Tallahsman —Farewell Sweet Prince
by Susanne BÖsche
photo by R Sovilo
When Bint Atallah (Ruminaja Ali x AK Atallah) presented a foal early on the morning of April 14, 1996, owner Judy Guess felt that this breeding was one that would be remembered.
the very upright colt with extra long legs, a smooth body, and upright in the neck with a chiseled head crowned by tippy ears and intelligent eyes. “And Tallahsman could really move when he wanted to,” adds Judy, with a wink.
The grey colt stood up almost immediately and from the beginning, had an attitude of a Prince. He knew who he was and let Judy know that he was special. “I named him Tallahsman, from his dam’s nickname, along with the meaning of talisman, a portent of luck!”
Tallahsman was “one of a kind”, proven in the land of his nativity, Egypt, where the stallion spent most of his life and made a name for himself as a great sire. One of his famous daughters is the fantastically producing Magda Sakr, dam of several champions. Before Tallahsman traveled to his final home, Al Waab Stud in Qatar, to accompany his famous daughter Nabeela Sakr, the 2012 Egyptian World Champion Mare, he went to Al Khaled Farm in Saudi Arabia, where he left his last foal crop. The fillies Saei’dah Al Khaled and Sadn Al Khaled out of Sadah Madheen, as well as Sultan Al Khaled out of Saraa Al Kaheld, continue Tallahsman’s heritage there.
From the beginning, Tallahsman had a mind of his own, a tribute to his exquisite dam who had always been dominant, like a true warhorse with pride and nobility. “Tallahsman commanded attention and respect, and in turn would give that back to those he felt deserved it. Otherwise, he marched to his own drum,” Judy says. In 1997, Omar Sakr, famous around the world, was looking for a special colt or stallion in the USA. He chose Tallahsman, A HT Abroad
Tallahsman died April 21, 2018, at 22 years old. Farewell, sweet Prince, you will be remembered. You have left the world with many excellent sons, daughters and grandchildren.
| 116 | Str aight Egyptian 2018