News from Wisteria
Yesterday night Jeanne Craver wrote to me about Wisteria (my Kuhaylah Hayfiyah mare, by Triermain out of HB Wadduda), which is in the care of the Cravers:
“It looks as though Wisteria had a false pregnancy. She got big (as you saw in the photo), made an udder and came to milk. None of these were as evident as you would ideally like to see. Then the udder went down and she got smaller, and that appears to be that. The odd thing is that Femina did the same thing at the same time. She was due a week later than Wisteria.”
Bummer. But you know what, it happens. I don’t mind waiting one more year, because I know the output will be worth the wait. Wisteria will be put back to Javera Thadrian (Thane x HB Diandra) for a fall 2009 baby. Fingers crossed.
Meanwhile, here is a picture of Javera Thadrian I took in 2002. I am told he still looks as great.
![](https://daughterofthewind.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/thadrian2.jpg "Javera Thadrian, an Asil Kuhaylan Hayfi, of \\"Davenport\\" bloodlines")
Oh Edouard, I am so sorry. How disappointed you must be. I know I am. Javera looks magnificent. What a daughter they would have. Sigh.
I wish you all the best and I love your blog. It is my go to after a hard day.
Have an especially good week. You deserve one.
Your friend,
Jane
Hi Edouard,
So sorry to hear about Wisteria not being in foal. Good things require patience. I love the photo you posted of Javera Thadrian. He is such a wonderful horse. One of the impressive features of him in person is his extremely fine skin and dry features. If you click on the photo you posted you can see all the veins in his fine skin, so deserty. Years ago we leased a stallion Du Fadl (Ibn Fadl x Dualah) who was very fine skinned like this. Mrs. Babson Tieken told me that Turfa was the same way. Her skin was so fine that if it there were a lot of mosquitoes, they would put Turfa in a special stall with screens on it.
You know, fineness of skin is becoming an increasingly rare feature in modern day Arabians.
I know it adds a lot to the expense, but have you ever considered embryo transfer or oocyte transfer for your mare? Perhaps having another mare (or mares) carry the foal (or multiple foals) would make better use of the time and valuable genetics that could be preserved. If only the money were available! There are so many valuable bloodlines that are at risk of being lost due to lack of offspring, when the current technology could vastly improve the preservation efforts.