the period when Shaykh Hamad bin ‘Isa Aal Khalifah was deputy ruler, (i.e., Crown Prince) before succeeding his father as ruler upon the latter’s death.
The strain clearly received its current name following the episode of the gifting of this specific mare and would have been known under a different name before this episode. The ‘Ajman Bedouin tribesemen of Eastern Saudi Arabian were famed breeders of Kuhaylan strains, among which the strains of Kuhaylat Umm Surayyir, Kuhaylat al-Harqah and Kuhaylat al-Jaziah.
This, I like. Warmbloods, eat your heart out!
So Edouard: Just look at his pelvic tuck! He shows the kind of movement you’d want to see in a really advanced level eventer- fast but still controlled- able to gain ground but respond to the tricky technical cross country jumps that are becoming more common these days. Do Pj and Marwan have contact info?
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Bruce Peek
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He is such a handsome horse! May he have a long and successful career as a sire!
I have a deep admiration for him. The sporthorse side of me is seeing a stallion with enormous potential, and thinking, surely this is the type of Arabian that attracted Warmblood breeders in the first place. That he has already proven himself on the race track, and is demonstrating a sweet disposition is just apple pie.
So thrilled for PJ and Marwan! Their family truly deserves this superlative royal gift. Hashal will be honored for what he represents and cherished for himself. A true blessing for everyone involved.
Many, many thanks to the Royal Family of Bahrain for their generosity!
Thank you Edouard for including Kuheilaan al Adiyat Hashal in your blog. He is unique in so many ways and has the best temperament I have ever seen in a stallion. Thank you for the research you have put into his background, is so appreciated. We are looking forward to preserving and sharing the bloodlines of both he and Mlolshaan Hager Solomon in the US.
I know a few Warmblood breeders in Namibia that would love to have him visit. He would go well with the Hadban I (Bábolna) foals. Come to think of it, he’s nick well with Duneside Mission too, in my humble opinion. The plucky little arabian that silenced the Hannoverian Old Guard at the stallion licensing. Seems that Zahir sired a line of jumpers.
Now I see this lol! He is astoundingly authentic and beautiful. Congrats