Siglavy (1810, Syria - unknown) was a gray Arabian horse at the origin of one of the Lipizzan bloodlineages, which bears his name, thanks to his activity as a stallion at the Lipica stud farm. He is also one of the five heads of Shagya bloodlineages.
| Species | Horse |
|---|---|
| Breed | Arabian horse |
| Sex | Male |
| Born | 1810 or 1811 Syria |
| Offspring | Siglavy III, Siglavy V, and Siglavy I |
Denomination edit
Siglavy owes his name to his Arabian lineage, the acquisition document describing him as a Siglavie Ghadran.[1]
History edit
Siglavy was born in 1810.[1] His coat was gray.[2] According to Donna Landry's academic study, he was purchased in Aleppo in 1814 by Prince Charles Philippe de Schwarzenberg, along with three other Arabian horses, as part of a military purchase mission entrusted by the Habsburgs to supply their stud farms.[1] The horse was purchased for the particularly substantial sum of 3,400 florins.[1] It was probably closely guarded on its journey to Vienna, the capital of the Austrian Empire.[1] A popular source, however, states that he was bought in France by the Prince of Schwarzenberg.[3]
In 1816, after being tested on his stallion abilities,[1] he was purchased from Prince Schwarzenberg[4] and transferred to the imperial stables at Koptschan (in present-day Slovakia).[1]
The first evidence of his presence at the Lipica stud dates back to 1821, when he was used as a stallion to sire military horses for war and Austrian troop transport.[1] Siglavy was sold in 1826.[3]
Recognition edit
Siglavy is described as the founder of one of the six modern Lipizzan bloodlineages.[5][6] However, it would be some years before his influence on the Lipizzaner breed was officially recognized.[1]
| Siglavy | Siglavy III (1817) | Siglavy XII (1833) |
| Siglavy V (1823) | Siglavy XV (1833) | |
| Siglavy I (1825/1826) | 94 Siglavy I (1834) |
In addition to his influence on the Lipizzan, Saiglavy founded a lineage in the Shagya breed.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Landry (2019, p. 41)
- ^ Hendricks, Bonnie (2007). International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-8061-3884-8.
- ^ a b c Magee, Sean (2020). In Praise of Famous Horses: An A-Z of the Most Celebrated in History and Culture, Myth and Sport. Orion. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4746-1081-0.
- ^ Podhajsky, Alois (1947). The Spanish Riding Academy, Vienna, Austria. Brüder Rosenbaum. p. 53.
- ^ Bodo, I.; Alderson, L.; Langlois, B. (2005). Conservation genetics of endangered horse breeds. Wageningen Academic Publishers. p. 74. ISBN 978-90-8686-546-8.
- ^ Lynghaug, Fran (2009). The Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide: The Complete Guide to the Standards of All North American Equine Breed Associatio. Voyageur Press. p. 611. ISBN 978-0-7603-3499-7.
Bibliography edit
- Landry, Donna (2019). "Habsburg Lipizzaners, English Thoroughbreds and the paradoxes of purity". Horse Breeds and Human Society, Purity, Identity and the Making of the Modern Horse. Human-Animal Studies Series. Routledge.