Shuwaimeh Danah

AHS Vol XIX

Bay Mare born 31st January 1999. 15.3 hands

By Krayaan Dilmun out of Shuwaimeh Bint Warda. Bred by Mrs Jenny Lees and owned by Mrs Lees' son William May.

Shuwaimeh Danah was born here at Pearl Island Arabians on a very cold winter’s night. Being thrust out of her warm mother into the frosty night she became very chilled and even though we rubbed her dry with towels etc. we couldn't get her warm..so we invented a foal incubator! We made a tent out of the towels and using a hairdryer we filled it with warm air. Danah lay there drying out nicely and when her coat was all fluffed up we found a nice warm foal rug for her.

She is now 6 years old, measures 15.3" hands and is a good strong mare. She was backed this summer and has been turned away for the winter. She loved being at school and being the centre of attention. Danah is full sister to Shuwaiman Al Bahrain (Intermediate Endurance horse) and half sister to Al Reeh Janoob (Intermediate Endurance horse and Race horse). As my son William did not have a horse of his own and had given so much willing help around the stud I offered him a choice of any horse on the place and he chose Danah...how sensible!

2007 Update

During 2006 it was agreed that Shuwaimeh Danah should take time off being ridden to have a foal and we decided the ideal husband would be Lesley and Ray Dunns successful Race and Endurance stallion, Chatanz. We had used the Chatanz/Bahraini cross before and produced Al Reeh Janoob. Spring 2006 Danah was lead into the lorry and taken over to Monmouth for a summer at Warren Hills. May 2007 Danah produced a superb chestnut colt. Chatanz's sire was the chestnut stallion Bonanza and in his memory his grandson was given the name Bonanza.

Jenny & Tony Lees, Mill Farm, Preston-on-Wye, Herefordshire, UK, HR2 9JU

Phone: 01981 500225