Shaman Al Arab at nearly three
Very happy with how Shaman is turning out (look past the winter coat ), and he is not three yet. I am inching closer towards the type of horses I want to see. I like them built like tanks, the stallions very masculine and the mares very feminine, all very dry and superlative movers. No to “living art”, no to “cute”, no to “extreme”. Yes to being a good horse first, before being an Arabian. Yes to irreproachable authenticity of bloodlines. Shaman will make a good stallion.
Photo by DeWayne Brown taken today.
Tank you want, tank you got in that boy. He is nicely balanced, good looking legs. Your efforts are paying off.
Very balanced for a growing youngster! I love his hind end.
And at only 3 his withers, already ample, are only going to get stronger and more pronounced!( none of this pony shouldered mutton withered stuff here)
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Bruce Peek
Yes, I like how the withers extend deep into the back, and how strong the coupling is. The back has just enough room for the saddle, as it should.
I love the long forearm and short cannon. Also love the length underneath versus the short back he should be able to move out well!
Amazing colt!!! a tank he promise to be a good stallion
Thank you Jose Manuel. I hope so too.
Agree with all of the comments above. I think we are all seeing the same thing.
Love the white markings on his head. They are really different! Congratulations!
Thank you!
So I have a question with his gazzillion and 99 lines to Mesaoud how were you able to avoid the splashy high white and basically spotted pinto like coat? For example theres a farm in canada with intensely bred mesaoud stock- tho also with crabbet and davenport pedigrees with more than a few red pintos.. They are also solid built old fashioned morgan like tank phenotypes too. how did that happen?
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Bruce Peek
He carries Gulastra 8 times through his dam, and many more times through his Crabbet sire, but his dam is a little-marked mostly Babson (and some Gulastra) liver chestnut mare.
Gulastra –> Julep –> Julyan –> El Reata Juan (from the sire, five times)
——————————–> Jusera (from his sire, once)
——————————–> Roman Jewel (ditto)
——————————–> El Reata Jussie (ditto)
Gulastra –> Gulida (from the dam, many times)
———–> Nusi (from the dam, many times)
He’s really so nice.