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 Amir Halam,
Purebred Arabian, AHRA # 0202872
Chestnut gelding, born 3/24/1980
His pedigree
After not having ridden for 10 years, I thought I was
"over" the horse fever I'd had since birth. Then some friends
invited me to see their (dressage) show horses, and soon they rescued a
Thoroughbred race horse (I thought he was going to be mine for a while there!) whom I gradually began to visit and work with on a
regular basis. Later, I became so attached to him that I just had to have
him -- and then they sold him to a friend of theirs! I was devastated, but
my husband and mother convinced me to try to find a replacement.
In the spring of 1990, I had earned a special $500 of my own, and knew of a stable near me
where board was only $50 mo. I began to look for the "right" horse ... and on November 17th, 1990, at
4 p.m., I took possession of a purebred Arabian gelding worth much more, whose
owners wanted him to have a good home more than they wanted more money.
:-)
 My
husband Joe and son Solomon getting acquainted with my new horse, late in
November 1990. They were not yet "horse
people" . I love the way this picture shows his nice
level croup.
He's begging (he doesn't have a "parrot mouth").
The
"Prince of Sweetness"
 Barb
riding Amir over a tiny jump at Harvest
Home Fair's horse show a few years ago. He didn't win anything, but at
least he did the course ... first time he'd ever jumped anything but the
cavaletti where we were boarding and an occasional fallen tree.
He's about 14.3
hands tall and is an Arabian.
Born March 24, 1980, his registered
name is Amir Halam, which, I'm told, is Arabic for "Prince of
Sweetness". And yes, he is!
He's registered as a
"Chestnut" but I would call him a sorrel,
because his legs get lighter as they go down, and he has other lighter areas in
the pattern known as "pangare" or "mealy" (like a donkey) .
He sometimes has a strange
iridescence on his coat, especially during the summer of '99 ... almost like an
Akhal-Teke ... or a fish!
He has an unalterable freeze-brand, with
his breed (pure Arabian), year of birth, and registration number on his
neck, under his mane.
He was trained English and Western
pleasure. He CAN jump, but he hates to!
His sire was Lo Khan, the Region 14
English Pleasure Champion twice in the late seventies. His dam
is Chansonette, daughter of Lewisfield Fleur, daughter of
Thank you for selling him to me,
Dorcas!
March 2000
 Here
is Joe hugging Amir after a brief ride while Doc
(Docs Dewin Time, 2 1/2 year old QH), in the pasture at right, wonders why
HE isn't out "on the trail" with the "big boys".
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 Amir
Halam, the 20 year old Arab, is on the left here, with 23 year old
AQHA Billies Bay Spirit (Bailey) in the background, at their
"new home". Though both are wearing their winter woolies,
and a bit of extra fat for those cold nights, Amir still looks awfully
chunky for the purebred Arabian he is. Bailey is 1 hand (4")
taller than Amir.
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Joe fills the water buckets, a regular chore before
we got a big trough, at the
farm where we now board our now *4* horses. (There were 3 back in
March 2000.) When it's warmer we got to use a
hose!
This and most of the pictures directly below are from
my brother's family's visit in March 2000.
Click the thumbnail pictures below to see full size; some are
bigger than others.
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 I
lead my nephew on Amir
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not really longeing
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Amir in his scruffy end-of-winter coat; sisters-in-law
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 Nephew
and mom brush Amir
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 Joe
cleans Amir's feet; see how much lighter his lower legs are then the rest!
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 My
nephew's ride on Amir continues
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 Joe
has a brisk trot on Amir
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 Another
time around.
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May 2000
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Amir having a hay snack. He'd just had a bath and really came out
bright and shining, though he has clumps of winter coat still in places.
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This captures part of Amir's personality. |
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I like it when he reminds me of his great-grandsire, Lewisfield
Sun God; usually after a summer bath.
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Click them to see them full size.
  
Brooke Galbraith and Amir, a day or two before the show. Sorry, I couldn't
choose just one.
    
Amir and some of his adoring fans, after his bath, the (last practice) day
before the show.
Well, really, they're 3 of my 5 riding students who were about to show him the
next day!
Nicole Binder, my niece, in the red hat; Abbey Luken with no hat; Beth Walden in
the helmet.
Some of these are kind of big, because I wanted the girls' faces to show up
individually.
All 5 riders at the show with Amir, getting ready for the costume class.
What a shame, I don't have any
close-ups of his cool ribbon-and-metallic-gold-rope halter ... I put it on at
the last minute, to minimize the possibility of its breaking.
 
"Gracie" Smith on Amir, before and during the costume class.
Beth Walden about to enter the show arena for the catalog race.
Brooke Galbraith with her barrel racing and pole bending ribbons. The man
in the show ring with her is the official show photographer.
After the show: Joe & the Galbraiths pack us up at twilight as 1. other
fairgoers wander through with their balloons; 2. Brooke is still riding Amir
around; older sister Danielle Galbraith and her friends hang around as Joe gets
all blurry.
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