10 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE 



camp the young filly came in also a few hours after, having fol- 

 lowed her dam. The story goes that she was given into the care 

 of one of the old women of the tribe, whence came her name, 

 Keheilet Ajuz ("the mare of the old woman"), that she lived to 

 become the most famous mare ever seen on the desert, and from 

 her are descended the choicest of pure Arabian horses. It is 

 claimed that nineteen families descend from her, five through 

 mares and fourteen through stallions. Some even believe that 

 eight other families also should be credited as her descendants. 



The families of Arabian horses descended from Keheilet Ajuz 

 that are recognized as of superlative merit, are the following : 



(1) Seglawi, comprising the three sub-families, the Seglawi 

 Jedraan, Seglawi Obeiri, and Seglawi Al-Abd. This is one of 

 the choicest families. 



(2) Abeyan. There are seven sub-families. This family received 

 its name from a high carriage of tail. 



(3) Dalman. There are four sub-families. 



(4) Abu Arkab. There are three sub-families. 



The following families are also regarded by some as descend- 

 ants of Keheilet Ajuz : 



(5) Rishon; (6) Radban; (7) Twaissan; (8) Milliah, with 

 sub-families in each case. 



The history of the Arab horse in America is not very exten- 

 sive, though dating back many years. No doubt many horses 

 called Arabian were not of that breed, but were of Oriental 

 ancestry. About 1765 an Arab stallion named Ranger was 

 imported to New London, Connecticut. A half-bred, gray son 

 of Ranger was used by General Washington during the Revolu- 

 tionary War. Ranger was later taken to Virginia, where he 

 became known as the Lindsay Arabian. The first volume of 

 Bruce's American Studbook contains a list of forty-two Arab 

 stallions imported into the United States between 1760 and 1860, 

 besides twelve Arab mares, four Barb stallions and two Barb 

 mares. There were some famous animals imported years ago. 

 Honorable A. Keene Richards of Kentucky made two journeys 

 to Arabia with Troye, the animal painter. They visited among 

 the Anezah and brought back to America some splendid Arabian 

 horses, the blood of which occupies a place of prominence in 



