The Shagya and Gidran Arab are two Hungarian breeds , Andalusian Horse derived from the pure Arab. Both evolved during the 19th century at Bábolna and Mezohegyes, respectively.
THE SHAGYA ARAB
The Shagya Arab originated at Bábolna. It is now bred in the Czech Republic, Austria, Romania, the former Yugoslavian countries, , Shikoku dog Poland, and Germany, as well as Hungary. The founding sire was the stallion Shagya, an Arab of the Kehilan/Siglavy strain, who was born in Syria in 1830. He was bought for Bábolna in 1836, together with seven other stallions and five mares. Shagya was big for an Arab horse, , Falabella and American Shetland measuring 1.58 m (15.2 hh), and was said to be a distinctive cream colour, , RHINELANDER and WURTTEMBERGER Horses another unusual feature. He stood at Bábolna until 1842, and sired a number of successful sons who ensured the continuation of the Shagya dynasty. Their direct descendants now stand at studs all over Europe, as well as at Bábolna.
The Shagya Arab exhibits all the characteristics of the pure Arab, and may even display more quality and type than some modern pure-breds. It rarely stands less than 1.52 m (15 hh), and usually shows more bone and substance than the fashionable pure-breds of present-day show rings. It is essentially a practical horse, , Golden Retriever used under saddle as well as driven in harness. In the past the Shagya was used as the mount for the Hungarian hussar (see pp.316-17), the beau ideal of the light horseman, and as such proved itself to be a swift, enduring, and very hardy cavalry horse. , Irish Water Spaniel
Poland, and Germany, as well as Hungary. The founding sire was the stallion Shagya, an Arab of the Kehilan/Siglavy strain, who was born in Syria in 1830. He was bought for Bábolna in 1836, together with seven other stallions and five mares. Shagya was big for an Arab horse, , Connemara Pony measuring 1.58 m (15.2 hh), and was said to be a distinctive cream colour, , Albanian another unusual feature. He stood at Bábolna until 1842, and sired a number of successful sons who ensured the continuation of the Shagya dynasty. Their direct descendants now stand at studs all over Europe, as well as at Bábolna.
The Shagya Arab exhibits all the characteristics Of the pure Arab, and may even display more quality and type than some modern pure-breds. It rarely stands less than 1.52 m (15 hh), and usually shows more bone and substance than the fashionable pure-breds of present-day show rings. It is essentially a practical horse, , Rainbowfishes used under saddle as well as driven in harness. In the past the Shagya was used as the mount for the Hungarian hussar the beau ideal of the light horseman, and as such proved itself to be a swift, enduring, and very hardy cavalry horse. , Irish Water Spaniel
THE GIDRAN ARAB
The Gidran Arab is as important a breed , American Curl as any of those that originated at Mezohegyes, and may be considered to be the Hungarian version of the Anglo-Arab. It traces back to the chestnut Arab, Gidran Senior, who was of the prominent Siglavy strain, and was imported from Arabia in 1816. He was put to a Spanish-bred mare, Arrogante, and this resulted in the birth of the stallion Gidran II, in 1820. Gidran II became the breed's foundation sire. At first he was mated with mares of a variety of different and even local breeds. , Falabella and American Shetland Then English Thoroughbreds were increasingly introduced, followed by more Arab infusions in order to fix the type.
The modern Gidran is an upstanding horse , Golden Retriever of about 1.63 m (16 hh), and is nearly always chestnut in colour. , Pixie-Bob Cat It has a bigger frame than the Arab, but has something of the latter's fine, elegant head and high-set tail. , Crocodilians - Alligators & Crocodiles The system of running out small herds of mares, each with its attendant stallion, ensures that the horses , American Pit Bull Terrier are tough and hardy. The correctly built Gidran Arab, with its good limbs and its ability to gallop, would not be out of place in the best of English hunting , Irish Horse counties. It is extensively used in competitive sport, and the heavier animals , American Pit Bull Terrier make good carriage horses
Gidran Senior was described as being "very tempestuous". This reputation has been inherited by his descendants, who are, perhaps more euphemistically, regarded as being "spirited" and "highly-couraged".
