In loving memory
NK JAMILLA
Legend says that the Abbayah strain takes its name from the story of a desert war mare who lived centuries ago. When fleeing the enemy, her rider attempted to lighten his mare’s load by discarding his cloak, or abbaya, but the mare carried her tail so high and proudly that the cloak was held by her tail all the way back to the rider’s encampment.
It is easy to imagine NK Jamilla being just such a mare, as she carries the same high, straight and proud tail, honoring the history of her strain. Sired by NK Hafid Jamil out of a Salaa el Dine daughter, NK Jamilla reflects not only her Abbayah strain, but also the most celebrated Abbayah mare of the age, Hanan, to which she has seven crosses through such sons and daughters as Salaa el Dine, Jamil, and Ghazala. Like Hanan, she is a rich solid bay in color, marked with a star, and possesses the graceful elegance of this notable family. Her attributes bring to mind the poem from the Muzzarid of Yazid, who described his mare as, “A bay, with her back strongly-knit….her sires have lifted her line to the best of strains….”
Pedigree
| NK HAFID JAMIL | IBN NEJDY | NEJDY | SALAA EL DINE |
| LOTFEIA | |||
| GHAZALA | GHAZAL | ||
| HANAN | |||
| HELALA | SALAA EL DINE | ANSATA HALIM SHAH | |
| HANAN | |||
| ANSATA GLORIANA | *JAMILLL | ||
| ANSATA GHAZIA | |||
| NK ASILA | SALAA EL DINE | ANSATA HALIM SHAH | ANSATA IBN HALIMA |
| ANSATA ROSETTA | |||
| HANAN | ALAA EL DIN | ||
| MONA | |||
| AMARILLA | JAMILLL | MADKOUR I | |
| HANAN | |||
| GHAZALA | GHAZAL | ||
| HANAN |