Shagya Arabian
Country of origin | Hungary, southeastern Europe |
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The Shagya Arabian is a horse breed which was developed in the
Origin
The breed is named for the major foundation
He was mostly used for
Originally, these horses were referred to by the generic term Araberrasse (Arab "race" or breed, indicating predominantly Arabian ancestry) but this was changed after the second World War to Shagya by hippologist Dr. Gramazky because he was worried the non-purebred descendants of Shagya would be confused with the purebred Arabian horses that were also produced in Hungary. At the time, this name was chosen since Shagya was in virtually every pedigree as an ancestor, though many other Arabian bloodlines are also a part of the Shagya breed.
Bloodlines
While Shagyas are not considered "pure" or
Traits
The Shagya Arabian exhibits traits similar to the
Uses
This breed is recognized as a riding horse, and is also driven in harness. It was a hardy cavalry horse and is now popular in sport horse disciplines such as dressage, eventing and endurance riding.[4] The 2006 FEI Endurance World Champion was a Shagya gelding bred at Babolna.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c citing "The Other Arabian Horse" Arabian Horse World, April, 1983. scanned article at [1]
- ^ a b http://www.shagya-araber.info/shagya-line.htm "Pure Bred Shagya-Araber Society International"
- ^ WAHO, Purebred Arabian horse definition, 2007 Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Shagya" Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. Oklahoma State University. Referenced May 21, 2008.
- ^ "Le Shagya, champion du monde!" Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine. CEER de France Comte. Referenced May 21, 2008.
External links
- http://www.performanceshagyaregistry.org - Performance Shagya-Arabian Registry
- http://www.Shagyas.com - Shagya breed information portal
- http://www.shagya-araber.info/indexe.htm - International Shagya Society
- http://www.shagyaregistry.com - American Shagya Arabian Verband
- http://www.shagya.net - North American Shagya Arabian Society
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080509123714/http://www.horsequest.com/bredshow/shagya/shagya.htm Shagya Horse Breed Spotlight