The year 1979 *Shagal was Champion *Best In Show with 84,0 point. Then again in 1986, Shagal was International European Champion Shagya. He was approved by the Danish warmblood, German warmblood and Trakehner Verband for breeding. He was the sire of many outstanding offspring that have inherited his size, wonderful disposition and his extreme versatility. He was exported from Denmark to Germany, then exported Ireland, where he died 2004.
Shagya XXXII - Shagal's great grandsire (no photo avaliable) - He was beautiful, of compact and dry build. Distinct Shagya face, big eye, well-carried stallions neck, flowing topline, sloping shoulders, broad of build from the front and from behind, strong legs, ground-covering gaits. Chief sire 1943 to 1949.
Shagya XXXVI - Shagal's paternal grandsire
91 Siglavy X - Shagal's paternal granddam
Shagya XVII Radautz - Shagal's great-great grandsire
Shagya XXV - Shagal's great-great grandsire
Gazal II - Shagal's great-great grandsire
Gazal II - Studbook Bábolna vol. Hengst page 51
Excellent in his type, lots of masculine expression, noble and well shoped riding-horse neck, well defind withers. Enormous musculature in shoulder and croup, in between a middle part of exemplary depth at girth and flanks as well as rib curvature, legs highly correct and classically beautiful. His movements made you enthusiatic.
48 Siglavy Bagdady VI - Shagal's dam
Siglavy Bagdady VI - Shagal's maternal grandsire
22 Gazal VII - Shagal's maternal granddam
22 Gazal VII - Shagal's maternal granddam
Kuhailan Haifi db - Shagal's great-great-great grandsire
Kuhailan Haifi db ( grandsire of 250 Kuhailan Haifi I) was imported to Gumniska in 1931. He sired only 14 foals and died early. Desert Bred bay colt, foaled in 1923, bred by Khalef El-Aquad of the Muntfiq. Purchased directly from the Ruala tribe in 1931. Imp. Poland by Prince Roman Sanguszko, Gumniska Stud in 1931.
Gazal VII - Shagal's great grandsire
Studbook Deutschland VZAP vol. 1 page 176 *Gazal VII stood at the Hanoverian State Stud at Celle. He sired 19 approved German Stallions including the well known Hanoverian Stallion, Czardas. Champion Stallion. Exported to Germany 1965. Imposing frame and crest of neck, very marked withers, long croup, with smooth and dry coupling and joints.
Shagya X/Mez - grandson of the original Shagya db - great-great-great-great grandsire of Shagal
Photos of Sahara’s Lineage
Shagya XXXIX - Sahara's sire
Shagya XVII - Sahara's paternal great grandsire
Koheilan IV - Sahara's great-great grandsire
O'Bajan XIII - maternal grandsire of Sahara
Koheilan VIII - Sahara's maternal great grandsire
Koheilan VIII = Koheilan I ox
He was Chief sire in Janów podlaski from 1925 to 1937 ( there called Koheilan I ) and in Bábolna from 1938 to 1946. He was bought back for Bábolna by Von Szandtner in order to maintain his line, a plan which succeeded fully. The big-framed grey had an exemplary topline, an excellent middle and a conformation full of strong bones which he did not always inherit. He sired the chief sires Jaszmak *1928 (topolcianky), Piolun *1934 (Tersk) and Koheilan X (Bábolna).
Kuhailan Zaid ox - Sahara's great-great grandsire
Bred in the Desert in 1923. Named Kuhaylan Zaid Or. Ar.and Kuhailan Zaid d.b.His elegant neck was unusually long with a slightly bulky lower line, inserting into strongly defined withers after a cleft in his topline. The comparatively long middle part was slightly dipped in on the back. The sloping shoulder and the long croup carried enormous musculature, depth was just sufficient. The fore was correct and strong, the hind slightly back at the hock. The pastern rather long, but not slopng, the hooves very narrow, however. Kuhailan Zaid bred in the desert in 1923 or 1925. He was purchased for Babolna by Bogdan Zientarski and Carl Raswan during their expedition to Arabia in 1931.
O'Bajan db - Sahara's maternal great x 5 grandsire