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(last updated 04/12/2007)
STUD NEWS
Youngstock We have youngsters, some on the ground and others on the way by our stallions Malabar, Octavio III (Calificado Graded), Nalon III, the Spanish Olympic Team stallion Evento (Calificado Graded) and the bay Ecija Military stallion Obcecado (Calificado graded). For more information see our Horses for Sale site on our main website or contact us on info@viva-iberica.com
Tobarra Feria 2007 We performed in the Tobarra bullring on 18th August with a display of 9 of our horses (plus a foal at foot) being ridden, worked in hand and on the long rein, driven and a Cobra, or lote de yeguas (string of 3 or 4 mares), worked from the back of one of our stallions. Richard and Juan Miguel started the performance with Richard working the stud's bay stallion Rumboso in hand with extended Spanish walk, piaffe, passage and levade and Juan Miguel working Malabar through canter half pass, shoulder in. travers and flying changes on the long rein. Then Richard and Galeon (one of our Lusitano stallions) put on a driving display, performing canter pirouettes, with the gig turning on its axis, flying changes, rein backs, Vaquera stops etc. This was followed by Juan Miguel, riding the stud's PRE stallion Oloroso and Richard riding one of the stud's Lusitano stallions, Edo, in a Paso de Dos. Juan Miguel then entered the bullring with a lote de yeguas (Cobra) of three of the stud's mares, Oretana (she can be seen on the front cover of ANCCE's 'Libro de las Ganaderías - Pura Raza Española' and the 2004 Zotal calander), Brincadora and Seductora, with colt foal Senador at foot. He worked the mares, wearing just traditional neck collars, through walk, trot and canter on both reins plus full pass around the bullring. Then Richard entered on one of the stud's Vaquera horses, Lidiador, took the lead rein from Juan Miguel and continued to work them from the back of his horse. This included canter on the right rein, with the 'inside' mare turning on the spot, then in reverse, with Lidiador performing turn on the forehand while the outside mare cantered anti-clockwise, rein back with the mares and Lidiador in a straight line, full pass around the bring and to finish the mare gathered in a circle around Lidiador before peeling back to a straight line to end the performance.
SICAB (ANCCE 2007 - Spanish National Championship Show, Sevilla) We put on a special 7 night break which included 2 days riding at our Centre in Castilla La Mancha (riding options included; riding in the country or school, classical riding instruction, Doma Vaquera, carriage driving or a combination of these options). This was followed by a minibus trip to Sevilla, stopping for a tour of the Royal Stables at Cordoba on the way. Then a trip to Jerez to watch the riders at the Real Escuela de Arte Ecuestre practising and a tour of the Palace gardens, carriage museum and tack room. In the afternoon we visited the SICAB exhibition and in the evening enjoyed invitation only seats to the opening performance of SICAB's 'Spectacular'. The next day included a visit to the stallion Deposito of the Cria Caballar in Jerez followed by the best seats at a performance of the Real Escuela de Arte Ecuestre before returning to the SICAB exhibition. Friday again at SICAB and the next day back to the airport. Contact us for information and prices for our 2008 trip on info@viva-iberica.com
Carriage driving Interested in a driving holiday, driving lessons or weekend driving break? We have a choice of Gig for driving a single horse, Spanish Phaeton for pairs or teams, or can take larger groups out in the country with a team of 4, 5 or 6. Contact us if this interests you.
Want to buy a Spanish (PRE) horse? So often, when buying PRE’s outside Spain, it can prove difficult to find a really good quality Spanish horse at a sensible price. In other countries the cost for an ‘average’ PRE can often be more than the cost of a really good PRE bought in Spain. Yeguada Iberica sometimes have horses for sale, all registered in the Spanish State Studbook with the Jefatura de Cria Caballar (FESCCR), microchipped and with proper PRE passports and can arrange vetting for transport and all necessary export and transport documentation. When buying a Purebred Spanish Horse from Spain remember to take into consideration the type of organisation you are buying from. A reputable established stud has a valuable reputation to protect and the horses it sells will reflect on the quality of the stock the stud produces. Dealers and brokers move horses on and usually collect them from more or less any source, so they do not need to protect a reputation for breeding good stock, so studs could be compared to manufacturer's new car showroom and dealers/brokers to second hand car dealers, as they are by definition second hand horse sellers, although that doesn't mean you can't buy a good second hand car!
Articles on this site:
SPANISH TACK (December 2006) 'Correct' Spanish tack & riding clothing (needs Adobe Reader - free download - to open - http://www.adobe.com)
SHOWING THE SPANISH HORSE A guide to Showing & Training Spanish Horses for Showing (needs Adobe Reader - free download - to open - http://www.adobe.com)
Published in Horse & Hound magazine October 2007
Terminology! Have you wondered what Natural Horsemanship, Horse Whisperer or Horse Communicator means? We don't call ourselves whisperers or communicators, but we believe we have a natural approach to horses; our 15 or so riding stallions work quietly together in the school or in hand, ride out with our mares or when Richard works a group of mares (lote de yeguas) while riding one of them. You don't hear raised voices or see horses pulled or pushed around at our stud or riding centre, so you could say we communicate - quietly!
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