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{{Short description|Breed of horse}}
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|image_caption= Gidran in pasture
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The '''Gidran''', '''Gidrán''', or '''Hungarian Anglo-Arab''' is a [[horse breed]] developed in [[Hungary]] from bloodstock that included the [[Arabian horse]].<ref>{{cite book|title=International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds|author=Bonnie Lou Hendricks|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|pages=203&ndash;204|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdJg3qXssWYC&pg=PA203|isbn=978-0-8061-3884-8|year=2007}}</ref> All members of the breed are [[chestnut (coat)|Chestnut]].  It is an endangered breed today, with only about 200 living representatives worldwide.<ref name="OSU">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080207181131/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/HORSES/gidran/index.htm Gidran]. Oklahoma State University</ref>

The Gidran breed began its development in 1816 at the [[Mezohegyes]] State [[Stud farm|Stud]].  The original [[foundation bloodstock|foundation sire]] was a [[Purebred|desert bred]] Arabian [[stallion]] named Siglavy Gidran.  This [[stallion]] was crossed on [[Arabia]]n, [[Turkoman horse|Turkish]], and Spanish-Naples mares as well as other local mares from eastern Europe.  Beginning in 1893, [[Thoroughbred]] bloodlines were added. Later, [[Shagya Arabian]] breeding was also added.<ref name="OSU"/>

The breed influenced or was crossed on many other breeds in eastern Europe, including the [[Czech warm blood]], [[Austrian Warmblood]], [[Hungarian Warmblood]], [[Malapolski]], [[Nonius (horse)|Nonius]], [[Pleven (horse)|Pleven]], and the [[Ukrainian Riding Horse]].  It is closely associated with another [[Hungary|Hungarian]] breed, the [[Kisber Felver]].<ref name="OSU"/> 

A study in 2016 of the Gidran showed that the remaining small population of horses has more genetic diversity than expected,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sziszkosz|first1=Nikolett|last2=Mihók|first2=Sándor|last3=Jávor|first3=András|last4=Kusza|first4=Szilvia|date=2016-05-02|title=Genetic diversity of the Hungarian Gidran horse in two mitochondrial DNA markers|journal=PeerJ |volume=4|pages=e1894|doi=10.7717/peerj.1894|issn=2167-8359|pmc=4860319|pmid=27168959 |doi-access=free }}</ref> which improves the breed's chances of not becoming extinct.

== Characteristics ==
Gidrans stand between {{hands|15.3|to|17}}. [[Crossbred]] animals that are chestnut and of [[Thoroughbred]], [[Arabian (horse)|Arabian]], and [[Anglo-Arabian]] descent with a documented four-generation pedigree and minimum size of 15.2 hands may be added to the [[stud book]] if they qualify through a [[studbook selection]] process.<ref name="OSU"/>

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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gidran Arabian|author=Worlds Creatures|publisher=WorldsCreatures.com|url=http://www.worldscreatures.com/land-species/mammals/horses/gidran.htm}}</ref>

==References==
{{Commons category|Gidran}}
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[[Category:Part-Arabian breeds of horses and ponies]]
[[Category:Horse breeds originating in Hungary]]


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