Magyar Lótenyésztők Országos Szövetsége

Hungarian Coldblood

Breed abbreviation HV

The heavier type of draft horse originating in Western Europe (which, referring to its calm temperament, was named "cold-blooded horse" in a literal translation of the German term kaltblüter) appeared in the territory of present-day Hungary in the 16th-17th centuries on the western edge of Transdanubia. Around this time, cart trade began in the western part of the country, in the counties of Sopron,...

Furioso North Star

Breed abbreviation FN

The development of the breed began in 1841, following the establishment of the Imperial and Royal Stud Farm. The aim was to produce large, bony, heavy individuals with good working abilities, suitable for military service. The founding stallions of the breed were Furioso Senior and North Star Senior, both English thoroughbreds with good bone structure, lean legs, and outstanding appearance, whose good qualities were...

Kisbéri-félvér

Breed abbreviation KB

The breed was named after a village in Komárom County, located along the road connecting Győr and Székesfehérvár, where the Batthyány family established a very modern farm on the estate they acquired in 1758-59. The owner of the estate, Kázmér Batthyány, and his brother Gusztáv were successful English thoroughbred breeders and racehorse owners. Kázmér Batthyány was symbolically executed in absentia for his role in...

Gidran

Breed abbreviation GI

The Mezőhegyes stud farm, founded by imperial/royal decree in 1784, spent 70 years developing the Gidran breed of Arabian origin, the Nonius breed descended from Normandy bloodlines, and the English half-breed formed by the Furioso and North Star English racehorses. However, even during the first 70 years of the stud farm's history, the selected breeding stock became increasingly fragmented and divergent as a result...

Hungarian Halfblood

Breed abbreviation MV

All warm-blooded horses born in Hungary whose sire is a stallion with a breeding license for a warm-blooded horse breed recognized in Hungary can be classified as a Hungarian halfblood. Within this breed, it is possible to crossbreed different warm-blooded horse breeds for later breeding purposes, which gives breeders a great deal of freedom. The offspring of well-chosen crossbreeding partners may be much more...

Nonius

Breed abbreviation NO

The young stallion that founded the breed, named Nonius – later renamed Nonius Senior – became the property of the Austrian treasury as war loot during the Napoleonic Wars and was assigned to the Mezőhegyes stud farm with ten of his offspring. He was an Anglo-Norman horse born in Calvados, Normandy, with an average appearance and relatively large size. During his breeding career from...

Lipizzan

Breed abbreviation L

The origins of the breed date back more than 400 years, when on May 19, 1580, a decision was made to establish a princely stud farm in Lipica, located on a rocky karst plateau. The aim was to produce horses for the imperial court that were excellent, stable, and displayed pomp and wealth in every way. In keeping with the fashion of the time,...

Thoroughbred

Breed abbreviation AT

The English thoroughbred - the fastest horse breed in the world over distances of 1000-4000 meters, - ready to race at the age of 2, running classic races at the age of 3, when foals of other breeds are just beginning to be saddled, - its breeding and racing is a global “industry,” - All of the more than 80,000 foals born worldwide each...

Purebred Arabian

Breed abbreviation OX

The ancestor of the Arabian thoroughbred spread from Central Asia to Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and as far as the Pyrenees mountain range some 2,500 years ago. The Arab tribes owed their military successes mainly to their horses. The desert nomadic tribes practiced careful breeding according to the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. The horses bred by the Wahhabis living on the Nejd...

Shagya Arabian

Breed abbreviation SH

Our living heritage: the Shagya Arabian The Bábolna Arabian – better known today as the Shagya Arabian – is a purebred Arabian breed developed in stud farms established in historical Hungary and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Bábolna, Mezőhegyes and Radautz, which, following its spread throughout Europe, is now bred in seventeen countries according to the closed studbooks of various nations. The cradle...

Hungarian donkey

Breed abbreviation IA

According to the literature, donkeys were domesticated in the upper reaches of the Nile in the 4th millennium BC. The donkey skulls that have been found are likely to be those of domesticated animals, but it is difficult to say for sure, as the bones of early domesticated animals cannot be clearly distinguished from those of their wild ancestors. Their ancestors, the African wild...

Akhal teke

Breed abbreviation AH

The beginnings of horse breeding and use are lost in the mists of time. However, written sources tell us that 3,000 years ago, horse breeding, training, and military use (for pulling chariots) were already at a very high level. The cradle of equestrian culture was probably Asia Minor, as illustrated by the stone tablets of Kikkuli, the Hittite royal master groom, on horse feeding,...

Hungarian Sporthorse

Breed abbreviation MF

The Hungarian sport horse (MSL) is a half-breed horse created on the basis of Hungarian half-breed breeds (Kisbéri half-breed, Gidrán, Furioso-North Star, and Nóniusz) and the Mezőhegyesi sport horse ("Hungarian half-breed for sporting purposes"). Its breeding program focuses on performance, following the example of the Holstein, Hanoverian, and KWPN breeds. Hungarian sport horses successfully serve the increasingly popular equestrian sports, predominantly in show jumping...

Welsh pony

Breed abbreviation WH

The Welsh mountain pony's original home was in the hills and valleys of Wales, even before the Romans arrived. They lived in harsh conditions, with severe winters and sparse vegetation. The ponies' refuge was most often an isolated valley or a bare group of trees. However, the Welsh pony not only survived, but thrived. Led by stallions, mares and their foals roamed semi-wild, climbing...

Trotter

Breed abbreviation UG

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Hucul

Breed abbreviation HL

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Shetland pony

Breed abbreviation SD

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Fjording

Breed abbreviation FD

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Haflinger

Breed abbreviation HI

It originates from Tyrol. The breed was developed from the small, native horses of the region, which were used by Tyrolean farmers as pack horses in the mountains. Conscious breeding began in the last quarter of the 1800s with the purchase and establishment of a stallion named 249 Folie, born in South Tyrol in 1874. Two other sons of this stallion, 14 Folie, born...