KHAMSAT EXPRESS REPORTERS

Please send news about your Al Khamsa^TM Arabians to ke@alkhamsa.org for the March issue of the Khamsat Express by March 10. The January/February issue is in process, and you should have it during the first week in March. The March issue should have us back on schedule.

If you wish to be a Khamsat Express reporter for your state or province or to act as a reporter for a breeding group within Al Khamsa, please contact ke@alkhamsa.org.

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE

Al Khamsa Arabians III has been printed. The CD, which includes the Al Khamsa Roster and all ancestors in both searchable individual HTML pages and printable PDF index files, is being finalized right now. Mailing is expected to take place the first of March. The pre-publication price of $40 will hold until March 1. After that, the price will be $50.

Your patience while we complete this project has been wonderful. We ask that you extend that patience to the Khamsat, as the publications team will catch its breath and start catching up with the backlog there.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• February 2008: Arabian Horse World – Features an illustrated write-up on the 2007 Al Khamsa Convention.

• April 10-13, 2008: Arkansas Victory Challenge Horse Show, Region 9 Qualifier, Little Rock, ARKANSAS. $2000 offered for Asil Arabians, Asil-Sired Arabians and Asil-Sired Half-Arabians in the Sport Horse Division!

• April 26–27, 2008: SOFI Spring Fling. Sheykh Obeyd Foundation International invites you and your Sheykh Obeyd horses to beautiful Virginia horse country for the Fling. To be held at Hermitage Hill Farm and Stables in Staunton, Virginia. A flyer is included in this issue under VIRGINIA. Contact Jennifer Blosser for more information at tylerligon@aol.com.

• October 22 – 26, 2008: Al Khamsa, Inc. 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, to offer your ideas, resources or assistance. See brief write-up under OKLAHOMA and subsequent issues of the Khamsat Express and Inside Al Khamsa.

‘Al Khamsa’ and the ‘Five Bedouin Riders’ Logo are registered trademarks of Al Khamsa, Inc.

FUND RAISING

Fund-Raising Chair Pamela Klein

We are delighted to announce that Al Khamsa, Inc. is now offering high quality coffee, tea, chocolate, trail mix, macadamia nuts, and mugs through this secure, online connection - to order from the full list of products please visit the Al Khamsa Fundraising Store. Everything you buy through this link will contribute to the support of Al Khamsa’s educational efforts and help to promote your horses as well.

Two-ounce samples of Kona coffee, Earl Gray tea, and delicious dark chocolate are available with generic Al Khamsa-labels featuring only our logo, or custom labels that will feature your own horses. Gourmet coffee is available in both whole bean and freshly ground coffee in one-pound packages. Tea can be purchased loose or in bags.

If you have any questions or would like further information please contact Fundraising Chair, Pamela Klein, directly at pameladragon@hughes.net.

ARIZONA

Cindee & Denny Grimes, Adonai's Egyptian Arabians in Wittman
cindeegrimes@msn.com
http://adonai.clickryder.com
Bint Asiirah (Richteous x PVA Asiirah) was chosen to represent the Egyptian Horse, for the 1st Annual Arizona Horse Festival as the only Al Khamsa Arabian. She was a hit! I showed her in a hand-made Bedouin saddle, bridle and breastplate. Hana, who I met the first day of the show, offered to let me borrow this spectacular ensemble for the show. Her father is from Arabia and brought it back to America for their Arabian horses.

Bint Asiirah

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Khamsat Express Reporter Ellen May near Winslow
arabians@centurytel.net
Al Khamsa owners in Arkansas, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Al Khamsa, Inc. will be holding its 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting from October 22–26, 2008 in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! We are looking for volunteers, particularly from the four-state “host” region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma), to help with all the activities. Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, if you want to offer your ideas, resources or assistance.

Farm News
Homer Penniman and Tina Paetzell, Treff-Haven Arabians in Waldron
treffhvn@ipa.net
http://treff-havenarabians.com
479.637.4021
A past Grand Champion Halter Mare, Treff-Haven Leina (Nagsous x Leilaah) was winner of the 2007 Asil High Point Sport Horse in Hand award offered at the Arkansas Victory Challenge show, with a score of 80.7. It was our first venture into the Sport Horse division and we discovered several areas to work on yet for future participations—also learned it could help a lot to have a good runner on the lead to show off what these horses are made of!

Also at the Victory Challenge show, Treff-Haven Salina (Nagsous x Alidance) was entered in the Halter Mares at the last minute, not fully prepared and with no professional training. She was taken into the ring by her maiden handler (as in, never had shown before). She went on to Reserve Grand Champion Mare and was also named the Most Classic Head Champion. This exceptional young mare gathered a lot of attention from judge and spectators alike.

TreffHaven Leina

TreffHaven Salina

Treff-Haven Sabeel (Treff-Haven Emir x Bint Lebleba), a 2002 Al Khamsa, Straight Egyptian stallion with no Nazeer or Babson in his pedigree, was shown in Sport Horse Stallions in Hand at the Arkansas Victory Challenge show, doing quite well, while revealing several areas his performance could be improved, and being his first time in the show ring. Sabeel was started under saddle this year, also. He is a tall (15.3hh), great moving young stallion with a lot of reach and power.

And we introduce the 2007 Al Khamsa, Straight Egyptian colt, Treff-Haven Layth (Treff-Haven Azrak x Bint Lebleba), now a weanling. He is the first foal of his sire and a replacement in rare lines containing no Nazeer and no Babson, thereby continuing some of the diversity in the genetic pool in addition to many exciting individual traits. His dam, Bint Lebleba, is the only Straight Egyptian daughter of *GAF Mosaad—imported from Egypt.

With sadness, we share, too, the loss of Treff-Haven Emir (*GAF Hosam x Naheed) this year, a 1997 Al Khamsa, Straight Egyptian, non-Nazeer stallion. Also his dam at 27 years of age: Naheed (*Zaghloul x Nagliah), bred by Gleannloch Farms.

TreffHaven Layth

TreffHaven Sabeel

Asil Sport Horse Awards
2007 was the inaugural year for Asil; Straight Egyptian and/or Al Khamsa (and Asil-sired Purebred and Half-Arabian offspring) awards offered in the Sport Horse division at the Victory Challenge Class “A” show in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sponsored by Centennial Asil Arabians, owned by Sheikha Lulua al Sabbah and Homer Penniman and Tina Paetzell of Treff-Haven Arabians, arrangements are being made to offer awards once again for 2008 and all owners and riders of Al Khamsa Arabians are invited to start planning now to be part of the fun! It is also in the works to add Jumping classes, if possible, with added awards for Asil and Asil-sired participants as well. Information is to be included on the AAHC website in the near future with updates as they become available.

2007 Results
Awards offered. Available each division: Trophy for highest score or placing and prize money. Asil: $500 divided to 5 places; Asil-sired Purebreds: $250 divided to 3 places; Asil-sired Half-Arabians/Anglo Arabians: $250 divided to 3 places.

Winners:
Asil Sport Horse in Hand (all also Al Khamsa) - (7 horses participating):
Horse/Sire/Dam/Owner
1. Treff-Haven Leina (Nagsous x Leilaah) - Treff-Haven Arabians
2. The Taj Sultani (Gatsby CC x Beloved CC) - Lana Lowery
3. Serenity Shahr (AK Shah Munifeh x Serenity Sharaa) - Eva Colleen Sobanski
4. Treff-Haven Sabeel (Treff-Haven Emir x Bint Lebleba) - Treff-Haven Arabians
5. The Source CC (Salaa El Dine x Mouna IASB) - Karen Pallone

Asil Sport Horse Under Saddle - represented by:
1. Ra Bint Numana (Imperial Im Mamul x AK Numana) - Scarlet White Acklin

Asil sired Arabians, Sport Horse in Hand - represented by:
1. Egypts Millenium (Ansata Ken Rashik x Rocky Ridge Akati) Mike Sullivan

Asil sired Arabians, Sport Horse under Saddle - represented by:
1. Egypts Millenium (Ansata Ken Rashik x Rocky Ridge Akati) Mike Sullivan

Asil-Sired Half-Arabians, Sport Horse in Hand/Sport Horse under Saddle - No participants.

RA Bint Numana
ridden by Taylor Sullivan,
owned by Scarlet White Acklin

Carrie Woolverton, Triple Cross Ranches, Honey Creek Farms in Prairieville, Texas forwarded the following information received from Pat Barton, Region 9 AHA Director, re. Cutting & Sport Horse added to Arkansas Victory Challenge: $2000 offered for Asil Arabians, Asil-Sired Arabians and Asil-Sired Half-Arabians in the Sport Horse Division!

Arkansas Victory Challenge Horse Show, Region 9 Qualifier, Little Rock, AR April 10-13, 2008. Something for everyone! Completely overhauled class schedule! The Arkansas Victory Challenge Horse Show, one of the few places you can show in a Coliseum; Little Rock’s Barton Coliseum, on the weekend of April 10-13, 2008. This year, we have added a day of Working Western to the show. On Thursday, April 10, we will hold Cutting, judged by NCHA AAAA rated Judge, Gayle Allen. Thursday will also offer Reining and Working Cow, judged by internationally renowned Judge Deb Witty; who will be the Judge for the remainder of the show. We also have a USEF Hunter/Jumper Judge for our offered Sport Horse Division, which includes Sport Horse in Hand, Under-Saddle, and we are exploring adding Hunter over Fence Classes this year.

Premium available the end of January or online mid-January at www.arkansasarabianhorseclub.com. For a Premium List, contact Erika Studer 501-590-9442 at got2jump@sbcglobal.net

CALIFORNIA

Northern California Khamsat Express Reporter Chris Cooper in Woodside
CTheMeadow@aol.com
Al Khamsa owners in California, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Rebecca Quick in Llano
http://www.castlereighkennels.com
Email dated 11/19/07: I attended the memorial service for Ed Skinner yesterday, and I have never seen a finer tribute to anyone. Of course, Ed deserved it, as he had friends from all over the country, and very many people were there whom he had introduced to Davenport Arabians. I met him back in the early 80’s, when there was a big interest in Al Khamsa, and we had AK meetings quite regularly. Ed was always at the center of things, and always gave a wonderful inspirational talk about the Bedouin horse. He had wonderful tales to tell, both of his own exploits, and the exploits of Raswan, and others. I still regret that we were unable to get him to tell his tales on tape, so future generations could hear him. But, he hated to be the center of attention; it is just that he always was, because of who he was. We will miss him, farewell my friend, we will meet in the future someday.

Hugh Fillmore, Rarest-of-the-Rare Egyptians in Lancaster, Southern California
hfillmore@hughes.net
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Snowlion RSI, (1979–2007). He was the last living son of Richard Pritzlaff’s 1958 import, *Bint Nefisa, who gave her life bringing him into the world. Norton and Millie Grow bottle-fed and raised him, and even in old age, when Millie would visit Dynasty Egyptians in Washington, he would come running and whinnying as soon as he heard her voice. He only had one Heirloom foal, the stallion DE Nahed, bred by Norton and Millie, whom I obtained along with Snowlion earlier this year in hopes of getting some more Snowlion foals from him. Late this year, I bred him to my best mare, GEA Monietas Princess, and a great producing mare, Roshanara. Princess was checked “in-foal” and I’m waiting to check Roshanara.

Snowlion RSI (1979-2007)

Snowlion was a “Powerhouse” Kuhaylan/Dahman stallion like Shiko Ibn Shiekh, Raj RSI and Rashad Nefuso RSI, with Perfect Conformation and heavy Bone (9” Circ. cannons). Rashad Nefuso RSI is the ONLY Blue-Black, Straight Pritzlaff stallion transporting semen in the World today! Photo: Christine Emmert.

Rashad Nefuso RSI

DA Nahed by Snowlion RSI

December Khamsat Express Special Edition Errata

We apologize for errors on two photo captions: Karen Williams is riding Wotan’s Winnie, not Kaarin Ferguson; and Kaarin Ferguson is up on Amtaal, not Jane Benefiel. Photos: Christine Emmert.

Wotan’s Winnie with Karen Williams riding

Kaarin Ferguson is up on Amtaal

MORE CONVENTION PHOTOS! (They just keep coming!)

Personic LF and Maggie Olson,
Photo: Mike Brooks

Max Lang sitting on back of Lorriee’s Golanty’s truck,
Photo: Marilyn Lang

Imperial Al Kamar and Jody Cruz,
Photo: Marilyn Lang

Marilyn McHallam and Mike Brooks visit,
Photo: Mary Tyler

Marilyn Lang admiring two of Lorriee Golanty’s
beautiful young mares of Hallany Mistanny breeding,
Photo: Georgia Martin

No, they’re not Arabs! But Ellen May, Kim Cooper and
Lisa Rettke enjoyed playing hooky from the Convention
long enough to ride on the beach.

Haliluyah MH,
Photo: Marilyn Lang

Cowpokes Tony Farchione and Barry Olson mosey
along on Opalstone DL and Lady Mandarin BMR,
Photo: Mike Brooks

COLORADO

Colorado Khamsat Express Reporter Holly M. Reuter, Holly Arabians in Peyton
719.749.0331
HollyArabs@pcisys.net
www.HollyArabians.com
Al Khamsa owners in Colorado, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

FLORIDA

Khamsat Express Reporter Mary Triplett, All World Acres in Florida
info@allworldacres.com
Al Khamsa owners in Florida, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

GEORGIA

Ru Reggey, Photo: Marie Arthur

Carolyn Jacobson, Beaux Chevaux Farm in Alpharetta
beauxchevauxfarm@aol.com
[Editor: This is Ru Reggey’s story, a 1986 grey Egyptian + *Turfa, Al Khamsa Arabian Stallion (Ru Egyptian Day x Ru Bint Raagema by Ru Egyptian Night) – no Al Khamsa progeny. The following email from Carolyn Jacobson on AKHorsemen dated November 17, 2007, is a wonderful example of the cooperation and generosity amongst Al Khamsa Arabian horse owners:]

Ru Reggey arrived today at his new home with Sherri Jackson Dixon (Nellie Jackson’s niece) in Nevada... quite a journey from its beginning a month ago in Georgia!

I want to personally thank everyone involved in this endeavor:

Reggey’s former owner Terri Levien, for recognizing what a treasure she had in Reggey and seeing the need for him to reproduce himself within his bloodlines.

Jon Michael.. the key in arranging Reggey’s transport from Kentucky to Nebraska! And keeping Reggey at Hidden Hollow Preserve for over a week. Jon, you are the best!

Pamela Klein.. for hauling Reggey from Kentucky to the Cravers’ in Illinois. Awesome!

And to Charles & Jeanne for stabling Reggey until... Marie Arthur could pick him up and take him home to Nebraska with her AND kindly keeping him there until...

Sherri could meet her in Wyoming today and take him home!

Whew, everyone! I feel as though I have traveled every mile with this dear old stallion!

I believe it was Dawn Godwin Carver who made me aware that Reggey was literally in my own backyard. Thanks Dawn!

From the bottom of my heart I thank everyone involved in Reggey’s journey. May he sire many, many Al Khamsa foals for you Sherri!

January 25, 2008: “All of the people who helped get this wonderful older gentleman to his new home were absolutely the best of the best! Sherri is thrilled with him & will breed him to three of her Al Khamsa mares this spring for his first replacement foals...at age 22!”

Gail Wells & Randal Abler, Eden Arabian Farms in Eden
davenports@edenarabianfarms.com
www.edenarabianfarms.org
Email, Nov. 12: Portico played statesman again on Saturday, giving rides to many kids as well as a few of the students on our campus. He was quite calm about the whole thing, given the screaming kids darting around his legs, over-amplified DJ, and moon-bounce game. He did decide that decorative marsh grass is not very tasty, but he’s still pretty proud of himself even this morning.

Portico (Dharanad x Portia) 1979 stallion

KANSAS

From Khamsat Express Report Ellen May near Winslow, AR

Al Khamsa, Inc. will be holding its 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting from October 22–26, 2008 in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! We are looking for volunteers, particularly from the four-state “host” region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma), to help with all the activities. Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, if you want to offer your ideas, resources or assistance.

KENTUCKY

Patricia Lawrence of Jonesville

From Deb Switzer, December 13th: “Pat Lawrence... lost her ‘78 Straight Egyptian stallion early this morning. His name was *Fakhr al Badeia (Kayed x El Yateema). I think she’s feeling like she lost her best friend. I saw him on a number of occasions and thought he was a grand old man... So sorry to hear it.”.

MASSACHUSETTS

Aida and Mystic at the 2007 Massachusetts
Mounted Shooting Championship,
Photo: CBI Imaging

Aida Schreiber, Schreila Farm in Uxbridge
Schreilafarm@cs.com
www.MASIXSHOOTERS.com
Mystic UF [1987 bay Davenport stallion by Janan Abinoam out of Astranah] and I entered, and were accepted into the Versatile Horse & Rider Competition in Springfield, MA at the Equine Affaire, weekend of Nov 7–11. We will also be riding in the Pfizer Fantasia Flag Ceremony.

On November 12: Hello all, I am reporting on our performance at the Pfizer Fantasia and our entry into the Versatile Horse and Rider Competition at the Massachusetts Equine Affair.

First, the Fantasia was fantastic to perform in; it was something I could do again and again! Mystic and I both love the applause, and we had so much fun dressing up and doing a flag drill, shooting our 6 shooters on the way out of the coliseum. I hope they want us back next year!

While I thought Mystic and I did well in the Versatile Horse and Rider, we did miss one of the 18 obstacles—the side pass/leg yield over poles (which we usually fly through), probably because we were a little flustered after the huge glittering streamer tunnel, and I was giving mixed signals. We completed the course in about 6.4 minutes if I remember it right, and the hula hoop did not land over the cone, but knocked it over, and only one person actually threw the hoop over the cone (there were 32 riders), many were complete misses. We were in the top 10 in speed, and many people missed obstacles and still went on to the top 10, so I am not sure why we did not—I am usually a very smooth calm rider, and Mystic is calm and quick to respond. The judging was supposed to be on horsemanship and 10 points per obstacle, I do not know my final score, but the riders that went on were from 137 to 149 I think. So while it was fun, I am disappointed in the scoring. The riders who went on were Reining Horses and Reiner types, and I think (I hope), one English rider who was fast and smooth. But the ten I thought would go on were not what was picked. Now that I know what to set up, it was a glorified trail class actually. I think it would be fun to do with friends, but for the $350 it cost to enter this one, I won’t be doing this again I think! I have some video. I will watch and see, maybe I did not do as well as I thought, but so many people came over and said I did great. SO sorry I couldn’t at least tell you all we went top ten! I describe the course below.

You had a maximum time of 90 seconds to complete each task, each item was worth 10 points, and time was maximum of 10 points extra, decreasing to 1 point for slowest riders.

1: stand in 4 cones and saddle your horse, 2: pick up left lead, then simple change to right lead, 3: keyhole, then run back to start (200 feet), 4: pole bend 6 poles, 21 feet apart, 5: turn on the haunches or reining spin 360 degrees, 6: jump four roll-top jumps, 7a: pick up egg and spoon off barrel, 7b: drop both in bucket on barrel, 8: back thru three directions, back-left turn back, right turn, back, 9: go over tarp with pole jumble over it, 10: cross bridge, 11: pick up hula hoop from jump standard, stand at cone A and throw to cone B, 12: go thru huge glittering “streamer-with-smoke” tunnel, 13: sidepass over poles to right with right turn, sidepass back to left with turn, 14: open and close gate behind you, 15: move ball with broom to box, 16: exit opening and closing gate behind you, 17: load onto trailer, 18: run to finish.

So, we could have done the gates better, and the bridge was narrow and we had to redo it since his rear foot came off. But we did the rest well, excepting the sidepass miss. It was a fun course, I wish I could have done it again for the finals! But then again we were exhausted from being there for five days, and looking forward to going home!

MINNESOTA

Bev Davison, SpiritWind Desert Arabians in Kerrick
spiritwinddesertarabians@frontiernet.net
Bint Sierra SS (July 1981–January 2008) AHR 242793 (Parnell x Sierra Summersong). This morning (1/8) we had to make that choice you wish to avoid. We had to euthanize what I will characterize as one of my “foundation” mares: Bint Sierra SS, a dear little dark chestnut mare of 25% Babson and 75% Doyle breeding. She was coming 27 and likely had a stroke although we may never really know. We came home to discover that she could no longer get up despite her unending heart to persist. Her pal for years, Bint Bint Subani (Ibn Saafaddan x Bint Subani), herself coming 25, stood by her ceaselessly.

While I know in my heart that we set her free from her suffering of age, the tears for her loss remain. It is an end to a chapter here. She has one son remaining, Summer Sonnet SDA by Sierra Sandarac and as of this year, a granddaughter and grandson both by him!

SpiritWind Hassana

Summer Sonatina SDA

Subanet Jabbar SDA

MISSOURI

From Khamsat Express Reporter Ellen May near Winslow, AR
spiritwinddesertarabians@frontiernet.net

Al Khamsa, Inc. will be holding its 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting from October 22 – 26, 2008 in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma! We are looking for volunteers, particularly from the four-state “host” region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma), to help with all the activities. Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, if you want to offer your ideas, resources or assistance.

Bakura's Surpise Package

When Joe Berry had sent JA Bakura (Re-Echo x Raadin Jasara) to live out her days at a friend’s farm last year at the age of 23. An intensely Sirecho-bred mare, regrettably she had not produced a foal in nearly 10 years. Having no reason to think she might be, the folks who had her did not notice she was pregnant, which is hard to understand, but it does happen. Anyway, one morning they saw something small out in their field where Bakura was pastured along with their cattle and other horses. They went out to bring what they assumed was a calf into the barn. Imagine everyone’s surprise when they discovered it was a foal!

The old mare was not producing milk and the baby was getting dangerously cold in the ice and snow. After receiving a phone call that at first sounded like a strange practical joke, Joe and Linda came running. They quickly put Joe cradling the colt into the backseat of their car and headed for the vet’s office. Fortunately, they were able to revive him and provided colostrum when he began to nurse. Afterwards, Joe and Linda took the colt home to stay warm in their laundry room until they could figure things out. Soon they brought his mother back home after fashioning a stall for them in the barn and getting her going on some meds to help with her milk. They are still supplementing with a bottle but Bakura has accepted and cares for the foal. According to Joe, “The little guy continues to thrive and just gets better all the time. Considering what a gift he is no matter what he would look like, his beauty is a wonderful plus on this very special baby.”

The sire is likely to be JT Sadik Sireff (KH Seral Sireff x Masada Sabiha). Joe had pastured the old mare with him briefly before moving her to her retirement home. There is a slight chance the colt might actually be KH Seral Sireff’s own son, assuming that after a number of years without offspring he had somehow become fertile again in his final months. The AHA has confirmed it will be able to determine through DNA the sire of this tippy-eared little colt.

Due to terminal illness, the following are being offered for your consideration at greatly reduced prices. They are located in Fulton, Missouri. Please contact Letta Smith for pedigrees & DVD. No photos available. Homes are needed as soon as possible. There are also some trained non-Al Khamsa geldings available. 636-597-4023 or email cha@socket.net with the subject line: Inquiry from PyramidArabians.com EFlyer

BREEDING AGE STALLIONS
Ravenwood Qahtahn #578017 (Qahtahn x Ravenwood Gemmone) Black 2000 Stallion - Straight Egyptian - Proven black producer - under saddle. $5,000 FIRM.
LL Ramses Ameer #606142 (Ravenwood Qahtahn x Ramses Kareem) Chestnut 2003 Stallion - Straight Egyptian - Green broke with English movement. $2,000
Ravenwood Courage #587525 (Ravenwood Monee x Ravenwood Bahiya) Black 2001 Stallion - Straight Egyptian - Broke to ride. $2,000 WRBR.
LL Cherokee Qahchief #606152 (Ravenwood Qahtahn x Ravenwood Koksilah) Chestnut 2003 Stallion - Straight Egyptian - Broke to ride. $2,000.
Shabha Hisan KRA #601209 (Odysseus HF x HH Lu Aiba) Grey 2002 Stallion - Straight Egyptian - Broke to ride. $2,000.

BREEDING AGE MARES
LL Serenity Albadi #609696 (Serenity Galil x RR Khurafa Albadi) Chestnut 2004 Mare - Straight Egyptian. $2,000.
RR Khurafa Albadi #579482 (WM Shaikhspear x Aravaipa Khaddah) Chestnut 1999 Mare - Straight Egyptian - In foal to Shabha Hisan KRA for 5/28/2008 - under saddle. $5,000.
Ravenwood Mouna #586949 (Ravenwood Ibnmone x Mona Bint Layla) Chestnut 2001 Mare - Straight Egyptian - In foal to Ravenwood Qahtahn for 6/10/2008. $5,000.
Ramses Kareem #342085 (Ramses Ibn Fayek x *Ramses Bint Rabaa) Bay 1984 Mare - Straight Egyptian - In foal to LL Cherokee Qahchief for 6/12/2008. $5,000.
Ravenwood Pride #586352 (Qahtahn x Ravenwood Rabha) Black 2001 Mare - Straight Egyptian - In foal to LL Ibn Kareem for 5/22/2008. $5,000.

YEARLINGS
LL Sabiha #628005 (Ravenwood Qahtahn x Ravenwood Koksilah) Bay 2006 Mare - Straight Egyptian. $2,000.
LL Halima #627427 (Ravenwood Qahtahn x Antara Rabha) Bay 2006 Mare - Straight Egyptian. $2,000.
LL Al Monee #629574 (Ravenwood Courage x Ravenwood Pride) Black 2006 Stallion - Straight Egyptian. $2,000.
LL Serr Balance #629185 (Ravenwood Courage x Ramses Kareem) Bay 2006 Stallion - Straight Egyptian. $2,000.
LL Desires Wish #629178 (Ravenwood Qahtahn x Ravenwood Wishes) Black 2006 Mare - Straight Egyptian. $2,000.

WEANLINGS
8/16/2007 Bay Filly (Ravenwood Courage x Ravenwood Koksilah) Straight Egyptian. $2,000.
3/25/2007 Chestnut Filly (LL Ramses Ameer x RR Khurafa Albadi) Straight Egyptian. $2,000.
5/23/2007 Bay Colt (Ravenwood Qahtahn x Ravenwood Wishes) Straight Egyptian. $2,000.

MONTANA

Khamsat Express Reporter Kitty Myers in Bridger
k_a_myers@yahoo.com

Al Khamsa owners in Montana, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

OKLAHOMA

Khamsat Express Reporter Sandra Westling
swestling@elreno.k12.ok.us

Al Khamsa owners in Oklahoma, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

October 22 – 26, 2008: Al Khamsa, Inc. will be holding its 2008 National Convention and Annual Meeting in conjunction with the U.S. Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma!
This will be the first time for the Nationals to be in Tulsa and for the Al Khamsa convention to be held in this area of the country. Preliminary planning is already underway and we are now looking for volunteers, particularly from the four-state “host” region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma), to help with all the activities. The focus for the upcoming convention will be to educate the public about the Al Khamsa Arabian horse. We encourage all Al Khamsa supporters to start making plans now to attend this exciting 2-in-1 event. Watch for further details in the Khamsat Express and Inside Al Khamsa. Please contact the 2008 Al Khamsa Convention Chair, Ellen May at arabians@centurytel.net, if you want to offer your ideas, resources or assistance.

OREGON

Khamsat Express Reporter Jannelle Wilde in Yoncalla
mfarm@centurytel.net

TEXAS

Khamsat Express Reporter Morgan Millner in Dallas
rbcavaliermommy@yahoo.com
214.357.6404

Theresa Chappell, Al Asam Arabians in Bells
ostateaggie@verizon.net
http://alasamarabians.bravehost.com
SunnyRu Marine (Princeton Faaris x Princeton Maarena by Serr Maariner) Al Khamsa/Straight Egyptian/Sheykh Obeyd, Babson/Sirecho Stallion is settled in on my farm in Bells, TX and will be available to outside mares. This is a great and limited opportunity for Babson/Sirecho breeders. He is available live cover or AI on farm, and we are planning to ship semen if there is adequate interest. I am also looking for Sheykh Obeyd, Babson or Babson/Sirecho mares for breeding leases for him.

I have a mare that I would really like to sell or trade before spring. She is Al Khamsa/Blue List-eligible primarily Egyptian, a daughter of Masada Falim (Fabo x Balima) and granddaughter of Ansata Ibn Shah by Ansata Shah Zaman. I am willing to sell her reasonably or trade her for a Sheykh Obeyd mare or filly. If you are interested she can sell with a breeding, or in foal to Sunnyru Marine (Princeton Faaris x Princeton Maarena), see above. I am willing to work with anyone who might be interested in her. Thanks.

VIRGINIA

Khamsat Express Reporter Pamela Matlack Klein in Appomattox
pameladragon@hughes.net
434.352.4570

Al Khamsa owners in Virginia, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Bill and I are delighted to announce that Wilde Ivey Amir will be standing here for a while starting in spring 2008. He will be one of the few Kurush stallions on the east coast available for breeding and is a double Sportin Life grandson. We have room to take outside mares for breeding. If you are interested, contact Jannelle Wilde about his fee and me about mare care and other arrangements.

There will be room to take a few horses west in the spring, leaving from Appomattox, VA. We are looking at April for this trip and can make some minor course deviations as long as we end up in Illinois. Jannelle will have room to take them on to the west coast and points in between. Keep this trip in mind and try to work your shipping plans around it. We will have room for four horses heading west as far as the Mississippi River. If your horses need to go farther, contact Jannelle directly to see how much room she will have.

ALBERTA, CANADA

Alberta Khamsat Express Reporter Corinna Nilson in Camrose
cnarab@yahoo.ca
780.628.4412
Al Khamsa owners in Alberta, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Laura Gieg in Leduc
laur@mirarialpacafarm.com
http://mirarialpacafarm.com/kaz/ana.html
Jet black stud colt for sale, born on July 4, 2007 - Al Khamsa, Straight Egyptian, Sheykh Obeyd, Pritzlaff/Babson/Sirecho. Asking $4000. Please email for details.

Laura's fine Sheykh Obeyd Colt

Scot Gannon Nejd Arabians in Prince Albert
nejdarab@telusplanet.net
For sale: Grandaughter of *Tuhotmos and *Bint Binte El Bataa, sired by Masada El Bahim, in training for cross country riding, super disposition, very pretty and tall. She is Straight Egyptian, Sheykh Obeyd, and can be bred to one of our Straight Babson stallions. Nejd Arabians is also proud to announce the birth of the beautiful filly out of Nejds Sabbah by Medinna Maximus; she is really something special. Her sister out of Ru Rabohath died shortly after birth. This year will also be remembered as the year of the tragic death of Nejd’s Adham Ibn Ibn Faaris, a beautiful stallion who left no progeny. Now, his full brother Ahmar is the only Straight Babson son of Princeton Faaris with no Ibn Fa Serr blood. I am looking for another Babson mare to breed to him and to the only Babson son of FaSaad, Nejds Ibn Fa Saad.

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA

Cariboo Region British Columbia Khamsat Express Reporter Joanne Seabloom in Lone Butte
seabloom@bcinternet.net
Al Khamsa owners in Northern British Columbia, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

Southern British Columbia Khamsat Express Reporter Marilyn McHallam in Vernon/Coldstream
cwarabians@yahoo.ca
250.558.3714
Al Khamsa owners in Southern British Columbia, please send news to the email address above for inclusion in the next Khamsat Express.

ONTARIO, CANADA

Bob Coleman and Michelle Bignell, Cayuse Creek Ranch in Erin
arabians@cayusecreekranch.com
The Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association (“OCTRA”, http://www.octra.on.ca/) held its 2006 annual Awards Banquet on November 17, 2007. The High Point Horse for the year was HAF Allieena+ (Royal Jalliel x Imperial Nasreena), a Straight Egyptian mare owned by Bob Coleman and Michelle Bignell of Cayuse Creek Ranch. “Leena”, ridden principally by Michelle, completed 671 miles for the year in Endurance, Competitive Trail and Ride & Tie. This set a new distance record for OCTRA. “Leena” also won Top Arabian and Top Egyptian Arabian awards.

Cayuse Creek’s new mare, EAI Shahtahna (Qahtahn x EAI Sharimma) finished 8th Overall in OCTRA for 2007. She also won the Ontario 50 mile CTR Championship and placed top 10 in several Endurance races.

Cayuse Creek Ranch competes exclusively with Al Khamsa Arabians in distance riding.

HAF Allieena+