tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29107507.post115168120222313205..comments2024-02-12T06:45:48.868-05:00Comments on all for the love of a horse...: The Romance came back...*Al LahabRalph Suarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958760623765259820noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29107507.post-47442480080081210642008-06-29T12:24:00.000-04:002008-06-29T12:24:00.000-04:00Ralph, again a wonderful tribute to another splend...Ralph, again a wonderful tribute to another splendid stallion, Al Lahab. I feel as many do, that there is an almost indescribable charm about Al Lahab, that wordless intangible which we all love about what is best in Arabian horses. He is an interesting amalgam of pedigree as you well point out. I would like to add that, having seen some of the older Egyptian combined with newer Egyptian blends for nearly 38 years now, there is something to be said about the cross of Sirecho on the Habba (Fadl x Bint Bint Sabbah) female line. So many of these horses have, a form and grace that is so much like the 19th century engravings of Arabians, extremely fine skin, bone as though cut from ivory but strong of tendon, and very endearing expressions on their faces, smart, proud, confident, yet expressing their dignity in a quiet way. Another feature of the mares of this line is that, though most were fairly small, they walked long and reachy, like that of the panther, and very much like bedu mares of the desert. Most everything I describe fits the mare AK Latifa, who I knew quite well. She is one of the best representatives of these qualities, most importantly for her remarkable ability to transmit these qualities for generations.JoeFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433318998087230612noreply@blogger.com