A few words about the Arab Shagya breed...
The creation and development of the Shagya breed dates back to the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During the second half of the 18th century, it was the objective of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy to furnish its cavalry units with a resistant, tireless, fast and brave horse and so it was that they put into place a selection programme to achieve their goal.
Therefore, the first local fillies were sired by Arab stallions imported for the most part from Syria, so as to produce a breed of horse that would have the numerous qualities of the Arab, but with more build, solidity and height. Several Arab stallions bequeathed their names to new bloodlines, the most famous being Shagya. A magnificient stallion, Shagya gave, in addition, its name to the breed as a whole.
The Shagya is suited to a wide range of disciplines : cco, cso, trekking, show-jumping, eventing, puissance and dressage. In each of these disciplines, shagyas have shown their worth despite their relatively modest present numbers.
In addition, the shagya is also a horse with an excellent temperament, great honesty and great respect for man. |
