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(3) The Mefki, he informs us, is a handsome horse ; but he is not so 

 fleet as either the DgeKe or the Secaloni. In figure, he bears a resem- 

 blance to the Spanish or Andalusian stock. 



(4) A fourth breed is called the Sabi, which is similar to the Mefki, 

 but seems to possess no specially useful or striking qualities. 



(5) The Fridi. This breed is very common ; but they are often vicious 

 and untrustworthy, and lack some of the excellent qualities possessed by 

 file best of the others. 



(6) The Nejdi, found chiefly in the region of Bussorah. These are 

 said to be at least the equals of the Dgelfe and the Secaloni. Some 

 judges assert that there is no horse to be compared with them, and they 

 stand very high in the market. 



This wi'iter considers the Dgelfe and the Nejdi to be the most valuable. 

 They are known to be the favorites of the horse-fanciers of India, many 

 fine animals of these stocks having been carried tliither by the sportsmen 

 of that country. 



Other writers make mention of but three distinct breeds, to which they 

 attribute names different from those above given ; and it is difficult to 

 reconcile the statements of the two, and to determine whether they have 

 really agreed in any way in pointing out the same animal, though by 

 diverse names, as possessing the striking excellences which have made a 

 certain breed famous and well known to us. Writers of the latter class 

 speak of an inferior race, little esteemed, at home or abroad, which they 

 call the Attechi. These are sometimes found in a wild state. Then come 

 the Kadischi, a sort of half-breed stock, possessing some points of resem- 

 blance to the true blood, and being sometimes imposed upon dealers for 

 the genuine. Finally, they describe a superb race, the pure descendants 

 of some extraordinary ancestors, and these they call the Kochlani or 

 Kailhan. The best of them are found among the Shammar and Aneyza 

 tribes. The Arabs themselves pretend to trace the Kochlani back to the 

 days and the stables of Solomon. While this cannot be credited, it is 

 known that some of them have written pedigrees for at least four hundred 

 years, kept with the most extreme care, and always on the side of the 

 mare. These animals are sometimes sold to foreigners ; but they bear 

 almost fabulous prices, and it is believed to be a very rare thing for a 

 true Kochlani to fall into the hands of a strans^er. 



The striking points of the pure Arab maybe thus stated: In size, 

 he is considerably smaller than the modern thorough-bred, scarcely ever 

 exceeding in height fourteen and a half hands. His head is extraordinary 

 for its beauty, — the forehead being broad and square, the muzzle short 

 and fine, so that some of them seem as though they could really ** stick 

 their noses into a tumbler." The face, upon which the veins appear 



