Hi there!
So my previous question included that I have the opportunity, along with the farm my dad and I may be moving into, to purchess some horses.
These would be Hungarian Horses.
I have never heard of them ... Ever. Bahha. Here is what I got from Google:
Came from Hungry (took some realy brainpower to understnad this. Bhaha)
Usually above 17hh
Extreamly versitile
One of the purest of European Horses.
Can I have any other information? I researched them, but came up with nothing! Lolz.
Thanks!
I haven't heard of a Hungarian Horse, but there is Hungarian Warmbloods and Hungarian Sport Horses.
The Hungarian Warmblood or Hungarian Sport horse as it is also known was developed at the Mezohegyes State Stud in Hungary. Through selective crossing of native Hungarian breeds, a "warmblood sport horse" was established. It is now used mostly as a competition horse and including disciplines like dressage, show jumping, cross-country and combined driving.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com The Hungarian Warmblood was first developed at the Mezohegyes State Stud in Hungary. The breed came about when the stud crossed other native Hungarian horses like the Nonius (horse), Kisber Felver, Gidran and Furioso. These breeds have also helped breeds such as the Holsteiner , Hanoverian and Dutch Warmblood. Now, a very rigid breeding standard insures that all breeding stallions be inspected, licensed or approved by the breeding committee and must meet sport qualifications.
The breed stands sixteen to seventeen hands high, and comes in all solid colors. The influence of the Hungarian breeds produced a horse lighter and more elegant than its heavier warmblood predecessors.
Hungarian horses are great, and I'd recommend you buy some or all of them if you're able.
I have personally known many Hungarian horses. I used to work as the person who broke/trained all the young hungarians at a farm that had a small scale breeding operation. They had about three foals per year, out of one stallion and about 3 mares .
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com I disagree with the statement that they're usually above 17hh. Most of the ones I knew ranged from 15hh to over 17hh, but probably only two of them were over 17hh. Most were somewhere in the middle, between 15.2 and 16.3. They are considered a warmblood breed. They generally have very good personalities, and most of them were easy to train. The ones I knew usually ended up being used for dressage, eventing and jumping, but they're also good on the trails, and in their history, which I think is on that website, they also were used as ranch horses working cattle. So yeah, pretty versatile.
One of my horses is half Hungarian and half Trakehner. She is registered as a Hungarian Sportlo, which is a sub-registry for horses with one hungarian parent and one parent from an approved warmblood breed. I was being paid to train her as a 2.5 year old, but decided to buy her instead. She's now 17.
You can find a lot of information at this site, including history, breed characteristics and Hungarians who have competed in the olympics:
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com http://www.hungarianhorses.org/
