Dazshtan, Shahwan’s Legacy Introduction It was late as the horses bearing their weary charges came within view through the dust and wind, the vast greenery of the Wadi Sirhan, and the tents of Sheykh R’Ammeri. The Arabian horses we were riding had inherited their...
Educating Dazshtan Chapter One Mike Chapman was a person my family had come to respect, an eventual mentor to my dad and me. My dad had recently moved to Central Oregon from California after the death of his father to cancer. “Babe” was a mare my dad rescued...
Chapter Two Al Ahmann Stud, Cairo Egypt. The weather in the high desert of Central Oregon was cold and snowy in February. My schoolwork along with my chores at the Vet clinic did not stop me from working with that little colt Dazshtan. It was convenient living...
Chapter Three The Homecoming. West of Bend Oregon, there appeared out my window of the shuttle flight from Portland, the majestic Three Sisters Volcanoes and the High Lakes where our family spent time as I was growing up. A vast contrast to the dry desert and green...
Chapter Four, Dazshtan, Shahwan’s Legacy Walter and Rashad arrive in Central Oregon It was Spring break, my senior year of High School, and the only time I had uninterrupted time from the schooling of my charges, Dazshtan and Bint Shahwan. Bint was a...
Chapter Five Important Lessons Learned. Ophthalmology, which my mother’s practice is based, captured Rashad’s interest right away. He expressed to my mom a desire to learn more about the eye of the horse. “Sitt (Arabic fo Lady)Peters, Many generations ago, my...
