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coarse hindquarters. They are strong boned, and are held 

 in high repute as war horses. There are four sub-families 

 in this group, the favorite being Maneghi Sbeyel, which is 

 counted " chubby " all over the desert. Maneghi Hedruj, 

 the next esteemed, is not counted " chubby " at Nejd, but 

 is by some tribes of the northern desert. The family of 

 Sbeyel of the Gomussa possesses the finest specimens of 

 the strain known by that name. (2) Saadan, often very 

 beautiful horses; the sub-strain, Saadan Togan, is the 

 most highly esteemed. (3) Dakhman. (4) Shueyman. 

 The sub-strain of Shueyman Sbah are rated as first-class. 

 (5) Jilfan. Of this there is a sub-strain, Jilfan Stam el 

 Bulad, meaning the sinews of steel. In some parts of the 

 desert, the Jilfan Stam el Bulad is prized equally with 

 Hamdani Simri. (6) Toessan. Of this there is the sub- 

 strain Toessan Algami. (7) Samhan, with a sub-strain, 

 Samhan el Gomeaa. The horses of this family are fre- 

 quently very tall, and are much esteemed. (8) Wadnan, 

 with the sub-strain, Wadna Hursan. (9) Rishan, with 

 the sub-strain Rishan Sherabi. (10) Tamri. The Kehei- 

 lan Tamris are highly prized. (11) Melekhan. (12) 

 Jereyban. (13) Jeytani. (14) Ferejan. (15) Treyfi. 

 (16) Rabdan. Besides these, there are the Keheilan Heife, 

 Keheilan Kroash, Keheilan el-Ghazala, Keheilan al-Denais, 

 Keheilan al-Nowak, Keheilan al-Muson, Keheilan abu 

 junub, Keheilan Rodan, Keheilan Wadman Harsan, Dah- 

 man abu Amr, Dahman Shawan, Dahnam Khomais, Abu 

 Arkab, all of which are considered " chubby." All these 

 are Keheilans, and most, or all of them, have descended 

 from Keheilan Ajus. 



166. Use for riding and driving. As a saddle horse 

 the Arab horse ranks high. He has always been accus- 

 tomed to the saddle, and has developed remarkable en- 



