Yalla!

Yalla~Definition: Arabic for "let's go." Sometimes used in the context of "hurry!"

(All of these photos were taken Wednesday during Annie and her filly’s first day out into the arena. Yalla! is three days old)

My friend, Val over at Fantastyk Voyage has finally decided on a Barn Name for her little filly Kaheema Fantastka, after hemming and hawing the last couple days and weeks with different ideas. She has run them all by her family members and friends first and if there isn’t a consensus, then she chooses a different name. I had a little bit of input in the Formal name Kaheema, but this foal’s Barn Name was creatively thought up by Val.

I at first wasn’t sure I liked the name Yalla!. Having lived in the South for 7 years, I kept imagining this foal being called, “Y’Alla come back now…ya hear!” haha!

But Val has a way of opening up my eyes to new experiences and ways of looking at things. And now I can honestly say that the name Yalla! has grown on me. You can read more about how this filly got her name, over at Val's Blog.

And this filly has definitely grown on me. With all of our handling, and Annie’s willingness to share her baby with us, Yalla is becoming much easier to work with and is friendlier, too.

And these following videos share songs involving Yalla. They are especially for my buddy, Val, as she was the one who called me today to tell me about her filly’s new barn name and to encourage me to do some research on Yalla.(You'll want to turn off the playlist music at the bottom of this page, first)

So here ya go. Rock on!

(Joe Strummer, formerly of The Clash, singing Yalla Yalla)

(Yalla sung by singer Arash. Good dance and work out song)

(And here ya have Arash in concert, singing Yalla)

(And another great dance song titled Yalla, sung by Mehdi Asadi. Very fun!)

(And this song/video just cracks me up. Sung by Karim Nagi~ “Everybody Yalla” The music is fun, but it also seems silly. What do you think?)

(And this one is kind of cool. Sung in French by Calogero~’Yalla’)

(And finally, this last song is guaranteed to make you want to jump up and shake your booty. Fun! “Yalla” Dance Remix

 

One last video, I promise. This one I captured on Wednesday during Yalla’s first outing into the arena. She and Annie were feeling good, and Yalla! was loving all that wide open space to run. Remember she is only 3 days old.

She gives true meaning to her name, “Yalla!”.

 

Only her shadow can keep up with her. Yalla!

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