Khamsat Vol. 32 No. 4

Khamsat

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In the Keheilan or genuine Arabian horse (speaking in general terms from seeing a number of horses and mares at one time), setting on one side what may be called their great personal beauty, you are at once struck by the general appearance of character, of blood or high breed ing—which features are very conspicuous—and their great general length. ‘What reach, what stride these horses must have! They are natural born racers,’ we both exclaimed at once. [Ed: Up ton was joined on this trip to Saba Anazah by Mr. James Henry Skene, at that time HM Consul in Aleppo. Mr. Skene later helped the Blunts found their Crabbet stud.] One is equally struck by the perfectly natural appearance of the Keheilan: he presents in his form of undisturbed structure the evidence of his origin from an uncontaminated stock, in the same manner as do lions, tigers, and other animals which have been left undisturbed in a free and natural state and have not come under the destructive influence of man.

It is a treat to see such a horse, although I know from experience many do not and cannot ap preciate him at first. This is owing to the fact that his natural structure is different from that of the animals they have been accustomed to admire, which are made up of points some of which may be often very conspicuous and exaggerate, even while others are deficient, and which exag geration and deficiencies they look for in vain in the Arabian. Throughout the whole frame of the Keheilan, it is the extreme natural appearance of the horse, the absence of any one predominant or conventional point artificially produced, the beautiful balance of power and symmetry dis played in his form, the just organization of sensorial and structural functions, which cause him to be so beautiful, so perfect an animal. pp313-4

~ Major Roger D. Upton, 1875

Excerpt from Gleanings from the Desert of Arabia, first London, 1881; reprint by Olms Presse, 1985.

Front: Young Bedouin Mare, by Carl Raswan, from the photos left with Richard G. Pritzlaff. Back: Etching, courtesy of Elta Ozier Cooke.

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Khamsat

Contents

Excerpt from Major Roger D. Upton

IFC

President’s Message 2

Al Khamsa, Inc. Administrative Information 2

Al Khamsa Community Hub 3 Passings 4

Book Shelf 5 Bits & Pieces 6 Spotlight 7

Al Khamsa 2022 Convention Program 12 2022 Al Khamsa Foal Photo Contest by Nichole Grodski & Jenny Krieg 22 Nefisa: A Perfect Broodmare by Robert J. Cadranell 31 Breeding Groups: An Introduction 39 Prince Mohammed Aly Herdbook 42 Palestinian Folklore of Strains by Marwan Abusoud 50

My Trip to Egypt, 2020 by Patricia Lawrence 53

Advertising Information and Advertisers 59 Donation Levels and Donor Listings 60

Editor’s Note:

Contact the Al Khamsa Business Office (info@alkhamsa.org, 970.439.5941) or Jeanne Craver (the_khamsat@alkhamsa.org, 217.742.3415) if you are interested in contributing a photo, article or advertisement.

Rather than announce a closing date for advertising in advance, we will be in touch through Inside Al Khamsa and social media when the feature articles are nearing final form.

Al Khamsa, Inc. Administrative Information

2021-2022 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 P.J. Altshuler 2900 Hemming Rd Valley View, Texas 76272 972.802.4660 pguth24916@aol.com

Vice President Jill Erisman 2136 N US Highway 231 Spencer, IN 47460 812.679.9097 scribebloom1@gmail.com

Secretary Kim Davis 7275 Manchester Road Capron, Illinois 61012 815.540.3060 kdavis@sharontelephone.com

Co-Treasurer Debbie Mackie 24610 Middletown Blacktop AV Greenview, Illinois 62642 217.968.5374 dmmackie@gmail.com

Co-Treasurer Mary Gills POB 882560 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 970.846.3747 mgills327@gmail.com

Edouard Al-Dahdah 4932 Melinda Court Rockville, MD 20953 ealdahdah@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

Elizabeth Al-Hazzam Dawsari 1313 East Circle Mountain Road New River, Arizona 85087 623.465.0568 Arabhorses@aol.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

Nichole Grodski 17 Blue Stem Lane Hawk Point, Missouri 63349 631.879.1502 westcreekarabians@gmail.com

Megan King 23477 Path Valley Road Doylesburg, Pennsylvania 17219 717.889.6808 megan.king23477@gmail.com

Jennifer Krieg 17429 Hoskinson Road Poolesville, Maryland 20837 301.221.2531 jkrieg@isicollc.com

Patricia Lawrence 470 Folsom Jonesville Road Jonesville, Kentucky 41052 970.439.5941 alfadee05@gmail.com

Monica Flynn Respet 6635 Central Road New Tripoli, Pennsylvania 18066 610.760.1372 monicarespet@gmail.com

2021-22 Committee Chairs

Awards: Monica Respet & Janet Maurer

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

Promotions: PJ Altshuler & Jill Erisman

Nominations & Succession Planning: Rosemary Byrnes Doyle

Preservation Task Force: Edouard Al-Dahdah & Kate Rhodes

Publications: Jeanne Craver & Kathy Busch & Monica Respet

Social Media: Nichole Grodski & Jenny Krieg

Website: Jeannie Lieb

President’s Message 10/20/22

The new issue is here, and it has some interesting goodies for you in the follow ing pages. We have articles on a trip to Egypt, Nefisa (BLT), Palestinian Bedouin Strains, 2022 Al Khamsa foals and a re print of Prince Mohammed Aly’s herd book. Thank you to our editor, Jeanne Craver, for another outstanding issue of the Khamsat

Fall is upon us, and it is that time of the year for the Al Khamsa Annual Convention. This is a time that we can join together and celebrate our passion for the Al Khamsa, Inc. Arabians. It is also a time for us to visit with each other and share our thoughts and stories. Our 2022 convention is online, and at the end of each day, we will leave the Zoom meeting open for a time of visitation where our supporters can have an open chat. You can also use your chat box at the bottom of the Zoom page to send a per sonal note to another Zoom participant or exchange contact information. The meeting is packed full of carefully selected speakers to have something special for everyone from the novice to the experts in the Al Khamsa horse business. There will also be our traditional fundraiser auction, where you can buy that special treasure. So far, there are some exciting things that have been donated, from rare and popular books to luxurious show sheets. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and enjoy the presentations, Fan tasia, and auction on November 4th and 5th from the comfort of your home. The auction will be open to the public. If you are not able to join us on the scheduled days, no worries. The presentations will be on our website afterwards for your convenience — they will be available to all that have registered for the convention this year.

This year has also brought several online book auctions of cherished and valuable equine books. We sincerely appreciate all of you that have participated and helped to support Al Khamsa, Inc. in these fundraiser book auctions. We hope to continue to offer more book auctions in 2023. In addition to the book auctions, we will have sweatshirts, Al Khamsa crocs you can put your horse’s photo on, and our beautiful decorative pedi gree on sale before the end of the year. Just in time for the holidays.

During the year, we have worked hard on creating a sense of commu nity, a place where Al Khamsa horse owners and enthusiasts can call home. After each annual meeting, Al Khamsa establishes the committees for the incoming year. If you are interested in volunteering to serve on a commit tee, please send your name and area(s) of interest to info@alkhamsa.org. We welcome new people and fresh new perspectives. The committees in the Al Khamsa, Inc. organization consist of: Publications; Awards; External Relations; Finance; Convention; Promotions; Preservation Task Force; So cial Media; Website; Database; and Nominations and Successions. We are looking forward to 2023 being our most successful year yet, and hope that you join us for the betterment of the Al Khamsa Arabian horse.

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November 3–6, 2022: The 2022 Al Khamsa Annual Meeting is a virtual program this year, as we look forward to a time when we can all get together again, face to face! See pages 12–19.

the topic. “I consider that horse bread is the period analogue for the pellets we use today.” ~ Atlas Obscura

I did not know this, but I do remember that Walter Schimanski used to buy day-old bread to feed to old toothless horses.

Horse Bread?

Did you know.... In medieval England people consumed two to three pounds of bread every day. But their appetite for bread was likely nothing compared to that of medieval horses who, after a day spent lugging cargo at high speeds across the British Isles, would often devour coarse loaves of horse bread.

Today, feeding bread to a horse might seem like the whimsy of a sentimental pet owner. But in pre-industrial England, it was the best technology available for powering the horses on which English society relied.

Horse bread, typically a flat, brown bread baked alongside hu man bread, fueled England’s equine transport system from the Middle Ages up until the early 1800s. It was so logistically impor tant that it was more highly regulated than its human counterpart, with commercial bakers adhering to laws dictating who could bake horse bread, as well as the bread’s price, size, and occasionally even its composition. The ubiquitous bread was made from a dough of bran, bean flour, or a combination of the two, and typically was flat, coarse, and brown.

According to some estimates, medieval horses consumed about 20 pounds of food per day. These huge animals were responsible for hauling people and cargo across England at high speeds. After a long haul, exhausted horses had to rebound quickly for another trip, so they needed carbohydrates and protein, fast.

Bread solved this problem in two ways. First, it saved time and energy because it was “pre-digested,” says William Rubel, author of English Horse-bread, 1590-1800 and a leading historian—and baker—of this functional bread. “Bread, where you’ve ground the food and baked it, pre-digests it, so you get more calories released more quickly.”

Second, horse bread concentrated, in a travel-friendly object, nutrients that owners would otherwise have to gather from vast quantities of grain and grass. “I am convinced that horse bread is a very reasonable solution for the ongoing problem of how do you feed your horses. They require a massive amount of feed and in a medieval economy, it must have been a logistical nightmare, espe cially while traveling,” writes Madonna Contessa Ilaria Veltri degli Ansari, a medieval reenactor who baked horse bread for her own modern-day horse based on ancient English recipes, in a paper on

News from Down Under

Al Khamsa supporter Diane Wilson told us about her importa tion of Al Khamsa filly Khe Amiin Tabou SSR from the U.S. in the last issue of the Khamsat. Diane followed up by bringing Ameer El Koloob, 2016 stallion (Nour Al Kamar MH x DHS Tarah), 13,000 miles from Anne Christine and Dan Emmert to Diane’s farm in Australia to act as stallion for her group of mares. Obviously, im portation is easier the second time around? Good luck to all!

Links

Foal Pneumonia. https://thehorse.com/1115628/will-my-foalthat-had-pneumonia-suffer-lasting-effects/

EMS and PPID: What’s the Same, What’s the Difference? https://thehorse.com/1108957/ems-and-ppid-whats-the-same-whatsthe-difference/

Focus on Diet for a Healthy Equine Microbiome. https://the horse.com/1115660/focus-on-diet-for-a-healthy-equine-microbiome/ How Can I Tell if a Mare is Pregnant? https://thehorse.com /149581/how-can-i-tell-if-a-mare-is-pregnant/

Illinois Al Khamsa Meeting

The Illinois Sub-List of Al Khamsa held their twice postponed summer meeting August 7 at the home of Elta Cooke near Clin ton.  Only six people attended:  Elta Cooke, Jeanne Craver, Deb bie Mackie and Kevin Lightfoot, Alice Martin and Judy Williams.  The highlights of the potluck were Kevin’s smoked brats and Elta’s cranberry pie.

Jeanne filled us in on the upcoming virtual Al Khamsa conven tion to be held via Zoom on November 4 and 5.  She reported on progress with Arabian Archives and the Manifesto group.

The winter meeting will be held in Springfield at Bruce and Ja net Maurer’s home on Sunday, December 11, 2022.  Potluck starts at 12:30!

Respectfully submitted, Alice Martin

Lee Oellerich

We are sorry to report the loss of Lee Oeller ich (1940–2022), a steadfast breeder of straight desert-bred Blue Star horses. His partner, Nina Heidtke, reports that there are 13 horses left of his program on their remote island in British Columbia.

This photo of Lee and Dahman Al Bahrain (XXX) was taken years ago in Vancouver, walk ing on the beach one foggy morning. A news paper cameraman took the photo, and Nina says it was always one of his favorite photos of himself.

When some time has passed, we would like to do a feature article about Lee and his breed ing program in a future Khamsat

“A workout on the beach is better. Lee Oellerich of Safinat Stud Farm in Langley walks his horse off the sand at Kits beach. He says five minutes in sand is more of a workout than half an hour on solid ground. Now that fall is here, he’ll be bringing his horses to the beach one at a time for exercise.” Photo: Colin Price.

Passings

In our last issue, we did a major salute to this team, as they headed off to the Tevis Race this year. In a disastrous turn of events, ‘Steel’ was lost in a tragic accident as he was leading the Tevis toward the end of the race.

It’s been a difficult and emotional journey for Susie over the past few months, but we in tend to have a tribute to honor this courageous horse in the next issue. In the meantime, Susie knows that all of us in the Al Khamsa commu nity are holding her in our hearts.

“Steel’ RIP: A Ali Aseel 2010 gelding, Ali Reshan x Zeena Z.

Photo: AZ Cowgirl

BookShelf

For anyone who has ever been intrigued by the history of the Arabian horse, it will be fun to read this book. Beautifully pro duced, written with a light tone of voice, it resounds with the thrill of the quest. Old “truths” are overshadowed by the revelations of new primary sources of information. With the discovery and trans lation of these texts, our pedigrees are no longer a closed book but a promise of further enlightenment on the ancestry of our living safinat horses.

Of course, a missing link in this whole enterprise — why didn’t it happen before now? — has been the author, Edouard Al-Dah dah, an avid Arabian horse enthusiast and Al Khamsa contributor. Born in Lebanon in 1978 into a multi-generational Arabian horsebreeding family, he is fluent in many languages. He is also sharpeyed like a falcon. He saw what thousands of other enthusiasts have observed yet never explored in certain pages of photographs in early books on the Arabian horse.

While attending the 2016 Al Khamsa Convention, he spotted a book that was to be sold in the auction. His bid won. That was the beginning.... ~ Joan Schleicher, co-author of Heirloom Arabians. Contents include:

An introduction explaining the background behind the discovery, and the writing of the book;

About the sale itself, advertisements, a history by Baron von Hü gel, description of the documents, how to read the tables;

The Mare and Stallion Tables, with translated text, comparisons with other references, offspring, with connections to modern descendants;

The Buyers Tables, with horses purchased by each;

The Ali Bek Fahmi (Ali Pasha Sherif) Herdbook, dated prior to the Sale and other smaller Arabic documents related to Ali Pasha Sherif;

The Hujjah of Meshura, which extends back and related a group of Blunt horses to ancestors sold to Abbas Pasha;

Breeding Patterns in the Stud of Abbas Pasha; Revisions of modern pedigrees resulting from the translations of these documents;

Many charts of Abbas Pasha horses going backwards into the des ert or forwards into modern pedigrees; Many wonderful art images and many photos of Ali Pasha Sherif horses, connecting back to the Sale;

And more!

Left: A page of explanation of the famed desert sire, Al-Mahyubi Al-Araj, with his pedigree.

Below: One of the original plates in the Raswan Index that led author Edouard AlDahdah to recognize what a precious document it was.

The Arabian Horses of Abbas Pasha by Edouard Al-Dahdah, with Kate McLachlan and Moira Walker Foreword by Judith Forbis New Discoveries: The 1860 Abbas Pasha Sale List and Other Original Documents Ansata Publications, Mena, Arkansas, 2022

The Attendant, gouache by François Hippolyte Lalaisse (French, 1810 – 1884), Collection of Claudia Dijkstra Crommelin

Bits andPieces

Thanks to Michael Bowling for locating this obituary of Carl Raswan.

News on Inbreeding and Inbreeding Depression

When Amanda was invited to talk to the ladies of our village about Tuwaisaan’s trip to Windsor it was suggested that they come and meet him. A tea party was arranged in the yard at Pearl Island Arabians and the star himself made an appearance. ~ Jenny Lees, about Tuwaisaan Thaathaa’s trip to the Windsor Horse Show to salute Queen Elizabeth in July, 2022. Tuwaisaan was a gift to the Queen from the ruler of Bahrain, and is at home with Jenny.

There’s an interesting new study on inbreeding in Thoroughbreds, ‘Inbreeding depression and the probability of racing in the Thor oughbred horse’ by Emmeline W. Hill et al. in ProcB, that came out in June this year. While it found that more inbred horses performed worse as athletes, it also made a fascinating discovery (which is common sense, when one thinks about it).

Basically, runs of homozygosity (abbreviated ROH) varied in length according to how close the inbreeding was in the pedigree. “Gener ally, shorter ROH reflect distant inbreeding resulting from a common ancestor many generations back in the pedigree, whereas long ROH reflect a more recent common ancestor.”

In the Thoroughbreds sampled, the authors found “[l]ong ROH had a strong negative effect on the probability of racing, while short ROH had no effect, indicating that recent inbreeding rather than historic inbreeding is the cause of inbreeding depression for this trait in the population.”

From the discussion of the results (the authors use FROH as the abbreviation for the effects of inbreeding/inbreeding co-efficient):

“Indeed, here we show that inbreeding in the distant pedigree, measured as FROH_short, is not disadvantageous to the breeding goal. This observation is in agreement with an analysis of pedigree-based inbreeding in the Australian Thoroughbred population that suggested that the ancestral history coefficient of inbreeding, the number of times an allele has been identical by descent in an individual’s pedigree, has a positive association with racing performance and probably captures the effects of positive selection for favourable exercise-relevant traits over many generations. However, more recently shared common ancestors, indicated by FROH_long, have a considerable negative impact on the viability of a horse for racing and contribute to wastage in the population. Although not quantified here, it is likely that these long ROH contain a higher proportion of rare, deleterious alleles, which cumulatively cause the inbreeding depression observed.”

Which I find fascinating, because it would mean that as long as the ancestor(s) targeted by inbreeding are pushed back into the upper reaches of the pedigree, then the harmful effects of inbreeding are more likely to be limited — at least as far as Thoroughbred racing per formance goes. Unfortunately, I can’t find any mention in the study of what constitutes “many generations back” (six generations? more?) and what amounts to “a more recent common ancestor”.

And while there are problems with extrapolating from a study about racing in Thoroughbreds to the health of the Arabian population, I do think it shows that judicious inbreeding is not inherently bad. So even working with a limited gene pool, western Arabian breeders have wiggle room. ~ Kate McLachlan

2022 Distance Nationals

Bak Jabari

2011 bay gelding. Radaar Love x Infinite Grace IFA, Breeder: Sue Carroll.

Bak Jabari, aka “Judah” was definitely named appropriately — brave, fearless and noble. That, he most certainly is! Judah was given to me by my par ents this past Mother’s Day, as they said, “he chose me”. I am fortunate now to own three Al Khamsa horses and ALL are the most magnificent and loyal partners I have ever had!

There are a lot of components needed to have a solid 100-mile horse. Intelligent, good eater, drinker, having a solid metabolic system, good night vision, soundness ... the list goes on. One thing I have noticed with Judah and my others is that they have a “built in” self-preservation mecha nism. They take care of themselves and their family members, both horses and humans.

Judah and I just competed in the Arabian Horse Distance Nationals 100-Mile event in Gooding, Idaho this past October. We tied for third place along with my mother and her horse at 16hrs 27 min. This particular event was the fourth 100-mile event that we have completed together in his career. (All have been Top Ten finishes). I learn more about this amazing individual every time I ride him, but I was astounded at what a phenomenal “night” horse he is. I have ridden him in the dark before but we traveled a bit faster this time. He led the last 16 miles in darkness and never missed a step. The solid fearless horse he is completely shined! I'm so grateful for the trust he has in me and the partnership we have.

Some of Judah's accomplishments in the five seasons he has been competing are over 2600 endurance miles, four Top Ten one-day 100’s , 2020 100 mile leg for me winning the Iron Woman 200-mile Champion, 2020 Al Khamsa High Mileage Horse of the Year, 2019 65 mile AERC National Champion and Best Condition, and most recently, 2022 third place (tie) for AHA Distance Nationals 100 mile National Champion. He has had 53 starts in five years of competing and 50 finishes. The 3 pulls Judah has had were all this year, due to shoeing management issues that thankfully were resolved mid-season with no harm done and a stronger faith, which made having success fully finished the AHA Distance Nationals all the more special.

I'm so grateful to all of the incredible people in this group that have dedicated their lives to keeping these amazing horses in existence. They have shown me what no other horses I've ever ridden have. ~ Jennifer Niehaus

The Equestrian Vagabond- Merri Melde

Saluting some of our Al Khamsa teams in National Competition in 2022!

by Nichole Grodski

SPOTLIGHT!

2022 Canada’s National Championships

Aimbri El Kaream

2013 grey stallion. REA El Kaream+ x Tal Imdal. Bred by David Myers.

Canada’s National Arabian Championships were held September 27–October 2, 2022 in Red Deer, Alberta.

With AHA cancelling Canadian Nationals for the third year in a row, a dedicated and determined group of Ca nadians, Western Canada Breeders, decided to put on the “Canadian National Show”. This was the first such show, and they will be running their own annual Canadian Na tionals Show in the future. Dates are already set for Aug. 13-20, 2023. They are anticipating that the show will continue to grow and gain attention, and are not worried about the AHA-run Canadian Nationals. If they run it, great, but this show will go on, regardless, and Americans are welcome.

Aimbri Arabians had a fabulous time showing at the first year of Canada's National Arabian Championships. It was a fantastic show, with a successful turn out and at tended by competitors from across North America.

Aimbri El Kaream was purchased by Aimbri Arabians as a weanling. Shown at Canada's National Champion ship show to Top 6 awards in SHIH Hunter Type AATH, SHIH Dressage Type Open, Stallion Halter AATH, and Stallion Halter Open. Trained and shown in all his classes by his amateur owner, Jeannette Jardine.

Bred, raised, trained and shown by her amateur owner Jeannette Jardine. Following in her sire’s hoofprints, this filly earned Reserve National Champion in Yearling Filly Open, Top 6 in SHIH Hunter Type and Top 6 in SHIH Dressage Type. She represents the fourth generation of the Aimbri Arabians breeding program and is not only a wonderful representative of the influence of her sire, but also of her dedicated and devoted breeder, who hopes she can inspire others to train and show as well.

Prue Critchley

Aimbri Kareamah

2021 rose-grey mare. Aimbri El Kaream x Aimbri Bint Bint Matrabb. Bred by Jeannette Jardine.

Amongst a handful of Al Khamsa Arabians showing up for this year’s Sport Horse Nationals, Roze Arabians had a short but successful show season with their young horses in Wilmington, OH Sept. 12-17, 2022.

No slouch to the show ring, this sporty lady earned her second career Top Ten in the Three Year Old Arabian Mare Jackpot SHIH class at SHN in a healthy mare class, shown by her breeder and owner. Jassirah will be put under saddle this win ter to start her under saddle career.

SPOTLIGHT!

2022 Sport Horse Nationals

Jassirah RZ

This handsome and athletic young man made his show ring debut at SHN, earning a Top Ten in the Year ling Arabian Colt SHIH class and the affection of many. Shown by David Conner, his movement score tied with the Reserve Champion. This is a victory in and of itself for this youngster’s first time out.

The future is bright for these two young horses, and we not only com mend Angela’s breeding efforts, but also her represention of the athletic and ver satile Al Khamsa Arabian in this arena! Hooray for breed ambassadors!

2019 grey mare. Waheed Al Azhaar RZ x Mistazah. Bred by Angela White.

Al Fakhour RZ

2021 grey stallion. Kisra Djamel Sinan x Desired Millicent. Bred by Angela White.

SPOTLIGHT!

2022 US Nationals

Fay Balima is now the 2022 United States Reserve National Champion in Arabian Herd Work Futurity!

After a rigorous training season in 2021, and successful show season in 2022 earning her a handful of Class A wins, along with Region 9 Arabian Herd Work Junior Champion win, Balima had a wonderful “Ride for the Roses” victory this bright October morn ing with rider & trainer Eddie Ralston aboard, to win the reserve! Who can ask for a better way to wrap up the show season?

Owner and breeder Dr. Theresa McKinzie says, “I am so proud of this mare and grateful to Eddie and the whole team at Ralston Training Center at 4R Ranch for giving her such a great start and I look forward to a very bright future!” We are so proud and grate ful for her breeder and owner for breeding such a wonderful mare, preserving precious breeding, and showing the world what our Al Khamsa Arabians are capable of. The proof is in the pudding… certainly blood worth carrying on!

This coordinated, beautiful and talented mare is certainly one to command attention, make anyone proud, and inspired and get out there and show ‘em what Al Khamsa Arabians are made of! Go Balima!

2022 US Nationals

Angels Envy

2012 chestnut mare.

The Singleton x Mahroussat Mishaal. Bred by Gary or Mary Putman.

This was the first time for both horse and owner, Missy Head, showing at US Nationals. She was always led to believe the Egyptians didn’t have a chance to place, however trainer and handler, Mike Wilson, had great con fidence that this mare would be competitive, so Missy told him, “Let’s give it a go!”.

Angels Envy was in a deep class with some very lovely senior mares- there is something ethereal about senior Arabian mares and this WAS a class to behold. It has always been one of Missy’s favorite classes, especially at The Pyramid Society’s Egyptian Event, so you can imagine her joy when they placed Top Ten!

Missy accounts for several Al Khamsa Egyptians competing in other class es, along with her mare, and they all placed. “I think we need to show our horses. If you have a quality horse, people want to see them…bring them out! Tulsa is a very friendly place and we had a blast!”

This proud owner plans on being back next year with a horse, and if noth ing else, just attending to see the beautiful horses, support the exhibitors and have fun! That is what it is all about! She will be making breeding decisions soon for this lovely mare and is very excited for what the future holds. Quite frankly, so are we! Congratulations!

Fay Balima

2017 chestnut mare. RB Cavalier x Al Asam Zaheera. Bred by Theresa McKinzie.

Schatzberg Photography

SPOTLIGHT!

2022 US Nationals

Amir Moudalal

2014 bay stallion. Bellagio RCA x Zipporah Al Jannat. Bred by Steven Highet & Billie Sullivan.

Amir Moudalal is an authentic Arabian name given to him by renowned author, Bachir Youseph Bserani Al Moussami (known as Bachir Bserani in the US), meaning “Spoiled Prince”. And Prince he is!

He was purchased as a two year old in 2016 from breeders out of Woodleaf, NC by owner and trainer, Lisa Cleveland. He affectionately goes by “Moo”. His show career started as a three year old: he was 2017 Region 16 Champion and Reserve Champion Halter Stallion, 201719 Region 15 Reserve Champion Halter Stallion, Region 16 Champi onship Top 3 in both Main Ring and Sport Horse In Hand Stallions, all trained and showed by owner, Lisa. They moved to Harrodsburg, KY in 2021 and he went back in the show ring this year with trainer and handler, Danny Thompson, of Bella Vista Equestrian Center in Lawrenceburg KY.

In their 2022 season, he placed well in all of his classes, both Main Ring and SHIH. He won “Most Classic Arabian” at the SAHIBA (So ciety for Arabian Horses in the Bluegrass Area ) show, went Top 5 at Region 14 Championships, and most recently, earned Top Ten Senior Stallions Breeding Championship at the 2022 US Nationals. Com menting on her talented stallion, owner Lisa says, “Moo is extreme ly smart and athletic, making him extremely easy to train.” Beauty, brains, and talent … what more can one expect from an Al Khamsa Arabian horse?

Angels Envy. Photo: Arabian Horse Times.

2022 Al Khamsa Convention

Please Join Us on Our Cloud!

We have a great group of speakers lined up for you this year, to inform you and hold your interest. Check out the schedule for speakers and their topics. Additional speak ers and presentations may be pre-recorded for viewing at your leisure. Our auction has an exciting collection of books with popular themes as well as rare books on Arabi ans. There will be “open chat time” after the sessions, so get your ideas and questions ready.

Registration!

You can register at www.alkhamsa.org. Just click on the Events tab.

Registration is $60 per person. Registration is open now!

Raffle!

If you could… would you buy this brand-new horse cooler for $25? You bet, I would too.

Al Khamsa will be raffling a Blanket that is Dura Tech, Contour Fit, Polar Fleece Award Cooler. Black/Red. Retails for $142.99. Wicks moisture after bath or workout. Dries horse faster. Made of a black non-piling polar fleece for a plush feel. Does not get as heavy as wool. Four hooks throat to chest, adjustable surcingle and detach able tail cord. Red nylon with gold rope pip ing. Size Medium: fits 67-74 center of chest to center under tail.

Enter at registration!

We are thankful for the donations of Schneider’s & AIM Designs for creating this medium size, Contour Fit horse cooler with the Al Khamsa Inc. logo to use for our 2022 raffle.

Each donation of $25 wins you a chance at owning this lovely cooler. Think about it ... a $100 donation will allow you four chances to win, and 100% of your $100 will go to the education and preservation of Al Khamsa Arabian horses.

A win – win in any horse lovers book!

Fantasia and Foal Videos!

The Fantasias are always one of the highlights of our conventions. It gives our support ers a chance to view some of our Al Khamsa horses in action. With the move to the virtual conventions, we lost some aspects of the Fantasia, but gained other advantages too. You no longer have the expense and hassle of hauling your horse to a new location. We now incorporate a fun video of new foals born since the last convention. It allows you to share the video link in your own advertising and this year we will be returning to YouTube for easier sharing and more exposure to your horses. Also, this year we plan to play the Fantasia videos during the breaks to the en tire convention audience. If you missed the deadline date of October 14th this year, plan on including your horse in next year’s Fan tasia. We all would love to see your horse(s) too. It’s a fun and easy way to show off your companion to your target audience.

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• An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE)

• Speakers and a microphone – built-in, USB plug-in, or wireless Bluetooth

• A webcam or HD webcam – built-in, USB plug-in, or:

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• Windows 11 (Note: Windows 11 is supported on version 5.9.0 or higher.)

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• iOS and Android devices

• Blackberry devices

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2022 Al Khamsa Convention Schedule

THURSDAY, November 3, 2022

6 pm ET / 5 pm CT / 4 pm MT / 3 pm PT

Board of Directors Annual Open Meeting

FRIDAY, November 4, 2022

6 pm ET / 5 pm CT / 4 pm MT / 3 pm PT

Joe Ferriss: Iconic Al Khamsa horses that Paved the Way Forward Debbie Fuentes: Registration Trends and How to Register

Elizabeth Dawsari & Linda Bochansky: What Do We Know About Henry Babson Ninety Years After His 1932 Importation of Egyptian Arabians?

Kate Rhodes: Preservation Task Force Report

Pre-recorded Instructional — Available on Website

Moira Walker: How Do you Know If Your Horse Is Al Khamsa?

Diana Cantey: Tips for Taking Better Photos

Jeannie Lieb: Navigating the New Website and the New Roster (ZOOM will remain open for one hour afterwards for visiting)

SATURDAY, November 5, 2022 (Three Sessions)

Session One

11 am ET / 10 am CT/ 9 am MT / 8 am PT

Dr. Samantha Brooks: New Genetic Research on Ancestry Data, with Beth Minnich

Mary Gills: Al Khamsa Business meeting

Edouard Al-Dahdah: Roster Proposal Second Year Vote for Kuheilaan Al Adiyat Hashal Election for President and Board of Delegates

- BREAKSession Two

2 pm ET/ 1 pm CT / 12 pm MT / 11 am PT

Patrick Sullivan: The Meaning of Life is to Find your Gift. The Purpose of Life is to Give it Away Election and Roster Proposal Results

Jeanne Craver: Announcement

Martha White: Getting your Horse Involved in a Competition to Increase its Value - BREAKSession Three

5:45 pm ET / 4:45 pm CT / 3:45 pm MT / 2:45 pm PT

Dr Paul Morris: Practical Breeding Practices

Jason Sherman & Holly Reuter: Selling Rare Treasures, Marketing the Al Khamsa Arabian Horse for Preservation and Profit

Edouard Al-Dahdah: A Message from Al Khamsa 2022 Al Khamsa Awards Ceremony Announce new board members (ZOOM will remain open for two hours afterwards for visiting)

SUNDAY, November 6, 2022

12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT / 10:00 AM MT / 9:00 AM PT Open Board of Director Meeting: Election of new officers & committee chairs for 2022–23

2022 Al Khamsa Convention Speakers

Friday Speakers

Horses that Paved the Way Forward

Registration Trends and How to Register

What Do We Know About Henry Babson Ninety Years After His 1932 Importation of Egyptian Arabians?

Pre-Recorded Videos

How Do you Know If Your Horse Is Al Khamsa?

Diana Cantey Tips for Taking Better Photos

Joe Ferriss

Iconic Al Khamsa

Elizabeth Dawsari & Linda Bochansky

Moira Walker

Jeannie Lieb

Navigating the New Website and the New Roster

Debbie Fuentes

Saturday Speakers Session One

Dr. Samantha Brooks

Genetic Ancestry in the Arabian Horse: Recent Discoveries and Practical Applications

Saturday Speakers Session Two

Patrick Sullivan

The Meaning of Life is to Find your Gift ~

The Purpose of Life is to Give it Away

Martha White

Getting your Horse Involved in a Competition to Increase its Value

Annual Online Auction!

Al Khamsa is proud to announce that we will be hosting our Annual Auction Online during the conven tion. The auction is a big fundraiser for our 501(c)(3) non-profit each year and we count on our generous supporters to make it successful.

Please support Al Khamsa’s mission and have fun while bidding on the wonderful items that have been donated for this purpose!

Dr. Paul Morris Practical Breeding Practices

Saturday Speakers Session Three

A Message from Al Khamsa

Jason Sherman & Holly Reuter

Selling Rare Treasures, Marketing the Al Khamsa Arabian Horse for Preservation and Profit

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The Pedigree:

1. The following is a public link to the pedigree of Kuheilaan Aladiyat Hashal (BHR 1623), based on information from the Bahrain Arabian Horse Studbook and other documents presented in this proposal. https://bit.ly/3dwjagS

Kuheilaan Aafas Ttaawoos

Hamdaany Wadhah

Burkhaan

Hamdanieh Newaahil

Kuheilaan Aladiyat Hashal

Ma’anaghy AlSaghir x Sitah D1 BHRSP*300

Hamdanieh Bint Umm Shaameh Hamdaany 71 x Hamdanieh Umm Shaameh

Kuheilaan Aafas Rakaan

Kuheila’t Aladiyat Afeefa

Jellaby Nejib

Kuheila’t Aladyat Bint Fejri

Kuheilaan Aafas Ttaawoos

Kuheila’t Aladiyat Raylaanah

Kuheila’t Aladiyat Naafleh Jellaby AlSakhir x Kuheilat Aladiyat BHR*576

2. This pedigree forms an integral part of the current proposal for inclusion in the Al Khamsa Roster. All the ancestors in the pedigree of Kuheilaan Aladiyat Hashal were bred in Bahrain from old Bahraini lines. Most ancestors appear in the pedigrees of other Bahraini horses already accepted into the Al Khamsa Roster, except two horses who are new: the mare Kuhailat Aladiyat 576, which is the tail female ancestor, and the mare Sitah, which appears in the middle of the pedigree (see bold elements in the pedigree above). This proposal provides more detail on these two additional ancestors.

Kuhailat Aladiyat 576:

3. The earliest known source of information on the strain of Kuhailaan Al-Adiyat Hashal BHR*1623 is Judith Forbis’s article “Pearls of Great Price” as it appeared in a 1971 issue of the Arabian Horse World (AHW) magazine, republished in her book Authentic Arabian Bloodstock (1990).

4. Judith Forbis visited the studs of the ruling family of Bahrain in March 1970 and mentioned the following: “Kuheilah Al Adiati is another strain rarely heard of before, but deriving from the Kuheilah family. She came from Saudi Arabia, and was presented to Sheikh Hamad when he was a prince, together with a letter of presentation from the offering Sheikh of Al Ajman: “I send to you this mare which fulfills Al Adiat […] When Sheikh Hamad saw her racing and found her exceedingly swift, he happily declaired: “Truly she is of Al Adiat” (Docu ment 1).

5. The same story recurs in Volume I of the Bahraini stud book (1980) and on the website of the Bahraini Royal Stud [http://www.bahrainroyalstud.com/6.php]: “A Kuheilah mare was presented to Shaikh Hamed bin Isa (1874-1942) while he was still a young man. The sender of the mare, Shaikh of the Ajman tribe, wrote a letter to his friend: “We send you this Kuheilah mare which fulfils the Adiyat”. From the Koran, Sura C (Adiyat, or those that run) […] When Shaikh Hamed saw the mare run in a race and found her exceedingly swift, he happily declared: “Truly she is of the El Adiyat”. A descendant of this mare Kuheilat Aladiyat Naafleh 222 has been a prolific producer of fillies. So this line continues to flourish even today.

6. The strain is evidently a branch of the Kuhaylan family, and appears to have come to Bahrain in the period between 1923 and 1932, the period when Shaykh Hamad bin ‘Isa Aal Khalifah was deputy ruler, (i.e., Crown Prince) before succeeding his father as ruler upon the latter’s death in 1932.

7. The strain clearly received its current name following the episode of the gifting of this specific mare. It would have been known under a different name before this episode. The ‘Ajman Bedouin tribesmen of Eastern Saudi Arabian were famed breeders of several Kuhaylan strains, among which were Kuhaylat Umm Surayyir, Kuhaylat al-Harqah and Kuhaylat al-Jaziah. It is entirely possible that the original gift mare belonged to either one of these three strains, or another Kuhaylan strain of the Ajman.

8. Volume 1 of the Bahrain Studbook goes on to say, “One descendant of this mare remains in Bahrain,” and then lists Kuheilah Adiyati Nr. 222, speckled grey mare foaled 1970, by Jellaby Sakhir Nr. 270 and out of “Kuheilah Adiyati (dead). This is the same 1970 grey mare appearing in Volume II of the Bahrain Studbook as Kuheila’t Aladiyat Naafleh 222, by Jellaby Alsakhir and out of Kuheila’t Aladiyat (576).

Document 1.

Al Khamsa Roster Proposal for Kuheilaan Aladiyat Hashal (BHR 1623) submitted by Edouard Al-Dahdah on November 1, 2020, up for second vote

9. Kuhaylat al-Aadiyat 576 (no sire, no dam, no color recorded) must have been a grey, because she had a grey filly, the 1970 Kuhaylat al-Aadiyat Naafleh, by the bay Jellaby al-Sakhir. That she had a foal by Jellaby al-Sakhir is an indication that she was part of the broodmare band at the stud of Sakhir in 1969-1970, where Jellaby al-Sakhir was the main breeding stallion, as his name indicates.

10. Judith Forbis took the attached photo (Document 2) of a grey mare at the Sakhir stud in March 1971, with this caption: “A Kuhaylah Al Adiati mare at Sakhir, sired by the Old Speckled Jellabi. One of the few mares of this strain.” It would seem that the mare in the photo is Ku haylat al-Aadiyat 576. The rarity of the strain in 1970, the grey color of the mare, her having had a 1970 offspring by a stallion stationed at Sakhir, and the Old Speckled Jellabi being the main stallion siring greys at that time all point to this conclusion, which extends the pedigree of Kuhei laan Aladiyat Hashal one generation further back.

Sitah D1:

11. Also in Volume 1 of the Amiri Arabian Stud of Bahrain, the late Danah Al Khalifah writes that “the breeding program at Danah Farm is centered around the foundation mare SITAH, ‘Hamdaniah Feisul’ and her offspring. Sitah’s history is documented from the time she was acquired as a two year old filly in 1964, at the Najd encampment of Emir Abdulla bin Saud. It was stated by the caretaker of the horse herd that Sitah was bred by Crown Prince Feisal bin Abdul Aziz, and was out of a Hamdaniah Ghiam mare of the horses of Al Saud, and by a stud stallion Saqlawy El Njemy from the horses of Al Rasheed.”

12. In the same 1971 Arabian Horse World article on the Bahraini horses, Judith Forbis has the following to say about Sitah: “We stopped to see SITAH, her exqui sitely refined white desert bred mare of the Hamdaniyah Giam strain. Sired by a Saqlawi Njemi from the Al Rashid family, Sitah was bred at the stud at Tiev, [Edouard’s note: Ta’if, the city where the stud of King Faysal Ibn Abd al-Aziz Aal Saud was located] the long famous Saud stud, by King Feisul of Saudi Arabia, at the time he was a crown prince” (Document 3).

13. An additional source on Sitah is a typewritten letter from Danah Al Khalifah to Jens Sannek where she gives him information on Sitah including a date of birth of 1961 and similar information on her sire and her dam (Document 4).

14. The strain of Saqlawi El Njemy recorded as that of the sire of Sitah is none other than the strain of Saqlawi Nijm al-Subh (Star of the Morning in Arabic), also known today as Saqlawi Marzakani among the northern Shammar. The Northern Shammar are in Syria and Iraq and often sent horses to their Southern Shammar brethren, whose leaders were from the Al Rasheed family.

15. Based on the information above, it would seem that all the anteced ents of Kuheilaan Aladiyat Hashal, including Sitah D1 and Kuhailat Aladiyat 576, were either Bedouin bred or bred by the Royal Arabian Stud of Bah rain from well-ascertained, authenticated and reputable Bedouin lines. I would therefore request that the Board and Gen eral Assembly of Al Khamsa, Inc, consider adding Kuheilaan Aladiyat Hashal to the Roster of Al Khamsa Arabian horses.

Document 3, right. Document 4, bottom, far right. Document 5, Sitah D1. Dr. V. NoliMarais photo.

Kuheilaan Aladiyat Hashal, 2011 chestnut stallion, is shown above left and above right, racing in Bahrain.

Document 2. Kuhaylat al-Aadiyat 576. Forbis photo.

Sharif Al ArabIntroducing

Bashir’s first foal has quality with substance, stylish carriage, and a strong coupling. At this young age, he already shows exceptional three circle balance: neck / shoulder / back / hip. We are so proud of this exciting colt. Congratulations, Edouard Al Dahdah!

Bashir alDirri

2014 Code Red stallion by Tamaam DE out of Sarita Bint Raj

Endurance breeding: Doyle, Pritzlaff, Gleannloch, & Babson plus rare American lines.

Krieg

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Husaana Arabians welcomes AAA Bint Dalabba + (Bint

y)

2004 Straight Babson Egyptian Mare, Ibn Ser Hannah x Delabba

Warm thank you to Marilee and Eve Heintzberger for sharing this unicorn! Eve rode her to third level dressage nationally, did 4-H, trail riding, camping and this mare did everything she was ever asked to do. Bred and started by Richard and Cheryl Miller, Binty continues her life at Husaana Arabians and is a real pleasure added to our program. Adding Marilee and Eve also to our farm family is a huge bonus.

Monica & Patrick Respet

Husaana Arabians 6635 Central Road New Tripoli, PA 18066 monicarespet@gmail.com

Photos: Nina Harf

2022 Al Khamsa Foal Photo Contest!

by Nichole Grodski

A very special thank you also to ALL who participated and made this contest so much fun! It was tough to pick out of so many adorable foals, but refreshing to see all of our Al Khamsa breeders breeding such quality and continuing on the legacy of these treasured horses.

Congratulations to Josephine Maus on being our 2022 Al Khamsa Foal Photo Contest winner and next Facebook Cover Foal! These two cuties sure captured our hearts and made us smile, and we hope they do the same for you!

Whether at play or at rest, being silly or sweet, perhaps sometimes even naughty … foals are captivating and will not only steal your heart, but also your time. As they discover a whole new world around them, with new smells and tastes, new friends, adventures and running with the wind, under their good breeders’ care, wisdom and aspirations, they build their foundation to the road to being a noble Arabian one day.

The journey from foal to adult is a magical experience to fill one’s heart and soul, leaving lasting memories of a lifetime that can never be replaced. There is nothing like an Al Khamsa Arabian foal, and we hope you will remember all the joys and highlights from the Foal Class of 2022 — The Future of Al Khamsa.

Breeding groups aside, over the next few pages, notice the consistency, quality, athleticism, beauty and personality GALORE that comes from generations of thoughtful and dedicated breeding, continued from generation to generation of our rare desert treasures… The Al Khamsa Arabian Horse.

Photos are not placed in any kind of order, except that desired by the layout designer for her own designs! Consider all names as ‘pending’.

Foal Photo Contest winner (at left): Nicknack, 2022 Al Khamsa colt owned by Josephine Maus, by CEA Crown Prince Dorr and out of Nikie Leta

Chandon HD (Shiraz CF x Charming HD) ~ Michael Bowling

Desire Bint Nariya (Desha Vu x Bint Nariya) ~ Martha White

Frisia Mamlouk, at right, (Serenity Mamzali x Serenity Shayala) ~ Willemina De Boer

Ginger Sprite SDA (SpiritWind Ahsahm x DA Ginger Moon) ~ Bev Davison

Aljawdat Almalakia DHA, aka Brego (Treff-Haven Latif x Bint Matala) ~ Karin Floyd

Kharish Adhem Mujizah (Zaraq El Amir BWA x Dark Angel BWA) ~ Laurence Perceval

Frisia Mufasa, at left (Serenity Shahmir x Serenity Musara) ~ Willemina De Boer

Haat Java Sand SDA (Subanet Jabbar SDA x Sand Allaya SDA) ~ Bev Davison

WC Asaria Mist (CH Masada Shariif x Axioms Jadhara Mist) ~ West Creek Arabians

Sahanads Legacy, no longer with us (OPA Yowel x HPF Sahanads Hope) ~ Sarah Clower

Serr Maysouna, pending (Authentic Ibn Nawaal x Al Asam Zaheera) ~ Theresa McKinzie

Yasmeen Bint Silvereen (EAI Silvereen x Hadiya Jameela) ~ PJ Altshuler

SpiritWind Sahmadhi (SpiritWind Ahsahm x DA Willow Windsong) ~ Bev Davison

Luna Moth WA (Ayar Pieper x Gypsy Moth WA ) ~ Mary Gills

Latakia Al Haifiyah (Porte CF x Brighton TAH) ~ Carrie Slayton

Sahanads Nyte Fury (OPA Yowel x RMR Bint Sahanadah) ~ Sarah Clower

Mashallah IDA (Maarakesh x Just Her Image RB) ~ Irmi Atam

Sasha Vu (Desha Vu x Mia Bint Bayfire) ~ Martha White

Kharish Adhem Massarat Hadban ( Zaraq El Amir BWA x Hadba El Fahima) ~ Laurence Perceval

Frisia Tamiir (Serenity Shahmir x Maas Tariifah) ~ Willemina De Boer

SpiritWind Jabani (Subanet Jabbar SDA x Spirit Wind Hassana) ~ Bev Davison

Zinnadah Saffiyah DHA (Baroud DHA x Bint Rudaynah) ~ Karin Floyd

KRH Shah Alam (HC Abla Caliph x KRH Shakira Mist) ~ Holly Reuter

WC Amirah Jusera (CH Masada Shariif x Axioms Maarineress) ~ West Creek Arabians

Gentry HD (Poeticus HD x Valse Triste TW) ~ Michael Bowling

Frisia Laziza (Serenity Mamzali x Serenity Lagaliah) ~ Willemina De Boer

Karismaah (Desha Vu x Imperial Karezah) -Martha White Khazz Sharrabah DHA (Treff-Haven Latif x Dahlilah) ~ Karin Floyd

Sahanad Al Kazzam (RMR Hanad x Solder Girl) ~ Sarah Clower

SC Independence (DB Al Majid x DB Sindidah) ~ Ryan Boike

DHA (Treff-Haven Latif x Ankara Z) ~ Karin Floyd

SpiritWind Maraca, (Maarakesh x GulastraSpirit SDA) ~ Bev Davison

Kara (Wahdi Ibn Kareka x Diva PR) ~ Marie Gravel

Revelation HD (Eldar HD x Revelry CF) ~ Michael Bowling

Frisia Laiza (Serenity Shahmir x Frisia TH Laiqa) ~ Willemina De Boer

KRH Ali Amir (HC Abla Caliph x KRH Amira Mist Sabbah) ~ Holly Reuter

Frisia Arabians, LLC

Willemina De Boer Tel: +1-254-485-9361 www.FrisiaArabians.com

Photos by John Nowell

Fun day at Surfside Beach TX Serenity Shahmir, ridden by Willemina De Boer and Frisia Shatar, ridden by Jana Basson.

Shanghai Trails, March 27, 2022, 25 miles, time 2.23.

First Place, left, Frisia Ibn Nazeef, ridden by Alisija Zabavska. Second Place, right, Frisia Shatar, ridden by Tahlia Van den Berg.

Chef Al Khamsa and

Chef Al is leading Al Khamsans to our fourth participation in Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Won’t you help him educate others about the wonderful horses of Al Khamsa, Inc?

Tuesday, November 29, is the 2022 date for Giving Tuesday. You can designate your donation specifically for the general fund, the endowment, the AERC Fund or give to the Preserva tion Task Force by pressing this button at https://alkhamsa.org/ or mailing your check to the Business Office 470 Folsom-Jonesville Road Jonesville, KY 41052

Nefisa: A Perfect Broodmare

by Robert J. Cadranell

Nefisa was one of two daughters of the desert bred stallion Hadban born at England’s Crabbet Stud in 1885. These two mares, Nefisa and *Rose of Sharon, were arguably the two most important mares ever bred at Crabbet.

Mr. Wilfrid Blunt and his wife Lady Anne Blunt had founded the Crabbet Stud with the purchase in Aleppo on Christmas Day, 1877, of a bay yearling filly they named Dajania. At Crabbet, Dajania produced a series of four colts, including Nefoud, Nebuchadnezzar, and Nizam, followed by her only filly, Nefisa, in 1885. Dajania was barren in 1886 and sold in July that year to the Turkish ambassador. Dajania’s three colts were sold from Crabbet and do not figure in Arabian horse breeding, but Nefisa remained at Crabbet, producing 21 live foals, the last at age 27, and Crabbet’s “N” line descends only through Nefisa. According to Rosemary Archer, Lady Anne described Nefisa as a perfect broodmare.

Apparently a homozygous bay, Nefisa never had a chestnut foal despite producing 15 foals by chestnut stallions. Judging from Nefisa’s three known photos, one published here for the first time courtesy of Michael Bowling and the late Lady Anne Lytton, she appears to have had a long, light, and upright neck and relatively high set tail. Nefisa passed this carriage and style to many of her descendants and it became a hallmark in certain lines of Crabbet breeding.

Top, previously unpublished photo of Nefisa (BLT), courtesy of Michael Bowling and the late Lady Anne Lytton. Below left, her sire Hadban (BLT), at Crabbet. Below right, her dam, Dajania (BLT) w/Nebuchadnezzar. The mare moved her head during the photographic exposure, and it was retouched at some point around the profile and the eye.

The Foals

Foal #1, Nahla, was an 1889 bay filly by Ashgar. She was en tered as a broodmare in the Crabbet herd book but was found dead of overeating acorns in Crabbet Park on November 19, 1892. Of the few Ashgar get, the one out of Nefisa could have been expected to be the most important (or possibly not; see Nejiba, below).

Foal #2, Nemrud, was an 1890 grey colt by Azrek. When Nem rud was a yearling, Lady Anne considered that if he were sold, he would “do the stud credit.” (J&C Aug. 21, 1891). Nemrud was sold in the autumn of 1891 to Cecil Rhodes for export to South Africa but remained at Crabbet until shipped in August of 1893.

Foal #3, Nejran, was an 1891 bay colt by Azrek. He was sold in August, 1893, to Dr. Watney, who used him for pasture breeding with Exmoor pony mares (J&C Aug. 31, 1898; Nov. 16, 1899). Nejran was repurchased July 16, 1901, at Dr. Watney’s sale, just ten days after the Azrek son Ahmar had been sold to Java. During Ah mar’s years at Crabbet, he played second fiddle to Mesaoud, his get ran heavily to fillies, and he did not leave a son to succeed him. The repurchase of Nejran looks like an attempt to perpetuate Azrek’s male line at Crabbet. Nejran was used for breeding in 1902, 1903, and 1904. In April of 1904, Lady Anne commented in her journal that Daoud, Seyal, and *Astraled “stand apart from” the Nefisa sons Nejran and Narkise “in style and quality.” (J&C April 22, 1904.) The next month, the Blunts sold Nejran for exportation to Austra lia. They retained only one of the Nejran get (Fitna) for breeding.

Foal #4, Nejiba, was an 1892 grey filly by Azrek. From her pho tos, Nejiba was a handsome and well-balanced mare with an espe cially attractive head and eye. She was entered in the Crabbet herd book as a broodmare. Nejiba was a mare Lady Anne rode. (J&C Aug. 17, 1896). In 1900, the Blunts chose Nejiba as one of six mares to show at the International Exhibition in Paris. (J&C Aug. 29, 1900). Two years later, the Blunts agreed to include Nejiba in their sales auction list. (J&C June 6, 1902). She did not find a buyer. The next year, a visitor picked out two Azrek daughters, Nejiba and Rose Diamond, as favorites. (J&C June 23, 1903).

Of all the Azrek daughters, the one out of Nefisa should have been positioned to become the most important and influential, with the possible exception of Asfura (out of Queen of Sheba). But for some reason, it was not to be. Nejiba produced three colts by Mesaoud, the eldest and youngest of which were sold at age four. The colt in between was “Born dead, very large foal, turned wrong way, mare nearly died.” Nejiba’s last foal at Crabbet was a colt by Seyal (given to Lady Anne’s cousin Byron Noel for export to Greece). In October of 1903, Wilfrid Blunt proposed giving Nejiba to Robert Gregory (son of Wilfrid Blunt’s longtime friend Lady Gregory) with the Ali Pasha Sherif mare Badia, on condition of not breeding from them. Lady Anne agreed to this. (J&C Oct. 15, 1903).

Foal #5, Nasib, was an 1893 bay colt by Mesaoud, and the first of ten full siblings from the cross of Mesaoud and Nefisa. Nasib was sold in 1895 to David Cook and then repurchased in 1900.

J&C — Lady Anne Blunt: Journals and Correspondence, 1986. A,P&C — Archer, Pearson and Covey: The Crabbet Arabian Stud, 1978.

Nefisa Foal #4, Nejiba (BLT), 1892 grey mare by Azrek (BLT).

Nefisa Foal #5, Nasib (BLT), 1893 bay stallion by Mesaoud (APS).

Nefisa Foal #3, Nejran (BLT), 1891 bay stallionv by Azrek (BLT).

Lady Anne described him as “fine.” (J&C June 18, 1901). Nasib was sold at the July 6, 1901 Crabbet sale for exportation to Java with Ahmar.

Foal #6, Nijm, was an 1894 bay colt by Mesaoud. He appears unnamed in the General Stud Book, but his name is shown in the Crabbet herd book and also the Raswan Index. Nijm died in 1896, age two.

Foal #7, Narghileh, was an 1895 bay filly by Mesaoud, noted as “very fine” in Crabbet records. Like Nefisa’s two earlier fillies, Nahla and Nejiba, Narghileh was entered as a broodmare in the Crabbet herd book. But unlike her elder sisters, Narghileh had long term influence on not just the Crabbet herd but Arabian breeding worldwide through foals such as Namusa (in Australia), *Nasik, *Narda II, Nessima, Rustnar (in South America), Najib, and Naufal. When the Blunts partitioned the Crabbet horses in 1906, Lady Anne chose Nefisa for the Crabbet half, while Wilfrid Blunt took Narghileh for the Newbuildings half. Narghileh pro duced foals by Wilfrid Blunt’s stallions Rijm and Rustem, and then was transferred to the Crabbet half in 1913, in foal to Rustem for 1914. Lady Anne’s granddaughter, Lady Anne Lytton, recalled that Narghileh was the mare on which Lady Anne taught herself to ride astride owing to a painful knee which hurt more on a sidesaddle. (See Mary Jane Parkinson’s book, The Kellogg Arabian Ranch, the First Fifty Years.)

After Lady Anne died in December of 1917, Narghileh was among the Crabbet horses seized by Wilfrid Blunt when he claimed ownership of the entire Crabbet Stud. According to the Blunts’ daughter, Lady Wentworth, Narghileh was shot “wantonly” with Roisel (a *Berk daughter) and Bukra (the dam of *Berk, and who, at age four, had refused to cross some water for Blunt). The General Stud Book states, without elaboration, that Narghileh died in 1918.

Foal #8, Nadim, was an 1896 bay colt by Ahmar. He is the foal said to be in the two pictures of Nefisa taken in front of the Blunts’ house at Newbuildings. However, the foal in those photos appears to be Foal #12, Nejef. After three foals by Mesaoud, ending with the “very fine” Narghileh, for some reason the Blunts tried Nefisa with Ahmar. Apparently the cross with Ahmar was not deemed a success, because Nefisa’s next six foals were all by Mesaoud, and Nadim himself was sold as a yearling in August, 1897, to go to Portugal with Antonios.

Foal #9, Naaman, was an 1897 bay colt by Mesaoud. He was sold at the July 8, 1899 Crabbet sale to Col. Alexandre de Sdano vitch for the Russian government stud.

Foal #10, Narenk, was an 1898 bay colt by Mesaoud. Narenk was sold at the July 6, 1901 Crabbet sale to the Indian Government for exportation to India with Abu Khasheb, Mahmal, and Barode. Ten years later, Lady Anne was sent “photographs of the splendid Narenk” and was pleased to hear that at the stud in India, “they adore Narenk.” (J&C Feb. 21, 1911).

Foal #11, Narkise, was an 1899 bay colt by Mesaoud. When he was two, Lady Anne noted that he “will be fine in style” and stated “Nasib is fine but of the 3 Nefisa ones Narkise is far the best.” (J&C June 18, 1901). In 1902 she wrote, “Perring was in front leading Daoud who was full of games, and Holman followed with the more staid Narkise. My delight is indescribable at having got them safely

Nefisa Foal #7, Narghileh (BLT) by Mesaoud (APS), age eight.

Nefisa Foal #9, Naaman (BLT) by Mesaoud (APS).

Nefisa Foal #10, Narenk (BLT) by Mesaoud (APS).

here out of the way of purchasers and with H.F. so pleased with both of them.” (J&C July 27, 1902). Narkise was used for breed ing at Crabbet in 1904, covering eight of the 33 mares bred that year. Four of his mares were barren in 1905, but his four 1905 foals included *Kasima, dam of Kasmeyn [Kazmeen], sold to Egypt in 1920, and *Markisa, sold to Homer Davenport as a two-year-old and exported to U.S.A. Narkise himself was sold in May, 1904, at the end of the breeding season, to the Indian Government for exportation to India with Nasr, Rashid, and Seyal.

Foal #12, Nejef, was a 1900 bay colt by Mesaoud. He is the foal that appears to be in the two pictures of Nefisa taken in front of the Blunts’ house at Newbuildings. Lady Anne noted, “Of the colts Nejef the most disappointing with his faulty action. I hear too that his own sister Nawwara [sic] is just as bad. These two in my opin ion should be got rid of, they might suit in some breeding studs under certain conditions.” Nejef was sold in December, 1905, for exportation to Chile, per Crabbet records. Nonetheless, he did sire a 1906 Arabian foal in England, bred by the Hon. George Savile, son of the 4th Earl of Mexborough. It is unclear why, if the Blunts took an outside mare for breeding, she was bred to an untried horse and not to one of their regular breeding stallions.

Foal #13, Nadir, was a 1901 bay colt by Mesaoud. Nadir was sold at the Blunts’ July 1903 sale to a Dr. Redmond of Ireland. Lat er, Nadir was bought by Mr. George Ruxton at Tattersall’s. Crabbet records do not state when this sale occurred, but Lady Anne in a journal entry refers to Nadir being “now Mr. Ruxton’s proper ty.” (J&C March 11, 1911). Lady Wentworth repurchased Nadir from Ruxton in 1919 during the period after Lady Anne’s death in 1917 and before Lady Wentworth won the lawsuit in 1920 over the ownership of the Crabbet horses, when she was buying back horses her parents had sold. Lady Wentworth noted that Nadir had been used for ploughing during World War I. She described him as a “Brilliant Bay. Lovely head & eyes. Showing the whites. Long curved neck & beautiful shoulder wonderful legs body & quarters. Splendid style.” Looking at his over-angulated hocks, one might question the “wonderful legs” comment, but Nadir certainly had a good front end, and appears to have had great style. Lady Went worth sold him in 1922 to Major Rodd and noted that he died of a seizure in 1927. Among Nadir’s foals sired while owned by Lady Wentworth were Joseph, Nasira, and Risama (renamed Bint Riyala in Egypt).

Foal #14, Nawara, was a 1902 bay filly by Mesaoud. Lady Anne wrote in her journal for April 19, 1905, that Nawara had faulty action and was one that “should be got rid of.” Nawara was sold at Tattersalls on July 2, 1906, for exportation to South Africa with Faida, Khalikan, and Ferha. Rosemary Archer describes this sale as an experimental one held at Tattersalls instead of the regular auc tion at Crabbet and “not a success.” (A,P&C, p. 132)

In 1903, Nefisa was barren to Daoud. The year 1902 had been Daoud’s first season at stud, and five of his nine mares were barren in 1903.

Foal #15, Ninawa, was a 1904 bay filly, and Nefisa’s tenth and last by Mesaoud, who had been sold to Russia in 1903. Ninawa was one of the horses Lady Anne chose at the 1906 partition of the stud, but she sold Ninawa just a few months later in November 1906 to South Africa with Malwa and Kesra.

Nefisa Foal #11, Narkise (BLT) by Mesaoud (APS).

Nefisa Foal #12, Nejef (BLT) by Mesaoud (APS).

Nefisa Foal #13, Nadir (BLT) by Mesaoud (APS).

Foal #16, Nawab, was a 1905 bay colt by *Astraled. Although Nawab initially belonged to Lady Anne after the 1906 partition (see below), in June of 1909 he went to Wilfrid Blunt’s half as part of the exchange by which Lady Anne acquired *Nasik. Wil frid Blunt sold Nawab in 1910, and Lady Wentworth recorded that he was “resold to Mr. Warren of Lewes much the worse for knocking about & his temper ruined.” Lady Wentworth reacquired him in 1919 during the period in which ownership of the Crabbet Stud was disputed and she was buying back some of the horses her parents had sold. She wrote that Nawab was 15.1, a dark bay “with the loveliest head & neck & forehand. Superb flashing eye of enormous size.” This eye was perhaps a trait from Nefisa; a visitor to Crabbet once described Nefisa’s grandson *Nasik as having “glo rious eyes.” Lady Wentworth further described Nawab as having a “most delicate skin showing all the veins of the neck & shoulder.” Lady Wentworth bred Nawab to one mare in 1919, Simrieh, who produced the 1920 filly *Selmnab, foaled in possession of Sidney G. Hough after he bought Simrieh in June of 1920. When Lady Wentworth came into possession of the full Crabbet herd in 1920, she deemed Nawab surplus and included him in her large sale to the Royal Agricultural Society of Egypt late in 1920 after he had covered one more mare, Halima, in 1920 (she was barren in 1921).

Foal #17 was an unnamed 1906 bay filly by Feysul, which died at a month old. According to Crabbet herd records, she was “wrong internally.”

Partition, 1906

In 1906, the difficulties in the Blunts’ marriage and their dis agreements over management of the Crabbet horses became in surmountable. They permanently separated and partitioned the Crabbet Stud, each to manage their own half separately. For her half, Lady Anne chose Nefisa along with her yearling colt Nawab and daughter Ninawa. Wilfrid Blunt chose Ninawa’s older full sis ter Narghileh along with Narghileh’s 1906 colt Nar and her fouryear-old daughter Narda, by Rejeb (later registered in the U.S. as *Narda II).

Prior to partition, Nefisa had been bred to *Astraled in May of 1906 for what would have been a full sibling to Nawab. Nefisa was barren in 1907, and thereafter was bred only to Lady Anne’s stallions Daoud and *Berk (*Astraled went to Wilfrid Blunt at par tition).

Foal #18, Nasra, was a 1908 bay filly by Daoud. Nasra became, along with Narghileh, one of Nefisa’s two most famous and influ ential foals. Lady Wentworth wrote that Nasra inherited a particu larly lovely arch of neck from Daoud and his dam Bint Nura. Lady Anne retained Nasra as a broodmare, but after Lady Anne died in 1917, Wilfrid Blunt seized Nasra along with most of the rest of the Crabbet herd and continued breeding from her. After Lady Went worth won her lawsuit against her father and came into possession of the Crabbet horses in 1920, Nasra became arguably one of Lady Wentworth’s three most important foundation mares along with Rim and Riyala. Nasra produced for Lady Wentworth until 1930, and she was barren and given away in 1931 at age 23. Nasra’s Al Khamsa foals include Nashisha, Nasira, and Nezma.

Foal #19, Nadima, was a 1909 bay filly by Daoud, and a full sister to Nasra. Nadima was sold in August of 1913 for exportation

Nefisa Foal #16, Nawab (BLT) by *Astraled, Lady Wentworth up.

Nefisa Foal #18, Nasra (BLT) by Daoud (BLT).

Nefisa with Foal #12, Nejef (BLT) by Mesaoud (APS), at Newbuildings.

to Argentina with Rukham (*Berk x Rabla), a colt bred by Lady Anne. Nadima became a foundation mare for Arabian breeding in South America.

Foal #20 was an unnamed 1910 bay colt by Daoud, and thus a full brother to Nasra and Nadima. Crabbet records state, “Beau tiful colt.” Unfortunately, he died after six weeks because Nefisa, then 25 years old, was “short of milk.”

For some reason, Nefisa was not bred back in 1910. This was the first year she had ever been left open. Perhaps, in addition to being short of milk, she was in poor condition.

Foal #21, *Nueyra, was a 1912 bay filly by Daoud, and thus a full sister to Nasra, Nadima, and the “beautiful colt” of 1910. *Nueyra’s one known photo shows an awkwardly made mare that writers such as Carl Raswan and Carol Mulder have criticized for poor conformation. *Nueyra’s eventual purchaser, W.R. Brown of the Maynesboro Stud in Berlin, New Hampshire, liked her least of the large group of horses he imported from Crabbet Stud in 1918. However, writers do not seem to take into account that *Nueyra was the 21st foal out of a 27-year-old mare with what must have been a severely compromised uterine environment and who is re corded as having lost her prior foal because she was short of milk. *Nueyra probably did not have the best start in life, and matters were likely made worse after World War I broke out in 1914 when *Nueyra was only two. Charles Hayden, agent for W.R. Brown, wrote about the poor condition of many of the Crabbet horses during World War I when there were shortages of fodder and la bor. Lady Anne bred one foal from *Nueyra, and after Lady Anne’s death in 1917, Wilfrid Blunt seized *Nueyra and then sold her to W.R. Brown in 1918.

What

Antiquities....

is it that is so mysterious about the antiquities of the past? In context, are they really that different than now? It seems that Al Khamsa enthusiasts are often intrigued by discovering the mysteries of the past. Yet upon a closer look into the legacy of previous benefactors such as Abbas Pasha I, Wilfrid and Lady Anne Blunt, Homer Davenport, and others, what is revealed is their passion for the original Arabian horse of the horse breeding tribes of Arabia.

They were driven to great sacrifices to obtain and preserve the very same horse, that we treasure today — the Al Khamsa Arabian horse.

So whenever a new mystery is uncovered from the past, such as Edouard Al-Dahdah’s new book on the 1860 Abbas Pasha Sale, we should delight in the new information that is revealed.

In a sense, it brings us closer to the benefactors of the past revealing what we have in common. We are actually their “peers” existing in the present, making sacrifices and applying our passion for this timeless horse of the desert so that it will never become a myth of the past that lay in the ruins of tomorrow but rather a reality in the hearts, minds and eyes of horse loving children for future generations.

Nefisa was bred to *Berk in 1912 for what would have been her 22nd foal, but she was barren in 1913 and not bred that year. Nefi sa was put down September 12, 1913, age 28. Lady Anne wrote, “Her teeth were found to have given out, so no amount of care could keep her from suffering.” Also put down that day was Kasida, only 22, but noted as “aged before her time.”

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A second shot of Nefisa in front of Newbuildings, with Nejef.

Al Khamsa Breeding Groups

An Introduction

Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the first article in this series will begin with the first 2023 Khamsat issue, Vol. 33 No. 1. It will cover the Doyle Egyptian group.

So what IS a Breeding Group?

A Breeding Group is a family of horses bred within restricted bloodlines. In some cases, it begins at one farm, with one breeder’s eye guiding its growth. In others, it is created by multiple people (working separately or together) that see a need or desire to put a group of bloodlines together.

Sometimes the need is driven by the major use of one horse in a way, so that other such horses are in danger of being lost. So a breeding group can be formed of horses that do NOT carry that line. The group is formed for a negative goal: such as, Non-Nazeer. This does NOT mean that discriminated against horse is not a good one. Otherwise, it would not be in danger of overwhelming other lines. It means that breeders are looking ahead and trying to keep a good genetic spread of bloodlines to ensure breeding health of Al Khamsa horses in general. This sort of breeding group can be for Al Khamsa as a whole OR for subdivisions of homogenous breeding groups. For example: the stallion Tripoli was the main breeding stallion in the Davenport Breeding Group, so a group of horses was developed that did not trace to him. Such a subdivision can serve as an “outcross” within the already homogenous Breeding Group.

A Breeding Group is one way of dividing up the entirety of Al Khamsa horses into understandable divisions, in a similar way to the Ancestral Element system.

As Breeding Groups become well established, they have a ten dency to take on a certain look, guided by a breeder’s eye. An expe rienced Al Khamsa observer and look at a collection of Al Khamsa horses and identify the Doyle, Babson, Davenport, desert-bred Blue Star, Pritzlaff, Ansata, Gleannloch, etc., horses. They have a “LOOK”.

Among these different groups, then, the aspiring Al Khamsa breeder can identify the type of horse that most speaks “Arabian Horse” to them.

Some well-established Al Khamsa Breeding Groups are showing signs of being lost. This is in addition to the individual horses or Ancestral Elements that are the focus of the Al Khamsa Preserva tion Task Force.

For this reason, the Khamsat will be producing a series of articles on Breeding Groups within Al Khamsa: both as a guide for new breeders who wish to find the lines they wish to spend their breed ing careers preserving, and as a wake-up call for Al Khamsa sup porters who might not realize that well-known building blocks of Al Khamsa breeding are in danger. If you have a group you would like to feature, contact: the_khamsat@alkhamsa.org

Families!

Gypsy Moth WA 2006 mare (Barbican CF x Summer Blush WA)

Ayar Pieper 2011 stallion (Presto CF x Raghida CF)

Luna Moth WA 2022 mare (Ayar Pieper x Gypsy Moth WA)

The H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Aly Scrapbook

By Judith Forbis

Reprinted from Authentic Arabian Bloodstock, 1990, pp117–121

Introduction from 2006: Al Khamsa, Inc. values research into the background of the horses it tracks. Such research is most prominently recognized in the major publications in the Al Khamsa Arabians series. Al Khamsa Arabians III is currently in production, and the publi cation team contacted Judith Forbis to see if she would make the herd book mentioned in the following article available. She very generously sent photocopies of her notes on this valuable document, and in so doing, contributed to our knowledge of the Egyptian horses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Furthermore, she has allowed us to use many of her historic photos. Al Khamsa, Inc. thanks Mrs. Forbis for her generosity. This article was previously published in Khamsat Vol. 23 No. 1.

While living in Egypt during the late 60s, it was difficult to maneuver about due to the military restrictions placed throughout the coun try by Gamel Abdel Nasser after the Israeli conflict and the six day war. Many of the fine museums and old palaces were in disrepair, their windows having been taped to prevent glass splintering from Israeli bomb raids. Litter and dust from broken sandbags were everywhere.

During this period of time I was in quest of whatever information I could find about early breeders, especially the princes. I visited the palace of H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Aly to see if I could locate any treasures there. The caretaker did not want to let me in, but after chatting and talking about my mission, he agreed I could enter the palace “for a price.” His wife wanted a wig. Could I get one for him? I wrote to Hansi Heck, who was then living in Canada, and asked if she could somehow secure one. She did, and this became my passport to the attic of the palace and the library.

The attic was strewn with horse pictures and lithographs by Adam, Vernet, Gros, Delacroix, etc., which had been stored there for pro tection in case of war. Many of the frames and glass had been broken, but I methodically photographed every horse picture no matter its condition. Some of these pictures appear in this book [Authentic Arabian Bloodstock], and others in the Classic Arabian Horse. Today, if one visits the palace, one finds it in fine order with all the treasures and priceless paintings beautifully displayed in the halls and museum.

Khamsat Reprint

A collection of Prince Mohammed Aly’s mares at Manial on the Isle of Roda.

All photos courtesy of Judith Forbis

The library, which was used so frequently by Dr. Branch and Carl Raswan during Prince Mohammed Aly’s time, now contained little of interest. All books comprising the horse library had been given to the Egyptian Agricultural Organization as a bequest, but there was nothing among them about the Prince’s specific horses, although the collection was a priceless one for all equine lovers. I looked through all the bookcases, and much to my surprise I found one lone scrapbook and a handwritten herd book. I asked to bor row them and took them home. After I photographed all the pages, I returned them to the palace.

Some of the horses in the photos were identified; others were not. I suspected many of the photos were by Carl Raswan and had been sent to the Prince as a gift. The herd book, written in French in what appeared to be the Prince’s own handwriting, yielded some interesting information about the horses the Prince had bred, some lines of which were continued at the R.A.S./E.A.O., and others which were not.

It is always educational to review photos of early horses who appear in today’s pedigrees, and for that reason the Prince Moham med Aly Scrapbook is a valuable piece of history worth reproduc ing. What has since happened to the original scrapbook or the herd book remains a mystery.

The picture captions on the following pages are essentially as they appeared in the scrapbook [with Al Khamsa standardized identification and information in brackets] and dates have been listed as month/day/year.

Stallions

KAUKAB

[Kawkab (MNL), 1910 chestnut Saqlawi Jidran stallion bred by Prince Mohamed Aly at Manial Stud, Egypt. Purchased by the Royal Agricultural Society in 1927. Died 1932. By Saklawi II (KDV) out of Om Dalal (APK). Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through Ghazala (MNL).]

MABROUK 3 yrs. 7 mos. Saklawi x Tarfa

[Mabrouk Manial (MNL), 1912 grey Kuhaylan Mimrih stallion bred by Prince Mohamed Aly at Manial Stud, Egypt. Purchased by the Royal Agricultural Society in 1927. Died 1933. By Saklawi II (KDV) out of Tarfa (APK). Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through Awad (RAS), Baiyad (RAS), Bint Radia (RAS), Mahroussa (MNL), Sabah (RAS), Jasir (MNL) and Saada (MNL).]

HADBAN 11/27/14 Rabdan x Tarfa

[Hadban (MNL), 1914 chestnut Kuhaylan Mimrih stallion bred by Prince Mohamed Aly at Manial Stud, Egypt. Purchased by the Royal Agricultural Society in 1924. Died 1935. By Rabdan El Azrak (APK) out of Tarfa (APK). Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through Bint Dalal (KAD) and Bint Zareefa (KAD).]

BARK 10-21-13 Machkour x Fereiha

[Bark (MNL), 1913 bay Dahman Shahwan stallion bred by Prince Mohamed Aly at Manial Stud, Egypt. Purchased by the Royal Agricultural Society in 1927. Died 1932. By Mashkour (APK) out of Freiha (KDV). Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through Mah bouba (MNL).]

DJEMIL 3 yrs. 7 mos. Saklawi x Dalal

[Gamil Manial (MNL), 1912 grey Saqlawi Jidran stallion bred by Prince Mohamed Aly at Manial Stud, Egypt. Purchased by the Royal Agricultural Society in 1923. Died 1928. Also spelled Jamil. By Saklawi II (KDV) out of Dalal Al Zarka (APK). Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through Mansour (RAS), Radia (MNL), Zahra (MNL), Bint Bint Riyala (RAS), Gamil III (RAS) and *Aziza.]

[The first five stallions shown (Bark, Gamil Manial, Hadban Manial, Kaukab and Mabrouk Manial) all play a role in Egyptian founda tion breeding. The following two stallions do not, but they offer another way of seeing the foundation stock contained in their pedi grees. Following these stallion photos, there is a page of photos from the Mimrihiyah and Dahmah families, followed by two pages of photos from the Bint Yamama family.]

[No Name] Machkour [Mashkour] x Tarfa

(IBN) HALABI (El) Halabi x Fereiha

NADRA, at right

[Nadra El Saghira (MNL) c1910 chestnut Dahmah Shahwaniyah mare by Samhan (APK) out of Nadra El Kebira (KDV), bred by Prince Mohamed Aly, Egypt. Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through her daughter, Farida (MNL).]

FEREIHA 18 years. Father of foal: Rabdan. Freiha - chestnut Mimrehia foaled 1902. Sire: Dahman, comme le precedent, Dam: Bint el Chakra bint el Hamra. From haras of Prince Ahmed. [This caption is confusing. The information does not correspond exactly with mares known to Al Khamsa, Inc. or listed in the Manial herd book. However, the herd book reference for Tarfa (APK) also uses the name Fereiha for her. It is possible that this is another photo of Tarfa, or another mare of the line not shown in the herd book. Another possibility, considering the specific foaling date of 1902, is that the parentage given is incorrect, and that this is a photo of Freiha (KDV), by El Sennari (KDV) x Gazza (KDV), the dam of Bark.]

GHAZAL 1-17-18 by [El] Halabi with TARFA [Tarfa (APK), c1900 chestnut Kuhaylah Mimrihiyah mare by Dah man El Azrak (APK) out of Bint Freiha (APK), bred by Prince Ahmad Pasha Kamal, Egypt. Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through her sons Mashkour (APK), Mabrouk Manial (MNL) and Hadban (MNL). The latter two are pictured in this article.]

[There are two mares named Fereiha (or Freiha) represented in the Manial herd book. One is a 1902 Dahmah Shahwaniyah mare re ceived from Khedive Abbas II in 1912, daughter of El Sennari (KDV) x Gazza (KDV) and dam of Bark (MNL). Another is a second name for Tarfa, a c1900 Kuhaylah Mimrihiyah mare received from Prince Ahmad Pasha Kamal in 1907, by Dahman El Azrak (APK) out of Bint Freiha (APK). Whether this lovely filly is out of the Dahmah or the Mimrihiyah, she is a loss to Egyptian breeding.]

DJEMILA Lady Blunt’s Jamil x Khatra

[It is a great loss to Arabian breeding that the Kuhaylah Mimrihi yah line has been lost*. It is shown here in Gamila Manial (MNL) by Jamil (APS) out of Khatra, by Sabbah (APK) out of Doga, by Rabdan El Azrak (APK) out of Bint Freiha (APK)]

* While it was believed lost at the time of this article, in 2006, and it is not present in North America, some asil lines have been located in South Africa through the mare Barakah (RAS).

SAEDA 7-27-15 Rabdan [El Azrak] x Fereiha

Bint Yamama Family

NEGMA [with dam] Dahman [El Azrak] x [Bint] Yamama [Bint Yamama (KDV), c1895 grey mare by Saklawi I (APS) out of Yemameh (APS), bred by Khedive Abbas II, Egypt. Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through Negma (KDV), Aroussa (MNL) and *Nasr.]

NASR (weanling) Rabdan (El Azrak) x (Bint) Yamama [*Nasr #889, 1918 grey stallion bred by Prince Mohamed Aly at Manial Stud, Egypt. Imported from his breeder to the USA in 1932 (through Jack Humphrey) by W.R. Brown. By Rabdan El Azrak (APK) out of Bint Yamama (KDV). Represented in Al Khamsa breeding through Ibn Manial (RAS), *H.H. Mohamed Ali’s Hamida, Banna, Croisedore, Rodasr and Sirecho.]

NAAMA 4-7-15 Samhan x (Bint) Yamama

HILAL 12-23-17 & [Bint] YAMAMA. Hilal by Faris.

RAHMA Rabdan (El Azrak) x (Bint) Yamama A full sister to *Nasr.

AROUSSA Dahman x Yamama [Aroussa (MNL), 1911 grey mare bred by Prince Mohamed Aly at Manial Stud, Egypt. Purchased by the RAS in 1922. Died 1931. By Dahman El Azrak (APK) out of Bint Yamama (KDV). A full sister to Negma, Aroussa is represented in Al Khamsa breeding through Radia (MNL) and Gamil III (RAS).]

NEGMA and GARBOE at 5 mos. by Saklawi (II)

[Negma (KDV) c1909 grey mare by Dahman El Azrak (APK) out of Bint Yamama (KDV), bred by either Khedive Abbas II or Prince Mohamed Aly, Egypt. Represented in Al Khamsa breeding by Mah roussa (MNL), Zahra (MNL), Jasir (MNL), *Aziza and *Roda.]

CHAFIK [foal] 10-2-17 by Faris with NEGMA

MAHROUSSA Mabrouk x Negma

[Mahroussa (MNL), c1920 grey mare by Mabrouk Manial (MNL) out of Negma (KDV), bred by Prince Mohamed Aly, Egypt. Repre sented in Al Khamsa breeding through *Zarife, *H.H. Mohamed Ali’s Hamida, *Fadl and *Maaroufa.]

./GARBOE 6-18-15 Saklawi (II) x Negma

KAFIFAN 11-8-16 Mabrouk x Negma [Kafifan (MNL) was exported to Europe, where he was used at stud.]

The Doyle Arabians

SBE

The Next Generation

To continue the existence of the straight Babson Egyptian horsesa next generation of SBEs is always necessary. As important asthat is, consideration must also be given to developing the next generation of SBE enthusiasts. Here are some possibilities. For more information go to Babson Egyptian Arabian Enthusiasts on Facebook or contact Jody Dvorak at backatyousoon@gmail.com

Photographs Supplied by SBE Owners and Admirers.

Palestinian Folklore of Strains

by Marwan Abusoud

The strains that have graced the lives of the Bedouins in the Naqab desert are Kubayshat, Mokhaldiat, Jraibat, Ubayyat, Shananiat, Jilfat, Swaitat, Hudub, Dah mat, Kuhaylat, Tuwaisat and Ma’anaghiat. I have always found it interesting to learn of the origin of these strains and how they arrived at the names. Of course, most of us have heard the originating stories of the al Khamsa, the main five strains, and how they arrived at their names. I have recently located the tales of how two of the strains in the Naqab desert developed their names. One is very brief and the other is a tale, and like the Bedouins from which it derived, it is a rough one.

Recently a family member of mine trav elled back home to Jerusalem. He asked me before he left if he could bring anything back to me. There was one thing I really had been wanting and have not been able to find. So I asked him if he could try to locate it for me while he was there. It was a book that I could not find in the U.S., a book called Law Between Bedouins, by Aref al Aref. I had heard there was a small section in it about the Palestinian Arabian horses. I really wanted to see it and read it for myself.

My passion for the Palestinian Arabian horse compelled me to impose on my cousin. I told him about the book and asked if he could find it while he was there. He agreed that he would look for it. Once he was in Jerusalem, I got a call and he told he had not been able to locate the book. He had visited several bookstores between Jerusalem and the West Bank to no avail. He said he was travelling to Jordan next and would look there as well. His trip to Jordan ended and he was also unsuccessful in his search for the book there. When he was leaving Jerusalem, there were street ven dors lining the path with their wares. He saw one older gentle man sitting amongst a large pile of books and asked him if he had ever heard of the book or knew where it might be located. The old, weathered man thought for a moment and before telling him where he could possibly find it, he searched through his pile of books and luckily pulled the exact book from his stack. My cousin was elated and returned to the U.S. with the book in his hand.

When I received the book, I immediately started poring through the pages until I found the section about the Palestinian horses. It

was only a few pages long, but I relished reading every word. It talked about two or three strains of the Asil. The most common was the Kubayshat, Mokhladyat and Tuwa isat strains which are mostly unfamiliar to the people of the U.S. The Kubayshat and Mokhladyat are exclusive to Palestine, the Tuwaisat is now extinct there. The book re vealed the stories behind the development of two of their strain names.

The first strain name, Mokhladyat is believed to be from the Palestinian Bed ouin’s horses of Khalid ibn al Walid. He was a great warrior of the Arabs and Islam who was known as the ‘Sword of God’. The Mokhladyat honors this warrior and is in tribute to his name Khalid.

The second, depicts Bedouin folklore of the Kubayshat strain’s origin. It emanates from Bedouin folklore. The harsh tale por trayed in the Aref al Aref book is as follows: There was a Bedouin named Araar, and he owned a noble stallion which he called Mashoor. The Bedouin, Araar had a cousin named Omire. Omire was the owner of five good mares. As it often is in the Bedouin culture, Araar married Omire’s sister, and Omire mar ried Araar’s sis ter.

One day, Araar and Omire got into an argument, and even as time

Author Marwan Abusoud, astride a Mokhladiyah mare on a recent trip to Palestine.

passed, they could not resolve the dispute. Therefore, a war was declared between them.

The war lasted for a very long period of time. Usually, Araar was victorious in the battles, much thanks to his fearless and trusted stallion, Mashoor, who on several occasions rescued him from cer tain death due to his swiftness and speed. Omire eventually dis covered that Mashoor was the secret to Araar’s successes. Omire knew that his people were stronger, they had more men, and they had more money, by all accounts they should be the ones that were victorious. Upon discovering the secret to Araar’s continuous victo ries, Omire decided to send a message to his sister, Araar’s wife. In the message Omire asked his sister for her help. Omire requested his sister to send Araar’s stallion to him, so that he could breed his own five mares to Araar’s stallion, Mashoor. She could not tell her husband Araar, because he would be furious, and must keep her brother’s request in her confidence.

The two of them decided on the best time and a secretive place to meet and breed the horses. Once the day and time arrived, they met and successfully bred the first four mares to Mashoor. But when they tried to breed the fifth mare, the stallion had lost his strength and could not complete the breeding to the last mare. Mashoor was so exhausted, he dismounted the mare, and spilled his seed on the ground. Omire not wanting to lose this single op portunity, he swiftly grabbed a handful of his essence and deposited into the fifth mare. The tale goes, that the pregnancy that resulted from the fifth mare is where they got the strain name Kubayshat. The Bedouin word Kubayshat is derived from the Arabic word Ka bash meaning ‘to collect’ or ‘grab’.

The folklore continues, when Araar saw his horse later that eve ning the horse was weak, and he asked the reason. He checked his horse’s coat; he knew his stallion had been either run very hard or he had mounted five mares. He asked his son, who responded to his father that he had not run him, nor had he bred him. Then, Araar asked his son to play chess with his wife and find out what happened. His son obeyed his father. During the chess game, while moving his knight, the son did what comes naturally to the poetic Bedouins, he recited two lines of poetry about the stallion. In response, the wife recited poetry back to him reveal ing the truth about the stallion to the son. The son armed with the knowledge of what took place, re ported to Araar that his wife took Mashoor to Omire and the stallion was bred to Omire’s five mares. Araar became so angry, he picked up the chess table and threw it. When he left, his wife found one of her teeth lying beside her on the ground. She slyly re trieved her tooth and wrapped in a cloth, then sent it through a messenger from the tribe of the Shararat.

When Omire received the wrapped tooth by mes senger, he immediately understood what it meant. He was silently enraged at what Araar had done to his sister. However, he did not react or disclose anything to the messenger standing nearby. He acted as if the message meant nothing to him. The Shararat tribe was known for being deceitful and untrustworthy. Omire told the messenger he was about enter a ghazu on his cousin Araar from one

side. The next morning, they mounted their horses and headed for the fray. Just as Omire suspected, the messenger from the Shararat tribe informed Araar that his cousin, Omire was coming to attack him and announced from which side they were planning on at tacking. Araar’s and all his men went to the area that the attack was coming from to surprise them and ambush them. However, Omire had tricked him, and attacked from the camp from the opposite side to avenge his sister. There were no men left to protect the camp, so Omire, took all their women, goats and camels as revenge for what Araar did to his sister. Then as payback he sent a clear mes sage to Araar. The outraged Omire had one tooth removed from each of the 80 women of Araar’s camp. Afterwards he wrote 8 lines of poetry that said in exchange for her tooth, he took 80 teeth away.

As in many of the stories passed generation to generation in any culture, there are obvious embellishments found in this tale. Ac cording to this rare book of Aref el Aref’s, Law Between Bedouins, this is the folklore that accompanies the name of the Kubayshat in the Naqab desert. Also, it reveals the derivative name for the strain of Mokhladyat and its origin.

Two Kubayshan stallions. Photo: Naeem Abu Ayadh.

Hamad Abu Rabeeh on a Kubayshan stallion, photo Naeem Abu Ayadh.

A Trip to Egypt, 2020

by Patricia Lawrence

In the fall of 2020, during the peak of the COVID pandemic I decided to venture off and visit some friends in Egypt. Much planning went into the trip and the day finally arrived to board the flight for Egypt. My bags were packed, and I headed to the airport to check the two bags. Travelling during a pandemic is a hassle at best: it is riddled with red tape, impossible deadlines, vaccines, and endless requirements. When I stepped up to the ticket counter, the ticket agent looked at my paperwork and informed me that I still needed to obtain a Visa to enter Egypt. After some protest, she discovered it was not needed after all. And I was finally allowed to board the plane.

My flight from Kentucky to Atlanta was a quick one. The next flight was a seven-and-a-half-hour flight from Atlanta to Paris. All the flights went smoothly, and they were a good experience despite wearing a mask. I did not get any sleep as I had hoped I would dur ing the US to Paris flight. We landed in Paris at 7:30AM and I had an eleven-hour layover before boarding for Cairo. It was a boring and exhausting eleven hours, the COVID-19 protocol had most of the stores and restaurants closed, so there was virtually nothing to do while I waited.

I arrived in Cairo at 11:30 PM and ready for some much-needed sleep. My friend Yassmin Atieh greeted me at the door of her apart ment in Heliopolis, which is a suburb of Cairo. She took my bags and sprayed them down with alcohol, to prevent bringing COVID into the house from the airport, while I took advantage of refresh ing in a nice long shower. We chatted for a bit, and I presented her with gifts I had brought for her and her father for welcoming me into their home.

The next morning, I had a nice talk with Yassmin’s father, Dr. Mohamed Atieh. He is retired and spends most of his time at home, especially since the COVID-19 epidemic started. He is a very sweet gentleman and has always been a gracious host. I stayed at the apartment in Heliopolis with them until the following week end, when I relocated near the stables in Sakkara.

We awoke early and headed for the stables by the Sakkara Pyra mid. This place was fantastic. It sat at the edge of the desert where and had view of the Sakkara and Djoser Pyramids along with three other pyramids. There were Arabian horses everywhere at the sta bles. Yassmin owns about ten or eleven Arabian horses. Sakkara stables are owned by Dr. Mohamed Kamel, an international lawyer who has a home right down the road. I cannot express how truly beautiful this place was. I took in the view of the desert, the sound of the horses, and the voices of the grooms as they care for the horses. The whole ambiance will take your breath away.

I was introduced to Yassmin’s grooms; #1 groom was Ramy Ar wad, and #2 groom was Eid. Both grooms are kind and a joy to be around. Ramy connected to me right away and we spent hours together over the next few weeks. Ramy was always smiling and greeted me every morning when I arrive at the stables, he was such a sweetheart. Ramy could not understand most of what I said, and I could not understand most of what he said. We smiled, laughed, pointed and made do with the language barrier. I also met the man ager of the stable, Shady Moussa, who was also a very kind man.

Sunset at the stables.

Ramy Arwad and one of Yassmin’s horses.

Shady took us to a small inn around the corner from the stables and showed me a room that I could rent while there. It was a quaint little place called Sakkara Inn with a small bedroom and bath at a very reasonable rate. There was a small courtyard where you could sit and enjoy coffee or tea and talk to the Inn’s owner about the area and local events. It was a short walk to the stables and the hospital ity was unbeatable. On the roof of the Inn, you could see the great Pyramids of Giza pointing toward the sky, along with the other smaller pyramids in the area. It was an absolutely amazing view.

There was an Arabian wedding the first night I stayed there, just outside the compound of the stables. The Egyptian weddings are lavish and very loud; they played music and shot guns way into the early morning hours. Shady walked me out of the compound, past the wedding, and around the corner to the Inn where I was staying. I thanked him and headed to my room for the night. From my room you could hear the loud music from the wedding, and the occasional gunshots rang out into the wee hours of the morning.

It was 4:00 in the morning; outside my bedroom window the daily ritual of the Muslim call for prayer reverberated with a me lodic chant. I decided since I was already awake, I would go up to the roof to take a few photos of the surroundings and the Pyra mids. Then, down to the garden to have a traditional Egyptian breakfast. Mohamed’s wife made eggs, falafels, pickled vegetables, and ful (a fava bean dish), served with bread. Next, I went to the stables where I found the stable manager, Shady. I went out to see Yassmin’s horse, Zebeeb, who I met 11 years ago on a previous trip. He has always been my favorite horse of hers and on this trip the old guy was starting to show his age.

Yassmin and I phoned our dear friend Dr. Hesham Fouad Ka mel, who is an eye surgeon, and made plans to meet him the next day. The owner of the stables, the other Dr. Kamel, Dr. Mohamed Kamel, a neighbor and international lawyer from Giza, drove up and joined us by the arena overlooking the vast desert. He came in to spend a couple days at his home located near the stables. While I sat with him, I gazed out over the wide-open desert, sprinkled with a few stables and pyramids in the distance.

I asked Dr. Mohamed Kamel about the small pyramids that were on the hill behind the stables. He explained that they did not have a name, but they were the first pyramids build in the desert. He told me they allow people to go inside them and walk the spiral stairs to the bottom. Sadly, we were not able to make the arrange ments to do so on this trip.

There was a beautiful villa in the compound that was for sale and Shady made it possible for me tour it. I could only look be cause the Egyptian Military who now runs the country has ruled that non-Egyptians cannot purchase property in Egypt. Later, Dr. Hesham Kamel picked us up and we set off to his stables in Giza near the great pyramids to view his beautiful Arabian horses. His stables are nestled at the foot of the great Giza Pyramids, and his horses were exquisite and a delight to watch.

After returning to the stable in Sakkara Dr. Mohamed Kamel treated us to a tour of his beautiful home which was like unto a palace. Everything was magnificent, the Egyptian/Moroccan decor took your breath away. Dr. Kamel shared with us that several mov ies had scenes that were shot at his house. I can certainly see why. Afterwards, we went outside to the pool area where you could see the majestic desert and the three un-named pyramids. In the game room we found soldier figurines from every military around the world; to my surprise, even some from the Civil War. It was a large and remarkable collection.

The next day, I arrived at the stables to help Ramy feed the hors es and we groomed each one. Ramy could not speak English and I understood very little Arabic, but we still had fun. I later joined Yassmin and the two of us decided to go back down to the hors es. On the way we saw an injured dog, leaning cowering against the building. We approached him slowly because he was hurt and scared. He had a rope tied around his neck that was about two feet long. He apparently had been tied up and beaten as he had cuts, an injured nose, a wounded eye and shoulder. The poor dog had arrived from the back gate that leads in from the desert. I fed him some meat while Yassmin cut the rope from around his neck, we treated him and let him rest. Twenty minutes later, I went back to check on him. He was still shaking. I sat with him and gained his trust and made him a bed of hay between the buildings where he could safely stay. I even tagged my new friend with the name “Rusty.”

Yassmin’s friend, Nicole Knoth “Nikki,” took us to visit the horses that she and Maya Ibrahim owned. Both ladies had some amazing horses, and their foals were especially adorable. After the grooms presented the horses, the vet arrived, and it was time to check which mares were ready for breeding. Two of mares remained out and the stallion was presented to them to be collected and then they artificially inseminate the mares.

When we returned home, Rusty ran to me, so happy to see me. The following morning, he seemed even better, wagging his tail with delight and I daresay, he had a toothy little smile on his face. Maha, Yassmin, and I set off for Cairo to the Khan Al-Khalili to go shopping. I loved this place, there is everything under the sun here. Maha escorted us to some of the old buildings that dated back 700 years or more. Old Cairo is nestled inside the wall, and this has been the market area for centuries. I took photos of all the archaic buildings; the architecture was so amazing. The Zane wood they

The old pyramids near the stables.

used to keep the building straight is over 700 years old. Zane is a hardwood like oak or ash, and it had to have been imported, since they did not have hardwood growing in Egypt at that time

There are hundreds of shops inside Old Cairo, down every al ley, every street, all closely fitted side by side, on both sides of the street. The main street was there before the Pharaohs; this is where they lived and raised their children. I found hand painted papyrus, a few wallets, silk scarves among the treasures for sale. I was lucky to find some Libyan glass which I had been searching for since I arrived. This is the glass crystal that was formed from an asteroid impact 28 million years ago near the Egyptian and Libyan boarder. Tutankhamen “King Tut,” had one of the crystals in a necklace that was buried with him and was used for his protection. The aroma of the incense was powerful and inebriating. One of the vendors car ried my favorite perfume. I purchased two small bottles of El Hen nawy Perfumes that is imported from Saudi Arabia. I prefer their fragrance since there is no alcohol, and makes it smell considerably better. We found an artist for henna tattoos. Maha and I got Eye of Horus henna tattoos.

Dr. Hesham Kamel came and picked us up and we drove to his stables for a quick stop to see his Arabian stallion, Gareer Adam, that has some Ansata breeding. Then off for a horse-drawn carriage ride around the Great Pyramids of Giza. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky. We listened as the driver narrated our sightseeing tour. We met Hesham at the restaurant on the second-floor balcony which was quite picturesque; it was an amazing place to have lunch with an incredible view of the pyra mids. As we talked into the evening, the sunset had an astonishing effect from the sun on the pyramids when it was setting. It reminds me of the history of the Sphinx, with the sun rising and setting. It’s

a special place, a very fulfilling place for history lovers, it makes an indelible mark on the memory. After stopping by a fruit vendor on the return home, Hesham presented me with a 12-inch bronze statue of a water bearer holding a goat skin water bag and fruit. It was a thoughtful and lovely gift. The Egyptians are very generous of their time and gifts.

Old Cairo.

The ride around Giza, meeting Dr. Hesham Kamel at the restaurant, and our delicious meal.

Each morning, my routine with Rusty by my side, we enjoyed a traditional breakfast with the grooms. Then I would set out for the day’s adventure. We visited Alexandria on the Mediterranean where we met Maha and her father at the Ramses Hilton Hotel. Maha’s father arranged for us both to have an executive room at the hotel. After checking in Maha drove us to the palace of the late King Farouk. He grew up in a beautiful palace and was only 16 years old when he became King, from 1936-1952, being the great-great-

The next day was the tour of the capital city of Alexandria. First, we went to the Roman Amphitheatre which was built as an openair theater in 4th century BC, during the Byzantine and Roman era. It was only re-discovered in 1960 during the construction of a new government building. The tall marble pillars still stand strong, and you can feel the events of history in your bones. If you stand there and close your eyes, you can envision people gathering there to enjoy the theater with the multi-colored marble columns and floors. You could imagine the warm pools of the complex. It trans ported you back several centuries for a moment. Next, we con tinued our journey to the Catacombs of Kom El Shaqafa to see more ancient artifacts and tombs that are collected there in one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. This place and the op posite feel of the theater, there you felt sorrow, as if the souls were still there today. There was a granite tomb filled with the bones of Arabian horses. It showed the importance of the Arabian horse to the Egyptians in the second century AD. 35 meters down was the Necropolis, which spans three levels, all under ground. It was a humbling experience. In the evening we visited the Fish Market along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea for dinner.

The last day of our stay in Alexandria, Maha drove us to the Royal Jewelry Museum which held the last royal family’s jewelry

grandson of Muhammad Ali Pasha. He was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. After touring the palace, we had tea and cake on the island of his seaside sanctuary. We walked over the bridge and around on the seashore. It was an enchanting evening.

Dr. Hashem Kamel’s stallion, Gareer Adam (of all Al Khamsa blood lines), by Hakemdar El Sheruk out of Safwah Adam.

King Farouk’s Palace in Alexandria.

Above, the coast at Alexandria. Below, at the Royal Jewelry Museum.

collection. The collection is at the former palace of the royal fam ily. This place is breathtaking, and I took photos of everything. Diamond tiara, the earrings and necklaces all adorned in rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and gold. Gold and bronze trophies, gold and lapis ink wells, jeweled tea sets, jeweled swords, and even a jeweled chess set. You can only imagine the wealthy families that owned such items and the history behind them.

After the museum tour, we headed to the Sporting Club in Al exandria where Maha had one of her horses stabled. We watched as Maha brought her horse into the arena and rode her for a bit. Some of Maha and Nikki’s horses were imported from Germany: AlQusar Latif (NK Lofty x Pamira Al Qusar); and NK Nemir (NK Nathan x Nakibya); bred by Dr. Hans Nagel in Germany.

Above, harvesting alfalfa (or berseem). Below, the grooms roasting corn.

On the way back to the hotel Shady stopped at a place on the side of the desert road that made drinks from sugar cane in Sakkara. This small shop put stalks of sugar cane into a machine that pressed the juice and then poured it directly into a large mug for drinking. It made a refreshing drink that was somewhat of a grapefruit color and very sweet.

Again, I heard the call to prayer sound at 4:00 AM over the loudspeaker outside my window. This can be startling and was much different from the serenity of country life, but you learn to adapt while you are there. Starting early, Shady was ready to go. The grooms and I joined him. We drove to a farm that grew alfalfa. The alfalfa was about a foot tall. The grooms with their sickles in hand started harvesting the crop until they filled the back of the truck for the horses.

After another delightful traditional breakfast with the grooms in Sakkara, I was asked if I would like to go for a ride in the dessert. It has been a few years since I was on a horse — after the loss of my beloved stallion, I stopped riding. But I was in Egypt and when would I get a chance to fulfill a dream and ride in the desert again? Rami picked out a dapple-gray mare for me. He saddled up the mare and the stallion; we took them through the gate and out into the wide-open desert of the Sahara. It was a comfortable warm day. All you could see was sand for as far as the eye could reach, with a few pyramids and sand dunes popping out of the vastness. I am not used to English saddles and have always ridden with a western saddle. Of course, an English saddle was my only option now. I loved the view, but the mare was ready to run, and I could not find my seat in that English saddle. You could feel the soft warm sand shift under the horse hooves while you were riding. It did not make for the enjoyment of riding in the desert that I had dreamed, but riding in the desert, well, I cannot express the feeling of rid ing there other than a dream come true. I must admit, I was a bit happy when we returned to the stables and found the grooms were roasting fresh corn. It was a relaxing evening in the desert in the company of the grooms. It felt like home, in the land of Pharaohs.

That afternoon we went to visit Dr. Mohamed Kamel again. His guns were now returned from cleaning, and he wanted to show his gun room which housed about 15 guns, mostly single shot, one double barrel, and a few handguns; one was very old. It was a col lection he was proud of and wanted to share with us.

Nicole (Nikki) Knothole on the left with NK Nemir and Maha Ibra him on the right with AlQusar Latif.

The following morning, the grooms were hard at work in their usual routine where Yassmin stables her horses. Her Arabian stal lion Joman was brought to the arena to breed to another of Yas smin’s Arabian mares. When Maha arrived, she drove us to Old Cairo where I could pick up some Egyptian cloth. Later, we de cided on a tour of the old churches in Cairo, but they were closed after 4:00 PM, so we could not go inside. We changed plans to go to New Cairo instead where the more affluent Egyptians live. New Cairo was more like New York City, you could feel the prosperity: stores on both side of the street of an open walkway. It was all lit up with signs, outdoor restaurants, and people were busy shopping in the stores. This is where we met up with Nicki for dinner that evening in an open area mall.

The next morning the temperature was cool. The desert gets rather cool at night that time of year. I pulled a chair into the warmth of the sun by the arena, to take in another day of this in credible landscape. A few minutes later Maha arrived and took us to a museum where a man from the1940s started a training school to teach children how to make crafts. Some of the crafts were things like handmade carpets and pottery. His daughter now carries on the tradition. She pays the artist one-third of the sales price for the items they make. We found one-of-a-kind carpets and unique pot tery; things you will never see anywhere else. I spotted a bowl with two small duck figures on the side, I would purchase this as a gift for my stepmother since my father had loved ducks.

That evening we went for ride on an authentic Egyptian Feluka boat down the Nile River. The sun was setting, and it was getting darker, the Nile was very calm that evening. What a gorgeous sight, the lights of the city were aglow along the banks reflecting their illumination on the Nile like floating diamonds and shimmering jewels. We ate dinner on the boat, under the sails of the Feluka; it was intoxicating.

In the morning, another trip back to Old Cairo to go shopping again. Maha, an architect, took us to an ancient building that she and her team restored. It was a magnificent 850-year-old building that was still standing, adorned with all the intricate detail in its centuries-old craftsmanship. Next, we headed down the old street

of the Khan el Khalili, the shopping district, where we stopped at a crystal shop. Later we stopped by the silver shop where I discov ered a pendant of the Egyptian goddess Isis along with other silver baubles before returning home to Sakkara.

On my last morning in Sakkara, I bid my good-byes to the grooms and special good-bye to my trusted and now happy and healthy pal, Rusty. It was time to leave Sakkara for the last time. We left for Cairo where we checked into the Ramses Hilton Cairo Ho tel which overlooks the ever-winding Nile River. It was astonishing and thought provoking to look out at the Nile and realize it is the longest river in the world, stretching 4,187 miles into Africa. Cozy in my hotel room, I found shopping in the hotel lobby was much easier than facing the rainstorms in the streets of Cairo during my final 72 hours in Egypt.

As I boarded the plane and said farewell to the historic Land of the Pharaohs, the Sakkara grooms, Rusty, the adventures and all the beautiful Arabian horses; in my mind’s eye I knew would have a lifetime of precious memories to cherish. My word of advice to all: Never be afraid to explore your imagination and go places that you have always dreamed of going. Life is short, so live it to the fullest.

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Cairo as night falls over the Nile.

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Karen Kasper Prints

Choose from five different artful renditions of Al Khamsa’s Past Carl Raswan, above, 1988, mounted on desert horse with falcon, Prince Mohamed Ali Tewfik, 1989; King Ibn Saud, 1991; Lady Anne Blunt, 1998. Black and white print (signed and num bered, $35 postpaid, unsigned $15 postpaid)

Al Khamsa The Legend, 22 x 28 full color, $25 postpaid

Advertising Policy

1. Horse advertising is limited ONLY to AL KHAMSA ARABIANS. We ac cept some horse-related and non-horse advertising that is consistent with the interests of Al Khamsa, its breeders, and its supporters.

2. We assume no responsibility for copy taken over the telephone, cor rections taken over the phone, OR handwritten copy. Please type your copy or send copy and corrections by email to khamsat@alkhamsa.org

3. Materials are sent at sender’s risk, but all reasonable care will be taken to safeguard your ad materials.

4. If you wish to have your photographs or other ad material returned to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

5. Advertisers are solely responsible for all costs/damages resulting from their ad message.

6. While the Khamsat takes steps to assure the correctness of material it publishes and does not intentionally overlook incorrect material in ad vertisements, the responsibility of the contents of each advertisement belongs to the parties furnishing advertising copy for this magazine.

7. The Khamsat assumes no responsibility for the terms and conditions under which an individual photographer may have made a photograph available for publication as part of an advertisement appearing in the Khamsat. Photographer consent forms are not required. However, we Khamsat crediting the photographer and accept internal signatures.

8. The Khamsat reserves the right to reject any advertisement for any reason without liability.

9. Advertisers grant Al Khamsa, Inc. the right to use their ads in reprints of the Khamsat in print and electronic form.

10. Copy-in-hand Advertising Deadlines will be sent via broadcast email to all who have subscribed to the Inside Al Khamsa email list. In addition the deadlines will also be announced on both the Al Khamsa, Inc. and Al Khamsa Arabian Horse Breeders Facebook pages.

Advertisers/Subscribers waive any and all claims for liability that may arise by virtue of their relationship with Al Khamsa, Inc. and the Khamsat magazine.

Khamsat Advertising Information

Because the Khamsat focuses on Al Khamsa Arabians, your ads be come part of the continuing legacy of Al Khamsa, and help to support Al Khamsa educational activities.

Khamsat Ad Rates Per Insertion (All rates US $)

B&W/Color B&W/Color

Size 1 Time Repeat w/o Change Full Page $150/$200 $120/$170 Half (1/2) 100/125 85/110 Third (1/3) 75/90 65/80 Fourth (1/4) 60/75 55/70 Card (1/12) 25/30 20/25

Classified Ads: $0.35 per word ($7.00 minimum)

Copy-in-hand Advertising Deadlines will be sent via broadcast email to the Al Khamsa, Inc. email list.

Advertising Payment

Payment in full must accompany each ad in USl$ only. In order to keep costs low, we do not offer billing. We accept Personal Checks drawn on US banks, Visa or MasterCard, PayPal and Money Orders in US funds.

Advertising Specifications

Khamsat advertisements are now available in color or black and white. Please send all advertising copy to the_khamsat@alkhamsa.org Please send payment to the Al Khamsa Business Office, address below.

Thank you!

Al Khamsa, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, hopes that you will express your generosity and support in contributing to advance the goals of Al Khamsa toward the education about and preservation of the authentic Bedouin Arabian horse. The following levels are suggested for your consideration.

2022 Al Khamsa Supporter Levels:

Sponsor $350+

Digital subscription to four issues of the Khamsat and a four-time listing in the Sponsor’s section in the Khamsat; in addition, an Al Khamsa Pedigree Certificate and a quarter page Ad in the Khamsat OR a Print subscription to the Khamsat (US or Canada only).

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Benefactor $250-$349

Digital subscription to four issues of the Khamsat and a four-time listing in the Benefactor’s section in the Khamsat; in addition, an Al Khamsa Pedigree Certificate and a Business Card Ad in the Khamsat.

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Patron $150-$249

Digital subscription to four issues of the Khamsat and a four-time listing in the Patron’s section in the Khamsat; in addition, an Al Khamsa Pedigree Certificate.

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Donor $100-$149

Digital subscription to four issues of the Khamsat and a four-time listing in the Donor’s section in the Khamsat.

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Please include full name and registration number of an eligible Al Khamsa horse when submitting your choice for the Pedigree Certificate. You may opt out of gifts if you wish.

Foreign Shipping Charges

Shipping will be calculated by postal code.

Sponsors

Al Khamsa, Inc. wishes to recognize the following Sponsors for their generosity and support in contributing $300 or more to advance the goals of Al Khamsa toward education about and preservation of the authentic Bedouin Arabian horse.

Terry & Rosemary Doyle

The Doyle Arabians 63295 Johnson Creek Road Bend, OR 97701

Steve & Gwen Farmer 2859 S 7700 W Cedar City, UT 84720-4907

Joe & Sharon Ferriss 1059 Lukesport Road Quincy, MI 49082

Catherine Fye 4150 Russell Street Cedar Springs, MI 49319

Mary Gills Windsor Arabians POB 882560 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488

Dean Homstead POB 216 Pittsfield, ME 04967-0216

Andrea Kaiser Karl-Broeger-Strass 8 91257 Pegnitz Germany

Jeannie Lieb Sahra Arabians 288 Maple Street Carlisle, MA 01741

Mr. & Mrs. Brian McClure 9950 Pumphouse Road Toppenish, WA 98948-9750

Beth Minnich 2117 139th Place SE Mill Creek, WA 98012-5556

Monica & Pat Respet Husaana Arabians 6635 Central Road New Tripoli, PA 18066-2025

Carrie Slayton Cerulean Arabians 2100 W Avenue L12 Lancaster, CA 93536-3333

Linda & James Uhrich Kalmay Arabians 7618 Gypsy Moth Drive New Tripoli, PA 18066-4540

Benefactors

Al Khamsa, Inc. wishes to recognize the following Benefactors for their generosity and support in contributing $200-299 or more to advance the goals of Al Khamsa toward education about and preservation of the authentic Bedouin Arabian horse.

Chris Carlton & Peter Rankaitis POB 1013 Silver City, NM 88062

Honorary Benefactor

Peter Harrigan

Hope Cottage, Marks Corner NewPort PO30 5UH, Isle of Wight, UK

Jill Erisman 2136 N US HWY 231 Spencer, IN 47460

Honorary Benefactor

Sara Jones 1700 South River Road #181 Janesville, WI 53546

Honorary Benefactor

Karen Kasper 3452 Newtown Pike Lexington, KY 40511-8436

Honorary Benefactor

W.G. Olms Olms Presse Hagentorwall 7 D-31134 Hildesheim, Germany

Gert & Elisabeth Stam Caherhurley, Bodyke Broadford, Clare, Ireland

Honorary Benefactor

Peter Upton

The Old Vicarage Clun S47 8JG, Shropshire, UK

Patrons

Al Khamsa, Inc. wishes to recognize the following Patrons for their generosity and support in contributing $100-199 to advance the goals of Al Khamsa toward education about and preservation of the authentic Bedouin Arabian horse.

Edouard Al-Dahdah 1926 1st Street NW, Apt 2 Washington, MD 20001

Kathleen Cameron 55 Hillside Drive A Pottstown, PA 19464

Elta Cooke 620 Overlook Tr. Port Orange, FL 32127

Willemina DeBoer 9710 CR 209 Hico, TX 76457

Judith Franklin 20451 Road M Cortez, CO 81321

Tom & Sue Karsies 533 137th Avenue Wayland, MI 49348-9706

Stephanie Kerian 20427 Timber Ridge Court Magnolia, TX 77355

Karen Kravcov Malcolm 30821 N 138th St Scottsdale, AZ 85262-7932

Dr. James & Donna Ott 2304 Kechter Road Fort Collins, CO 80528-9583

Elizabeth Pade POB 330 Hudson, CO 80642

Robert Root POB 728 Accokeek, MD 20607

DJ Sheldon 151 Denson Road Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

Donors

Al Khamsa, Inc. wishes to recognize the following Donors for their generosity and support of $50-$99 to advance the goals of Al Khamsa toward education about and preservation of the authentic Bedouin Arabian horse.

Hussain Albufaraj

Jay & Rachel Harf

Stephen Kuehler

Barry & Nancy Breitenstein

George & Thelma Hooper

Debra Mackie

Crystal Osterhaus-Hardy

Deborah Jackson

Carly Cranmore Marie Gravel

Alice Martin & Jackson Hensley

Megan King

Bill & Georgia Martin

Holly Reuter

Kathryn Rhodes

Sabrina & Karsten Scherling Mr & Mrs Ralph Tebbe

Deanne Veselka

Diane Wilson