Balia (top) was an asil daughter of Kuhaylan Zaid, bred in 1936 at Babolna in Hungary. Bona (bottom), bred in 1937 was another daughter of his, from the same damline of Bent El Arab. Both later went to Poland.
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Roman Pankiewicz talks about them, and the other Bábolna mares that wound up in Poland as a result of WWII, in his article ‘Babolnian Mares and their Influence on Modern Polish Breeding’, published online by Tutto Arabi. He says they were among the mares that the U.S. forces sent to the Behring Plant in Marburg, to be used in vaccine production, later exchanged for draught mares by the Polish state studs; in Poland, the Bábolna mares were given new names starting with the letter B.
“Dr. Edward Skorkowski, the editor of the ‘Polish Arabian Stud Book’ and the main organizer of the State Studs, divided them between two groups – and so four bay Kuhailan Zaid d.b. daughters went to Nowy Dwór and four grey ones to Albigowa. Five greys and one chestnut – each a daughter of a different stallion – enriched the herd at Klemensów. The Poles turned to Babolna requesting the pedigrees of these mares, stating their brandings. The Hungarians compiled with the request, thanks to which the mares were registered in the Polish Arabian Stud Book (PASB) in 1950, but not long after began demanding back their property. At the same time they made an offer to purchase a stallion from the Poles, which ideally suited those mares. And so the Albigowa-bred Ben Haifi 1948 (El Haifi – Mira/Wielki Szlem) found his way to Babolna.”
Of Bona he says:
“BONA, grey 1937 (Kuhailan Zaid d.b. – 23 Mersuch I by Mersuch I), the smallest and most delicate of the Babolnian mares, left several produce in Albigowa, all of which were also of a slender conformation. In those times larger and more robust horses were preferred, which could’ve been the reason for only a slight usage of Bona’s descendants in breeding. In 1948 she foaled the grey Bohomaz by Amurath Sahib. Her other foals were sired by Witraż.”
On Balia:
“BALIA, grey 1936 (Kuhailan Zaid d.b. – 25 Kemir by Kemir) was in turn a robust mare, but during the four years which she spent in Albigowa she produced only two foals, both by Witraż.”
Charles Craver told me that he saw another of Babolna’s Kuhaylan Zaid daughters scattered during World War II, when Bazy had her at Al-Marah, namely *231 Kuhaylan Zaid-8. He was very impressed with her. I tried to ask Bazy about her once, but I don’t remember that she said much about her, at least to me.
Roman Pankiewicz talks about them, and the other Bábolna mares that wound up in Poland as a result of WWII, in his article ‘Babolnian Mares and their Influence on Modern Polish Breeding’, published online by Tutto Arabi. He says they were among the mares that the U.S. forces sent to the Behring Plant in Marburg, to be used in vaccine production, later exchanged for draught mares by the Polish state studs; in Poland, the Bábolna mares were given new names starting with the letter B.
“Dr. Edward Skorkowski, the editor of the ‘Polish Arabian Stud Book’ and the main organizer of the State Studs, divided them between two groups – and so four bay Kuhailan Zaid d.b. daughters went to Nowy Dwór and four grey ones to Albigowa. Five greys and one chestnut – each a daughter of a different stallion – enriched the herd at Klemensów. The Poles turned to Babolna requesting the pedigrees of these mares, stating their brandings. The Hungarians compiled with the request, thanks to which the mares were registered in the Polish Arabian Stud Book (PASB) in 1950, but not long after began demanding back their property. At the same time they made an offer to purchase a stallion from the Poles, which ideally suited those mares. And so the Albigowa-bred Ben Haifi 1948 (El Haifi – Mira/Wielki Szlem) found his way to Babolna.”
Of Bona he says:
“BONA, grey 1937 (Kuhailan Zaid d.b. – 23 Mersuch I by Mersuch I), the smallest and most delicate of the Babolnian mares, left several produce in Albigowa, all of which were also of a slender conformation. In those times larger and more robust horses were preferred, which could’ve been the reason for only a slight usage of Bona’s descendants in breeding. In 1948 she foaled the grey Bohomaz by Amurath Sahib. Her other foals were sired by Witraż.”
On Balia:
“BALIA, grey 1936 (Kuhailan Zaid d.b. – 25 Kemir by Kemir) was in turn a robust mare, but during the four years which she spent in Albigowa she produced only two foals, both by Witraż.”
Charles Craver told me that he saw another of Babolna’s Kuhaylan Zaid daughters scattered during World War II, when Bazy had her at Al-Marah, namely *231 Kuhaylan Zaid-8. He was very impressed with her. I tried to ask Bazy about her once, but I don’t remember that she said much about her, at least to me.