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- Pictured below are some
of the exceptional horses whose bloodlines have been invaluable
- in developing our breeding
program over the past 30+ years.
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- Biographical information
includes not only the genetic traits that made them an essential
part of our breeding program,
- but also the unique
personality traits that endeared them to us -
- most of which remain,
even after their passing, through their offspring.
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- *References to Grand
National Championships noted below were won when the PFOBA/PFHA
Grand National classes
- consisted of all ages
and genders in a particular major division. Stallions, mares,
geldings, and schooling horses
- competed against each
other in one final class for the ultimate title of Grand National
Champion,
- This ensured that the
Grand National Champions of Performance, Fino, and Pleasure were
truly the best of the best!
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- Corito
- Pure Puerto
Rican golden palomino stallion
- 1968 - 1995
- (Cori x Maria Luisa)
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- 'Old' Corito, as he is now known,
was a beautiful sight to behold! He was the quintessential golden
palomino with a creamy white mane and tail from 5 consecutive
generations of golden palominos. He was born with an exquisite,
accurate gait. Known by most for his elegant fino gait, he could
also extend to a thrilling largo when asked.
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- As a pure Puerto Rican stallion,
'Old' Corito was an excellent choice to cross on our Coral-bred
mares who were generally half Colombian and half Puerto Rican.
This made many of his offspring 3/4 Puerto Rican. Out of 31 offspring,
he produced 45% palominos - many of them golden - and a 61% creme
dilution factor. His direct son, Corito de Vez, now carries on
these bloodlines.
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- 'Old' Corito was very particular
about how he presented himself to you. He would place his withers
in reach to be scratched first. Being very shy about the head
- he always looked away when we bridled him. Growing up in difficult
circumstances, he nevertheless gave his all to us when he came
to live at La Caballeriza.
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- One of the most fascinating
things about 'Old' Corito was that he chose who rode him. He
seemed to sense a person's genuine respect and admiration for
him and would allow that person to ride him. Those who tried
to fool him weren't so fortunate. ;-)
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Cantante
de Omega
19?? - 19??
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- (Singer x Guamanita)
- We chose this exceptional stallion
for size, manners, and accuracy in gait. It was reported that
his dam was an exceptional Puerto Rican mare and Singer was Reserve
National Grand Champion to Coral LaCE in Performance.
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Frio
Viento
19?? - 19??
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- (Triunfo x Maria Luisa)
- Frio Viento was an outstanding
fino stallion that also had a good range of gait. He was not
owned by this family, but was admired and thought of as being
one of the best Paso Fino stallions ever. He was ridden to the
twice Grand National Fino title so beautifully by Shawn Swank
Mejia. He was owned and loved by the late Jim Swank of Lake Gem,
Fl.
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- You will see Hija de Los Vientos
and Otra Vez also on this page. They are his daughters and they
were two of our top mares ever on this farm.
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Hija
de los Vientos
1973 - 19??
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- (Frio Viento x Gitano Viento)
- 'Daughter' or 'the white mare'
as she was known was a cremello mare who was exceptional in the
show ring. She was the first registered offspring of Frio Viento.
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- Hija de Los Vientos was High
Point Owner/Amateur in fino and undefeated in fino fifteen of
sixteen times shown for this Title. Almost all of her her offspring
were purchased as soon as they were weaned or before because
of their people loving natures and golden color.
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- Hija's daughter, Coral's Classica
de Vez (owned by the Lessengers in Texas), was purchased , trained
and shown by Charles Lessenger to the National Champion Pleasure
mare and third Grand in Pleasure. This was the hallmark of the
breeding program at La Caballeriza - that true amateur/owners
could train and compete their own horses successfully at the
highest levels.
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- Hija produced 11 offspring -
64% of those were palomino including Coral's
Don Dorado de Vez listed on the 'Our Stallions' page.
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Otra
Vez
1974 - 19??
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- (Frio Viento x La Flor Bonita
T)
- Otra Vez was a feisty small
fino mare born in 1974. She was overlooked because she
was small. Within one year of our purchasing her she had
conquered the Florida State Championship over the past multi
Grand National Champion mare Soledad que Tal in fino. Her
sire was the twice Grand National Champion in fino.
Her sire's gait was claimed as flawless. Her dam was by the Reserve
Grand National Champion, Singer.
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- Otra Vez produced nine superior
offspring. She was my favorite riding horse when she was younger
and was the inspiration for the 'de Vez' added to the Paso Finos
born here at La Caballeriza
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Sundancer
Mako
1981 - 2005
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- (Coral LaCE x La Luz del Sol
B/R)
- Sundancer Mako was a 14 hand
Paso Stallion by Coral LaCE. He was known as one of the fastest
Paso Finos in the Nation or world of Paso Finos. He was so gentle
that our 8 year old granddaughter could go out and brush him,
pick his feet out, and ride him in his paddock. Sundancer was
a Reserve Grand National Champion in pleasure. He and his offspring
are truly a pleasure to own.
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- Carrying on the family tradition
of fast, accurate largo, Sundancer 's son - Bronce de Vez - was
the 2007 National Largo Race Champion. Showing the true heart,
courage, and determination inherited from his famous ancestors,
Bronce won this championship even though he was totally blind
at the time!
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Nevado
de Vez
1998 - 2009
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- (Corall's Viajero de Vez x Nevada
Princesa Mako)
- Nevado was a golden stallion
that was another sibling to Coral's Monarca de Vez and Willow
Wind Mako by the same dam.
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- Nevado's sire, Viajero, is a
full brother to the 'golden ones' listed in the largo
article written by Bill Firman. One ride on a full sister
to Viajero in France by some people from Germany brought them
to our farm for more largo Pasos. This speed - with such
accuracy and gentleness in caring for their rider - makes them
a favorite to own.
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- Nevado's dam was by El Dulce
by the multi-Puerto Rican Island champion, Monarca.
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- Nevado was as excellent an example
of the quality and consistency of breeding stallions for natural
gait, range of gait, and largo as any we have produced here at
La Caballeriza.
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- His last offspring, a 2008 palomino
filly, is listed on this website on the Mares
For Sale page.
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