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| Table 1: Kariban |
| Table 2: *Aire |
| Table 3: 25 yo and younger |
Unfortunately, I know no more about this dam line than I learned from researching the names of the horses in order to create the progency charts and associated tables. However, in this case, I want to make a few observations based on that research. The dam line was known as 'Kariban' so I started my research with her. That research is presented in Table 1: Kariban So very many horses identified as having the tail dam line on 'Kariban' and only one an AK import to the United States. There were many times that I nearly gave up trying to find an AK mare imported to the US. I was sure that I wasn't going to find any AK Kariban dam line mares imported to the US. So very very many horses in Argentina - 'everyone knows' that South America is were some horses of suspect purity were registered as purebreds. Regardless of whether these horses were, indeed, purebred Arabians or not, I saw no possibility that any horse that had 'suspicious' purity could ever be Al Khamsa. So I could eliminate some horses - they were related to those of questionnable purity. With every horse eliminated because it was related to a horse of questionnable purity, I was a little more certain that I must have made some mistake and there were no AK horses of the Kariban dam line to be found.
In addition, horses in other countries are not identified as Al Khamsa - so I had to eliminate horses only when I was absolutely sure could not be Al Khamsa. I could eliminate horses which were related to Skowronek and a very few others that I could instantly identify as 'not Al Khamsa'. And I became even more certain that I had made a mistake and had somehow missed the AK mare that would carry the Kariban dam line to the United States. Even elimnating the horses that I knew could not be AK left a large number of horses that I could not identify as 'not Al Khamsa' and had to continue to research their progeny. After hours of research and becoming ever more certain that I had somehow overlooked that elusive AK mare, I finally found *Aire. *Aire was the only Al Khamsa mare that I could identify that was Al Khamsa, traced to the Kariban dam line, and was imported into the United States.
But finding *Aire, did not mean that the work was over. *Aire was imported into the US before there was any such thing as 'Blue List' or 'Al Khamsa'. With no concept of 'preservation breeding', owners of mares of the *Aire dam line bred to the best stallions that were available. (Full research available on Table 2: Aire) Sometimes the stallions would later be recognized as 'Al Khamsa' - sometimes not. I consider it a tribute to the quality of the Al Khamsa horse that even before there was a concept of preservation breeding, Al Khamsa horses were selected as being the 'best' to breed on
So the *Aire dam line survived, but sometimes by a narrow margin. Currently there are only 13 mares identified as being under 25yo and 'not deceased'. Are they all alive and capable of reproduction? Unlikely. Are all of the mares in preservation homes? Even more unlikely. I'm sure that the current owners of these mares have reasons for not breeding them. Whether it be lack of room for more horses or the currently poor horse market. Whatever their reasons for not actively breeding at this time, I can only hope that enough mares are bred in the future to keep this dam line from disappearing.
| Year | # Mares | # Stallions | # Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 21 |
The Kariban dam line was researched by Anne. Please keep in mind that we are all only human and mistakes can be made. If you notice a mistake, please check carefully to confirm that it is a mistake and then report it. If you have questions, comments, suggestions - or find an error - Anne can be reached at: This page was last updatd on 9/2007
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Veronica Lencinas in Argentina. She has been a huge help in identifying 'not Al Khamsa' horses in South America and proofreading. Her help is greatly appreciated.
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