134 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
154. Organizations and records. — The organization 
devoted to the interests of this breed is the American 
Saddle Horse Breeders’ Association, with headquarters 
at Louisville, Kentucky. When this organization was 
first effected, in 1891, it had the name National Saddle 
Horse Breeders’ Association. The change was made to 
the present name in 1899. The association has published 
six volumes of its register, each volume containing 3000 
registrations. 
AraB Horse. Fig. 21. 
By Homer Davenport 
155. The Arab horse is notable as a saddler, and to im- 
part vigor, quality and intelligence in cross-breeding. His 
blood has been prominent in the development of the Per- 
cheron, Hackney, Thoroughbred, Russian Orloff, Tra- 
kehner, Hanoverian, French and German cavalry, coach 
horses and polo ponies; in fact, a large proportion of 
our present-day types are more or less traceable to the in- 
fluence of the Arabian horse. 
156. Early history. — There has been a great deal of 
query as to where the Arab horse came from. It seems 
probable that he came originally from Mesopotamia, 
although some writers hold that his native home was in 
the vicinity of Nejd. According to Plumb, the Arabs are 
descendants of Ishmael, who according to tradition, in- 
herited a valuable horse of the Kuhl race. The Anazeh 
tribe descended in a direct line from Ishmael, through 
Sheik Salaman, who lived about 1635 B.c. (four genera- 
tions removed from Ishmael), and who owned five famous 
mares. From this ancestry has come the purest and 
best Arab horse blood. This race was in existence many 
