Does anybody own an andalusion/Lustino or any other spanish horse?

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I am seriously thinking that it will be my next horse purchase! Hopefully in the next year or so when I have a better salary! I think they are stunning but do they have great temps to go with it? Thanks x
 
Piaffe and Sirena are two I can think of...

Weezy used to too
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I am seriously thinking that it will be my next horse purchase! Hopefully in the next year or so when I have a better salary! I think they are stunning but do they have great temps to go with it? Thanks x

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Ill agree they are stunning!

I have no experiance with them what so ever, but we had two join our yard at the weekend and one of them is a complete b****rd! He was cut at 7 though so this could explain it!
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Mine is an andalusian x TB so although he is not a purebred I think he has some of the characteristics. He has such a lovely temperament, and is so laid back he's pratically horizontal. Having said that, he really enjoys his xc and showjumping - hoping to improve our dressage at some point - although jumping is far more fun! He's very cheeky, and a very nice person to have around. He is also very vocal, not sure if this is an andy thing though, or just a norman thing!!!!

ETA I also read on a website somewhere that andalusians have slower heart rates than other breeds, which makes them more relaxed and laid back. Not so sure if thats right - but it certainly fits the bill for mine
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I worked at a stud where the lady had two andy stallions and lots of andy mares. The stallions were so sensible and well mannered, even when I helped them to cover a mare, their manners were impeccable (think the mare thought so too
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I just think they are stunning and I definatley want one for my next horse! Are they very expensive to buy then? would love a stallion, I worked at an arabian stud yard and some of them were so naughty so I prob wouldnt be able to handle a stallion. But would love a gelding I think!
 
I used to own an andalusian gelding and although he was very talented, he was a pig of a horse to handle! Way too much attitude. He was sold to me by a novice who couldn't handle him, so i guess he knew he could get the better of her and tried it with me. Got there in the end, but what a battle of wills!

Stunning, amazing looks and paces though. He improved my dressage no end and he taught me how not to ride, if that makes sense!
 
Me. I have an Andalucian gelding. I can't speak for others, but in the year and a half i've owned him, he has managed to get my confidence up from the lowest it could have gone (near giving up) to being able to ride on my own in the school, take him and ride him in a hired school down the road and i even walk round the block now. For some that may not seem a big deal, but for someone who wouldn't even get on a horse without someone at its head, i think he's done an amazing job.

So yes, he has a great temperament
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i didnt pay a lot for my boy, but he has mild copd and came from a trick riding place, so isnt shall we say yet a dressage horse!
temprement wise, you couldnt want a better horse, he lives out, is a good doer, although on hes own theres only a fence seperating him and my gelding, he is stabled next to the gelding, today he had the farrier, gelding in the stable, 2 mares in a field, quiet as a lamb,

from what i can gather the spanish are harsh on them, BUT do treat them like any other horse hence why they are so good around other horses.

i really dont think you can go wrong with them, as a breed.
prices in the uk seem to be dropping, but stay away from dealers, and the people that say they can import for 3k including transport etc.
we do in the uk have a few studs, proberley worth a visit, when the time comes
 
generally speaking lusos are a little less forgiving and hotter than PREs. it all depends on how they are bred though as they arent that far apart.
I'm a luso gal myself-they are extremely athletic and jump well as well as the whole dressage thing. Please dont make the mistake of thinking they are a doddle, they are very sensitive and intelligent and when things go wrong it can escalate very quickly. when they are hot by crikey, they are hot! also be prepared to learn a slightly different way of riding
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love them though, nothing else like it!
 
Agree completely with dutch_viscount. My boy was very, very sensitive and would even pick up on a 'mood' on the livery yard. if some liveries had had a falling out, he would be a bag of nerves.
 
I REALLLY want a Luso/Andy mare
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Mike can have his boy all to himself and I'll have a pretty little princess to myself
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I'm thinking though I may have to produce a "foal" in order to persuade Mike to let me have one!!
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I used to work for a small luso breeder and all hers were very laid back and lovely. Easy to do and ate very little, yet always looked stunning!

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a child can handle mine on the ground-he is very very well behaved. he eats alot in that he's a greedy wee blighter but doesnt need much! hay, grazing and a few pony nuts is all he gets in the winter.have to restrict his grazing in the summer.
 
my YO has 4.
they all have great temperments and have been brought over from portugal.
one is vaga bloodlines and he is very hot and nervy.he was in the bull ring for years and only gelded at 7.still very gentle and good to handle from the ground, just sensitive to ride
the ones trained over there are trained with weight aids.they arent everyones cup of tea to ride so maybe worth going over to have some lessons, if you are thinking of importing one.
 
i used to do demonstrations at all their big shows on my friends andalusion stallion

amazing animals

and wow can they jump

was going to use him on my hackney mare
 
I have four andys, I would not have anything else. Be careful if you buy a stallion, yes, they do have (in general) super temperaments, but at the end of the day they are still stallions and should be treated as such. The other thing to remember is that they are hotbloods and are very very clever, this makes them very trainable BUT they can learn bad things just as easily as they can good! When an Andy or a Luso is hot - they are very very hot! Some of the mares can be just as hot too with an opinion on everything, in fact some people say the girls are more trouble than the boys - not sure I agree with that as every horse is different.

Having said all of that (
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), there are more and more geldings available, and I was reading an interesting piece in one of the magazines from Spain, where the guy said that the spanish themselves were missing out on a huge chunk of the european market by not supplying geldings.

You can pay anything up to £70,000++ for a top rate andy (and some people have paid that for a second rate andy
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) from Spain, however, there are more and more breeders in this country and you can pick up geldings for £5k onwards. I managed to pick up a fully papered and graded mare last year for £6.5 unbroken, she is worth twice that now.

If you need any help when the time comes, I can point you in the right direction.
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