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THE
PERUVIAN PASO
History:
The origins of the Peruvian horse are traced
back to Andalusians and Barbs, brought to Peru
by the Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th century.
Over 400 years of selective breeding gave origine
to this wonderful breed.
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Conformation:
The Peruvian horse is a medium-sized horse ranging
from 14 to 15.2 hands. The head has a straight or slightly
concave profile with well shaped ears that have fine slightly
inwardly curved tips. The nostrils extend easily and the
eyes are expressive, and well set apart. Compared with
most light breeds, the neck is slightly heavier in proportion
to the body but gracefully arched. The croup is moderately
sloped, and nicely rounded with a low tail set that is
carried straight, quiet, and close to the buttocks. The
chest is wide with moderate muscling. The girth and barrel
are deep.
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Gaits:
With its four-beat lateral gait, called paso
llano, the Peruvian horse gives its rider the smoothest
ride in the world. The execution of the gait trends
slightly to the laterals particularly with increasing
speed. The forelegs of the Peruvian are rolled towards
the outside as the horse moves forward, this spectacular
and natural motion is called "termino."
The gait of the horse is passed 100% to its offspring..
While other horses are trained to emulate the al-most-prancing
gait of the Peruvian, it is a natural, inbred quality
in these horses.
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Characteristics:
The breed is said to combine qualities which may be
considered "contradictory." He is very high-spirited
- though easy to handle while loose and relaxed in his
movements. He has sparkling, brilliant action in the forelegs
- yet he is extremely smooth and sure-footed. He has a
refined appearance - yet he is powerful. The willing spirit,
called "brio," demonstrates itself in numerous
ways when asking the horse to perform. It means intelligent;
spirited yet docile with great dignity and presence, almost
an arrogance. The Peruvian horse is extremely gentle and
loves people.
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Use:
For its the beauty, smooth gait and willing
temperament the Peruvian Paso Horse is a very versatile
horse. It can be seen in the show ring, on the trails,
at play days and on exhibitions, or as the family
riding horse.
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THE PASO FINO
History: Paso
Fino horse's journey to the Americas began more than 500
years ago with the importation of Andalusians, Spanish
Barbs from North Africa, and smooth gaited Spanish Jennets
(now extinct as a breed) to the "New World"
by Spanish Conquistadors. As these horses were selectively
bred with more horses brought from Spain, a breed developed
that was hardy, easy to keep on the sparse vegetation
and that had a unique four beat gait which was comfortable
for riding all day. The Conquistadors called these horses
"Los Caballos de Paso Fino", the "horse
with the fine step".
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Conformation: The
Paso Fino is a naturally stylish horse. A good Paso Fino
has a refined head, a long, proudly-carried neck, and overall
good saddle conformation. Mane, tail and forelock are kept
as long, full and luxurious as nature can provide. The legs
are straight with refined bones and strong, well-defined
tendons and broad, long forearms with shorter cannons.This
elegant horse generally ranges in size from 13.2 hands to
15 hands. Colors run the spectrum with a variety of markings
from chestnut, bay, palomino, black, gray and roan to pinto.
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Gaits: The
gait is a lateral four beat footfall, providing a constant
cadence. The rider should experience no up and down movement
of his head and shoulders, and no jolting or bumping from
side to side.
The Paso Fino gait is performed at three forward speeds
and with varying degrees of collection: The slowest is the
Classic Fino, where the horse is fully collected,
the footfall is extremely rapid while the steps are very
short. The paso corto is slightly more extended,
and used during trail rides. The speed of this gait is comparable
to the speed of a trot but is much smoother.The paso
largo is a fast, lateral, four-beat gait in which the
horse can reach speeds equivalent to a canter or slow gallop.
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Characteristics:
The Paso Fino is an extremely willing horse that truly seems
to enjoy human companionship and strives to please. It is
spirited and responsive under tack while sensible and gentle
at hand. The ideal show horse is dramatic, regal, restrained
and generates an aura of presence. This natural drive and
willingness, are known colloquially as "brio",
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Use:
Paso Fino demonstrates its remarkable versatility not
just in the show ring, but on competitive trail and endurance
rides, in dressage work, rodeo, gymkana, and back at the ranch
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The Paso Fino horse
can be classified in differnet types upon the horse's natural
ability:
Pleasure- gentle horse with smooth naturalgaits in
mild collection,
Performance- more collected horse with gaits in differnet
speeds
Classic-Spectacular and very sensitive showhorse
with the highly collected Classic Fino gai
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