Murjana, daughter of a Syrian stallion in Germany
Jens Sannek sent me this message, a few days ago:
In Germany Falko Zimmermann bred the mare Murjana, a Saglawieh Jedranieh Ibn Sudan via Ghazieh, born 2012, bay, by Menjad Maram al Baida (Mokthar x Hijab) out of Assads Galifah (Maamoon Tarik x Gazeera (Sindbad x Golson)). Sindbad is by Hadban Enzahi out of Sahmet and she is by Hadban Enzahi out of Jatta by Jasir). Falko takes Murjana and Assads Galifah for Western riding.I add two photos. I think you will enjoy them. The first is Murjana, the second is Assads Galifah.
The dapples on the bay of Murjana is characteristic of Mukhtar’s lineage; his dam was like that. So much rare and precious Arabian blood in these mares. Not just the Syrian desert blood of Menjad, which is very clean, but also that of Maamoon Tarik, which I had pointed to in another entry on this blod, but also that of Soldateska, through Sindbad. Wow.
The stallion Sabdan was imported to South Africa by Mrs. Harsant. He was sired by Hadban Enzahi out of Haita. Haita was sired by Halef, out of Jatta.
Sabdan only sired his first foals in SA after ten years in the country, after enquiries were made at Marbach about breeding stock for sale. The person was told: “Do you want to take owls to Athens? (“Wollen Sie Eule nach Athen tragen” – a futile exercise) They have one of the best stallions, a son of Hadban Enzahi, who was approved as a breeding stallion after strict selection by the state!”
Wow! What a lovely blending of lines in Murjana, and how beautifully dappled she is! Would love to see photos of her and her dam under saddle, doing their thing in their western gear.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,Jens!!!