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“Amigo”
Summer 2014
Please consider supporting the Los Amigos Peruvian Paso Clubwith your 2014 Membership Dues, Sponsorships for the 2014
Championship Show, or volunteering to work for the club.Please contact any Board Member listed on the right
for information.
WELCOME BACK! To all renewed members for 2014!!THANK YOU for your continuing support!!2014 Membership RosterThomas & Deborah Abrams Ken & Pat AgidDanell Adams Jim & Barbara AlexanderTony Botello Ronald & Carol BrownBill & Becky Chase Louise Clarke & John CarbonElaine (Maidy) Dreyfuss Gerald DuryeeJoey & Erica Espinoza D. Joy GouldGail Gray Joline Bell HahnFrank & Rosie Heffley Clyde, Robin & Lacey JamesHarald & Vanita Mann Stefanie MannonJeanne Mattiussi Tracy McGrawJohn & Diane Mullin Loreen O'Hare-HallLiz & Bernie Potof Bill & Debbie PyeLarry & Joy Redman Anne & Amy RyanAndres & Christina Salinas John & Giovanna SantFrank & Merlene Sutalo Linda WestJacqueline Bjork White Patty WhiteMichele & Adam Wilson Wally & Carole WinnJackie & James Yacono
2014 Los AmigosPeruvian Paso Club
Board MembersVanita Mann, President
(831) [email protected]
Joline Hahn, 1st VP(760) 947-7233
Kelly Powers, 2nd VP(209) 324-4213
Jeanne Mattiussi, Secretary(310) 994-4714
Andres Salinas, Treasurer(805) [email protected]
Los Amigos Peruvian Paso ClubP. O. Box 1064
Camarillo, CA 93011-1064http://www.lappc.org
Los Amigos Peruvian Paso Clubwebsite offers opportunities
Website SponsorshipsSize: 150 px x 196 px, 72 ppiPrice: $75Duration: 12 months(January through December)Design: FREE!
Member Photo GalleryPhoto Size: 250 px x 250 px, 72 ppiText Length: 100 words maximumPrice: $10Duration: Forever!
Stallion DirectoryPhoto Sizes: 250 px x 250 px, 72 ppi,5 photos maximumText Length: 500 words maximumPedigree: 3 generationsOffspring Display: 250 px x 250 px, 72 ppi,3 maximum, name and dam only for textVideo: Unlimited. Must be posted onYouTube.com
Price: $75Duration: 12 months(January through December)Design: FREE!
For more information about any of thesewebsite opportunities, please contact
Kelly [email protected]
(209) 324-4213.
2013 LOS AMIGOS BUCKLE SERIES
In 2013, Los Amigos created a buckle seriesfor three divisions (minimum of three shows).
This series includes all shows in NAPHA'sShow Region 2 (Southern California, Southern
Nevada and Arizona).
The shows include: Fiesta of the Spanish Horse
SCPPHC Spring Double Shows Gold Rush Classic Double Shows
Santa Barbara Celebration Double Shows SCPPHC Fall Double Shows
Sponsored By:Santa Ynez Saddlery
Ramon’s Equestrian EntertainmentPeruvian Horse Quarterly / Artist, Genise Inman
NW Show page
Los Amigos Peruvian Paso ClubNewsletter Advertising
Horses, Tack, Service & MoreAmigo, the official newsletter of the Los Amigos Peruvian PasoClub, comes out 3-4 times per year. Not only is Amigo sent toall Los Amigos Members, it is also published online, giving it aworldwide audience of Peruvian Horse enthusiasts.Take advantage of super special rates by purchasing advertis-ing in advance, 4 issues at a time!
It is preferred if “page” advertisements are Camera Ready.PDF, JPG, JPEG or GIF files are acceptable. If you needassistance designing your ad, please contact the editor.Check or Money Order, made payable to LAPPC (P.O. Box1064, Camarillo, CA 93011), must be received before editingdeadline. Dates vary, so please check with the editor.Please send all copy to the editor:Debbie [email protected]
Ad Size Single Insertion Four Insertions (pre-paid)
Full Page $20/each $60 SAVE 25%!
Half Page $12/each $36 SAVE 25%!
Business Card $7/each $21 SAVE 25%!
Classified ads are free for Los Amigos Members. Up to 50words of text (must be horse related).
The Editor and/or Publisher reserves the right to refuse and/or changeany and all material submitted for publication. Advertisers are solelyresponsible for the content of their advertising. Neither Los AmigosPeruvian Paso Club, nor its newsletter, “Amigo”, shall be responsiblefor loss or injury arising from advertising material, editorials, or anyother form of material submitted for publication.
Buckle categories are: High Point Amateur Owner
High Point Professional High Point Horse
No fee to participate!
Winners to be Announced at the Los Amigos Championship Show!!!!
Los Amigos Peruvian Paso Clubwebsite offers opportunities
Website SponsorshipsSize: 150 px x 196 px, 72 ppiPrice: $75Duration: 12 months(January through December)Design: FREE!
Member Photo GalleryPhoto Size: 250 px x 250 px, 72 ppiText Length: 100 words maximumPrice: $10Duration: Forever!
Stallion DirectoryPhoto Sizes: 250 px x 250 px, 72 ppi,5 photos maximumText Length: 500 words maximumPedigree: 3 generationsOffspring Display: 250 px x 250 px, 72 ppi,3 maximum, name and dam only for textVideo: Unlimited. Must be posted onYouTube.com
Price: $75Duration: 12 months(January through December)Design: FREE!
For more information about any of thesewebsite opportunities, please contact
Kelly [email protected]
(209) 324-4213.
2013 LOS AMIGOS BUCKLE SERIES
In 2013, Los Amigos created a buckle seriesfor three divisions (minimum of three shows).
This series includes all shows in NAPHA'sShow Region 2 (Southern California, Southern
Nevada and Arizona).
The shows include: Fiesta of the Spanish Horse
SCPPHC Spring Double Shows Gold Rush Classic Double Shows
Santa Barbara Celebration Double Shows SCPPHC Fall Double Shows
Sponsored By:Santa Ynez Saddlery
Ramon’s Equestrian EntertainmentPeruvian Horse Quarterly / Artist, Genise Inman
NW Show page
Los Amigos Peruvian Paso ClubNewsletter Advertising
Horses, Tack, Service & MoreAmigo, the official newsletter of the Los Amigos Peruvian PasoClub, comes out 3-4 times per year. Not only is Amigo sent toall Los Amigos Members, it is also published online, giving it aworldwide audience of Peruvian Horse enthusiasts.Take advantage of super special rates by purchasing advertis-ing in advance, 4 issues at a time!
It is preferred if “page” advertisements are Camera Ready.PDF, JPG, JPEG or GIF files are acceptable. If you needassistance designing your ad, please contact the editor.Check or Money Order, made payable to LAPPC (P.O. Box1064, Camarillo, CA 93011), must be received before editingdeadline. Dates vary, so please check with the editor.Please send all copy to the editor:Debbie [email protected]
Ad Size Single Insertion Four Insertions (pre-paid)
Full Page $20/each $60 SAVE 25%!
Half Page $12/each $36 SAVE 25%!
Business Card $7/each $21 SAVE 25%!
Classified ads are free for Los Amigos Members. Up to 50words of text (must be horse related).
The Editor and/or Publisher reserves the right to refuse and/or changeany and all material submitted for publication. Advertisers are solelyresponsible for the content of their advertising. Neither Los AmigosPeruvian Paso Club, nor its newsletter, “Amigo”, shall be responsiblefor loss or injury arising from advertising material, editorials, or anyother form of material submitted for publication.
Buckle categories are: High Point Amateur Owner
High Point Professional High Point Horse
No fee to participate!
Winners to be Announced at the Los Amigos Championship Show!!!!
Calendar of Events
Ranch News
July , 2014Open House @ Hacienda Sosegado
Hemet, CA
August 15, 16 & 17, 2014NorthWest Peruvian Championship Show
Judge: Mariano Cabrera, Peru McMinnville, OR
September 12, 13 & 14, 2014SCPPHC Fall Double Show
Judges: Mariano Cabrera, Peru &Juan Bosco Sandigo, AZ
LAEC, Burbank, CA
October 10, 11 & 12, 2014NAPHA U.S. National Championship Show
Judges: Kelly Powers-Ponciano, Guatemala &Enrique Rizo-Patron, Peru
Tunica, MS
October 17, 18 & 19Santa Barbara Double Show
Los Amigos Championship ShowCentral Coast Championship Show
Judges: Marco Dapelo, TX &Oscar Castillo, GuatemalaEarl Warren Showgrounds
In MemoriamThomas Doud – 10/18/54-5/19/14.
The Peruvian Horse community,and the world in general, lost an amazingman when my husband, Tom Doud,passed away on May 19, 2014. His deathwas completely unexpected, and has lefta hole in my heart that will take a longtime to heal. Tom was the smartest, mostkind, loving, and generous man I’ve everknown, and he could make people he’djust met feel like they’d known him alltheir lives.
Tom was completely supportiveof everything I ever did or wanted to dothat involved horses, including buyingmy first horse at age 47. Although he hadno interest in riding (he told me all thehorses he rode at his friend’s ranch inhigh school either were or should havebeen named “Loco”), he did ride ourhorse, Juarez, one time for about 5 min-
utes (see picture below). He loved Juarez as much as I do, but hewas much happier being a hitching post, exercise walker, or carrotprovider. He was a strong supporter of our breed, and loved to talkabout how beautiful and smooth our horses are whenever the sub-ject of horses came up in conversations with friends who knew hewas going to a horse show or with co-workers who saw Juarez’picture on his desk. When he would run acrossthe room demonstrating lift and termino, he’dleave everyone cracking up laughing.When I started showing in 1996 at the North-ern California shows, he would come with mewhen his work schedule allowed, and becameknown as “Latte Man” because he would dropme off at the show grounds, and then go toStarbucks and bring back trays of lattes forwhoever wanted them.One of Tom’s passions was growing lavender,and when he started coming with me to theSouthern California shows, he would harvestlavender from our back yard before we left andsit next to the arena and make lavender wands,which he refused to sell, but would give to anyone who walked by. The project I think he enjoyed the most was spending2 days making lavender wands and sachets for Kelly Powers’ wedding, and surprising her when we delivered them beforethe wedding..What many of our horse friends did not know about him was that his real passion was fishing – no description of Tomwould be complete without a picture of him holding up a huge fish – the one in the picture below was caught on the dockin Puerto Vallarta.Tom will be remembered as a man of many talents and interests, whoalways greeted people with a smile and a hug, loved to make peoplelaugh, and would do anything for the people he cared about. I waslucky enough to share his life for 31 years, and I know I’ll alwayscarry his spirit with me.
Marilyn Doud
Sunny Bright Ranch, Fine Peruvian Pasos23450 Piedras Rd. Perris Ca [email protected] Bright Ranch has a new location! We are still up in the Gavilan Hills, lucky enough to have hundreds of miles oftrails, great scenery, and wonderful places to ride, train, and enjoy ourselves. As many of you know, it has been a turbu-lent 3 years for my little family, but, we are gearing up for next year and getting back into the ring. Thanks to PVRMaximus, and of course the Rimes’ family for allowing and offering me to purchase and love this gorgeous black stal-lion, I now have 2 outstanding foals and more on their way. SBRP Victorioso was born on Mardis Gras afternoon andSBRP Magnolia was born on Cinco de Mayo. We are waiting anxiously to see the others from outside ranches.SBRP’s new address is 23450 Piedras Rd and we are still in Perris/Gavilan Hills. If anyone wants to inquire about thesenew foals, breeding, boarding, or all the other things that a ranch entails, please contact me at [email protected].
(Left to Right: SBRP Victorioso (PVR Maximus (Fenix x Macarena II) x Fantasia de Preferido (MCM Preferido xDOR Racha)); SBRP Magnolia (PVR Maximus (Fenix x Macarena II) x FF Arista (PCR Aristo x FF TequilaEspecial); and SBRP Magnolia.
Calendar of Events
Ranch News
July , 2014Open House @ Hacienda Sosegado
Hemet, CA
August 15, 16 & 17, 2014NorthWest Peruvian Championship Show
Judge: Mariano Cabrera, Peru McMinnville, OR
September 12, 13 & 14, 2014SCPPHC Fall Double Show
Judges: Mariano Cabrera, Peru &Juan Bosco Sandigo, AZ
LAEC, Burbank, CA
October 10, 11 & 12, 2014NAPHA U.S. National Championship Show
Judges: Kelly Powers-Ponciano, Guatemala &Enrique Rizo-Patron, Peru
Tunica, MS
October 17, 18 & 19Santa Barbara Double Show
Los Amigos Championship ShowCentral Coast Championship Show
Judges: Marco Dapelo, TX &Oscar Castillo, GuatemalaEarl Warren Showgrounds
In MemoriamThomas Doud – 10/18/54-5/19/14.
The Peruvian Horse community,and the world in general, lost an amazingman when my husband, Tom Doud,passed away on May 19, 2014. His deathwas completely unexpected, and has lefta hole in my heart that will take a longtime to heal. Tom was the smartest, mostkind, loving, and generous man I’ve everknown, and he could make people he’djust met feel like they’d known him alltheir lives.
Tom was completely supportiveof everything I ever did or wanted to dothat involved horses, including buyingmy first horse at age 47. Although he hadno interest in riding (he told me all thehorses he rode at his friend’s ranch inhigh school either were or should havebeen named “Loco”), he did ride ourhorse, Juarez, one time for about 5 min-
utes (see picture below). He loved Juarez as much as I do, but hewas much happier being a hitching post, exercise walker, or carrotprovider. He was a strong supporter of our breed, and loved to talkabout how beautiful and smooth our horses are whenever the sub-ject of horses came up in conversations with friends who knew hewas going to a horse show or with co-workers who saw Juarez’picture on his desk. When he would run acrossthe room demonstrating lift and termino, he’dleave everyone cracking up laughing.When I started showing in 1996 at the North-ern California shows, he would come with mewhen his work schedule allowed, and becameknown as “Latte Man” because he would dropme off at the show grounds, and then go toStarbucks and bring back trays of lattes forwhoever wanted them.One of Tom’s passions was growing lavender,and when he started coming with me to theSouthern California shows, he would harvestlavender from our back yard before we left andsit next to the arena and make lavender wands,which he refused to sell, but would give to anyone who walked by. The project I think he enjoyed the most was spending2 days making lavender wands and sachets for Kelly Powers’ wedding, and surprising her when we delivered them beforethe wedding..What many of our horse friends did not know about him was that his real passion was fishing – no description of Tomwould be complete without a picture of him holding up a huge fish – the one in the picture below was caught on the dockin Puerto Vallarta.Tom will be remembered as a man of many talents and interests, whoalways greeted people with a smile and a hug, loved to make peoplelaugh, and would do anything for the people he cared about. I waslucky enough to share his life for 31 years, and I know I’ll alwayscarry his spirit with me.
Marilyn Doud
Sunny Bright Ranch, Fine Peruvian Pasos23450 Piedras Rd. Perris Ca [email protected] Bright Ranch has a new location! We are still up in the Gavilan Hills, lucky enough to have hundreds of miles oftrails, great scenery, and wonderful places to ride, train, and enjoy ourselves. As many of you know, it has been a turbu-lent 3 years for my little family, but, we are gearing up for next year and getting back into the ring. Thanks to PVRMaximus, and of course the Rimes’ family for allowing and offering me to purchase and love this gorgeous black stal-lion, I now have 2 outstanding foals and more on their way. SBRP Victorioso was born on Mardis Gras afternoon andSBRP Magnolia was born on Cinco de Mayo. We are waiting anxiously to see the others from outside ranches.SBRP’s new address is 23450 Piedras Rd and we are still in Perris/Gavilan Hills. If anyone wants to inquire about thesenew foals, breeding, boarding, or all the other things that a ranch entails, please contact me at [email protected].
(Left to Right: SBRP Victorioso (PVR Maximus (Fenix x Macarena II) x Fantasia de Preferido (MCM Preferido xDOR Racha)); SBRP Magnolia (PVR Maximus (Fenix x Macarena II) x FF Arista (PCR Aristo x FF TequilaEspecial); and SBRP Magnolia.
From Lisa Bialy ~~RSV Selena and Lisa Bialy made ashort appearance at the Fiesta of theSpanish Horse show in May 2014, andparticipated in the Parade of Survivorsat the Saturday evening Spectacular.Lisa rode for herself, battling breastcancer in 2003 and also 2011; her fa-ther, who battled prostate cancer in2000; her friend Nathanael Jackson,who is fighting late stages of prostatecancer; and for her youngest son, Mi-cah, who bravely battled terminal brain and spine cancer from 2010
until November 8, 2012, when he went tobe with the Lord.
More recently, Lisa and Selena participated in theCherry Blossom Festival Parade in Beaumont with theBuring Ranch of Cherry Valley. There were over 90entries, and the group won 1st Place Sr. Mounted
Equestrian Group!
New Benefit forNAPHA Members!
Judges Unplugged -- Performance Division PointersAs a NAPHA member, you are cordially invited to join the sec-ond Judges Unplugged call, Performance Division Q&A. Thisfree conference call will be Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at 8 p.m.(EST)/5 p.m.(PST). During this one-hour call, two of our
breed's best-known and respected judges, Kelly Powers-Ponciano and Nicholas Breaux, will answer your questionsabout what they look for in a winning ride in the Performance Division. As active competitors, they will also tellparticipants some of their favorite tips and tricks when ridding in a Performance Division class. Please send yourRSVP to Arlynda Castro at [email protected] by 3 p.m.(EST)/noon (PST) on the day of the call in order to re-ceive the necessary dial in information. Please also submit your questions for Kelly and Nick in the same email.
New section of the NAPHA websiteprovides 2014 Point Tallieshttp://www.napha.net/show-results-points/
News from NAPHA(North American Peruvian Horse Association)
Updated Show Rules are available on NAPHA website athttp://napha.net/documents/forms/2014_NAPHA_Rules_Final_v5.pdf
More Ranch News, Plus Parade News
Los Amigos Peruvian Paso Club & Central Coast Peruvian Paso Horse Club
October 17, 18, & 19, 2014
Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA
Judges: Marco Dapelo (Peru/TX) & Oscar Castillo (Guatemala)
Tapas Party & BBQ
More Ranch News
Piloto's Shadow RanchWelcomes New Filly!Danell AdamsOn May 21, at 7:15 am, TMR Rhea
delivered a beautiful and healthyfilly...PSR Davida. Her sire isMCD Coronado, owned by KellyPowers. (Newborn on left, above;six weeks old on right,above.) While "foal watch" makesfor some sleepless nights, it is al-ways so worth the wait...to enjoythe excitement of a new member ofour wonderfulbreed! Congratulations to all of thefamilies with new babies this year!
Promoting the BreedFrom Tanya Rebarchik ~~Wine Country Peruvian Paso Horse Club once again had abooth at the annual Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento. ClubPresident, Larry Braun, Vice President, Debbie Abrams, and members,Darcie Owens and Donna Crowley brought their horses and rode in theBreed Demonstration Performances, which are always a big crowdpleaser. People just love watching our horses!! Along with the boothwe had a horse “on display” in an adjacent paddock, which was a newfeather this year, and was a great way to attract people to come and askquestions and get a closer look at our beautiful breed. A big ThankYou to Maria Barrena for providing a saddle and headset and saddlestand, along with some other items for display. As always, a great timewas had by all who cvame and helped to set up, man and take down thedisplay—it’s a fun opportunity to get together and promote our horses.
From Lisa Bialy ~~RSV Selena and Lisa Bialy made ashort appearance at the Fiesta of theSpanish Horse show in May 2014, andparticipated in the Parade of Survivorsat the Saturday evening Spectacular.Lisa rode for herself, battling breastcancer in 2003 and also 2011; her fa-ther, who battled prostate cancer in2000; her friend Nathanael Jackson,who is fighting late stages of prostatecancer; and for her youngest son, Mi-cah, who bravely battled terminal brain and spine cancer from 2010
until November 8, 2012, when he went tobe with the Lord.
More recently, Lisa and Selena participated in theCherry Blossom Festival Parade in Beaumont with theBuring Ranch of Cherry Valley. There were over 90entries, and the group won 1st Place Sr. Mounted
Equestrian Group!
New Benefit forNAPHA Members!
Judges Unplugged -- Performance Division PointersAs a NAPHA member, you are cordially invited to join the sec-ond Judges Unplugged call, Performance Division Q&A. Thisfree conference call will be Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at 8 p.m.(EST)/5 p.m.(PST). During this one-hour call, two of our
breed's best-known and respected judges, Kelly Powers-Ponciano and Nicholas Breaux, will answer your questionsabout what they look for in a winning ride in the Performance Division. As active competitors, they will also tellparticipants some of their favorite tips and tricks when ridding in a Performance Division class. Please send yourRSVP to Arlynda Castro at [email protected] by 3 p.m.(EST)/noon (PST) on the day of the call in order to re-ceive the necessary dial in information. Please also submit your questions for Kelly and Nick in the same email.
New section of the NAPHA websiteprovides 2014 Point Tallieshttp://www.napha.net/show-results-points/
News from NAPHA(North American Peruvian Horse Association)
Updated Show Rules are available on NAPHA website athttp://napha.net/documents/forms/2014_NAPHA_Rules_Final_v5.pdf
More Ranch News, Plus Parade News
Los Amigos Peruvian Paso Club & Central Coast Peruvian Paso Horse Club
October 17, 18, & 19, 2014
Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA
Judges: Marco Dapelo (Peru/TX) & Oscar Castillo (Guatemala)
Tapas Party & BBQ
More Ranch News
Piloto's Shadow RanchWelcomes New Filly!Danell AdamsOn May 21, at 7:15 am, TMR Rhea
delivered a beautiful and healthyfilly...PSR Davida. Her sire isMCD Coronado, owned by KellyPowers. (Newborn on left, above;six weeks old on right,above.) While "foal watch" makesfor some sleepless nights, it is al-ways so worth the wait...to enjoythe excitement of a new member ofour wonderfulbreed! Congratulations to all of thefamilies with new babies this year!
Promoting the BreedFrom Tanya Rebarchik ~~Wine Country Peruvian Paso Horse Club once again had abooth at the annual Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento. ClubPresident, Larry Braun, Vice President, Debbie Abrams, and members,Darcie Owens and Donna Crowley brought their horses and rode in theBreed Demonstration Performances, which are always a big crowdpleaser. People just love watching our horses!! Along with the boothwe had a horse “on display” in an adjacent paddock, which was a newfeather this year, and was a great way to attract people to come and askquestions and get a closer look at our beautiful breed. A big ThankYou to Maria Barrena for providing a saddle and headset and saddlestand, along with some other items for display. As always, a great timewas had by all who cvame and helped to set up, man and take down thedisplay—it’s a fun opportunity to get together and promote our horses.
Ramona Middle School, Hemet, CA May 23, 2014Jorge Valenzuela Training Center provided an educationalopportunity to several classrooms of children who attendthe Ramona Middle School in Hemet, CA. After a shortperformance on RSV Noble Sol, the children were encour-aged to ask questions and to touch the horses & tack.MLM Emisario was there for his share of the attention.These two horses are always ready to be ambassadors forthe breed!! This event was organized by Kym Adams andher daughter Rocksann. Additional helpers includedLauren Leatherbury and Nora Valenzuela.
Bill & Becky Chase of Caballos De BBC Bring 5 Horses toMay 2014 Spring Cactus Classic Multi-Breed ShowThe Spring Cactus Classic Multi-Breed Horse Show was held in very warm weather at West World in Scottsdale,AZ. Caballos De BBC brought 5 horses with the help of Nevin and Jenice McQuarrie and Mary Jane (MJ )McCrory brought one horse. The Peruvian Paso Horses had seven classes all on Sunday, 4May14. Unfortunatelytwo of those classes were one horse classeswith only one Junior Rider entered in the twoJunior Rider Classes. However, that rider,Jordan Wood on WF Prodigio did very well.In addition to winning the two Junior RiderClasses, Jordan and Prodigio also won theNovice Class and took second in the Show-manship Class. Way to go Jordan, three firsts
and a second!! The other rider who had an outstandingday was Becky Chase on MLM Conquistador winningall three classes she was entered in, Amateur Perform-ance, Conformation and Gait and 100% Gait. MLMConquistador certainly demonstrated why he is a pastmulti Champion of Champions Horse.Saige Hardin riding BBC Centauro took home the re-maining blue ribbon and box of candy by winning theShowmanship Class. Saige and Centauro were verycompetitive in their other two classes trading placeswith BBC Anica being ridden by Nevin McQuarrie for second and third place behind Becky and Conquistador.Saige and Centauro took third in the Confirmation and Gait Class while Nevin and Anica took second. Saige andCentauro then took second in the 100% Gait Class and Nevin and Anica took third. Saige and BBC Centauro alsotook second place out of three horses in the Open Halter Class. Good job Saige!Rounding out our riders was Sierra Hardin on BBC Evita. Sierra always puts a good ride on BBC Evita eventhough the Judge did not place her well on this particular day. MJ McCrory brought the four year old mare, RDLFCondesa, to her very first show and did an outstanding job of exhibiting her even though like Evita the Judge didnot place her very high.All of the riders did an excellent job presenting their Peruvian Paso Horses at this multi-breed show. Thanks to theShow Manager and Announcer, Joe Husband, for including our 7 Peruvian Paso Classes in this Show. Also thanksto the Show Secretary Michele Wilson who always makes these Shows run so smoothly. Due to the heat theclasses were held in a covered arena with difficult backlighting for picture taking, however, here are pictures of theblue ribbon winning Peruvian Paso Horses and Riders taken by Bill Chase for your enjoyment.
Show NewsRanch News from Hacienda Sosegado LLC
We are so excited about the babies this year. Wetried out some new combinations. MLMOpalina (LV Sol Brillante) and RDL Incompara-ble provided us with a nice palomino colt. Wewant to congratulate Miriam and John Alejos ofLas Vegas for buying them both for their newranch. HMS Helena and MLM Mercedes pro-vided us with a nice bay colt. DVP Inexplicableand GG Senegal provided us with a beautifulchestnut filly. We have to admit that the filly isour true excitement since she is the first Senegalbaby born here at the ranch. At night they justrun in the field and provide us with great enter-tainment.(Filly on the left with her mother, colts on theright.)
Sales have been going well so far. Congratulations to Tracy Reif and her son Henry for their purchase of DJG Parranderoand to Mona Loo for her purchase of JBS Cappuccino. Our herd reduction sale is coming up on July 12, 2014. There are10 really nice horses to consider. Even if there is a horse on the ranch that is not on the list, offers can be made. We willbe holding the trail ride for anyone who wishes to try out a horse before the sale at 9:00 a.m. The sale presentation actu-ally starts at 11:00 a.m. and lunch after. Horses can also be tried after lunch. We look forward to the sale and your visitto the ranch.
More Ranch News
Promoting the Breed
The economic study doneby Deloitte ConsultingLLP for the AmericanHorse CouncilFoundation in 2005highlights:* There are 9.2 million horses inthe United States.* 4.6 million Americans areinvolved in the industry as horseowners, service providers,employees and volunteers. Tensof millions more participate asspectators.* 2 million people own horses.* Approximately 34% of horseowners have a householdincome of less than $50,000 and28% have an annual income ofover $100,000. 46% of horseowners have an income of be-tween $25,000 to $75,000.* Over 70% of horse ownerslive in communities of 50,000or less.
Ramona Middle School, Hemet, CA May 23, 2014Jorge Valenzuela Training Center provided an educationalopportunity to several classrooms of children who attendthe Ramona Middle School in Hemet, CA. After a shortperformance on RSV Noble Sol, the children were encour-aged to ask questions and to touch the horses & tack.MLM Emisario was there for his share of the attention.These two horses are always ready to be ambassadors forthe breed!! This event was organized by Kym Adams andher daughter Rocksann. Additional helpers includedLauren Leatherbury and Nora Valenzuela.
Bill & Becky Chase of Caballos De BBC Bring 5 Horses toMay 2014 Spring Cactus Classic Multi-Breed ShowThe Spring Cactus Classic Multi-Breed Horse Show was held in very warm weather at West World in Scottsdale,AZ. Caballos De BBC brought 5 horses with the help of Nevin and Jenice McQuarrie and Mary Jane (MJ )McCrory brought one horse. The Peruvian Paso Horses had seven classes all on Sunday, 4May14. Unfortunatelytwo of those classes were one horse classeswith only one Junior Rider entered in the twoJunior Rider Classes. However, that rider,Jordan Wood on WF Prodigio did very well.In addition to winning the two Junior RiderClasses, Jordan and Prodigio also won theNovice Class and took second in the Show-manship Class. Way to go Jordan, three firsts
and a second!! The other rider who had an outstandingday was Becky Chase on MLM Conquistador winningall three classes she was entered in, Amateur Perform-ance, Conformation and Gait and 100% Gait. MLMConquistador certainly demonstrated why he is a pastmulti Champion of Champions Horse.Saige Hardin riding BBC Centauro took home the re-maining blue ribbon and box of candy by winning theShowmanship Class. Saige and Centauro were verycompetitive in their other two classes trading placeswith BBC Anica being ridden by Nevin McQuarrie for second and third place behind Becky and Conquistador.Saige and Centauro took third in the Confirmation and Gait Class while Nevin and Anica took second. Saige andCentauro then took second in the 100% Gait Class and Nevin and Anica took third. Saige and BBC Centauro alsotook second place out of three horses in the Open Halter Class. Good job Saige!Rounding out our riders was Sierra Hardin on BBC Evita. Sierra always puts a good ride on BBC Evita eventhough the Judge did not place her well on this particular day. MJ McCrory brought the four year old mare, RDLFCondesa, to her very first show and did an outstanding job of exhibiting her even though like Evita the Judge didnot place her very high.All of the riders did an excellent job presenting their Peruvian Paso Horses at this multi-breed show. Thanks to theShow Manager and Announcer, Joe Husband, for including our 7 Peruvian Paso Classes in this Show. Also thanksto the Show Secretary Michele Wilson who always makes these Shows run so smoothly. Due to the heat theclasses were held in a covered arena with difficult backlighting for picture taking, however, here are pictures of theblue ribbon winning Peruvian Paso Horses and Riders taken by Bill Chase for your enjoyment.
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We are so excited about the babies this year. Wetried out some new combinations. MLMOpalina (LV Sol Brillante) and RDL Incompara-ble provided us with a nice palomino colt. Wewant to congratulate Miriam and John Alejos ofLas Vegas for buying them both for their newranch. HMS Helena and MLM Mercedes pro-vided us with a nice bay colt. DVP Inexplicableand GG Senegal provided us with a beautifulchestnut filly. We have to admit that the filly isour true excitement since she is the first Senegalbaby born here at the ranch. At night they justrun in the field and provide us with great enter-tainment.(Filly on the left with her mother, colts on theright.)
Sales have been going well so far. Congratulations to Tracy Reif and her son Henry for their purchase of DJG Parranderoand to Mona Loo for her purchase of JBS Cappuccino. Our herd reduction sale is coming up on July 12, 2014. There are10 really nice horses to consider. Even if there is a horse on the ranch that is not on the list, offers can be made. We willbe holding the trail ride for anyone who wishes to try out a horse before the sale at 9:00 a.m. The sale presentation actu-ally starts at 11:00 a.m. and lunch after. Horses can also be tried after lunch. We look forward to the sale and your visitto the ranch.
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Promoting the Breed
The economic study doneby Deloitte ConsultingLLP for the AmericanHorse CouncilFoundation in 2005highlights:* There are 9.2 million horses inthe United States.* 4.6 million Americans areinvolved in the industry as horseowners, service providers,employees and volunteers. Tensof millions more participate asspectators.* 2 million people own horses.* Approximately 34% of horseowners have a householdincome of less than $50,000 and28% have an annual income ofover $100,000. 46% of horseowners have an income of be-tween $25,000 to $75,000.* Over 70% of horse ownerslive in communities of 50,000or less.
HVM Ranchwould like to introduce to you our newest addition to our family. HVM Heredero (JCGGringo-MLM Gloriosa)As we were preparing for the Las Vegas show we were anxiouslyawaiting the arrival of this little one but not sure when Gloriosawould decide to deliver. She had been showing signs for a fewweeks of getting ready but was not giving us any clue to a time.Mares for ya! As I checked on her one last time midnight on Mon-day night she was a bit restless but nothing different as any othernight. As I went outside to feed that morning I walk out with mycup of coffee talking with Harald and happen To look under the
trees and low and be-hold there are 8 legs!!!Oh my!!! All of thatstress and watchingover her were all fornaught. She had a veryeasy delivery with noproblems and I woke up to him walking andnursing as if everything was cool. Gloriosa is a beautiful mommy and isjust loving on this little boy just as I had always known she would. Weare over the moon and Harald now has his own little colt to call his own.We are so very blessed to have this little colt carry on the bloodlines andtraits of his beautiful and legendary father. May he make him Proud. Ireally do believe he inherited all of his riches!!Harald and Vanita MannHVM Ranch
Horses and Pisco Sours – A Peruvian Adventure (continued)Now matched with our horse for the duration of the trip, thegates were opened and we galloped out of the ranches walledsecurity into the mountainous unknown. Theses horses wait fivemonths for these gates to part; there is no stopping them oncethey see the small stone passage way. Riding, first crossing amajor paved road, a wooden hanging rope bridge that swung100 feet over the Urubamba River. We headed up paths so smalland steep the horses hugged the solid mountainside and wereREQUIRED to gallop. We rode down a steep ravine, crossingwet, rocks at bottom, pausing one moment then shooting straightup, laying forward on the horse, to give it leverage to make thesteep climb. Arriving on the opposite side to continue our jour-ney. We rode past the ancient Inca saltpans, which are still usedtoday by the locals to extract salt from the mountains springwater. Up, up we went, reaching the Andean altiplano, sur-rounded by spectacular scenery and the snow-capped mountainsof Chicon, Veronica and Pitusuray. We passed farmers andtheir families digging potatoes by hand, men plowing fields with oxen, children tending their herds of goats, sheep, bur-ros and dogs, lots of dogs. What a wondrous Country!
We travelled from 9,190 to 14,275 ft. averaging 30 miles per day and our horses were the heroes of this journey. Theyclimbed over 5,000 feet, through parching sun, too thin air and freezing hail storms with wind chill factor around 45degrees. These Peruvian Paso’s were amazing! You can feel their lungs and heart working under you. When you don’tthink you can go any further, you realize we are on their backs…. All I can say, this riding and these horses ain’t for thefaint of heart. My next adventure on a Peruvian Paso will be in the Desert of Peru with Eddy and Maria – can’t wait forthe adventure to begin!!!
Horses and Pisco Sours – A Peruvian AdventureSubmitted by Barbara Howell
Peru is a country with immense natural beauty and a history rich with greatness and misery. The people, especially in thecountryside, have gentleness and lightness about them. I was immediately connected to this magical place of many con-tradictions and its people. Lima, the capital city of Peru has Pyramid ruins shadowed by tall office buildings built ontheir hollow grounds, all looking as if they are on the verge of falling into the sea. 40 km outside of Lima is a vast ar-cheological citadel, called Pachacama. A sacred site, the temple was considered to be part of the planets mystical axis.Here, at the feet of these ruins, the horsemen of Peru built Mamacona, a gated community of horse barns, grass arena,stands and a grand Social Hall where Michel and I attended the LXIX CONCURSO NACIONAL DEL CABALLO PE-RUANO DE PASO in April.
The Peruvian Paso National Horse Show was a magnificent show of over700 horses. For seven days we watched the horses; in halter classes, withspurs in bits, without spurs in bosals, geldings always with roached mane,as is the custom. Stallions and mares, gaited by with their beautiful locksof mane & tail blowing in the wind produced by their speed. There is muchmore to the National Horse show than just the horses though. One morningwe watched children ride obstacles for the judges, shopped for tack andponchos, ate the best ceviche in the world along side even better pulledpork sandwiches with spicy red onions and drank way too many PiscoSours. Also watched the wealthy men of Central America all dressed inwhite, with their big rimmed straw hats, drinking bottles of whisky, straighton ice, watching their horses fly by, praying for a win. Their trainers &grooms on the sideline and on horseback, pride fully showing off theirknowledge of years of breeding, training and just the pure beauty of thehorses they work with. If you love horses and especially the Peruvian Pasothen this is an experience of a lifetime.
As many of you who know me, know the Peruvian Paso is not my first choice of a horse; especially if you have seen mygrand, 17+ hand, Shire-Paint cross gelding. But on the second part of our Peruvian journey I learned to appreciate thePaso for the horse it was meant to be. A working horse.
Michel and I signed up for a ten-day ride with Perol Chico. The owners of Perol Chico, Eduard J. van Brunschot (Eddy)& Maria Zans Gamarra provided the horses, tack, transportation and all our meals. Maria is a fantastic cook and gracioushost! Even the fried guinea pig wasn’t bad, just not much meat. Eddy and Maria’s beautifully situated ranch is locatedon the outskirts of Urubamba. We met at the ranch for the first time. Of the eight in the group, only Michel and I hadever ridden a Peruvian Paso. We were given half a day to acclimate to the altitude. In the afternoon Eddy gave us anequation tutorial. He takes a day or two to match each rider to their mount; this is a very intense time for horses and rid-ers. The first rider ended up with a run away horse. Eddy ran out and grabbed the horse by the bridle before it climbed awall or something worst… I thought to myself, what are these people thinking – trying to ride a Peruvian Paso, in thisforeign country on this terrain - for the first time. I think I would of backed out if not for my experience with Michel’s
trainer, Enrique Sabauste. A few lessonswith Enrique and watching him ride inshows helped me know I could do this. Inthe beginning, it was a humbling experi-ence to these experienced riders, all Eng-lish discipline. But what courage our fel-low riders had, especially after that firsthorse took off! We rode stallions andgeldings. Eddy uses only traditional tack,the rawhide headsets with those thick raw-hide reins are not easy to handle whenyou’re accustomed to leather. We made itthrough with only a couple of run awayhorses and no one coming off. Now re-member this is in the arena/yard of theranch, not the ride!What an extraordinary adventure, the peo-ple, the terrain, the scenery, the food, ohand last but not least, the horses.
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HVM Ranchwould like to introduce to you our newest addition to our family. HVM Heredero (JCGGringo-MLM Gloriosa)As we were preparing for the Las Vegas show we were anxiouslyawaiting the arrival of this little one but not sure when Gloriosawould decide to deliver. She had been showing signs for a fewweeks of getting ready but was not giving us any clue to a time.Mares for ya! As I checked on her one last time midnight on Mon-day night she was a bit restless but nothing different as any othernight. As I went outside to feed that morning I walk out with mycup of coffee talking with Harald and happen To look under the
trees and low and be-hold there are 8 legs!!!Oh my!!! All of thatstress and watchingover her were all fornaught. She had a veryeasy delivery with noproblems and I woke up to him walking andnursing as if everything was cool. Gloriosa is a beautiful mommy and isjust loving on this little boy just as I had always known she would. Weare over the moon and Harald now has his own little colt to call his own.We are so very blessed to have this little colt carry on the bloodlines andtraits of his beautiful and legendary father. May he make him Proud. Ireally do believe he inherited all of his riches!!Harald and Vanita MannHVM Ranch
Horses and Pisco Sours – A Peruvian Adventure (continued)Now matched with our horse for the duration of the trip, thegates were opened and we galloped out of the ranches walledsecurity into the mountainous unknown. Theses horses wait fivemonths for these gates to part; there is no stopping them oncethey see the small stone passage way. Riding, first crossing amajor paved road, a wooden hanging rope bridge that swung100 feet over the Urubamba River. We headed up paths so smalland steep the horses hugged the solid mountainside and wereREQUIRED to gallop. We rode down a steep ravine, crossingwet, rocks at bottom, pausing one moment then shooting straightup, laying forward on the horse, to give it leverage to make thesteep climb. Arriving on the opposite side to continue our jour-ney. We rode past the ancient Inca saltpans, which are still usedtoday by the locals to extract salt from the mountains springwater. Up, up we went, reaching the Andean altiplano, sur-rounded by spectacular scenery and the snow-capped mountainsof Chicon, Veronica and Pitusuray. We passed farmers andtheir families digging potatoes by hand, men plowing fields with oxen, children tending their herds of goats, sheep, bur-ros and dogs, lots of dogs. What a wondrous Country!
We travelled from 9,190 to 14,275 ft. averaging 30 miles per day and our horses were the heroes of this journey. Theyclimbed over 5,000 feet, through parching sun, too thin air and freezing hail storms with wind chill factor around 45degrees. These Peruvian Paso’s were amazing! You can feel their lungs and heart working under you. When you don’tthink you can go any further, you realize we are on their backs…. All I can say, this riding and these horses ain’t for thefaint of heart. My next adventure on a Peruvian Paso will be in the Desert of Peru with Eddy and Maria – can’t wait forthe adventure to begin!!!
Horses and Pisco Sours – A Peruvian AdventureSubmitted by Barbara Howell
Peru is a country with immense natural beauty and a history rich with greatness and misery. The people, especially in thecountryside, have gentleness and lightness about them. I was immediately connected to this magical place of many con-tradictions and its people. Lima, the capital city of Peru has Pyramid ruins shadowed by tall office buildings built ontheir hollow grounds, all looking as if they are on the verge of falling into the sea. 40 km outside of Lima is a vast ar-cheological citadel, called Pachacama. A sacred site, the temple was considered to be part of the planets mystical axis.Here, at the feet of these ruins, the horsemen of Peru built Mamacona, a gated community of horse barns, grass arena,stands and a grand Social Hall where Michel and I attended the LXIX CONCURSO NACIONAL DEL CABALLO PE-RUANO DE PASO in April.
The Peruvian Paso National Horse Show was a magnificent show of over700 horses. For seven days we watched the horses; in halter classes, withspurs in bits, without spurs in bosals, geldings always with roached mane,as is the custom. Stallions and mares, gaited by with their beautiful locksof mane & tail blowing in the wind produced by their speed. There is muchmore to the National Horse show than just the horses though. One morningwe watched children ride obstacles for the judges, shopped for tack andponchos, ate the best ceviche in the world along side even better pulledpork sandwiches with spicy red onions and drank way too many PiscoSours. Also watched the wealthy men of Central America all dressed inwhite, with their big rimmed straw hats, drinking bottles of whisky, straighton ice, watching their horses fly by, praying for a win. Their trainers &grooms on the sideline and on horseback, pride fully showing off theirknowledge of years of breeding, training and just the pure beauty of thehorses they work with. If you love horses and especially the Peruvian Pasothen this is an experience of a lifetime.
As many of you who know me, know the Peruvian Paso is not my first choice of a horse; especially if you have seen mygrand, 17+ hand, Shire-Paint cross gelding. But on the second part of our Peruvian journey I learned to appreciate thePaso for the horse it was meant to be. A working horse.
Michel and I signed up for a ten-day ride with Perol Chico. The owners of Perol Chico, Eduard J. van Brunschot (Eddy)& Maria Zans Gamarra provided the horses, tack, transportation and all our meals. Maria is a fantastic cook and gracioushost! Even the fried guinea pig wasn’t bad, just not much meat. Eddy and Maria’s beautifully situated ranch is locatedon the outskirts of Urubamba. We met at the ranch for the first time. Of the eight in the group, only Michel and I hadever ridden a Peruvian Paso. We were given half a day to acclimate to the altitude. In the afternoon Eddy gave us anequation tutorial. He takes a day or two to match each rider to their mount; this is a very intense time for horses and rid-ers. The first rider ended up with a run away horse. Eddy ran out and grabbed the horse by the bridle before it climbed awall or something worst… I thought to myself, what are these people thinking – trying to ride a Peruvian Paso, in thisforeign country on this terrain - for the first time. I think I would of backed out if not for my experience with Michel’s
trainer, Enrique Sabauste. A few lessonswith Enrique and watching him ride inshows helped me know I could do this. Inthe beginning, it was a humbling experi-ence to these experienced riders, all Eng-lish discipline. But what courage our fel-low riders had, especially after that firsthorse took off! We rode stallions andgeldings. Eddy uses only traditional tack,the rawhide headsets with those thick raw-hide reins are not easy to handle whenyou’re accustomed to leather. We made itthrough with only a couple of run awayhorses and no one coming off. Now re-member this is in the arena/yard of theranch, not the ride!What an extraordinary adventure, the peo-ple, the terrain, the scenery, the food, ohand last but not least, the horses.
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He knows when you'rehappy
He knows when you'recomfortable
He knows when you'reconfident
And he always knowswhen you have carrots.
~Author Unknown
"ANDAR PERUANO" PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION (continued with more photos)BY ANA MARIA GARCIA MONTEROIN SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES JUNE 7 - JUNE 26, 2014
(Editor's Note: The Croatian Cultural Center provided the showcase ofthe Peruvian Paso Horse as seen through the lens of Ana Maria GarciaMontero. The showcase was on display from June 7 to June 21, endingwith a closing reception. Jorge Valenzuela was featured as a speaker inthe closing reception. Most of the photos on these pages are from thatreception. I apologize for not having the names for all the faces. Follow-ing is the press release issued in advance of the showing.)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2014"ANDAR PERUANO" PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONBY ANA MARIA GARCIA MONTEROIN SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES JUNE 7 - JUNE 26, 2014Los Angeles, May 17, 2014 –Renowned artist Ana Maria Garcia Montero will showcase "Andar Peru-ano" ("Peruvian Gait"), a photographic exhibition of the world of thePeruvian Paso Horse at the Croatia Cultural Center of Greater Los Ange-les. The exhibition will have its grand opening at 7:30pm June 6, 2014 atCroatia Cultural Center of Los Angeles with the auspices of the Consu-late General of Peru in Los Angeles": 510 West 7th Street San Pedro LosAngeles 90731About the show: After successfully touring Peru, Qatar and California,USA, where it was received with high acclaim, the exhibit of over 40large-format photographs will be on display in San Pedro, Los Angeles,showcasing the aesthetic exposure of this treasure, the Peruvian PasoHorse. "Andares" honors this beautiful breed by inviting the world to seethis precious and majestic creature away for the ceremonial show buzzand ventures deep into the quietness of their farms, the ritual of theirdaily training, and the purity of their innocent jaunts through the rural coast.About the artist: Ana Maria Garcia Montero was born in Lima, where she studied photography at Universidad de Lima.After many years of professional experience in Venezuela, she moved to Miami, where she opened her first photographystudio in the USA. Shortly thereafter, the University of Florida recognized her works and talents by honoring her with aBachelor in Fine Arts and Artistic Design. In 2009 she decided to turn her attention back to Peru, where she showed herwork at several exhibitions, before launching "Andares" in 2009. Her photograph "Efimero Susto" was nominated at2010 National Geographic Photography Contest. Ana Maria now shares her time between Peru and San Diego.The exhibit will open on June 7, 2014 and will run through June 26, 2014 at Croatia Cultural Center of Los Angeles, 510West 7th Street, San Pedro Los Angeles 90731
Information on Croatia Cultural Center:Maya Bristow: [email protected] www.croatianculture.orgInformation on Ana Maria: [email protected] This photo is Ana, featured with her two daughters, and her grandson.
He knows when you'rehappy
He knows when you'recomfortable
He knows when you'reconfident
And he always knowswhen you have carrots.
~Author Unknown
"ANDAR PERUANO" PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION (continued with more photos)BY ANA MARIA GARCIA MONTEROIN SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES JUNE 7 - JUNE 26, 2014
(Editor's Note: The Croatian Cultural Center provided the showcase ofthe Peruvian Paso Horse as seen through the lens of Ana Maria GarciaMontero. The showcase was on display from June 7 to June 21, endingwith a closing reception. Jorge Valenzuela was featured as a speaker inthe closing reception. Most of the photos on these pages are from thatreception. I apologize for not having the names for all the faces. Follow-ing is the press release issued in advance of the showing.)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2014"ANDAR PERUANO" PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONBY ANA MARIA GARCIA MONTEROIN SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES JUNE 7 - JUNE 26, 2014Los Angeles, May 17, 2014 –Renowned artist Ana Maria Garcia Montero will showcase "Andar Peru-ano" ("Peruvian Gait"), a photographic exhibition of the world of thePeruvian Paso Horse at the Croatia Cultural Center of Greater Los Ange-les. The exhibition will have its grand opening at 7:30pm June 6, 2014 atCroatia Cultural Center of Los Angeles with the auspices of the Consu-late General of Peru in Los Angeles": 510 West 7th Street San Pedro LosAngeles 90731About the show: After successfully touring Peru, Qatar and California,USA, where it was received with high acclaim, the exhibit of over 40large-format photographs will be on display in San Pedro, Los Angeles,showcasing the aesthetic exposure of this treasure, the Peruvian PasoHorse. "Andares" honors this beautiful breed by inviting the world to seethis precious and majestic creature away for the ceremonial show buzzand ventures deep into the quietness of their farms, the ritual of theirdaily training, and the purity of their innocent jaunts through the rural coast.About the artist: Ana Maria Garcia Montero was born in Lima, where she studied photography at Universidad de Lima.After many years of professional experience in Venezuela, she moved to Miami, where she opened her first photographystudio in the USA. Shortly thereafter, the University of Florida recognized her works and talents by honoring her with aBachelor in Fine Arts and Artistic Design. In 2009 she decided to turn her attention back to Peru, where she showed herwork at several exhibitions, before launching "Andares" in 2009. Her photograph "Efimero Susto" was nominated at2010 National Geographic Photography Contest. Ana Maria now shares her time between Peru and San Diego.The exhibit will open on June 7, 2014 and will run through June 26, 2014 at Croatia Cultural Center of Los Angeles, 510West 7th Street, San Pedro Los Angeles 90731
Information on Croatia Cultural Center:Maya Bristow: [email protected] www.croatianculture.orgInformation on Ana Maria: [email protected] This photo is Ana, featured with her two daughters, and her grandson.
Dyan Paquetterode her Peruvian Paso gelding, Cefiro de Fenix, in the 4th ofJuly Coronado Island parade. Dyan rides with the VictorianRoses Ladies Riding Society, based in San Diego County.The Victorian Roses is a re-enactment group that participatesin events, parades and raises money for charity. The groupsymbolizes the romance of the 1880's, or the Victorian Era, inthe colorful costumes they wear. Each lady sews their owndetailed costume. This was the debut for Dyan & Cefiro to beusing an antique sidesaddle, as well.
Top: RSV EsculturaRow 2: Carolyn Truskowski onMLM Bandolero, JorgeValenzuela on RSV Payaso,Fiona Covello on JBS Hildago,Lauren Leatherbury on RSV No-ble Sol, Patty Lacroix on HMSCorazon del Dios, Kym Adamson RSV Escultura, Kalie Drummon MLM Emisario
Row 3: Kym, Jorge & Kalie; Carolyn;Fiona
Row 4:Kalie &Lauren;Patty &Carolyn;Jorge &KymPhotos byGailSpence
Kym Adams, Adams Horse Friendly Ranch ~~The Norco parade was mine and RSV Escultura’s second parade experience to-gether. Jorge Valenzuela and his team made both of us feel very comfortable andsafe. As we lined up with the other groups, we all had our horse friendly smiles onand arms ready to wave to the parade goers. Riding down 6th street and seeing eve-ryone yell and smile at the horses was an amazing feeling! There was even a tractorparked with four kids sitting up high in the sky with big smiles waving flags. Theparade happy Norco people made it so memorable, and of course the music of ourPeruvian horses’ "paca paca" hooves on the payment made it magical! I hope moreriders can join us next year. I am so happy to be able to experience this type of horseand rider moment, and keeping our breed alive!
Parade NewsNorco Horseweek Parade April 19, 2014Familiar Names (from California & Nevada shows) dominate 2013 NAPHA Year End & Lifetime Awards
MEDALLON DE ORO (Lifetime achievement award earned by horses who have accrued a minimum of 3,000 showpoints in the qualifying classes during their show careers.)RDLF Festejo, James AlexanderF-P Evangeline Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxLHL Montana Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxLEA Poetica Cheryl CalentineAR Samurai William & Gisela MuhlhauserKLP Tentacion Kelly Powers-PoncianoRSV Payaso William & Debbie Pye & Jorge ValenzuelaMLM Emisario Anne RyanMEDALLON DE BRONCE (Lifetime achievement award earned by performance horses who have accrueda minimum of 3,000 show points in the Performance division during their show careers.)RDLF Festejo James AlexanderF-P Evangeline Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxLEA Poetica Cheryl CalentineRDLF Aniversaria Louise Clarke & John CarbonASR(PE) Avellana D RanchLeon Dominero RDE Frank & Rosie HeffleyLEA Poesía La Estancia Alegre, Inc.AR Samurai William & Gisela MuhlhauserMLM Emisario Anne RyanMEDALLON DE PLATA (Annual award given to horses who have earned the highest number of show points in theshow year in their respective category.)MEDALLON DE PLATA STALLION EG Emperador, Michael FoxMEDALLON DE PLATA MARE GG Angola, Terry Ellis & Bonnie GallegosMEDALLON DE PLATA GELDING BDS Sin Parangon, Ronald & Carol BrownMEDALLON DE PLATA COLT KLP Tradicional, Kelly Powers-PoncianoMEDALLON DE PLATA FILLY JLV Carmelita, Linda Anne WestOUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS (Annual award presented to the performance gelding and perform-ance horse who have earned the highest number of performance show points in their respective category.)OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE GELDING RDLF Festejo, James AlexanderOUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE HORSE RDLF Festejo, James AlexanderHIGH POINT JUNIOR & ZONE AWARDSHIGH POINT JUNIOR 12 AND UNDER Jaden RedmanHIGH POINT JUNIOR 12 AND OVER Julia MannHIGH POINT AWARD ZONE 2 RDLF Festejo, James AlexanderHIGH POINT AWARD ZONE 3 LEA Poesía, La Estancia Alegre, Inc.
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Dyan Paquetterode her Peruvian Paso gelding, Cefiro de Fenix, in the 4th ofJuly Coronado Island parade. Dyan rides with the VictorianRoses Ladies Riding Society, based in San Diego County.The Victorian Roses is a re-enactment group that participatesin events, parades and raises money for charity. The groupsymbolizes the romance of the 1880's, or the Victorian Era, inthe colorful costumes they wear. Each lady sews their owndetailed costume. This was the debut for Dyan & Cefiro to beusing an antique sidesaddle, as well.
Top: RSV EsculturaRow 2: Carolyn Truskowski onMLM Bandolero, JorgeValenzuela on RSV Payaso,Fiona Covello on JBS Hildago,Lauren Leatherbury on RSV No-ble Sol, Patty Lacroix on HMSCorazon del Dios, Kym Adamson RSV Escultura, Kalie Drummon MLM Emisario
Row 3: Kym, Jorge & Kalie; Carolyn;Fiona
Row 4:Kalie &Lauren;Patty &Carolyn;Jorge &KymPhotos byGailSpence
Kym Adams, Adams Horse Friendly Ranch ~~The Norco parade was mine and RSV Escultura’s second parade experience to-gether. Jorge Valenzuela and his team made both of us feel very comfortable andsafe. As we lined up with the other groups, we all had our horse friendly smiles onand arms ready to wave to the parade goers. Riding down 6th street and seeing eve-ryone yell and smile at the horses was an amazing feeling! There was even a tractorparked with four kids sitting up high in the sky with big smiles waving flags. Theparade happy Norco people made it so memorable, and of course the music of ourPeruvian horses’ "paca paca" hooves on the payment made it magical! I hope moreriders can join us next year. I am so happy to be able to experience this type of horseand rider moment, and keeping our breed alive!
Parade NewsNorco Horseweek Parade April 19, 2014Familiar Names (from California & Nevada shows) dominate 2013 NAPHA Year End & Lifetime Awards
MEDALLON DE ORO (Lifetime achievement award earned by horses who have accrued a minimum of 3,000 showpoints in the qualifying classes during their show careers.)RDLF Festejo, James AlexanderF-P Evangeline Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxLHL Montana Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxLEA Poetica Cheryl CalentineAR Samurai William & Gisela MuhlhauserKLP Tentacion Kelly Powers-PoncianoRSV Payaso William & Debbie Pye & Jorge ValenzuelaMLM Emisario Anne RyanMEDALLON DE BRONCE (Lifetime achievement award earned by performance horses who have accrueda minimum of 3,000 show points in the Performance division during their show careers.)RDLF Festejo James AlexanderF-P Evangeline Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxLEA Poetica Cheryl CalentineRDLF Aniversaria Louise Clarke & John CarbonASR(PE) Avellana D RanchLeon Dominero RDE Frank & Rosie HeffleyLEA Poesía La Estancia Alegre, Inc.AR Samurai William & Gisela MuhlhauserMLM Emisario Anne RyanMEDALLON DE PLATA (Annual award given to horses who have earned the highest number of show points in theshow year in their respective category.)MEDALLON DE PLATA STALLION EG Emperador, Michael FoxMEDALLON DE PLATA MARE GG Angola, Terry Ellis & Bonnie GallegosMEDALLON DE PLATA GELDING BDS Sin Parangon, Ronald & Carol BrownMEDALLON DE PLATA COLT KLP Tradicional, Kelly Powers-PoncianoMEDALLON DE PLATA FILLY JLV Carmelita, Linda Anne WestOUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS (Annual award presented to the performance gelding and perform-ance horse who have earned the highest number of performance show points in their respective category.)OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE GELDING RDLF Festejo, James AlexanderOUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE HORSE RDLF Festejo, James AlexanderHIGH POINT JUNIOR & ZONE AWARDSHIGH POINT JUNIOR 12 AND UNDER Jaden RedmanHIGH POINT JUNIOR 12 AND OVER Julia MannHIGH POINT AWARD ZONE 2 RDLF Festejo, James AlexanderHIGH POINT AWARD ZONE 3 LEA Poesía, La Estancia Alegre, Inc.
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43rd Annual Carousel Charity Horse Show, Peruvian Paso Horse Division(as reported on the NAPHA web site)
March 13-16, 2014 Westworld, Scottsdale, AZ Judge: Lionel Peralta, Costa Rica
Ch & Res Performance HorseCh. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserRes. Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxCh & Res Amateur Performance, GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxRes. Ch. Padrino EC William Berman William & Marcia BermanCh & Res Amateur Performance, MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxRes. Ch. BBC Evita Sierra Hardin Bill & Becky ChaseChampion & Reserve Luxury GeldingCh. BDS Sin Parangon Janic Arllentar Ronald & Carol BrownRes. Ch. RCh Purisimo Bonnie Gallegos Danell AdamsChampion & Reserve Breeding MareCh. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Ltd.Res. Ch. LEA Poema Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Breeding StallionCh. WF Patrimonio Bonnie Gallegos Danell AdamsRes. Ch. LEA El Poeta E.T. Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreBest Gaited Horse of ShowBest WF Patrimonio Bonnie Gallegos Danell AdamsCh of Ch Amateur Performance, GeldingCh. of Ch. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxCh of Ch Amateur Performance, MareCh. of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxCh of Ch Amateur Performance, StallionCh. of Ch. AR Ambicioso Nicholas Breaux William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh. of Ch. BDS Sin Parangon Janic Arllentar Ronald & Carol BrownChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh. of Ch. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Ltd.Champion of Champions Breeding StallionCh. of Ch. WF Patrimonio Bonnie Gallegos Danell Adams
16th Annual Fiesta of the Spanish Horse, Peruvian Paso Horse DivisionMarch 2-4, 2014 LAEC, Burbank, CA Judge: Rolando Garcia, Panama
Champion & Reserve Junior MareCh. HVM Legacia Jorge Valenzuela Harald & Vanita MannBest Gaited Horse of ShowBest WF Patrimonio Bonnie Gallegos Danell AdamsBest Bozal Horse of ShowBest Reina de Corazones MDS Janic Arllentar Terry & Marie CookChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxRes. MLM Emisario Julia Mann Anne RyanChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxRes. Paloma DR Trish Palmer Trish PalmerChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. RSV Noble Sol Julia Mann Leatherbury & ValenzuelaRes. DWB Zeus Frank Sutalo Frank SutaloChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Owner to Ride Performance HorseCh. Paloma DR Trish Palmer Trish PalmerChampion & Reserve Champion Performance GeldingCh. MLM Bandolero Jorge Valenzuela Carolyn TruskowskiRes. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxChampion & Reserve Champion Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxRes. Paloma DR Trish Palmer Trish PalmerChampion & Reserve Champion Performance StallionCh. DWB Zeus Frank Sutalo Frank SutaloChampion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. BDB Chocolate Jorge Valenzuela Susan McMahanRes. BDS Sin Parangon Ron Brown Ronald & Carol BrownChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo LimitedRes. La Rubia Especial DR Tony Botello D RanchChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. HdN Dignatario Dianna Whisenant Terry & Mari CookRes. *GCLP Vanidoso Janic Arllentar Framtalo LimitedChampion & Reserve Champion Novice RiderCh. Chaquira DR Sarah Colley D RanchChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Nicholas Breaux William MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Emisario Julia Mann Anne RyanChampion of Champions Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxChampion of Champions Performance StallionCh of Ch. RSV Spirit Lauren Leatherbury Leatherbury & ValenzuelaChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Bandolero Dianna Whisenant Carolyn TruskowskiChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo LimitedChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. HdN Dignatario Janic Arllentar Terry & Mari Cook
For Sale or Trade: RDS Don Diego de la Vega, 12 year old brood mare. Excellent gait. This mare could giveyou a champion horse. For sale $1500. or trade for Paso filly. Call Gaston at 760 213-0477.
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D. Joy Gould, Hacienda Sosegado ~~Dear Peruvian Horse Enthusiasts:We are doing it again, Hacienda Sosegado is hosting our second annual herd reduction sale. We have gone to other ranchesduring the year to assemble a good group of horses for sale to add to our horses that are available.So save the date: Saturday, July 12, 2014 It should be a fun day for riding and eating lunchNearly all the horses on our sales list are featured on our website, www.haciendasosegado.com , and at our CHANNEL onYoutube. Go to the Hacienda Sosegado Channel and look for horses with (June 2014) attached to their name. Our salelast year was very successful partly because of our early morning trail ride. If you see one of the riding horses that interestsyou, call me (951- 318-7782) and reserve that horse for the trail ride. Bozal horses and brood mares are excluded from theride.The schedule for the day includes: Trail Ride 9:00 a.m.; Presentation of Horses 11:00 a.m.; Test Rides; Lunch 12:30 p.m..Please join us if you can. These events here at the ranch have been great fun for all and we have matched up horse andowner very well.
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43rd Annual Carousel Charity Horse Show, Peruvian Paso Horse Division(as reported on the NAPHA web site)
March 13-16, 2014 Westworld, Scottsdale, AZ Judge: Lionel Peralta, Costa Rica
Ch & Res Performance HorseCh. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserRes. Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxCh & Res Amateur Performance, GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxRes. Ch. Padrino EC William Berman William & Marcia BermanCh & Res Amateur Performance, MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxRes. Ch. BBC Evita Sierra Hardin Bill & Becky ChaseChampion & Reserve Luxury GeldingCh. BDS Sin Parangon Janic Arllentar Ronald & Carol BrownRes. Ch. RCh Purisimo Bonnie Gallegos Danell AdamsChampion & Reserve Breeding MareCh. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Ltd.Res. Ch. LEA Poema Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Breeding StallionCh. WF Patrimonio Bonnie Gallegos Danell AdamsRes. Ch. LEA El Poeta E.T. Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreBest Gaited Horse of ShowBest WF Patrimonio Bonnie Gallegos Danell AdamsCh of Ch Amateur Performance, GeldingCh. of Ch. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxCh of Ch Amateur Performance, MareCh. of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Bill & Linda Virgin & Nicholas BreauxCh of Ch Amateur Performance, StallionCh. of Ch. AR Ambicioso Nicholas Breaux William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh. of Ch. BDS Sin Parangon Janic Arllentar Ronald & Carol BrownChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh. of Ch. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Ltd.Champion of Champions Breeding StallionCh. of Ch. WF Patrimonio Bonnie Gallegos Danell Adams
16th Annual Fiesta of the Spanish Horse, Peruvian Paso Horse DivisionMarch 2-4, 2014 LAEC, Burbank, CA Judge: Rolando Garcia, Panama
Champion & Reserve Junior MareCh. HVM Legacia Jorge Valenzuela Harald & Vanita MannBest Gaited Horse of ShowBest WF Patrimonio Bonnie Gallegos Danell AdamsBest Bozal Horse of ShowBest Reina de Corazones MDS Janic Arllentar Terry & Marie CookChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxRes. MLM Emisario Julia Mann Anne RyanChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxRes. Paloma DR Trish Palmer Trish PalmerChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. RSV Noble Sol Julia Mann Leatherbury & ValenzuelaRes. DWB Zeus Frank Sutalo Frank SutaloChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Owner to Ride Performance HorseCh. Paloma DR Trish Palmer Trish PalmerChampion & Reserve Champion Performance GeldingCh. MLM Bandolero Jorge Valenzuela Carolyn TruskowskiRes. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxChampion & Reserve Champion Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxRes. Paloma DR Trish Palmer Trish PalmerChampion & Reserve Champion Performance StallionCh. DWB Zeus Frank Sutalo Frank SutaloChampion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. BDB Chocolate Jorge Valenzuela Susan McMahanRes. BDS Sin Parangon Ron Brown Ronald & Carol BrownChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo LimitedRes. La Rubia Especial DR Tony Botello D RanchChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. HdN Dignatario Dianna Whisenant Terry & Mari CookRes. *GCLP Vanidoso Janic Arllentar Framtalo LimitedChampion & Reserve Champion Novice RiderCh. Chaquira DR Sarah Colley D RanchChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Nicholas Breaux William MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Emisario Julia Mann Anne RyanChampion of Champions Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nicholas BreauxChampion of Champions Performance StallionCh of Ch. RSV Spirit Lauren Leatherbury Leatherbury & ValenzuelaChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Bandolero Dianna Whisenant Carolyn TruskowskiChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo LimitedChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. HdN Dignatario Janic Arllentar Terry & Mari Cook
For Sale or Trade: RDS Don Diego de la Vega, 12 year old brood mare. Excellent gait. This mare could giveyou a champion horse. For sale $1500. or trade for Paso filly. Call Gaston at 760 213-0477.
Show Results
D. Joy Gould, Hacienda Sosegado ~~Dear Peruvian Horse Enthusiasts:We are doing it again, Hacienda Sosegado is hosting our second annual herd reduction sale. We have gone to other ranchesduring the year to assemble a good group of horses for sale to add to our horses that are available.So save the date: Saturday, July 12, 2014 It should be a fun day for riding and eating lunchNearly all the horses on our sales list are featured on our website, www.haciendasosegado.com , and at our CHANNEL onYoutube. Go to the Hacienda Sosegado Channel and look for horses with (June 2014) attached to their name. Our salelast year was very successful partly because of our early morning trail ride. If you see one of the riding horses that interestsyou, call me (951- 318-7782) and reserve that horse for the trail ride. Bozal horses and brood mares are excluded from theride.The schedule for the day includes: Trail Ride 9:00 a.m.; Presentation of Horses 11:00 a.m.; Test Rides; Lunch 12:30 p.m..Please join us if you can. These events here at the ranch have been great fun for all and we have matched up horse andowner very well.
Featured Artist, Carolyn Truskowski
Scenes from Fiesta of the Spanish Horse
Featured Artist, Carolyn Truskowski
Scenes from Spring Classic & Pacific Coast (double show)
Featured Artist, Carolyn Truskowski
Scenes from Fiesta of the Spanish Horse
Featured Artist, Carolyn Truskowski
Scenes from Spring Classic & Pacific Coast (double show)
Spring Classic, Southern California Peruvian Paso Club, Championship ShowJune 6-8, 2014 Galway Downs, Temecula, CA Judge: Mimi Busk-Downey, CanadaChampion & Reserve Champion Junior MareCh. KS Recuerdo Enrique Subauste Enrique SubausteRes. Pintura EC Janic Arllentar Nancy GaelenBest Gaited Horse of ShowBest RCh Ventarrones Dante Mazzi Rancho ChahuchuRes Best RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell M. AdamsBest Bozal Horse of ShowBest GG Primicia Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldRes Best Reina de Corazones MDS Janic Arllentar Terry & Mari CookChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Breeding/Luxury HorseCh. MLM Gracioso Vanita Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannRes. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell M. AdamsChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. DOR Aragon James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Jose Luis Enciso, Jr. Rancho ChahuchuRes. RSV Payaso Debbie Pye Jorge Valenzuela & William & Debra PyeChampion & Reserve Champion Performance GeldingCh. MLM Gracioso Vanita Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannRes. DOR Aragon James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuRes.Champion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. Zeus HCP Janic Arllentar Andrew Andreasen & Kerrie JusticeRes. MLM Gracioso Dianna Whisenant Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Limited PartnershipRes. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Ellis & GarayarRes. HdN Dignatario Dianna Whisenant Terry & Mari CookChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Nicholas Breaux William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Gracioso Julia Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion of Champions Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Performance StallionCh of Ch. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Gracioso Dianna Whisenant Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Limited PartnershipChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Ellis & Garayar
Pacific Coast, Southern California Peruvian Paso Club, Championship ShowJune 6-8, 2014 Galway Downs, Temecula, CA Judge: Luis (Lucho) DapeloChampion & Reserve Champion Junior MareCh. KS Recuerdo Enrique Subauste Enrique SubausteRes. Pintura EC Janic Arllentar Nancy GaelenBest Gaited Horse of ShowBest RCh Ventarrones Dante Mazzi Rancho ChahuchuRes Best RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell M. AdamsBest Bozal Horse of ShowBest GG Primicia Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldRes Best Reina de Corazones MDS Janic Arllentar Terry & Mari CookChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Breeding/Luxury HorseCh. MLM Gracioso Vanita Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannRes. DJG Mirasol Joy Gould D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. DOR Aragon James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. LEA Poetica Cheryl Calentine Cheryl CalentineChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Jose Luis Enciso, Jr. Rancho ChahuchuRes. RSV Payaso Debbie Pye Jorge Valenzuela & William & Debra PyeChampion & Reserve Champion Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. MLM Gracioso Vanita Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion & Reserve Champion Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuRes.Champion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. MLM Gracioso Dianna Whisenant Harald, Vanita & Julia MannRes. Zeus HCP Janic Arllentar Andrew Andreasen & Kerrie JusticeChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreRes. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Limited PartnershipChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Ellis & GarayarRes. RUS Tatan Ricardo Ubillus RUS RanchChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Nicholas Breaux William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance GeldingCh of Ch. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion of Champions Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Performance StallionCh of Ch. RNO Imperio Stefanie Mannon Barbara AlexanderChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell M. AdamsChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. *GCLP Vanidoso Janic Arllentar Framtalo Limited Partnership
Spring Classic, Southern California Peruvian Paso Club, Championship ShowJune 6-8, 2014 Galway Downs, Temecula, CA Judge: Mimi Busk-Downey, CanadaChampion & Reserve Champion Junior MareCh. KS Recuerdo Enrique Subauste Enrique SubausteRes. Pintura EC Janic Arllentar Nancy GaelenBest Gaited Horse of ShowBest RCh Ventarrones Dante Mazzi Rancho ChahuchuRes Best RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell M. AdamsBest Bozal Horse of ShowBest GG Primicia Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldRes Best Reina de Corazones MDS Janic Arllentar Terry & Mari CookChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Breeding/Luxury HorseCh. MLM Gracioso Vanita Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannRes. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell M. AdamsChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. DOR Aragon James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Jose Luis Enciso, Jr. Rancho ChahuchuRes. RSV Payaso Debbie Pye Jorge Valenzuela & William & Debra PyeChampion & Reserve Champion Performance GeldingCh. MLM Gracioso Vanita Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannRes. DOR Aragon James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuRes.Champion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. Zeus HCP Janic Arllentar Andrew Andreasen & Kerrie JusticeRes. MLM Gracioso Dianna Whisenant Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Limited PartnershipRes. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Ellis & GarayarRes. HdN Dignatario Dianna Whisenant Terry & Mari CookChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Nicholas Breaux William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Gracioso Julia Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion of Champions Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Performance StallionCh of Ch. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Gracioso Dianna Whisenant Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Limited PartnershipChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Ellis & Garayar
Pacific Coast, Southern California Peruvian Paso Club, Championship ShowJune 6-8, 2014 Galway Downs, Temecula, CA Judge: Luis (Lucho) DapeloChampion & Reserve Champion Junior MareCh. KS Recuerdo Enrique Subauste Enrique SubausteRes. Pintura EC Janic Arllentar Nancy GaelenBest Gaited Horse of ShowBest RCh Ventarrones Dante Mazzi Rancho ChahuchuRes Best RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell M. AdamsBest Bozal Horse of ShowBest GG Primicia Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldRes Best Reina de Corazones MDS Janic Arllentar Terry & Mari CookChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Breeding/Luxury HorseCh. MLM Gracioso Vanita Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannRes. DJG Mirasol Joy Gould D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. DOR Aragon James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. LEA Poetica Cheryl Calentine Cheryl CalentineChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Jose Luis Enciso, Jr. Rancho ChahuchuRes. RSV Payaso Debbie Pye Jorge Valenzuela & William & Debra PyeChampion & Reserve Champion Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. MLM Gracioso Vanita Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion & Reserve Champion Performance MareCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginRes. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuRes.Champion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. MLM Gracioso Dianna Whisenant Harald, Vanita & Julia MannRes. Zeus HCP Janic Arllentar Andrew Andreasen & Kerrie JusticeChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreRes. Zenyatta MDS Janic Arllentar Framtalo Limited PartnershipChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Ellis & GarayarRes. RUS Tatan Ricardo Ubillus RUS RanchChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Nicholas Breaux William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance GeldingCh of Ch. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion of Champions Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B & L VirginChampion of Champions Performance StallionCh of Ch. RNO Imperio Stefanie Mannon Barbara AlexanderChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell M. AdamsChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. *GCLP Vanidoso Janic Arllentar Framtalo Limited Partnership
Featured Artist, Carolyn TruskowskiMore Scenes from Spring Classic & Pacific Coast (double show)
Featured Artist, Carolyn TruskowskiMore Scenes from Spring Classic & Pacific Coast (double show)
Gold Rush Classic, Rio Grande Peruvian Paso Club, Championship ShowJune 27-29, 2014 Las Vegas, NV Judge: Roque BenavidesChampion & Reserve Champion Junior MareCh. KS Recuerdo Enrique Subauste Enrique SubausteRes. PVR Bailarina Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloChampion & Reserve Best Bozal Horse of ShowCh. PVR Bailarina Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloRes. GG Primicia Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Best Gaited Horse of ShowCh. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell AdamsRes. BDS Valiente Chantelle Sawatzky Paradise RanchChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Performance HorseCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginRes. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginRes. MLM Emisario Kelly Powers Anne RyanChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreRes. JVZ Dona Brillante Jack Zehren Jack ZehrenChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Jose Luis Enciso, Jr. Rancho ChahuchuRes. BDS Orgullo del Peru John Rodgers John & Gail RodgersChampion & Reserve Champion Performance HorseCh. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuRes. DJG Mirasol Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Breeding/Luxury HorseCh. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell AdamsRes. BDS Comandante Ben Sawatzky Paradise RanchChampion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. BDS Valiente Ben Sawatzky Paradise RanchRes. BBC Centauro Bill Chase Bill & Becky ChaseChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. *CEC Media Luna Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloRes. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. RDL Invencible Enrique Subauste Walter & Judy HensleeRes. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Garayar & EllisChampion of Champions AOTR Performance HorseCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Emisario Kelly Powers Anne RyanChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance HorseCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. BDS Valiente Ben Sawatzky Paradise RanchChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. GG Angola Bonnie Gallegos Gallegos & EllisChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. EG Emperador Jorge Valenzuela Michael Fox
Gold Rush Classic, Central Coast Peruvian Paso Club, Championship ShowJune 27-29, 2014 Las Vegas, NV Judge: Chris AustinChampion & Reserve Champion Junior MareCh. KS Recuerdo Enrique Subauste Enrique SubausteRes. PVR Bailarina Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloChampion & Reserve Best Bozal Horse of ShowCh. PVR Bailarina Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloRes. GG Primicia Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Best Gaited Horse of ShowCh. RCh Ventarrones Dante Mazzi Rancho ChahuchuRes. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell AdamsChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Performance HorseCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginRes. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. MLM Emisario Kelly Powers Anne RyanRes. MLM Gracioso Julia Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. ACS Besame Mas Stefanie Mannon Barbara AlexanderRes. DJG Mirasol D. Joy Gould D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. BDS Orgullo del Peru John Rodgers John & Gail RodgersRes. RCh Gatillo Jose Luis Enciso, Jr. Rancho ChahuchuChampion & Reserve Champion Performance HorseCh. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuRes. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Breeding/Luxury HorseCh. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell AdamsRes. LEA Victoria Barbara Windom La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. BDS Valiente Ben Sawatzky Paradise RanchRes. MLM Gracioso Dianna Whisenant Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreRes. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Garayar & EllisRes. RDL Invencible Enrique Subauste Walter & Judy HensleeChampion of Champions AOTR Performance HorseCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance HorseCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Bandolero Jorge Valenzuela Carolyn TruskowskiChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. GG Angola Bonnie Gallegos Gallegos & EllisChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. EG Emperador Jorge Valenzuela Michael Fox
Gold Rush Classic, Rio Grande Peruvian Paso Club, Championship ShowJune 27-29, 2014 Las Vegas, NV Judge: Roque BenavidesChampion & Reserve Champion Junior MareCh. KS Recuerdo Enrique Subauste Enrique SubausteRes. PVR Bailarina Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloChampion & Reserve Best Bozal Horse of ShowCh. PVR Bailarina Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloRes. GG Primicia Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Best Gaited Horse of ShowCh. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell AdamsRes. BDS Valiente Chantelle Sawatzky Paradise RanchChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Performance HorseCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginRes. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. LHL Montana Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginRes. MLM Emisario Kelly Powers Anne RyanChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreRes. JVZ Dona Brillante Jack Zehren Jack ZehrenChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. RCh Gatillo Jose Luis Enciso, Jr. Rancho ChahuchuRes. BDS Orgullo del Peru John Rodgers John & Gail RodgersChampion & Reserve Champion Performance HorseCh. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuRes. DJG Mirasol Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Breeding/Luxury HorseCh. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell AdamsRes. BDS Comandante Ben Sawatzky Paradise RanchChampion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. BDS Valiente Ben Sawatzky Paradise RanchRes. BBC Centauro Bill Chase Bill & Becky ChaseChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. *CEC Media Luna Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloRes. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. RDL Invencible Enrique Subauste Walter & Judy HensleeRes. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Garayar & EllisChampion of Champions AOTR Performance HorseCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Emisario Kelly Powers Anne RyanChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance HorseCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. BDS Valiente Ben Sawatzky Paradise RanchChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. GG Angola Bonnie Gallegos Gallegos & EllisChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. EG Emperador Jorge Valenzuela Michael Fox
Gold Rush Classic, Central Coast Peruvian Paso Club, Championship ShowJune 27-29, 2014 Las Vegas, NV Judge: Chris AustinChampion & Reserve Champion Junior MareCh. KS Recuerdo Enrique Subauste Enrique SubausteRes. PVR Bailarina Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloChampion & Reserve Best Bozal Horse of ShowCh. PVR Bailarina Willians Castaneda Luis & Jeanelle DapeloRes. GG Primicia Ebert Garayar D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Best Gaited Horse of ShowCh. RCh Ventarrones Dante Mazzi Rancho ChahuchuRes. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell AdamsChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Performance HorseCh. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginRes. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance GeldingCh. MLM Emisario Kelly Powers Anne RyanRes. MLM Gracioso Julia Mann Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance MareCh. ACS Besame Mas Stefanie Mannon Barbara AlexanderRes. DJG Mirasol D. Joy Gould D. Joy GouldChampion & Reserve Champion Amateur Performance StallionCh. BDS Orgullo del Peru John Rodgers John & Gail RodgersRes. RCh Gatillo Jose Luis Enciso, Jr. Rancho ChahuchuChampion & Reserve Champion Performance HorseCh. RCh Gatillo Bonnie Gallegos Rancho ChahuchuRes. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion & Reserve Champion AOTR Breeding/Luxury HorseCh. RCh Purisimo Danell Adams Danell AdamsRes. LEA Victoria Barbara Windom La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Luxury GeldingCh. BDS Valiente Ben Sawatzky Paradise RanchRes. MLM Gracioso Dianna Whisenant Harald, Vanita & Julia MannChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding MareCh. LEA Glorieta Roberto Quijandria La Estancia AlegreRes. LEA Victoria Kelly Powers La Estancia AlegreChampion & Reserve Champion Breeding StallionCh. GG Senegal Ebert Garayar Garayar & EllisRes. RDL Invencible Enrique Subauste Walter & Judy HensleeChampion of Champions AOTR Performance HorseCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance GeldingCh of Ch. RDLF Festejo James Alexander James AlexanderChampion of Champions Amateur Performance MareCh of Ch. F-P Evangeline Nicholas Breaux Nick Breaux & B&L VirginChampion of Champions Amateur Performance StallionCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Performance HorseCh of Ch. AR Ambicioso Bonnie Gallegos William & Gisela MuhlhauserChampion of Champions Luxury GeldingCh of Ch. MLM Bandolero Jorge Valenzuela Carolyn TruskowskiChampion of Champions Breeding MareCh of Ch. GG Angola Bonnie Gallegos Gallegos & EllisChampion of Champions Breeding StallionCh of Ch. EG Emperador Jorge Valenzuela Michael Fox
Henry F. Curry Jr. MD 1936-2014This week (5/28/2014) we lost a longstandingmember of the Northwest Peruvian HorseClub and Paso community. Henry F. CurryJr., MD., owner of Curry Ranch in KlamathFalls, Oregon, passed away at home after ayear of declining health. Henry had been in-volved with the Peruvian Breed since theearly 1970s and went from owning one favor-ite Peruvian Paso mare to a small breedingbarn set up in Thousand Oaks, California, tolater owning several large scale PeruvianPaso ranches in Durango, Colorado andKlamath Falls, Oregon. Henry retired from asuccessful career as a Doctor and practiceowner of two Ophthalmology clinics inSothern California. Henry had wrestled with that idea, when he switchedfrom large animal medicine in Medical School, as his first interest wasworking with horses and cattle. At one time he was one of the largest Peru-
vian Paso herd owners and Limousine cattle breeders in theUnited States, with over 120 horses. He wrote several articleson the Peruvian breed, and his show horses won many Na-tional and Regional titles.Henry wished for his loyal long time friend and horse trainer,Jaime Aguirre, to continue with the Curry Ranch stock. Jaimewill maintain several of Curry Ranch’s best horses and hopesto continue winning in the show ring. Henry asked that there tobe "no memorial service" for him, however, if you feel in-clined to tip your cowboy hat, lift a drink of Jack Daniels, orplay a old Hank Williams tune in honor of his memory, I amsure he would be "Much Obliged." Happy Trails Henry!Kathryn Z. Hodges
1976 Seminar Notes (continued)Now, in the middle of Peru around Lima, there were horsesthat were very fine looking - beautiful heads almost likeArabians - with big eyes. They concentrated on beauty anda comfortable gait rather than a showy one. Parodi andMusante are examples of horses with nice looking headsand comfortable gaits although they may sometimes lacktermino and arrogance. But this is a matter of personal taste.In the south, the terrain is more difficult with morehills. They concentrated very much on stamina. Theywanted a horse with the nerve and brio to go over hard ter-rain. And they had all this fire with very good legs. So thesehorses have a lot of brio but the heads are not as pretty asthose from around Lima.As the roads facilitated transportation and communicationbetween breeders it made the national show possible. Thefirst National Show was 32 years ago and there was achance to compare horses from different parts of the coun-try. This led to breeders trading stallions. At that time, rais-ing horses was not a business in Peru; it was a friendly andsporting thing. We were in the habit of lending our stallionsto each other. We also had the practice of loaning mares toeach other - "giving the belly of the mare". Now that wehave less land and some money is involved, that maychange a bit.Audience: Does the trainer make a lot of difference in thethread?Sr. Graña: Yes, it can be modified, but only within certainlimits. A trainer may ruin a good horse but he will nevermake a poor horse into an exceptional horse.Audience: How much can you tell about the young ones -would you rather see them too close to the trot or pace?Sr. Graña: You can tell most during the first week - later itmay be very difficult. They may trot or pace. The goodhorses will show a mix of gaits even if the trot part of thetime. However, if you know the breeding and a horse isgood he will still gait when he is under saddle. If you have ahorse that is completely lateral; IF he has brio he is proba-bly the best. He will come out of the lateral gait into a bro-ken pace. Now with this kind of horse, too much good care,too much love is bad. He must understand the spurs andcollection.If you have a purebred Peruvian Paso it will do the pasollano under saddle, no matter how much it may trot whenyoung.Audience: What are the peak years as far as training?Sr. Graña: That depends on the conformation but thesehorses mature late and they should be at least a full 3 yearsof age before putting weight on them. Then you have tohandle the horse according to the strength of the individ-ual. We usually go slow until four years of age.We do not make any distinction between a working horseand a show horse. They are all a Peruvian horse. Some ofthem are showier than others. But you can have a horse witha lot of termino and he can work hard for many days andmany years.If you have a horse with a lot, A LOT, of termino and youwork him 2-3 days for 6-7 horse he may get tired a littlesooner than a horse with less termino and over the years thetermino may decrease to a small degree.
From the Curry Ranch website1976 Seminar Notes (Printed in the Peruvian Horse Review, Volume 3, Number 3, Fall 1976)(Note: This was part of a judge's seminar held at the National Championship Show, the judge being Sr. Fernando Graña.)Sr. Graña: In discussing the gait of the Peruvian horse I would first like to mention that for "paso" there is no exact word inEnglish for precise translation. The Peruvian Paso horse moves mainly in the lateral way; the gait is a broken lateral move-ment and is the essence of this breed. Why is this important? Because horses are bred for certain purposes. In my countrywe may ride for 7 - 8 hours a day in covering the plantations. In the medieval times they used light horses with a lateralgait to ride to the battlefield where they mounted the heavy battle horses. So we bred horses for a comfortable ride andsecondly for beauty. So each horse has a certain purpose. Now the important thing for you people to do is to have a clearpurpose - a common aim - in developing the breed in your country. Otherwise, you will go in different directions whichwill be bad for the horse, and will probably make no progress. The only thing I can say is what I would do and tell youwhat I think the Peruvian horse deserves. If you have gone many miles to find this type of horse you should not try tochange him to suit a different purpose. You should try to improve the horse within the same lines; but not to change him. Ifyou wanted something different what is the point of traveling so far to obtain this unique breed.Before modern communications people in different areas of Peru nurtured different ideas. In the North there was a Mr.Zapata who was a very good horseman. He concentrated on developing what he liked most - an easy, smooth gait with lotsof termino. He paid little attention to color or size.Some years after a Mr. Aspillaga from Cayalti (also north), bought some of these horses. And then Hacienda de Pucalacame into the picture when Mr. Cepeda also started to buy some of these horses. By this time Mr. Zapata had died and Mr.Torre Ugarte . . . .Audience: How many years ago?Sr. Graña: Zapata, 60 years ago, Ugarte, 40 years ago and Aspillaga and Cepeda about 15-20 years ago.So these horses had the greatest of termino and a very easy ride. Examples of these are all the horses you have here fromHacienda de Pucala, like the Mandinga horses with great termino but a tendency to be weak, especially in the front legs.
Audience: What are the names of the major breeders in theSouth?Sr. Graña: The man who really did it, de la Borda, died, andnow Alfredo Elias is the leader because he got it from hisuncle, de la Borda. You also have Gotuzzo, Camino andQueirolo. They are all around Ica and have been using Al-fredo Elias's stallions.Audience: What is the relationship between termino andgait?Sr. Graña: Termino is important for two reasons: one is thatfor people who don't know about Peruvian horses, terminois striking and people know it is a different type of horse. Itis spectacular and flashy. A lot of termino isn't necessaryfor a comfortable ride; it adds to the visual effect. But I amgoing to read to you something written by Dr. Henry Curry."Termino is an outward rolling of the front limbs duringextension. It should originate in the shoulders and be associ-ated with obvious "looseness" and fluidity in the movementof the shoulder girdle. This allows well gaited horses toreach out and forward in a smooth, graceful manner withminimal transmission of vertical force to the back. Horsesdevoid of this quality cannot extend smoothly and they fre-quently move in the front with short, 'choppy' steps."Termino in the lower forelimb consists of anterior and lat-eral rotation around axes in the knee and fetlock. As thelimb extends, the foot swings out in a lateral arc before re-turning squarely to the ground. The amount of vertical ac-tion varies considerably among individuals and must beevaluated in accord with the smoothness and elegance ofgait. For example, a horse with limited vertical movementmay be extremely smooth and extend well, but lack thecrisp animation that is desirable in a showhorse. Conversely, a horse with high action and poor exten-sion or roughness of gait cannot be considered desir-able. Ideally termino begins with a free, fluid rolling move-ment in the shoulders and is executed with good exten-sion. The relationship between lateral and vertical action inthe knee and fetlock should provide the appearance of brisk,harmonious animation with no appreciable sacrifice insmoothness."This is, I think, exactly what termino is. Termino has itslimitations. If the knee action is too high, it may detractfrom smoothness. Also if a horse pounds too hard on theground it may weaken the pasterns.Audience: We have been discussing the front end of thePeruvian horse but I have noticed that many of these horsesappear very poor in the rear.Sr. Graña: You are 100% right. We want to correct this asmuch as possible. We have been talking mostly about thefront of the horse because that is the flashy part and whatyou see first.But the real important thing is behind, because that is whatpropels the horse. We have to give this horse more musclebehind, bigger and stronger in the rear. People have concen-trated too much on the front movement and not enough onthe other. But I think it is essential that horses be long in thecroup and well muscled across the lumbar area. It is alsotrue that Peruvian horses have a little more angle at thehocks than other breeds. But this is alright, because if youthink about it, a very straight angle in the hocks causes
Henry F. Curry Jr. MD 1936-2014This week (5/28/2014) we lost a longstandingmember of the Northwest Peruvian HorseClub and Paso community. Henry F. CurryJr., MD., owner of Curry Ranch in KlamathFalls, Oregon, passed away at home after ayear of declining health. Henry had been in-volved with the Peruvian Breed since theearly 1970s and went from owning one favor-ite Peruvian Paso mare to a small breedingbarn set up in Thousand Oaks, California, tolater owning several large scale PeruvianPaso ranches in Durango, Colorado andKlamath Falls, Oregon. Henry retired from asuccessful career as a Doctor and practiceowner of two Ophthalmology clinics inSothern California. Henry had wrestled with that idea, when he switchedfrom large animal medicine in Medical School, as his first interest wasworking with horses and cattle. At one time he was one of the largest Peru-
vian Paso herd owners and Limousine cattle breeders in theUnited States, with over 120 horses. He wrote several articleson the Peruvian breed, and his show horses won many Na-tional and Regional titles.Henry wished for his loyal long time friend and horse trainer,Jaime Aguirre, to continue with the Curry Ranch stock. Jaimewill maintain several of Curry Ranch’s best horses and hopesto continue winning in the show ring. Henry asked that there tobe "no memorial service" for him, however, if you feel in-clined to tip your cowboy hat, lift a drink of Jack Daniels, orplay a old Hank Williams tune in honor of his memory, I amsure he would be "Much Obliged." Happy Trails Henry!Kathryn Z. Hodges
1976 Seminar Notes (continued)Now, in the middle of Peru around Lima, there were horsesthat were very fine looking - beautiful heads almost likeArabians - with big eyes. They concentrated on beauty anda comfortable gait rather than a showy one. Parodi andMusante are examples of horses with nice looking headsand comfortable gaits although they may sometimes lacktermino and arrogance. But this is a matter of personal taste.In the south, the terrain is more difficult with morehills. They concentrated very much on stamina. Theywanted a horse with the nerve and brio to go over hard ter-rain. And they had all this fire with very good legs. So thesehorses have a lot of brio but the heads are not as pretty asthose from around Lima.As the roads facilitated transportation and communicationbetween breeders it made the national show possible. Thefirst National Show was 32 years ago and there was achance to compare horses from different parts of the coun-try. This led to breeders trading stallions. At that time, rais-ing horses was not a business in Peru; it was a friendly andsporting thing. We were in the habit of lending our stallionsto each other. We also had the practice of loaning mares toeach other - "giving the belly of the mare". Now that wehave less land and some money is involved, that maychange a bit.Audience: Does the trainer make a lot of difference in thethread?Sr. Graña: Yes, it can be modified, but only within certainlimits. A trainer may ruin a good horse but he will nevermake a poor horse into an exceptional horse.Audience: How much can you tell about the young ones -would you rather see them too close to the trot or pace?Sr. Graña: You can tell most during the first week - later itmay be very difficult. They may trot or pace. The goodhorses will show a mix of gaits even if the trot part of thetime. However, if you know the breeding and a horse isgood he will still gait when he is under saddle. If you have ahorse that is completely lateral; IF he has brio he is proba-bly the best. He will come out of the lateral gait into a bro-ken pace. Now with this kind of horse, too much good care,too much love is bad. He must understand the spurs andcollection.If you have a purebred Peruvian Paso it will do the pasollano under saddle, no matter how much it may trot whenyoung.Audience: What are the peak years as far as training?Sr. Graña: That depends on the conformation but thesehorses mature late and they should be at least a full 3 yearsof age before putting weight on them. Then you have tohandle the horse according to the strength of the individ-ual. We usually go slow until four years of age.We do not make any distinction between a working horseand a show horse. They are all a Peruvian horse. Some ofthem are showier than others. But you can have a horse witha lot of termino and he can work hard for many days andmany years.If you have a horse with a lot, A LOT, of termino and youwork him 2-3 days for 6-7 horse he may get tired a littlesooner than a horse with less termino and over the years thetermino may decrease to a small degree.
From the Curry Ranch website1976 Seminar Notes (Printed in the Peruvian Horse Review, Volume 3, Number 3, Fall 1976)(Note: This was part of a judge's seminar held at the National Championship Show, the judge being Sr. Fernando Graña.)Sr. Graña: In discussing the gait of the Peruvian horse I would first like to mention that for "paso" there is no exact word inEnglish for precise translation. The Peruvian Paso horse moves mainly in the lateral way; the gait is a broken lateral move-ment and is the essence of this breed. Why is this important? Because horses are bred for certain purposes. In my countrywe may ride for 7 - 8 hours a day in covering the plantations. In the medieval times they used light horses with a lateralgait to ride to the battlefield where they mounted the heavy battle horses. So we bred horses for a comfortable ride andsecondly for beauty. So each horse has a certain purpose. Now the important thing for you people to do is to have a clearpurpose - a common aim - in developing the breed in your country. Otherwise, you will go in different directions whichwill be bad for the horse, and will probably make no progress. The only thing I can say is what I would do and tell youwhat I think the Peruvian horse deserves. If you have gone many miles to find this type of horse you should not try tochange him to suit a different purpose. You should try to improve the horse within the same lines; but not to change him. Ifyou wanted something different what is the point of traveling so far to obtain this unique breed.Before modern communications people in different areas of Peru nurtured different ideas. In the North there was a Mr.Zapata who was a very good horseman. He concentrated on developing what he liked most - an easy, smooth gait with lotsof termino. He paid little attention to color or size.Some years after a Mr. Aspillaga from Cayalti (also north), bought some of these horses. And then Hacienda de Pucalacame into the picture when Mr. Cepeda also started to buy some of these horses. By this time Mr. Zapata had died and Mr.Torre Ugarte . . . .Audience: How many years ago?Sr. Graña: Zapata, 60 years ago, Ugarte, 40 years ago and Aspillaga and Cepeda about 15-20 years ago.So these horses had the greatest of termino and a very easy ride. Examples of these are all the horses you have here fromHacienda de Pucala, like the Mandinga horses with great termino but a tendency to be weak, especially in the front legs.
Audience: What are the names of the major breeders in theSouth?Sr. Graña: The man who really did it, de la Borda, died, andnow Alfredo Elias is the leader because he got it from hisuncle, de la Borda. You also have Gotuzzo, Camino andQueirolo. They are all around Ica and have been using Al-fredo Elias's stallions.Audience: What is the relationship between termino andgait?Sr. Graña: Termino is important for two reasons: one is thatfor people who don't know about Peruvian horses, terminois striking and people know it is a different type of horse. Itis spectacular and flashy. A lot of termino isn't necessaryfor a comfortable ride; it adds to the visual effect. But I amgoing to read to you something written by Dr. Henry Curry."Termino is an outward rolling of the front limbs duringextension. It should originate in the shoulders and be associ-ated with obvious "looseness" and fluidity in the movementof the shoulder girdle. This allows well gaited horses toreach out and forward in a smooth, graceful manner withminimal transmission of vertical force to the back. Horsesdevoid of this quality cannot extend smoothly and they fre-quently move in the front with short, 'choppy' steps."Termino in the lower forelimb consists of anterior and lat-eral rotation around axes in the knee and fetlock. As thelimb extends, the foot swings out in a lateral arc before re-turning squarely to the ground. The amount of vertical ac-tion varies considerably among individuals and must beevaluated in accord with the smoothness and elegance ofgait. For example, a horse with limited vertical movementmay be extremely smooth and extend well, but lack thecrisp animation that is desirable in a showhorse. Conversely, a horse with high action and poor exten-sion or roughness of gait cannot be considered desir-able. Ideally termino begins with a free, fluid rolling move-ment in the shoulders and is executed with good exten-sion. The relationship between lateral and vertical action inthe knee and fetlock should provide the appearance of brisk,harmonious animation with no appreciable sacrifice insmoothness."This is, I think, exactly what termino is. Termino has itslimitations. If the knee action is too high, it may detractfrom smoothness. Also if a horse pounds too hard on theground it may weaken the pasterns.Audience: We have been discussing the front end of thePeruvian horse but I have noticed that many of these horsesappear very poor in the rear.Sr. Graña: You are 100% right. We want to correct this asmuch as possible. We have been talking mostly about thefront of the horse because that is the flashy part and whatyou see first.But the real important thing is behind, because that is whatpropels the horse. We have to give this horse more musclebehind, bigger and stronger in the rear. People have concen-trated too much on the front movement and not enough onthe other. But I think it is essential that horses be long in thecroup and well muscled across the lumbar area. It is alsotrue that Peruvian horses have a little more angle at thehocks than other breeds. But this is alright, because if youthink about it, a very straight angle in the hocks causes
1976 Seminar Notes(continued)vertical motion in the rear whenthe horse steps forward with therear legs. We also allow thehocks to be closer together butthey should be straight andshould never angle out.Audience: If termino "hurts" ahorse, then we should want toeliminate some of it, is that whatyou said?Sr. Graña: No, what I say isthis: we would like unlimitedtermino without "hurting," butfrequently it does. So, then, it isup to the breeder, up to yourjudgment, to evaluate the type ofhorse, type of bone and all that,to try to reach that unpredictablepoint where termino is good anddoesn't hurt.Audience: You mentioned theimportance of improving thehorse's back. Is there a particularbloodline that is good in theback? Should one look for indi-viduals that are good in the backor should we exercise the horseto see what their potential is?Sr. Graña: Again this is some-thing that is very impor-tant. Breeding is not done by theindividual; it is done by thebloodline. A horse may have abeautiful back but you had betterstudy the bloodlines before youuse him as a "corrector" ofbacks. Because for some reasonor other if he comes out of amare with a very good back anda stallion with a poor one hemight have come out with thestrong back of his mother, butgive you the weak back of hisfather. You have to choose theindividual but the more youknow about his background thebetter it is. In other words, Iwould rather breed from a horsethat doesn't have a very goodback, if his breeding is one ofstrong backs than the reverse. Itmight be a difficult thing to findit, but it can occur. Choosehorses with good backs but learnall you can about the ancestors.
From the Curry Ranch websiteAn Interview with Señor Fernando GrañaBy Henry Curry, Jr., MD(Printed in the Peruvian Horse Review, Volume 3, Number 4, Win-ter 1976)H. Curry: It seems to be a consensus of breeders in this country that you are one ofthe most knowledgeable and perhaps the premier contemporary expert on the Peru-vian Paso Horse. For the benefit of our readers, would you be kind enough to tracethe highlights of your involvement as a breeder, exhibitor and judge of this horse?Sr. Graña: It starts way back. In the first place, I belong to a family of old time ranch-ers in Peru and we have owned and worked for five generations in the same haci-enda. It was a rather large place so we needed horses to inspect the ranch each dayand I was virtually raised on horseback. I couldn't say when I started riding but it wasas soon as someone sat me on a horse. I just happed to become very attached. We hada man in charge of the horses who was a trainer, originally for my father. He wasreally a wonderful man on horseback and he taught me a lot of the training and of thepoints about the Peruvian Paso horse. I think many of the things I have learned havebeen through him. I have always been fond of horses in every way, almost allbreeds. I have been a polo player many years of my life and even in spite of myweight I've been in jumping contests and other events, so I'm familiar not only withthe Peruvian breed, but with other breeds as well. I think that has allowed me to havea broader look at this breed, to see some of the good points of other horses that couldbe applied from the riding or from the conformation point of view, to our Peruvianhorse.Then in Lima, when the shows started thirty-something years ago, I always attendedthem. A brother of mine, my older brother, used to be the judge and when he gave itup I was called to judge, and ever since, for about twenty years, I have judged all theshows except for the ones where I have been away. You know the rest I think.H. Curry: You have bred some very fine horses; would you mention some of themost outstanding ones?Sr. Graña: Well, yes, we've had some good horses over the years like everyoneelse. But because my brother and I have been judges since the shows began, we havenot felt free to show our own horses. So only occasionally I have taken one or twothat I thought were very good and was excused for judging that entry. So we've hadsome champions. For instance, to speak of the last few ones, I've had Maharaja, whowas a Champion about ten years ago, and Minerva, who was Champion of Champi-ons three years in succession. And I also have Gitana, a daughter of Caramelo, whowas Champion of Champions three years. Now I have Cascabel. (Editor'snote: Cascabel was Champion in 1971 and Champion of Champions in 1975 and1976.) The other mares I have, without even being shown have been declared in thereserve of the breed, the ones that are not allowed to be sold to any other country; forthey are considered valuable stock for the Peruvian Paso Horse. I've had some otherprizes, like Barrabas, the gelding I see here in Santa Rosa each time I come. He wastrained by me and also won first prize when he was one and a half years old. I geldedhim afterwards because he was such a good horse to ride and I wanted one to do mywork on. We do ride a lot, and in those days, for inspection, we rode for a number ofhours each day. That is why I gelded that horse. I wanted a very good horse for thatpurpose.H. Curry: How many horses did you have when the ranch was in full operation?Sr. Graña: Well, we had to saddle fifteen horses every day for the supervisors on theranch and every person needs at least three horses; so all in all with the broodmaresand young ones we had at least one hundred thirty to one hundred forty horses on theplace. Well now, everything has changed so much, we don't have the land any moreso I only have a few, about eighteen right now which are, of course, the selectedones.
An Interview with Señor Fernando Graña(continued)H. Curry: Reportedly the Peruvian Paso is derived from acombination of Andalusian and Barb with some mixture ofFriesian and Spanish Jennet. Is this generally thought to befactual, by knowledgeable breeders in Peru?Sr. Graña: Well as to the origin of the Peruvian breed, eve-ryone seems to admit there is a combination of bloodlines;there is the Andalusian, Barb and the Friesian, thosethree. But, I also consider the Arabian horse. If we thinkthat horses did not exist in South America before the Span-ish came, all the horses came in those days from the horsesthe Spaniards brought. Naturally you can imagine that thegroup of people that came here with Pizarro were not pre-cisely horsemen or were not precisely the type of personnelwho would be very choosy about horses. So they justbrought animals they thought would be useful without re-gard to the background from the racial point of view. Togive you an idea of that, let me relate a story which historyholds to be true. The first time this bunch of people went toa southern port, Palos, in Spain, they had the money to buythe horses, but they went down and had some fun and spentall the money. This is a fact and is written in several historybooks dealing with the conquerors of Peru. So they col-lected more money and eventually bought some horses thatwere available. Now it stands to reason that they boughthorses with some Barb influence, especially if you considerthat for 800 years Spain had been under the rule of theMoors. But if you consider that there were horses fromNorthern Europe coming into the peninsula you can alsoaccept the likelihood that either the Moors or the Spanishwould have some horses from Arabia or with some Arabianblood. That's the only way I can explain the heads andnecks that you do find in some of the Peruvian horses. Theyare very similar to the Arabian. Well I know that my verygood friend, Mr. Ascasubi, who is a great authority on thisthing, makes a point that the Arabian has nothing to do withthe Peruvian Paso horse. This is one of the points uponwhich I disagree with him. This doesn't mean that I knowwho is right. But in any event, I cannot explain the heads ofmany of our horses without the influence of Arabianblood. Now you can still see traces of all these breeds in thePeruvian Paso Horse; for instance, some of them, very few,have a round powerful hind quarters. Even so I've seensome very good mares in Peru that have a slight depressionin the middles of the hind quarters and which comes verymuch from the Friesian, the big strong horses that wereused in Europe on the battlefields. Then you can also seethe termino probably began with the Spanish horse. Evennow the Andalusians have a little bit of termino; not asmuch as the Peruvian, but they have it. Then as with every-thing else you can sort of breed in those things and makethem more and more just with proper selection. So I sup-pose that the Peruvians of two or three hundred years agobred for it not only because it adds something to thesmoothness of the ride but also because it's flashy and theyliked it. It's something that attracts people's attention. Theywere breeding horses with termino but the beginning of it
probably came from the Andalusian horse. Now the Barb iseasily traceable because it resembles very much the confor-mation of the Peruvian horse and some of the noses we call"sheep" noses come from the Barb. Also they have this ca-pacity for standing hard work and many hours of walkingand being rather rustic. It seems all those conditions arevery much from the Barb horse.H. Curry: Do you know when the Peruvian Paso was firstthought to be a genetic entity, i.e. when horses possessingtermino and a four beat lateral gait were first able to consis-tently transmit these traits to their offspring?Sr. Graña: That is something that I can't give you very goodinformation on; because there have been no books, no re-cords, no history of this actually. But as I stop to think of it,I know for instance that my great-grandfather bred thesehorses. My grandfather and my father used to have a specialtaste for this breed and we had a sort of special type ofhorse. And if it was a genetic entity, let's say one hundredand fifty years ago, it stands to reason that it must havebeen accomplished at least about three hundred yearsago. Furthermore, I can recall little details here and there,that help understand how this was. I remember seeing apicture in a house of a friend of mine that portrays one ofthe viceroys coming into Lima with his group of people andtheir horses. You look at the horses and you see them gait-ing. So if these horses were gaiting already in those days,this is almost two hundred fifty years ago, then you mustrealize that the work had been started way back and thesehorses existed as a genetic entity I would say about threehundred years ago. That is just my guess because I can'tprove it, but I think it is about right.H. Curry: In the introductory comments of your seminaryou mentioned that "paso" is a word for which there is noprecise equivalent in the English language. "Brio" is appar-ently another such term. You helped us define "brio" for theBreed Standard of the PPHRNA several years ago. Thedefinition has been well accepted but some controversyremains about its significance. Would you elaborate on theimportance of brio?Sr. Graña: Now again about brio; this thing has been dis-cussed in the seminar we had two days ago. (Editor'snote: The seminar mentioned was held by the PPHRNA inconjunction with the 1976 National Show.) But it is such animportant thing I think we should go on about it until every-thing is clear. I remember that day (in the seminar) I asked afew of the people present, North Americans, how theywould define brio. I was interested in their definition be-cause it is a word that has no direct translation into Eng-lish. I was very happily surprised to see that all the answerswere correct. There was no misinterpretation of it, thoughyou would have to put two or three answers together to getthe complete significance of what brio is. Some horses arecold blooded, with a laziness to work, who have a tendencyto lower their heads and perform in a lazy, doggy man-ner. These horses have to be reminded constantly, with thespurs, with the reins or your voice, to keep on working. Andsome of them, if you are going for a long, long ride, let's saythrough a desert or something like that, will come to a mo-ment when they practically, if not collapse, will be walking
1976 Seminar Notes(continued)vertical motion in the rear whenthe horse steps forward with therear legs. We also allow thehocks to be closer together butthey should be straight andshould never angle out.Audience: If termino "hurts" ahorse, then we should want toeliminate some of it, is that whatyou said?Sr. Graña: No, what I say isthis: we would like unlimitedtermino without "hurting," butfrequently it does. So, then, it isup to the breeder, up to yourjudgment, to evaluate the type ofhorse, type of bone and all that,to try to reach that unpredictablepoint where termino is good anddoesn't hurt.Audience: You mentioned theimportance of improving thehorse's back. Is there a particularbloodline that is good in theback? Should one look for indi-viduals that are good in the backor should we exercise the horseto see what their potential is?Sr. Graña: Again this is some-thing that is very impor-tant. Breeding is not done by theindividual; it is done by thebloodline. A horse may have abeautiful back but you had betterstudy the bloodlines before youuse him as a "corrector" ofbacks. Because for some reasonor other if he comes out of amare with a very good back anda stallion with a poor one hemight have come out with thestrong back of his mother, butgive you the weak back of hisfather. You have to choose theindividual but the more youknow about his background thebetter it is. In other words, Iwould rather breed from a horsethat doesn't have a very goodback, if his breeding is one ofstrong backs than the reverse. Itmight be a difficult thing to findit, but it can occur. Choosehorses with good backs but learnall you can about the ancestors.
From the Curry Ranch websiteAn Interview with Señor Fernando GrañaBy Henry Curry, Jr., MD(Printed in the Peruvian Horse Review, Volume 3, Number 4, Win-ter 1976)H. Curry: It seems to be a consensus of breeders in this country that you are one ofthe most knowledgeable and perhaps the premier contemporary expert on the Peru-vian Paso Horse. For the benefit of our readers, would you be kind enough to tracethe highlights of your involvement as a breeder, exhibitor and judge of this horse?Sr. Graña: It starts way back. In the first place, I belong to a family of old time ranch-ers in Peru and we have owned and worked for five generations in the same haci-enda. It was a rather large place so we needed horses to inspect the ranch each dayand I was virtually raised on horseback. I couldn't say when I started riding but it wasas soon as someone sat me on a horse. I just happed to become very attached. We hada man in charge of the horses who was a trainer, originally for my father. He wasreally a wonderful man on horseback and he taught me a lot of the training and of thepoints about the Peruvian Paso horse. I think many of the things I have learned havebeen through him. I have always been fond of horses in every way, almost allbreeds. I have been a polo player many years of my life and even in spite of myweight I've been in jumping contests and other events, so I'm familiar not only withthe Peruvian breed, but with other breeds as well. I think that has allowed me to havea broader look at this breed, to see some of the good points of other horses that couldbe applied from the riding or from the conformation point of view, to our Peruvianhorse.Then in Lima, when the shows started thirty-something years ago, I always attendedthem. A brother of mine, my older brother, used to be the judge and when he gave itup I was called to judge, and ever since, for about twenty years, I have judged all theshows except for the ones where I have been away. You know the rest I think.H. Curry: You have bred some very fine horses; would you mention some of themost outstanding ones?Sr. Graña: Well, yes, we've had some good horses over the years like everyoneelse. But because my brother and I have been judges since the shows began, we havenot felt free to show our own horses. So only occasionally I have taken one or twothat I thought were very good and was excused for judging that entry. So we've hadsome champions. For instance, to speak of the last few ones, I've had Maharaja, whowas a Champion about ten years ago, and Minerva, who was Champion of Champi-ons three years in succession. And I also have Gitana, a daughter of Caramelo, whowas Champion of Champions three years. Now I have Cascabel. (Editor'snote: Cascabel was Champion in 1971 and Champion of Champions in 1975 and1976.) The other mares I have, without even being shown have been declared in thereserve of the breed, the ones that are not allowed to be sold to any other country; forthey are considered valuable stock for the Peruvian Paso Horse. I've had some otherprizes, like Barrabas, the gelding I see here in Santa Rosa each time I come. He wastrained by me and also won first prize when he was one and a half years old. I geldedhim afterwards because he was such a good horse to ride and I wanted one to do mywork on. We do ride a lot, and in those days, for inspection, we rode for a number ofhours each day. That is why I gelded that horse. I wanted a very good horse for thatpurpose.H. Curry: How many horses did you have when the ranch was in full operation?Sr. Graña: Well, we had to saddle fifteen horses every day for the supervisors on theranch and every person needs at least three horses; so all in all with the broodmaresand young ones we had at least one hundred thirty to one hundred forty horses on theplace. Well now, everything has changed so much, we don't have the land any moreso I only have a few, about eighteen right now which are, of course, the selectedones.
An Interview with Señor Fernando Graña(continued)H. Curry: Reportedly the Peruvian Paso is derived from acombination of Andalusian and Barb with some mixture ofFriesian and Spanish Jennet. Is this generally thought to befactual, by knowledgeable breeders in Peru?Sr. Graña: Well as to the origin of the Peruvian breed, eve-ryone seems to admit there is a combination of bloodlines;there is the Andalusian, Barb and the Friesian, thosethree. But, I also consider the Arabian horse. If we thinkthat horses did not exist in South America before the Span-ish came, all the horses came in those days from the horsesthe Spaniards brought. Naturally you can imagine that thegroup of people that came here with Pizarro were not pre-cisely horsemen or were not precisely the type of personnelwho would be very choosy about horses. So they justbrought animals they thought would be useful without re-gard to the background from the racial point of view. Togive you an idea of that, let me relate a story which historyholds to be true. The first time this bunch of people went toa southern port, Palos, in Spain, they had the money to buythe horses, but they went down and had some fun and spentall the money. This is a fact and is written in several historybooks dealing with the conquerors of Peru. So they col-lected more money and eventually bought some horses thatwere available. Now it stands to reason that they boughthorses with some Barb influence, especially if you considerthat for 800 years Spain had been under the rule of theMoors. But if you consider that there were horses fromNorthern Europe coming into the peninsula you can alsoaccept the likelihood that either the Moors or the Spanishwould have some horses from Arabia or with some Arabianblood. That's the only way I can explain the heads andnecks that you do find in some of the Peruvian horses. Theyare very similar to the Arabian. Well I know that my verygood friend, Mr. Ascasubi, who is a great authority on thisthing, makes a point that the Arabian has nothing to do withthe Peruvian Paso horse. This is one of the points uponwhich I disagree with him. This doesn't mean that I knowwho is right. But in any event, I cannot explain the heads ofmany of our horses without the influence of Arabianblood. Now you can still see traces of all these breeds in thePeruvian Paso Horse; for instance, some of them, very few,have a round powerful hind quarters. Even so I've seensome very good mares in Peru that have a slight depressionin the middles of the hind quarters and which comes verymuch from the Friesian, the big strong horses that wereused in Europe on the battlefields. Then you can also seethe termino probably began with the Spanish horse. Evennow the Andalusians have a little bit of termino; not asmuch as the Peruvian, but they have it. Then as with every-thing else you can sort of breed in those things and makethem more and more just with proper selection. So I sup-pose that the Peruvians of two or three hundred years agobred for it not only because it adds something to thesmoothness of the ride but also because it's flashy and theyliked it. It's something that attracts people's attention. Theywere breeding horses with termino but the beginning of it
probably came from the Andalusian horse. Now the Barb iseasily traceable because it resembles very much the confor-mation of the Peruvian horse and some of the noses we call"sheep" noses come from the Barb. Also they have this ca-pacity for standing hard work and many hours of walkingand being rather rustic. It seems all those conditions arevery much from the Barb horse.H. Curry: Do you know when the Peruvian Paso was firstthought to be a genetic entity, i.e. when horses possessingtermino and a four beat lateral gait were first able to consis-tently transmit these traits to their offspring?Sr. Graña: That is something that I can't give you very goodinformation on; because there have been no books, no re-cords, no history of this actually. But as I stop to think of it,I know for instance that my great-grandfather bred thesehorses. My grandfather and my father used to have a specialtaste for this breed and we had a sort of special type ofhorse. And if it was a genetic entity, let's say one hundredand fifty years ago, it stands to reason that it must havebeen accomplished at least about three hundred yearsago. Furthermore, I can recall little details here and there,that help understand how this was. I remember seeing apicture in a house of a friend of mine that portrays one ofthe viceroys coming into Lima with his group of people andtheir horses. You look at the horses and you see them gait-ing. So if these horses were gaiting already in those days,this is almost two hundred fifty years ago, then you mustrealize that the work had been started way back and thesehorses existed as a genetic entity I would say about threehundred years ago. That is just my guess because I can'tprove it, but I think it is about right.H. Curry: In the introductory comments of your seminaryou mentioned that "paso" is a word for which there is noprecise equivalent in the English language. "Brio" is appar-ently another such term. You helped us define "brio" for theBreed Standard of the PPHRNA several years ago. Thedefinition has been well accepted but some controversyremains about its significance. Would you elaborate on theimportance of brio?Sr. Graña: Now again about brio; this thing has been dis-cussed in the seminar we had two days ago. (Editor'snote: The seminar mentioned was held by the PPHRNA inconjunction with the 1976 National Show.) But it is such animportant thing I think we should go on about it until every-thing is clear. I remember that day (in the seminar) I asked afew of the people present, North Americans, how theywould define brio. I was interested in their definition be-cause it is a word that has no direct translation into Eng-lish. I was very happily surprised to see that all the answerswere correct. There was no misinterpretation of it, thoughyou would have to put two or three answers together to getthe complete significance of what brio is. Some horses arecold blooded, with a laziness to work, who have a tendencyto lower their heads and perform in a lazy, doggy man-ner. These horses have to be reminded constantly, with thespurs, with the reins or your voice, to keep on working. Andsome of them, if you are going for a long, long ride, let's saythrough a desert or something like that, will come to a mo-ment when they practically, if not collapse, will be walking
(Editor’s Note: Following is a list of registered horses showing Dr. Curry as the breeder:)Name Birth Sire Dam Name Birth Sire DamLa Delicia 1973 *Su Senoria Melosa El Padrino 1974 *Hercules MelosaLaura 1975 *Laurel Melosa Cheroqui 1976 *Laurel MelosaRey del Camino 1977 *Rey de la Solana La Delicia Tauro 1978 *Laurel MelosaCorona de Laurel 1979 *Laurel Melosa Laureal CR 1986 *Real LauraLaura de Oro 1987 *Real Laura Especial CR 1989 Co Piloto TB LauraLa Caramela CR 1990 El Palomilla Goleta Juliana CR 1991 Laureal CR GoletaPandora CR 1993 Laureal CR Goleta La Patricia CR 1994 Co Piloto TB LauraLa Pistola CR 1995 HSDO Sol de America HSDO Minerva La Dominga CR 1995 *HNS Domingo Pala HFOro Especial CR 1995 Especial CR Goleta La Secreta CR 1995 HSDO Secreto Andaluz
HSDO La Reina de MusanteSavannah CR 1995 Laureal CR La Caramela CR Sorrita CR 1995 Especial CR HSDO Minerva IIDelco CR 1996 *HNS Domingo Electra HF Renovo CR 1996 El Segundo de Oro Lagrima HFLaurita CR 1996 Especial CR Laura de Oro Soltero CR 1996 HSDO Sol de America GoletaJesabella CR 1996 Especial CR HSDO Jesabel Sympatica CR 1996 Especial CR HSDO MinervaPhilipo CR 1996 Especial CR Pala HF Enrique CR 1996 Especial CR HSDO La Reina de MusanteEspeciala CR 1996 Especial CR La Caramela CR Electra 1996 El Cunda Nina de Antares POMSerendipita CR 1997 El Segundo de Oro Pintadita La Suprema 1997 Especial CR Laura de OroLa Compacta CR 1997 Especial CR HSDO La Reina de Musante Pogo CR 1997 Especial CR HSDO JesabelBonito CR 1997 Yo Soy NJ Nina de Antares POM Solara CR 1998 Solear Dulce LindaPerfecta Negros CR 1998 Especial CR Nina de Antares POM Romeo CR 1998 Cimarron Pandora CRKontiki CR 1998 Especial CR HSDO Minerva II Juliet CR 1998 Cimarron Juliana CRGalahad CR 1998 Especial CR HSDO Jesabel Francesca CR 1998 Especial CR Laura de OroVerdadera CR 1998 Especial CR Goleta Historia CR 1998 Yo Soy NJ HSDO MinervaFlavio CR 1998 Yo Soy NJ Nirvanna Carpintero Joven CR 1998 Especial CR PintaditaChristina CR 1999 Especial CR Cabecilla RPS Cicero CR 1999 Especial CR NirvannaCombinacion CR 1999 Especial CR Julianna CR Fortunada CR 1999 Especial CR Fresa REFortuno CR 1999 Especial CR Pala HF La Fresa CR 1999 Especial CR Dulce LindaOlympia CR 1999 Especial CR HSDO Minerva Patron CR 1999 *ERM Ovacion La Patricia CRPhoenicia CR 1999 MCD Casanova Electra HF Tremblor CR 1999 Cimarron La Caramela CRVictorio CR 2000 Laureal CR Fresa RE Venadita CR 2000 Laureal CR Dulce LindaTradicion CR 2000 Especial CR La Patricia CR Philipa CR 2000 Especial CR Pala HFLa Valencia CR 2000 *ERM Ovacion La Valentina La Mejor CR 2000 Laureal CR Cabecilla RPSIquenita CR 2000 Iquenito TB La Secreta CR Conquesta CR 2000 Philipo CR NirvannaAugustino CR 2000 Philipo CR Goleta Aragon CR 2000 Renovo CR Pandora CRRecuerda CR 2001 Laureal CR Compacta CR Passionata CR 2001 Especial CR Pala HFMaestro CR 2001 Bonito CR Fresa RE Integra CR 2001 Laureal CR NirvannaGuajira CR 2001 AGA Guajiro Juliana CR Felicia CR 2001 Especial CR Serendipita CRExceptional CR 2001 Laureal CR La Caramela CR El Chocolato CR 2001 RDS Me Llamo Peru DinamitaChromatica CR 2001 Laureal CR Dulce Linda Andrea CR 2001 Laureal CR Cabecilla RPSAlero CR 2001 Renovo CR Laura de Oro Vortica CR 2001 WF Su Majestad Especiala CRSorova CR 2002 Renovo CR Sorrita CR Solidita CR 2002 Especial CR Serendipita CRRenova CR 2002 Renovo CR Juliet CR Delicia CR 2002 Delco CR Laurita CRCalifa CR 2002 Bonito CR La Califa Gaylena CR 2002 Bonito CR Verdadera CRArtisano CR 2002 Bonito CR Juliana CR Maximus CR 2002 Bonito CR La Secreta CRRomano CR 2002 Bonito CR Cabecilla RPS Tecumseh CR 2002 Bonito CR Pandora CRMysterioso CR 2002 WF Su Majestad Especiala CR Primero CR 2002 Bonito CR Savannah CREl Cruz CR 2002 Bonito CR La Cruz del Sur Lindita CR 2002 Laureal CR Dulce LinderaCharro CR 2002 Laureal CR Historia CR Realero CR 2002 Laureal CR SoliticiaGalahad II CR 2002 Bonito CR Laura de Oro Xuxa CR 2003 Bonito CR NirvannaAmazona CR 2003 Especial CR Nina de Antares POM La Bonita CR 2003 Bonito CR Sorrita CRAureo CR 2003 RDLF Sol Peruano Electra Orlando CR 2003 Bonito CR Pandora CRAlicia CR 2003 Bonito CR Nirvanna La Ciela CR 2003 Bonito CR La Cruz del SurIntrepida CR 2003 Bonito CR Especiala CR Estrellita CR 2003 Bonito CR Cabecilla RPSLa Serena CR 2003 Bonito CR Savannah CR Sublima CR 2004 Bonito CR Laurita CRProspero CR 2004 Especial CR Savannah CR El Valor CR 2004 Especial CR La ValentinaFamoso CR 2004 Especial CR Nina de Antares POM Ferro CR 2004 Bonito CR Cabecilla RPSLa Cruisina CR 2004 Bonito CR La Cruz del Sur La Espirita CR 2004 Especial CR La CalifaLa Hermosa CR 2004 Bonito CR La Patricia CR Leon CR 2004 Especial CR Historia CRSerpica CR 2004 Bonito CR Sorrita CR Maxima CR 2005 Bonito CR La Secreta CRPerfecta CR 2005 Bonito CR La Valentina Spectacula CR 2006 Bonito CR Juliana CRSupremo CR 2006 Bonito CR Christina CR Valentino CR 2007 Bonito CR La Valentina
An Interview with Señor Fernando Graña (continued)so slowly that it is very uncomfortable. And you will start thinking, will I get there or will I not. Brio is just the oppositeof all that. A horse with brio may drop dead but will not go slower if you are asking him to keep his speed. He will dowhat you want him to do. If he has a leg that is hurting, he will forget about it because he will overcome those things justby his courage, by his willingness to work, by his willingness to obey. Then they have an alertness in their look, theyhave a way of moving that is much more graceful. They have all those things that not only makes a horse attractive, butmakes a horse useful. And brio is a great corrector of many things. For instance -- horses of very good breeding, espe-cially from the gait point of view, have a tendency to get into the amble when you first saddle them. If a horse does nothave brio, you have a terrible time trying to get him out of the pace. But if a horse has brio, all you have to do is collecthim a little bit, let him feel the spurs or the whip and he will break this and go into a very good gait and probably stay thatway for the rest of his life. Horses with brio understand what you want they they don't like to be punished. Some horseseven will obey so much to the point that you don't need the whip or the spurs. You just talk to them in a way that theyknow they are being urged to do something. You want them to jump a ditch or something, and they will go on and doit. So brio is something that I find very useful, not only for the looks, the appearance, and the arrogance, but also for theriding and the capacity of work the horse has. Putting all this together it is one of the essential things a horse shouldhave. Another fortunate thing is that it doesn't come by chance. It is definitely bred in. So if you have a stallion with brioand a mare with brio and they come from a family that has it, you are sure to have brio in the offspring. And I think it issomething that you should never be careless about.H. Curry: I was talking with Pepe Risso several days ago and he said the horses with brio are much easier to train. I thinksome people in this country feel that brio is difficult to handle. It is obvious from your comments, that you agree withPepe Risso's evaluation, that brio makes a horse easier to handle in many respects. He feels that horses with true brio arenot as dangerous to handle. He doesn't feel they are likely to kick and resist training and are therefore safer than horseswithout brio.Sr. Graña: I agree with all that entirely. And it should be understood that brio should not be confused under any circum-stance with plain nervousness or what is called hysterical behavior, that a horse gets into a panic from the rider or some-thing. On the contrary, a horse with brio doesn't shy so easily from something peculiar he finds in the road like a bundleof something that has been abandoned, or a stone in a funny shape or a bird or a dog or something approaching. They arecalmer in that way, because brio is in part courage, and courage is what makes an animal or a person calm in moments ofdanger. So I don't think brio interferes at all with the handling. On the contrary I think it helps. As far as horses with briobeing easier to train, that is absolutely beyond question. It is a great ease, something that helps very much in the trainingof a horse because he will respond to your demands almost immediately.H. Curry: In a previous discussion you had mentioned several "fallacies" regarding the Peruvian Paso Horse that youwould like to dispel.Sr. Graña: Well there are several fallacies spread around the Peruvian Horse. Nothing too serious. But for instance it issaid the Peruvian Horse should never run or can't run, can't gallop or canter. That's not true, not only they can run, but itshould be part of the training. I think I already said that in the seminar. When a horse is in the late stage of the four reinsbefore going into the bit alone with two reins, he is supposed, not only supposed, demanded, to run, flat out, just as if youwere playing polo on the horse. Then you have to check him and turn around and be able to swing his hind quarters, be-cause as you know the equitation of the Peruvian Horse is different from that point of view. The horse has to be stoppedand rolled back, then put in his normal gait without any nervousness at all. So running is something you can do, youshould do. Also when a horse is not loose enough in the shoulders, when he is tight, then a good procedure is to have himrun on several occasions for three hundred to five hundred feet and then stop him and do it for several days in succes-sion. You will find that the horse will probably loosen up in the shoulders. Some trainers do it as part of the training. Theonly thing that should not be done, is to run the horse every time you ride him. If you can run a horse and stop him andthen get him into his normal gait, that will very seldom harm the horse - almost never I would say.
Five Rules to Remember in Life, by Julia Turner Creaton, on Facebook Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard’s name. Money cannot buy happiness but it’s more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle. Help someone when they are in trouble and they will remember you when they’re in trouble again. Many people are alive only because its illegal to shoot them. Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then again, neither does milk.
These should assist you with most daily decision choices.
When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk: he trots the air; the earth sings when he touches it; the basesthorn of his hoof is more musical than the pipe of Hermes. ~William Shakespeare, Henry V
(Editor’s Note: Following is a list of registered horses showing Dr. Curry as the breeder:)Name Birth Sire Dam Name Birth Sire DamLa Delicia 1973 *Su Senoria Melosa El Padrino 1974 *Hercules MelosaLaura 1975 *Laurel Melosa Cheroqui 1976 *Laurel MelosaRey del Camino 1977 *Rey de la Solana La Delicia Tauro 1978 *Laurel MelosaCorona de Laurel 1979 *Laurel Melosa Laureal CR 1986 *Real LauraLaura de Oro 1987 *Real Laura Especial CR 1989 Co Piloto TB LauraLa Caramela CR 1990 El Palomilla Goleta Juliana CR 1991 Laureal CR GoletaPandora CR 1993 Laureal CR Goleta La Patricia CR 1994 Co Piloto TB LauraLa Pistola CR 1995 HSDO Sol de America HSDO Minerva La Dominga CR 1995 *HNS Domingo Pala HFOro Especial CR 1995 Especial CR Goleta La Secreta CR 1995 HSDO Secreto Andaluz
HSDO La Reina de MusanteSavannah CR 1995 Laureal CR La Caramela CR Sorrita CR 1995 Especial CR HSDO Minerva IIDelco CR 1996 *HNS Domingo Electra HF Renovo CR 1996 El Segundo de Oro Lagrima HFLaurita CR 1996 Especial CR Laura de Oro Soltero CR 1996 HSDO Sol de America GoletaJesabella CR 1996 Especial CR HSDO Jesabel Sympatica CR 1996 Especial CR HSDO MinervaPhilipo CR 1996 Especial CR Pala HF Enrique CR 1996 Especial CR HSDO La Reina de MusanteEspeciala CR 1996 Especial CR La Caramela CR Electra 1996 El Cunda Nina de Antares POMSerendipita CR 1997 El Segundo de Oro Pintadita La Suprema 1997 Especial CR Laura de OroLa Compacta CR 1997 Especial CR HSDO La Reina de Musante Pogo CR 1997 Especial CR HSDO JesabelBonito CR 1997 Yo Soy NJ Nina de Antares POM Solara CR 1998 Solear Dulce LindaPerfecta Negros CR 1998 Especial CR Nina de Antares POM Romeo CR 1998 Cimarron Pandora CRKontiki CR 1998 Especial CR HSDO Minerva II Juliet CR 1998 Cimarron Juliana CRGalahad CR 1998 Especial CR HSDO Jesabel Francesca CR 1998 Especial CR Laura de OroVerdadera CR 1998 Especial CR Goleta Historia CR 1998 Yo Soy NJ HSDO MinervaFlavio CR 1998 Yo Soy NJ Nirvanna Carpintero Joven CR 1998 Especial CR PintaditaChristina CR 1999 Especial CR Cabecilla RPS Cicero CR 1999 Especial CR NirvannaCombinacion CR 1999 Especial CR Julianna CR Fortunada CR 1999 Especial CR Fresa REFortuno CR 1999 Especial CR Pala HF La Fresa CR 1999 Especial CR Dulce LindaOlympia CR 1999 Especial CR HSDO Minerva Patron CR 1999 *ERM Ovacion La Patricia CRPhoenicia CR 1999 MCD Casanova Electra HF Tremblor CR 1999 Cimarron La Caramela CRVictorio CR 2000 Laureal CR Fresa RE Venadita CR 2000 Laureal CR Dulce LindaTradicion CR 2000 Especial CR La Patricia CR Philipa CR 2000 Especial CR Pala HFLa Valencia CR 2000 *ERM Ovacion La Valentina La Mejor CR 2000 Laureal CR Cabecilla RPSIquenita CR 2000 Iquenito TB La Secreta CR Conquesta CR 2000 Philipo CR NirvannaAugustino CR 2000 Philipo CR Goleta Aragon CR 2000 Renovo CR Pandora CRRecuerda CR 2001 Laureal CR Compacta CR Passionata CR 2001 Especial CR Pala HFMaestro CR 2001 Bonito CR Fresa RE Integra CR 2001 Laureal CR NirvannaGuajira CR 2001 AGA Guajiro Juliana CR Felicia CR 2001 Especial CR Serendipita CRExceptional CR 2001 Laureal CR La Caramela CR El Chocolato CR 2001 RDS Me Llamo Peru DinamitaChromatica CR 2001 Laureal CR Dulce Linda Andrea CR 2001 Laureal CR Cabecilla RPSAlero CR 2001 Renovo CR Laura de Oro Vortica CR 2001 WF Su Majestad Especiala CRSorova CR 2002 Renovo CR Sorrita CR Solidita CR 2002 Especial CR Serendipita CRRenova CR 2002 Renovo CR Juliet CR Delicia CR 2002 Delco CR Laurita CRCalifa CR 2002 Bonito CR La Califa Gaylena CR 2002 Bonito CR Verdadera CRArtisano CR 2002 Bonito CR Juliana CR Maximus CR 2002 Bonito CR La Secreta CRRomano CR 2002 Bonito CR Cabecilla RPS Tecumseh CR 2002 Bonito CR Pandora CRMysterioso CR 2002 WF Su Majestad Especiala CR Primero CR 2002 Bonito CR Savannah CREl Cruz CR 2002 Bonito CR La Cruz del Sur Lindita CR 2002 Laureal CR Dulce LinderaCharro CR 2002 Laureal CR Historia CR Realero CR 2002 Laureal CR SoliticiaGalahad II CR 2002 Bonito CR Laura de Oro Xuxa CR 2003 Bonito CR NirvannaAmazona CR 2003 Especial CR Nina de Antares POM La Bonita CR 2003 Bonito CR Sorrita CRAureo CR 2003 RDLF Sol Peruano Electra Orlando CR 2003 Bonito CR Pandora CRAlicia CR 2003 Bonito CR Nirvanna La Ciela CR 2003 Bonito CR La Cruz del SurIntrepida CR 2003 Bonito CR Especiala CR Estrellita CR 2003 Bonito CR Cabecilla RPSLa Serena CR 2003 Bonito CR Savannah CR Sublima CR 2004 Bonito CR Laurita CRProspero CR 2004 Especial CR Savannah CR El Valor CR 2004 Especial CR La ValentinaFamoso CR 2004 Especial CR Nina de Antares POM Ferro CR 2004 Bonito CR Cabecilla RPSLa Cruisina CR 2004 Bonito CR La Cruz del Sur La Espirita CR 2004 Especial CR La CalifaLa Hermosa CR 2004 Bonito CR La Patricia CR Leon CR 2004 Especial CR Historia CRSerpica CR 2004 Bonito CR Sorrita CR Maxima CR 2005 Bonito CR La Secreta CRPerfecta CR 2005 Bonito CR La Valentina Spectacula CR 2006 Bonito CR Juliana CRSupremo CR 2006 Bonito CR Christina CR Valentino CR 2007 Bonito CR La Valentina
An Interview with Señor Fernando Graña (continued)so slowly that it is very uncomfortable. And you will start thinking, will I get there or will I not. Brio is just the oppositeof all that. A horse with brio may drop dead but will not go slower if you are asking him to keep his speed. He will dowhat you want him to do. If he has a leg that is hurting, he will forget about it because he will overcome those things justby his courage, by his willingness to work, by his willingness to obey. Then they have an alertness in their look, theyhave a way of moving that is much more graceful. They have all those things that not only makes a horse attractive, butmakes a horse useful. And brio is a great corrector of many things. For instance -- horses of very good breeding, espe-cially from the gait point of view, have a tendency to get into the amble when you first saddle them. If a horse does nothave brio, you have a terrible time trying to get him out of the pace. But if a horse has brio, all you have to do is collecthim a little bit, let him feel the spurs or the whip and he will break this and go into a very good gait and probably stay thatway for the rest of his life. Horses with brio understand what you want they they don't like to be punished. Some horseseven will obey so much to the point that you don't need the whip or the spurs. You just talk to them in a way that theyknow they are being urged to do something. You want them to jump a ditch or something, and they will go on and doit. So brio is something that I find very useful, not only for the looks, the appearance, and the arrogance, but also for theriding and the capacity of work the horse has. Putting all this together it is one of the essential things a horse shouldhave. Another fortunate thing is that it doesn't come by chance. It is definitely bred in. So if you have a stallion with brioand a mare with brio and they come from a family that has it, you are sure to have brio in the offspring. And I think it issomething that you should never be careless about.H. Curry: I was talking with Pepe Risso several days ago and he said the horses with brio are much easier to train. I thinksome people in this country feel that brio is difficult to handle. It is obvious from your comments, that you agree withPepe Risso's evaluation, that brio makes a horse easier to handle in many respects. He feels that horses with true brio arenot as dangerous to handle. He doesn't feel they are likely to kick and resist training and are therefore safer than horseswithout brio.Sr. Graña: I agree with all that entirely. And it should be understood that brio should not be confused under any circum-stance with plain nervousness or what is called hysterical behavior, that a horse gets into a panic from the rider or some-thing. On the contrary, a horse with brio doesn't shy so easily from something peculiar he finds in the road like a bundleof something that has been abandoned, or a stone in a funny shape or a bird or a dog or something approaching. They arecalmer in that way, because brio is in part courage, and courage is what makes an animal or a person calm in moments ofdanger. So I don't think brio interferes at all with the handling. On the contrary I think it helps. As far as horses with briobeing easier to train, that is absolutely beyond question. It is a great ease, something that helps very much in the trainingof a horse because he will respond to your demands almost immediately.H. Curry: In a previous discussion you had mentioned several "fallacies" regarding the Peruvian Paso Horse that youwould like to dispel.Sr. Graña: Well there are several fallacies spread around the Peruvian Horse. Nothing too serious. But for instance it issaid the Peruvian Horse should never run or can't run, can't gallop or canter. That's not true, not only they can run, but itshould be part of the training. I think I already said that in the seminar. When a horse is in the late stage of the four reinsbefore going into the bit alone with two reins, he is supposed, not only supposed, demanded, to run, flat out, just as if youwere playing polo on the horse. Then you have to check him and turn around and be able to swing his hind quarters, be-cause as you know the equitation of the Peruvian Horse is different from that point of view. The horse has to be stoppedand rolled back, then put in his normal gait without any nervousness at all. So running is something you can do, youshould do. Also when a horse is not loose enough in the shoulders, when he is tight, then a good procedure is to have himrun on several occasions for three hundred to five hundred feet and then stop him and do it for several days in succes-sion. You will find that the horse will probably loosen up in the shoulders. Some trainers do it as part of the training. Theonly thing that should not be done, is to run the horse every time you ride him. If you can run a horse and stop him andthen get him into his normal gait, that will very seldom harm the horse - almost never I would say.
Five Rules to Remember in Life, by Julia Turner Creaton, on Facebook Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard’s name. Money cannot buy happiness but it’s more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle. Help someone when they are in trouble and they will remember you when they’re in trouble again. Many people are alive only because its illegal to shoot them. Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then again, neither does milk.
These should assist you with most daily decision choices.
When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk: he trots the air; the earth sings when he touches it; the basesthorn of his hoof is more musical than the pipe of Hermes. ~William Shakespeare, Henry V
Wikipedia, Spanish Jannet horseThe original Spanish Jennet was a type of horse more than a distinct breed, and became extinct.Most of the Medieval horses bred during the 16th century in Spain and elsewhere were not "breeds" in the modernsense of the word. In the treatise "Il Cavallarizzo" written by Claudio Corte in 1562, three years after the end of theGreat Italian Wars, the author describes at length the qualities of the "Ginecti" (Jennets) as horses useful for war.According to Corte, the Jennets were one of the most commonly used horses by the Spanish light cavalry. Spanishheavy cavalry used a different breed which Corte refers to as " Villanos ". Interestingly, there is no mention of theAndalusian as a war horse in Corte's book, indicating that that breed either did not exist or was not used for warduring the rise of Spain as a major European Power in 1494-1562. The castle of Venafro in the Italian region ofMolise (which was under Spanish rule in the 1500s) has numerous frescos portraying the " Ginecti " (Jennets),which seem to closely resemble a modern day Criollo horse or a Peruvian Paso. The Jennet from Spain becamemore uniform in type due to a single geographical region producing them as well as generations of selective breed-ing during the Middle Ages to produce a smooth riding horse that wassuitable for the riding style à la jineta. It would never have occurred to aSpaniard of the 16th century to distinguish "breeds" on the basis of regis-tration papers as we do today. In that time in history the breeders andfanciers of these particular horses would have called the horse by thenames of the regions or family that bred them.As assorted Iberian horses came to the Americas and the Spaniards of theNew World preserved the riding style as well as the horses that suitedthis style, the horses became known simply as the "Spanish Jennet." TheSpanish Jennet gave its even temperament and smooth ambling gait tomany modern gaited breeds.
From Nicholas Breaux & Sohei Fujita, at the 2014 SCPPHCSpring Classic & Pacific Coast Championship Shows ~~Sohei took these photos during the Belmont Stakes race when theshow stopped and folks were gathered around watching CaliforniaChrome attempt his Triple Crown. Notice, below, the announcer hasvacated her stand so folks could have a better view of the race on alaptop. Then, on the left, is pictured Fran Todd & Nicholas watchingthe race on her phone. Clearly this photo was taken during the race,not afterwards, hence the happy faces at that moment.
Chatsworth's 11th Annual Day of the Horse CelebrationMay 18, 2014Chatsworth is a rural-type area in the westernSan Fernando Valley (near Los Angeles) richin equestrian heritage. Many of the old timeWesterns were filmed right here!This family fun event was free! There wassomething for everyone. There were plentyof horses around the ranch you could meet aswell as other animals! The "Stick Horse"Class was held again this year. An art postercontest was featured with the theme "FamousHorses".The weather turned out to be a perfect spring
day. The organizational folkswere very professional and keptthe activities going at a nice clip.Some of the performances in-cluded vaulting, dancing, ridingwith no bridle, tricks, jumping,etc., etc. Among the vendorsthere was food, clubs, artists andhorse related folks, including lo-cal political representatives,Included in the performances & inthe booth vendors was the JorgeValenzuela Training Center.The group working to promote the
Peruvian Paso breed that dayincluded Jorge Valenzuela,Lauren Leatherbury, NoraValenzuela, Vanita Mann,Julia Mann, Ava Mann &Debbie Pye. The horses, RDDHuaquero, MLM Gracioso &RSV Payaso, were great am-bassadors of the breed, givinglots of folks their first closeencounter with Peruvian PasoHorses. It was also Debbie’sfirst time to ride in a Parade ofBreeds, featuring 30 different
breeds of horses, including a couple of donkeys. Now that was fun!!(Photos by Julia Mann & Debbie Pye)
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Wikipedia, Spanish Jannet horseThe original Spanish Jennet was a type of horse more than a distinct breed, and became extinct.Most of the Medieval horses bred during the 16th century in Spain and elsewhere were not "breeds" in the modernsense of the word. In the treatise "Il Cavallarizzo" written by Claudio Corte in 1562, three years after the end of theGreat Italian Wars, the author describes at length the qualities of the "Ginecti" (Jennets) as horses useful for war.According to Corte, the Jennets were one of the most commonly used horses by the Spanish light cavalry. Spanishheavy cavalry used a different breed which Corte refers to as " Villanos ". Interestingly, there is no mention of theAndalusian as a war horse in Corte's book, indicating that that breed either did not exist or was not used for warduring the rise of Spain as a major European Power in 1494-1562. The castle of Venafro in the Italian region ofMolise (which was under Spanish rule in the 1500s) has numerous frescos portraying the " Ginecti " (Jennets),which seem to closely resemble a modern day Criollo horse or a Peruvian Paso. The Jennet from Spain becamemore uniform in type due to a single geographical region producing them as well as generations of selective breed-ing during the Middle Ages to produce a smooth riding horse that wassuitable for the riding style à la jineta. It would never have occurred to aSpaniard of the 16th century to distinguish "breeds" on the basis of regis-tration papers as we do today. In that time in history the breeders andfanciers of these particular horses would have called the horse by thenames of the regions or family that bred them.As assorted Iberian horses came to the Americas and the Spaniards of theNew World preserved the riding style as well as the horses that suitedthis style, the horses became known simply as the "Spanish Jennet." TheSpanish Jennet gave its even temperament and smooth ambling gait tomany modern gaited breeds.
From Nicholas Breaux & Sohei Fujita, at the 2014 SCPPHCSpring Classic & Pacific Coast Championship Shows ~~Sohei took these photos during the Belmont Stakes race when theshow stopped and folks were gathered around watching CaliforniaChrome attempt his Triple Crown. Notice, below, the announcer hasvacated her stand so folks could have a better view of the race on alaptop. Then, on the left, is pictured Fran Todd & Nicholas watchingthe race on her phone. Clearly this photo was taken during the race,not afterwards, hence the happy faces at that moment.
Chatsworth's 11th Annual Day of the Horse CelebrationMay 18, 2014Chatsworth is a rural-type area in the westernSan Fernando Valley (near Los Angeles) richin equestrian heritage. Many of the old timeWesterns were filmed right here!This family fun event was free! There wassomething for everyone. There were plentyof horses around the ranch you could meet aswell as other animals! The "Stick Horse"Class was held again this year. An art postercontest was featured with the theme "FamousHorses".The weather turned out to be a perfect spring
day. The organizational folkswere very professional and keptthe activities going at a nice clip.Some of the performances in-cluded vaulting, dancing, ridingwith no bridle, tricks, jumping,etc., etc. Among the vendorsthere was food, clubs, artists andhorse related folks, including lo-cal political representatives,Included in the performances & inthe booth vendors was the JorgeValenzuela Training Center.The group working to promote the
Peruvian Paso breed that dayincluded Jorge Valenzuela,Lauren Leatherbury, NoraValenzuela, Vanita Mann,Julia Mann, Ava Mann &Debbie Pye. The horses, RDDHuaquero, MLM Gracioso &RSV Payaso, were great am-bassadors of the breed, givinglots of folks their first closeencounter with Peruvian PasoHorses. It was also Debbie’sfirst time to ride in a Parade ofBreeds, featuring 30 different
breeds of horses, including a couple of donkeys. Now that was fun!!(Photos by Julia Mann & Debbie Pye)
Promoting the BreedAnswers for Promoting the Breed
(Editor’s Note: HCP (Hill CountryPeruvians) has been a constant in the Peru-vian Paso family in TX for decades. I triedto find more info on this without success.)From Facebook, June 28, 2014Hill Country PeruviansAnne Ward,unknown ~ June 26, 2014As a few of you may know Annie Wardleft her body and her 2 year battle withMetastasized Breast Cancer on Thursdaymorning some time between 2:30am and4:30am. She did not want services of anykind and was to be cremated.
Charles MeltonBy Carolyn Mittrick, NAPHA board memberOn May 18, 2014 our breed lost a wonderful, longtime ambassador.Charles Melton died at the Tunica, Mississippi, arena during the Cen-tral States 46th annual show. He loved the show, the arena, and mostof all the Peruvian horse.Charles was a true Southern gentleman in every sense of the wordwith great charm, intelligence, and humor. A devoted husband to hislovely wife Jean, father and grandfather, he was a man who loved hisclose-knit family very deeply.Charles was an accomplished horseman from very early childhoodand believed a good horse should be able to do many things. He usedhis Peruvians not only at shows, but loved to hunt off the back of hishorse and enjoyed trail riding. At the end of his life, he had begun toperform cowboy mounted shooting events, competing at his firstshow in Memphis last year.He served as a member of the NAPHA board, was a carded stewardand believed wholeheartedly in moving the breed forward, gettingfolks involved, and making sure all was done with forethought andintegrity.The Peruvian breed, along with those of us fortunate enough to callhim friend, have indeed suffered a loss. Fortunately, fond memorieswill remain. Charles was extreme in voicing his desire that there be awritten and mailed newsletter to all members, so this one’s for you,Charles.May you rest in peace.
Patricia DeSotaLong time Peruvian Paso horse owner, Patricia DeSota, lost her battle with cancer on June 9, 2014. She was78. Pat grew up horse-crazy in Eagle Rock, CA. In the early 60’s she visited Peru, where she was introduced tothe Peruvian Paso Horse by proud hacienda owners who were eager to show off their beautiful horses. Pat wasfortunate to see and ride many of the foundation horses including Caramelo, Sol de Oro, and Fascination. Sheimported *Luci (AAOBPPH M1968562) and *Granada (AAOBPPH M1968563) for Mildred and Earl Ewoldt (inCA). They arrived by boat in 1965. This was one of the first shipments of Peruvian Paso horses into the US, andthe trip was extremely hard on the horses as they ran out of hay during the voyage. In spite of the starvation con-ditions, *Luci, gave birth to a healthy colt, *Caramelo el Segundo, who went on to sire many, many horses here inthe States. Pat started her own Peruvian Paso horse ranch with three *Caramelo el Segundo foals.In the late 1970’s, Pat dabbled a bit in showing, but her passion was trail riding. Like the hacienda owners of old,she appreciated spending her time in the saddle of a smoothly gait Peruvian Paso.Pat lived in Southern California until 1986, when she moved to the Grass Valley area of Northern California. Inthe early 2000’s she moved to Gardnerville, NV, where she lived until she passed away.I am looking for homes for Pat’s last three horses. They were trained to ride when young, but have been pethorses for the last several years. Diosa is a 15 year old chestnut mare, Cory is a 16 year old bay gelding, and Ven-tada is a 17 year old chestnut mare. Any help in finding them homes is greatly appreciated!Thanks!Paulette Mouchet661 269 [email protected]
Facebook provides some interesting learning materials
(Editor’s Note: HCP (Hill CountryPeruvians) has been a constant in the Peru-vian Paso family in TX for decades. I triedto find more info on this without success.)From Facebook, June 28, 2014Hill Country PeruviansAnne Ward,unknown ~ June 26, 2014As a few of you may know Annie Wardleft her body and her 2 year battle withMetastasized Breast Cancer on Thursdaymorning some time between 2:30am and4:30am. She did not want services of anykind and was to be cremated.
Charles MeltonBy Carolyn Mittrick, NAPHA board memberOn May 18, 2014 our breed lost a wonderful, longtime ambassador.Charles Melton died at the Tunica, Mississippi, arena during the Cen-tral States 46th annual show. He loved the show, the arena, and mostof all the Peruvian horse.Charles was a true Southern gentleman in every sense of the wordwith great charm, intelligence, and humor. A devoted husband to hislovely wife Jean, father and grandfather, he was a man who loved hisclose-knit family very deeply.Charles was an accomplished horseman from very early childhoodand believed a good horse should be able to do many things. He usedhis Peruvians not only at shows, but loved to hunt off the back of hishorse and enjoyed trail riding. At the end of his life, he had begun toperform cowboy mounted shooting events, competing at his firstshow in Memphis last year.He served as a member of the NAPHA board, was a carded stewardand believed wholeheartedly in moving the breed forward, gettingfolks involved, and making sure all was done with forethought andintegrity.The Peruvian breed, along with those of us fortunate enough to callhim friend, have indeed suffered a loss. Fortunately, fond memorieswill remain. Charles was extreme in voicing his desire that there be awritten and mailed newsletter to all members, so this one’s for you,Charles.May you rest in peace.
Patricia DeSotaLong time Peruvian Paso horse owner, Patricia DeSota, lost her battle with cancer on June 9, 2014. She was78. Pat grew up horse-crazy in Eagle Rock, CA. In the early 60’s she visited Peru, where she was introduced tothe Peruvian Paso Horse by proud hacienda owners who were eager to show off their beautiful horses. Pat wasfortunate to see and ride many of the foundation horses including Caramelo, Sol de Oro, and Fascination. Sheimported *Luci (AAOBPPH M1968562) and *Granada (AAOBPPH M1968563) for Mildred and Earl Ewoldt (inCA). They arrived by boat in 1965. This was one of the first shipments of Peruvian Paso horses into the US, andthe trip was extremely hard on the horses as they ran out of hay during the voyage. In spite of the starvation con-ditions, *Luci, gave birth to a healthy colt, *Caramelo el Segundo, who went on to sire many, many horses here inthe States. Pat started her own Peruvian Paso horse ranch with three *Caramelo el Segundo foals.In the late 1970’s, Pat dabbled a bit in showing, but her passion was trail riding. Like the hacienda owners of old,she appreciated spending her time in the saddle of a smoothly gait Peruvian Paso.Pat lived in Southern California until 1986, when she moved to the Grass Valley area of Northern California. Inthe early 2000’s she moved to Gardnerville, NV, where she lived until she passed away.I am looking for homes for Pat’s last three horses. They were trained to ride when young, but have been pethorses for the last several years. Diosa is a 15 year old chestnut mare, Cory is a 16 year old bay gelding, and Ven-tada is a 17 year old chestnut mare. Any help in finding them homes is greatly appreciated!Thanks!Paulette Mouchet661 269 [email protected]
Facebook provides some interesting learning materials
Desert Oaks Ranch ~~Kerrie Justice and Andrew Andreasen of Hesperia, have joined Ker-rie’s mother Joline Hahn back into an active ownership of the Peru-vian Horses. Kerrie and Andrew have purchased several horses add-ing to the ranch, buying MLM Laura and DJG Lusitana from D. JoyGould, Zeus HCP from the Wards, RSV Superior from the Sutalos,EG Joya from Fox, and Champion Breeding Stallion Bandido MDS(bred by Merlene Sutalo) who join the herd in Hesperia, including thenewest member of the family, DOR Vigoroso (foaled 5/27/14), sireBandido MDS and dam DOR Adelita. Janic Arllentar contributed tothe Justice/Andreasen/Hahn herd by providing quality training for thehorses of the ranch.
Anika Andreasen is the daughter of Andrew, and is our newjunior rider. Kerrie’s son Thomas rode his own gelding, DORTazon in lead line classes eight years ago. He loves the horses,but is allergic to them, but hopefully will show again in thefuture.Kerrie started showing when she was six, and continued toshow as a junior until she started college. After receiving herJuris Doctorate in law, she has spent the past 15 years and con-tinues to build her successful family law practice with two of-fices, one in Victorville and one in Rancho Cucamonga. Kerriehas always had several of the Peruvians at Joline’s ranch, rid-ing when she could find time. Now she is back as an activeowner.Andrew grew up on a 3,000 acre ranch in Idaho, riding Mus-
tangs, Quarter, and Appaloosas. After college he joined the US Marines, and is a Persian Gulf War (Operation DesertStorm) Veteran who is now a successful Manager and loan officer of First Mortgage Corporation. His long love forhorses has him now riding Peruvians. Joining with Kerrie’s long love of the bred, they are in the process of developingtheir own Ranch close to Joline’s ranch in Hesperia.(Two photos of DOR Vigoroso & DOR Adelita)
More Ranch News More Ranch NewsScenes from the Jorge Valenzuela Training Center Open House held May 31, 2014
Photos by Debbie Pye
Desert Oaks Ranch ~~Kerrie Justice and Andrew Andreasen of Hesperia, have joined Ker-rie’s mother Joline Hahn back into an active ownership of the Peru-vian Horses. Kerrie and Andrew have purchased several horses add-ing to the ranch, buying MLM Laura and DJG Lusitana from D. JoyGould, Zeus HCP from the Wards, RSV Superior from the Sutalos,EG Joya from Fox, and Champion Breeding Stallion Bandido MDS(bred by Merlene Sutalo) who join the herd in Hesperia, including thenewest member of the family, DOR Vigoroso (foaled 5/27/14), sireBandido MDS and dam DOR Adelita. Janic Arllentar contributed tothe Justice/Andreasen/Hahn herd by providing quality training for thehorses of the ranch.
Anika Andreasen is the daughter of Andrew, and is our newjunior rider. Kerrie’s son Thomas rode his own gelding, DORTazon in lead line classes eight years ago. He loves the horses,but is allergic to them, but hopefully will show again in thefuture.Kerrie started showing when she was six, and continued toshow as a junior until she started college. After receiving herJuris Doctorate in law, she has spent the past 15 years and con-tinues to build her successful family law practice with two of-fices, one in Victorville and one in Rancho Cucamonga. Kerriehas always had several of the Peruvians at Joline’s ranch, rid-ing when she could find time. Now she is back as an activeowner.Andrew grew up on a 3,000 acre ranch in Idaho, riding Mus-
tangs, Quarter, and Appaloosas. After college he joined the US Marines, and is a Persian Gulf War (Operation DesertStorm) Veteran who is now a successful Manager and loan officer of First Mortgage Corporation. His long love forhorses has him now riding Peruvians. Joining with Kerrie’s long love of the bred, they are in the process of developingtheir own Ranch close to Joline’s ranch in Hesperia.(Two photos of DOR Vigoroso & DOR Adelita)
More Ranch News More Ranch NewsScenes from the Jorge Valenzuela Training Center Open House held May 31, 2014
Photos by Debbie Pye
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Carolyn Truskowski, our featured artist this issue,on her gelding MLM Bandolero, receiving hisLaureado Award from the SCPPHClub at GalwayDowns, Temecula.Photo by Fiona Covello.
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Legacy Endowment Community Foundation111 W. Alvarado St. Fallbrook, CA 92028760.728.3304 [email protected]
Legacy Endowment Community FoundationLegacy Endowment Community FoundationLegacy Endowment Community FoundationA surprise for us at REINS!My husband Wayne and I finally got a chance to return to REINS to volunteer ourservices. Since it is summer, I knew that there would be plenty of volunteers on handso we basically went down to do, “Grunt work,” that is, the un-glamorous side ofhorse care. Wayne, being a farm boy from Iowa, likes the hard labor, so he was putto use on the deep quagmire that one horse had made for himself. After dumping acouple of bags of, “Horse litter,” on the wet mess, he mixed in some dry fill dirt hehad found and ended up doing a daisy of a job!!Just about that time, Maggie, REINS Coordinator, pointed to the big board with theday’s schedule on it and said, “I put you and Wayne as walkers today.” I wasthrilled! Each horse and rider has a leader, a trainer and a walker. The walker’s jobis to walk on the opposite side of the trainer and make sure the rider is safe and bal-anced. I had been waiting for this moment for months!! Maggie showed me whereto stand as the rider mounted and also explained the rest of my job after we were onthe move. At this point, I am in HORSE HEAVEN!! My rider mounts, and off wego! It was explained to me that this little girl had only been on a horse a few times.In fact, the first time she came to REINS, she screamed and would not leave hermother! A victim of Downs Syndrome, she had become so bonded to her mom thatshe could not be taken away from her! After only a few times riding, she now happily rode with a bareback pad and todayshe was moving up to holding her own reins (a task she resisted a good half-way through our session!) The trainer, Mi-chelle, kept picking the dropped reins up and placing them back in rider’s hands, so, naturally I did likewise on my side.We must have done something right because after about half way, she started holding them on her own! To me, it showedthat she had started making the connection and was now consciously making the effort- no small function for her. As Mi-chelle and I were walking and working, placing reins repeatedly back into tiny hands, she peeked at me over the withers ofthe pony and said, “It’s called Down’s syndrome, but I like to call it, Up’s Syndrome! It’s more encouraging that way!” Ican tell you for a fact, it is truly encouraging!After the session is over, the rider is helped down and is expected to carry the reins back to the tack room and then countout 10 pieces of carrot they deposit in a bucket and carry back to their mount. They pick a station they want and put theirbucket down for the horse to munch. It is obvious that they do not want to leave their equine friend. It is always over-whelming the numerous ways in which these gentle beasts touch these little lives. Somehow, horses are able to help thestudent’s open up their understanding of the world. Horses are, the White Chargers, unlocking the gates of their minds. Itis awe-inspiring to watch.We get in the car and leave, exhausted from the busy and excitingday! I am thinking that I had one of the best days ever! In additionto being a part of the little miracle at REINS that day, it turns outthat Michelle has a horse therapy ranch of her own in Temeculawine country that focuses on wounded veterans called, “HorsesJoining Forces”! I cannot wait to visit her facility also and, ofcourse, Wayne is retired Navy so he is anxious to go too!In the midst of all our chatter on the way home, my husband some-how trumped the day with one final comment. He told me, duringone of his sessions, when he went to open the gate the trainer no-ticed the student turning to watch Wayne. Of course, when heheard this, Wayne was touched by the expression, but the trainerhad even a greater delight for him! The trainer said the boy hadnever noticed anyone before, or even showed interest. The trainersaid, “He must really like you!” I can tell you, there is nothingmore touching than seeing your husband’s misty eyes as he sharesthis . . . . It was a truly blessed day, full of little miracles.
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Carolyn Truskowski, our featured artist this issue,on her gelding MLM Bandolero, receiving hisLaureado Award from the SCPPHClub at GalwayDowns, Temecula.Photo by Fiona Covello.
…...Connecting People whoCare, with Causes that Matter….
Legacy Endowment Community Foundation111 W. Alvarado St. Fallbrook, CA 92028760.728.3304 [email protected]
Legacy Endowment Community FoundationLegacy Endowment Community FoundationLegacy Endowment Community FoundationA surprise for us at REINS!My husband Wayne and I finally got a chance to return to REINS to volunteer ourservices. Since it is summer, I knew that there would be plenty of volunteers on handso we basically went down to do, “Grunt work,” that is, the un-glamorous side ofhorse care. Wayne, being a farm boy from Iowa, likes the hard labor, so he was putto use on the deep quagmire that one horse had made for himself. After dumping acouple of bags of, “Horse litter,” on the wet mess, he mixed in some dry fill dirt hehad found and ended up doing a daisy of a job!!Just about that time, Maggie, REINS Coordinator, pointed to the big board with theday’s schedule on it and said, “I put you and Wayne as walkers today.” I wasthrilled! Each horse and rider has a leader, a trainer and a walker. The walker’s jobis to walk on the opposite side of the trainer and make sure the rider is safe and bal-anced. I had been waiting for this moment for months!! Maggie showed me whereto stand as the rider mounted and also explained the rest of my job after we were onthe move. At this point, I am in HORSE HEAVEN!! My rider mounts, and off wego! It was explained to me that this little girl had only been on a horse a few times.In fact, the first time she came to REINS, she screamed and would not leave hermother! A victim of Downs Syndrome, she had become so bonded to her mom thatshe could not be taken away from her! After only a few times riding, she now happily rode with a bareback pad and todayshe was moving up to holding her own reins (a task she resisted a good half-way through our session!) The trainer, Mi-chelle, kept picking the dropped reins up and placing them back in rider’s hands, so, naturally I did likewise on my side.We must have done something right because after about half way, she started holding them on her own! To me, it showedthat she had started making the connection and was now consciously making the effort- no small function for her. As Mi-chelle and I were walking and working, placing reins repeatedly back into tiny hands, she peeked at me over the withers ofthe pony and said, “It’s called Down’s syndrome, but I like to call it, Up’s Syndrome! It’s more encouraging that way!” Ican tell you for a fact, it is truly encouraging!After the session is over, the rider is helped down and is expected to carry the reins back to the tack room and then countout 10 pieces of carrot they deposit in a bucket and carry back to their mount. They pick a station they want and put theirbucket down for the horse to munch. It is obvious that they do not want to leave their equine friend. It is always over-whelming the numerous ways in which these gentle beasts touch these little lives. Somehow, horses are able to help thestudent’s open up their understanding of the world. Horses are, the White Chargers, unlocking the gates of their minds. Itis awe-inspiring to watch.We get in the car and leave, exhausted from the busy and excitingday! I am thinking that I had one of the best days ever! In additionto being a part of the little miracle at REINS that day, it turns outthat Michelle has a horse therapy ranch of her own in Temeculawine country that focuses on wounded veterans called, “HorsesJoining Forces”! I cannot wait to visit her facility also and, ofcourse, Wayne is retired Navy so he is anxious to go too!In the midst of all our chatter on the way home, my husband some-how trumped the day with one final comment. He told me, duringone of his sessions, when he went to open the gate the trainer no-ticed the student turning to watch Wayne. Of course, when heheard this, Wayne was touched by the expression, but the trainerhad even a greater delight for him! The trainer said the boy hadnever noticed anyone before, or even showed interest. The trainersaid, “He must really like you!” I can tell you, there is nothingmore touching than seeing your husband’s misty eyes as he sharesthis . . . . It was a truly blessed day, full of little miracles.
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