Zamzamah, 2007 Ubayyat Ibn Suhayyan in Syria
Last week Basil Jadaan sent me photos and videos of his mares. He is carefully rebuilding his stud after having lost all his horses during the Syrian civil war.
This is his lovely 2007 Ubayyat Ibn Suhayyan mare Zamzamah. She is by a Kuhaylan Hayfi government-owned stallion Midyan al-Ghouta (Layth al-Arab x Mayyada), out of Zamzam, who was by Dinar (Al-A’war x Aseela) out of Raabi’ah (Al-A’war x Freiha al-Sughra). Freiha al-Sughra was bred by Shammar Bedouin Hamid Ibn Suhayyan, the owner of the strain.
The strain is a branch of ‘Ubayyan, which the Shammar clan of Ibn Suhayyan has been breeding for close to 200 years. Before that, the strain was with al-Lumaylimi of the Wuld ‘Ali Bedouin, and before that with al-Hunaydees of al-Dhafeer.
The maternal grand-dam of this mare was the full sister of the stallion Shahm that was imported to France but died soon after.
She is lovely! May Basil have the best of luck rebuilding his stud.
It is amazing to me that these asil horses survived the horrors that Syria has been experiencing, but I am so, so glad. As Kate says, she is lovely.
Beautiful mare! So happy she and others like her have survived. Doublely happy Basil Jadaan is able to rebuild his stud. The best of wishes to him and his horses.
I notice in the pedigree that her sire’s sire has the suffix “Al Arab” just as your horses do. Is your choice related to the naming choice of this horse?
No. In my case, it’s a suffix for my virtual stud, but in other cases, like Layth Al Arab, it is just a name, like Prince of the Arabs, or King of the Arabs, or Egyptian Prince, etc.
Absolutely lovely!! See how she pushes from behind as she moves. Note the rounded hindquarters. The best thing to do is to somehow approach the Syrians on a people to people basis- maybe through the Syrian embassy and get a system established to purchase frozen semen to upgrade our american horses.
best
Bruce Peek
What a beauty ?
What a beautiful mare