MY QUEST OF THE ARAB HORSE 



this man that she may be a living witness of 

 the affection for him, not only of myself but of 

 the whole Anezeh tribe. And in Aleppo the 

 Governor gave to him the Maneghi Sheyel 

 stallion, the 'Pride of the Desert.' So now 

 treat the man as you would one of your own 

 tribe. Those of you who have for sale horses 

 that are 'Chubby'* he will talk with, but other 

 horses need not be shown. Let it be a mat- 

 ter of your personal pride that he takes from 

 the desert only such horses and mares as the 

 Anezeh themselves would want to have — not 

 meaning only such animals as the European 

 governments would use." 



Notwithstanding the friendship that had 

 been shown to us by everybody, there was con- 

 siderable disappointment among the Bedouins 

 at Akmet Haffez's strict order. As Arthur 

 and Jack remarked, it bound their hands so 

 that they could do no "gouging." 



The first horse was brought for inspection 

 by a very old Bedouin. The animal was a 

 dark iron gray stallion, five years old, a Kehi- 

 lan Ajuz, the breed from which all other Kehi- 

 lans are off-shoots, and which is considered the 

 best of all the Kehilans. This young horse 



*"Chubby," meaning "used for breeding purposes." 



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