We’re back from the ISG Meeting 2009 held at Futtercamp, Germany. The weekend of events included a Shagya-Arabian Symposium and presentation of horses.
Shelley Housh and Dr. Walter Huber were my navigators as we found our way through the rain and around Northern Germany, visiting the Trakehner Stud Hohenschmark and the Shagya Stud farm, castle, and guest house Gut Ludwigsburg. At Gut Ludwigsburg Mr. Carl presented his stallions Bazar (Bajar x Sabrina by Radautz), Babel (Bajar x Sabrina by Radautz), and Suheil L.
At both studs we saw many fine Trakehners, Shagyas, Anglo-shagyas and warmblood crosses of all ages and it was clear that no matter the pedigree all were bred for performance.
After the symposium’s discussions and presentations about marketing Shagya-Arabians as a breed in today’s marketplace, the ZSAA’s computer program for “Breeding Value Assessment” and melanomas in horses, many Shagya-Arabians were presented in a free jumping demonstration and under saddle in dressage, jumping, endurance, long lining and as children’s mounts for schooling.
The Shagya stallions Suheil L (Sulayman x Sabrina by Radautz), Balou (by Shaman), Kalid Mersuch (Mersuch XIX-37 x Hadban XXVII-34), Peron (Puschkin R x Siena II) and Dartan (Daru x Sobo’s Tandarra by Radautz) were presented as well as a fine group of mares and geldings.
Nest year’s ISG Meeting will be held in conjunction with the European Championships for Shagyas and Lipizzaner at Piber in Austria. And, an invitation was extended by the Romanian members to hold the 2011 ISG meeting at Radautz.