the WAHO emblem. However, WAHO also was clear that "purebred" in this case means that the horses have been bred pure among themselves and are not to be confused with the term "purebred Arabian". Some aficionados note that the meticulous recordkeeping of the Hungarian studs actually has produced horses with longer and more complete pedigrees than some horses accepted as purebred Arabians by mainstream registries. However, despite this argument, Shagyas remain a distinct bloodline group and are generally not accepted as pure-blooded Arabians. Traits The Shagya Arabian exhibits traits similar to the asil or purebred Arabian horse, with high carried tail, sound bone and excellent endurance. However, due to the small influx of non-Arabian breeding and the breeding goals of the Hungarian studs, Shagyas tend to be taller, less refined, and bigger-boned than purebred Arabians; the modern Shagya is usually at least 15 hands tall and commonly 16 hands, whereas the breed standard for the Arabian ranges from 14.1 to 15.1 hands, with some individuals over and under that height. Uses This breed is recognized as a riding horse, and is also driven in harness. It was a hardy cavalry horse and is now popular in sport horse disciplines such as dressage, eventing and endurance riding. The 2006 FEI Endurance World Champion was a Shagya gelding bred at Babolna. See also Arabian horse Gidran References External links http://www.performanceshagyaregistry.org - Performance Shagya-Arabian Registry http://www.Shagyas.com - Shagya breed information portal http://www.shagya-araber.info/indexe.htm - International Shagya Society http://www.shagyaregistry.com - American Shagya Arabian Verband http://www.shagya.net - North American Shagya Arabian Society https://web.archive.org/web/20080509123714/http://www.horsequest.com/bredshow/shagya/shagya.htm Shagya Horse Breed Spotlight Horse breeds Part-Arabian breeds of horses and ponies