Monthly Performance Spotlight
*PShR Specialty* Distance Riding *PShR Specialty Plus* Distance Riding The responsibility of Performance Shagya-Arabian Registry is to ensure the continued integrity and legacy of the Shagya and Shagya-bred horses in North America. For us, performance testing is the modern day equivalent of “in the field” and “at war.” Performance testing is not a new concept to the members of the PShR. We all strongly believe in the development of a purpose-bred riding animal. We achieve this development through performance riding criteria and by using these criteria as the deciding factors when choosing breeding stock and planning future generations. www.performanceshagyaregistry.com
performanceshagya@gmail.com The P erf or m an c e Sh agy a Arabian Registry (PShR) in the USA is committed to the performance testing standards of the International Shagya Society (ISG) breeding guidelines requirements (RZBO). The PShR has established comparable performance testing standards using American open competition as the testing grounds. These standards set a high bar of excellence and go beyond the minimum requirements set by the ISG.
WineGlass Rouge 1993 Shagya Mare, *Budapest (Shagal [Shagya III]) X ACE Petula ox
When I bought Rouge from Linda Rudolphi in 1998, it was as a companion horse to my first Shagya, Ranger PFF. As we turned the two of them out together in the arena, they moved like a pair of angel fish, in synch and in style. Those two horses liked each other from the moment they were introduced. Rouge was, however, inexperienced on trail, definitely not a leader, and sometimes shy when it came to other horses (never with people). I never really thought of her as becoming my primary riding horse, my lead mare, or our all-purpose riding horse. Well, here we are in 2012 and my little Rouge is turning 19 and she IS our lead mare, my primary riding horse, our most-loaned out CTR/endurance prospect (weird word for a 19 year old) and definitely fits the bill for “all-purpose”. As most of you know, I am not competitive when it comes to horses, so poor Rouge, who likes to run at the front, has always been asked to crawl along at the back of most distance rides we go to. This “at the back” approach to competition is tolerated, but not desired by this talented and athletic horse. As of Fall 2011 Rouge has accrued 975 miles in various endurance and competitive trail rides. She’s never been lame at a ride, which is pretty impressive for a horse that we saw mostly as a “back-up” to whichever horse was getting the “primary treatment” for the year. When your backup is finishing everything and your primary is going lame, it might be time for a stern talk with yourself, right?
Performance Shagya-Arabian Registry: Monthly Spotlight, May, 2012