Ancestral Elements Series: JALAWI

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Ancestral Elements Series: EGYPT

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; V30.4: DAVENPORT; V31.1: HAMIDIE; V31.2: HEARST; V31.3: HUNTINGTON.

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. Unreferenced page numbers refer to Al Khamsa Arabians III. u

JALAWI

Amir Sa’ud Ibn Abdullah Ibn Jalawi (Governor of the Hasa province of Saudi Arabia) and his family have reportedly bred Arabians for generations. The original Jalawi was brother to Faysul Ibn Turki al-Sa’ud, grandfather of the first King of Hijaz and Najd, later called Saudi Arabia. There has been considerable interchange of horses between the Ibn Jalawi family, the Al Khalifa family of Bahrayn, and the Ibn Sa’ud royal family. The term JALAWI (Jiluwi) applies to horses bred by the Ibn Jalawi family. • Hamdani (ARA) c1938 grey stallion • *Jalam Al Ubayan 1949 chestnut stallion • *Mahraa 1943 bay mare

Hamdani (ARA), as an aged horse.

HAMDANI (ARA) c1938 grey Hamdani stallion foaled in the possession of Ibn Jalawi, Governor of Hasa province, and presented by Ibn Jalawi to Thomas C. Barger, CEO of ARAMCO.

NOTES: The above information is from a letter in AHA importation records concerning *Muhaira. This stallion was part of the Arabian horse-owning ARAMCO community in Dhahran, Hasa province, in 1952 and was known for his exceptional disposition. He was referred to by those who knew him as “The Old Hamdani.” Sire of at least one foal: • *Muhaira 1948 bm out of *Mahraa

*JALAM AL UBAYAN 36944 1949 chestnut stallion bred by Amir Sa’ud Ibn ‘Abd Allah Ibn Jalawi, Governor of al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, and imported in 1966 to the USA by Connie Cobb. By an ’Ubayyan from Ibn Jalawi out of an ‘Ubayyah from Ibn Jalawi.

NOTES: The above information is from *Jalam al Ubayan’s Saudi export document and AHA importation records. Sire of 13 foals, including: • *Hadriya 1954 cm out of *Sawannah • *Sheri 1963 cm out of Sabihah (of Saihat) • Jalam Fairlie 1966 bg out of *Habiti • Malika El Shahhat 1968 gm out of *Sindidah • Alwal Bahet 1970 gs out of *Sindidah • Nejma Azrek 1970 bm out of Esperanzo Asal Fanifara • Ibn Al Ubayan 1972 cs out of Fadaa • Hisani Jalam 1972 cs out of Nauwas • Hisani Jzairah 1974 cm out of Nauwas

*Jalam Al Ubayan, aged four, in Saudi Arabia. *MAHRAA 5947 1943 bay ‘Ubayyah mare bred by Amir Sa’ud Ibn ‘Abd Allah Ibn Jalawi, Governor of al-Hasa Province, Saudi Arabia, presented to Dr. Esther Ames by Ibn Jalawi and imported in 1950 to the USA by Dr. Ames. By an ‘Ubayyan out of an ‘Ubayyah.

NOTES: The above information is from *Mahraa’s Saudi export document and AHA importation records. Dam of seven foals, including: • *Muhaira 1948 bm by Hamdani (ARA)

AN EXISTING AL KHAMSA AN EXISTING SIRE LINE AL KHAMSA DAM LINE 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.

*Mahraa. NOTE: This photo was badly distorted by a tilted camera lens. Lens correction has been applied.

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The Al Khamsa Certificate is a glory to behold, and a treasure you can display with pride. You can obtain one for your horse on the Al Khamsa website, or with a donation to Al Khamsa, see p.72.