STATUS OF THE ARAB HORSE 



Simri, and while the Hamdani Jassel were fre- 

 quently met by us, they were not considered 

 *' Chubby" by the Anezeh. The fastest walk- 

 ing mare I ever saw was a Hamdanieh Simrieh 

 filly that was ridden into the desert by Akmet 

 Haffez. She came originally from the Sham- 

 mar, and was later purchased by me and 

 brought to America. She was a dark bay four 

 years old. I believe that in a walking con- 

 test, with the best walkers that could be found 

 in the country, she would be five miles ahead of 

 them at night. 



Sheikh Ali, of the Abou Goumese tribe, told 

 me of the meaning of the name Hamdani Sim- 

 ri, and the reason why the strain was more pop- 

 ular now, and yet rarer than the Seglawi Jed- 

 ran. He said that once the Anezeh tribe had 

 a great mare, a bay Seglawieh Jedranieh. 

 She was so fast that nothing could catch her. 

 Once, a few weeks before she was to foal, she 

 slipped her hobbles and fled to the open desert. 

 They went after her, but she could not be 

 caught, and finally, when her colt came he was 

 afraid of men and ran away and the mother 

 followed the colt. The tribe offered rewards, 

 but none could catch her. All of the various 

 strains tried, Kehilan after Kehilan, but all 



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