Sunday, August 24, 2008

Who is Banu Sanhadja Arabians?




As-Salaamu Alaikum! Greeting of Peace to All!

We here at Banu Sanhadja Arabs adhere to the Ancient
Bedouin Breeding Traditions of the true Asil Arabian Horses. We pay strict attention that all bloodlines of our Asil Horses be pure, without any impure bloods having ever been added in the past, in the present or in the future.

Banu Sanhadja is founded by members from the Bedouin families of North Africa Bedu
(Sanhadja) Tribe . Our ancestral Tribes, is well known as horse and Camel cultured people, We are well represented in only combining Desert Horse Breeding and Endurance Programs here in North America and abroad.

Our Banu Sanhadja breeding program
focuses on the preservation of True Asil Arabian Horses where we never cover our Asil Arabian mares to non-Asil Arabians Stallions. Whereas, Our goal is to preserve these combined bloodlines and produce the highest quality standards in breeds equal to or to enhance what the Sanhadja Bedouins Warriors were known for using in battles, while hunting, and endurance riding for pleasure or to simply out distance themselves from their enemies.

Our line-breeding's are from the most excellent Asil Arabian known bloodlines and from the most rarest
bloodlines known to be in danger of extinction. They include; the (Syrian) Sahanad line Arabians whose tail-females lines trace back to the Syrian desert war mare, Waddudad, and the (Saudi) Nedji lines whose tail-female lines trace back to such well known mares as; Turfa, Muhara, Nufoud, and Al Hamdaniyah.

The tail-female line of our breeding program is designed to
preserve the Rasan and Marabat lines in existence. Every (Asil) or "pure" Arabian has a "Rasan" or strain identified by the Arab-speaking nomadic Bedouin herders, known to be the earliest custodians of these Arabian breeds. The Rasans are only transmitted through the Dam (mares). Whereas, the Marabat, literally meaning "the place where the strain-or-rope is tied, names the Bedouin individual, family or clan who originally bred that particular horse. Therefore, it is the Rasan and the Marabat combined authenticating every Asil Arabian 's true identification. Banu Sanhadja horses are named just as our fore-fathers called them (Asalah) recognized today by the common name, Asil Arabians. We don't refer to our Asil Arabians by the names of importers or their countries or origins. Our mares and stallions are each given a Hujja, a hand written document as was practiced in the Desert, signed by noble and trust worthy witnesses to confirm their true Asil Arabian bloodlines.

Banu Sanhadja not only focuses on the mare tail-female lines. We place emphasis upon the importance of our stallion lines as well. For if it weren't for our carefully selected stallions, we would limit our breeding's to only out-crossing our mares. With such stallions as Kamil Ibn Sahanad, Tybalt and Ibn Al la min (Syrian-breeds), and Ibn Sirecho (Syrian cross), we hope to intensify, while maintaining these prized tail-male bloodlines.

In conclusion, our goal here at Banu Sanhadja Arabian is striving to produce high quality endurance and performance horses with such characteristics as having good bone density, height in size, excellent conformation, beauty, intelligence and total Balance and loyalty, "Pedigree is only important if horses Phenotype looks like its Genotype"

Thank you for visiting our site and learning more about our preservation program. Questions and comments are Welcome.

Sincerely,
Founder: of Banu Sanhadja Arabian


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