Maur Halawi, 1994 asil Ubayyah mare
I am a big fan of the asil Arabians that trace to the ‘Ubayyan mare *Muhaira. I believe she is as important an influence as *Turfa in US pedigrees, especially the ones close to the desert.
The mare below, Maur Halawa (Arrogaance x Maur Blue Treasure by Arrogaance), bred by Maureen Matheson, is one of these tail female *Muhaira mares, and is very reminiscent of the good desert-bred broodmares that I recall when growing up in Lebanon and Syria.
Maureen Matheson and Arrograance, I have often wondered how they were doing. Seems, very well, yes, the mare above is just about as good as it gets!
Influence, they, the two mares, combined two of the very best of tail females. Once again, I am glad to see you finding some of the very best of the best. Maureen is without question one of the finest of persons. And her horses always showed her love for them.
Thanks for all you digging and finding…….
JMH/Bedouin Arabians
Compare the mare above with another Ubayyah mare, this one a desert bred from Syria, much older too:
http://daughterofthewind.org/photo-of-the-day-nawal-b-1976/
Edouard, the photo of Nawal isn’t showing up, either. :<