The Breeds of Horses 9 
9. The Arabian horse. — Because of the clannish nature of the 
Arabian tribes, little is known of the early history of their horses. 
Certain it is, however, that they developed a strain of horses 
second to none in beauty and stylish action as well as in stamina 
and endurance. The best Arabian horses are found in the desert 
Fic. 3. — The Arabian horse. 
region among the migratory Bedouin tribes, of which the two most 
powerful groups are the Shammar race in the north and Anezah 
in the south. The latter race have the best horses. There are a 
number of noted families of Arabian horses of which the most 
famous are the Keheilet Ajuz and descendants; the Maneghi 
with three sub-families; the Hadban, with five sub-families; the 
Jelfon, with its sub-families ; and Homdani, with two sub-families. 
