THE ARABIAN HORSE 8 1 



mare, while Keheilan signifies stallion. Keheilet and 

 Keheilan are derived from the word Kuhl, which means 

 antimony, a substance which Arabian women use to 

 blacken their eyebrows and eyelashes. 



Upton states that the entire race of pure-bred horses of 

 the Anezah have black skins irrespective of coat color, 

 which he thinks accounts for the use of the words Ke- 

 heilet and Keheilan. The Anezah Bedouin, however, 

 declines to consider any animal as Keheilet or Keheilan, 

 the pedigree of which does not go back to the five Al- 

 Khamseh mares of Salaman. 



Descendants of Keheilet Ajuz. — According to Upton 37 

 strains or sub-families have descended from Keheilet 

 Ajuz, five through mares and 32 through stallions, in ad- 

 dition to eight other families, some of which are so dis- 

 tinguished as to be confused with the five Al-Khamseh 

 mares. The eight families that are of recognized merit 

 are as follows : 



1. Seglawi, with three sub-families. 



2. Abeyan, with seven sub-families. 



3. Dalman, with four sub-families. 



4. Abu Arkab, with three sub-families. 

 Rishon, with two sub-families. 

 Radban, with three sub-families. 

 Twaissan, with two sub-families. 

 Milliah, with two sub-families. 



The influence of the Arabian horse. — As early as the 

 reign of King James I. (1603-1625) Arabian horses were 

 imported into England and crossed with the light horse 

 stock, though it was not until after the middle of the 

 century that the English begcyi to appreciate the im- 

 portance of Oriental blood. During the reign of Charles 

 II (1660-1685) the so-called "Royal Mares" were im- 

 ported, while during that of William and Mary (1689- 

 1702), Anne (1702-1714) and George I. (1714-1727), 

 Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian and Godolphin Bard were 



