The Gidran, Gidrán, or Hungarian Anglo-Arab is a horse breed developed in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

from bloodstock that included the Arabian horse. All members of the breed are Chestnut. It is an endangered breed today, with only about 200 living representatives worldwide.Gidran
Oklahoma State University The Gidran breed began its development in 1816 at the Mezohegyes State

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. The original foundation sire was a desert bred Arabian stallion named Siglavy Gidran. This stallion was crossed on

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n, Turkish, and Spanish-Naples mares as well as other local mares from eastern Europe. Beginning in 1893,

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bloodlines were added. Later,

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breeding was also added. The breed influenced or was crossed on many other breeds in eastern Europe, including the Czech warm blood, Austrian Warmblood, Hungarian Warmblood, Malapolski, Nonius, Pleven, and the Ukrainian Riding Horse. It is closely associated with another Hungarian breed, the Kisber Felver. A study in 2016 of the Gidran showed that the remaining small population of horses has more genetic diversity than expected, which improves the breed's chances of not becoming extinct.

Characteristics

Gidrans stand between .

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animals that are chestnut and of

, Arabian, and

Anglo-Arabian The Anglo-Arabian or Anglo-Arab is a crossbred, part-Arabian horse that now also has its own status as a horse breed. It is the result of a Thoroughbred (hence, the prefix "Anglo") being crossed with an Arabian. The cross can be made betw ...

descent with a documented four-generation pedigree and minimum size of 15.2 hands may be added to the

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if they qualify through a

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process. The horses are set apart for their speed, stamina, agility, and courage. They have a small head and a straight profile. They have well-shaped crest and small ears. The breed tends to have a long back and large eyes. The Gidran is a very muscular horse and is powerful.

References

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