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Shagya Arabian

Posted by Charlotte Knight on Sunday, June 3, 2012, In : Breeds 
Country of Origin: Hungary
Use today: Shagyas excel in endurance, dressage and jumping events. They are also used for driving and as general riding horses.
Color: Gray is the most common color, but Shagyas are also found in bay, chestnut and black.
Height: 15 to 16 hands.

Profile: The Shagya Arabian takes its name from the breed's founding sire, Shagya, a dapple gray foaled in 1810. The breed was developed in the Austro-Hungarian empire of the 1800s to fill the need for a larger, sturdier riding ...
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Arabian

Posted by Charlotte Knight on Saturday, June 2, 2012, In : Breeds 
Country of Origin: Arabia
Use today: Arabians are famed for their stamina, and although they can be found in many disciplines, they rule the long-distance sport of endurance.
Color: Arabians can be found in the following colors: chestnuts, bay, gray, black and roan.
Height: 14 to 15.3 hands.
 Profile: Theorized to be the oldest breed in the world, Arabians were constant companions of the first documented breeders of the Arabian horse, the Bedouin people--nomadic tribesmen of Arabia who relied on ...
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