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162. Hamdani. The Hamdanis are not common any- 

 where on the Syrian desert, the Shammar being supposed 

 to have the best. They are mostly grays, although very 

 handsome browns and chestnuts are to be found in the 

 Shammar. The only strain of the Hamdani that is 

 counted " chubby " is the Hamdani Simri. Mares of the 

 Hamdani Simri are very rare. 



163. Abeyan. The Abeyan is generally the hand- 

 somest breed, but it is small and has less resemblance to 

 the English Thoroughbred than any of the other families 

 of the Arabian horse. The Abeyan Sherrack is the most 

 esteemed of the seven strains of the Abeyan (and there 

 are but two others of that seven, the Abeyan Zahaine and 

 Abeyan Fadaha, that are counted " chubby "). It is the 

 name of the family, and the other strains are derived from 

 Abeyan Sherrack. Abeyan Sherracks carry their tail 

 much higher than other Arabian horses. They are also 

 noted for their prominent forehead or jibbah. Their en- 

 durance is remarkable. The colors are bay, chestnut and 

 gray. 



164. Hadban. There are five strains of the Hadban 

 family, Hadban Enzekhi being the favorite, and Hadban 

 al-Fert being the only other that is considered " chubby " 

 by the Anazeh. The Gomussa of the Sabba Anazeh are 

 supposed to have the best Hadbans at the present time. 

 Brown and dark bay are the favorite colors of the Hadban 

 Enzekhi family. 



165. Other families. Besides these five families, there 

 are sixteen other families that are esteemed almost as 

 much as the Khamseh: (1) The Maneghi, supposed to 

 be an offshoot of the Keheilan Ajus. They are plain and 

 without distinction, being somewhat coarse, with long 

 necks, powerful shoulders, much length, and strong but 



