44 The Arab Horse 



The first two families are the creme de la 

 creme of all horses, the descendants of 

 Keheilet Ajuz being still further divided 

 as follows: 



I — The Seglawi family (Seglawi-Jedran, Seglawi- 



Obeiri, Seglawi-al-Abd.) 

 2 — The Abeyan family, with seven secondary families. 

 3 — The Dalman family, with four secondary families. 

 4 — ^The Abu-Arkab f amily.with three secondary families 



The following are also believed to belong 

 to the same great family of Keheilet 

 Ajuz: 



5 — The Rishon family, with two secondary families. 

 6 — The Radban family, with three secondary families. 

 7 — The Twaissan family, with two secondary families. 

 8 — The Milliah family, with three secondary families. 



The history of Keheilet Ajuz comes to 

 us surrounded by a romantic halo thrown 

 around her by the people among whom 

 she was bom and lived. It is related 

 that a certain Sheik was flying from an 

 enemy, mounted on his favourite mare. 

 Arab warriors trust themselves only to 

 mares, they will not ride a stallion in war. 

 The said mare was at the time far along 

 toward parturition; indeed she became 



