{"id":853,"date":"2010-08-09T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T12:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=853"},"modified":"2025-01-11T20:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:15:44","slug":"mezohegyes-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/mezohegyes-sport","title":{"rendered":"Hungarian Sport Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>Also known as Hungarian Warmblood, the Hungarian Sport Horse comes from the Mezohegyes Stud in Hungary. They are a mix of European warmbloods and native Hungarian breeds.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>This breed began late in the 18th century when the Mezohegyes State Stud began breeding for sport horse qualities. Using strict breeding practices they crossed traditional Hungarian breeds including <a href=\"\/breeds\/nonius\">Nonius<\/a>, <a href=\"\/breeds\/furioso\">Furioso<\/a> and <a href=\"\/breeds\/gidran\">Gidran<\/a> with <a href=\"\/hanoverian\">Hanoverian<\/a>, <a href=\"\/breeds\/dutch-warmblood\">Dutch Warmblood<\/a> and <a href=\"\/breeds\/holsteiner\">Holsteiner<\/a>. The breeding goal was to develop a versatile breed agile enough to be used for riding but also strong enough for pulling carriages. <\/p>\n<p>The Second World War caused their numbers to suffer and many were confiscated from the stud by German soldiers. At the end of the war, Allied soldiers took back many of the stolen animals, some of them making their way across to the US by mid 20th century. Like many European breeds that survived WWII, only the toughest animals survived, lending the breed a robustness that is difficult to breed for. <\/p>\n<p>in 1966 the Hungarian Horse Association of America (HHAA) was founded to preserve the bloodlines and promote the breed. The goal was to preserve strict breeding standards adhered to before the war and continue to produce fine sport horses. <\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 16-17 hands<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Head is well-defined<br \/>\nRibs are well-sprung<br \/>\nMuscular hindquarters<br \/>\nLegs strong with large joints<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>All solid <a href=\"\/colors\">colors<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Intelligent and curious<br \/>\nWilling and athletic<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Sporting<br \/>\nDressage<br \/>\nEventing<\/p>\n<p><\n\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><small>*All links open in a new window<\/small><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hsh.auction\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hungarian Sporthorse Breeders Association<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hungarianhorseassociation.com\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hungarian Horse Association of America<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>More Images<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/mezohegyes-sport-horse.webp\" alt=\"Mezohegyes Sport Horse\" load=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u-6kOSWjnLc?si=c5WShhycjD5VBz7t\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h6lTkccTyyM?si=qj95WgrhLJm_65SR\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro Also known as Hungarian Warmblood, the Hungarian Sport Horse comes from the Mezohegyes Stud in Hungary. They are a mix of European warmbloods and native Hungarian breeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hungary","tag-solid-colors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7577,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions\/7577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}