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North American Shagya-Araber Society

NASS

Shagya breeding in America officially began in 1986 with the founding of the North American Shagya-Arabian Society. NASS is the only North American member of the International Shagya-Araber Gesellschaft (ISG) which is the international body supporting the breeding and preservation of the Shagya-Arabian breed.

The purposes of NASS are as follows:

Promotion, preservation, and improvement of the purebred Shagya-Arabian horse.
Establishment of a Shagya-Arabian Registry for purebred and partbred Shagya Arabians.
Regulation and approval of breeding stock.
Dissemination of information about the breed to the public.
Establishment of an awards system for performance achievement.
Promotion of cooperation with Shagya-Arabian breeders around the world, and in particular with the Purebred Shagya Society International (ISG).

Shagyas were relatively unknown in America before the 1980s, although a few had been imported both before and after World War II. Prior to the founding of the NASS no registry for Shagyas existed in America, and Shagyas were sometimes mistakenly registered as either purebred or part bred Arabians.

NASS carries out its role by maintaining the Shagya Arabian Registry of North America (SHARONA). SHARONA is affiliated with the International Shagya Society (ISG) and is recognized by the ISG as the only North American registry for purebred and partbred Shagyas.

NASS also organizes and conducts inspection tours. To be eligible for Shagya breeding, mares and stallions must be approved by a panel of ISG qualified judges selected by NASS. NASS inspection tours were conducted in 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, and 2000. In addition, NASS offers an awards program for the following categories:

Breeding/Sport Horse
Combined Training
Distance Riding
Dressage
Driving (Combined & Pleasure)
Hunter
Hunter Pleasure
Open Jumper
Meritorious Dam & Sire

NASS publishes a quarterly newsletter. The newsletter includes minutes of board meetings, farm news, articles about the breed, classified section and membership information. In addition, NASS publishes an annual report in NASS News. The annual report includes inspection tour results when applicable, farm news, articles about the breed, classified ads and announcement of the winners in the awards program.

Contacting NASS

For more information about Shagyas and NASS, contact the NASS Information Officer:
Gwyn Davis
9797 S. Rangeline Road,
Clinton, IN 47842,
Phone 765-665-3851
Email: gwyn@starband.net

For questions regarding NASS breeding rules or approved horses, contact the Breed Committee Chairperson:
Adele Furby
8943 Moiese Valley Road
Moiese, MT 59824
Phone:(406) 644-3498
Email: adele@blackfoot.net

For membership in NASS contact the Treasurer:
Beverly Thompson
2345 S. Washington Road
Columbia City, IN 46725
Phone:(260) 244-5855
Email: beverly46@rexnet.net

For registration of Purebred and Partbred Shagyas contact the Registrar:
Carol Neubauer
PO Box 225 Delphi Falls, NY 13001-0225
(315) 662-3662

NASS Awards Program
Mary Ann Hall
8603 Lauren Dr.
Springfield, VA. 22153
(703) 608-3805
Email: mah@erols.com

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