Shueyman Fahad, 12 year old Shuwayman stallion in France
Arnault Decroix posted this gorgeous photo of his stallion Shueyman Fahad on social media today. The horse was bred by Jean-Claude Rajot from his Shuwayman Sabbah line, tracing to the beautiful Hamada of Robert Mauvy, and before that to the desert-bred Cherifa of the Sba’ah Bedouins.
His sire Mahboob Halab and paternal grandsire Mokhtar, were both born in the desert, of Shammar lineage. So happy and proud to see that old type of horse alive in the West in 2023.
My kind of horse. The real deal. Not a sea horse, not a china doll, not a gimmick, not “living art”, not “extreme”.
A really beautiful horse indeed.
Look at how far his withers extend into his functional back!!! – along with his very good legs.. He would be a wonderful cross for the weedy western horses we have today.
best
Bruce Peek