Mainad, 1948 Saqlawi al-‘Abd stallion
This 1948 Hanad son, out of Chairmain (Abu-Selim x Aatika by Tabab) is in the pedigree of two of the mares I am trying to preserve today: the full sisters Bint al-Barra and Cinnabar Myst. Mainad traces to *Urfah in the tail female and has two lines to the desert-bred import *Azra, a Saqlawi Ubayri from the Fad’aan Bedouins.
I recall seeing Mainad’s name in pedigrees of black Arabians in the late 1970s. His Al Khamsa son Ibn Mainad (out of the Davenport mare Dharanah) sired a chestnut stallion named Hobo who had a lot of Davenport breeding in the pedigree. Hobo’s daughter Romao Hallaleujah was a black mare that produced 11 black foals and became a key part of the breeding of many black Arabians in America so there is quite a bit of Mainad’s blood found in black Arabians. I think this is also true of Mainad’s sire Hanad. I believe the Shiloh Farm and Crowthers Arabians of Indiana bred many of these bloodlines and at one time they were the largest breeders of black Arabians in America.
….another point about Davenport breeding in America is that, Dr. Ameen Zaher’s analysis of American Arabian breeding in 1946 showed that the Davenport imported stallion Hamrah was still so influential at that time that his percentage in the breed was something like 1/8 of all Arabians. I don’t do databases and am not that great with math but I would wager to guess if one takes into account all the Bedouin bred Davenport imports of 1906 that bred on in America I bet that collectively their influence was still quite strong by 1966, a full sixty years after importation. Even today they are an inherent part of the fashionably named sires such a Versace who traces in tail female to the wonderful Davenport imported mare Abeyah.
as a teenager we had ibn mainad at our place near silverton oregon he was a liver chestnut with flaxin mane and tail and if i remember correctly he produced on colt, whareto while he was with us. he ended up with a person in silverton the name escapes me right now where he died. he was a very beautifull stallion it is my understanding he was 90% davenport.
Hi Jerry, His dam was Dharanah so yes he was more than 90% Davenport.. would you happen to have pictures left?
its funny i was thinking of him and then saw your post, i will look for pics of him may take a while.
Whoever the rider is in the picture she is doing a very nice job. The curb shanks are basically vertical, because the curb reins are essentially looped, yet Mainad is carrying his forhand level with his lumbosacral junction, meaning he’s in true collection. The rider has freed both her hands and her legs- descent de main, descent de jambes. This is truly french classical dressage even if she isn’t mindful of it.
Very nice
Bruce Peek
@Bruce
Just FYI, did you see that Philippe Karl has authorized two Ecole de Légèreté teachers’ courses in the US? In NM http://www.santafepk.com & in PA http://www.pkinpa.com
Jenny: I like that the Santa Fe guys website has a photo of Karl of course using a double bridle, and he does not have the reins crossed! Bravo!He actually has control of his hands and thinks about what they are doing. The same system that was advocated by Charles Williamson- breaking and training the stock horse’.Thats good news about Karl selecting those two guys to teach his system. I hopes it goes well for them. High School needs some advocates.
best wishes
Bruce Peek
However: I should add that Karls photo on his website shows him cranking on the cur rein- the curb shanks are swept back, meaning that force is being applied to the bit as the horse goes into the movement. Quite simply this is wrong and antithetical to the spirit of classical high school. The horse is braced and tense. All in contrast to Mary Sullivan and mainad above. Her horse is relaxed and he is not frothing at the mouth and thinking about how he can get away from having to do the movement.
best wishes
Bruce Peek
any pictures of IBN MAINAD