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NASS
Guidelines for Shagya-Arabian Breeding
The
consistent quality of the Shagya breed has been
maintained by a rigorous commitment to standards. These
standards are enforced by the requirement that horses
must be inspected before being approved for breeding.
The following guidelines apply to Purebred Shagya-Arabian horses.
The Purebred
Shagya-Arabian is an exceptional riding horse of distinct
Arabian type. Average height is 15 hands to 16.1 hands,
with occasional individuals over and under. Purebred
Shagya-Arabians have up to 9 Purebred Arabian ancestors out of
16 ancestors in the 4th generation. Purebred Shagya-Arabians
may have no more
than 12 out of 16 purebred Arabian ancestors in the
fourth generation. Purebred Shagya-Arabians must have pedigrees
which can be traced in both their sire and dam's sides
to the studbooks of Babolna, Radautz, Topolcianky,
Mangalia, Kabijuk, Kolarovgard, Janow, Podlaski, Borike,
Karadjordjevo, and to Purebred Arabians, and must have
been bred according to the system of Babolna. Many
Purebred Shagya-Arabians are registered in the ISG-member
studbooks in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Venezuela, Holland,
Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Columbia, Czech Republic,
Slovakia and
Luxembourg.
NASS is a
member of the International Shagya-Arabian Society (or
"ISG") and the NASS Registry, called the "Shagya-Arabian
Registry of North America", or "SHARONA", is recognized
by ISG as the ONLY North American registry for
Shagya-Arabians.
All horses
registered as Purebred Shagya-Arabians by an ISG member
society's registry are eligible for registration by
SHARONA. In any questionable cases, the NASS Breeding
Committee will have the final registration authority
after consultation with ISG. SHARONA registered Purebred
Shagya-Arabians meet or exceed ISG standards for
Purebred Shagya-Arabians.
The breeding
committee publishes a set of basic guidelines for the
breeding registration and approval procedures for
breeding stock.
NASS Guidelines for Shagya-Arabian Breeding -
Click for PDF
NASS Stallion Performance Testing Guidelines -
click for PDF
Conformation Standards
The Shagya should be beautiful and harmonious, with an
expressive head, a well-formed neck, clearly defined
topline, long croup and well-carried tail, as well as
strong, clean legs. Ground consuming, elastic and
correct movement at all three gaits is very important. A
height of 14.3 to 15.3 hands and a cannon bone of not
less than 7 inches are the standard. The frame should be
rectangular. The square frame (as long as tall) is not
welcome.
The chest should be broad and well-muscled. The depth of
girth and barrel should harmonize with the frame. The
hindquarters should be well-muscled and broad. The
cannons and shannons should be short in relation to the
forearm and gaskin. The pasterns should be of medium
length.
Inspection Tours
I nspection
tours are held on an average of every 3 years. At the
inspection, the horse's wither-height, cannon bone
circumference and girth circumference are measured. The
horse is then shown standing still, on the triangle at a
walk and trot, and free lunging at the trot, canter and
gallop. Marks are given on a scale of 1 (worst) to 10
(best) for type, head, neck, body, legs, walk, trot, and
gallop. An average score over 7.0 is required for
breeding approval. Horses eligible for breeding approval
are purebred offspring of approved Shagyas, purebred
Arabian stallions, half-Arabian offspring of purebred
Arabian mares bred to approved Shagya stallions, and
half-Arabian offspring of purebred Shagya mares bred to
approved Arabian stallions. Judging is performed by a
panel of ISG qualified judges approved by the NASS
Breeding Committee in various locations around the
United States. Fees are charged for inspection.
Branding
The brand for purebred Shagyas is a patented brand.
Purebred Shagyas registered with the Shagya Arabian
Registry of North America are eligible to be branded.
Non-papered Shagyas conceived by either live cover or
on-premise artificial insemination are eligible to be
branded if the horse's Registration Application has been
completed, and fees have been paid. Attestations from
both the mare and stallion owners/agents must have been
received by the NASS Registrar. Shagya-Arabians
conceived using transported semen (fresh or frozen) are
not eligible for branding until the horse's registration
application has been completed, fees have been received,
and verification of parentage has been performed and
accepted using blood typing. The brand is placed in the
middle of the horse's left hip using a hot iron
technique. A fee is charged for branding and is most
commonly performed in conjunction with NASS inspection
tours.
NASS Branding Policy
Please follow this link for more
information.
NASS Branding Application
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