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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