I am a big fan of the Spanish horse in general as well, though this Spanish breed stole my heart :)
@quirky - genetically, the closest relative of the California Vaquero Horses is the Puerto Rican Paso Fino, Chilean Criollo, and American Paso Fino. This breed only trots though, no gaiting! :) I...
Catarina is available to the right home. She would do really well in working equitation, dressage, possibly endurance, working cattle, and of course hacking. The only reason I am offering Catarina is that I want to breed Victoria again to Catarina's sire (Catarina is the only cross between...
3000 years ago should have been around the time that the Chinese were bringing in Persian horses. They called these horses the "Heavenly Horses". I wonder if these skeletons are the remains of these "Heavenly Horses"? I wonder if the bones are all carbonized or if there is still DNA intact in...
My mare loves to ride, but her favorite thing is to be a mom and she also loves to show off. I was snapping up a bunch of photos of her at the breed demo at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center at the Region 1 Andalusian Championship and she totally hammed it up! lol She would perk her ears at...
I really love the Middleburg boots. Really nice leather (says it's made in England) and on the inside is fake sheep skin. I bought these for when I was in Colorado as my boots from California allowed my feet to turn into numb appendages! lol
I am not sure that they make competition boots...
Hi all,
Thought I would introduce myself. My name is Kimberlee and at the moment I am currently living in San Diego, CA. I own two horses named La Victoria and Catarina Sforza de España Antigua. Both are purebred California Vaquero Horses. The California Vaquero Horse is a critically...