[2] The Gidran breed began its development in 1816 at the Mezohegyes State Stud.

The original foundation sire was a desert bred Arabian stallion named Siglavy Gidran.

[2] The breed influenced or was crossed on many other breeds in eastern Europe, including the Czech warm blood, Austrian Warmblood, Hungarian Warmblood, Malapolski, Nonius, Pleven, and the Ukrainian Riding Horse.

[2] A study in 2016 of the Gidran showed that the remaining small population of horses has more genetic diversity than expected,[3] which improves the breed's chances of not becoming extinct.

Crossbred animals that are chestnut and of Thoroughbred, Arabian, and Anglo-Arabian descent with a documented four-generation pedigree and minimum size of 15.2 hands may be added to the stud book if they qualify through a studbook selection process.