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The young stallion Gidran XXVII-43 (Kartel)
*2012 (Gidran XXVII / 235 Sigl. Bagd. Gidran-16
(Kelepce)) carries the blood of Siglavy Bagdady
in his dam's line. -
Der junge Hengst Gidran XXVII-43 (Kartel)
*2012 führt das Blut von Siglavy Bagdady
über seine Mutterlinie.
all photos: G. Waiditschka
Zucht
The Gidran is the classical
Anglo-Arabian of Hungary,
and much admired for its
characteristics, such as his
suitability for jumping and
eventing. It is also a rare
breed, of which there are
only a couple of hundred
broodmares left. About a
third of them live today at
the Hungarian State Stud
Mezöhegyes.
Gidran -
The “Anglo-Arabian”
The Gidran breed is a rare breed with a
200-year-old history, starting during
the K.K. Monarchy. It was in 1816, when
Baron von Fechtig bought several Arabian
horses in the Near East and brought them
to Europe. Among them was the 5-year-old
chestnut stallion Siglavy Gidran whom he
sold to Bábolna for 2800 fl. In Bábolna, he was
used between 1818 and 1824, leaving more
than 100 offspring. One of these was Gidran II
(Sigl. Gidran db / Arrogante (Spanish)) *1818.
When he was transferred to Mezöhegyes, he
became the foundation stallion of the Gidran
breed. Every Gidrán in existence today can be
traced to this one stallion.
from Hungary
A Typical Austro-Hungarian Breed
In the beginning, the Gidrans were Arabian
crossbreds, similar to the Shagya-Arabians
(at the time called "Araberrasse"), even
though they had different damlines. The official
foundation of the breed is marked in
1855. At that time, the dams of the Gidran
chief sires were 33% Arabian, 22% Transylvanian,
16% Spanish, 16% Nonius, 6% Native
Hungarian, and 6% Gidran mares. All in
all, the breed originally had 15 female ancestors,
but some damlines had been lost in
the meantime. Until then, the Gidrans were
used as light cavalry mounts. From 1862,
several English Thoroughbred stallions were
used and the breed changed into a Hungarian
Anglo-Arab. The intention was to improve
the conformation and performance
of these horses, and to avoid inbreeding.
The daughters of these stallions were again
bred to pure Gidran stallions after 1-2 generations.
The sons of the thoroughbred stallions
(with a few exceptions) were excluded
from breeding. In 1885, the Gidran stock was
named as an independent breed by the Austrian
Ministry of War (Kriegsministerium)
and from then on was bred mainly at Mezöhegyes,
and as such it is considered a "stud
breed". All members of the breed had to be
chestnut.
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