Khamsat A magazine devoted to the Bedouin Arabian Horse as recognized by Al Khamsa, Inc.
Volume Thirty Number Four
El Hami, Georg Friedrich Erhardt
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Cover Images Front: El Hami by George Friedrich Erhardt, (1825–1881), German. Oil on canvas, 17.5 x 21.6 inches. Courtesy of Dan Metz. El Hami was a gift from El Hami Pasha (son of Abbas Pasha, then ruler of Egypt) to the King of Württemberg in 1858 for use at his Weil Stud. Back: Bedouin watering his mares, Library of Congress.
Important Announcement to Supporters about upcoming changes to the Khamsat January 2020 Dear Subscriber, Thank you for your ongoing support of Al Khamsa and the Khamsat. As you are our most loyal supporters, I wanted to contact you first about necessary changes that are on the way. Due to escalating expenses related to printing and shipping, Al Khamsa has been losing money with every issue heading to your mailboxes. Over the last two years, while the Khamsat continued with outstanding material, its budget pushed us thousands into the red. The Board of Directors needed to creatively solve this problem quickly, and still continue the Khamsat that we value so much. We discussed the problem with the convention attendees in Arkansas and were overwhelmed with the support for the Khamsat. People understood that we cannot continue to provide the magazine at a loss and there was great support for a realistic plan where we could host both an on-line and print subscription. The Board has planned for some time a digital edition of the Khamsat and have wrestled with details on how that could be provided. The following solution gives everyone with a current subscription to the Khamsat the online digital version at no additional cost starting with Issue 31.1. Issue 30.4 is currently nearing completion, and it will be furnished in print, as before. However, starting with issue 31.1, you will be required to purchase an additional print subscription if you would like one mailed to you without disturbance. Ordering of the printed copy will be available from the website or from the Business Office. You must order your print copy in order to receive it starting with the next issue, Issue 31.1. As a thank you for working with us and understanding these changes, we will extend all current subscriptions by 2 digital issues. Going forward: Online only $20/4 issues Online plus print: $60/4 issues If you are in the middle of your subscription, you may order the print copy at $10/issue by contacting the Business Office in order to receive it until your renewal date. Patricia Lawrence will help you with that on an individual basis. Please email info@alkhamsa.org for this or call the Business Office at 970-439-5941. Print will be available to Canadian supporters at additional shipping cost. We will not be able to offer a print option to our overseas subscribers. Khamsat advertising will continue with the same rates as currently and will be in both digital and print; the Khamsat will be identical in both versions, except that additional material may be available digitally. Our goals were to continue the Khamsat, make it available to as diverse a population of supporters as possible, and make it economically viable once again. I think we have found this balance for our supporters in this solution. Thank you for your ongoing support, I wish you and your horses well! Sincerely, Monica Respet and 2019-2020 Board of Directors
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Khamsat A magazine devoted to the Bedouin Arabian Horse as recognized by Al Khamsa, Inc. • Volume Thirty Number Four • January 2020
Jeanne Craver 709 Brackett Lane Winchester, Illinois 62694 khamsat@alkhamsa.org
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Contents Features: Al Khamsa Community Hub .................................................................................... 3 In Memoriam: Carolyn Jacobson, Polly Knoll, Rosemary Archer ..................... 4 Bits & Pieces ................................................................................................................ 7 Al Khamsa Convention .......................................................................................... 12 A Brief History by Jeanne Craver..................................................................28 What Comes After by Micki Harrington...................................................... 31 Stopping the Worst Thing by Terry Figueroa.............................................34 Marketing Al Khamsa, Inc. .............................................................................38 Preservation Task Force Update by the PTF..........................................................................................................43 Through Annie's Ears, Part 3 by Ellen May with Cathy Rochon..................................................................46 Al Khamsa History Ancestral Elements Series: Davenport .......................................................54 Departments: President’s Message .................................................................................................. 2 Al Khamsa, Inc. Administrative Information ......................................................... 2 Advertising Rates and Information ......................................................................67 List of Advertisers .....................................................................................................67 Donation Levels ........................................................................................................68 Benefactors, Patrons and Donor Listings ............................... Inside Back Cover
Editor’s Note: Contact the Al Khamsa Business Office (info@alkhamsa.org, 970.439.5941) or Jeanne Craver (khamsat@alkhamsa.org, 217.742.3415) if you are interested in contributing a photo, article or advertisement. Coming: Salute to Tibor Pettkó-Szandtner by László Király Rather than announce a closing date in advance, we will be in touch through Inside Al Khamsa and social media when the feature articles are nearing final form.
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Al Khamsa, Inc. Administrative Information
President’s Message 1/15/20
2019-2020 Al Khamsa Officers, Board of Directors and Committees Business Office Manager Patricia Lawrence 470 Folsom Jonesville Road Jonesville, Kentucky 41052 970.439.5941 info@alkhamsa.org President Monica Flynn Respet 6635 Central Road New Tripoli, Pennsylvania 18066 610.760.1372 monicarespet@gmail.com
Megan King 23477 Path Valley Road Doylesburg, Pennsylvania 17219 717.889.6808 megan.king23477@gmail.com
Vice President P.J. Altshuler 2900 Hemming Rd Valley View, Texas 76272 972.802.4660 pguth24916@aol.com
Jennifer Krieg 17429 Hoskinson Road Poolesville, Maryland 20837 301.221.2531 jkrieg@isicollc.com
Secretary Kim Davis 7275 Manchester Road Capron, Illinois 61012 815.540.3060 kdavis@sharontelephone.com
Patricia Lawrence 470 Folsom Jonesville Road Jonesville, Kentucky 41052 970.439.5941 alfadee05@gmail.com
Co-Treasurer Debbie Mackie 24610 Middletown Blacktop AV Greenview, Illinois 62642 217.968.5374 dmmackie@gmail.com
Kate Rhodes 6305 Hilltop Road Van Buren, Arkansas 72956 479.651.1715 kt19992000@gmail.com
Co-Treasurer Mary Gills POB 882560 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 970.846.3747 mgills327@gmail.com
Carrie Slayton 2100 West Avenue L-12 Lancaster, California 93536 661.992.2289 carrie.sootie@gmail.com
Edouard Al-Dahdah 4932 Melinda Court Rockville, MD 20953 ealdahdah@hotmail.com
Pam Studebaker 9160 Post Town Road Trotwood, Ohio 45426 937.837.2829 stuzerpd@yahoo.com
Edie Booth POB 224 Canton, Texas 75103 903.848.9425 desertbred@hotmail.com Kathy Busch 24 College Street Madison, AL 35758 913.645.0236 katbuseq1@gmail.com Jeanne Craver 709 Brackett Lane Winchester, Illinois 62694 217.742.3415 mowarda@gmail.com Rosemary Byrnes Doyle 63295 Johnson Ranch Road Bend, Oregon 97701 541.389.9515 rosemary@doylearabians.com Karin Floyd 4515 N Lason Lane Tucson, Arizona 85749 818.219.9226 kvf369@gmail.com
Welcome to 2020! A new year is a time for opportunity to re-focus, re-think, to change, to improve or reflect, to be thankful and to be resourceful. Your Board of Directors’ focus has been to solve the Khamsat’s financial viability. With fresh eyes, we needed to re-think how we can keep the Khamsat available to Supporters in the forms in which you wish to read. Adding an on-line edition available to all subscribers and then a separate subscription choice for those who would like to continue to receive a print Khamsat is our best creative solution. The issue was discussed actively by Board and Convention Attendees in October; Board members were overwhelmed at the positive feedback of attendees. I’m so thankful that supporters UNDERSTAND and SUPPORT the need to add a cost for a print Khamsat. Details are in the focus section of this Khamsat and at www.alkhamsa.org. We are so excited to make available an online Khamsat with a print option (at an additional cost subscription). More exciting news includes the approval of 501(c)(3) status from the IRS, we are officially a tax-exempt, charitable organization. This has been a successful two-year project and long-time goal. Cheers to all those who engaged and worked to make this success for Al Khamsa, Inc. Other exciting prospects include a presence once again at the AERC Convention in March, PTF projects, more flexibility of the website, the upcoming Oregon Convention in September, Roster updates and historical pages including past Khamsats ultimately planned for the website.
2019-20 Committee Chairs
This edition presents information from the 2019 Annual Meeting and Convention in Arkansas, I would like to thank Ellen May and her entire team for an outstanding convention! Much is to be gleaned from the presentations reported. Please read with care and give us your feedback.
Awards: Janet Maurer & Jackson Hensley Convention: PJ Altshuler & Pam Studebaker Database: Jeanne Craver External Relations: Rosemary Doyle AERC Liaison: Edie Booth Middle Eastern Liaison: Edouard Al-Dahdah Finance: Mary Gills & Debbie Mackie Nominations & Succession Planning: Rosemary Byrnes Doyle Preservation Task Force: Jeannie Lieb & Carrie Slayton Publications: Jeanne Craver with Kathy Busch & Darlene Summers Social Media: Jenny Krieg & Jeannie Lieb Website: Jeannie Lieb
Thank you for your generosity at the convention and all year. Your giving supports our mission of education and supporting preservation of the original desert Arabian horse. I wish you the best in 2020 and I would like to hear from you. Warmest,
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Al Khamsa Community Hub Calendar February 13–23, 2020: 65th Annual Scottsdale Arab Show, Westworld, Scottsdale, Arizona. March 6–7, 2020: AERC and SERA (Southeast Endurance Riders Assocation) combined convention at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida. May 21–24, 2020: Buckeye Sweepstakes, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio. July 30–August 2, 2020: Pyramid Society Egyptian Event, this year held in conjunction with the Eastern Arabian Horse Show/East Coast Championships, Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, Virginia. August 22–23, 2020: ECAHS Crabbet Celebration, Harford Equestrian Center, Bel Air, Maryland. September 25–27, 2020: Al Khamsa Annual Meeting and Convention, Yamhill County Fairgrounds, McMinnville, Oregon. October 23–31, 2020: AHA US National Championships, Tulsa Expo Square, Tulsa, Oklahoma. October 25, 2020: AHA National Competitive Trail Ride, Lava Cast Forest, La Pine, Oregon. October 26, 2020: AHA National 50 mile Endurance Ride, Lava Cast Forest, La Pine, Oregon. October 27, 2020: AHA National 100 mile Endurance Ride, Lava Cast Forest, La Pine, Oregon.
Links of Interest Equine coronoavirus (NOT the current alarming version from China) may leave a horse with longer-term problems. https://thehorse.com/183838/coronavirus-recovery-and-leaky-gut-syndrome/
largest DNA time series for a non-human organism to date, including genome-scale data from 149 ancient animals and 129 ancient genomes, 87 of which are new. This extensive dataset allows us to assess the modern legacy of past equestrian civilizations. We find that two extinct horse lineages existed during early domestication, one at the far western (Iberia) and the other at the far eastern range (Siberia) of Eurasia. None of these contributed significantly to modern diversity. We show that the influence of Persian-related horse lineages increased following the Islamic conquests in Europe and Asia. Multiple alleles associated with elite-racing, including at the MSTN speed gene, only rose in popularity within the last millennium. Finally, the development of modern breeding impacted genetic diversity more dramatically than the previous millennia of human management. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/ pii/S0092867419303848 Arabian Horse Association Notes 1) Registrations for horses past their second birthday will continue at a half price rate through March 15, 2020. Time is running out, so don’t miss this chance! 2) If you are showing in ring classes, please stay on the rail as much as possible, to avoid risk of injury. 3) Dressage Rider Awards: If you compete in Basic/Training through Fourth Level you can receive recognition from AHA. After the initial enrollment, riders are eligible for an award once they earn two or more scores of 60 percent or better from two separate rides and two different judges. Only scores earned after enrollment are counted. The show secretary reports scores earned at AHA-recognized shows while riders report their scores from Open shows on the official Open Show Report Form. Enrollment is just $45 for each level of competition. Scores are accumulative and do not need to be earned in the same year. The rider must have an AHA Membership with Competition Card to enroll.
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In Memoriam Carolyn Jacobson A Star Fell From Heaven
Maybe you didn’t know Carolyn Woody Jacobson and for that dear reader, I am truly sorry, as you missed the opportunity to know a spectacular human being. I don’t even know how many horses have benefited from Carolyn’s assistance because she helped so many horses, of all shapes, sizes and breeds. The number is not only staggering but speaks volumes of her commitment to and love for all horses and specifically, the straight Babson Egyptian Arabian horse. I don’t even remember how I stumbled upon Carolyn’s story. I think it was after she had been diagnosed with her disease but with her help, I edited her story into a form for which I had hoped at the time, would be a magazine article honoring this very special horsewoman.
Carolyn Jacobson and “heart horse” Mahroufs Hafid, photo by Clothilde Nollet.
“You absolutely have my permission to write about my best boy. I was just talking to him yesterday. He’s buried right outside his stall and the daffodils planted there are starting to fade already. Please don’t think I’m too crazy, but I always talk to him.”
I was accompanying my husband on a trip to Chicago in 1993, I rented a car and drove 100 miles to Dixon, Illinois. Losing Beau Rouge to colic in 1991 was a soul crushing experience and all these years later, I still believe that it was Beau who guided me to the Babson Farm. Having already spoken to John Vogel, manager of the Babson Farm, who assured me that he had a yearling son of Serr Rou available; I was excited beyond belief as I drove through those historic gates. From the iconic stallion barn to the sixty plus mares grazing lazily on that warm August day, it was heaven! I received a comprehensive tour of the Farm by Assistant Manager Roger (John and Amy were on their honeymoon). Seeing senior sires Mahrouf and Serr Rou, junior sire Mah Deluque, up and coming sires Serrperlative and Serrpramacy, and all the mares was a once in a lifetime experience.
I learned unexpectedly today, that Carolyn died. I knew that she wasn’t well but that’s what made Carolyn so special. While life was hard for her, it was more important for Carolyn to know how I was doing, how I was feeling. She always thought of others, before she thought of herself. I think that this term is called by some, agape, and Carolyn practiced it all the time. I so wanted her to see this article in print, while she was alive, so that she knew of the difference that she was making not only in horses’ lives but in the lives of people. Her kind and generous example, combined with her love of the horse, so inspired me. I wanted to be more like her, knowing that it would not be possible but even if I was more like her for 10% of the time, I knew that I would be a better human being for it.
Three colts were for sale that year: the chestnut yearling that John had described, a lovely bay colt that had been sold to Ralph Tebbe and another chestnut colt beautifully marked with a star, strip and snip who reminded me of Beau Rouge. When the chestnut colt came up to the fence to greet me, well, I’ve always believed in love at first sight! The colt’s name was Mahroufs Hafid. He was a Mah Deluque son, out of Bint Serr Abba. This combination had proved to be a successful nick and was repeated four times! After looking him over, the only thing left to do was write the check. I was smitten and I returned the next day to get acquainted with my new Babson horse. A month later, Equine Express delivered Mahroufs Hafid to his new home in Georgia. I had initially intended to use Hafid on my Thoroughbred mare, to breed Anglo-Arabs but after my visit to the Babson Farm and through study, I realized how few in number were the straight Babson Egyptian Arabian horses. I knew what I had to do and my mind was made up. I would breed Babson horses. However, at that time Babson mares were quite costly and out of my price range. Hafid settled into a daily routine with my new Anglo-Arab TR Tempo. It would be Tempo who would become Mahrouf Hafid’s companion and teacher but they were never friends. In fact, Hafid would stand in his stall while I was grooming Tempo and smirk. I can only imagine what he was conveying to Tempo, “you know she likes me best!”
And so dear reader, below is the charming story of a real horse lover, in her own words and I hope that today, as you read about Carolyn’s life, you will lift your voice to the sky and express thanksgiving that He blesses us with people like Carolyn sometimes. I hope that this blog will be equally encouraging and inspiring for you, as it continues for me to this day. After a career teaching high school French and having moved to Atlanta, Georgia from Texas; my long-held childhood dream was finally realized at the age of thirty-nine! An Anglo-Arabian trained as a dressage horse and aptly named Beau Rouge came into my life. I distinctly remember his former owner, Gwen Anderson, telling me that Beau’s sire was the Babson stallion Nadbar (Ibn FaSerr x Serabah) and at the time I had no earthly idea what “Babson” meant but would soon find out. Boarding at an Arabian dressage barn in the late 1980’s I learned of a talented Babson Egyptian Arabian stallion named Serr Maariner, the first Arabian to earn a USDF Gold Medal in Grand Prix Dressage. Intrigued by the Egyptian pedigrees of the horses imported by Henry Babson; I vowed to someday visit the Babson Arabian Horse Farm in Illinois. While 4
A wonderful trainer named Steve Martin came into our lives when we moved into our own facility, at Beaux Chevaux Farm in Alpharetta, GA. Steve had some trepidation about working with an Arabian stallion. Steve was trained by Michael Handler, the son of Hans Handler who was head of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna in the 1970’s. Hafid was classically started, in long lines, before being ridden under saddle. How fortunate for both Hafid and me to be recipients of this classical training! Hafid’s training progressed easily and he never refused anything asked of him. He was a most willing horse, who enjoyed his work. Like most Babson stallions, he was kind, sweet and amenable, fooling a lot of people into thinking he was a gelding. Hafid’s mellow personality only validated the famous Babson temperament. Steve later admitted to me that Hafid was the smartest horse of any breed he’d ever taught. Hafid always made me proud, from winning a LOCAL hunter jumper show to winning the El Ghorab Memorial Dressage Trophy at the Egyptian Event in 2003. Finally, in 2000 I was blessed to acquire the lovely Babson mare Serrenade, from David Kirkpatrick, Mr. Babson’s great-grandson. In 2003 Serr Habba joined my small SBE herd. As in all his other duties Hafid was obedient and easy going. Breeding Hafid was easy and I always said he would dismount any mare if he heard the crackle of a peppermint wrapper. He was a true gentleman with his mares. I was at the barn every day, mucking stalls, feeding, turning out, etc. and he was always there, for twenty-three wonderful, unforgettable and fun-filled years. I have slept in his stall many times when he was sick, have trusted his surefootedness on tricky slopes, and we formed a bond that I miss every single day. He was so versatile and filled many roles, that is, a teacher, a dependable trail horse, a trusted schoolmaster and a partner. My students who, prior to meeting Hafid, said they could never ride a stallion, always dismounted with a huge smile on their faces! Hafid’s passing in November 2016 was not unexpected. He was diagnosed with Cushings and Equine Metabolic Syndrome in 2012 and spent 18 days at the UGA Vet Hospital. I was there with him every single day. After he was discharged, each day with him was a gift. He never suffered, it was like one day he was fine and the next day, he died. He is buried in his paddock and one day, my ashes will lie with him. Mahroufs Hafid was the captain of my heart. He wasn’t by any means a perfect horse but he was perfect for me. He was my best friend, my confidant, and was always there for me in both good times and bad. ***This blog is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Carolyn Woody Jacobson and her beloved horse, Mahrouf ’s Hafid*** ~ Ralph Suarez, December 07, 2019 ***** It is with a sad heart that I share the news that a dear friend, Carolyn Woody Jacobson, passed away last night [12/2/19] from complications related to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). I met Carolyn many years ago through our mutual love of the wonderful Babson Arabian horse. (Photo from when Annie and I stayed at her farm near Alpharetta GA on our first Ride-About in 2012). Many of you will remember her most magnificent barn where she always welcomed us with open arms when we were passing 5
The Jacobson barn, photo by Ellen May.
through. Over the years, she was forever cheering us onward as we traveled. Most recently, she has been encouraging me with Dahman Al Lothar, the SBE gelding I recent acquired. She has given me a lot of much-needed emotional support privately. As little as 6 days ago, she was lighting up my Facebook page with lots of “love” hearts and words of praise watching Dahman going back under saddle with Sarah Sanders. I last saw Carolyn in person when I returned from Florida this past March. She even let Annie be the first horse to stay in the empty stall of her heart-horse, Maroufs Hafid, who had passed away a couple of years prior. By that time, her progressive deterioration from ALS had confined her to a wheel chair but that limitation seemed to only make her boundless love for life, her family, friends, and all creatures large and small all the more abundant. We had quite a funny little episode during that visit when she became very concerned about some squirrel nests with possible baby squirrels still in them after her attic had been sealed off. She had me up there stepping from joist to joist with a flashlight searching through the insulation and checking every little corner and crevice in case any baby squirrels were up there without their mother. It was crazy and we knew it and we laughed and laughed. She was that sort of friend and I will miss her. Be free Carolyn. You made this world a better place. ~ Ellen May. It was my pleasure to know [Carolyn] through Arabians and then to get to know her more through dressage. Carolyn was a life long animal lover, any animal, but she really loved horses. I hope she is riding happily now without some of the frailties life threw her. ~ Alice Martin. *****
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Polly Knoll
Rosemary Archer
Polly J. Knoll, 87, of Beaver Dam passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at the Marshfield Medical Center of Beaver Dam. A memorial gathering for Polly will be held on Friday, December 6th from 11:00 a.m. until Noon at Trinity Church United Methodist, 308 Oneida Street in Beaver Dam. A memorial service to celebrate Polly’s life will follow at Noon with the Rev. Cherie Forret officiating.
Rosemary Archer (center) with her daughters Caroline SussexArcher (left) and Elizabeth Archer (right) in 2013.
Noted English Crabbet Historian and author, Rosemary Dykes Archer, 91, passed away on July 20, 2019. She was interested in the Arabian since childhood, and as a young girl competed in a variety of events, including a point-to-point, with a partbred Arab.
Polly was born on May 31, 1932 the daughter of Evan W. and Grace Muriel (Smith) Ost in Kenosha, WI. Polly was a renowned Equine photographer. She traveled over the United States and many places throughout the world which resulted in magazine covers, articles, and great friends. She was a member of the Pyramid Society, the Arabian Horse Association, the Wisconsin Arabian Horse Association and a past member of the United States Trotting Association. Polly was awarded the 2013 PYRAMID SOCIETY TRUSTEES’ AWARD for which she was very proud to receive. This was presented to Polly for her distinguished service to the Egyptian Arabian Horse Worldwide.
Rosemary Archer started breeding Arabians shortly after the war. She first met Lady Wentworth in 1947 and during the next ten years received much help and advice from her. In 1960, the Archers moved to Sussex and began the Worth Arabian Stud on part of the Crabbet estate. Rosemary Archer was an Arab Horse Society Riding Judge was on the In-hand Judges Panel for both national and international shows.
Polly was a very accomplished horseman. She enjoyed all aspects of riding English, Western, Dressage and Jumping. She also trained and drove Harness Race horses. She was one of the first women to receive a license to drive Harness racehorses in the State of Wisconsin. Although Polly loved all horses, she gave her heart to the Arabian Horse.
Al Khamsa owes a special debt of gratitude to Mrs. Archer because of her archiving and publishing of Arabian horse material, especially that of the Crabbet Stud. She was the Editor of the Arab Horse Society News during the 1980s, and in addition to writing numerous articles for that and other Arab horse magazines, has been author, coauthor or editor of the 1978 The Crabbet Arabian Stud: Its History and Influence; the 1986 Lady Anne Blunt: Journals and Correspondence 1878-1917; the 1992 The Arabian Horse; the 1996 The Versatile Arabian Horse; and the 2000 The Arab Horse.
She was also a longtime member of Trinity Church United Methodist in Beaver Dam. Polly was also a past Real Estate sales person for the State of Wisconsin. Polly is survived by her daughter Jan (David) Burgan of Clear Spring, Maryland; her grandson Dustin (Megan) Westenmeyer of Cross Junction, Virginia and their son Colin; her granddaughter Danielle (Nick) Westenmeyer DiVito of Stephenson, Virginia and her daughter Ava and step daughter Skyeler. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was a member of the council of the Arab Horse Society, and of the executive committee of the World Symposium on Crabbet Breeding.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Evelyn Tromp and her brother Gary Ost. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations for Polly may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or to the Horse Protection Association, 20690 NW 130th Ave., Micanopy, FL 32667. 6
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going to the meet of the stag bounds. I answered no, that I was only taking a little exercise and did not know the stag-hounds were to meet in the neighborhood. “Oh!” he said, “they are quite close; come on and see them start.” I went with him and saw the hounds throw off, then turned homeward by a grassy lane. I had been quietly walking for half a mile when the deer jumped the fence into the lane just in front of me with 31/2 couple of hounds close behind. There was only one horseman near — a light man mounted on a Thoroughbred. The deer, followed by the hounds, went up the lane at a great pace.
A Great Arab Mare
quoted from DaughtersOfTheWind.org Blog
EDS. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN—Having seen a notice in your paper of the death of Mr. Randolph Huntington’s celebrated Arabian mare Naomi, it has occurred to me that as Mr. Huntington procured her from me, it might be interesting to your readers to hear something of her early history and achievements from me. Naomi was four years old when she came into my possession. Her sire, Yatagan, and her dam, Haidée, were part of an importation of Arabs made by the late Maj. Roger Upton, through Mr. Skene (British consul at Aleppo), on behalf of Mr. Albert Sandeman of 66 Ennismore Gardens, London, and Oxfordshire. They were very beautiful animals of the choicest desert blood, viz., Managhi Hedruj Ibn Sbeyal. I purchased Naomi from Mr. Sandeman on May 4, 1882, previously having her examined carefully by the then president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. I left London that night, having arranged with Mr. Sandeman that he would send her down to me by train under the charge of a groom the next day. I went down to the station to meet her, taking one of my grooms to lead her the mile and a half to my stable. When the train arrived there was no groom with her, and on opening the box the poor mare was found to be cast. With the greatest difficulty we got her out of the box, and then discovered that her shoulder was put out. I immediately sent for the nearest veterinary surgeon, who advised me to shoot her, as he said he had never known a similar case be of any use afterwards. I answered: “Mr. V—, do you know that this is the most valuable blood in the world, and that I have been 20 years trying to obtain It? No, sir; I shall certainly not shoot her.” The veterinarian then said he would do the best he could for her, and with the help of a number of men the dislocation was reduced, and we got her to a comfortable box in my stable. That leg never touched the ground for three months; the mare was kept on spare diet and as quiet as possible. At the end of that time, as there was no tenderness to the touch, I allowed her to put her foot down. The next day she was led about the stable yard for five minutes, showing no signs of lameness. The following day I mounted her and rode her at a walk about two miles down the road. I was overtaken by a friend in pink, who asked me If I was h/t Moira Walker The Country Gentleman, Volume 65, pp 668-9, August 16, 1900, “A Great Arab Mare” by Rev. F. Furse Vidal.
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Naomi began to fidget and prance, and I let her canter a little way. She went so strong and soundly that I let her out, and soon found myself sailing alongside of the man on the Thoroughbred. The pace was a cracker, and before long the Thoroughbred began to fall back. To cut a long story short, I galloped between five and six miles (never losing sight of the hounds), when I found the deer had soiled in a pond by the side of the lane. I jumped off the mare with the feeling that she must be done for. Not a bit of it. She was as fresh as if she had only just left her stable; there was no heave in her side; her nostrils were barely inflated enough to see the beautiful delicate pink membrane inside; her eye was full of fire and life. I laid my hand caressingly upon her neck and said: “You are a beauty and a wonder, and no mistake.” I tell this story as illustrating the marvelous powers of recuperation and endurance of the pure bred Arab. I could recount many other instances of Naomi’s extraordinary endurance, but it would take up too much of your space. I must, however, relate a few of the charming and endearing characteristics of the mare. On one occasion, one of my daughters rode her to a meet of the foxhounds. She did not mean to hunt that day, but return home as soon as a fox was found. We found one very quickly in a big wood and went away. The line crossed a road quarter of a mile from the wood. My daughter turned down this road to go home, and was riding quietly along, watching the progress of the hunt, when a belated man on a big gray horse galloped up, cannoned against her, knocking the mare into a deep ditch on the side of the road. *Naomi with her foal Khaled and Randolph Huntington. Original damaged photo courtesy of Michael Bowling.
Naomi was on her back at the bottom of the ditch, and my daughter pinned face downward under her. The mare made one attempt to more, which hurt my daughter so much she cried out. From that moment Naomi lay perfectly still. Fortunately, the hounds had checked close by, and some one, coming to me, told of what bad happened. I galloped back and saw in a moment what must be done to rescue the girl.
The result of this visit was that a bay filly was born on May 24, 1886. I named her Kushdil (Happy Heart). Kushdil did not seem to promise well at first. She was small until she was four years old, when she began to grow, and ultimately turned out one of the best and handsomest I ever possessed. She was well known as an extraordinary jumper and stayer. I sold her six months ago for a long price, as an officer’s charger, to go to the war in South Africa. She had several foals, of which I have one remaining, a beautiful chestnut filly, three years old, by Kantaka II. In the summer of 1886, Naomi was sent to the Hon. Miss Dillon’s, in Dorsetshire, to visit her horse El Emir. I had promised Miss Dillon a foal from Naomi, and she desired it should be by her own horse El Emir.
There were several yokels standing helplessly looking on. I got three of them to lay hold of the bridle-reins and three of the mare’s long tail, and told them all to pull when I gave the word. Then, taking a purchase with my left arm round a tree. I got my right arm round my daughter and called out, “Now!”
A chestnut filly was born in 1887 which Miss Dillon named “Naama,” and afterwards considered the best mare she had.
The men gave a simultaneous pull, which raised the mare’s body just enough to enable me to drag the girl away; it was a near thing, however, for she was barely clear before the mare fell back into her original position. Fortunately my daughter had no worse injury than a sprained knee-joint. By the time I had carried her to the carriage of a friend waiting near by, ten minutes must have elapsed. I then went back to the mare. She was still in the same position. I got down and stroked her head; then, getting out of the ditch again, I called to her: “Naomi — come up, old girl!” In a moment she sprang out of the ditch as active as a cat. She could have done so at any time, but so long as she thought she should injure the rider, she remained quiet.
I had always wished to mate Naomi with a horse of her own family, viz.. Managhi Hedruj, but since her own sire’s death (Yataghan) there had not been one in England. Now, however, the opportunity turned up in a very handsome chestnut horse of the Managhi Hedruj family, which had distinguished himself by carrying Lord Airley through the Afghan campaign, and on his arrival in England had been purchased by the Hon. Miss Dillon. This horse was called “Maidan.” The result was a chestnut filly named Nazli — sold in 1893 to Mr. Huntington. Naomi was sold in 1888 to Mr. Huntington, supposed to be in foal again to Maidan, but as she had a very rough passage to NewYork, she probably slipped her foal on board ship. Since Naomi has been in Mr. Huntington’s hands, she has founded the most unique family of Arabs to be found anywhere. She has proved herself to be a very extraordinary matron in addition to her other good qualities. “Requiescat in pace.” F. FURSE VIDAL. Needham Market, England.
Naomi was extremely fond of children, and liked them to ride her. She was very keen — what is called hot — with hounds, and wanted a good horseman on her back, not a duffer; but my daughters, from eight to twelve years old, never found any difficulty in riding her to hounds. She was most affectionate in her disposition, loving all who were kind to her, and responding to fondling by a peculiar pawing in the air of first one and then the other leg. But if any one was harsh or unkind to her, she did not like it, and showed it. She was almost human in intelligence. Her paces were absolutely perfect ; she was the fastest walker I ever knew. I am not exaggerating when I say she could walk nearly eight miles an hour. She trotted fast and true, with long reaching action. Her canter was smooth, easy, elastic and long. You might carry a glass of water in your hand without spilling a drop. I once cantered her 17 miles without pulling up or once changing legs.
Blog Discussion:
Kate McLachlan: ... I see that Kushdil went to South Africa during the Anglo-Boer/South African War. As Garaveen and Shemseh were both born before the war and I don’t think she has any foals recorded afterwards, it makes me wonder what happened to her. So many imported horses died during the war, from disease and trouble coping with the conditions, from the terrain to the inadequate diet. Some were even slaughtered for meat during the sieges of Ladysmith and Kimberley. The upshot was that the average lifespan of a horse arriving with the British army in South Africa was just six weeks. So I do hope Kushdil made it home to England again!
In the summer of 1883, I rode her from my house to Windsor Great Park, to visit the Princess of Wales’ Arab horse Kouch, a distance of 136 miles. We reached our destination at 3.30 P.M. on the second day. The result of this visit was that a bay colt was born on May 31, 1884. He was named Gomussa, after the tribe from whom his grandparents came. He was a very beautiful horse, of a deep blood bay, with black legs. Naomi had the prominent hips which the Irish like so much In a hunter. Gomussa had beautifully smooth hips and a level croup, and his tall set on high. He turned out a first-class horse, and left some good half-bred stock. I sold him to go to Chili, where I heard he was much appreciated.
Moira Walker: Vidal really did like writing to American newspapers, it seems. Another (much shorter) article he wrote to the Live Stock Journal, Volume 28, October 12, 1888 stated: “ARAB MARE NAOMI. I NOTICE a paragraph in your last week’s issue quoting Mr. R. Huntington’s letter in the Albany Cultivator and Country Gentleman respecting the above mare. As the late owner of Naomi, will you allow me to say that in a letter recently received from Mr. Huntington, after speaking in very high terms of admiration of the mare, he tells me that her action and power in trotting is such, that had she been in an American trainer’s hand at two-year-old, she would have been “an under 2.20 mare” — by which expression
In 1885, I rode Naomi from my house to Crabbet Park, In Sussex, to visit Lady Anne Blunt’s celebrated horse, Kars. Kars was a bay horse, but not as handsome as Kouch. He had a beautiful head and forehand, very deep in the heart and brisket, but he fell away a bit behind the saddle. 8
I take it he means that she would have trained to trot a mile in less than 2 min. 20 sec. This is a remarkable statement, and proves what I have always insisted upon, that Arabs are really fast trotters. Mr. Huntington’s experiment is a very interesting one, and I, knowing the value of the blood he has imported, have great faith in its success. Besides Naomi, and I am sending out to him Gomussa and Kushdil — the former a very handsome stallion by Kouch, out of Naomi — the latter an equally handsome three-year-old filly by Kars, out of Naomi. Thus Mr. Huntington has succeeded in possessing himself with a draught of the very finest strain of blood of the Euphrates Valley. Our American cousins are becoming alive to the value of Arab blood, for I have had enquiries from others in the U.S. The arrival of Naomi caused quite a sensation. The New York Herald devoted a whole column to her. F. F. VIDAL.”
well I believe — and knows his subject — and probably knows his countrymen and may be right in his method of bringing the cause of Arabs before them, but he is strange to an Englishman. He bought Gomussa and Kushdil a year ago — but has not sent for them yet — every month he says he is gong to send for them next.’ Since Huntington had not prepaid for these two horses as he had for Naomi, it may be that he was only exercising his unquestioned right to change his mind. But there are other angles to the matter. Huntington alleged that his bargain with Vidal was for Naomi with the foal in her at the time the deal was struck; but that the foal, Nazli, was kept back on the grounds that since Naomi had been covered prior to shipment by the same stallion, Maidan, the demand had thereby been satisfied.” Moira Walker: Thanks, RJ!
This raises several questions for me:
So, the plot thickens… I hope we can track down Vidal’s estate, if it still exists.
1) Have we seen the article on Naomi that was published in New York Herald? Or is this something we should also track down?
Miguel Acuña y Álvarez: Thank you Moira for this article. In general, very interesting and in particular another source to complement the story behind the import of the stallion Gomussa to Chile. ...
2) Do we know what happened, that instead of going to the States to live with Randolph Huntington, Gomussa was sent to Chile and Kushdil was sent to South Africa? Jeanne Craver: I think you should track down that New York Herald article, if you don’t mind. I don’t know it. I love to watch people work!
Moira Walker: Miguel, for whatever reason, I had been under the impression that Gomussa might have made it to the USA and then was sent to Chile, but it’s become quite clear that the stallion went to Chile directly from F. F. Vidal. There’s probably a shipping log of this somewhere, in the UK for sure, and perhaps in one of the ports in South America. I’d have to do some more research to find out where UK ships might have stopped along the way, if they did.
No idea, unless Vidal was just trying to push a deal before Huntington came up with a firm yes, and money. Or Huntington had a lack of funds. This was something that plagued him. Obviously Kushdil didn’t go to South Africa for a while, if she had foals before she went!
As a related aside, the Rev. F. F. Vidal apparently had thirteen children, and both his mother and his father was born in Jamaica. Likely the Rev. had connections on the island.
Moira Walker: I’ll look for it! Edit: this might be trickier than I thought. The New York Herald was a daily publication. Since Naomi arrived in the States August 29 1888, I’m guessing the article would have run anytime in August through September. And hm. Nazli arrived States-side in 1893, the year he ended up selling most of his horses. Maybe he changed his mind about Kushdil, upon learning of Nazli, and saved his $$ for her? I believe he bought Kushdil’s son, Garaveen, and imported him to the States in the same year and on the same voyage that Nazli was brought over. Interestingly enough, in July of that same year/periodical, Vidal stated that he was about to send three horses to Huntington, which had already been purchased. Naomi, of course, _______? and _______? Likely Gomussa and Kushdil. In an article directly underneath this one, Miss Ethelred Dillon also states that two of her daughters are to be retained in England to keep the strain alive there — which I take to mean Nazli and Naomi’s 1887 filly by El Emir, Naama. R.J. Cadranell: See the Miss Dillon chapter of Lady Anne Blunt, Journals & Correspondence: “On July 20th, 1888, Vidal announced in The Livestock Journal that he was about to send three Arabians to America: Naomi, her son Gomussa and her daughter Kushdil. In the event, Naomi travelled alone. Huntington admitted that Gomussa and Kushdil were offered to him but later referred to Kushdil (though not Gomussa) as having been ‘held back’. In March 1889, Vidal wrote to Lady Anne [Blunt] that ‘Mr Huntington is a mystery. He means
Khaled [*Nimr (*Kismet x *Nazli, out of *Naomi) x *Naomi]
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S AVE T HE DATE! 2020 Al Khamsa Convention McMinnville, Oregon September 25 – 27, 2020 Photo Copyright David Krug
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the form of our volunteers. Since we are a group without membership and hence without dues, these volunteers become even more important in attaining our goal of education. Without volunteers there would be no conventions, no directories, no roster, no Al Khamsa Arabians I, II or III, no web site, and probably a lot fewer horses with traceable bloodlines to the desert. Each year at our convention, we like to honor those volunteers whose efforts stand out from all others.
2019 Al Khamsa Convention and Annual Meeting Fayetteville, Arkansas. Business Report The Al Khamsa Board of Directors was called to order at 10:20am CDT on Thursday October 10, 2019, by President Monica Respet at Apple Blossom Brewing Company restaurant. Ten of fifteen Directors were present (two on speakerphone). Business began with Committee Reports, with committee chairs offering detail and answering questions over and above written reports on file. [The Board meets in person at the annual meeting each year, ordinarily for 8 to 12 hours before the meeting and for an hour at the end of the meeting, after the new Board has been appointed during the annual meeting. For the rest of the year, the Board meets for one hour each month by group phone call, and continually in an email meeting.]
“At the founding 1975 Al Khamsa Convention, it was agreed to produce the first Al Khamsa Directory. Jeanne Craver, Jackson Hensley, Carol Lyons, and Diana Marston published the Directory in 1976. Advertising Chair and Board Member Jackson Hensley did the original artwork for the cover in red Conté pencil, a composite of several Al Khamsa mares he had known. The giclée print from the original has been signed and numbered by American Realist, Jackson Hensley, for your Al Khamsa award. The frame has been handmade from oak by Jerry Martin.”
Committee Reports
I. Awards: Janet Maurer, chair. The awards for 2019 themselves are shown on p15. This text accompanies each: “Al Khamsa, Inc., and its goals have been blessed over the years with many ‘angels’ in
II. Convention: Pam Studebaker and PJ Altshuler, co-chairs. The 2019 convention is ready to begin. The 2020 Convention will be held in McMinnville, OR. Dates have been firmed up as September 25–27, at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. See p10.
Special thanks to Ellen May for hosting the convention. Her energy, thoughtfulness and completeness was of great benefit to our organization.
III. Database: Sara Jones and Jeanne Craver, co-chairs. This winter, we will be adding the balance of the 2019 AHA and CAHR registrations, plus the Bahraini horses and their ancestors, if final approval is achieved in this annual meeting. [Spoiler: the vote passed.] Help will be needed for the Bahraini pedigrees from Joe Ferriss, Edouard Al Dahdah, PJ Altshuler and Jenny Lees.
Many thanks also to Carol Maginn, who worked all weekend behind her camera for with the images for this issue. https://cmaginn. photobiz.com. All are hers unless otherwise labeled.
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IV. External Relations: Rosemary Byrnes Doyle, chair. — World Arabian Horse Organization (Rosemary Doyle): The 2121 WAHO conference will be in Jordan, a very popular decision with WAHO members. Princess Alia is a favorite in the international community. Roundtrip expenses for US travelers will be in the area of $5,000. Rosemary wants as many Al Khamsa people present as possible. She is anxious to see Al Khamsa keep building foreign relationships and forging friendships around the globe. She is also sure that it will be a conference that would be right in Al Khamsa’s wheelhouse. Al Khamsa is an associate member of WAHO, and has for many years sent at least one person to represent our organization at the biennial conference. http://www.waho.org
X. Social Media: Jenny Krieg, chair. The Committee will explore expanding Al Khamsa’s social media presence. We plan to add young members with a new perspective. After a lunch break, where we received dandy sandwiches from our host restaurant, we received details about our financial situation. Financial Presentation
Mary presented a slide show that illustrated our situation. Each budget item was shown in detail.
— American Endurance Ride Conference (Edie Booth): Al Khamsa will be represented with a booth at the 2020 convention in Jacksonville FL March 7–8, 2020. This is part of a long term commitment to increase awareness of Al Khamsa, Inc. as a whole. This will be our third year with a booth, manned by a group of volunteers devoted to distance riding with Al Khamsa horses. The first year, there was no knowledge of what Al Khamsa was. The second year, there was a significant increase in awareness and interest. https://www.aerc.org — The Pyramid Society’s Egyptian Event will be held in conjunction with the Eastern Arabian Horse Show/East Coast Championships at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Virginia, July 30 - Aug 2. Al Khamsa has not had a booth at the Egyptian Event for several years, as attendance had dropped off badly and we were not able to make expenses, although, thanks to volunteers, we had done so for ten years. Since Straight Egyptians form the majority of Al Khamsa horses, it would be good to see if new conditions and volunteers might make it possible for us to be present there again. V. Finance: Mary Gills and Debbie Mackie, co-chairs. Detailed reports and financials were distributed. After committee reports are dealt with, Mary will make a major presentation to the Board concerning financial difficulties of the organization. VI. Nominations: Rosemary Byrnes Doyle, chair. Proposed nominations are for our current officers to continue for another year. President Monica Respet; Vice President PJ Altshuler; Secretary Kim Davis, co-Treasurers Debbie Mackie and Mary Gills; Business Office Manager Patricia Lawrence; Webmaster Jeannie Lieb. Rosemary’s special charge is to get backups for all positions in Al Khamsa. VII. Preservation Task Force: Jeannie Lieb and Carrie Slayton, co-chairs. Report presented. [Current report can be found on p43 of this issue. Volunteers and donations to help with this work are always needed. VIII. Publications: Jeanne Craver, chair. A Khamsat Report will be presented in detail along with the Finance presentation. New Khamsat Anthology, Kathy Busch: Kathy is in the process of both moving and facing surgery, and will pick it back up in a few months. IX. Website: Jeannie Lieb, chair. We have identified the software that to use for digital publishing in anticipation of a new Digital Khamsat. Plans to move the website to a WordPress platform have been tabled due to the complex issues presented by our unique website. 13
From 2015-2019, Al Khamsa has lost $14,000 in total funds. A large percentage of this was due to the Khamsat. However, donations have been falling off, also. In addition, for some years the Board felt that it was important to have an IRS 501(c)(3) charitable status. This makes donations to Al Khamsa tax deductible to the donor. The original tax status dates from 1984, and the decision not to spend extra time and money to file for charitable status turned out, in the long run, to have been a mistake. So the 2018-19 Board decided to go for a change in status, a costly endeavor. This Extraordinary Expense ended up costing c$5,400, nearly twice as much as the attorney’s estimate. Al Khamsa has several Designated Funds, donated to the organization over the years. The Hampshire Fund, moneys donated to Al Khamsa in memory of Joyce Hampshire, has been accumulating since 1991. The Ramsey Fund dates back to 2005. Both funds have been used for special projects, including $7000 was used for major website rebuild ten years ago. The funds were to have been repaid, but this was only partially done, as the financial health of Al Khamsa began to slip. A brain-storming session followed. Some changes have already been put in motion, for example, investment (safe, but low yield) strategies are in use.
Chef Al Khamsa has been resurrected from an early Al Khamsa project, and is meant to be a symbol, an icon for fund-raising on social media. More consistent requests for donations are being made on social media.
Have drawings at events for Khamsat subscriptions. Have good promotional literature to hand out. Consider a one page “Al Khamsa 101” promo. Monica thanked Mary and Debbie for a well thought out and presented presentation. [Following this convention, Al Khamsa learned in January that the IRS had approved Al Khamsa’s formal request to be approved as a 501(c)(3) charitable non profit organization! The effort was costly, but the Board hopes it will prove to be well worth the time and money involved over the long haul.] The Board took a break to digest this information, and then came back to see what options might be available in order to stay solvent and keep the Khamsat in publication. Khamsat: Print vs Digital
Jeanne noted that we have the same problem as all Equine and Arabian groups, and of all print magazines. Loss of people, and people who prefer to get their information through digital media. Currently, we are losing c$1,500 per Khamsat. It is difficult to compare expenses on the Khamsat, because there are so many variables: printer, number of pages in the issue, number of issues to print. The images show here are done with averages: 60 pages per issue, a run of 400 copies printed, and a subscription of four issues per year.
The existing Khamsat Anthology (covering the decade of the 1980s), will be sold down until five are left, which will be kept. New Khamsat Anthologies, one per decade, will be produced to provide items to sell. The Khamsat is a major issue, and was dealt with separately. See detail, below. — Email communications with individual supporters is much easier and cheaper than mail. When we have Khamsat subscription expirations, we send those by email if we have an address. For many we do not. We must work to get active emails for more of our subscribers into our system. — Asked about auto-renewal, Debbie said that there is liability in holding subscribers’ credit cards or paypal information. It can be done; it just can’t be done without serious preparation and insurance. Mary added that auto-renewal might cost us, as many people make a donation at the same time as they subscribe. — “How do we get past the General Public's attitude of wanting something for nothing from Al Khamsa?” This is especially important when we came to the Roster. The Roster is not free. For decades, Sara Jones kept the Al Khamsa database, and Randy Abler wrote the software and ran each update through that software to make the html individual pedigree pages for our website. Randy and Sara were total volunteers, even to their expenses. Several years ago, it became necessary to provide backup for Sara, and new software was purchased by Al Khamsa. Some new hands are working with the database now. All time is now volunteer, but keeping the software current costs money. So the question arose: Make the Roster a subscription service? There was a discussion that led to the conclusion that we do not want to do this now. — Have Donation buttons everywhere on the website, including on the Roster pages. Remind people of the services they are receiving for nothing.
— There was a discussion of ways to obtain contact information of Al Khamsa owners to solicit support for Al Khamsa and the Khamsat. Our current share of all AHR and CAHR registrations is c15%, but getting a database of owner information through DataSource is not simple. We would need a volunteer army to mine DataSource for Al Khamsa owner data. Megan suggested that we form a new “Outreach” committee to begin doing this, and verifying the information for current correctness.
— When we have events, ask people for their social media accounts.
The pros and cons of a digital Khamsat were discussed. It could eventually include GIFs, videos and live links. continued on p16 14
2019 Al Khamsa Awards Newcomer’s Award
Phyllis Ramsey Breeder’s Award
The Newcomer’s Award was established to honor those individuals who, though new to Al Khamsa, have contributed in outstanding sweat equity to serve Al Khamsa’s mission in her/his first two years of involvement with the organization. This may be help with a convention or two, a successful fund raiser, an ongoing education project or service to the Board on an assigned project that requires many hours of personal time during their first two years with Al Khamsa. In 2019 Al Khamsa recognizes Kate Rhodes.
The Phyllis Ramsey Breeders Award is an award for longterm dedication to the Al Khamsa Arabian horse, including multiple generations of her/his own asil horses and their preservation for the future. In 2019 Al Khamsa recognizes Elizabeth Dawsari for her many contributions to the Al Khamsa horse.
Kate (above right, with President Monica Respet and Jeannie Lieb, Co-Chair of Preservation Task Force) has been involved with Arabians her entire life and has come to appreciate the effort to preserve the horse of the desert. She is an active member of the Al Khamsa Preservation Task Force, instrumental in helping find and rescue Code Red horses. She has housed, bred and/or seen some of Al Khamsa’s most rare element horses. Her knowledge and energy have been invaluable to Al Khamsa’s preservation efforts.
Elizabeth (represented by Gert Stam, receiving the award from Monica Respet) is a longtime supporter and breeder of Straight Babson Egyptians (SBE) in Arizona. She has given freely of her time and knowledge to those with interest in the desert bred Arabian horse. Her reach has been great, even going so far as to make available to European breeders, for free, shipped frozen semen of her stallion so that the Lothar sire line would be available to SBE breeders there. Perhaps her greatest accomplishment has been in helping establish a network in the United States and in Europe of cooperating breeders, greatly aiding the knowledge of the group.
Carol Lyons Volunteer Award
Charles Craver President’s Award
The Carol Lyons Volunteer of the Year Award is presented for extraordinar y contribution to the mission of Al Khamsa, Inc. An award is presented to the individual who has exhibited knowledge of the goals of and belief in Al Khamsa through her/his years of activities supporting our mission. This may include exhibiting the ability and willingness to educate others of our goals, efforts in fund raising, and hands-on work in preserving the past for the future. In 2019, Al Khamsa recognizes Jeannie Lieb. Jeannie (receiving her award from Joe Ferriss) has co-Chaired the Al Khamsa Preservation Task Force since 2013 and has been successful in finding and placing code-red horses that might otherwise have been lost to preservation breeding. Her dedication to this mission is outstanding. She has extensive knowledge of equine health and freely shares it with others. Her technology background as a software engineer has been invaluable in the effort to present Al Khamsa to the public via the worldwide web. 15
The Charles Craver President’s Award is presented at the Board’s pleasure to honor unique achievement by a supporter or group of supporters in advancing the role and mission of Al Khamsa. It is awarded only when the Board finds a case, domestic or international, current or posthumous, of exceptional merit. In 2019, Al Khamsa recognizes Joe Ferriss. Joe has done so much to further the cause of Al Khamsa, it’s hard to know where to begin. With his knowledge of the publishing industry, Joe and his wife Sharon, convinced Al Khamsa of their need for a magazine, a step up from the original newsletter. Thus began the Khamsat under Joe’s editorship. He held the post for 15 years, instituting many procedures, like historic art on the cover, that continue to this day. He made several trips to the Middle East to see the horses in context and while there cemented new and varied contacts. He and Judith Forbis co-authored the book, Authentic Arabian Bloodstock. He has served as our President, convention speaker, Fantasia announcer, and has willingly and cheerfully chipped in on the numerous chores that come with putting on Conventions!
Bahraini Presentation
Joe Ferriss presented, for Edouard Al Dahdah, the Slide show. This was the same presentation as last year. Joe asked for questions, but everyone was prepared. Mary moved, Jeanne seconded, that the Bahraini Proposal be approved. It passed unanimously, with directors individually polled as required by bylaw. The Proposal will be presented to the Advisory Council. Proposal of President and Board Members
President: Monica Respet, Directors: Edouard Al Dahdah, PJ Altshuler, Edie Booth, Kathy Busch, Jeanne Craver, Kim Davis, Rosemary Doyle, Mary Gills, Megan King, Jenny Krieg, Patricia Lawrence, Debbie Mackie, Monica Respet, Carrie Slayton, Pam Studebaker. Three recommendations to the Board of Delegates as suggestions for the Advisory Council: Kate Rhodes, Karin Floyd, Nicole Grodski. Mary moved, and Edie seconded, that the above slate be approved for presentation to the Advisory Council. The motion passed unanimously.
When it came right down to it, however, many on the Board did not want to forgo their print Khamsat. Jeanne was asked to estimate what it would cost if we had a small number of print subscriptions. The estimate was run through our printer, and it was for $60 for digital plus a print copy.
Jenny moved, and Carrie seconded, that the final meeting of the 2018-2019 Al Khamsa Board of Directors be adjourned. Passed at 10:20am.
One option was to have a digital subscription with a single, annual print issue. This would have been cheaper, and some did like that, but the majority went for the regular print issue at the same time as the digital issue.
Friday Farm Tours
Everyone grabbed outdoor gear and headed out to meet Ellen’s horses, with special attention and carrots for Lily’s pony Lightning, who spent the tour with the crowd. Following this horse fix, we moved on to Kate Rhode’s farm, for lunch and for visiting more horses at both hers and her mother, Carol Rhodes’s farm, down the road. In addition, Crystal (Annette) Robertson brought the Code Red Ma’anaqi mare GTS Dabab to greet us.
After another break, there was a discussion of the Board’s report to the Advisory Council. Mary was asked to do a simplified recapitulation of the financial report for the Advisory Council so that they understand the situation, using a Power Point projection. Annual Totals, Categories of expense, summarize Khamsat expenses. Jeanne was asked to then present Digital/Print options, and subscription options. Monica was asked to push Donations from the convention attendees, and Joe Ferriss was asked to pass the hat at the convention banquet. Committees and volunteer options should be pushed. For the 2021 Convention, Monica offered to host a convention in Pennsylvania, as she did so ably in 2011. This was greeted with joy! At 4pm, the meeting was recessed until Friday morning.
Friday 10/11/19. The Board reconvened at Ellen May’s Oak Grove Arabians. Unfortunately for Ellen, her area had lost city water that morning, which complicated her hospitality for a house full of visitors! She managed to keep us all comfortable and productive, for which many thanks! 9am CDT call to order. The same people were in attendance as on Thursday, plus Moira Walker, Joe Ferriss and Abdou Ghanim (our friend, Yasser Ghanim’s son) observing and Ellen May on hand to see to our comfort.
Above: GTS Dabab (RB Bellagio x KRH Sabrina Jewel), 2009 km, the Code Red mare, with Kris Nasama (Shaikh El Sherif x Jai Kris Image), 2002 bm, belonging to DJ Sheldon in back. At Kate Rhodes’s Van Alma Arabians. OPPOSITE Bottom center: Van Alma Dahlia (Treff-Haven Sabeel x Sorta Sultry), 2016 bm, entertains Rosemary Doyle; bottom right: Treff-Haven Sabeel (Treff-Haven Emir x Bint Lebleba), 2002 gs, both at Kate Rhodes’s. Kate Rhodes photo. OPPOSITE Center left: Princess Naiyir (Prince Naiyir x Taylor Made TW), 2016 cm, and Van Alma Risaana (Treff-Haven Sabeel x Tahara Risaana), 2018 bm at Carol Rhodes’s.
Monica opened with a brief recap of what happened on Thursday, the Committee Reports, the financial situation, the Khamsat situation, with going digital seemingly the only viable option, with all options to be presented to the Advisory Council during the Business Meeting. 16
Farm Tours! Ellen May’s Oak Grove Farm, Winslow AR Kate and Carol Rhodes’s Van Alma Arabians, Van Buren AR Shawn McCarthy’s Clunelara Ranch, Wesley AR
Top left: Dahman Al Lothar (Abbas Ibn Lothar x Dahma Saafada), 2008 bg; top right: Ellen May and Sabiaana (see p20); center right: Masada Diora (Fa Asar x Masada Fay Khedena), 1999 bm, all at Ellen May’s Oak Grove Farm. Left: The same filly as on p20, at birth, by DB Krush out of DG Kinzah Emira (DB Emir x DG Johara Rabih) 2012 gm, at Shawn and Holly McCarthy’s Clunlara Ranch.
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The Advisory Council voted to have Kate Rhodes, Karin Floyd and Nicole Grodski join the existing Al Khamsa Officers in the Board of Delegates.
Friday Evening -- Registration
We assembled, along with people bringing horses and those bringing auction items and convention attendees at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Campus. This center was to be our home for the rest of the Convention. It had an adjoining indoor arena with neighboring barns and paddocks, plentiful parking, a kitchen, multiple bathroom facilities, a main reception room and individual classrooms. It could not have been better as a facility for an Al Khamsa Convention.
Following this Business, Mary Gills presented the Finance Report to the Advisory Council. She discussed where we were financially and then Jeanne Craver spoke about the Khamsat. Together, the presentation was made to explain plans for the addition of digital format and a little about how it may work. An explanation
of preferences was made. General discussion with the Advisory Council supported the need to charge enough for print Khamsats in order to get financials for the Khamsat in the black. Supporters present seemed split with a preference between digital plus a print annual or a print edition as now. Some were happy with just a digital option. Advertising was discussed and Carol Maginn and Jacquie Choate volunteered to do some ad sales. The Board of Directors was very pleased with the serious discussion in the Advisory Council, and that understanding of the need for change and charge extra for print Khamsat was broad. The meeting was adjourned at c11am.
Above: President Monica Respet welcomes Al Khamsa supporters to the 2019 Al Khamsa Convention! Left: Georgia Martin does her introduction. Top right: Mary Gills making Financials Real. Right: Edie Booth making a point.
President Monica opened the convention with a warm welcome to all, and we began our old routine of asking everyone to identify themselves and give a short statement about their horses and their time with Al Khamsa. Following this, Jeanne Craver spoke about the history of Al Khamsa, both activities leading up to its formation and on to the present day. See p28.
List of Programs
Dr. Jefferson Miller and Anika Parks: Marketing to the Different Generations, see p38. Micki Harrington, JD, Estate Planning for Your Horses, see p31.
Saturday
Terry Figuero, Taking Care of Our Own, see p34.
Advisory Council
Kate Rhodes and Jeannie Lieb, A Plea for Help: Preservation Task Force.
Following the Advisory Council hearing Joe Ferriss deliver the presentation for the Bahraini Roster Proposal, the motion to approve the Roster Proposal received an unanimous vote of support from members of the Advisory Council in this, its final year.
Dr. Paul Szauter, Genetic Basis of Exercise Intolerance, to be covered in a future Khamsat. Lisa Rettke, Introdution to Trail Obstacles.
Then the Board reported its suggestions for leadership for the coming year. Mary Lou Raulerson moved and Charlie Shirk seconded the slate from the outgoing Board of Directors, with additions from the Advisory Council. Following written ballots, Monica Respet received a vote of support to continue in her office as President.
Ellen May, Traveling and Camping with Horses. Following a quick lunch, and the visiting every time Al Khamsa folks get together, we trooped through the double doors into the indoor arena for the Fantasia. 18
FANTASIA!
Top left: DB Ibn Jalam (Desert Jalam x Hafida Al Amiraa), 2002 cs, owned by Rodger Davis and ridden by Sarah Sanders. Above: Kate Rhodes and her Van Alma Zakhirah (Treff-Haven Azrak x Treff-Haven Salma), 2011 bm. Left: AWANA Tal Amena (Talal Moon x MB Ruhammena), 2014 bm, owned by Mary Darger.
Above: DG Saied Zawbaa (DB Emir x MD Hadida Emira), 2009 gs, owned by Shawn McCarthy. Left: Daalimar Al Sharif (Joshtali Taariy x Axioms Maarineress), 2015 bs, owned by Nicole Grodski.
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Top Right: Filly by DB Krush out of DG Kinzah Emira, owned by Shawn McCarthy. See p17. Top left: NL Bahim Saruk (DuneArabs Kemosiri x Bint Belle Echo), 2017 ks, owned by Lisa Rettke. Center: Deb Switzer enjoying the Fantasia. Right: Sabiaana (Masada Sabar x Masada Adriaana), 2006 cm, owned by Ellen May and ridden by her niece, Lily Shaffer. Above: RRA Serene Kareema (Serenity Lazan x Serenity Tareema), 2005 gm, owned by Mary Darger. Julia Kernaghan photo.
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Top left: Taylor Made TW (Aurene CF x Divine Lilac), 2010 gm, owned and ridden by Barbara Knight. Top right: RADU Sirechos Image (DU Nasrs Mirage x DU Bint Nasra), 2009 ks, owned by Lisa Rettke and ridden by Madison Rettke. Julia Kernaghan photo. Above: DB Ibn Jalam (Desert Jalam x Hafida Al Amiraa), 2002 cs, owned by Rodger Davis and ridden by Sarah Sanders. Julia Kernaghan photo. Right: SSA Amirat Al Alwan (Hadaya El Tareef x MNX Shaina), 2006 bm, owned by Mary Darger. Julia Kernaghan photo.
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Raulerson began the Live Auction. During this time, Joe Ferriss brought back the successful “Pass The Hat” that we used to do each year. $1500 was the satisfactory result.
Saturday Evening Banquet
Board of Delegates
Members: Monica Respet, PJ Altshuler, Kim Davis, Debbie Mackie, Karin Floyd, Kate Rhodes and Nicole Grodski. Kim Davis, not being present at the convention, was represented by Mary Gills. The Board of Delegates was called to order by Monica Respet. Their first order of business was to appoint Monica Respet as President for the coming year. They also appointed the following people to serve on the Board of Directors: Edouard Al Dahdah, PJ Altshuler, Edie Booth, Kathy Busch, Jeanne Craver, Kim Davis, Rosemary Byrnes Doyle, Karin Floyd, Mary Gills, Megan King, Jennifer Krieg, Patricia Lawrence, Debbie Mackie, Monica Respet, Kate Rhodes, Carrie Slayton and Pam Studebaker. Having completed their business, the meeting was adjourned.
Left” Ellen May opens our banquet evening by welcoming us all to good food and good fellowship and good music.
Sunday New 2019-2020 Board of Directors meeting
8:50am CDT, call to order by President Monica Respet. Directors present were PJ Altshuler, Edie Booth, Jeanne Craver, Kim Davis, Rosemary Doyle, Karin Floyd, Mary Gills, Jenny Krieg, Debbie Mackie, Monica Respet, Kate Rhodes, Carrie Slayton, Pam Studebaker. Edouard Al Dahdah, Kathy Busch, Kim Davis, Megan King and Patricia Lawrence were not present. Also present were guests Moira Walker, Nicole Grodski and Robert Root. Monica welcomed Kate and Karin as new Directors. The 2019-2020 Board will consist of 17 members. Officers were approved as follows: Vice-President PJ Altshuler, Secretary Kim Davis, co-Treasurers Debbie Mackie and Mary Gills, Business Office Manager Patricia Lawrence and Website Manager Jeannie Lieb. Committees and chairs were listed as follows: Above: Edouard Al Dahdah enchanted us with his intensely personal talk about growing up with his father during the 1980s in Lebanon.
Awards, Janet Maurer
Convention, PJ Altshuler and Pam Studebaker
Database, Jeanne Craver
External Relations, Rosemary Byrnes Doyle
Finance, Mary Gills and Debbie Mackie
Nominations, Rosemary Byrnes Doyle
Preservation Task Force, Jeannie Lieb and Carrie Slayton
Publications, Jeanne Craver
Social Media, Jenny Krieg and Nicole Grodski
Website, Jeannie Lieb
Mary moved and Debbie seconded that this list be approved. Passed unanimously. Discussion initiated by Rosemary, encouraging Al Khamsa members and as many of the Directors as possible to attend the WAHO conference in Jordan.
Chef Al Khamsa (incognito as Joe Ferriss) visits us just in time for the auction, and as representative of Al Khamsa donors, passes the hat to attendees. Mary Gills watches. Monica Respet photo.
The meeting was recessed at 9:04am, to continue to the online meeting and the next telephone meeting on Sunday November 10, 8pm ET.
Following our wonderful banquet and Edouard’s talk, we had the deadline for the Silent Auction, and Auctioneer Mary Lou 22
Al Khamsa, Inc.’s Board of Directors wishes to thank the Al Khamsa Supporters for planning, attending and engaging in the 2019 Annual Meeting and Convention in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Special thanks to Ellen May, PJ Altshuler, Pam Studebaker, Monica Respet, Jeannie Lieb, Mary Gills, Lisa Rettke, Sarah Sanders, Kathy Busch, Deborah Switzer, Georgia Martin, Mary Lou Raulerson, Jeanne Craver, Debbie Mackie, Cathy Wissehr, Donald Austin, Tim House, Nathaniel House, Al Shaffer and the student volunteers. We especially appreciate all the people who brought horses to share at the Fantasia. What a fine group of beautiful horses and owners. Joe Ferriss did a wonderful job as Master of Ceremonies, and Ellen May was able to bring in a significant amount of the local public to the event. This Fantasia was an exceptionally well-orchestrated joy to behold. Speakers were varied, well-informed and educational. Efforts made by presenters to prepare and reveal their expertise is the centerpiece of the educational segment of every convention. The speakers and facility were first rate. From Jeanne Craver's first 45 years of Al Khamsa opening on Friday night, to the breakout sessions Sunday morning, the speakers were terrific. All of our Speakers were outstanding in their presentations and messages, we appreciate them taking the time to prepare and travel to present their messages to us. Thank you, Jefferson Miller, Micki Harrington, Joe Ferriss, Sarah Sanders, Edouard Al Dahdah, Kate Rhodes, Jenny Lieb, Paul Szauter, Terry Figueroa, Carol Maginn, Lisa Rettke and Ellen May for your informative and delightful convention presentations. Our sincere thanks to those who hosted barn tours: you are truly appreciated. Fine hosts and hostesses made the experiences outstanding. Shawn McCarthy, Kate Rhodes, Carol Rhodes and Ellen May, thank you for opening up your homes to a bunch of horse lovers and being so generous with your hospitality. The business meeting was well attended and good insight and interaction followed. Full support for the changes to the Khamsat was appreciated. We were glad to see full universal support for the Bahraini Proposal, which was passed and finalized. So many people brought or sent donations for the auction and bid on items from the auctions to make it a big success, we cannot thank you enough for your ongoing support. The “pass the hat” on Saturday evening was generous beyond expectation and truly appreciated. We thank all of you, named and unnamed who pitched in behind the scenes that came together to make the 2019 Convention a great success. 23
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This blog is maintained by Edouard Al Dahdah, a breeder and lover of Desert Arabian Horses, and otherwise an economist at the World Bank. It seeks to share a passion, of course, but also to raise awareness about desert Arabian horses, their homeland and their heritage. Keep reading and I will keep posting.
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COBALT KH (Atticus x Periwinkle CF by Pericles) 2005 chestnut stallion Cobalt is part of a specialized branch of Davenport Arabian breeding known as the non-Fasal group. Fasal was one of the best mares from the early generations of Davenport breeding following the Davenport importation of 1906, and in the last 60 years, a point has therefore been made to continue breeding a few horses not tracing to Fasal. They offer something of an outcross as most Davenport pedigrees become more and more blended in the 21st century. When I acquired the straight Davenport horses Periwinkle CF and Atticus, I commented to Charles Craver, who had bred them both, that I could breed them together right away, or wait. “Don’t wait,” he advised. “That could be where your next stallion comes from.” And so it was. Cobalt is the sire of a fine son out of Fair Naomi UF. Cobalt is also my current riding project. This is especially gratifying because I had the privilege to enjoy a ride on his grandsire, Pericles, in 1981.
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2019 Convention Presentation
A Brief History of the Organization known as Al Khamsa by Jeanne Craver
list the horses they were interested in, and say it was their educated opinion that these were the horses that would produce the type they desired. That would help shield them from legal issues. He said that was what brought about the Blue Catalog. And it sounds like Charles, to be honest! However, he did not always agree with their opinions, and had a different approach. More of that later! A community of like-minded, strong-willed Arab breeders grew up loosely formed around the Blue Catalog. Since they were strongwilled, and happy to swim against the current of a rapidly mushrooming overall Arabian community based on the horse show ring, they did not always get along. Communications were by telephone and letter, and occasionally by people driving across the country to visit farms and spread news. It was just as easy to spread information that was slightly wrong or even malicious that way, but it was a community!
Jeanne Craver and friend, Pulcher Ibn Reshan.
I have been asked to give A Brief History of the Organization known as Al Khamsa, Inc.
As the Blue Catalog itself (although not its devoted followers) ceased, a silly recent college graduate living in a garage in southern Illinois in 1972 felt the need to keep the community in touch, more than with individual calls, letters and visits. She started a little newsletter (with a logo of a cat lying on the typewriter) called the Breeders Service Bulletin. She made stupid mistakes and got burned by using hearsay, but learned and the community began to knit together. Charles and she got married and she moved (with horses and cats) to Craver Farms out in the Illinois River bottoms in 1974 and kept the BSB going until 1979. By 1973, some of us were starting to get together. Carol Lyons, an Al Khamsa Angel if there was one, helped get a meeting at the Nationals in Oklahoma City of that year. If you can call it a meeting when we all met in my hotel room! A great start!
I have been told that I am richly endowed with the history of Al Khamsa. Well, some parts of me are richly endowed, for sure! And seriously, there is so much history of Al Khamsa stuffed in my brain over the last 45+ years, that I find it hard to organize it or express it clearly. Remember that great saying: “You can tell the pioneers, they are the ones stuck full of arrows.” Or perhaps the better one: “You can tell the pioneers, but you can’t tell them anything.” Before Al Khamsa, there was a purist movement in Arabian breeding that was focused and promoted by Carl Raswan. People who followed him did not have a single source of information. They had hints, and magazine articles, and printed studbooks that came out every so many years. (This is before my time, you understand, but when I married Charles, I gained access to another 20+ years of history with the breed. I marinated in that, but in reality, my start with Arabs was just after the Otts stopped publishing supplements to the Blue Catalog.)
In 1974, a group of us in Illinois, including Walter Schimanski, Chub Stubbs, Diana Marston, Nan Burket and daughters Leslie and Buffie, Bill and Sally Bonds, George Hooper, and others, started meeting in one person or another’s homes and talking horse. I can remember Walter was building a new house, and we sat in an unfinished room and used a whole wall to try and write out Lothar’s pedigree. It was exciting and stimulating, and people from other areas wanted in on the fun. Some of them started flying in, and we realized that we needed a real organization.
As Raswan “aged out,” I believe they call it euphemistically, the Otts (Jane and her mother Kathleen) picked up that mantle and ran with it. There were magazine articles, and then the Blue Catalog. It seems wrong to just say, “the Otts,” as there were many differences between mother and daughter, but both were absolutely sure of their rightness, and boy, could both of them write! They used Raswan as a starting point, and went on from there. Charles had started with Arabs in 1948, and began to focus on Davenport breeding in the early to mid-1950s. So his start predated the Otts. In fact, when they complained to him that they were getting threats of lawsuits because of their take-no-prisoners articles in horse magazines, he told me that he had suggested that they make a
Charles had to play lead, as he so often did, and we set up a national meeting for early 1975. Chub Stubbs agreed to be host. Nan agreed to be poet laureate as long as we had no bylaws. Diana came up with the name: Al Khamsa. It meant something to Arab horse people, but not anything with connotations that we felt could cause trouble. (And that was a real concern in those days!) The Otts agreed that an organization was good, even needed, and blessed our launch. People started making plans to fly in from both coasts and everywhere in between. We were off! 28
Some of those folks are no longer with us, others still are, 4045 years later: Jackson Hensley, Alice Martin, Edna Weeks, Fred & Barbara Mimmack, Joe & Sharon Ferriss, Anita Westfall, Lorriee Golanty, Robert Root, the Doyle family, Rivian Gardner, Kim Davis, Pam Studebaker, Deb Switzer. Gone but not forgotten: the Atkinsons of Anchor Hill, the Perdues of Rudalaro, Jim Bullard, Richard Pritzlaff of Rancho San Ignacio, Col. Jack & Betty Fippen, Carol Schulz and so many more, unforgettable characters… I know I have not named so many.
Al Khamsa Angels Two young women helped Jane Ott do the increasingly complex and tedious effort of producing the Blue Catalog entries and mathmatical work for figuring percentages. They were both smart as whips, rather shy of taking credit, and absolutely devoted. They were Diana Marston and Arlene Swanson. Arlene, especially, fought shy of credit. Her married name is Anita Westfall, and she is known primarily for her fantastic, natural photography of Arabian horses. (An aside to the aside: her style of photography ended up influencing photography breed wide. We used some of her photos in full page ads in the Arabian Horse World, which was otherwise full of posed, Johnny Johnson-style photos. Anita really started the change.) We were so lucky in the Davenport community that she specialized with us, although all Al Khamsa horses, and indeed, any animal, is fair game. She could be found behind a calculator or a long camera lens in those days. She had no money for a car, and cars break down, so she rode her bicycle from state to state, taking photos of horses and leaving the film with the owners, and cycling on. Honest! New Mexico to Illinois to Wisconsin… legs like iron. When computers came in, she dove in head first, and wrote programs to figure inbreeding coefficients. She did analysis of pedigrees of random Arabian horses in the studbooks, figuring their inbreeding coefficients and percentages of bloodlines from different sources. But she hated to see her name in print. So articles were written under pseudonyms, and photos weren’t signed. She and Charles used to talk cameras and photos by the hour, and their photos were nearly impossible to tell apart. When I tried to separate them, and said I couldn’t, she said, “Good!” Anita lives in northern Alabama with her horses and dogs and chickens. Her husband Frank, cared for with love for years, passed away earlier this year. Her daughter Darcy and granddaughter Clara are her delight, even if they live up north in Wisconsin, a long way away. More of you might have heard of Diana Marston. She was more involved personally with the Otts, from the time they all lived up in northern Illinois. And when we started Al Khamsa, she was the person who kept the card files of Al Khamsa horses. Several thousand to start. She couldn’t keep horses, so owned one stallion who had to be boarded. Her horse fix came from the card files and traveling with the Ott horses on one of their moves. After the initial Al Khamsa Directory (which was typeset by hand by my long-suffering mother, yes, even all of those lists of horses and sources!), the number of Al Khamsa horses kept growing, and it was harder to keep making those index cards, and harder for my mother to keep typesetting those big books, like the 1983 Al Khamsa Arabians. Bless her, she never told me no. Thankfully, for Diana and my mom, Mary Ann Hussong, we were entering the 29
era of computerization, which means it is almost time for me to introduce another Al Khamsa Angel. But first: Diana lived in Rockford IL, married late and had a daughter who was her delight. Unfortunately for all of us, but most of all her family (father, brother, husband and daughter), Diana contracted a freak case of meningitis, and was gone in just a few hours. If you see something written by Diana Marston Wiener from back in the day, now you know a little more about her. So we were outgrowing Diana’s card system and she had a new marriage to handle, and I know my mother was tired of my dumping on her. So our new savior: Sara Jones, ably backed by husband David. Sara had one of those newfangled data machines, like a computer, but prior to personal computers, that managed databases for the Jones’s business, Apache Chemical. Sara said she could digitize Diana’s cards. Well, we were on that like white on rice! Sara had no chance to back out. She spent the next thirty years taking care of the Al Khamsa database with impeccable precision. She hated learning new machines and new software, but always did it so that she could keep on top of it. She learned it all, and kept us up to date, provided files for directories and for individual projects. That means if someone wanted a list of, say, all the Babson Turfa horses (one of our largest constituencies then, now sadly, virtually extinct), she would make them a list. About five years ago, a big rig driver went to sleep and ran over the car in which David and Sara were driving. David was killed instantly, and Sara was critically injured. She has not fully recovered, but her devotion to the Al Khamsa database has always been front and center. Not just an angel but a saint.
Back onto our Al Khamsa history lesson: We were going great guns, and following a big meeting in 1978 in Waco TX at Bentwood Farms, we agreed to incorporate and that meant bylaws. There was much moaning, and we almost lost Nan Burket, but we moved forward. Edna Weeks, who is joining us here for the first time in many years, took the lead as secretary, and managed the incorporation process in her home state of TN. Edna, please stand and say hey! The Blue Catalog was always presented as Jane Ott’s opinion of bloodlines, and as Al Khamsa got going, there were several bloodlines that we felt were “sublisted” on the basis of opinion, not research. When we began to say so, the Otts felt we were confusing their supporters into thinking we were representing them, and withdrew their support from Al Khamsa. So in those first years of the 1980s, under the guidance of Carol Lyons, we started over. We made the decision to base Al Khamsa bloodlines on historical evidence, and began our research from scratch. We started with the studbooks, and spent many days at the Arabian Horse Registry, looking at their historical material from original importations. There were no cell phone cameras, so we made lots and lots and LOTS of paper notes. We debated, and even argued, with great passion, over historical bloodlines that existed before studbooks: what we later called the pre-Registration horses. Al Khamsa could almost mean Passion, as you would know if you lived through those early meetings. We met nationally as a board several times a year, locking ourselves in hotels in central locations in the winter — and I don’t mean nice warm locations, either! — and debate the number of angels that could dance on the head of a pin. For days.
And not begrudge it. It felt like we were on an archaeological dig. And we were!
Raise a glass for Stubborn! Fewer and fewer people live where they can have horses, and fewer and fewer of those have any background in raising livestock at all.
So was born Al Khamsa Arabians 1983, the book. And introduces another Al Khamsa Angel: Robert Root, who worked with Sara to create a software program that would take her output and flow it directly into text files for printing. Robert, please stand and say hey! And a group of devoted students of the breed have expanded that research, and refined it, through two more major published works, Al Khamsa Arabians II and Al Khamsa Arabians III.
So there are lots of headwinds, folks, no denying. And we need to talk about them honestly, and figure out how best to approach our future. For there MUST be a future. Our bedouin horses demand that! Our brave new digital world presents us with many challenges, but opportunities, too.
As I said, that little newsletter/magazine called the Breeders Service Bulletin stopped in 1979. Al Khamsa needed a newsletter. So Carol Lyons started one. Michael Briggs picked that up, called it the Khamsat, and published it for several years. But we needed more than Michael had time to do. So at the same time we were finishing up the major book, Al Khamsa Arabians, a couple named Joe and Sharon Ferriss volunteered to make Al Khamsa a magazine, to be called the Khamsat. Talk about Al Khamsa Angels! Where would we have been without them? I wish Sharon was here, but Joe, say hey!
• We have gone from a simple website to one that is growing in its scope, thanks to Nathan Howard in the beginning and to Jeannie Lieb now, and it needs to grow more to serve our horses and you better. • We have an international presence and are received with honor, at the WAHO conferences and interact with the Asil Club in Europe. • We are doing more and deeper research into the background of our horses. [Thank some more Al Khamsa Angels: Edouard Al Dahdah (who has opened up a world to us to which we had only glimpses before); Michael Bowling and RJ Cadranell, who are rolodexes we mine regularly; new research fanatics Moira Walker (joining us this weekend, hi, Moira!) and Kate McLachlan from South Africa.] In fact, we are accumulating so much information that those years of notes taken on handwritten scraps of paper in the basement of the Arabian Horse Registry building and index cards and libraries full of books with notes sticking out of them are leading some folks to think of us as a subset of Google! Ask, and we will look it up for you. That is an honor, I guess, but perhaps we need to encourage a better researcher to consumer ratio!
Besides managing Al Khamsa’s conversion to a stand alone evidence based organization, Carol Lyons managed the Al Khamsa convention in 1981 which really started something, called a fantasia. People brought horses from all over. So the Khamsat, the research books, the convention fantasias, all started in the first few years of the 1980s. The Arabian Horse in the US was in full hyper-mode. Growing like mad, 10-15,000 foals a year, huge national shows and events, the Pyramid Society growing and publishing and eventing. Al Khamsa was our small corner of a very large universe, but it was growing, too. The Khamsat had hundreds of subscribers. Having a hundred people come to our conventions was not unusual. We had early established the routine of moving the convention around the country: Oregon, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey. And now Arkansas! Thanks, Ellen! The point was to get as many people involved as we could. In those rich, heady days, we had many regional affiliates, for the same purpose. Those affiliates could send a member to the board of directors, and they formed a yeasty ferment of ideas and support. People showed up to meetings with scrapbooks of photos of their horses. Now we do it on our cell phones!
• We have an Al Khamsa database that is current through the first quarter of 2019, contains over 45,000 entries with pedigrees and three generations of descendants for each that are live-linked and searchable. [For that, you can thank another Al Khamsa Angel: Randal Abler, who worked with Sara to help make exports from the database into those useful web pages from digital code.] • Alice Martin volunteered to send out special packets of information catering to new owners of Al Khamsa Arabians. To date, she has sent out 46. If you have someone who should receive one, contact our new Business Office manager, Patricia Lawrence at info@alkhamsa.org!
Then came 1986. There was a change in the tax law, so that expenses incurred while breeding Arabian horses could no longer be easily tax deductible. It was like a train running into a concrete wall. For a while, the train kept pushing, but inexorably the train stopped. Arabian horse magazines folded, large herds of Arabians were abandoned by either people who were only in it for the money or who could no longer manage to support them, national shows and events got smaller and were more centered than ever on those with financial means for support. Our regional affiliates dropped out, one by one, and we lost that source of yeast. The Arabian Horse Trust, a real treasure of a place, ceased to exist. The International Arabian Horse Association and the Arabian Horse Registry merged, with what IMO are disastrous consequences. Registrations are down by 90% or more. Back in the day, Al Khamsa foals were 1-2% of registrations. We are now 15%. We aren’t growing. We are just more stubborn than the average Arab horse owner/breeder!
• Marilyn McHallam, of blessed memory, took the lead, with others, in scanning in all of the back issues of the Khamsat. We are working to make that a part of the website. • The Khamsat is still going, thanks to years of love by Joe and Sharon Ferriss, and then Nathan Howard, Bruce Johnson, and Rosemary Doyle and her teams. People just would not let it die. So now it is in color, and we are wanting input from all of you in where we go from here. So many Al Khamsa Angels! And tomorrow, when we have our annual award ceremony, we will acknowledge more. Al Khamsa would not exist without them. We are only as good as our supporters! And with that in mind, we need you tomorrow morning to learn about our Bahraini Roster Proposal and VOTE! 30
2019 Convention Presentation
What Comes After? by Micki Harrington, JD
is really paramount. I am not an equine lawyer. There are equine lawyers where there are a ton of horse businesses. But I am going to be talking about estate planning issues, which apply to all types of property and assets. So I want to go over some basic terms and some basic types of documents. Powers of Attorney
Estate Planning involves planning for two important kinds of events that can occur: Incapacity and Death. Incapacity Planning uses Powers of Attorney in particular. There are two types now, for health care and for financial matters. There can be a variety of formats, but it is a way for you to name someone to handle your affairs if you are unable to do so. [Health care PoA is not involved here.] Financial Power of Attorney covers financial affairs, of course. Horse care can be urgent: they have to be fed and cared for immediately if you are down and can’t do it. The Financial Power of Attorney covers horses, as they are tangible personal property, like cars, furniture, jewelry, pets. Money is intangible personal property. You might not think of your horses like your car, but in the eyes of the law they are both tangible personal property.
Micki Harrington, JD, photo by Carol Maginn.
Introduction by Ellen May: … We have put our life’s blood into these horses, that may very well live past us. How do we make sure that they have a soft landing and a smooth transition. I want to introduce Micki Harrington, a local attorney who has specialized in estate planning for the past 34 years. She has some good information for us and I hope we will take it to heart to make sure your horses are provided for. I can only speak in generalities today, because every place you live is different, each state has different laws. I think what I can offer you today can help you generally, and if nothing else, motivate you. The reason you need to pay attention to planning for your horses is that somebody has got to. If not you, who is going to do this? If you don’t, what kind of problems are going to result?The reason for planning for your horses is because you love them. You have invested a lot of time, energy in them. [Horses can’t be left at a pet shelter, like a dog or a cat, so] planning for horses
If you don’t have a Trust, which I will discuss in a minute, the Financial Power of Attorney is what will see what horse feed is purchased, where that feed goes, how the horses are fed, what horses go out in what pasture, who calls the vet, who pays for the vet. The person named in the Financial Power of Attorney needs to understand what they are walking into. They may not do it themselves, but they will need to get the people needed to handle the care of the horses. You do not need to just name someone and not talk to them about it, because they have to understand wtawi. It would be nice if we all had a crystal ball so that we knew what was coming, but we don’t, so we have to be prepared for surprises. You don’t want to name just one person. If that person is unable, or declines to serve, who is next? You need some backup. But you don’t want to name a group of people, because then every decision is done by committee. Don’t worry about hurting someone’s feelings by not naming them. That will be the least of your concerns. You need to choose people who are capable of doing what you need to have done. The person will need to handle pets as well as livestock, and can handle money. You don’t want them going through all your money in three months, so they have to be judicious. They will need to work with your financial advisor, if you have one, and with your bank, and with your attorney. Wills
A big Al Khamsa THANK YOU to Joe Ferriss for recording the talks! Not every word is transcribed.
That’s incapacity. Now we will move over to the death side. Everyone knows about the Last Will and Testament. Every state is 31
trust, which is one of the most complicating factors. This is work you do, while you are alive, and know what assets you have, rather than after you are dead, by someone who does not know or understand what assets you might have. They are called Living Trusts, or Revocable Trusts, and they are in effect while you are alive.
different, but each has a process called probate, a court proceeding that takes your will from the time you die, name an executor, get that person appointed, creditors, notices, waiting period (length by state). So probate can be very slow. Probate is not the end of the world, but I have spent my whole career trying to avoid probate because it is a hassle for whoever is named. They have to do the work, and probate means there is more of a burden on them. And then there are fees and costs to probate. In Arkansas, I reckon that it will cost 4-8% of the estate and eight months or more. I saw one that was 11 years, because the IRS can get involved, families can have fights. So probates are long, expensive and burdensome on the person you have named as executor. And horses would be assets, and would have to go through probate if you have no other plan in place.
There are Irrevocable Trusts, but they are primarily for tax planning purposes. You might set up an Irrevocable Trust to pass your horses on to your grandchildren when they reach an age where they could care for them, even while you are alive. It is a way of gifting assets. Estate Taxes
ET used to be a lot of what we did, because of the exemption amount that would trigger the Federal ET or the State ET. The FET used to be $600,000 when I began practice, so that anything over that would trigger the FET. It is now $11.2 million per person, so most people will never trigger that, which is great. It is supposed to come back down to about $5.5 million per person in 2026, but congress may extend that, or otherwise adjust it. If you do have an estate that would trigger that, you need professional legal and financial help to manage your documentation.
Trusts
I like revocable trusts a lot, because trusts avoid probate if they are set up right. Now when it comes to all your assets (I’m not talking about your furniture; we do a little bill of sale, assignment, furniture to a trust.) We can assign horses to a trust. We can assign titles to a trust. (Ellen gave me the Arabian Horse Association form for a trust, and the name of the person who handles things if you can’t.) Trusts are more common now than ever, but they are still underutilized. These documents are all on the internet, but they may not work for you. I have had young people bring me internet wills, trusts and powers of attorney. You will probably have more luck with PoA. If your family and situation is very simple, those might be fine. But with most of the ones I have seen, the consequences would not be what the person would want because they didn’t understand the terms and the positions: beneficiary, trustee, heir are all different in meaning. The jargon is its own world. With horses in particular, the internet documents would leave a lot to be desired.
Back to Trusts. One advantage: they are much harder to challenge than a will. For instance, if there is a possible heir that you do not want to inherit, that can be done. The reason does not have to be stated, and there has to be the proper language used, but that can be done. If that possible heir wanted to challenge it, they would have to prove you were incapacitated at the time the wording was signed. It is very rare that a trust would be signed under duress, gun to head. No ethical lawyer, etc. The most likely case would be Undue Influence, where one person might apply pressure or influence over time to affect the terms of the trust. In 34 years of practice, I have seen one lawsuit over a trust, and it was an Undue Influence suit. They can happen, but they are almost always tossed on for lack of grounds. A will can be challenged when probate is filed, by contrast, by a creditor or someone who felt they should have inherited more, and they don’t even need a lawyer. They can trigger court hearings, since the forum is open by virtue of the probate being opened.
In my practice, I spend more time talking than writing because I am trying to educate my clients one family at a time. So you have these assets, these horses that are living creatures that need to be cared for if something happened to you tomorrow. There is a lot of interaction: will this work? You know what you want. You need to write out a plan with your lawyer that does what you need for your horses.
The flexibility of trusts is my favorite part. I can include many pages about what you want to happen with your horses. I can include them as an attachment instead of inside the main document. So you can change the attachment easily without having to change the document itself. In most if not all states, if you make a list, even handwritten list, of your personal property and who you want to receive it, and sign and date it, and keep it with your will or trust document, it becomes binding. So tangible personal property, a horse, a piano, a ring, a car, can be handled that way. So if the property itself changes, or the person who is meant to receive the property becomes unable to handle it, the list can be rewritten without seeing a lawyer or paying more legal fees. The most recently signed and dated list will be valid.
I like trusts because they are flexible. You can write them to do what you want. I tell my clients: if it is in English, I can get it in there. If it is in another language, translate it and it can get in there. The only thing I can’t get in is something illegal. There might be other things that the law does not allow you to do, like require your children to attend a certain church. You can deal with your horses in a trust with as many pages and details as you want. You can arguably do that with a will, but that level of detail is better dealt with in a trust. A trust avoids probate because it is a legal entity, like a corporation. You set up the entity. You are the first trustee, the one who manages the trust. And you are the first beneficiary, because you set it up for you. And if you become incapacitated, that should be covered in a trust, because you will name successor trustees, hopefully at least a couple. Your next person might need to take care of you tomorrow with your trust assets. You have to put assets in a
The method you use is less important than getting it down somewhere. Besides the list, you can include detailed instructions and needs for each animal if you wish. I encourage you to do this even before you decide whether to do a will or a trust. If you do it on your computer, print it out, sign and date it. If you die, will people be able 32
to get into your computer? Will they know your password, will they khow to sort through your files? You should have it backed up in the cloud, or on paper, in case someone dumps a glass of water on your computer. I know I sound like an old lady, but a piece of paper is the first thing they will find, the computer is way later. Maybe if they find your computer passwords, they can access that right away, but I think it is important to have it in both methods. You have no reason to wait; you can start this at any time. List your key people: farrier, vet, financial agent, bank, insurance agent, lawyer, property taxes, with their contract information. Who do you pay? How do you pay? Someone besides you or your spouse needs to have access to this information. The more you write down, the better. And you want to keep it in a place where people can find it. If you use a safe deposit box, by golly, some states will just freeze those unless you have someone else on the signature card at the bank. I can say in my documents that such and so person is allowed to have access to my documents and files. Well, that doesn’t work at the bank. The only thing that works at the bank is their signature on that card at the bank. And they may not even allow the card to be mailed out for signature. You might have to wait until they are in town. It used to be that people kept their estate planning documents in the safe deposit boxes because of fear of natural disasters at home, like flood or fire, but today, with scanning, most lawyers keep copies of documents at their office as well. This all goes back to communication. This is where my documents are; I have named you in this particular role. Are you comfortable with this? I’m jumping around here. Other things about trusts: if you have a group of horses, and they have value, you want to write that down somewhere. If you have several children, and only one is interested in the horses, that should be written, that that person would have the right to purchase the horses as part of the plan, or this person gets the horses as part of their share. You would have the horses appraised at the time of death, and then you would have an even better evaluation. The more you have, the easier this sort of division is easy to do. If you have no children, or if your children are not interested in keeping the horses, you have to get more creative. Who would make sure my horses are handled the way I want? If the horses will have to be sold, you can write how you wish that to be done. Do I want to just give my horses to this person, because thank goodness there is someone who will care for them the way I want it done. If you’ve got the means to do it, you can give the horses and the money to care for them to someone willing to do it. [Crowd: pay for shipping the horses to their new home!] Yes, that, too. There are now Pet Trusts in every state, for any kind of animal. It could be in your own trust, or in a separate trust where the animal and money go together, or a trustee holds the money and doles it out for care of the animal. How long will the animal live? What kind of vet care might it need? The more resources you have, the better the care can be for the animal. The same person doesn’t have to get both the animal and the money. Maybe they are great with animals but terrible with money. So a separate person would have the money to pay the bills. 33
You have to be creative, and a good lawyer who is used to these instruments can help you brainstorm a plan. If you pass away, your trustee must then execute that plan. The trustee doesn’t have to do everything themselves. They can hire accountants, lawyers, people to care for a horse if they need that. Get something in place so you have a plan. If there is something you talk away from today, it is to do something to have a plan. The first time you do it will take the longest. Then the key is not to just put it away and never look at it again. Maybe it will be good for another five years. But maybe one of those key people you name may have their life change, and be unable to serve. These trusts are a living document. Revisit it. Amend it as needed. I have people who are on top of it, and amend them every year because something may have changed. Others don’t look at them for 20 years. I think they should be revisited at least every five years. This is not just for your living horses, but for all your assets. Things change. Naming the Trustee is critical. And if that person can’t serve, then you need someone else. If you can’t think of anybody, family or friend, who is willing to take on this work (and make no mistake, it is work, not an honor), and I have had people name all five children or friends, because they don’t want to hurt their feelings, and it is never ok. It is a setup for a fight. Some people name banks, talk to the trust officer. Interview them. Tell them I have five horses and these are their needs, how would you care for them. Perhaps you choose a trust officer who seems good, and he changes jobs. That’s why you revisit these documents every few years to make sure the plan still works. Brokerage firms have trust departments. They are typically out of town; they just have to hire people locally. They will follow your instructions, but you must have your plan. Dying Intestate
The worst thing you can do. Each state has rules and they will settle your estate the way they want. DO SOMETHING. For the horses, it is just like tossing them up in the air and seeing what happens. Transferring Titles
Lots of things have titles: cars, trailers, livestock. What does it take to transfer a title after death? The general way is blanket assignment “all of my livestock, animals, equipment” are hereby conveyed to the trust along with all other personal property. If the organization that issues titles has a form, check it out to see if it must be signed before death. The blanket assignment should work, at any rate. If nothing else, a probate order would work. Finding a Lawyer
Word of Mouth. Go to your bank’s Trust Department and ask. Remember that estate planning is a specialty. Bad lawyers will take advantage of people who don’t know better to run up big legal fees. It will cost c$2,500-$3,000 to write up your trust, perhaps more or less depending on where you live. But probate is likely to cost ten times as much as that after your death.
2019 Convention Presentation
Stopping the Worst Thing by Terry Figueroa, Arabian Rescue Mission, adapted from RESCUE handout
3. Owners die with no provisions for their horses. Their family, friends and attorneys will dump them as quickly and in any manner that is presented to settle estates and unburden themselves from the daily care and expense of these once-loved family members. 4. The slaughter pipeline. With the closing of US slaughterhouses, kill buyers have created a secondary market of making money selling horses to us — those of us who care — by threatening to ship to Mexico and Canada, where there are few enforced humane regulations, including the horrendous trip to the plant. With everyone jumping on the bandwagon to save these poor, wretched souls, helped by the well-meaning donor who will lend financial aid to anyone willing to take on in, there are few homes left to help those asking. So owners sell direct to kill buyers when they come knocking and offering money per head or send them to the sales where they may make a few bucks and keep their conscience clear that the horse will find a good home. But they send them, usually, without papers so no one knows where they came from. 5. Be sure to check the references on any rescue organization that you deal with! Not all are created, or maintained, equally. What can we do to protect our horses and their heritage? Again, some simple solutions to a complex situation. These suggestions will not alleviate all rescue situations, but will afford our horses their best chance to find appropriate homes when the need arises. 1. Imagine how much easier it is to find homes for horses who are well mannered, easy to handle and broke to ride? Imagine if they were all registered, too. Our job and our families’ jobs to place our horses would be half as difficult if we just put a little effort and some basic training on our horses. Training is key to helping horses find appropriate homes.
Terry Figueroa, Facebook photo
Why are our horses winding up in situations where they need to be rescued? This question is complex, yet simple to answer.
2. Realize your limitations! Talk to your family about the “whatifs” of getting older. Utilize a Financial Power of Attorney in regard to your horses’ futures should you become incompetent or disabled. Have a Power of Attorney ready with someone who knows how valuable your horses are TO YOU.
1. As the horse market declined, most of the big breeders stopped breeding but had large herds that they could no longer care for and had no future generations to continue on in the business. As they age out, what are they to do with all those aging horses that are untrained and by now, almost wild? Luckily they are Arabians, so not so hard to reinsert into the community.
3. Make sure your horses are registered or at least that registration applications are completed and signed and each horse is easily identifiable, even to your non-horsey people. Be sure to include pulled (with roots) mane hairs in a paper envelope for all horses attached to their records, in case one of them dies before it is registered. Make sure your passwords to digital records are easily located. Have a folder per horse, with all individual health and training records, and how to identify that horse.
2. Other owners still live in the past. They suffer from dementia, or denial and a variety of other disorders, including hoarding. They look at their horses and see their five and six figure investments of the 1980s, the money spent on stud fees and upkeep, but don’t see what’s in front of them: a herd of untrained broodmares and stallions who are in decline. 34
4. Set up a will and trust, if possible, to ensure your horses are cared for after you are gone and that their future is clearly understood by all. Outline who should be humanely euthanized, who will live out their days, if that is possible, and who will be re-homed. Mention Arabian Rescue Mission, or whichever rescue you are comfortable with, so whoever is handling the herd dispersal knows who to contact for help. If you want, even supply a copy of that codicil or trust to the rescue involved so they are prepared when asked. We all die! Ensure your older horses are given a humane and peaceful end, with a plan for humane destruction, and that someone knows about the rest. Designate that person as an agent with the Arabian Horse Assocation that can sign for you, or change registrations to read or with them as co-owners before it is needed. Note that registrations between two or more people with AND joining the names requires both signatures. If you are providing for ownership after you are disabled or gone, using OR instead of AND means that your second person will not need your signature. 5. Be non-judgmental when talking to or commenting on pictures of horses needing help. People, especially older people, are afraid of repercussions, prosecution and are embarrassed by the predicament they find themselves in, if they find they need help. Most people do not choose to let their horses get in trouble, so it is up to us to be empathetic. “There, but for the grace of God…” 6. Educate your friends and families about the slaughter pipeline and kill buyers. Explain the trauma, injuries and illness their horses will be exposed to as they run the auction circuit before that final truck ride, if they are not lucky enough to be pulled by us, the bleeding hearts. It’s all about the money, so let’s change that and make it all about our horses! Let’s always remember the end to the glory days of the Arabian. Arabians have basically been a status symbol, a fair weather hobby of the rich and famous. When the tax laws changed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were massacres and a massive dumping of our breed. That’s how I and many others were able to break into this world. Since then only the strong and most passionate have survived.
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It is up to us to present our horses to the world as what they were intended to be and truly are; the diverse, sensitive, loyal, loving animal who was bred to be a family member and can do anything. Educate people. From our website http://www.arabianrescuemission.org: It is our job to teach, to petition listeners and to nurture the new generation of horse owners. We will lecture if you are willing to listen; we will testify if you are willing to be counted; and we will help if you are willing to give. As Dr. Dale Turner stated, “Some of the best lessons learned are from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future.” ~ The Arabian Rescue Mission, Inc.
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2019 Convention Presentation
Marketing Al Khamsa, Inc. by Dr. Jefferson Miller and Anika Parks
Left: Dr. Jeff Miller Right: Anika Parks Photos by Carol Maginn
Welcome to Arkansas, to Northwest Arkansas, the University of Arkansas, this is my domain, I teach here. This building and all around here is part of Dale Bumpers College Agricultural Communications and Technology. I am glad you got to come here and visit us and have your meeting here.
SWOT
Any time you start some marketing effort, communications campaign, advertising campaign, general marketing plan, it is a good idea to start with a SWOT analysis: Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats. We do not have enough time to do a SWOT analysis for your entire organization, so what I would i suggest is a micro-SWOT analysis, just to get you started and to get you engaged. So we are going to take four minutes looking at and marketing Al Khamsa.
I’m Jeff Miller and I have been teaching Ag Communications here and before that at Oklahoma State University for about 20 years. Just now, what you were discussing, especially about your publication, are things I teach in my class called Agricultural Publications. We put together a magazine for the college and I teach a course called Communicating Ag to the Public. What you talked about just now has actually popped up in my class. Now I am going to let Anika Parks, a graduate assistant, introduce herself.
[The audience called out these answers in each category. Strengths: passion, reputation, rarity, inclusion, roster, breed preservation. Weaknesses (remember each could also become an opportunity): niche market, expensive, aging supporters, small, US centric. Opportunities: global outreach to English speaking countries, future thinking, multi-lingual membership, empty nest marketing, social media. Threats: apathy, shrinking membership, aging population, shrinking horse population, genetic disease, rapidly changing culture, costs rising, rural to urban change, failing to engage present society.]
Anika Parks: Originally from Bakersfield, CA, I went to West Texas A & M University to get my Bachelor’s in Agricultural Meeting and Communication, that’s how I met Dr. Miller. I am in my first semester at University of Arkansas working on my Master’s in Agricultural Communication and Extension Education, focusing on the Extension and youth part of that. That’s my passion. I grew up in 4-H, but Ag Comm was my first love. I’m excited to be here.”
Dr. Miller: Thank you. That was exactly what we needed to do. Next a look at Engagement, Fundamentals of Communications, Media choices.
Dr. Miller: We have an activity here to get you focused. I loved what you were talking about earlier. You need to build a better marketing plan for your organization. I would also like to propose that individually each of you has something to take away from here as to marketing your farm and your horses. As a breeder you need to have a marketing plan, too.
The task ahead is to find new owners, educate those who have horses and do not know the value of these genetics to elevate the pool of owners and population of your bloodline, to promote proper genetics, and to build membership with that group. This is your take-away, Audience: understand your message, purpose and budget. To build your marketing plan, you must understand the demographic characteristics of your audience. This
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includes audience analysis segmentation, actively stereotyping (not negatively stereotyping). In marketing, you do stereotype, otherwise you are wasting your money. Demographics
Some demographics I found from 2012 (USDA) and 2015 (Pew Research) surveys: Fifty percent of horse owners are aged 4565. Ninety percent are female. The highest percentage of Arabians are found in the Southeast. There 5.9% of horse owners have Arabians. Fifty percent engage in pleasure riding, 35% in showing, (USDA figures do not agree. USDA says only 8.1% are showing.) The Silent Generation was born from 1927-1945. Women stayed home. They are print readers. For them retirement means looking for relaxation. Baby Boomers were born from 1946 to 1964, and this year relinquish their claim to being the largest US demographic group to the Millennials. Boomers buy it now, use credit, and watch TV. Technology has to be learned. Their aging will change America. For them, retirement means doing more stuff. They will live longer than the preceding generation. Generation X’ers were born between 1965 and 1980. They focus on self and experienced the print to digital revolution. They are individualists and entrepreneurial. They want it now, are often conversationally shallow, preferring videos to conversation. According to Pew Research*: “Millennials are more educated, more racially and ethnically diverse and slower to marry. But after growing up in the Great Recession, their economic picture is mixed: Young adult households are earning more than most older Americans did at the same age, but have less wealth than Boomers did at the same age, partly because they are more likely to have higher amounts of student loan debt. “Most Millennials were between the ages of 5 and 20 when the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the nation, and many were old enough to comprehend the historical significance of that moment, while most members of Gen Z have little or no memory of the event. Millennials also grew up in the shadow of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which sharpened broader views of the parties and contributed to the intense political polarization that shapes the current political environment. And most Millennials were between 12 and 27 during the 2008 election, where the force of the youth vote became part of the political conversation and helped elect the first black president. Added to that is the fact that Millennials are the most racially and ethnically diverse adult generation in the nation’s history. Yet the next generation – Generation Z – is even more diverse.” Anika Parks: Millennials schedule everything, feel academic pressure, and may be acerbic. They are connected 24 hours a day. They work to live, to go have a good time. More from Pew Research: “Although the nation’s 73 million Millennials are the largest living adult generation, the next one – Generation Z – is entering adulthood. Also known as the post-Millennials, Gen Z’ers (those born after 1996 – ages 7 to 22 for this analysis) are on track to be the best educated and most diverse generation yet. *Dimock, Michael: “Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins.” https://www.pewresearch.org/facttank/2019/01/17/where-millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins/
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Nearly half of Gen Z’ers (48%) are racial or ethnic minorities. Socially and politically, their liberal-leaning opinions on key issues are similar to those of Millennials.” Technology is their world. They have brand loyalty and are socially responsible. Media Choices
Anika Parks: Seventy-eight percent of Gen X’ers use social media; Boomers, 59%, and the Silent Generation, 28%. For Millennials it is hugely important, 99% are on Social Media. “Ninety-three percent of Millennials and Gen X’ers use their Smartphones to access the internet. It is crucial that websites be formatted for smartphones. YouTube is the most used social media with 5 billion videos watched daily. It is replacing television. FaceBook is No. 2 with 1.45 billion users daily. Even as the percentage of users decreases by age, the 28% of the Silent Generation who use FaceBook are quite active on it. FaceBook is important even to the younger generations — they still use it to stay in touch with their parents and grandparents.” Dr. Miller: The Silent Generation accesses social media on their PCs; a clear majority in the other generations use their smartphones. As a social media format becomes commercialized, the younger generations move to a new form. Snapchat is most popular now for Gen Z. Instagram is for Influencers and those with a story to tell that is illustrated with good pictures. These formats will also be replaced by something newer. WeChat is a good vehicle for international social media. Whatsapp, Tumblr, and QZone are out there among others, but there are not yet reliable stats on their reach. Twitter has become known mostly for news. Summary
After you have segmented your audience, you can choose which media reaches them. Understand your purpose and your budget. The older the audience, the higher preference for print and for TV. All media used should drive the interested person to the Al Khamsa website. When you know your demographics, you realize your website is your most valuable, most economical tool. It should be attractive, user friendly, easy to locate and informative. A survey is the most popular method for audience analysis research. Now they can be conducted economically via the internet. Do not preach to the choir. Newsletters are great for cohesiveness of the group, but outreach has to be done. Identify prospective supporters and purchase appropriate email and mail lists. [Audience-suggested targets were Arabian owners, AERC members, and Arabian sport horses. One person said that she traditionally markets to kids and empty nesters, but will add Boomers looking for stuff to do, based on this lecture.] Anika Parker: X-ers are experiential and not interested in ownership. Maybe two hour trail rides on good Arabian horses would be a way to introduce them to Al Khamsa horses. They do not want to buy cars; maybe they would buy their own horse. Dr. Miller: Take the information you learned today and put together your targeted marketing plan. Thank you very much.
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n 1975 after looking at Arabians for 5 years, there were two older Al Khamsa mares for sale in New Mexico and Sharon and I were very excited about it but we only had enough money for one. So in late September, Sharon’s brother, Mike and I made a long road trip to New Mexico to see the mares. By pedigree Sharon and I had already decided which one we preferred. When I saw both of them in person, it was a tough choice but I knew our preference was the right one. We chose the 16 year old Sirecho daughter Sirbana, out of the Ibn Fadl daughter Habbana.
I will never forget the day she arrived in early December 1975. There had been a brief thaw and the sun was warming up the cold morning leaving a faint mist of frosty fog about knee deep in the air. The horse hauler handed me the lead and I walked Sirbana up our long drive. She walked confidently like a panther, with long reaching strides while carrying her head in strength and nobility looking from side to side, sniffing the air with huge “winddrinking” nostrils, quietly making decisions about her new home. As she walked, the line of silhouette across her neck and back seemed to flow gracefully in serpentine fashion, never a straight line, always fluid. What a beautiful sight, what a striking silhouette. She quickly and confidently decided that we were good people and she made herself at home immediately. She had many almost indescribable qualities but to sum it up she was a horse that looked like those 19th century engravings of Arabians. She lived and behaved like a Bedouin horse, friendly and fearless, powerful yet gentle, a perfect mother, enduring and endearing, healthy and hearty. After 50 years of travel and seeing many horses internationally, we fully understand what Al Khamsa horses are all about: true, timeless Arabian horses of the desert, nothing less, and nothing more needed.
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Al Khamsa’s Vanishing Lines
PTF News — January 2020
by the Al Khamsa Preservation Task Force
This last quarter the Preservation Task Force had two successful re-homings of Code Red tail female mares. One of the last two remaining tail female Ferida(BLT) mares of breedable age, CSA Trilours 1999 gm arrived at her new home with Darci Brown of Molalla OR. Joan De Vour, also from Molalla, OR, and Darci co-own the code red *Mirage stallion Le Coquin 2003 gs. He is kept at Darci's place and Trilours will be bred to him. Darci and Joan will be working with Trilours before they try and breed her. The second successful re-homing is of the rare tail female line of *Hadba, from Homer Davenport’s importation in 1906, in the mare Bint Zahra Al Hadba 2015 gm. Carrie Slayton, co-chair of the Al Khamsa Preservation Task Force was able to acquire her and hopes to breed her this spring or whenever Carrie feels Bint Zahra is ready. The code red tail female Tahawi element preservation continues to march forward! Al Khamsa supporter and preservation dynamo Lisa Craig from Skrowhegan, Maine has two important brags. First is the birth of the 2019 code red colt Kismets Pinot Noir (pending) (Tammens Kismet x RC Miss Burgandy). Miss Burgandy 1998 bm is code red tail female to Bint Barakat (TAH). And the second is securing the registration of the code red stallion Royal Faaiq 2006 bs. His pedigree is not yet available on the online Roster of Al Khamsa Arabians as he was registered very recently. Especially important for Lisa's tail female code red Tahawi mares, he is also tail female to Bint Barakat (TAH). He will allow her to produce foals that have lines top and bottom to the Tahawi element. Karin Floyd has secured a breeding lease of one of the last tail male El Deree stallions, Musafir AlMubarak (El Musaffir x Amber Aziza), 2008 cs, from his breeder Sandra Cleland. Crystal Robertson and Holly Reuter are working with three of the last tail female *Haidee mares [see the articles about *Naomi, beginning on p7.] One of the mares is in foal for 2020! If you are interested in the stallion WLR Ebony Kamal (WLR Ebony Faturf x Bontina), 2007 ks, Code Red Tail Male to Zobeyni, contact preservation@alkhamsa.org to be connected to the owner.
Top, Bint Zahra Al Hadba (Aurene CF x RL Zahra Assahara) getting a muscle treatment, apologizes for a fly mask that makes her ears look a trifle large! Below left, Royal Faaiq by ZT Faa’iq (Anaza El Farid x ZT Zamdusah) out of Fazida (*Ramses Hameedo x *Fayza). *Fayza’s sire Marshall II (EAOPB) is a tail-female grandson of the Tahawi mare Folla (TAH), and her dam Sameha (EAOPB) is a tail-female granddaughter of the Tahawi mare Bint Barakat (TAH). Below right, RC Miss Burgandy and her 2019 colt, Kismets Pinot Noir (pending).
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Through Annie's Ears — The Great Adventure Episode Three: 2015 by Ellen May, with Cathy Rochon
Introduction:
2014
This is Episode Three of a story of an amazing feat: A journey that took more than six years from start to finish and covered more than twenty-five thousand miles. Ellen May started with a dream, an indomitable spirit and a curiosity about all the places she’d never seen. Her dream, first conceived somewhere around the summer of 2012, was to ride in all of the lower forty-eight states on the same horse. Her partner for this remarkable journey has been a little red chestnut Al Khamsa Arabian mare whose willingness to go places and do things is no less remarkable than Ellen’s own. “Annie” or more formally Sabiaana (Masada Sabar x Masada Adriaana) was born on Ellen’s farm in 2006 from a breeding recommended by Walter Schimanski. Ellen has done all of Annie’s training herself and they have become a team to be reckoned with. Episode One was in two installments in Vol. 30 No. 1 and No. 2. Episode Two was in Vol. 30 No. 3. More of Ellen and Annie's Journey will appear in our next issues!
December 31, 2014: “Arctic air mass.” Winter has arrived in the Ozark Mountains. I have the house next door rented, the horse trailer almost packed and a route planned on Google maps that says “Winslow, AR to Summerfield, FL”. Betty Gale Davis, Georgia Martin, Miriam Atchley and my Florida family and friends, I’m headed your way (plan B), leaving here January 7. December 31, 2014: I am feeling especially excited this evening as I plan for my next big adventure. Life on the Road ... I must like the challenge, overcoming all the ‘what ifs’ and just doing it anyway. I find it MAKES me stretch beyond my comfort level, to rely on myself, on my friends and on the kindness of strangers. And Annie, my dear sweet Annie, always ready for the next thing I ask of her. No complaints, more than happy to oblige, gracious and beautiful as always. What a horse. What a truly magnificent horse. As this year comes to a close, I am grateful for my friends, some who are long-lost connections renewed in 2014, some are new friends acquired over this past year, and some are those people I am fortunate to continue knowing year after year. It is a limited time offer this being here, and I am thankful to be here on this planet at the same time as you.
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I also have to say the box of assorted chocolates that is my family, chocked full of fruits and nuts, has also been important to me this passing year. The joy of [my niece] Lily and her burgeoning love of horses, her kind and patient big sister Abby, my sisters, nieces, nephew, cousins and all their assorted add-ons and significant relations: I am lucky to be a truffle in this mix.
January 12, 2015: Ok, friends, say a prayer or light a candle (or whatever it is you do) and send me some good vibes for a safe crossing. Annie and I have stopped for a short break before heading over the Smokey Mountains towards Asheville. It’s raining and foggy. I fully intend to be that jackass creeping along holding up traffic.
So, I say farewell and thank you to 2014. And in 2015, let’s see what kind of miracle we can manifest to bring about more peace, love and understanding. Bring it on. Happy New Year!
2015 January 8, 2015, Tennessee: Annie and I made it to just west of Nashville today. Staying with friends Jim and Doreen Jones here overnight. Annie’s got a massive pile of hay, a heated water bucket and a wind block in her paddock. I can blanket her if she needs it, although I believe nature does a pretty good job of fluffing horses up to stay warm as long as they are not exposed to wind or wet. I am finally (first time EVER) going to not sleep in my own little trailer tonight. The little heater just is not up to the task of trying to fend off this extreme bitter cold. January 9, 2015: We made it to Georgia Martin’s house. Enjoyed lunch in Nashville as I passed through town with Sharon Larkin and Teresa Murphy. Annie is snug in a nice stall tonight with horsey friends for company. I am really looking forward to spending the weekend with Georgia and Bill. January 11, 2015: Falls Creek Falls ... 258 feet of raw hydro power. Hiked in a little ways to see this, the tallest fall east of the Rockies. January 11, 2015: Today we took a scenic drive to Falls Creek Falls State Park. Stopped along the way at various local features then hiked back to the falls. Awesome!
The Biltmore Estate, Ashville, North Carolina.
January 14, 2015, North Carolina: Miriam Atchley and I have had a whole lotta catching up to do but in some ways, nothing has changed between us in the almost 40 years since we were housemates in Austin. She did remind me of some wild times we shared, including an all-nighter in downtown Manhattan at the Blue Note and beyond that I had somehow managed to forget. ;) Enjoyed touring the Biltmore Estate yesterday. Today, I ride. Annie and I rode at the Biltmore Estate today. There is an extensive trail system going for miles and miles but we rode along the French Broad River and over the mountain to Frog Pond and back. Saw ducks, turkey, deer and one very impressive buck. No other riders out today so had the place to ourselves. Afterwards I left her out to graze in a paddock while I visited the winery for a tasting. It is in the converted dairy barn much like the restaurant which is in the stable. Sampled a nice assortment of whites and reds and bought a bottle of their Reserve Chardonnay to share with my cousin Allen in Florida next week. Great day. Headed in to see downtown Asheville tonight. Tomorrow we head to South Carolina. January 15, 2015: Hanging a right and headed South today. Destination is Lakeview Plantation in South Carolina for tonight, and if all goes well, Summerfield, FL (my winter home base) on Friday. Only problem is yesterday, whilst doing pretty much nothing (mucking out the back of the trailer), my right knee (a.k.a. my “good knee”) made a loud double popping sound. Stiff as a board today. I’m gonna be hobbling around for a while I guess, when I am not driving or riding.
Falls Creek State Park.
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January 16, 2015, South Carolina: Waiting for dawn’s light to load and leave. Knee doing okay, just about twice its normal size, stiff but not painful. Stayed last night at a horse camp called “Lakeview Plantation”. A little disappointed, mostly ‘cuz there are
while I VERY seldom succumb to meds, swallowed an Aleve and saddled up anyway. Rode without stirrups which worked sort of, although my inner thighs got quite a workout.
no “stalls” as advertised, which to me means something covered, only outdoor pens. It was raining so Annie had to wear her raincoat and now she’s a little miffed (yes, she is entirely capable of expressing this emotion). Just hope she stayed warm enough and doesn’t catch a cold. No lake view either — and this place is pretty far from a plantation.
Saw an alligator in a pond who slowly sank beneath the duckweed when he saw me see him. It was a warm day and Annie, still sporting her Ozark fur, was a bit sweaty. I guess she thought a roll in the sand sounded good so down she went. I managed to leap clear on my one good knee, previously known as my bad knee and get her back up before she destroyed my saddle.
Other grievance is that I called ahead to confirm my ETA, which turned out to be right at dusk. No idea where to pull in and unload Annie so I hobbled around in the increasing dark, and drizzle with my bum knee, hollering and wolf whistling and then drove all over, with a tired Annie in the back, honking trying to find someone to tell me where the “stalls” were.
After that, I sent Angie and her other friend on and returned to camp. Gave Annie a good hosing off and had lunch ready when they got back to camp. I will NOT let my knees stop me from riding, dammit!! Gonna try again tomorrow.
Finally, I gave up, parked and started to unload and the owner/ manager showed up. They were up the road baiting deer and had seen me pass by a half hour earlier. I’m currently in their trophy room filled with dead stuffed animals (GROSS!) where there is a signal booster. Not a happy camper but today is a new day and, “God willing and the creek don’t rise”, we’ll be in Summerfield, Florida tonight. January 16, 2015, Florida: Stopped for lunch at my favorite Thai restaurant in Gainesville. I love their Thai ginger grouper. Only one more hour to go! Summerfield, Florida - 62 degrees and green, green, green. January 17, 2015: Had a great first day back in Florida. It started off following a personal record-breaking 11-hour deep sleep last night with one sweet little dream. Woke up refreshed and happy. Then after getting Annie attended to, I headed for Ocala to stock up on feed and supplies and met up with my pal Traci Dittmer, who also just got in late yesterday. She has made the move here permanent and brought her horse Apollo who I got to meet, a tall and lovely Thoroughbred.
Before the Knee!
January 22, 2015: Alafia, Tuesday. A big group rode to Alafia River and beyond. Cousin Allen, Angie and I rode back to camp after a solid ride (2+ hours) but before Allen›s butt, Annie’s back and my knees gave out.
Following that, we went to a little organic garden I discovered near here last year and stocked up on just-picked produce. Afterwards we went to the Florida Horse Park to see Mike and Traci Woodard. Sunshine and warm.
Last day to ride at Alafia and it was a good one. Knee is feeling a bit better and we rode a good long time before packing up camp.
January 18, 2015: More good things are planned for today (if grocery shopping and laundry count — which they do since I can afford to eat and have clothing to wash) Planning to return to the Florida Horse Park and then who knows after that!
Off to Alafia State Park tomorrow to see my cousin Allen, Angie Psait, Vickie Wheeler Oliva and who ever shows up to ride with us this week.
January 23, 2015: I realize I am a very fortunate person and try to remember to be grateful even during the tougher times. I gotta say, however, yesterday was a GREAT day! It began at a beautiful campground horseback riding with friends. Then we loaded up and came over to Angie’s. After Joe came home, we went to dinner at a place I happened upon last year with the best Southern-style buffet ever (Fred’s Market near Brandon). After that we went into Tampa and saw The Book of Mormon. I very seldom see big stage productions but this was one I really wanted to catch. Start to finish, a day to remember. Thanks Angie for all the good times and for your friendship.
January 21, 2015: Alafia,Monday. Cousin Allen joined us to ride for the first time in 40+ years. Took a short trail ride the evening we arrived after setting up camp. Lovely place. He and Silver, the sweet white Arabian Angie loaned me last year, did great. Welcome back in the saddle, cowboy!
January 24, 2015: Anne has gotten pretty good with peoplespeak. Last night it was starting to rain so I moved her to the barn in her old stall along the inside isle. She and the other horses threw a whinny-fit until I moved her to a stall facing the outside. I guess she wanted a room with a view.
Still planning to post photos from yesterday’s big ride but today’s ride was, um, different. Woke up with significant knee pain, and
January 26, 2015: Helmet Nazis Rejoice! We made a new convert today. Traci Dittmer and I went to pick up a load of hay
January 18, 2015: Congrats to Traci Woodard on her 4th place finish today — out of 112 entries!! To my non-Floridian horsey friends, the level of competition around here is fierce. LOTS of great horse and rider teams in every imaginable riding and driving discipline. I think Annie and I’ll just stick to pleasure riding. ;)
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and she ended up also buying a helmet (with some not-so-subtle encouragement from me). We didn’t make it out of the store without hearing a few helmet-wearing testimonials. January 28, 2015: I don’t like heights. I can’t stand riding near high speed traffic. So tomorrow Annie and I will venture across the “Land bridge” that crosses high above I-75. Assuming we live, we will stop for a picnic at a place called Shangrila. Will cover about 15 miles of the Cross Florida Greenway. Thanks for coming to hold my hand, Vicky Oliva.
With Angie Psiat along the Withlacoochee River.
The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Land Bridge.
January 29, 2015: We lived! Annie and I crossed the Land Bridge and rode to Shangrila and back for 16.7 miles according to Vickie. She snapped a few pictures of us and I, of course, got a few “between the ears”. Nice group of horses and riders came along including Deanna Long. Annie got a little amped up and silly so Vickie and I held up and rode back separately. She just felt she HAD to be out in front of the other horses. Not her usual mellow self for a while but finally settled back down. January 31, 2015: Stopped by the Florida Horse Park (just a few miles from my winter hideout) with Traci to watch a little of the Marathon Driving competition today. Horses and drivers were timed and judged moving at a face pace around a huge obstacle course. Exciting and beautiful! February 1, 2015: One of my Aunts has died. She lived up the road from my grandparents and was married to my dad’s youngest brother. She was always kind to me growing up. Cousin Allen and I will travel up to Marianna, FL on Monday to be with the family, to pay our respects and to do some LONG overdue catching up.· It’s a little different in the Florida Panhandle, the names of places, the environmental devastation ... but those fond childhood memories are very much the same in my heart. February 4, 2015: Enjoyed a super nice day riding with Angie at Colt Creek State Park. 11 miles in just over 3 hours. Leisurely walking pace with a few good canters. Great place to ride and great company too. Annie likes her horse Butters. February 7, 2015: My knee bends again! Angie suggested I try MSM and that and/or all the ice, wrapping and babying (like mounting from picnic tables) is paying off. We are going riding again today at Green Swamp West. 49
February 8, 2015: Feeling like a real “COW” girl this morning. I have often told the farmer and his helper lady to not hesitate to call me if they needed an extra hand with the cattle, especially as he is recuperating from a broken foot. This morning I got the call. A cow gave birth in the night and had gotten separated from her calf, who had run himself near to exhaustion trying to figure out how to get to momma who had wondered off into another pasture through a small gate. I pulled on my mud boots, grabbed my handy stick and headed out into the fields as quick as I possibly could. Helper lady had decided to just lay him down and restrain the calf before he hurt himself or ran himself to death. Poor little fellow. I fashioned a little halter out of the string on my stick, we got him to his feet and then slowly but steadily led him across the pasture, her pushing and me pulling. Once he was through the gate and released in with the herd, he wondered around asking the other cows “Are you my mommy?” Getting a few stern “No’s”, I decided to go find his mother and drive her back towards the confused bull calf. I am happy to report that once they got within visual range of each other, she accepted him, nursed him and the last I saw, he was trotting along beside her as they headed over the far hill. February 10, 2015: More “cowgirling” this morning. Another new baby, a little girl this time, who was very slow to get up and start moving. Buzzards were circling closer and closer. I learned they will start with the afterbirth and go on to kill the calf too. The herd left and momma eventually got her baby up with a lot of coaxing. Then she headed off in the wrong direction. Eventually I got around to the far side of the field and slowly drove them on to where they needed to go. I even sorted out another cow with a week-old calf that they had been trying to separate from the herd. I got them all in the lane where the old farmer was waiting and we gently drove both pairs over to the “nursery” pasture with a guard donkey.
February 12, 2015: Beach Ride! [See Lead Photo!] Annie was okay with it all until a ‘trifecta’ occurred. A little on edge already, she was sniffing at a Sea Foam Monster when a helicopter flew overhead AND a big wave crashed nearby. She freaked, bolted and I almost fell off. Thank goodness for the One Rein Stop!
her electrolytes and soaking her hay just in case. She is also taking a supplement called “TractGaurd”. February 16, 2015: Camp this morning at Green Swamp. It’s beautiful and it’s FREE! Looks like another great day to ride. February 17, 2015: Green Swamp West: Day 2 (Monday) What a wonderful camp out.
February 12, 2015: Guess who is an orphan? :( Got back from the beach ride just in time to help bring the little girl calf born day before yesterday into a stall. Momma died sometime today for unknown reasons. We got her to suck down a bottle of warmed milk so have our fingers crossed she will survive.
February 20, 2015: Spent most the day with a vet (Dr. Marilyn Maler) yesterday up in Alachua dealing with Annie’s persistent loin soreness issue, which worsened after 2 consecutive days of riding. I’m going to give her some rest and start her on exercises to strengthen her core and back muscles. Also planning to change up her diet and give her some supplements. Sure was fun riding, and Annie seems to like to go as much as I do, but we will follow doctor’s orders and ease off for a while.
February 13, 2015: Horses in the Sun. FEI Nations Cup Jumping. February 14, 2015: A very long and stressful but successful day. It started at 4 a.m. feeding the orphan calf. I checked on Annie and all was well. I came back out around 7 am to feed Annie and found her down with colic and unable to get up. PANIC MODE!!!! I gave her a dose of Banamine and started calling vets. For 45 anxious minutes, I feared the worst but finally the meds kicked in (about the time a vet finally got back with me) and she started feeling better. She’s fine now. Whew! Too much hay and not enough water I suspect.
February 21, 2015: Puppy Love! Traci and I visited Micheline Clawson and her litter of puppies yesterday. Rolled around and had a great time playing with them. February 23, 2015: More fun with Traci at the Florida Horse Park yesterday. It’s only a few miles away and there is always something interesting going on. Loved the Four-In-Hand Welsh Ponies the best!
Anyway, about that time the farmer and his helper lady show up to do the 8 a.m. feeding and then check on the herd. They find a cow down having trouble birthing. So out into the field we go to watch and wait and wait. He finally called the cow vet and had gone to go open the gate when she finally pushed her boy calf out.
February 24, 2015: Nobody likes a visit with the dentist but sometimes it must be done. Annie’s feeling fine now. February 26, 2015: I had a nice time today running errands and visiting lovely Sholom Park in Ocala.
We decided to see if she might accept the orphan girl and after an all day ordeal we finally got mission accomplished! Momma was not keen on the idea but baby girl was persistent and eventually helped herself to a real meal.
February 26, 2015: I’m gonna miss this place. In a week, my friend Joyce Gorsek will fly down to drive back up with me and help me haul a straight Babson Egyptian Arabian mare back to Missouri for Lisa Rettle. (I wanted an extra set of experienced horse hands along for the extra horse!) Joyce and I will spend a few days camping and riding and running around Ocala before heading north. I sure hope it starts warming up back there soon! My time down here has flown by much too quickly.
We decided to put her back in her stall for the night to give her new little “brother” more time to get enough to eat himself without competition but plan to reunite them again tomorrow morning. I am EXHAUSTED! Going to bed early since the 4 a.m. feeding is mine again in the morning. I will help with the reunion, but then I am outta here! Heading to camp and ride with Angie at Green Swamp West. Ready to be a cowgirl again, without cows.
February 27, 2015: What a way to cap the day with a visit to Micheline and her load of adorable Yorkie-poos. Thankfully the one that stole my heart last week was gone. I am not sure I could have walked away empty handed a second time.
February 15, 2015: Green Swamp West with Joe and Angie. Annie has been acting fine since the Banamine kicked in. Giving
March 1, 2015: Danced my ass off last night but woke up only to discover it is still following me around. BIG fun at the Rockabilly Ruckus at Skippers in Tampa. Great lineup of bands and room on the sandy dance floor to cut loose. Angie tried to take a few pics of my depraved and wild abandon but low light and fast action spare you the gruesome details. Sure had a good time. I am surprised I can even move today. The Hokey Pokey IS what it’s all about. March 3, 2015: Today is Annie’s birthday! She turned 9 years old. It almost slipped by me (off having big fun with Barb Clark at the beach But I was reminded when I happened to get a call from Lily to say thanks for the birthday card I had sent for her sister Abby, who turned 8 today. I spoke with both of her girls and when I told Lily that Annie and I would be home in two weeks, she made the most delightful over-the-top happy noises squealing that “Annie’s coming back, Annie’s coming back!” I took no offense that she Left, Green Swamp through Annie’s ears.
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didn’t mention me in all that. My horse friends will understand her priorities without question. Anyway, Annie spent a lovely day basking in the warm Florida sunshine and nibbling away on green grass in the company of her horse friend across the fence, Cassara. Those two have become quite attached. It will be sad to have to say good-bye soon but, if all goes well, we will be back. March 4, 2015: Yesterday was well-spent at New Smyrna Beach with long-lost friend, Barb Clark. She gave me the grand tour, first to the NSB seashore and jetty, then to a great local seafood place and then for a nice walk along Cape Canaveral beach at the end of the island. “Shore” was fun! March 5, 2015: Camping at Alafia March 7, 2015: Last big ride before we go. Mike and Traci Woodard were in the area and joined Angie, Joyce and me at Alafia. Super fun people and super nice horses. Love the trails here. Joyce and I will take a short ride again this morning before breaking camp and then we have a big weekend planned before heading March 9, 2015: Last blast in Florida yesterday showing Joyce as much as we could see around Ocala. First stop was Florida Horse Park for a Dressage show, then on to breakfast at my favorite cheap Mexican place. After that we went to see Mike and Traci Woodard at Lynn Palm’s farm during an Obstacle challenge. Then shopping, shopping, shopping and more shopping. (I bought Lightning [Lily’s pony] a new bit. Won’t even mention what all Joyce bought). Afterwards we met up with Traci and went out to HITS to see some jumping where we hung around watching some precious kids and their perfect ponies. Finished the day with dinner at the Horse and Hound in Ocala. What a lovely way to say farewell to some of my friends here and to this horse-crazy area. March 10, 2015: New boots! Stopped in Lake City, FL on the way to see Beverly Gibbs in GA yesterday and took advantage at a boot outlet store of their “buy 1 pair get 2 pair free” deal. Ariat in a “Wenglish” (Western/English hybrid) style. Suits me and the price was right. Spent a lovely night at Jim and Bev’s with Annie stalled in back across from her horse Chief. Unfortunately we are now waylaid in Dublin, Georgia, getting two new tires on the trailer. Joyce and I kicked some tire-changing ass earlier this morning. Heading to see Carolyn Jacobson as soon as we can get our show back on the road. These boots were made for walkin’. And riding. March 12, 2015: Stayed in Alpharetta GA Tuesday night and picked up a Babson mare at Carolyn’s GORGEOUS barn [see page 5]. Both Annie and Mahida are traveling well. Joyce is being a great help. March 12, 2015: Dinner at the Bell Buckle Cafe in Tennessee. Thanks for the hospitality, mud and all, Georgia Martin On to Missouri today. March 13, 2015: Crossed the mighty Mississippi yesterday afternoon. Now at Lisa Rettke’s barn on foal watch. Mare is close to popping so hope to be home Monday. March 14, 2015: Mud in Missouri...and this is a hill top, not down in a valley. Waiting for a mare to foal before heading home. Let’s hope the sunshine and baby both get here soon! 51
Mahida and Annie at Lisa Rettke’s in southwest Missouri.
Foal watch begins in earnest tonight. DJ started showing a number of signs today that birthing is eminent. My guess is it will be tomorrow night/Monday morning but Lisa says that she is one to progress quickly from this point. Stall and supplies are readied. Annie can make even a dreary, muddy day brighter. After two days confined to a stall and many days prior to that in a trailer, I decided to turn her out with her new friend, Mahida when it finally stopped raining. They traveled well together from Carolyn’s in GA to Lisa’s in MO. Although it was slippery footing, both mares enjoyed a frolic but showed great sense and nimbleness in the slick muck. They did each enjoy a good roll in the mud however. March 15, 2015: Annie has a new best friend. She and Mahida get along exceedingly well, even happily sharing a bag of hay this afternoon. I will be sad to separate them but we both have family and friends waiting for us back home in Arkansas. March 16, 2015: I am back in Arkansas! Lisa and Dave will be home for the next few days to keep an eye on the very pregnant mare. I needed to get on home for a lot of reasons including picking up my other horse, chickens and my dog. March 16, 2015: We are HOME! Picked Lightning back up as we went through town and then went back and forth to fetch the other 2 pairs between getting electric and water turned back on. All went without incident until the final haul with Jewel and Aaseff when, on a tight turn, one of the wheels on my trailer ended up hanging midair across a deep ditch. Fortunately Marsha got to the scene quickly to help me unload horses from the dangerously leaning trailer. I called US Rider but a crew of local MacGyver’s managed to get the trailer jacked up and pulled out. Bless all those handy helpful roadside angels. I am ready for some Irish cream and a long hot bath!
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Encor NDA, #669221, 2015 grey stallion. Vorrtex x Enchante CF. Kuhaylan Haifi Plus Krush. This correct and handsome four-year-old stallion is currently doing beautifully in training under saddle, and will be at stud soon. Congratulations to his new owner, Tawsha Hooper, 928-2082251 on his acquisition. Look for him doing exciting things in the future with Tawsha and her family.
Thank you to Kathy Busch for making both the horse and the sale possible.
Vorrtex, #579875, 2000 bay stallion, Wotan x Pretty Special CF, Kuhaylan Haifi plus Krush, fertility normal at almost 20! SCIDS, LFS, CA, OOAM clear. Shipped cooled semen available domestically. Contact owner Chris Cooper if interested in breeding, CTheMeadow@gmail.com or 434-414-6355. Stud fee waived for Al Khamsa and CMK mares and otherwise at the stallion owner’s whim. See his beautiful son, Encor NDA, left!
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I like to say Ann and I each took one of the standard 1960s entry paths into Arabian horses: My parents gave me a yearling gelding in 1963 (he was what we’d later call a CMK horse, too), and the Trommershausens bred a string of classy half-Arabs by the Remount sire Lutaf. Both families first sent out a purebred mare for breeding in 1970; both matings were unsuccessful for one reason or another, but I still see 2020 marking the 50th anniversary of the breeding programs that came together ten years later in California to establish the New Albion Stud. It’s been a long road and I’m grateful for a lot of memories and helpers along the way. I won’t start to reminisce because even though I’d never get to the end I’d also be sure inadvertently to leave out some names. We bred good solid using horses with Arabian character, and they did us proud particularly in the endurance and sport horse disciplines, and are now breeding on in other hands.
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Al Khamsa History
Ancestral Elements Series: Davenport
Al Khamsa’s ‘language’ about pedigrees can seem complicated at first, but it is actually meant to be a simplification of the process of understanding the total pedigree of an Arabian horse. You need to learn two terms: Foundation Horses and Ancestral Elements. These terms are explained briefly here, but for detailed information, please see the research work, Al Khamsa Arabians III (2008). A Foundation Horse is what it sounds like: when you go back as far as you can in a pedigree, you stop with either a Bedouin tribe or with a recognized source that is believed to have stock only from the Bedouin tribes. Ancestral Elements are the Building Blocks of Al Khamsa Pedigrees An Ancestral Element refers to the country, stud farm, person or group who imported or was primarily associated with the Foundation Horses concerned. Four Foundation Horses were acquired individually and are designated by their own names. Simple parenthetical codes follow the names of Foundation horses, which help identify the Ancestral Element blocks to which they belong. Khamsat V29N1 began this series, AYERZA; V29N2: BISTANY; V29N3: BORDEN; V29N4: COBB; V30N1: BLUNT; V30N2: CRANE; V30.3: DWARKA. Terminology: a hujjah (hujaj, plural) is a signed and sealed document of evidence/testimony about a thing. In Al Khamsa terms, this means a testimony about the provenance of an Arabian horse. When such a document survives, it is the most important information about an Arabian horse.
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DAVENPORT
Homer Davenport, an American political cartoonist, established his Desert Arabian Stud in 1898 with horses of the Hamidie importation which he had first seen at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. In 1906, with the aid of President Theodore Roosevelt, he obtained a special permit (Iradé—see under AYERZA, p129) from the Ottoman government to obtain desert horses for importation to the United States. Davenport imported a total of twenty-seven Arabian horses, of which twenty-four were eventually registered. He was assisted in his selections by Ahmad al-Hafiz (“Akmet Haffez”), who served as diplomatic representative of the Bedouin tribes to the government in Aleppo. Davenport’s financial partner in the importation was Peter B. Bradley, whose Hingham Stock Farm continued the breeding program after Davenport’s death in 1912. Davenport also imported horses from the Crabbet Arabian Stud and the Hon. George Savile in England. The term DAVENPORT applies only to those horses registered as imported from the desert by Davenport in 1906. • *Abbeian c1890s grey stallion • *Euphrates 1905 chestnut stallion • *Haleb 1901 brown stallion
• *Muson 1899 grey stallion
• *Abeyah 1896 bay mare
• *Farha 1900 grey mare
• *Hamrah 1904 bay stallion
• *Reshan 1896 grey mare
• *Azra 1903 grey stallion
• *Gomusa 1904 bay stallion
• *Houran 1904 bay stallion
• *Urfah 1898 bay mare
• *Deyr 1904 chestnut stallion
• *Hadba 1900 bay mare
• *Jedah 1902 brown mare
• *Wadduda 1899 chestnut mare
• *El Bulad 1903 grey stallion
• *Haffia 1906 chestnut mare
• *Kusof 1904 bay stallion
• *Werdi 1901 chestnut mare
In progeny lists, italics are used for horses not in Al Khamsa pedigrees. Only eligible-to-be Al Khamsa horses are shown in the progeny lists.
Unreferenced page numbers refer to Al Khamsa Arabians III.
All hujaj in this article have been replaced with more recent translations done by Edouard Al Dahdah in 2017 and published in Davenport’s Quest of the Arabian Horse. There are standard religious texts at the beginning of hujaj, and these have been removed for space reasons.
*ABBEIAN 111 1889 grey ‘Ubayyan Dahra stallion imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. NOTES: The above information (except for the importer) is from Vol. I (1913) of the Arabian Horse Club stud books. Vols. II and III spell the strain incorrectly as “Abeyan Dahwah,” and Vol. IV as “Abeyan Dahwak.” Vol. III assigns the origin of *Abbeian to the Davenport importation of 1906. Entry #31 for *Abbeian in Raswan Index shows the same information as Vols. II and III with “Dahwat” as the substrain and adds a family of al-Nimr. 54
The initial stud book entry for *Abbeian 111 in Vol. I (1913) of the AHC stud book is similar to a horse described in the Tattersall’s 1894 sale catalog of Hamidie Society horses as “Abbeian.” The Vol. I source for *Abbeian 111 is given as “bred by Arabian Tribe in the Desert” with no indication of importer. However, every desert-bred horse in Vol. I is shown with some variation of “bred by Arabian Tribe in the Desert” and of the 38 imported horses listed in that volume, only one is shown with its importer. In Vol. III of the AHC stud book, the registration is supplemented to read “Imp. 1906 by Homer Davenport.” There is published discussion about *Abbeian’s registration [Craver & Craver, 1990, Rabia, Dirks & Dirks, 1992, and in Davenport, 1992, p87]. The Davenport importation of 1906 is known to have consisted of 27 horses. Because of eliminating factors, the only one of the group which could have been registered as *Abbeian 111 was a grey stallion foaled c1900. This horse was presented by Ahmad al-Hafiz [transliterated by Davenport as Akmet Haffez] to Jack Thompson, one of Davenport’s associates on the desert trip of 1906. Photographs of Thompson’s horse taken during the trip have points of similarity as to head, neck, color, markings and rear leg structure and stance to photographs taken some years later at the Hingham Stock Farm of an old horse identified as *Abbeian 111. [Note: Offspring listed in italics no longer have Al Khamsa-eligible descendants.] Sire of 6 foals: Damar 1911 bs out of Zitra Abbess 1911 gm out of *Farha Sheria 1911 gm out of *Urfah
Ashmar 1915 cs out of Satwan Kassab 1915 gm out of Amran Jadaan 1916 gs out of Amran
*ABEYAH 39 1896 bay ‘Ubayyah Sharrakiyah mare of Mit’ab al-Hadb of the al-Thabit section of the Shammar tribe, imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. NOTES: The above information (except for the birthdate and importation data) is from a translation of *Abeyah’s hujjah, signed by Shaykh Faris Al Jarba, who was noted in the Blunts’ books as Wilfrid Blunt’s blood brother. The information is consistent with the translation published in Davenport’s book My Quest of the Arabian Horse in 1909. *Abeyah’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book adds a birthdate of 1896, a sire’s strain of ‘Ubayyan Sharrak and Shammar tribal affiliation for her breeder. The Davenport 1909 catalog agrees, except the birthdate is shown as 1898. Entry #74 for *Abeyah in the Raswan Index shows the same information as the stud book entry with the following elaborations: *Abeyah is shown as bred by Ibn Jilad of Al Wadnan of the Sinjara section of the Shammar tribe by an Abayyan Sharrak of Ibn Rakhis of the Sinjara out of an Abayyah Sharrakiah of Mudaybh Al Hadib of the Tuman section of the Shammar tribe. This entry adds that *Abeyah was later owned by Ibn Zu’ayr of the ‘Amarat tribe, who lost her to Mudaybh Al Hadib, original owner of the strain. Dam of 5 foals: *Haffia 1906 cm [See her entry] Maleik 1908 bs by *Haleb Hejas *Moharra 1907 cs 1911 cm by *Deyr by a Saqlawi Jidran Fahreddin 1913 cm by *Abu Zeyd *Abeyah hujjah I, ô Faris al-Jarba, witness that the bay mare, which on her face has a blaze and on her two hind legs has stockings, she has two stockings on her hind legs, that she is ‘Ubayyah Sharrakiyah from the breed of Mit’ab al-Hadb, [that] she is to be mated in the dark night, [that] she is purer than milk and we only witness to what we know and do not keep [information] about the unknown. Faris al-Jarba bore witness to this [seal] I testify by God that the witness referred to, Faris Pasha from the tribe of Shammar, is just and that his testimony is acceptable. Ahmad al-Hafez [seal] Notes: *Abeyah is the second desert-bred mare to carry the surviving seal of Faris al-Jarba, who died in 1904. The first one was the Blunt mare Meshura. The al-Hadb [singular al-Ahdab] are a family of shaykhs-warriors of the al-Thabit section of the Shammar tribe closely allied with the Jarba, leading house of the Shammar and famous for breeding war horses. Warriors from the Hadb clan often raised and trained the young sons of Jarba Shammar shaykhs in the arts of warfare. From the 1930s onwards, the Hadb clan maintained a line of Saqlawi Jadran which they had acquired from Dari al-Mahmoud, the leader of the Zawba’ Shammar, and before that, they seem to have kept a line of ‘Ubayyan Sharrak. A six year old mare from the same bay color, same ‘Ubayyan Sharrak strain and same al-Hadb breeders was seen by Dr. Ahmed Mabrouk of Egypt’s Royal Agricultural Society, during his visit to the stud farm of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense in Ta’if in 1936. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017
Above, *Abbeian. Below, *Abeyah.
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AN EXISTING AL KHAMSA SIRE LINE
*AZRA 32
*DEYR 33
1903 grey Saqlawi Ubayri stallion bred by the al-Makathirah section of the Fid’an, purchased from Ali al-Rashid, Shaykh of the Bu Khamis and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport.
1904 chestnut ‘Ubayyan Sharrak stallion bred by the ‘Anazah, imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. By a Kuhaylan Ajuz out of an ‘Ubayyah Sharrakiyah. NOTES: The above information is from *Deyr’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book. The Davenport 1909 catalog adds that *Deyr was bred by Ibn al-Rashid of Deyr.
By a Kuhaylan Kurush out of a Saqlawiyah Ubayriyah of the marbat of Muharib al-Kharraz of al-Makathirah section of the Fid’an tribe.
Raswan Index entry #2000 shows the same information as the Davenport catalog, with the following elaborations: by a Kuhaylan Ajuz of Ibn Tamri of the Saba’ah ‘Anazah out of an ‘Ubayyah Sharrakiyah of Ibn Ajlan of the al-Hanatish of the Fid’an ‘Anazah. *Deyr’s hujjah is not known to have been preserved. It appears that some information (names of those sealing the document) from the hujjah of *Simri—a Hamdani Simri stallion imported by Davenport from the Ruwalah, later gelded and never registered— was used in preparing the registration entry of *Deyr.
NOTES: The above information (except for the importation data) is from a translation of *Azra’s hujjah, at right. The information is consistent with that in *Azra’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book, which adds the breeder, and with the Davenport 1909 catalog, which says that *Azra’s sire was of the family of “Maharib el Hazziz of the Muqathra,” that *Azra’s breeder was “Mesoud el Kashish,” and that *Azra was purchased from Shaykh Ali of the “Abagonese.” In Davenport’s book My Quest of the Arabian Horse, describing the purchase of *Azra, Davenport writes that *Azra was bred by Shaykh Ali of the “Abu Gomese” and that his sire was an Abayyan Sharrak. The strain information about the sire in Davenport’s book disagrees with what is given in *Azra’s hujjah, the AHC stud book, and the Davenport 1909 catalog.
Sire of 18 foals: Domoude 1920 cs out of Domow Strein 1910 cs out of Freda Satwan 1911 cm out of *Haffia Dehaff 1920 cm out of *Haffia Hejas 1911 cm out of *Abeyah Sur 1921 cs out of Sankirah Saba 1921 cm out of *Haffia Sana 1911 bm out of Freda Harara 1912 cs out of *Haffia Tabab 1921 bs out of Domow Amran 1912 cm out of *Wadduda Mokha 1922 gm out of Dahura Hanad 1922 cs out of Sankirah Deykil 1917 cg out of Killah Tehama 1922 cm out of *Haffia Buseyr 1918 bs out of Freda Deyrak 1925 cs out of Arak Arade 1920 cs out of Arak
Entry #1061 for *Azra in the Raswan Index shows the same information as the stud book and the Davenport 1909 catalog with the following elaborations: *Azra is shown as sired by a Kuhaylan Kurush of “Muharib Ibn Hazza Al-Bughayz of the Muqathra” section of the Fid’an tribe out of a Saqlawiyah Ubayriyah of “Ibn Bughayz of the Muqathra and bred by Mesoud El Qayshish of the Muqathra.” Sire of 6 foals Ahamed 1925 gs out of Domow Joon 1921 gs out of Dahura Hegra 1922 brm out of Domow Abu-Selim 1926 bs out of Domow Ah Ben 1924 gs out of Dahura Zenee 1928 bm out of Domow *Azra hujjah In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate [etc.], After this, I do know that the grey horse, which is three years of age nearing four, he is Saqlawi ‘Ubayri, and his sire is Kuhaylan Kurush, and the origin of the breed of these horses is with Muharib al-Kharraz from the tribe of al-Makathirah from the section of al-Khrisah which are attached to the Sheykh Muzwid al-Ku’ayshish, [he is] free from all defects, and we witness to what we know and do not keep [information] about the unknown. 15 August 1906 / 25 Jumada al-Akhar 1324 The Shaykh of the Bu Khamis ‘Ali al-Raashid [seal] Concerning Ali al-Rashid [he is] just and his testimony is acceptable The head of the Arabs of ‘Anazah Hakim Beg Ibn Mhayd [seal] The testimony of the above-mentioned is acceptable Ahmad al-Hafiz [seal] Notes: The al-Ku’ayshish were the Shaykhs of the Khrisah, one of two sections of the Fid’an tribe, and as such were seen as rivals of the Mhayds. They are superior warriors and horse breeders, and the Khrisah section was very well endowed in Asil Arabians in general. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017
Above, *Azra. Below, *Deyr.
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*EL BULAD 29
*El Bulad hujjah
1903 grey Jilfan Sattam al-Bulad stallion of Musa Ibn Hasan Agha (a signatory to the hujjah) and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport.
Concerning the dark grey colt which is three years old the day of this [letter], Mr. Davenport bought him from Ibn Musa Ibn Hasan Agha from the people of Ayran which is attached to the district of Birejik, the dam of the colt referred to is Jilfa Sattam al-Bulad, [she is] to be mated, and his sire is Kuhaylan Ajuz, [he is] protected, his strain was not hit [by the introduction of impure blood]
By a Kuhaylan ‘Ajuz out of a Jilfah Sattam al-Bulad. NOTES: This information is from a translation of *El Bulad’s Arabic hujjah. The information is consistent with *El Bulad’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book and the Davenport 1909 catalog. Sire of 15 foals: Dahura 1909 gm out of Nanshan Buzlad 1910 cs out of Zitra Nejded 1912 gm out of *Reshan Fartak 1913 gs out of *Farha Hartebah 1913 gm out of *Haffia Medinah 1922 gm out of Sultana Rustam 1922 c/gs out of Rhua Aloha 1923 gm out of Nanda
Ben Hur 1923 gs out of Rhua Murat 1923 cs out of Gamelia Moslem 1923 cs out of Sultana Abba 1923 gm out of Dawn Bedouin 1924 brs out of Dawn Sharazad 1925 bm out of Gamelia Humai 1925 cm out of Sultana
witness Musa Ibn Hasan Agha [seal] witnesses Bu Khamis Shaykh ‘Ali al-Husayn al-Raashid [seal], Muhammad Beg [very legible letters but not Arabic, most likely in Kurdish language or Turkmen] [no seal] [On back side] [the] Witnesses referred to, his testimony is acceptable [at least three, maybe up to five words in Kurdish or Turkmen follow, certainly not Arabic] [seal of Ahmad al-Hafiz] Notes: Musa Ibn Hasan Agha is a Kurd or a Turkmen, not an Arab. Turkmen and Kurds often owned desert Arabian horses, which they took in raids or simply bought from neighboring Arab tribes. The Blunts, for example, bought Kars from a Turkish militia soldier. Of course, it is more difficult to verify the origin of these horses once they are in the hands of their new owners. Note the absence of a mention to God and of religious texts. This looks more like a sales receipt than a hujjah. Birejik on the Euphrates, now in Turkey, formerly in the Ottoman vilayet of Aleppo, is an area that was heavily populated by Kurds and Turkmen. Some Arabs lived around there too, mainly from the tribe of al-Jays. Aleppo was the seat of a vilayet, and Birejik was the seat of a qadaa, or district, in the vilayet of Aleppo. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017
*EUPHRATES 36 1905 chestnut Saqlawi al ‘Abd stallion of the marbat of Dhidan al-’Awaji of the Wuld Sulayman tribe, of the strain of the ‘Abdah section of the Shammar tribe, and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. By a Hamdani Simri out of *Urfah 40.
NOTES: The above information (except for the sire) is from a translation of *Urfah’s hujjah [see under *Urfah, p219]. Other sources have mistakenly shown *Euphrates, *Hamrah and *Urfah as Saqlawi Jidran. *Euphrates’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book adds the sire information and incorrectly spells the breeder “Ibn Badan el Awagi.” Davenport’s 1909 catalog refers to *Euphrates as of the strain of “Ibn Zedan al-Awaji.” A note by Davenport on the back of *Farha’s export document indicates that *Euphrates, *Haffia and *Hamrah were by the same stallion, a chestnut Hamdani Simri. According to entry #2475 in the Raswan Index, *Euphrates’ sire was a Hamdani Simri of Ibn Subay’i of the Saba’ah tribe. [See also *Haffia, p169 and *Hamrah, p174.] Sire of 4 foals: Jerrede 1910 bs out of *Nejdme Sabot 1913 cm out of Sira Abeleyd 1913 cs out of *Shibine Euphrateson 1915 cs out of Sira
Left, *El Bulad. Above, *Euphrates.
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on *Farha’s hujjah, Nasir Agha Zadah, was the inlaw of Ahmad alHafez. The daughter of Ahmad al-Hafez’s son Ali married the son of Nasir Agha. The Nasir Aghas were wealthy family in Aleppo, known for their generosity and for being devout, compassionate Muslims. They owned a mill and bakery solely dedicated to producing bread for distribution to the poor and orphans of the city. ~ Edouard AlDahdah, 2017
*FARHA 42 1900 grey Ma’naqiyah Hudrujiyah mare of the marbat of Ibn Sbayyil (or Ma’naqiyah Sbailiyah) imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. By a Ma’naqi Sbaili and out of a Ma’naqiyah Sbailiyah. NOTES: The above information (except for the birthdate) is from a translation of *Farha’s hujjah [shown]. *Farha’s entry in the 1909 stud book of the Arabian Horse Club furnishes the birthdate and is otherwise consistent with this translation. The Davenport 1909 catalog indicates that *Farha was of the strain of Ibn Aga Zidadh of the Qumusah section of the Saba’ah tribe. The translation appears to say that “Ibn Aga Zidadh” was actually a title for a person of note in Aleppo or its surroundings. [See hujjah note, above.]
*GOMUSA 31 Brown stallion bred by the Qumusah section of the Saba’ah tribe and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. NOTES: The above information is from the 1909 stud book of the Arabian Horse Club, which gives *Gomusa as a 1903 Kuhaylan Haifi by a Saqlawi Jidran. Later issues of the stud book change the color to chestnut. The stud book entries seem to be incorrect in that they apparently include some information from the hujjah of “Pasha”—a three-year-old bay son of *Reshan that died before the Davenport party left the Middle East.
Entry #2590 in the Raswan Index says that *Farha’s sire was a Ma’naqi Sbaili of Ibn Tamran of the ‘Amarat tribe. Dam of 5 foals: Gomfar 1909 cs by *Gomusa Abbess 1911 gm by *Abbeian Fartak 1913 gs by *El Bulad
*Gomusa’s hujjah is not known to have been preserved. According to Davenport in My Quest of the Arabian Horse and in his 1909 catalog, *Gomusa was a 1904 bay Ma’naqi Hudruji stallion of the marbat of Ibn Sbayyil (or Ma’naqi Sbaili), by a Saqlawi Jidran out of a Ma’naqiyah Sbailiyah, bred by the Qumusah section of the Sab’ah tribe and presented by them to Hikmat Bey, son of the Governor of Aleppo, who in turn presented *Gomusa to Davenport.
Kokhle 1918 gm by *Hamrah Sotamm 1919 brm by *Hamrah
*Farha hujjah In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate [etc.]
Sire of 5 foals: Palmyra 1908 gm out of *Reshan Killah 1911 bm out of *Hadba Saaida 1908 brm out of *Hadba Loheia 1912 bm out of *Hadba Gomfar 1909 cs out of *Farha
After [this], we say that the grey mare is Ma’naqiyah Sbayliyah, she is to be mated [based] on the good fortune of her people, and her sire is also Ma’naqi Sbayli So we witness and God is the best of witnesses 28 Jumada the Other 1324 From the tribe of al-Fardun bore witness to this [letter] [{illegible} seal] — The Sheykh of the tribe of al-Ghanatisah bore witness to this [letter] [“Husayn ibn (illegible)” seal] — The Sheykh of the tribe of al-Bakkarah bore witness to this [“Husayn (illegible)” seal] — The Sheykh of the tribe of al-Amarat bore witness to this [“Mustapha ibn Yusuf ” seal] From Aleppo Nasir Zadah bore witness to this [“illegible” seal] — From Aleppo Hafez Zadah bore witness to this [“(illegible) Hafiz {illegible}” seal] — From Aleppo Nasir Agha Zadah [“Muhammad Nasir” seal] I swear by God that the witnesses referred to are just and that their testimony is acceptable Ahmad al-Hafez [seal] Notes: Virtually all the small sheep breeding tribes around Aleppo are represented in this hujjah, which is remarkable. The Fardun are one of the larger sheep-breeding tribes around Aleppo. The Ghanatisah are a branch of the Hadideen tribe in the vicinity of Aleppo. The Bakkarah mentioned here are not the Bakkarah of the rivers of the Euphrates and its tributaries, but a smaller tribe around Aleppo. The ‘Amarat mentioned in this certificate are not the great Amarat tribe of the Anazah confederation but a much smaller tribe. As to the witnesses from Aleppo, Zadah is a Persian title that means “sir”. The person may or may not have been of Persian origin. According to veteran Aleppine horse breeder Radwan Shabareq, one of the signatories
Above, *Farha. Below, *Gomusa.
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*HADBA 43
*Hadba hujjah
1900 bay Hadbah mare of the Shammar, obtained by the ‘Anazah and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport.
We, who put our names and seals below, [based on] our good fortune, say that the bay mare whose stocking is on her hind leg and on whose face is a star, that her dam is Hadbah to be mated and her sire is Shuwayman Sabbah; and [as to] her filly her sire is Ma’naqi Sbayli / and the mare, ‘Abd al-Salam Azraq took her from Hajj Ismail the Shaykh of Sfirah and Hajj Ismail took her from ‘Ajil Ibn Zaydan the Shaykh of Shammar, and for the sake of clarity, we have put our names and seals [below].
By a Shuwayman Sabbah out of a Hadbah Inzihiyah. NOTES: The above information (except for the birthdate and substrain) is from a translation [next page] of *Hadba’s hujjah [see next page]. The information is consistent with *Hadba’s entry in the 1909 stud book of the Arabian Horse Club, which adds the birthdate and substrain. The 1909 Davenport catalog shows the same information as the stud book entry, but gives a birthdate of 1899 and indicates that *Hadba was of the strain of “Akmut Serag” (Ahmad Sarraj, a signatory to her hujjah). Entry #3166 in the Raswan Index shows *Hadba as by a Shuwayman Sabbah of Ibn Sa’dun of the Muntafiq and out of a Hadbah Inzihiyah of Ibn Hazim of the Sinjara section of the Shammar and bred by Ibn Hazim. This entry further has Ibn Hazim giving *Hadba to Bedan (or Zedan) Al-’Awaji of the Wuld Sulayman. [See *Urfah, p219, for more about Dhidan al-’Awaji.]
signed ‘Abd al-Salam Azraq [seal] from the people of Sfirah Ahmad al-Muhammad [seal], Mustafa al-Bdaiwi [seal]. Hajj Ahmad al-’Abd Allah from the tribe of al-Fardun [seal], Ahmad Sarraj [seal] I swear by God [that] the witnesses referred to are just and [that] their testimony is acceptable Ahmad al-Hafez [seal] Note 1: Sfirah is a town southeast of Aleppo, on the fringes of the desert, with a large Circassian population. Hajj is a title for whoever has made the Mecca pilgrimage.
Dam of 6 foals: Seger 1909 brm by *Kusof *Enzahi 1906 brm by *Haleb [*]Meleky 1907 bm by *Haleb Killah 1911 bm by *Gomusa Loheia 1912 bm by *Gomusa Saaida 1908 bm by *Gomusa
Note 2: Shammar tribal lore preserves the story of the original owner ‘Ajil ibn Zaydan al-Jarba. Upon being surrounded with a group of his warriors by a detachment of irregular Ottoman cavalry, he preferred to surrender rather than risk the lives of his comrades. He was found guilty of rebellion against the Ottomans and executed. *Hadba would have been one of his mares, and would have been confiscated by his attackers, some of whom may have been Circassians from Sfirah.
*HAFFIA 45 1906 chestnut ‘Ubayyah Sharrakiyah mare bred by the Shammar and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. By a Hamdani Simri out of *Abeyah AHA #39. NOTES: The above information is from *Haffia’s entry in the 1909 stud book of the Arabian Horse Club. Later issues of the stud book give her dam simply as an ‘Ubayyah Sharrakiyah. The Davenport 1909 catalog says that *Abeyah had been captured in war from the Shammar by the ‘Anazah. A note by Davenport on the back of *Farha’s hujjah indicates that *Haffia, *Hamrah and *Euphrates were by the same stallion, a chestnut Hamdani Simri. According to Raswan Index entry #3235, *Haffia was out of an Abayyah Sharrakiyah of Mudaybh al-Hadib of the Tuman section of the Shammar and bred by Ibn Ardan of the Sinjara section of the Shammar and by a Hamdani Simri of Ibn Jibrin of the ‘Abdah section of the Shammar tribe. This is a different Hamdani Simri than Raswan shows as the sire of *Hamrah and *Euphrates, in disagreement with Davenport. [See also the entries for *Abeyah, p142–3, *Euphrates, p161, and *Hamrah, p174.] Dam of 9 foals: Satwan 1911 cm by *Deyr Harara 1912 cs by *Deyr Hartebah 1913 gm by *El Bulad Samit 1914 cm by *Kusof Jassin 1916 cm by *Hamrah
written by Muhammad Nur [fingerprint]
Arak 1917 bm by *Hamrah Dehaff 1920 cm by *Deyr Saba 1921 cm by *Deyr Tehama 1922 cm by *Deyr
Right above, *Hadba. Right below: *Haffia.
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Note 3: The strain of *Hadba, Hadban Enzahi and that of her sire, Shuwayman Sabbah, are the two hallmark strains of the Jarba leaders of the Shammar. Both strains are kept by the Jarba to this day. Both were famed in Northern Arabia for their stamina, endurance and speed. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017
The Kaimakam [governor] of the Arabs of ‘Anazah Hakim Beg Ibn Mhayd [seal] Notes: This is the quintessential hujjah. Additional note, from the Arabic added [by Hakim Beg Ibn Mhayd] to Davenport’s copy of Gleanings from the Desert of Arabia, see pp. 174–7: “There is no better and more authentic strain to be found among the Arabs [Bedouins] than that of the Ma’naqi Sbayli which Mr. Davenport purchased. The Ma’naqi is from the Arab [Bedouins] of Gomussah, from the tribe of the Sba’ah ‘Anazah, and he is from the best strain in their possession; the name of his owner is al-Sbayli.” Bedouin coat color terminology does not necessarily correlate with our modern genetically based usage. For a different description of a dark coat color without a visible points pattern see *Jedah 44. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017
*HALEB 25 1901 “red” Ma’naqi Hudruji of Ibn Sbayyil of the Saba’ah (or Ma’naqi Sbaili) stallion imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. By a Shuwayman Sabbah out of a Ma’naqiyah Sbailiyah. NOTES: The above information is from a translation of *Haleb’s hujjah. This information is consistent with a translation of *Haleb’s pedigree published by Davenport [1909] and *Haleb’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book, showing *Haleb as brown and as bred by the Qumusah section of the Saba’ah tribe. The Davenport 1909 catalog says that *Haleb was “of the strain of Ali Rashid” and was bred by the Qumusah Saba’ah, who presented him to Nazim Pasha, Governor of Aleppo. *Haleb was then presented to Davenport by Nazim Pasha.
*HAMRAH 28 1904 bay Saqlawi al ‘Abd stallion of the marbat of Dhidan al-’Awaji of the Wuld Sulayman tribe, of the strain of the ‘Abdah section of the Shammar tribe, and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport.
The marbat mentioned in the Davenport catalog is problematic, according to Edouard al-Dahdah (2006). “Ali al-Rashid is the Shaykh of the Bu-Khamis, who by 1906 were about to be assimilated by the Fid’an of Hakim Ibn Mhayd. How can he bred by the Qumusah Saba’ah and at the same time be from the strain of a satellite tribe of Fid’an? The Qumusah is the tribe from which Man’aqi Sbaili originated, so I would give more credence to that part of the account than to the Ali Rashid part.”
By a Hamdani Simri out of *Urfah 40. NOTES: The above information (except for the sire) is from a translation of *Urfah’s hujjah [See under *Urfah, p219.] Other sources have incorrectly shown *Hamrah, *Euphrates and their dam, *Urfah, as Saqlawi Jidran. [See under *Urfah, this article.] *Hamrah’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book adds the sire information and mistakenly spells the breeder “Ibn Badan el Awagi.” Davenport’s 1909 catalog refers to *Hamrah as of the strain of “Ibn Zedan” al-’Awaji. A note by Davenport on the back of *Farha’s export document indicates that *Euphrates, *Haffia and *Hamrah were by the same stallion, a chestnut Hamdani Simri. According to *Hamrah’s entry #3464 in the Raswan Index, the breeder was Ibn Badan al-’Awaji of the Wuld Sulayman. This entry also shows *Hamrah’s sire as a Hamdani Simri of Ibn Subay’i of the Saba’ah. [See also under *Euphrates p161 and *Haffia, p169.]
Entry #3333 in the Raswan Index shows *Haleb as by a Shuwayman Sabbah of Ibn Amiri of al-’Arafah of the ‘Abdah section of the Saba’ah and as out of a Ma’naqiyah Sbailiyah of Ibn Zabyan of the Saba’ah, who had her from Ibn Farraj of the Aslam section of the Shammar tribe, with *Haleb himself shown as bred by Ibn Zabyan of the Qumusah section of the Saba’ah. Sire of 10 foals: *Enzahi 1906 brm out of *Hadba [*]Meleky 1907 bm out of *Hadba [*]Saleefy 1907 bm out of *Urfah [*]Sebha 1907 bm out of *Wadduda Leucosia 1908 bs out of Narkeesa
Metoecia 1908 bm out of Nazlina Marrbruch 1908 brs out of *Werdi Maleik 1908 bs out of *Abeyah Rhua 1908 bm out of *Urfah Skammer 1909 bm out of *Werdi
Sire of 53 foals: Zamil 1909 bs out of *Markisa Yemen 1915 bs out of *Wadduda Ghanim 1909 bs out of Yimeta Amur 1916 bs out of Meleky Sira 1909 bm out of *Bushra Jassin 1916 cm out of *Haffia Terban 1909 bm out of Freda Maseka 1916 bs out of *Wadduda Hamwad 1910 cs out of *Wadduda Sedjur 1916 gm out of Aared Terina 1911 bm out of Meleky Aleppo 1916 bs out of *Jedah Sobah 1911 gm out of Nanhan Morfda 1916 gm out of Dahura Araby 1911 brs out of Narkeesa Arak 1917 bm out of *Haffia Moliah 1911 cm out of *Wadduda Adouba 1918 bm out of Meleky Shibam 1912 brs out of Meleky Ariffa 1917 bm out of Hejas Sugra 1913 bm out of Meleky Feydeh 1917 bm out of Amran Gharah 1913 gm out of Dahura Ferhan 1917 cs out of Dahura Jeremah 1913 gs out of Nanshan Dumeyr 1918 bm out of Meleky Dehahah 1914 gm out of Dahura Fasal 1918 bm out of Amran Kosair 1914 cm out of *Jedah Tamarinsk 1918 cm out of *Werdi Hasiker 1914 gm out of *Reshan Shedeh 1918 cm out of Dahura Osolette 1915 bs out of Meleky Halbe 1918 bm out of Domow Ain 1915 bs out of Dahura Saighal 1918 bm out of Hejas Sankirah 1915 bm out of Moliah Kokhle 1918 gm out of *Farha Jauf 1915 bs out of Hejas Mershid 1919 gm out of Dahura Khyma 1915 gm out of Abbess Akid 1919 bs out of Amran
*Haleb hujjah In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate, Praise be to God the Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be to our Lord Muhammad, his family and all his companions. God Most High said in his dear Book: “By the racers panting, and the producers of spark, striking, and the chargers at dawn, stirring up thereby dust, arriving thereby in the center collectively;” and Ali may God honor him said: “goodness is tied to the forelock of the horses;” and he also said: “on their backs is glory, in their bellies are treasures.” And after [this], the dark bay (single shade of red overall — brown) horse with no white, which is five years old turning six is Ma’naqi Sbaili and his sire is Shuwayman Sabbah, [he is] to be mated, [he is] protected, [he is] free of all problems, and we only bear witness to what we know, and do not keep [information] about the unknown. 24 Jumada al-Akhar 1324 and 15 August 1906 Ahmad al-Hafez [seal] The Sheykh of al-Bu Khamis ‘Ali al-Raashid [seal] 60
Sotamm 1919 brm out of *Farha Ziki 1920 bs out of Samit Hammel 1920 bs out of Meleky Kilham 1920 bm out of Killah Werdam 1920 cs out of *Werdi Amham 1920 gm out of Dahura Poka 1921 cm out of Sheria Zebid 1921 bm out of Meleky
Sherah 1923 gm out of Sheria Halloul 1924 bm registered out of Sheria Petra 1924 gm registered out of Meleky [See also Pedigree Notes: Halloul, p297.]
*HOURAN 26 1904 bay Kuhaylan ‘Ajuz of Tamir (or Kuhaylan Tamri) stallion bred by the ‘Anazah and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. By a Hadban Inzihi of the ‘Anazah out of a Kuhaylah Tamriyah of the ‘Anazah. NOTES: The above information is from *Houran’s entry in the 1909 stud book of the Arabian Horse Club. The information is consistent with Davenport’s 1909 catalog, which adds that *Houran was bred by and purchased from the Qumusah Saba’ah ‘Anazah. Entry #3838 in the Raswan Index elaborates to show *Houran as by a Hadban Inzihi of Ibn Mijlad of the Dahamishah section of the ‘Amarat tribe of the ‘Anazah confederation and as out of a Kuhaylah Tamriyah of Ibn Shalhub of the Qumusah section of the Saba’ah. *Houran’s hujjah is not known to have been preserved. It appears that some information from a hujjah for *Mowarda 34 was used in preparing the AHC registration entry of *Houran. This hujjah seems to be a partial or preliminary draft replaced by the more complete document used to register *Mowarda himself. Sire of 12 foals: Tamri 1908 cs out of Zitra Daghar 1910 bs out of Nanda Anaaz 1913 bm out of Seger Obaid 1914 bs out of Urfane Sefal 1914 bm out of Skammer Karim 1914 bs out of Terban Haddah 1915 cm out of Urfane Komasa 1915 bm out of *Enzahi
Bint Nimnaarah 1918 bm out of Nimnaarah Simri 1920 bm out of Nimnaarah Haaranmin 1921 bm out of Nimnaarah Nimhoura 1922 cm out of Nimnaarah
*JEDAH 44 1902 Hamdaniyah Simriyah mare of the marbat of Ibn Ghurab of the Shammar tribe, obtained by al-Jad’ah section of the Fid’an tribe, then going to Ahmad al-Hafiz. Purchased from Ahmad al-Hafiz by Homer Davenport and imported in 1906 to the USA by Davenport. Document sealed by Sharay’ah Aba Hassan of al-’Aqaqirah section of the Fid’an. NOTES: The above information (except for the birthdate and importation information) is from a translation of *Jedah’s hujjah. This information is consistent with the original Arabian Horse Club 1909 stud book and Davenport’s 1909 catalog, both of which refer to *Jedah as a 1902 brown Hamdaniyah Simriyah. Davenport indicates that *Jedah was owned by the “Jedah” tribe, was of the strain of “Aba Ahrab” and was bred by the Shammar. Her sire is shown by Davenport as a Hamdani Simri of Shaykh Aba Hassan. The description and photos of *Jedah as “brown” do not match perfectly with the hujjah’s “totally chestnut,” although the mare is not described as “red,” and she apparently had no markings. [See photo, next page] According to Raswan Index entry #4421, *Jedah was bred by Ibn ‘Arnan of the Jad’ah Fid’an, who lost her to the Shammar, who in turn lost her to the ‘Anazah. Raswan indicates that *Jedah was by a
Top, *Haleb. Center, *Hamrah. Bottom, *Houran.
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Hamdani Simri of Ibn Hazza’ of the ‘Abdah Shammar who lost him to the Jad’ah Fid’an, where he was bred to a Hamdaniyah Simriyah of Ibn ‘Arnan, producing *Jedah.
*KUSOF 35 1904 bay Ma’naqi stallion from ‘Umar Bek, a Circassian of Manbij, imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. [See under Circassion, p15.]
The Hamdani strain of Ibn Ghurab is still found in the Syrian Stud Book, Vol. I (1990), p47. Raswan Index entry #3043 says that Ibn Ghurab of the ‘Abdah Shammar bred Hamdani Simri horses that were named after him. Edouard al-Dahdah [2005] says that Ibn Ghurab is from the Khrisah section (not the ‘Abdah section) of the Shammar. Dam of 5 foals: Letan 1909 gs by *Muson Akaba 1911 bs by *Antar Gadun 1912 cs by *Antar
NOTES: The above information is from a translation of *Kusof ’s hujjah. The information is consistent with *Kusof ’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book, which indicates that both sire and dam were Ma’naqi Hudruji and that *Kusof was bred by the ‘Anazah. The Davenport 1909 catalog says that *Kusof was sired by a Jilfan Sattam al-Bulad and bred by “Sofak el Razn.”
Kosair 1914 bm by *Hamrah Aleppo 1916 bs by *Hamrah
*Kusof ’s entry #5447 in the Raswan Index shows the same information as the stud book, while noting Davenport’s difference of sire. Raswan identifies “Sofak el Razn” as Sufuq Ar-Razn of the Fid’an. According to Raswan, *Kusof ’s sire and dam were Ma’naqi Hudruji of “Ibn Kira” of the al-Rus section of the Fid’an tribe.
*Jedah hujjah In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate,
Sire of 3 foals: Seger 1909 brm out of *Hadba Samit 1914 cm out of *Haffia
Praise be to God the Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be to our Master Muhammad, the last of the Prophets, peace be upon Him. God Most High said, and He is the most truthful of those who say: “By the racers panting, and the producers of spark, striking, and the chargers at dawn.”
Kunarah 1924 cs out of Bint Nimnaraah
*Kusof hujjah I who put my name and seal below, Ahmad Ibn al-Hajj Ali alHafiz from the people of Aleppo from the dwellers of the neighborhood of Dudu / [declare] on the side of the bay horse which is two years old and on his face is a small star and on his left hip bone a black splotch / [that] he was bought from the village of Manbij from the hand of ‘Umar Bek the Circassian / and the [person] referred to witnessed that the strain of the aforementioned colt is Ma’naqi / and I, ô Ahmad, witness that ‘Umar Bek is just and that his testimony is acceptable. And we only witness to what we know know and do not keep [information] on the unknown.
After [this], I declare that the “burnt blonde” mare which I sold to Ahmad al-Hafez of the people of Halab is a Hamdaniyah to be mated, protected, purer than milk / and she came to me from the tribe of al-Jad’ah and the tribe of al-Jad’ah it came to them from the tribe of Shammar from the stud of Ibn Ghurab and I bear witness upon the owners of this stud that their testimony is acceptable and I bore witness to their testimony / And we only bear witness to what we know and we do not keep [information] about the unknown. The endorser Sharay’ah Aba Hassan [seal] I swear by God [that] the aforementioned witness Sharay’ah Aba Husayn from the tribe of al-’Aqaqirah from the section of Hakim Beg Ibn Mhayd is just and [that] his testimony is acceptable.
Written on the 22nd of August 1906, signed Ahmad Ibn al-Hajj Ali al-Hafiz [seal] Notes: This is not a bona fide hujjah because it does not contain the testimony of the horse’s breeder or owner at the time of the sale. For this to be an acceptable hujjah, the owner of the horse should have sworn by God that his horse is pure, and appended his seal on the hujjah, and Ahmad al-Hafiz should have sworn by God that the ‘Umar Bek’s testimony was acceptable. The village of Manbij, now a big town, was a Circassian (Tcherkess, Sharkasi) settlement at the time of Davenport’s visit. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017
Ahmad al-Hafiz [seal] Note 1: The Jad’ah clan who bred *Jedah are part of the Fid’an Bedouin tribe and so are the ‘Aqaqirah who owned *Jedah at the time of her sale to Homer Davenport. The Abbas Pasha Manuscript records that the Jad’ah clan of the Fid’an bred one of the few authentic lines of the Hamdani Simri strain, and that it originally came from Ibn Ghurab of the Shammar. Note 2: The Arabic term is “al-shaqrah musaqqat” without mention of white markings. Shaqra, “blonde,” is ordinarily translated as chestnut, as hamrah, “red,” is bay. I have heard the term “musaqqat” used in Aleppo (as in hamrah musaqqatah) for bay mares so dark that you couldn’t distinguish the black points from the rest of the coat. I have not heard it used for chestnuts, but it may be that the bay vs. chestnut distinction did not matter in this usage. These edge cases remind us that Bedouin terminology is descriptive, somewhat poetic, and does not map one-to-one on the western genetic coatcolor categories. Davenport describes *Jedah as bay and dark bay; she was registered as brown. For a different description of a dark coat color without a visible points pattern see *Haleb 25 [this article]. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017 Left, *Jedah. Right, *Kusof.
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*MUSON 27
*Muson hujjah
1899 grey Kuhaylan ‘Ajuz al Mussin (or Kuhaylan Mussin) stallion imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. By a Shuwayman Sabbah out of a bay Kuhaylah Mussinnah. NOTES: The above information (except for the birthdate and the importation information) is from a translation of *Muson’s hujjah. The birthdate and importation information is from *Muson’s entry in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book. The stud book indicates that *Muson was bred by the Ruwalah tribe. The stud book information is consistent with Davenport’s 1909 catalog, which adds that *Muson was purchased from “Sheykh Sheb Salami.” The translation says this is a signatory to *Muson’s hujjah: “Shibli Salamah, Mayor of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya,” a small village in the vicinity of Damascus. According to Raswan Index entry #6923, *Muson is shown as by a Shuwayman Sabbah of Ibn Mulhim of the Hasana Wuld Ali and as out of a Kuhaylat Umm Muhsinnah of Ibn Jandal of the Suwalimah Ruala. Raswan further equates Davenport’s “Sheykh Sheb Salam” with “Hlayb As-Suwalma.” [Raswan’s transliterations] Sire of 6 foals: Yusanet 1908 bm out of Sheba Nisaab 1909 cs out of *Urfah Mekka 1908 cm out of *Wadduda Kesid 1910 bs out of *Werdi Moslah 1910 gs out of *Reshan Letan 1909 gs out of *Jedah
Blessings upon God and only Him On the [document’s] date [indicated] below, Ibrahim Afandi came to us to the village of Ashrafiat Sahnaya that is part of the district of Wadi al-’Ajam and he asked us for a testimony [unidentifiable word] between the hands of God Most High concerning the grey rosewatercolored horse son of the bay mare known to all the people as Kuhaylat (al-’Ajuz) al-Mussinnah and her son [that is] referred to is Kuhaylan al-Mussin and [his] father is Shuwayman Sabbahi and from a hundred years their strain was not hit [with impure crosses] [by] God and Muhammad the Prophet of God and there is no dust on this strain since the old times and it is famous among the public and the private [spheres] [and it is] to be found with us and we prepared this testimony. There is no reversal from it God and Muhammad the Prophet of God a [good] preparation. August 8, 314 the endorser Sulayman Badran [seal], the endorser Qasim Hanawi, the endorser Ibrahim Zayn [seal], the endorser Abu Muhammad Farzan [seal], the endorser Ahmad Sallum [seal], the endorser Shibli Salamah [seal that says: “Mayor of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Shibli Salamah”], the endorser Ibrahim Farzan [seal], the endorser Mohammad al-Hajj Ali [seal] Notes: Ashrafiat Sahnaya is a village south-southeast of Damascus. That village was on the fringes of the steppe, and was just next to the pastures of the great camel-herding tribes that nomadized in this area, e.g. the Ruwalah. Judging from their names, Salamah, al-Hajj Ali, Sallum, and Hanawi are not Bedouins, but settled rural Syrians. Rose-water colored is mawardi. The word Al ‘Ajuz in reference to the strain of the dam of the horse was crossed out in the hujjah. “There is no dust on this strain” — i.e., there is no doubt about it; it is authentic. “Among the private and the public”: a colloquial expression meaning everybody knows the strain. [*Muson was first registered in the 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book as “a Kehilan Muson by a Shoeman Sbah.”] ~ Edouard Al Dahdah 2017
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1896 grey Kuhaylah ‘Ajuz al-Haif (or Kuhaylah Haifiyah) mare of Ibn Hubayqan of the Shumaylat clan of the Fid’an ‘Anazah, imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. By a Kuhaylan ‘Ajuz out of a Kuhaylah Haifiyah. NOTES: The above information is from a translation of *Reshan’s hujjah. The information is consistent with *Reshan’s entry in the Arabian Horse Club stud book, Davenport’s 1909 catalog and entry #8292 for *Reshan in the Raswan Index. Raswan elaborates that *Reshan’s sire was a Kuhaylan ‘Ajuz of Ibn Kardush of the Saba’ah out of a Kuhaylah Haifiyah of Ibn Huraymis of the Fid’an. Dam of at least 6 foals: “Pasha” 1903 bs by a Saqlawi Jidran of the marbat of Ibn Zubayni *Antar 1906 bs by a Saqlawi Jidran of Ahmad al-Hafiz Palmyra 1908 gm by *Gomusa Nedjed 1912 gm by *El Bulad Moslah 1910 gs by *Muson Hasiker 1914 gm by *Hamrah Left above, *Muson. Left below, *Reshan.
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Dam of 8 foals: *Hamrah 1904 bs Rhua 1908 bm by *Haleb [See his entry, p174] Nissab 1909 cs by *Muson *Euphrates 1905 cs Urfane 1910 bm by *Antar [See his entry, p161.] Sheria 1911 gm by *Abbeian Saleefy 1907 bm by *Haleb Berarah 1912 brm by Maleik [See Pedigree Notes: Schilla, p300.]
*Reshan hujjah I, who put my name and seal on the below, Yawar Hadarat Aliyah Shahaniyah Fariq Hasan Tahsin Pasha, concerning the grey mare which has behind her a bay colt which is aged three months / and his dam the mare is ten years of age [and she is] Kuhaylah Haifiyah / her breeding is with Ibn Hubayqan of the tribe of al-Shumaylat, who is attached to Hakim Beg Ibn Mhayd, the acting chief of the Arabs of ‘Anazah / and she is Kuhaylah Haifiyah, [she is] authenticated, protected, to be mated among her people, her strain was not hit [with introduction of impure blood] and the colt which is behind her his sire is the Saglawi the horse of the Shaykh Ahmad al-Hafiz, which is now in Beirut / and the mare referred to is now in foal to the horse Rishan Shar’abi from the horses of Rasim Beg / and the sire of the mare referred to is Kuhaylan ‘Ajuz / and I, o Hasan Pasha, I swear by God on the good fortune of her people that she is protected and [that] her strain was not hit [with introduction of impure blood] / and we only witness to what we know, and do not keep [information] about the unknown.
*Urfah hujjah I testify by God [I,] Zaydan [that] she came from ‘Abdah from the tribe of Shammar / they testified to my father Jar Allah al-’Awaji / the father of Zayda[n] al-Awaji / they testified to my father that she is the Saqlawiyah from the horses of al-’Abd / I testify by God on the testimony of my father that she is Saqlawiyah from the horses of al-’Abd / I swear by God, I ô Zayda[n] al-’Awaji that she is Saqlawiyah al-’Abd / she is to be mated and we have mated her / she is Saqlawiyah al-’Abd, protected, with us for forty years.
Prepared on 7 Rajab 1324 on 20 August 1906
Zaydan al-’Awaji, Shaykh of Wuld Sulayman, the owner of the marbat [seal “Zaydan al-Awaji”]
signed Yawar [illegible] Hadarat [illegible] [seal]
Mishrif Ibn Huraymis, Shaykh of al-Ajajirah [seal “Mishrif Huraymis”],
I swear by God that the referred to Field Marshall Hasan Pacha is just and [that] his testimony is acceptable [seal: Ahmad al-Hafiz] Notes: Yawer Hadarat Aliyah Shahaniyah is an Ottoman title meaning aide-de-camp of his Royal Highness, Field Marshall Hasan Tahsin Pasha.
I, Malik Ibn Fardh [al-Buhi], testify on the testimony of Zaydan al-Awaji: I testify by God
The Shumaylat section is part of Dhana Munai’ which is part of al-Wuld (also called Dhana Muhammad) which is one of the two main sections of the Fid’an. They did own a famous marbat of Kuhaylan Haifi.
Nahar al-Hajj shaykh of Shammar: We testify on the testimony of Zaydan al-A’waji that she is Saqlawiyah al-’Abd [and] that she is to be mated:
The witnesses of the situation:
Muhammad Abu Hamad from Khirbat Kayar
“Ibn Hbayjan” as the Bedouins pronounce it is written “Ibn Hbayqan” in genealogy books (representing the usual replacing of the “q” by the “j” or “g” sound: Mijhim = Miqhim, Saglawi = Saqlawi, Nowag = Nowaq, etc.). Now, according to ‘Anazah genealogists, Ibn Hbayqan’s clan is part of the Ma’qal section which is part of the Nasir section which is part of the Mas’ad section, itself part of the Jadh’an section which is part of the Shumaylat (itself a section within the Fid’an tribe, as above). ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2005 AN EXISTING AL KHAMSA DAM LINE
Uthman Abu Hamad from the village of Khirbat Kayar, Uqlah [illegible], Hajj ‘Umar Ibn Hajj Makki [from] Aleppo Hajj Ahmad Bat-hish from the village of al-Bab, Muhammad Ibn Hajj Ahmad from Aleppo Note 1: This is a rough, genuine Bedouin hujjah from the hands of the scion of one of the most prestigious Bedouin families, the al-’Awaji. Al-’Awaji is the paramount Shaykh of Wuld Sulayman, a large tribe in the ‘Anazah confederation, and is one of the highest ranking ‘Anazah Shaykhs overall. Part of the Wuld Sulayman nomadized with the Fad’aan Bedouins in Northern Arabia, but the bulk of the tribe remained in Najd.
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1898 bay Saqlawiyah al-‘Abd mare of the marbat of Dhidan al-‘Awaji of the Wuld Sulayman and imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport.
Note 2: In a recent interview, the current leader of the Wuld Sulayman, Salih ibn Furayh ibn Juma’an ibn Ghanem ibn ‘Iqab ibn Saadun al-Awaji identified Zaydan al-’Awaji (*Urfah’s breeder) as Zaydan ibn Jar Allah ibn ‘Iqab ibn Saadun al-Awaji, the first cousin of his grandfather, and indicated that Zaydan had died without issue.
NOTES: The above information (except for the dates) is from a translation of *Urfah’s hujjah. The dates are from the initial 1909 Arabian Horse Club stud book entry for *Urfah. The stud book entry shows the strain of Saqlawi Jidran for both sire and dam and shows *Urfah as bred by the ‘Anazah. According to the 1909 Davenport catalog, *Urfah’s birthdate was 1899, her sire was a Saqlawi al-‘Abd and she herself was a Saqlawiyah Jidraniyah of the strain of “Ibn Zedan Al-Awaj.”
Note 3: Ibn Huraymis is the Shaykh of the Aqaqirah section (Ajajirah, Agagirah) of the Fid’an, and a fine breeder of horses himself. One of his relatives owned the Kuhaylan Mimrah line of Freiha al-Hamra that was purchased by Ahmad Pasha Kamal of Egypt.
In *Urfah’s entry #10755 in the Raswan Index, *Urfah is shown as by a Saqlawi al-‘Abd and out of a Saqlawiyah Jidraniyah of “Ibn Badan Al-Awaj” of the Wuld Sulayman.
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in Syria. The Wahab tribe was an early offshoot of the Aslam clan of the Shammar. They claim that their ancestor left Central Arabia for the north, and their claim of kinship is recognized by main Shammar leaders. Note 5: The Abu Hamad of Khirbat Kayar also appear to be Wahab sedentarized Bedouins. Khirbat Kayar is a small village near al-Bab, a town northeast of Aleppo. Note 6: Homer Davenport writes that *Urfah is a Saqlawi Jadran by strain, while her breeder’s hujjah for her states that she is Saqlawiyah al-’Abd. Both are correct, because the strain of Saqlawi al-’Abd is a branch of Saqlawi Jadran, as indicated in The Abbas Pasha Manuscript. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017 AN EXISTING AL KHAMSA DAM LINE
Dam of 9 foals: [*]Sebha 1907 bm by *Haleb Mekka 1908 cm by *Muson Aared 1909 gm by *Obeyran Hamwad 1910 cs by *Hamrah Moliah 1911 cm by *Hamrah
Amran 1912 cm by *Deyr Domow 1913 bm Yemen 1915 bs by *Hamrah Maseka 1916 bs by *Hamrah
*Wadduda hujjah
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1899 chestnut Saqlawiyah mare of Hakim Beg Ibn Mhayd of the Fid’an tribe, presented by Hakim Beg to Ahmad al-Hafiz, then presented by him to Homer Davenport and imported in 1906 to the USA by Davenport. By a Dahman out of a Saqlawiyah. NOTES: The above information is from a new translation of *Wadduda’s hujjah. The information is consistent with *Wadduda’s entry in the original 1909 volume of the Arabian Horse Club stud book, the Davenport 1909 catalog and entry #10829 for *Wadduda in the Raswan Index, except that these references show substrains of Dahman Khumayis for sire and Saqlawiyah al-‘Abd for dam. Raswan’s description of her pedigree is as follows: by a Dahman Khumayis of Ibn Shalhub of the Qumusah section of the Saba’ah tribe and out of a Saqlawiyah al-‘Abd of Ibn Sami of the Shammar owned by Hakim Bey Ibn Mhayd, Shaykh of the Fid’an.
I who put my name and seal below, Ahmad Ibn al-Hajj ‘Ali Hafiz from the people of Aleppo from the people of the neighborhood of Dudu / from the side of the chestnut mare which has stockings on her two hind legs / which on her face has a blaze reaching down to her mouth / which this year was given to me as a present by [illegible word] gift the head of the Arabs of the tribes of ‘Anazah Hagim Beg Ibn Mhayd / and the mare being referred to her origin is Saqlawiyah and her sire is Dahman / [she is] protected, pure, I swear by God on the good fortune of her people / and her strain was not hit [by the introduction of impure blood] / and we only bear witness to what we know and we do not keep [information] about the unknown. signed Ahmad Ibn al-Hajj ‘Ali Hafiz [seal with name “Ahmad Hafiz” and date “1323”], prepared on August 22, 1906 ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017
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1901 chestnut Kuhaylah Kurush mare imported in 1906 to the USA by Homer Davenport. NOTES: The above information is from a translation of *Werdi’s hujjah. Further explanation is needed. The hujjah which accompanied *Werdi has Arabic writing on both sides. The front is for a hamra (red, or bay) filly aged two years, ten months, sired by a Ma’naqi Hudruji stallion of the marbat of Ibn Sabayyil (or Ma’naqi Sbaili) and out of a grey Kuhaylah Kurush mare. This section is dated February, 1893. The back of the document is not completely legible, but appears to refer to *Werdi. It describes a chestnut mare aged five years who was evidently descended from—or in some way related to—the bay and/or the grey mares described on the front. This side of the document of bears the seal of Ahmad al-Hafiz [see Ancestral Elements, Davenport, p132]. The entry for *Werdi in the initial 1909 volume of the Arabian Horse Club stud books says that *Werdi was a 1900 mare by a Ma’naqi Sbaili out of a Kuhaylah Kurush. This entry is consistent with the Davenport 1909 catalog, which, however, shows a birthdate of 1902 and says she was “of Hay Mohamed” of the Qumusah section of the Saba’ah tribe and “got by Faris Aga el Terkimane” of Hama. *Werdi’s entry #10962 in the Raswan Index shows the same information as the Davenport 1909 catalog with elaboration of information for dam and breeder, but shows different information for her sire. Raswan shows *Werdi as by a Dahman Abu ‘Amir of Ibn Hamsi of the Qumusah section of the Saba’ah, as out of a Kuhaylah Kurush of Ibn Mijlad of the Zubnah clan of the Dahamishah section of the ‘Amarat tribe, and as bred by Hussayn Muhammad Ibn Shalhub of the Qumusah.
Above, *Wadduda. Below, *Urfah.
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Dam of 7 foals: Marrbruch 1908 brs by *Haleb Skammer 1909 bm by *Haleb Kesid 1910 bs by *Muson Kamar 1913 bs by *Antar
i.e., Kurds, Turks, Tcherkess or Chechen. Agha is the equivalent of Shaykh, which is used for people of Arab descent.
Medusa 1914 cm by Maleik Tamarinsk 1918 cm by *Hamrah Werdam 1920 cs by *Hamrah
The main hujjah is sealed by two princes of the Mawali tribe, including its paramount Shaykh. The family of al-Amir “the Prince” (also called al-Abu Rishah) is the paramount clan of the Mawali tribe, and is acknowledged throughout both the desert and settled areas of Syria to be of the noblest descent and bluest blood of the desert.
*Werdi hujjah
This is clearly not the hujjah of *Werdi. It is the hujjah of a mare sold to Aleppo some fourteen years before Davenport came to Syria, when that mare was two years old. The back of the hujjah concerns *Werdi, and seems to indicate a direct relationship between *Werdi and the grey mare mentioned in the back [the grey mare being the dam of the bay mare sold to Aleppo and the subject of the main hujjah]. But the one word mentioning the exact nature of the relationship is missing [sister? daughter?], although it is more likely, because of age differences and because of the Arabs’ custom of associating horses to their antecedents, that *Werdi was the daughter of the grey mare (and hence the sister of the bay). The sire of *Werdi is not given in this hujjah. ~ Edouard Al-Dahdah, 2017
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate Praise be to God the Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be to our Master Muhammad, the lord of the Envoys, his family and all his companions. God Most High said in his revealed Book, and He is the most truthful of those who say: “By the racers panting, and the producers of spark, striking, and the chargers at dawn;” the Envoy of God peace be upon him said: “Goodness is in the forelocks of horses;” and he said, peace be upon him: “Do keep horses, for on their backs is glory and [in] their bellies are treasures.” And after [these blessings] we declare we who have put our names and seals on the below [document] we testify that the burnt bay filly now to be found with Hajj Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Agha alShatir of the people of the neighborhood of al-Jubaylah in Aleppo alShahbaa reached him by way of legitimate purchase and that its origin is verified by those who know her / and that her sire is the horse of Nawras Afandi the Naqib of al-Ma’arrah which is part of the governorate of Aleppo and he is the Ma’naqi Sbaili / and that her dam is the grey mare which is the mare of Faris Agha al-Turkmani from the people of Hama / the [mare] referred to is Kuhaylah Kurush to be mated and we only bear witness to what we know and we don’t keep [information] about the unknown / and in addition, on the date of this [written] testimony the age of the bay mare was two years and ten months, and for [the sake of] proof we have prepared this two testimonies on the fifteenth day of the month of Rajab the only [one] the year three and ten after the thousandth year of the Hijra of the one who had power and honor
*Werdi on the hobble string in Syria, the only photos known of her.
‘Abd al-Karim al-Amir the Prince of al-Mawali son of Ahmad Beg the Prince of al-Mawali [seal] Shaykh Ahmad al-Fail the secretary of ‘Abd al-Karim [seal] Fajr al-Amir the Shaykh of al-Mawali [seal] ‘Abd al-Jawad Zadah [seal], Muhammad Azmah [seal] [On the back of the document] I bear witness to God on the side of the chestnut mare which is five years [of age] which has an extending snip and which has stocking on her left foot and I bear witness to God that she is the [?] of the grey mare which is referred to on the back of this [document] and she is Kuhaylah Kurush to be mated and I bear witness to God that the witnesses referred to are just and [that] their testimony is acceptable, Ahmad al-Hafiz [seal]
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