by the PTF

Al Khamsa’s Vanishing Lines

PTF News — Preservation Code Colors

by the Al Khamsa Preservation Task Force

We ask that you adhere to these guidelines if you chose to use this wording when referring to your horses. Email preservation@alkhamsa.org with any questions you may have.

CODE RED 1) A foundation horse represented in 50 or fewer living horses, regardless of gender, aged 25 years or less, at any given point in time. 2) A foundation mare represented in the tail female of 10 or fewer living female horses, aged 25 or less, at any given point in time. Male horses from that tail female are excluded. 3) A foundation stallion represented in the tail male of 10 fewer horses, aged 30 or less, at any given point in time. Female horses from that tail male are excluded.

CODE ORANGE 1) A foundation horse represented in 51 to 100 living horses, regardless of gender, aged 25 years or less, at any given point in time. 2) A foundation mare represented in the tail female of no more than 11-20 living female horses, aged 25 or less, at any given point in time. Male horses from that tail female are excluded. 3) A foundation stallion represented in the tail male of no more than 11-20 horses, aged 30 or less, at any given point in time. Female horses from that tail male are excluded.

CODE YELLOW 1) A foundation horse represented in 101 to 200 living horses, regardless of gender, aged 25 years or less, at any given point in time. 2) A foundation mare represented in the tail female of no more than 21-30 living female horses, aged 25 or less, at any given point in time. Male horses from that tail female are excluded. 3) A foundation stallion represented in the tail male of no more than 21-30 horses, aged 30 or less, at any given point in time. Female horses from that tail male are excluded.

CODE GREEN 1) A foundation horse represented in 201+ living horses, regardless of gender, aged 25 years or less, at any given point in time. 2) A foundation mare represented in the tail female of at least 31 living female horses, aged 25 or less, at any given point in time. Male horses from that tail female are excluded. 3) A foundation stallion represented in the tail male of at least 31 living male horses, aged 30 or less, at any given point in time. Female horses from that tail male are excluded.

Please reach out with questions about this preservation@alkhamsa.org. This is our most important work!

Sneaking in Tysus Jewel, as she missed being pictured last year. For a weanling filly in fully winter fuzz, she looks awfully good! Crystal Robinson, Arkansas, was repaid mightily for her efforts to get GTS Dabab into production, with this 2021 Treff-Haven Sabeel filly.

Code Red Foals!

Lisa Fratt Craig of Maine continues to produce foals that are tail female or high percentage to the Tahawi mares Futna, Folla and Bint Barakat. Below left is a 2022 colt, newly hatched!, by Royal Faaiq out of EB Shamara. This colt (barn name Shiloh) carries Folla and Bint Barakat. We sold EB Shamara in foal to Royal Faaiq to a first time Al Khamsa owner in Washington State. She is hoping to continue this breeding program on the West coast. She also bought Kismets Samirah at the same time. Below right is a 2022 filly by Royal Faaiq out of LouLou Akhawaat. This filly (barn name Halo) carries lines to all three Tahawi mares. Although she is not tail female, she is the highest percentage Tahawi filly we have had in our breeding program so far. LouLou was leased in foal to Royal Faaiq and this filly will be owned by a first time Al Khamsa owner. Samirahs Adlayah is the last surviving mare of the *Samirah tail-female line, *Samirah being an import directly from Saudi Arabia by AHR President Albert Harris. Adlayah has not helped her cause to keep the tail female line going by producing two very handsome colts for Karin Floyd, Arizona, this 2022 model by her homebred Baroud DHA. We need to convince Adlayah to stop messing around and get with the PTF program here!