STARDUST ARABIANS
SHEIKH OBEYD FOUNDATION MARES
In the spring of 2008, these four mares were taken to an auction to be sold. Due to a huge cooperative effort they were purchased at auction, moved to a rescue for a couple of weeks and then moved to Lawton, where they will live out their lives. At this point we do not have registration papers on these mares. If you would be willing to help us to get papers on any of them, please feel free to contact us. Pictures are below.
1. Saalima, 1986 chestnut SE/AK/SOF mare. (Ra'adin Inshallah X Saafada) Saalima is a very pretty mare with wonderful conformation. She is uncomfortable with new things and people, but seemed to bond with me instantly when we picked them up. The first time I asked her to go up in the trailer, she looked at the food (hay) on the bottom of the trailer and appeared to think "you want me to walk on food?!?" But she walked up into the trailer like an old pro and stood with me while the next horse was loaded. As long as I was physically touching her, she was fine. If I took my hand away she would prance about as if to tell me that she needed that contact with me. Even at 22 she is sound and healthy, a prime example of the hardiness of her bloodlines.
2. Takrima, 1987 chestnut mare (DHAR Serr Rouf X Frivolity), (this mare is Al Khamsa, but not Sheikh Obeyd or Straight Egyptian). She is the sweetest mare of the bunch. She loves attention! At the advice of her breeder, we are considering putting her under saddle, even though she's 21. Lisa (age 4) would like to ride her and we think she would make an excellent baby-sitter for our daughter. She's playing babysitter to an orphaned colt right now and shows a real talent for tolerance! Takrima is also swaybacked, although her breeder says that it was not due to being started too young, or over ridden, etc. Her sire and dam were not swaybacked, so where this came from is a bit of a mystery. She has a very ample rib cage, which she got from her dam. With her disposition and build (minus the sway back) she could easily produce fantastic endurance horses. At her age and with her swayback this is probably not advisable. However, she does represent both sides of her pedigree quite well in her longevity and disposition. See Dreamcatcher's page to hear what a wonderful surrogate mom she is!
3. Ladi Marcena, 1989 bay SE/AK/SOF mare. (DHAR Serr Rouf X Sar Ladunimuran) When we picked up Ladi Marcena, we did not know her name, but we knew that she was the sister of Ladi Tantana, so we named her "Tantan". It is a name that has stuck with her. This is a very nice mare conformationally and very pretty as well. If circumstances were different, we would be breeding her to continue her bloodlines. She is very easy to work with and is a favorite of our daughter, Lisa, for leading around. She has a disposition that all horses should be held up to. Despite another horse causing all kinds of racket, she held her ground, not moving a foot. I was extremely impressed with her sensibility under duress and she has only added to that initial assessment. Of them all, this mare is the one I wish most were 10 years younger. Although she is not exactly ancient, so maybe we can get a foal or two out of her and I know Lisa would love to ride her as she is one of her favorite horses.
4. Hamrah, 1992 bay SE/AK/SOF mare. (DHAR Serr Rouf X Dhar Rousara) Hamrah is the youngest of the four mares. Hamrah is a lovely mare with a lot to recommend her breeding. She is also young enough to start a career, which we may do in the future. At this time she is out on pasture, simply being a horse. Even on 80 acres of lush grass, she still comes right up to compete for human attention. In fact, as with all of our horses, you have to be careful around them because they all want attention all the time and will compete for the scratches and hugs.
DHAR Takrima, 1987 chestnut mare. According to her breeder, Takrima's sire and dam did not exhibit the sway back that she does. Since she was not put under saddle, or bred extensively, there is no explanation for it. She gets around very well despite her sway back. She has an absolutely fantastic personality. If money were no object I would try embryo transfer with her and risk the sway back. With her disposition and conformation (except the sway back) any foal she had would be an asset to our breeding program.
See Dreamcatcher's page to hear what a wonderful surrogate mom she is! (That's Dreamcatcher's rump in the background.)
Saalima is in the background, behind the green gate.
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This is Hamra and "Tantan", enjoying their new home and more grass than they can possibly eat, although they seem to be trying to eat it all at times. They are not grained at all and maintain weight with ease.
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This is Tantan and Hamra out on pasture.
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