Revista el Caballo Español 2008 n.184 (English)

Letter from the President

With the ANCCE PRE Stud Book working relatively well, the sector has once again calmed down; nevertheless, in spite of it all, we are not satisfied.

There is no need to mull over the problems that have arisen, but there are a significant number of requests for documentation that have not been issued, due to the fact that they fail to comply with the demands of traceability the Stud Book demands. In an effort to accelerate the issuing of documentation, several meetings have been held with the Ministry of Agriculture and with FESCCR (known to most as Cria Caballar). We hope that these meetings are productive and that we receive the necessary information as soon as possible to update all the information needed to guarantee the necessary conditions of reliability so that the passports can be issued.

We understand breeders’ concerns in terms of Stud Book management. However, you must also understand that we will never have another opportunity to organize the Stud Book, and that we must supplement and complete all the shortcomings of the previous manager, while always looking towards the future, in facing the challenge that we are about to overcome.

Since assuming responsibility for the Stud Book, we have heard the comment made that: “The best thing to do is to start a clean slate by which all breeders receive their documents, and from there on, no exceptions.” Okay, perhaps that would have been the easiest way, but it would have been neither legal nor right. It would not have been legal because the Stud Book is legally bound to maintain a faithful register with the correct identification for the registration of horses and their later review in terms of reproductive aptitudes.

On the other hand, it would not have been right because taking the easiest way would have failed to respect the majority of breeders, who have faithfully complied with the demands of the Stud Book. Moreover, the clean slate philosophy would simply represent the re-founding or re-opening of

a Stud Book with an almost one hundred year history, an idea which is, in general terms, something that has never crossed breeders’ minds.

In addition, even though the Stud Book is operating with relative normality, this does not mean that we have completed the updating process, as this will take up to two years. There are a large number of live horses included in the Stud Book, some 150,000 the world over, and a blood sample is needed from each one to determine the 18 microsatellites of DNA. We have to up-date each of their physical descriptions and complete others that are missing. It is our obligation to have the Stud Book ready for inspection at any given time, and we are working on it, and will continue to do so if the ANCCE assembly ratifies its confidence.

This assembly must be a normal event within a strong and healthy organization, as is ANCCE, in spite of the fact that we will be analyzing unusual situations unseen in the history of our Association.

There is nothing more democratic than to be able to sit down and debate those matters that directly affect the daily operations of an institution and the behavior of those members at an assembly. For this debate to be fully democratic, the composure and formalities must be kept and the opinions of others respected. People come and go, but the Association remains in order to continue to provide services. For this reason, the prestige of ANCCE must remain unblemished.

Therefore, I must ask you once again to put the interest of ANCCE before individual interests.

Javier Conde Cerrato President of ANCCE

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Reader: Almost a year ago, we decided to do a full make-over of EL CABALLO ESPAÑOL magazine in order to provide it with contents that better meet the interests of PRE Horse breeders and enthusiasts, the magazine’s true target audience. This included a design to make reading more entertaining and attractive; to be honest, I think we are achieving the desired objective. One of the fundamental changes has been to edit a supplement that provides all the information about competitions, especially conformational competitions, which had increased greatly and become ever more complex to the extent that they seemed to overshadow the general content of the magazine.

Nevertheless, for the magazine to really achieve the desired objective in terms of content, it needs your collaboration. Those of us who draft the content of the magazine need to know your concerns and interests in order cover them.

Moreover, the magazine represents a means with which to express your opinions and make them known. As an organization, ANCCE has a section dedicated specifically to keeping its members informed, the ANCCE Reports section. Each and every member can count on the section’s Letter’s to the Editor to express opinions, and if these opinions should happen to come from the technical point-of-view related to PRE Horse related topics, there is also another section known as The Forum. This is our Forum, and is perhaps the one we need to use most.

Although it has not been not easy, we have tried to improve the quality of the photographs published. Remember that the topic is always the same—the PRE Horse. As we need lots of photographs for each magazine, we would ask you to send us pictures of your horses; they are always needed. My advice would be to have them taken by a professional as, if minimum levels of technical and aesthetic quality are not achieved, they cannot be published.

With the onset of a new year, we want to continue to improve with new collaborators, new topics, new designs and, amongst the other innovative ideas, perhaps the most important is that the Spanish and English versions will be published separately. In other words, from now on, readers in Spain and other Spanish speaking countries will receive the Spanish version of the magazine, while readers in the rest of the world will receive their issue in English. There are two reasons for this change: the first is that the magazine is lightweight and easier to hold while reading, and the other is that it makes it easier and more economical in terms of its distribution. The bilingual version was excessively heavy and increased postage, especially when sending abroad. With the two independent language versions, the distribution and printing costs have been reduced, although the competition supplement will continue to be bilingual. I hope that you enjoy these changes.

José Lineros JJo o osé Antonio Fdez. Lin

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT LETTER FROM THE EDITOR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Rafael Ortiz Carlos Ponferrada José A. Fdez. Lineros Félix-Marie Brasseur

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PRE HISTORY

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FROM THE ARCHIVES HISTORIC SIRES

ALTA ESCUELA Piaffe Alfonso Cuesta

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DAILY VETERINARY PRACTICE EQUINE RHINOPNEUMONITIS Esther Gutiérrez

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El Caballo Español Year XXX, Issue 184, March-April 2008

HISTORIC SIRES Chestnut horses were already a bargaining chip more than a centur y ago, and therefore, part of the genetic make-up of the old PRE

SPORTS FUEGO XII, Direct to Beijing ANCCE Reports Participation rules for yearlings in Conformational Competitions

Cover Page: Bambina XIII from Yeguada Rebujena la Alta Photo:

Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Caballos de Pura Raza Española

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Let ters to the editor REPLY TO MR. SUSAETA Dear Editor: In reference to the letter published in the January/February 2008 issue, and specifically the one written by Mr. Susaeta, I would like to express my full support and consideration both to Mr. Fernando Caballos, as well as Mr. Vicente Jodar. On the other hand, I would like to express the deepest respect for Mr. Susaeta, in terms of the statements in the said letter. But this does not mean that I fully agree him, as this gentleman, although a professional within the equine sector, does not seem to be aware of how this wonderful world works, nor what defects or virtues of a horse judges underscore at a competition. This he makes clear when he insults these two “more than outstanding� professionals for the fact that one of his horses was considered as NOT APPROVED at walk, NOT APPROVED at trot and NOT APPROVED at canter during the Trujillo TQB, where Mr. Caballos and Mr. Jodar were in charge of judging the horses. I was on hand for the competition, and I can say that the classifications were, as I understand things, correct and worthy for that horse. From these humble lines, I would like to express to Mr. Susaeta my feelings, which is by no means to criticize or question the work of these professionals and horse enthusiasts. Contrary to what he has said, he should be more concerned with his horses and the fact that he faces the hard task of getting his horses to walk, trot and

gallop as good PREs, which is what allows these horses to be in the show arena.

Borja Llanes Sånchez OTHER THINGS ABOUT THE PRE HORSE (PUREBRED SPANISH HORSE) Dear Editor: To be honest, the degree of ignorance about horses and the equine world is impressive. It is only important to know who is who, who has links with whom, how much is sold, the size of his/her brown shoes, that PRE horses weren’t here or there, etc., etc., etc., etc., as if coffee on the black market, for example, was or wasn’t smuggled on horseback from Portugal.

At all the ANCCE assemblies I have ever attended - or those of any other association - there have always been the same topics: two or three things related to association business and numbers, numbers, numbers, and never, never, never does anybody talk about the PRE horse.

It really doesn’t matter; ignorance is generalized, wide-spread and deep-rooted in everyone: breeders, veterinarians and judges. Well, for most of the latter, it is even more serious, as they believe that they know everything and charge for it—some right through the nose—to create a school of equine illiteracy, as in the many cases, for example, when first place is awarded to a lame horse. Their teacher failed to teach them the standards they were

given to define a correct PRE (it was defined by a few of their mates), no doubt because they neither knew (the standard), nor had time to learn it. Thus, that is what we have to show for when it comes to the level shown by PREs under saddle.

Now it looks like the hardware store owners are back in power; the truth is, they never really left.

It could very well be that the judges continue to reward horses that are totally useless for riding, and hundreds of dummies continue to purchase these horses or their foals, thus infecting the equine herd even more. It seems that 70% of all PRE horses have joint problems.

Do you know just how much it costs for the University of Cordoba School of Veterinary Science, through the Department Chief, Dr. Novales, to inform a breeder whether a threeyear-old horse is approved or not as a breeder? In other words, that it has a clean slate or not? Only around three hundred euros (â‚Ź300), including all types of X-rays, from head to tail. Do you really want to be among that 70% and continue to purchase problem horses?

Do you know how many PRE horses contesting at SICAB, after having passed the 20,000-participant point, have actually classified among the top ranking places at the Spanish National Dressage Championship?

I’m asking about Spain, not Europe, nor anything similar, so keep it to Spain. NONE, NONE, NONE, and very few in lower positions or among the last places; it’s‌it’s‌distressful!

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As I remarked to the last President: Why doesn’t ANCCE create its own school for riders-presenters, thus creating a profession for Spain? They could present the horses, at least at SICAB. Perhaps if he continues, he could create it.

With this letter, I remember some articles that were published in El Caballo Español: “There are some bad and others worse.”

“There are some that are dead in the mouth and full of life …”

“It’s the judges’ fault.”

“When are we going to cover the brands with numbers and have the same grooms presenting all the horses? Etc. I have to look for a conclusion that will leave an impression, but I have never been interested in that, to be honest. Let’s look for a horse in which we look at not only the obvious part, which is what sells, but also the functional part of the horse, that is capable of collection, especially in the second beat of the canter (judges don’t even both to look at

this in the arena), that is not so heavy on the forehand, that it is isometric (the height of the withers, equal to the length, scapula-ischial length) above the ground, equal to half of the height plus approximately 10 cm (from the ground to the sternum), that the cannon bone is 1/7 the height (to know the bone structure) and that has no joint problems. If you achieve that, don’t ever change it for a blue gold winner.

Regards, Eduardo Portillo Gijon

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REPLY FROM OLGA TARRAGONA Dear ANCCE Editor, I was surprised to read the letter from Mr. Juan Manuel Fernández that was published in the last issue of “EL CABALLO ESPAÑOL” magazine, which our Association edits. In the light of such nonsense, I can only use my right to reply.

The accusations and lies asserted by the ALLEGED PROFESSIONAL BROKER who signed the letter are, in my opinion, not worthy of even a single word in response.

Lowering myself to his level is of no benefit to the sector or the Purebred Spanish Horse.

However, it is worth taking into consideration the fact that a publication such as EL CABALLO ESPAÑOL, edited by our own Association to promote the Purebred Spanish Horse and financed by all the members of ANCCE, would decide to publish letters including personal accusations between members in the same y so popular p style as the television talk shows currently in Spain.

I consider this th decision very unfortunate, as it fails to enhance the image of Spanish breeders, nor does it help promote the breed beyond our own borders.

A breeder association owes itself to its members and the promotion of its members’ products; to create controversy within the sector, as is the current case, does not help the objectives for which the Association was created.

Above the individual is something called ANCCE; the decisions made from the current Board are detrimental to the members, the good name of ANCCE and the breed itself.

I hope that these thoughts help correct this behavior so that this magazine that I so greatly appreciate decides to follow an editorial line more in keeping with the oth the Purebred Association mission that will defend both Spanish Horse and its breeder members. ds, Regards, arragona Olga Tarragona

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Historia del PRE

ALVARO DOMECQ IN THE SPANISH EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION EL CABALLO ESPAÑOL The PRE horse magazine since 1978

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The president of the RFHE, Javier Revuelto, has, on the ninth of January this year, appointed Álvaro Domecq Romero as president of the Alta Escuela Commission of the RFHE (Equestrian Federation of Spain).

Having consulted the team with which he could carry out this important mission, Domecq responded that he would be honored to accept this appointment.

On the 29th January, Álvaro Domecq met with Joaquín Fernández and Mercedes González Cort, who has been designated as General Coordinator of the Commission, and proposed the following functions: - Relations with the group of judges: Manuel Carvajal Román - Relations with the group of riders: Eva Cano Galan - Social communication: Representative of the Spanish Alta Escuela Association (AAEE) In the future, this team of collaborators could be enlarged.

In addition, the lines of performance and their immediate objectives were established at this meeting: 1. Review the current regulation, defining: - The difference between Low and Alta Escuela, adapting the tests to this academic principle.

- To clearly propose the clothing for competition, as well as the appropriate equipment for the horse.

- The aids to be used when carrying out this discipline: spurs, serreta (Spanish metal noseband), whip...

- Approach the FEI code and regulations with the incorporation to this commission of a well-known judge.

2. Disseminate the regulations, once approved by the RFHE, to the various bodies, Regional Federations, riders, enthusiasts…

3. Hold a refresher course for current national judges, once this regulation has been approved, and new suggestions for the convocation of national judges, all of this under the supervision of the National Technical Committee of Judges at the RFHE.

PRE HORSE CLINICS FOR 2008 ANCCE plans to organize PRE Horse Clinics during 2008 Throughout 2008, ANCCE will organize specific clinics about the P.R.E. horse in a variety of countries. The objective is to deepen in the knowledge about this breed. The topics covered by the clinics are free: training, conformation, presentation, feeding, handling and care, Alta Escuela, driving, etc.

The clinics are free of charge to all breeders and enthusiasts from the country where they are held. ANCCE will contacts suitable instructors for each subject and will finance part of the expenses (recruiting, travel and expenses of the instructor), being able to pay up to 100% of these, depending on the case.

We would request all associations send us the topic that interest them most, so as to organize these clinics, as well as the most convenient dates and locations. We will try to cover all the applications, but this will depend on the number that we receive, and our budget.

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TOP SPECIALISTS MEET FOR THE ROYAL ANDALUSIAN DRIVING CLUB CHRISTMAS CUP

More than a score of turnouts met at the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía (racetrack) in Dos Hermanas (Sevilla).

The event consisted of two competitions, a traditional competition and a closed arena competition.

As every year, the Royal Andalusian Driving Club organized its Christmas Cup with the participation of more than a score of turnouts. The purpose of the competition--held at the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía (racetrack) in Dos Hermanas, which is the largest of its kind in Andalusia—is to show enthusiasts, professionals and the general public the wealth of carriages and their possibilities within the competitive and sporting world. This is especially true for a sector with a growing number of enthusiasts.

With wonderful weather conditions, under the gazing eyes of numerous spectators with a wide range of ages, the participants did everything they could to run away with the victory. The traditional competition was made up of three parts: presentation of the horses and carriages, a short 12-kilometer route within the racetrack and a cones competition.

Manuel Gago Dávila was the winner in the section for pairs. When it came to teams (four-in-hand), José Manuel Ferrete Nieto, from the Yeguada Rebujena La Alta—who was also champion at the 2007 ANCCE Cup at SICAB in the same category—was the proud winner. In the mail section, victory went to Gregorio Aranda Alcántara.

The second competition was the Social Combined Test for Carriages in Enclosed Arena, which scored towards the 2007-2008 Royal Andalusian Driving Club Cup. In September, the final will be held at SIAT 2008—the International Carriage Driving Trade Fair. Felipe Llorente was the winner in the single horse category, while Manuel Ramón Palmero from the Yeguada Marañón came first in the Pairs. Marta Contreras Campos and Olivia Camuñez Martin debuted in this competition, in which Ramón Moreno de los Ríos, former General Manager of the Royal Driving Club and current General Manager of SIAT (International Trade Fair) also participated. In the category for Ponies, the victory of the youngest competitor in the tournament, Rosa Durán Carrera, was most outstanding.

The Royal Andalusian Driving Club, founded in 1984, is well-known and of major importance in the promotion and practice of competitive driving and training activities, as well as in the promotion of horse-drawn carriage in a variety of activities throughout Spain. Today, there are some 800 registered members all over the country.

Although the Club is generally known for the promotion of activities related to traditional driving and for its presence in country fairs, its undertakings throughout the year are especially linked to the competitive driving and sports. The proposals are not only designed for experts, but also for all types of spectators, since its objective is none other than to bring driving closer society in general.

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““BONDADOSO VIII LEAVES US”” “The 1994 Champion of Spain BONDADOSO VIII, bred

by Yeguada Romero Benitez, this stallion with so much class and strength, lived at Yeguada Juan Tirado until his death, which occurred at the start of 2008.

He had won the right to his freedom, in the best sheltered field of the property, and had the satisfaction of knowing that it was his blood that partly influenced the Award for the Best Stud Farm at SICAB 2007.

He went quickly, without suffering. He is sure to have gone to heaven along with all the best.

Thank you and rest in peace.”

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III SNACK FOOD, HORSE AND BULL FESTIVAL HELD IN MANZANILLA (HUELVA) Once again, the PRE horse was the protagonist at the “Feria de la Tapa, el Caballo y el Toro” (Snack Food, Horse and Bull Festival), held in the town of Manzanilla in the province of Huelva. The event was held from the 15th to the 17th of February for the third consecutive year. From the very beginning, the objective of this exhibition was to be a showcase for the culture and lifestyle of this part of the province of Huelva with its cuisine (including wines) and their love of horses and fighting bulls, as well as the economic repercussions of the activity.

The Festival took place at the “Valle de Manzanilla” fair grounds and had three specific areas: - A 1,500-square meter marquee that housed the 500 commercial stands related to the three aforementioned sectors, in addition to a restaurant and a stage for musical performances.

There were also tributes to celebrities from the world of bullfighting and rejoneo (mounted bullfighting).

- A second marquee, which was specially adapted with offices and stables where you could see the Purebred Spanish Horses that were for sale

He has ample experience in the equestrian world and competitive equestrian sports.

The Royal Andalusian Driving Club has, at its latest Board of Directors’ meeting, appointed Antonio Ortiz Rufino as the General Manager.

Antonio Ortiz Rufino has extensive experience in a number of equestrian associations and clubs, as he has been a Representative and Director of competitions within the Andalusian Equestrian Federation; Member of the Equestrian Committee and Director of Competitions at the Royal Pineda Club of Sevilla; Board Member of the Sevilla Horse Racing Society and Consultant for the National PRE Horse Breeders’ Association of Spain (ANCCE).

While working for the Jerez City Council (Cadiz) for more than ten years, he has worked as a Committee Member of the Jerez Horse Fair (1985); General Secretary of the Jerez Horse Fair Committee (1986-1995); Director of the Office for the Candidacy for the World Equestrian Games of Jerez 2002 (1995-1999); General Manager of the World Equestrian Games of Jerez 2002 (2002) and responsible for the subsequent liquidating period of the World Equestrian Games of Jerez 2002 (2005-2007).

As the new General Manager, his work will cover three lines of action: the Royal Andalusian Driving Club of, the Carriage Museum and Club membership business. Due to this, he has expressed his desire to increase the potential of the Carriage Museum and to bring it closer to the people of Sevilla by promoting its traditional uses and launching new ones. He will try to create tighter links, if possible, with the Royal Driving Club with its members to promote closer relationships. He will, in addition, try to increase the membership.

Antonio Ortiz will be totally involved in the two big events of the Royal Andalusian Driving Club, the Carriage Exhibition at the Sevilla April Fair and SIAT (the International Carriage Driving Trade Fair), contributing to increase its fame.

- A portable bull ring, in which various equestrian and bullfighting shows were held.

Lastly, his work will move toward increasing the potential of the various competitive disciplines related to driving and carriages, helping them occupy the place they deserve not only in the regional competitive field, but also the national and international level.

Unfortunately, due to the rain, all of the events and celebrations planned for the seventeenth had to be cancelled.

Mr. Ortiz Rufino is taking charge of a very prestigious and important organization, which has consolidated under the management of his two predecessors, Ramón Moreno de los Ríos and Teresa AndradaVanderwilde. Both have contributed greatly to the Royal Driving Club itself, and to horse and driving enthusiasts by setting up of the Carriage Museum, the “Country Club” at the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía (racetrack) in Dos Hermanas, the establishment of the “Pregón del Paseo de Caballos y Enganches” (Opening Address for the Horse and Carriage Parade at the Sevilla Fair) or collaborating in the creation and organization of the so-called “Noche Larga” (Nights at the Museum) in Sevilla.

In the three years, this Festival has been a major activity and a remarkable push for local and regional development.

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CAVALIA, THE GREAT EQUESTRIAN MULTIMEDIA ODYSSEY, PREMIÈRES IN MADRID With more than 60 horses and 37 artists, the Show will open its doors in Madrid on the April 1st

The creator, president and artistic director of Cavalia is Normand Latourelle, one of the pioneers behind the “Cirque du Soleil” until 1990. Cavalia, this impressive multimedia equestrian odyssey, has already seduced more than a million and half of people in the United States, Canada and Europe since it started in March 2003. It will open in Madrid on the 1st of April and will remain there until the 13th April. The show arrives at the Spanish capital after its successful stop in Barcelona, where it opened on the 29th January and due to public demand, continued there for three weeks. After being in Madrid, Cavalia will travel to Bilbao, where it will première on the 27th of May. Cavalia is a remarkable show, a perfect—and unique— combination of equestrian tradition and scenic arts

that synthesizes the evolution of the relationship between man and horse throughout history, based on various disciplines. Acrobats, clowns, dancers, riders and musicians all share a huge set with the horses, in a different and captivating experience.

The success of Cavalia has not only been endorsed by its critics and the general public on two continents, where more than a million and a half people have enjoyed its surprising set-up. Its creator, president and artistic director, Normand Latourelle, was, until 1990, one of the pioneers behind the Cirque du Soleil, Since then, he has worked to produce different innovative and grandiose Shows, in an effort to offer the audience new sensations.

From our collaborator, Maria Luisa Sala

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THE LA EQUINA REFERENCE HOSPITAL AND ANCCE CONTINUE WITH THE TRAINING OF VETERINARIANS, BREEDERS, AND MARE HANDLERS

The 2nd Course on Caring for Foals (Neonatology), held from January 17-19 January, were a success. The first two days the Program was run for Veterinarians at the La Equina Reference Hospital in Manilva (Malaga), and the third and final day, the program for breeders and mare-handlers took place at the farm owned by Francisco Santiago in Mollin (Malaga).

Once again, the course has served to confirm the advantages of offering an “all-in-one” approach for the veterinarians who care for the animals on the stud farm, breeders and mare handlers. It is the intention of the Hospital and ANCCE to offer several of these programs during 2008 and 2009 at locations all over Spain.

A new formula put to the test La Equina Reference Hospital invited veterinarians who have, during the last three years, referred the greatest number of foals. A total of 25 veterinarians from Sevilla, Cadiz, Huelva, Malaga, Cordoba, and Almería made up this group.

For two days, the veterinarians met in the NH Sotogrande Hotel in the morning for theory sessions while the practical sessions were held at the La Equina Reference Hospital in Manilva in the afternoon. Dr. Lara Armengou largely, along with Dr. Miguel Valdés

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and Dr. Victor Jiménez (Laboratories Ford Dodge), and Mr. Francisco García (Nutrimentos Purina – a feed company), carried the scientific weight of this 14-hour marathon course. The course covered the entire protocol that should be followed with a foal from its birth until it is 30 days old, as well as how to identify the slightest indication of alarm in time. During the practical sessions, the new techniques of placenta, navel and abdomen ultra-sound were shown, as well as analytic tests for the early diagnosis of infection in the foal, quality of the colostrum, plasma transfusion, and routine treatment for the defects of limb alignment.

On the last day, each attending veterinarian enjoyed the possibility of inviting a small group of guests from among the stud farms that he or she usually attends.

It was recommended that the breeder or technical director and the mare handler should attend the session. A total of 42 stud farms were present. This joint session took place at the stud farm owned by Mr. Francisco Santiago, in Mollina (Malaga). In a single morning, the participants were able to review both the routine protocols to be carried out by the caretakers and to learn how to reduce the presence of problems in neonates to minimums, as well as the initial signs of illness when the veterinarian should be called.

All those attending the program were pleased with the course, and there were even requests to lengthen it,

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since the session for questions following the conferences were not long enough for all the questions they wanted to ask. It is important that all those involved in caring for foals can attend a forum where they can get to the bottom of how to improve the care and the profitability of obtaining the new animals.

Sponsors This program would not have possible without the sponsorship of Ekufarm—distributor of veterinary products—Laboratories Ford Dodge and Nutrimentos Purina. Other sponsors who must be thanked for their help are Ecógrafos Esaote, Laboratorios Braun and Hispadial, the company that produces intravenous infusions.

As important as the work of these sponsors was, the hospitality provided by the Santiago family was equally important, as they allowed us to enjoy their ample and comfortable facilities surrounded by carriages and antiques. Our thanks goes to everyone who made this experience possible.

The idea put to work

NATURAL TRAINING CLINIC Given by Carlos Ponferrada in Zaudin On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd February, our collaborator, Carlos Ponferrada, gave a Natural Training clinic in the facilities of the Zaudin Golf Club Equestrian Center. During the three days, twenty-two students were attentive and participated in the techniques shown by Carlos and his assistant Cristina. Five horses passed through the round pen, which had been brought specially, three of them were young, three-year-old horses, taken out of their fields for the occasion; none of them had ever had a direct contact with humans; two were PRE Horse and one Purebred Arab. All three ended up being ridden without showing the least resistance, although the two PRE horses were much more receptive and trusted much sooner than the Arab. The other two were cross-bred horses with serious behavioral problems and they also, after the third session, had confidence and ceased to be unruly.

It was a full success, which, once again, goes to show that Natural Training is a very effective technique when it is applied by expert hands. It achieves the total trust of the horse in very little time and in a trauma-free manner.

Since 2007, we have been harvesting the results. The stud farms that participated in the course last year assure us that by setting up protocols for cares of foals have enabled them to detect problems much earlier. The communication between the veterinarian and the caretaker at the stud farm is essential for this improvement.

Objectively, in the La Equina Hospital Neonatology Service, foals have arrived in much better clinical conditions, and, what is more important, almost all (88%) of the foals have survived. Also, the costs have been considerably less than in previous years.

Future Programs The idea works, there is no doubt about that. Another complementary program would cover the development of the limb alignment and the locomotive apparatus of the foal during the first 24 months of life and how to prevent defects of the competition horse. In this program, another fundamental part of the picture would be the farrier.

Any breeder or enthusiast who would like to receive this type of training should contact: Hospital de Referencia La Equine Hospital or phone (+34) 661-81-66-46 or 661-62-54-33, or send an e-mail to: administracion@ laequina.com

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AWARD CEREMONY AT 2007 TOUR NOVO Yeguada Yasmina Moreno Award for Yeguada Manuel Salguero

OBITUARY

The awards ceremony for the 2007 Tour Novo final was held on the 15th of December 2007, at the Novo Sancti Petri Golf Club Chiclana, in the province of Cadiz. This is the 2nd edition of the Conformational Competition Circuit for Purebred Spanish Horses, organized all over Andalusia and coordinated by the Novo Sancti Petri Equestrian Association.

The awards ceremony was attended by those judging the conformation competitions, in addition to breeders and riders. Joaquín Vázquez Vela, Director of Tour Novo, presided the event. To be eligible for the awards, you had to attend at least five competitions and thus qualify the horses.

Final prizes Section 2 1st Place for yearling colts; the Novo Sancti Petri Award went to Yeguada Alpresa from Algeciras.

Section 4 1st Place for two-year-old colts; the Yeguada Torreluna Award went to Yeguada owned by Manuel Salguero, for his colt, Editor Sal. Section 5 1st Place for three-year-old fillies; The Nutrimentos Purina Award went to Yeguada Novo Sancti Petri for its filly, Chiclanera Novo Section 6 1st Place; The Yeguada Yasmina Moreno Award went to Yeguada Manuel Salguero for its colt, Destacando Sal 2nd Place; The Yasmina Moreno Award went to Yeguada Novo Sancti Petri for its colt Camarón Novo.

Section 7 1st Place; The Ono Award went to Yeguada Puerta Alta for its mare, Africana.

Section 12 1st Place; The Zaldi-Hipusur Jerez Award went to Yeguada Puerta Alta for its stallion, Guerrero.

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The members of ANCCE would like to send our sincere and deeply felt thoughts in memory of following people: Maria Dolores Beteré, mother of César Alba and wife of the former ANCCE president, Francisco Alba.

Josefa Arellano, mother of Francisco Ayala, Member of the SICAB Commission.

Father of Carlos González, breeder and President of the Guatemalan PRE Association Manuel Luque, father of Ana Luque, Secretary at the ANCCE office.

María Ortiz, mother of Teresa Villar, ANCCE breeder.

On behalf of the whole Association, we would like to send to all their relatives, our heart felt condolence.

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Rafael Ortiz Alcalá Zamora

FUNCTIONALITY TEST (part II) In a previous issue of El Caballo Español, I commented on the functionality test from the judging point of view. Reference was made to a series of parameters that must be taken into consideration with those gaits: Quality of the pace Length of stride Regularity Use of the top-line Cadence Calmness / Straightness / Impulsion Elevation Differentiation between the collected and extended pace Transitions / Balance / Coordination

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trot pace has been analyzed, and continuing with the course of the functionality test, the next natural pace to be touched upon is the WALK. The first thing we must analyze is the quality of the pace. This must be natural pace in four-time. Each of these times applies to when each of the four hooves of the horse is placed on the ground.

If we begin by analyzing the walk stride with the placing on the ground of, for example, the front left limb, the succession of hoof-beats would be as follows: F.L.L. / B.R.L. / F.R.L. / B.L.L. A horse in walk will always remain with two or three limbs simultaneously on the ground; therefore, in the walk, there is not a moment of suspension.

showing clearly that it is in self-balance. The placement of the head is almost at the vertical, maintaining a springy contact with the mouth. The rear limbs are placed under the body, with a good engagement of the hocks. The pace of the horse remains marching and energetic, with a regular succession of the hooves touching the ground. The stride of the collected walk is shorter than that of the medium walk, but it is more active.

It is common to see horses that, if not for the whole of the walk, at least for part of it, above all when going into the corners and when going from extended walk into collected walk, alter the four beats of the walk, starting to lateralize, or in the case of maximum lateralization, to amble. In this case the succession of the hoof-beats is lateral instead of being diagonal: F.L.L. / B.L.L. / F.R.L. / B.R.L.

Although the length of the stride is a quite objective and important parameter, it should not be the only aspect evaluated in the walk. The movement of the shoulders must be taken into consideration, because if the shoulders do not move much, the hind limbs overstep the prints left by the forelimbs because the fore limbs are not extending much.

Most horses have a diagonal walk, and only lateralize or amble when they rush and/or block through their back.

When talking about the length of the stride, we could take a glance at the Dressage rules which state: In the collected walk, the horse remaining on the bit walks resolutely forwards with a high and arched neck,

In extended walk, the horse covers the maximum possible ground, but without rushing and without altering the rhythm of his hoof-beats. The rear hooves clearly overstep the prints of the front hooves. The horse should extend his neck and advance the head, but without ever losing contact with the mouth.

During the walk, the horse must maintain regularity in its footfalls; a regular rhythm, with the same rhythm of hoof-beats in the collected walk as in the extended walk.

It sometimes happens that horses, due to a lack of strength, break the pace when in walk, giving a few trot strides and falling back into walk again. This happens most frequently during the extended walk

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across the diagonal, in which the rider wants to obtain the maximum length of stride. This break of pace is severely punished in any dressage test, but should be less so in a functionality test, although it is taken into account.

Thanks to the use of the top line, the walk will be clearly a four-time pace; an incorrect use of the neck, back, loins and croup will make the walk stride shorter and in some cases, if the back is blocked, it will fail to be a diagonal pace. The horse walks laterally, and if this is taken to the maximum degree, it is known as ambling.

We must grant a good use of the top line with as much importance as the length of stride, if not more. It is from this that the walk derives its quality.

The correct use of the top line will enable the walk to be a fluid, elastic pace, and one in which, if there is a good rhythm, cadence can be appreciated.

For the horse and rider to perform the figure correctly in walk, the horse must be calm / straight and have impulsion. There are horses that due to their character, somewhat mettlesome or hysterical are unable to maintain the walk pace. On some occasions, they hardly take one stride in walk during the test, the score for this pace being very negative. Certainly, when the horse is in another environment, and calmer, it would walk better, but this is a competition and the judge will score what you do at the time.

From a lack of straightness in the walk movement, from how the horse places its hooves on the ground, you can learn a great deal about its limb alignment.

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Elevation must also be present in the walk. We must see knee flexion; if not, the horse tends to stumble over the smallest of irregularities found on the ground.

Collected walk and extended walk are both required in the functionality test. Both must be carried out and be presented in a clearly defined way, so that the judge can score the capacity of the horse to go from collected walk to extended walk and back again to collected.

Transitions, balance and coordination are all concepts that the judge will always have in their mind and therefore evaluate them. These include the transition from trot to walk, the transition from collected walk to extended walk and back again and the transition from walk to canter.

Finally, we will move on to evaluate THE CANTER. Once again, we will begin the analysis of this natural pace with the concept of the quality of the pace. Most of us know that the canter is a natural, three-time pace, with a moment of suspension or a moment in which the horse is totally in the air. Therefore, it must be a springy three-time pace.

It differs from the other natural paces of the horse in that it is asymmetric. We say the horse is in left canter, when the left foreleg advances ahead of the right foreleg, the succession of hoof-beats is as follows: Back Right Limb / Front Right Limb and Back Left Limb / Front Right Limb with a moment of suspension.

We say the horse is in right canter if it is the right forelimb that advances ahead of the left. In this case

Horse at walk. Following......

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the succession of hoof-beats would be: BLL / FLL and BRL / FRL with a moment of suspension.

Counter canter is when the horse canters with the leading leg differing from the direction in which it is going. Disunited canter is when the horse canters with the leading front leg differing from that of the back legs.

The more bouncy the canter, the longer the suspension or time in which the horse is totally off the ground, the better. No doubt, the horse will perform flying changes with greater ease, because he will have more time to perform the change, to change from right canter to left canter or vice versa.

On occasions you see horses with a very short moment of suspension, with a bad quality canter, with a canter that fails to be three-time and becomes four-time. In the case of left canter, the front right limb and the hind left do not touch the ground at the same time.

In addition to being bouncy, the canter strides must have length. Stride length that you see is due to the ground covered during each canter stride and by separating the rear hooves when they come into contact with the ground and by the separation of the front limbs when they come into contact with the ground. As reference, pay attention to where the rear inside leg enters under the body of the horse and this should enter at the height of the girth from the ground.

The same as in the other paces, the use of the top line enables the hind legs to enter under the body and perform the action of propulsion. This will turn the canter into a quality pace, with a good moment of suspension and with length.

The regularity or rhythm, plus the elasticity that the horse displays in this pace will enable us to rule on the cadence or, should it be missing, the lack of cadence.

Going back to the principle of equitation: Calmness / Straightness / Impulsion, it is very common to see a lack of straightness during the canter in the functionality test. The hind limbs do not correctly follow the trace described by the front limbs. If a horse does not move straight in canter, it implies a lack of strength or a failure on the part of the rider, who ignores the riding technique that enables him to keep the horse straight in canter. Also, although less frequent, horses can be seen holding their noses behind the vertical, with the head-neck angle very closed, to the extent that they may lose the desire to go forwards and, therefore, their impulsion.

In the canter of the PRE, elevation must be clear, the flexion of the knee, the lightness of the forehand.

There are times in which the elevation during the canter movement is excessive, giving the impression that the horse “scratches the ground”. This fact will be penalized, as it is due to a lack of coordination.

A lack of regularity will cause the horse lack synchronization; they involuntarily flex the hock more than they should, leading to an irregular movement.

The rider must show his horse’s working canter and extended canter, in the corresponding parts of the test. There must be a clear difference between the working canter and the extended canter.

Lateralization

No lateralization

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The walk-canter and canter-trot transitions, as well as those from working canter to extended canter and back to working canter again, must be fluid and precise, without losing balance, with coordination.

Canter 1st period

Canter 3rd period

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Canter 2nd period

Canter. Period of suspension

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Carlos Ponferrada

“OK, but… where do I start with this business of natural training?”

I am delighted that you asked me that question! It means that the process has already begun.

As you know, a journey of thousands of kilometers always begins with one first step.

When I begin a clinic or a course for my students, I always try to get them to focus on what horses are like. Many people believe that horses are just what they have been told they are like over the years; for others, they are what they are because “that’s they way they were brought up to think at home.” Many ignore what horses are like. In fact horses are only that— horses. They are animals that have served humanity for centuries; they have been eaten, tamed, ridden, driven, and used for work, war, transport, amusement, leisure, competition…

Nevertheless, how could you define what the most prominent characteristics are as an animal species? At the same time, how could that knowledge be used in any one sphere of my relationship with horses?

Let me shows you ten characteristics that define this wonderful animal species

A refusal could be considered an escape mechanism, but to a lesser scale.

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Lifting a limb is another escape mechanism but, to a lesser extent.

1.- Escape Horses are animals that escape to save their lives. They have been effectively doing this from the start of their evolution as a species, several thousands of years ago.

When something scares them, they do not analyze the situation; they only run away until they consider themselves to be safe. Then they turn around and they think: “Uuff! What a fright! I thought that that noise of wind in the trees was something more dangerous than the breeze, but at least it was nothing”.

Horses classify the stimuli from the environment around them in two main classes: It is worthwhile running away from it or it is not worthwhile running away. Fortunately, this classification is flexible and unique for every horse.

It changes with each horse, time and experience.

Note that I have said it changes; I have not said that it improves. Sometimes the situation worsens due to human interference.

If you please, I can tell you that fright does not necessarily have to appear as a sudden gallop to escape from the would-be predator; no, that is not the case. Fright, rather than walking home, is when they decide that today they will not make things easy in the field or the stable when the time comes to be caught or to work. Or, for example, when they do not allow the bridle or saddle to be put on, or a leg to be lifted, or the eye to be looked at, or their temperature to be taken,… These stimuli continue being, for many

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of them, “… stimuli that are worth running away from.”

And that’s final.

2.- Horses are highly perceptive The best example of this is to see how they can be frightened away a fly with a vibration of the skin muscles of their back. How much does a fly weigh?

Less than a rider!

Their senses are particularly interesting. You should know that they have an organ called vomeronasal, located inside their head, near their nose, which allows them to identify scents and those famous pheromones, which are so important in the communication with fellow horses and other species. You should know that with the mobility and independence of their ears, they are capable of paying attention to two things at the same time, in front and behind, to the side. It is very interesting to know that their vision is different from ours. Theirs is panoramic. Remember those first movies with a “panoramic screen” or CinemaScope? Horses see in front and behind at the same time. They have blind points in front of their two eyes, where these fork; also the area behind their head, where surprisingly enough, the rider sits. Horses perceive colors and shapes particularly well, so that a pairs turnout and at a certain distances and in profile, other horses see it as some kind of monster with eight legs and two heads. They perceive movement very well. Movement is what characterizes predators; they move toward

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As they learn easily, and thanks to their sensitivity, they obey using very little pressure.

them, coming in a predator “mode,” like a car would, coming head-on towards the horse.

Even more interesting is their perception of our environment: conversations, gesturing, talking on a cell phone, smoking, laughing or being angry, paying attention to them or “ignoring” them because we are more interested in something else. In the meanwhile, they tell us when they are calm or restless, afraid or anxious to get moving when they are tied to a ring on the wall. With all this, we do our own thing. They express themselves, we fail to listen. There is no communication.

But they perceive everything.

3.- They react very quickly “Well. Tell me about it! I’m still sore from being trodden on! Who would imagine that seeing a horse escaping unexpectedly through the gate of the arena could lead my horse to end up stepping on my foot?” Their reactions are immediate, very quick; their survival depends on their ability to react, just as I have told you this before.

Well, I’ve had enough of this survival business! Today’s horses are not threatened by lions and even less by me, who brings him carrots and I give him his feed, and I ride him, and I love him enormously, right?” Certainly. In part. Horses were domesticated some 6 to 7 thousand years ago. In other words, as we know them today; but, if we look at their complete evolution as a species,

these last few thousand years represent a really small period if we compare this with the total of the time that the species, as such, has been in existence. You could think of it as a couple of days in the complete life of any one of us. The importance of their instincts on its evolution (and that of survival is as important in them as in us), firmly marks their response and behavior.

Being aware of the speed of their response gives us an advantage. Failing to do so places us in frank disadvantage and sometimes we run the risk of being injured. As veterinarians, we are aware of the many emergency calls related to the quick response on a horse. Consult your veterinarian. A sentence that I love and that I always try to apply states: “Be aware of your horse at all times”. For you! Please accept the advice.

4.- They learn very quickly This sometimes does not seem so clear, right? “Especially with this stupid colt that I am unlucky enough to own; there is no way that he will rein back as he should.

Every time that I ask him, he lifts his head up, twists his croup and he messes it up”. The cause and what is responsible for it all always needs to be analyzed.

Many years ago now, I began to put into practice a teaching technique that could be called early training and that is called neonatal imprinting or early training of foals. They are really quick at learning the ABC of the training. Every year I try to teach the technique

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Just two fingers are enough to indicate a movement.

to my students in the University. On one occasion, a fellow veterinary who was present demonstrated how a two-day-old foal can very quickly be taught to kick: three tries and that was it (conditioned response). It was more difficult for me to teach the foal that this should not be done (reversal conditioning). But in both cases it learned quickly. Foals learn so quickly that we sometimes fail to realize just how quickly when it has happened. They learn the good things as well as things that are not so good, or those that are bad. They learn from observation and quick response to the stimuli with which they are presented. An example: “I am going to pick up your front leg for the first time. Hello, hello, beautiful! Good! I am going to touch you gently, until your say Eeeh! Don’t touch me there! A slap. Then I get a little bit scared and I go backwards. I scream at you or punish you. You have not given me your foot. I have trained you how to avoid giving it to me, how to react against what was wanted and I have also provoked unjustified fear that will take a while to forget.” Use a little imagination and find some similar cases in your equestrian circle.

born. They use their memory with great effectiveness.

They remember good things and they have kind of a file in their “hard disk,” where they process those stimuli from which they must escape and those from which there is no need to flee. Alongside, they open another file with people, attitudes, expressions, noises, scents, colleagues, instruments, or saddles, which could suppose a trauma for them, thus creating a profound obstacle to their training or simple daily handling. They generate a kind of a negative conditional reflex, which is difficult to eradicate without using techniques known as anti-conditioning. For example: “I will not even consider going into that trailer again, because the last time that I did, it was a really horrible experience. And to make matters worse all you did was hit me.”

I will explain the other five characteristics in the next issue: 6. They are sociable animals 7. They communicate with body language 8. They need a leader

5.- They have an excellent memory To learn, horses need to store their experiences, classifying them as good or bad and to what degree.

Some believe that once you start to train a horse, training should not be interrupted to avoid the loss of what has been learned. There is also the belief that horses must learn how to memorize at a specific age; early training is considered hardly useful while trying to teach an old horse is considered absolutely useless. False. Horses always learn. They do so from the moment they are

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9. They can be desensitized quickly 10. Horses belong to a precocial species

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José A. Fdez. Lineros

SUSPENSION

Manila 83, from Yeguada Maipe

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nce the performance has finished, riders stays with their horse, close to the arena, awaiting comments from the judges. In turn, the judges produce their verdict, assigning a score and justify it by listing the virtues and defects that, in their opinion, the horse has shown throughout the test.

In the Tests for Young Horses, this is the only opportunity riders have to hear the judges justifying their scores.

With these comments, the rider has a chance to learn what they have seen and how they have expressed it.

Sometimes, you hear concise comments in which the technical language is used correctly, well constructed from start to finish. This is something that gives them

credibility and denotes the judge’s domain of the subject they are commenting. However, there are times in which unconnected comments are made.

Inappropriate language offers interpretations that fail to be objective and wander around the periphery of the subject which, evidently, does not give you the feeling that those speaking are experts on the subject that they have just judged, as they should be.

Our daily bread is made up of set phrases, which become the “in” buzz word, and are repeated horse after horse. Among these, there is one I would like to analyze: “.......needs LONGER period of suspension.”

The first question that comes to mind when I hear this phrase is: WHY? and the second HOW MUCH

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LONGER?...... a tenth of a second, half a second, one second; but there are many more questions: Is the horse with a longer period of suspension better? How can you measure the period of suspension? What is the maximum? And the minimum? What is the ideal length for the period of suspension? And the questions continue....

On the other hand, the RFHE (Royal Equestrian Federation of Spain) Dressage rules says nothing about the length of the period of suspension that a horse should have. It only states that in the walk, there is no suspension and that in the trot, between the two times it is composed of, there is a period of suspension (without specifying length) and in the canter, between one stride and the next (again, without specifying length). There are a number of treatises on equitation that mention a “moment” of suspension.

About the actual period of suspension, all you can do is evaluate its existence. If it does not exist where should it exist, or if it exists where it should not, but nothing else.

The fact that a horse has a longer or shorter suspension could be due to several factors and not all of them are positive, so having a longer period of suspension is not always a virtue.

Perhaps what these judges mean is that the horse “... needs to improve its impulsion” taking the statements in the Dressage Rules as the only valid definition of the term: ... this is the term used to describe the transmission of a passionate and active, but controlled propulsive energy, originating in the hips, and encouraging the athletic potential of the horse...... / ..... one of the first components of impulsion is the tendency of the horse to remain in the air before touching the ground.

Impulsion is only referred to for those paces that have a period of suspension.

The objective of the comments, in these tests, is to help the rider in their work, guiding them, giving them some indication of the direction to follow when training their horse. If the judges do not speak correctly, what they will probably achieve is just the opposite: disorientation, in addition to judges being seen lacking in terms of training, thus making them less credible.

There is a Spanish proverb that states: “Cesar’s wife must not only be righteous, but must appear to be righteous.”

Just in case, I’ll translate it with more equestrian flare: “Judges must not only be experts in dressage, they must also express themselves as such.”

Moroso, P.R.E. Castrado

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Félix-Marie Brasseur

The PRE Horse, that terribly effective artist

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Turnout with a pair from Yeguada Jose Diaz Solis

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or four years, I was a consultant for the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art and this experience enabled me to discover the PRE Horse and how they work. Until that time, my rigorous mentality of a man from the north - more given to believing what I see with my own eyes than everything that you could tell me about the inexhaustible resources of these horses of the sun - had made me think that these horses were only horses for showing-off, no good for any competitive prowess in the meaning that that word has for me. If, before this experience, I had this idea of the PRE Horse, it was because until my arrival at the School, the models

and competitive aptitudes of the great majority of the representatives of this breed that I had had occasion to see, had never really convinced me. I am sure that many other people have the same prejudices that I had. It would be necessary for these people to get to know - as was my case - irreproachable Spaniards in mind and body. I was lucky enough to gain the trust of one of these breeders, Juan Andrés Quifes, owner of Yeguada Hacienda Maria, who breeds “modern” Purebred Spanish Horses, that is to say, horses suitable for competition. Some of these horses show certain qualities for the dressage, others for bullfighting and others for carriage driving; horses with solids hind

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quarters – a quality that is sometimes missing in Iberian horses - because driving is the discipline that most requires the hind quarters of the horse to work. For me, this discovery of the Purebred Spanish Horse constituted the logical continuation of my encounter with Lusitano horses: throughout the whole Iberian peninsula, breeders exploit and improve the fabulous potential of their stables, analyzing the horses, their aptitudes, their conformation, their strong points and their weak points, trying to leave aside some of the traditional, deeply rooted customs of breeding, handling and working the horses, which do not contribute anything specific to the improvement and revaluation of the equine stud farm. To be precise, I am quite skeptical when I see the preparation of two year-old colts, which take part in conformational competitions and which are worked without paying enough attention to their fragile bone structure… These horses become the professionals at the breeding competitions and their career often ends there, because they are already suffering wear and tear from the moment at which they start their competitive career. I, on the other hand, am convinced that reasonable work and slow and methodical learning about how the shoulder works, would be very profitable and in this aspect, the Spanish riders enjoy a small advantage over their brothers from the west, and this is that they have already been immersed in the competitive sector for years, participating in the dressage world championships, in the four-in-hand driving world championships and they have already had to face up to the hard reality of the need to use the horses in the correct way. You have to

admit that when one only takes part in “Shows” some faults may be permitted, as, very often, the spectator is a less demanding observer than a judge, and that when you get used to one fault, two can be allowed… and in this way, little by little, you move away from correct work. This custom of “more or less OK” is not tolerated in the competition world and therefore, in this aspect, the Spaniards have a great advantage that they must not lose. For my part, as I have had the luck to be able to take these horses, I will do all that I can to use as best I can, their great qualities and perhaps, if I am capable, to perfect them to the maximum, so as to turn these Purebred Spanish Horses into great champions, envied the world over. It will perhaps be necessary to seduce the view of the judges, who are more accustomed to see the beautiful German mechanics, and who could be surprised by this additional “small special touch” that the Iberian horses possess; their excellence and their movements of big lyrical actors that sometimes leave me speechless. I once again thank all those who support me in my encounter with the PRE Horse for those great moments: Juan-Andrés Quifes and also to the current director of the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, who has recently offered me the support of the prestigious institution he manages, for the constitution of my new team…

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Juan Manuel Muñoz Diaz riding FUEGO XII, from Yeguada Miguel A de Cardenas, bred by Joaquin Marquez Gonzalez photo: lemos

FUEGO, DIRECT TO BEIJING

by Jose A. Fdez. Lineros Although it is not really Beijing, but rather Hong-Kong, it is certain that Fuego XII will be at the Olympics.

A glowing career in very short time has put Fuego and his rider, Juan Manuel Muñoz, where they probably deserve, at the next Olympics, alongside the greatest from the rest of the world. After seeing him in the arenas at Turin, during the European Championships, even though he had not yet qualified, we were already predicting his fate. Do you remember the title of the article: THE FUTURE IS CALLED FUEGO? And this was not a mistake; four months later the qualification for Hong-Kong is now a reality. On that occasion, we spoke to Juan Manuel; now it is the turn of another of the pillars that are fundamental to the competitive success of any horse, his owner, Miguel Ángel Cárdenas.

R.E.C: What state of fitness is the horse in at the moment?

M.A.C: I think that he is in great form. The truth is that the horse has improved enormously between the time I bought him, and now. I was lucky enough to find a great rider, Juan Manuel Muñoz Díaz, and at the same time some magnificent trainers. I am referring to Mr. George Prause, who lives in Alhaurín El Grande, and now to Mr. Jean Bemelmans

achieved a score of 70.25% in the Kur Gran Prix. I could not attend his Denmark performance because I was honored by the Andalusian Equestrian Federation at their last Annual Gala, the date of both events clashed.

When I found out that he had won and that in honor of the horse and rider, they had raised the flag of Spain, I could not hold back the tears.

R.E.C: What other competitions has he taken part in since Goteborg, and what were the results?

R.E.C: Is his participation in the Olympic Games now certain? Will he go as an individual or as a member of the Spanish Team?

M.A.C: He has been to Oldenburg (Germany), where he came second, to Odense (Denmark) where he came first, and to Mechelen (Belgium) where he

M.A.C: Yes it’s been confirmed; at least as an individual, but it is also possible that the Spanish Team will go. It would be fantastic.

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R.E.C: If that happens, what preparation timetable will the horse have? Will he compete at Montenmedio?

M.A.C: He will compete at Montenmedio, in the Sunsine Circuit, and later he will compete in one competition that will take place in Portugal and another in France.

R.E.C: Have you ever dreamt of having an Olympic horse?

M.A.C: Dreams are free, but truly, now I can see it first hand, I can hardly believe it myself.

R.E.C: For you as a breeder and owner, what has been the hardest for your horse in this long road to reach the point where he now is?

M.A.C: I had not realized how hard this long road would be. The horse and rider had such confidence in one another that I have only suffered when they did not do well at some competition or other.

R.E.C: Throughout the project, which has taken you all over the world, have you felt supported or has anyone tried to boycott, hinder or destroy it?

M.A.C: To be honest, I have not worried much about whether they supported me or not. I believe that in the end, reality will prevail.

R.E.C: Have you felt like giving up at any time?

M.A.C: Not at all.

R.E.C: As a result of your experience with Fuego, has the way you see or breed PREs changed?

M.A.C: I have been trying to ensure that the PRE Horse does not lose its conformation and improves its functionality for quite a while now.

It would appear that this can now be achieved.

A few days ago Clásico MAC died, one of the best horses I have known. Fortunately, I have several offspring of his that are very similar to him and which are also very typical of the breed.

Next appointment for the Games, the Sunshine Tour • Jean Bemelmans will train the Spaniards in Véjer as February 22.

• Among other Juan Manuel Muñoz, Juan Matute and Jordi Domingo will be on hand.

Upcoming appointments qualify for the Olympics FEI Dressage ranking in which Spanish horsemen will participate in those corresponding to the Sunshine Tour. Three maximum category CDI competitions will be held as of February 26 with the participation of a group of national representatives.

Juan Manuel Muñoz reaches the meeting in the province of Cadiz occupying 17 in the Olympic Ranking for FEI Dressage. This position, if the classification finalized today, would grant him a place at the Olympic Games.

The same would be true for Jordi Domingo and Juan Matute, ranking in 23rd and 24th place respectively.

There are twenty individual places, and in addition to this, three others must be added as the Swiss team has renounces participating. The classification system for the Games is only possible with three riders per country.

(Currently Austria and Denmark have four horsemen ahead of the Spaniards, so each would relinquish a place each, thus allowing the 24th and 25th position into the classification).

Thus, Muñoz with “Fuego XII,” Domingo with “Prestige” and Matute with “Wie Atlantic” will be present in Montenmedio with the intention of staying on the chart that gives access to the Olympiad. It will be before our public. It will be the perfect occasion for our horsemen to continue adding points to the Olympic meeting.

R.E.C: And after Fuego... what?

M.A.C: Well the foals, brothers of the sire, etc.

R.E.C: What do the riders and specialized press think about Fuego XII? M.A.C: I believe they think he is magnificent.

R.E.C: As I am sure that Fuego will continue to harvest successes; we will talk again, but for now, please accept our congratulations, and please extend these to Juan Manuel and to the rest of the team who care for the horse. I would like to wish you all the best of luck. See you in Hong-Kong.

M.A.C: Many thanks for their questions and Lord willing you’ll see us in Hong-Kong.

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“PICONERO IV”, NEW CHAMPION OF SPAIN

Jiménez Cobo with Piconero IV, from Yeguada Ovelar

In the Spanish Championship for Young Horses, “Piconero IV” took the Gold medal in the Prix St Georges Level.

Jesus Ovelar, breeder and owner of “Piconero IV” R.C.E: First of all I would like to congratulate you for the performance of “Piconero IV” in the Final of the Spanish Dressage Championships. Did you expect such good results?

J.O.: To be honest, no. We knew that there were more than 10 Central European horses in the same test as “Piconero IV” and that some of them were of a very high quality. Juan Antonio and I had spoken of the possibilities and, in principle, we would have been happy with a 3rd or 4th place. The truth is that horse and rider performed a magnificent test. “Piconero IV” was the only PRE Horse in that test. I am really proud of them.

Juan Antonio Jiménez Cobos, rider of “Piconero IV” R.C.E.: What would you highlight about “Piconero IV?” J.A.J: His canter and expressiveness R.C.E: We are close to the Gran Prix, do you feel that the horse has the aptitudes to perform well in the big tests?

J.A.J: This year he will debut in Gran Prix and we will do well R.C.E: What are his strengths?

J.A.J: Passage, flying changes and pirouettes.

R.C.E: Do you feel that the breed, in general, has a future in this sport?

J.A.J: Certainly it does, we have already seen some very good Purebred Spanish Horses and the breeding in Spain is continuously improving.

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ask the expert DRESSAGE Rafael Soto

“CLASS” Horse people, commonly talk about horses with “class”, but I do not know whether everyone really knows what this means. It is most probable that for each one of us, it has a different meaning or at least, different tones. I would like to know what this expression really means, whether it refers to the horse’s conformation, whether it has to do with how the horse is used, whether or not a horse can have “class” for the Doma Vaquera and not for anything else, if when we say this, we are referring to their expression or their behavior or even, if it depends on their breed. What I mean to say is, can there be horses with “class” within every breed?

Thank you, in advance, for replying to my question.

Yours Carlos Torregrosa

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Riding teacher at the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art Olympic Rider for Dressage

"My friend Pepe Lineros called me the other day to discuss and explain what he means by “a horse with class.” This is not something easy to explain because horses with class are few and far between, of course, in not just any breed, nor in the numerous activities that can be performed with a horse.

For my there are three very important things that a horse with class must have: “personality, sensitivity, and expression.” A horse presented in-hand, whether Spanish, Arab, Anglo-Arab, sports horse, etc, is not the same as one presented under saddle. When presented in-hand, a horse displays these qualities alongside a better or worse conformation. The fact that the horse shows those qualities, and a willingness to go forward even though its proportions are not ideal for that particular breed, it is beautiful.

In any case, for me, as a rider, the problem is that the class of a horse in-hand can sometimes confuse me. That is why I like the class of a ridden horse most.

A ridden horse with class, whatever the breed—of course my favorite is a PRE Horse—most often (although not necessarily) it has nothing to do with its conformation; its measurements need not be perfect. Class is something that is inherited, believe me. And the horse possesses it because it is in its genes.

has those necessary qualities, horse with class is easier to train.

However, if the rider shows no patience and fails when it comes to common sense, the horse could become difficult, because class needs to be understood and the rider needs to take things bit by bit.

Throughout my competitive life, I have seen many horses with class, only the great horses with class have been able to be to reach the top, because a horse that has all the great qualities necessary for competition, but who lacks that class, will never have the degree of expression to become a champion. Moreover, class, as such, is not the nervousness of a hysterical horse. Class is always accompanied by a good head, and if the rider has shown patience and wisdom to train that horse correctly, it can end up reaching high goals.”

I hope my words have helped you understand about something as wonderful as is "a horse with class”.

A horse with class always denotes a will to work, sensitivity to the aids, sensitivity to the environment, and personality, and I believe that if the rider also

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ANCCE REPORTS ANCCE

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This past 11th of January, the ANCCE Board of Directors met in Sevilla, with the participation of 32 board members and Association representatives and 22 members represented by proxy.

The meeting was held at the Plaza de Armas Hotel, where participants analyzed the current situation of the Association and the Stud Book, as well as other projects awaiting a solution in the short-term.

Likewise, the celebration of an extraordinary general assembly was approved unanimously for March 8th, in Sevilla. The objective of this assembly is to keep members up-to-date of the current situation after the resignation of the former President, an event of major importance. In due course, all ANCCE members will receive the summons and the agenda for the meeting.

The Board unanimously approved the creation of a Disciplinary Committee, in keeping with Association statues, to settle the disciplinary files opened against Mr. José Palma Moreno and Mr. Luis Castel Romero.

The disciplinary Committee consists of Mr. José Mª

SUBSIDIES FOR OF PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK BREEDS

The Purebred Spanish Horse being a breed classified as a “Native Spanish Breed”, according to Royal Decree 1682/1997 of the 7th of November, by which the Official Catalog of Livestock Breeds of Spain is updated, the breeders who fulfill

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Rojas Palatín, Mr. José Juan Morales and Mr. Miguel García Diéguez. All of these men are both breeders and members of ANCCE that are not on the Board of Directors in an effort to respect the autonomy that this type of organization must have.

The computer application by SADIEL has been launched. This allows veterinarians to do fieldwork and print passports for the foals born in 2007 that have surpassed the necessary controls in terms of parentage and breed features, as demanded by the Stud Book.

The latest draft of the new Conformation Competition Rules is almost finished, thanks to the ideas given by members, associations, breeders and judges. In short, it will be published so that the final allegations may be made and, after a prudent period of time, will be sent to the Executive Committee and the Board for final review and approval.

For more information, please write to prensa@ancce.com

THE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS OF NATIVE ON EXTENSIVE FARMS

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published, on the 16th of January, Royal Decree 1724/2007, dated December 21, by which the regulatory bases for the subsidies for the development of production systems of native livestock breeds in extensive regimens is established.

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the requirements of the present R.D. may claim these subsidies.

These subsidies will be handled by the various regional governments; therefore, each region will hold a meeting to that effect to specify the application deadline, as well as the requirements on behalf of the breeding exploitations. Contact the Ministry of Agriculture of your Region to see when they have panned to hold the meeting.

To consult the Royal Decree in full, go to the ANCCE web site (www.ancce.com) in the news section, and you will find all the necessary information.

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INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT OF ANCCE MANAGEMENT Below is a summary of the various diverse associations expressing support

letters that ANCCE has received from for the LG PRE ANCCE Stud Book

Support from breeders in the United States Below is a letter, signed by15 of the main breeders in the United States—based on the number of mares they represent—expressing their support of ANCCE and the LG PRE Stud Book and its commitment to offer the best possible service to breeders throughout the world.

Ejemplares = horses

Total number of horses: 925

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Support of the National Belgian Federation for P.R.E. Horses Herein are excerpts from the letter received from the National Belgian Federation for P.R.E. Horses sent to the President of ANCCE, Javier Conde, as an example of their support.

December 15, 2007 Dear President, We have recently learned about the various letters and developments with regards to ANCCE, such as the letters from the American Foundation for the Purebred Spanish Horse.

As a the Belgian association collaborating with the LG PRE, in the first place with the Cria Caballar for seven years, and subsequently with ANCCE since the start of 2007, we would like to state and confirm our total confidence in the organization of your association, and in particular, with regards to the handling of the PRE ANCCE Stud Book.

Currently, our association has 140 members, 41 of which are breeders. Our last conformational competition had about 100 entries, and more than 55 horses have received their Certificate of Basic Approval at the annual review held this last October. A large number of foals are born each year, and the commercial exchanges of our PREs are going well.

Since we started collaborating with ANCCE, which has intensified in recent months, we have found a clear professionalism and notable efficiency in the daily exchanges throughout this year.

In particular, in the various phases of LG (Stud Book) business, in the numerous “up-dates” of the PRE Stud Book in Belgium, in the organization of the evaluation, the rapid awarding of codes to the stud farms who requested them, in handling of the requests for Ownership Cards, as well as the progressive registrations of the foals.

Despite the numerous actions necessary for each service handled by the LG for Belgium, we are fully aware of the enormous amount of work that the LG (Stud Book) undertakes throughout the world, as a whole, and what this implies. Therefore, with a few months having passed since this enormous quantity of work was started, and with problems of all types, we can do no other than congratulate you for your organization that appears to us to be as rigorous as is needed.

Perhaps this is not the feeling of everyone, but with regards to what concerns us, we are conscious of the complexity of the task that you have accepted, we are conscious of the short time that you have to carrying out the task in the best possible way, and we are fully satisfied with the working relationship that has taken place up to now.

Therefore we would like to wish ANCCE a fruitful continuation of its objectives, which, without any doubt, will go and are moving towards an always better handling of the PRE LG (Stud Book), which will benefit the breeders and owners and the development of the breed throughout the world.

And, of course, we consider that those in charge of the breed can only be located in the cradle where it was created, and we hope that this will always be the case.

We would like to wish you, in this regard, frank success with the new functions that are currently yours, as leaders of this institution.

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Support by the P.R.E. Horse Breeders’ Association of Costa Rica Below is the entire content of the email that Ronald Xirinachs Jiménez, President of the Costa Rican Association sent to Javier Conde, President of ANCCE, to show his unconditional support for the Stud Book and its management.

... the criteria of the Association Board of Directors with regards to this note is of supreme confidence in the work being carried out

by ANCCE, despite the problems they have faced in this process; we are conscious of the effort that ANCCE and the Stud Book office are making and we are absolutely certain that soon everything will be resolved, and only good results will be obtained.

Reiterating our support of you all, yours sincerely, Ronald Xirinachs Jiménez President of the Purebred Spanish Horses Breeders’ Association of Costa Rica

Costalero, from Yeguada Maipe

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Support from USPRE Here is a summary, excerpts from the letter that the USPRE sent to ANCCE demonstrating their position with respect for the register by the Foundation.

February 4, 2008 On January 26th 2008, the Board of Directors for the Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse announced that it was inaugurating a new breed Registry founded upon PRE horses in America and “worldwide”.. … … The new Foundation Registry, called PRE Mundial, is open to all currently papered PRE horses and their offspring (with or without inscription in the Spanish Studbook), as well as any horse without PRE papers that can prove PRE parentage, and their offspring. The Foundation press release cites the need for a new Registry to “protect” the PRE in the United States and its marketability. ....

The current Foundation articles (…). state: The only horse that can claim to be a P.R.E. horse is the one that is registered with the Spanish Studbook in Spain and has a Spanish passport for equines which includes the “carta” or registration certificate within it. . . No other registry in any country in the world is recognized as having the authority to determine that a horse is a member of the P.R.E. breed (except those organizations as have signed a protocol with Spain, and who continue the process of registration and approval under their auspices). (from the Foundation website) I summarize the USPRE position on the Foundation Registry: 1. USPRE stands with the European Union and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture in defining the PRE (Pure Spanish Horse) as a horse that is registered only in the Spanish Studbook (LG) currently managed by ANCCE. 2. USPRE is dedicated to the development and promotion of the PRE horse in sport and performance and will collaborate with ANCCE in its own goals to promote the same.

3. USPRE, within the context of its definition, will encourage ANCCE to perform in a timely fashion for the benefit of PRE owners and breeders in the United States.

4. USPRE will strive to make available to its members all of the benefits of its association with ANCCE and Spain, in order to guarantee that the progress of the PRE horse is consistent in the United States with its progress in Europe.

Sincerely, Kimberly Van Kampen Boyer President, USPRE

Should you wish to review the various letters sent from the diverse international associations showing their support, they can be found, in full, on the ANCCE web site (www.ancce.com) in the sections called “News.”

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FONDO DE EXPLOTACIÓN DE LOS SERVICIOS DE CRÍA CABALLAR Y REMONTA.

PRICES FOR THE PUBLIC 5540

Miércoles 30 enero 2008

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ORDEN DEF/112/2008, de 23 de enero, por la que se establecen los precios públicos por las prestaciones realizadas por el Organismo Autónomo «Fondo de Explotaciones de los Servicios de Cría Caballar y Remonta».

These are the public prices established for the services carried out by the Independant Organisation «Fonda de Explotaciones de los Servicios de Cria Caballar y Remonta», according to Law DEF/112/2008, dated the 23rd of January of 2008.

First. Official Stallion stations.

1. At the official stallion stations organized by the Fondo de Explotación de los Servicios de Cría Caballar y Remonta (FESCCR), the following sums will be received: a) Natural coverings with stallions owned by the Fondo de Explotación de los Servicios de Cría Caballar y Remonta: 1. €95.00.

2. €48.00 for coverings by driving stallions 3. €42.00 for coverings by jackasses b) Coverings by artificial insemination (AI) For (AI) at the bases or circuits, the following sums will be received: 1. €95.00 for coverings by AI from riding stallions 2. €48.00 for coverings by AI from driving stallions 3. €42.00 for coverings by AI from jackasses c) For coverings by AI sent to the owner, having previously requested the corresponding units, the shipment will be COD, of three shipments of two doses each, giving the right to a covering certificate; the following sums will be received: 1. €95.00 for coverings by AI from riding stallions 2. €48.00 for coverings by AI from driving stallions 3. €42.00 for coverings by AI from jackass The sums expressed in paragraphs a) and b) will be received once, being demanded, in all cases, when the mare receives the first covering or insemination.

2. The prices and methods of payment applicable to the coverings and inseminations carried out by the stallions owned by FESCCR, classified as special categories, will be those that are laid out below: a) Category A: €190.00 b) Category B: €420.00 c) Category C: €735.00 d) Category D: €1,100.00 The breeding stock included in these categories, as well as the payment, can be found in the appendix to this order.

The Managing Director of the Independent organization, «Fondo de Explotación de los Servicios de Cría Caballar y Remonta», is authorized

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to include in the abovementioned appendix, any breeding stock acquired after the publication of this order, following the same criteria expressed above.

3. With regards to the mares included in the above points, once the corresponding price has been paid for a covering, should the owner request that the mare be covered by a stallion of a superior category, the difference in the price must be paid.

Second. Livery fees - For every stallion, mare, youngster or foal owned by a member of the public, which stays at livery in the establishments belonging to the Fondo de Explotación de los Servicios de Cría Caballar y Remonta, the following quantities must be paid for their stabling: a) €13.00 per day per mare with foal at foot b) €10.00 per day for all others Third. Seasonal sessions – Seasonal sessions for stallions to individual breeders are, in addition to the payment of the sums as stated in the first part, subject to the payment of the following sums: a) Riding stallions: €550.00 b) Driving stallions: €365.00 c) jackass: €150.00 These sessions cannot exceed the maximum period of four months.

Fourth. Extraction of semen for freezing, from stallions owned by private individuals, in Official service centers – The owners who wish to freeze semen from their stallions in the official centers of the Fondo de Explotación de los Servicios de Cría Caballar y Remonta, must pay: a) For quarantine and extraction tests of semen for freezing: €475.00 b) For the preparation of each dose (8 straws of 0.5 ml): €10.00 c) For each day exceeding the 21-day quarantine, as payment for stabling: €10.00 Full information can be found at the Official State Bulletin number 26, of Wednesday, January 30, 2008 or on the ANCCE web site, (www.ancce.com) in the News section.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE FOR BREEDERS AND 2008 CONFORMATION COMPETITIONS ORGANIZING COMMITTEES FOR THE PARTICIPATION YEARLINGS

Faced with the problems and doubts that could arise with entries for yearlings in the qualifying competitions for the 2008 Spanish National Championships—which begin on the 27th February, as on that date some horses may lack their mandatory Passport—ANCCE is informing breeders and organizing committees about the accepted conditions for participation: Any horses wishing to compete in 2008 in the sections for yearlings in any competition must have their identity accredited by the following methods: • With their own passport, should this have been issued.

• Should both the passport and the pre-registration document be missing, the breeders must request the PRE Stud Book appointed veterinarian for their area to issue an Official Certificate issued by the LGPRE itself. This certificate must state that the registration of the horse in question has been correctly requested and is currently in course. This document will be cost-free for any breeder who requests it.

The Organizing Committees must accept any entries that provides the abovementioned documentation.

• With the copy of the pre-registration, which all breeders who have requested the registration of a horse must.

Fuer Pintura, from Yeguada Fuertes Camacho

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OWNERSHIP CARDS

We are well aware of the recent news about Ownership Cards, and the confusion that has arisen because the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA) has accepted a formal complaint made by three breeders. As a result, the Ministry of Agriculture has stated that the issuing and payment of the said OWNERSHIP CARD is not mandatory for breeders, but rather voluntary.

Therefore, the following must be noted: • As of January 1, 2007, the OWNERSHIP CARD is a new document that is attached to the PASSPORT of all horses registered by the LG PRE ANCCE (Stud Book) at no additional cost. This means that all foals born as of the aforementioned date will have Ownership Cards as part of all documentation.

• The OWNERSHIP CARD, used in a number of European countries, arises from the need to have an updated animal census. Until ANCCE was granted the Stud Book, each breeder was obliged to send in a stud farm census every December 31.

Over the years, this system has proven futile, as a large number of horses were not registered with the actual breeders who owned them.

Keeping the equine census updated according to the current authorization is one of the main obligations of the LG PRE Stud Book.

• Although the Stud Book is not an equine property register, it is true that the listings are being consulted more frequently than would be desirable by courts, tribunals and other public administrations. Logically, the LG PRE Stud Book must legally provide reliable documentation for all actions undertaken.

• To date, the LG PRE ANCCE Stud Book has NEVER demanded OWNERSHIP CARDS for horses registered by the previous organization (Cría Caballar), although it is true that, in the LG PRE Stud Book procedure, this document appears as the only legitimate document where there is a change in the OWNERSHIP of a PRE included in the Stud Book.

We are currently waiting for this measure to come into force, as its use is linked to the availability of horses with the aforementioned documentation.

• Logically, other breeders had to be given the opportunity of having the new document so that, should they desire, they, too, may possess an OWNERSHIP CARD for their already registered horses. For this, the deadline was established, which was extended to July 31, 2007. The price was established at eight euros (€8) to cover the actual issuing and postage for sending the card.

• Despite having surpassed the established deadlines for the legally established procedures, in an effort

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to provide breeders with better services, ANCCE, in charge of the PRE Stud Book, is not demanding that the “seller” turn over the OWNERSHIP CARD of horse to the “buyer” to accept any accepted legal document to facilitate breeder formalities and access to all documents for the largest possible number of horses.

• The formal complaints accepted by the MAPA establish the VOLUNTEER nature of the document in keeping with the mandates of the previous concession prior to the one granted to ANCCE. The Ministry considered that one of the complaints was correct—something that nobody had requested— and allowing the other complaint to ask for a refund for this concept, upon returning the OWNERSHIP CARDS issued in his/her name.

• In keeping with the mandates established in the terms of the new authorization, which allows ANCCE to establish those services deemed necessary for the correct handling of the Stud Book, the LG PRE ANCCE Stud Book plans to continue issuing OWNERSHIP CARDS in the name of the new owners from the very moment ownership changes.

• By no means does the LG PRE ANCCE Stud Book strive to manipulate or mislead any breeder—just the contrary. All the information provided is exactly as has been explained herein. In any case, it is unfortunate to see inaccuracy in the interpretation; therefore, ANCCE will strive to make its explanations more understandable and general in the future.

• As of July 15, 2007, the LG PRE ANCCE web site has offered the procedure for changes in the ownership of horses. By reading the procedure, you can clearly deduce that the document in question is NOT MANDATORY. • All breeders are aware of the existing difficulties and the efforts undertaken by ANCCE to overcome these difficulties.

Due to the aforementioned, details of the criteria to be taken into consideration in terms of the Ownership Card are provided below: 1. The Ownership Card, as established by the procedure approved by the PRE Stud Book, will be, in the future, the only document valid for a change in the ownership of a horse.

2. ANCCE will announce, at least three months in advance, when it will be mandatory for the seller to obtain the said card. Until that moment, those breeders who are planning to sell a horse and who do not yet have or have not requested the Ownership Card will have to request it by means of

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Herradera, owned by Roman Romero Sanchez

a “sworn affidavit” in which the owner/seller must state that he/she is the owner of the horse, its full name, and other characteristics. The said affidavit must be signed by the seller and accompanied by a copy of his/her ID (passport/driver’s licence) number.

present a formal complaint before the Ministry of Agriculture General Livestock Office. Once the complaint has received a positive answer, and upon returning the Ownership Card to the LG PRE ANCCE Stud Book, the claimant has the right to a refund of the full amount paid.

For those horses that already have an Ownership Card, that card must be turned over, after having filled out all the details on the reverse side, to the new owner.

Nevertheless, it is convenient to note that once the LG ANCCE Stud Book determines that it is obligatory to have this document, which can be done in virtue of the resolution for the new concession dated December 11, 2007, the price to be paid by the breeder will be in keeping with the established price when the petition for the document is made.

3. In any case, those horses that request participation in the Tribunals for Qualified Breeding stock must be in possession of the Ownership Card.

All those breeders who have requested the Ownership Card prior to July 1, 2007, and consider the said request and issuing a non-voluntary imposition may

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1ST COURSE FOR LINEAL APPRAISERS OF PUREBRED SPANISH HORSES A Course for Lineal Appraisers of Purebred Spanish Horses, organized by ANCCE, took place on the 13th, 14th and 15th of December, at the Finca La Aldara, owned by Pedro Llargés. The veterinary team in charge of the course was headed by Mercedes Valera, who was accompanied by Maria Dolores Gómez, Francisco Peña Blanco, Isabel Cervantes, Tomás Conde and Esther Bartolomé.

The objective was to find, from among the participants, the most qualified for this job, which consists of taking measures of various parts of the horse without using any type of equipment, except the human eye.

Once the most appropriate people have been selected, they will be have intense training and a continuous evaluation that will transform them into true lineal appraisers; in other words, people who are able to objectively evaluate, in terms of centimeters and degrees, more than thirty parameters all within six minutes.

The function of these qualifiers will be to supplying data for the elaboration of a genetic study of Purebred Spanish Horses, the results of which will appear every year in a Catalogue of Sire Stallions, giving the breeders a very useful tool when selecting, a record in which the

conformational-functional characteristics that these stallions can transmit to their descendants will appear.

The work of these appraisers will, in principle, take place at the TQBs, and it is expected that, in the not too distant future, there will be an appraiser present at all conformational competitions, so that the largest possible number of horses can be appraised.

The morning of Thursday the 13th was devoted to the presentation of the course and to explaining the work that Mercedes Valera and her team have been carrying out for more than three years, evaluating an enormous quantity of horses and elaborating a computer program that analyzes the collected data and that has given rise to the current Appraisal Sheet that includes a total of thirty two parameters to be measured. Thursday afternoon and all of Friday were devoted to corrected practical sessions and the examination took place on the Saturday morning. The results will not be known until the course planned for the central area has concluded, so that a global result will be produced and the best people from Spain, independent of where they live or in which course they participated, will be chosen.

COURSE OF LINEAL EVALUATION OF THE PRE - CENTRAL SPAIN From the 24th to 16th of January, the 2nd Lineal Evaluation Course, organized by ANCCE, took place at the Yeguada Centurion.

Student attending the practical classes of the Lineal Evaluation Course

The organization and collaboration of the aforementioned stud farm was excellent, as well as the facilities where the course took place.

A total of forty horses were used for the measuring practice, which had previously been measured by professors from the University of Cordoba School of Veterinary Science. The genetics department at the University has continuously offered advice about the contents, design and operation of these courses.

The days were marathons, starting each morning at 9 am and concluding each evening at 8 pm. They were divided into theory and practical sessions that concluded in the final exam on Sunday the 26th.

There were twenty-two participants in the course, including breeders, veterinarians and riders from the central and northern area of Spain, as well as from Eastern Andalusia.

For the moment, this course concludes those planned by ANCCE to incorporate lineal appraisers into the PRE selection scheme.

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Álvaro Domecq, Director Técnico del C.A.R.

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PROFILES

by María Sáez de Propios

“Breeding horses, means breeding animals for life, because I would never breed animals for death”

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Jesús Galán Shepard of the faithful and Purebred Spanish Horses

Chucho blessing Dedalo XXXVI, the horse that gave him great joy

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Voucher for one PRE foal”, these colorful words filled the parchment that Jesús Galán was presented with on the day that he celebrated his silver anniversary as a priest. Upon reading it, his voice choked up when he spoke. “When I unwrapped the parchment and read it, it made me incredibly happy. I have been given many things, but this gift really meant a lot to me. I have been hooked on horses for a long time, especially on Spanish ones”.

This day—considered one the best of his life—two pathways came together; the priesthood and a new illusion: breeding Purebred Spanish Horses. It was back in 1996. His friends had a difficult commitment to fulfill because although they had all made contributions for the gift, they did not know where to find a PRE foal.

What a journey; they began their search for the gift.

They traveled to farms throughout Salamanca and they investigated and asked everywhere, until a friend

sent them to Maqueda (Toledo). This marked their destination, the farm of Eugenio Badajoz. They could not take their eyes off the two Spanish fillies that they saw on arrival, but they stole Chuchi’s heart—that’s the nickname his friends call him. His yearning to own a Purebred Spanish filly was such that, finally, they returned to Ávila with two. They returned to Avila with a gift called “Indra”, and “Isolda II” in exchanged for five mountain mares and a colt that his brother had on the family farm in Pedrosillo de Arriba, in Ávila.

This is how Chuchi started on this exciting road; that of the breeding Purebred Spanish Horses. His love reached unexpected limits, which perfectly complemented his work. He still remembers how during the first years, his watch stopped at ten at night, to go and feed his foals, accompanied by other priests.

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Yes, you could say that Chuchi has had a great experience of the life as a person. From a family of teachers, this profession did not pass him by unnoticed. He also taught for six years until, at 26, he entered the Seminar of Ávila. With great precision he remembers “the 17th October 1966, at seven in the evening.” A decision that kept him awake for hours on end, but he realized that “in a person, love cannot run out; my heart is made to love more. Being a priest means being free to love by serving people instead of dedicating oneself to one person.” After studying at the Seminar of Ávila, he continued at the Papal University of Salamanca where young people became his main task. They have always been one of his concerns. He has been the Youth Missions Priest of Ávila, and Coordinator of Castile y León. But it was really soon after of receiving the appointment of Parish Priest at the Basilica of San Vicente (Ávila), when horses became an important part of his life.

“In the serious competitions, sometimes, you see excessively vested interests in the participants and that is something that scares me a little"

“To go out into the countryside with a horse contrasts in a brutal way with having to work with people denied their freedom”

He was 52, the first time that he looked at the horizon from the back of a horse--a feeling that qualifies as the most impressive of his life and a beautiful experience. It is a feeling of freedom, “an almost religious feeling”. As of that moment, he was captivated by horses.

The topic of associations has always been one of his constants, because it constitutes the bases of Christianity.

“Unite, join together in order to find the answer to any problems. We began to think who could have horses and I decided to join them”.

These thoughts materialized in the Avila Association of Friends of the Horse. An organization that shortly afterwards, pushed Chuchi to celebrate the festival of Saint Anthony—a festivity that was no longer celebrated in his home town of Orbita (Ávila)—in his current parish, Saint Vicente. The parade with a multitude of enthusiast on horseback to receive the blessing of the Saint was main event of the day, during which it was usual to see Chuchi blessing hundreds of horses of holy water.

But his attraction to the PRE was always in his thoughts. After he had been given his first PRE filly, the wonderful world of breeding began, always with a creative spirit. “Amadeus 2” and “Amara III” were the first horses that he bred.

“The feeling when I arrived in the morning and I saw the first foal was the most beautiful thing in the world”. Something that is very clear to us and whose words reflect conciseness and sobriety is that “breeding horses, means breeding animals for life, because I would never breed animals for death – please may some breeders forgive me – as can happen with the cows or sheep”. For him, breeding PREs is not only this, but everything that it has added to his life. “Breeding PREs has brought me many friends, the associations to which I belong. To be precise, it is a new way of relating to the world, seeing people just as they are, from a different perspective”.

And now he captivates us when telling us his stories.

Surrounded by all types of memories, ribbons, trophies, photos… there is even one of these in a photomontage in which he appears riding his horse, “Dédalo XXXVI”, in a dressage test. But the photos of his first two fillies, “Indra” and “Isolda II”, take pride of place. In the living room of Pedrosillo, everything reminds you of the past, but also dreams of the future. Among his words, you can read a state of happy and pretty memories. His serene but sure voice fills the atmosphere with calm and tranquility, making the conversation very pleasant.

As the sun set, his memories surfaced. Hidden, but not forgotten, in the deepest of his soul, they were coming out one by one as if they had remained intact for all this time, where there was always room for our horse, the PRE.

I do not remember the day we met, but it was about seven years ago at an equestrian environment.

What I do remember is my surprise when I leaned of his profession. What surprised me was that a person who seemed exactly the same as everyone else, so natural; could be a priest. But once I saw him from this point of view, I realized that when he spoke, you listened, as if it was a lovely harmonious melody, the ears of those parishioners who accompanied him, opened up. Friend of his friends, the knowledge of listening to others always characterizes him. His small eyes reflect the sea-water that his words transform into big waves reflecting happiness for the good times he has lived, but that disappear on the beach leaving nostalgic memories.

Along with some friends, he decided to gather together people who had a PRE horse. The parish typewriter captured his intentions and projects in a letter that he and Jesus Sánchez signed, and which was sent to all the people who had Purebred Spanish Horses in Ávila. This was the origin of the Avila Association of PRE Breeders, which today plays a part nationally, thanks to his work and that of other members. “Joining allowed us to see each other as friends to show each other our animals without the need for competing”. This was one of the first intentions that Chuchi had as a member of the Association, to produce a demonstration in which “to show off the best horses, which are always one’s own”. But finally, laziness caused the idea to be forgotten. He immediately thought about hosting the

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Jesús Galan working one of his horse

I’m not worry about being late, but I do if I am alone” first conformation competition in Ávila. And this is how he started to compete with his horses, under the name of Yeguada Pedrosillo. “I enjoy myself very much at competitions, because they are days that I can share with the friends and companions who breed Purebred Spanish Horses. Also, because of the excitement of presenting your own horses and the possibility of achieving a medal, which is always a reason for satisfaction and smiles”.

“In the serious competitions, sometimes, you see excessively vested interests in the participants and that is something that scares me a little. It is a reason for conflicts with the judges. Everyone who has to judge something with objectivity must be ‘unknown’ and ‘unknowable’, that is to say, people unknown to the breeders and outside of this context”. Discouraged and, somewhat disappointed, in an austere tone of voice, he explains that breeders lack sportsmanship.

The calculations and the mathematics should be left aside. It seems somewhat contradictory that the PRE is characterized by his nobility and that this is not an

adjective that can describe the breeders that breed them or those who promote their competitive life.

For Chuchi, participating is not only about winning.

There are many interests at the competitions and the coexistence greatly hinders the relationships.

He clearly states that the link between horses and religion is not a paradox, but rather, in his life, they have become an alliance. You can read between the lines that religion has influenced him in horse breeding and that horse breeding has influenced him in the field of religion. “The horse is a perfect contrast with every day battles of life; to feel that freedom for a while and to be free from the problems for a few minutes. It is an answer to recreational time”. Above all, now that he is Chaplain at the Brieva Penitentiary in Ávila, “to go out into the countryside with a horse contrasts in a brutal way with having to work with people denied their freedom”.

“Put a PRE in your life.” As if this was a religious campaign, he calls all those who ride horses, so that they have the opportunity to go for a PRE and are able to enjoy it.

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Pictures of his first PRE foals hold a special place in his heart

To do this, it is necessary to promote access to the PRE, because it is the most beautiful animal in the world - “Beauty must never be lost” - and for some, an unreachable desire.

His aim with horses is to be able to put together half dozen good mares and to continue keeping his horses with what sells. “My great excitement was “Dédalo XXXVI”, who achieved several victories and who filled me with satisfaction.” His world are overwhelmed with joy; as a person breeding Purebred Spanish Horses, it has brought him immense happiness and has been a major reason for meetings between family and friends.

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“Unite, join together to find the answer to any problems. We began to think who could have horses and I decided to join them”

Since then, he has participated, along with them, in various equestrian expeditions. The next goal is the Santiago de Compostela route. “When we go on an expedition, we see how the horses promote and create friendship. On the road we always wait to arrive together at any place.

Its the feeling of walking together, of surviving together. In life, I’m not worry about being late, but I do if I am alone”.

Now his life is governed by his reins: one, religion; and the other, the PRE.

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PRE Historia history del PRE by Juan Carlos Atamirano PRIOR TO THE BIRTH OF A MYTH, THE PRE (VI)

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explained in the previous article, the “Jineta” had nothing to do with doma vaquera. The former, rather than a method of training, was a riding style.

To claim that doma vaquera dates back more than a thousand years, as some authors have suggested, is more wishful thinking than a reality. Although doma vaquera appeared well after the PRE, its origins must be clarified, in an effort to avoid possible historical confusions. As stated, its beginnings are rooted in the 18th century, following the selection carried out by the cattle breeders to obtain a bull that was useful bull fighting exhibitions. With this selection process, the fighting bull was obtained with its own specific conformational and psychological characteristics in terms of bravery. This fact forced cowhands to create a riding system—perhaps harsher—that would increase its usefulness while at the same time achieve greater safety in a new function with the creation of a fighting bull. To achieve this, training parameters which until then been considered unchangeable, had to be changed; it was realized that the importance of the training was rooted in smoothness and in getting the horses to perform the movements with the greatest possible expressiveness and naturalness. As of that moment, and with that in mind, the evolutionary process of the equitation was turned on its head: although training was created in the field and was subsequently introduced into the arena, and from that, a new discipline was created.

possible exit from the dangerous lunge of the fighting bull.

One of the consequences of the birth of fighting bulls and of this change or evolution in equitation was the modification of the equipment worn by both horses and riders. The search for functionality favored the fact that everything used by the rider and horse had a new meaning deriving from a planned function. The luxuriousness of the court became generalized in the field, favoring the commencement of an important change in Andalusian equitation. The fusion of a century-old culture—as were the “lances of bulls”—with the associated new tasks associated making bullfighting more professional, favored horses becoming more popular; as of that moment, there was greater freedom with horses which were no longer exclusively for the nobility.

The new function meant that the manes of the horses, admired and desirable for centuries, were shortened, thinning them as well as cutting the hairs of the tails, in an effort to reduce the time that cowhands spent grooming their horses. This was a custom imported from England, which was applied to “Hack” horses (a specific breed, not the same as the English hack), a predecessor of the Spanish Pony, and which still continues to be very ingrained in Spain. Remember the famous sentence by Voltaire: “These damned Englishmen, who, with the same shears cut the neck of their kings and the tails of their horses.” In addition, the presence of insects in the field resulting in the With this new type of training, the importance of the forelocks of the horses being shaved and substituted movements, their function and even how they were by a browband on the bridle, from which leather carried out all changed. The canter, due to the use ribbons hung. Even today, it is made of silk and and comfort that it gave the cowboy during his long horsehair, which was able to drive away any insects work days became more important than the trot. on the face thanks to the movement the horse And, even, sometimes, in other circumstances, such as created when it moves. The silver buckles used by the when separating one animal from the herd or to send noblemen became polished iron for cowhands. Their it back, the speed of the canter was of vital important lesser cost and the ease with which they could be so that the cowboy could perform his work in safety. maintained in perfect condition, by bluing them in The cowboys frequently found that forgetting the rules the evenings by in the same fire where they warmed of equitation was an unavoidable necessity, and had themselves, led to this material also being used for to abruptly halt the horse (“parón” – a sliding halt bits and stirrups. Bits were simplified and are divided from canter), and then, they sometimes had to make into several types that were named according to their the horse takes a few steps backwards when the bull shape, the most common being: the “asa caldero” stopped, so that it would not return where it wanted. (cauldron handle), the “boca de sapo” (toad mouth) Thus, the rider avoided getting too far from the animal, and the “cuello de pichón” (pigeon neck). All these but was always ready to take off again in canter. The bits must be used with a curb chain, which is currently turn on the haunches or vaquera “pirouette”, which is made of leather or gut. The triangular, metal stirrups carried out very quickly as a response were transformed to avoid leaving to an unexpected assault by a fighting the rider being stirrup-less in the bull, became more important than the field far from any type of help, cadence demanded by academic Although training was and so that the feet, in addition to equitation. The reality was that when being protected, could rest, as they created in the field performing these new movements, were entirely supported, during greater safety was required for the rider and was subsequently the long days of the cowhands. rather than preserving the essences introduced into the arena, The saddle was changed—from of equitation, which is smoothness. which the current vaquera saddle Remember that back then, the it now leaves the arena to derived—with reminiscence of the cowhands were not competing for a create a new discipline Arab saddle; it is outstanding for prize for their perfection in carrying the comfort that it offers the rider as out the movement, but improvising a opposed to that of the horse.

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The reality was that, when performing these new movements, greater safety was required for the rider, rather than preserving the essences of equitation

Practice bullring at Toruño, owned by the Heirs of Salvador Guardiola photo: rafael lemos.

The rider's clothing, the same as the saddlery, underwent major changes to adapt it to these new uses. The 18th century was the period in which the French style, assimilated by the noble classes, extended throughout the Kingdom of Spain. The magnificent carriages, the different breeds of horses imported to draw them, the complex suits, the powdery wigs, or the luxurious coats all came head on against the simplicity with which the people of the field dressed. Being so distant from the court, they not only wanted their clothing to be tough, but also useful. In Andalusia, the sumptuousness and color gave way to the simplicity of the cowboy's dark suit and white shirt that, when he became a rider, were also modified to make them more functional and more comfortable. The trousers, generally made of durable cloth, came from the breeches which, although they are now use suspenders, at that time were adjusted at the knee with buttons and tassels.

The short breeches were lengthened to finish with a cuff and generally used with full length boots. With the tasseled breeches and leggings, an ankle boot was used, which is footwear that is prolonged just over the ankle and that, at first, was the footwear of women, subsequently being used by men who did not ride. To protect the legs and breeches from the rain, the mud and the scratches while at daily work in the meadow, cowhands covered his legs with chaps. These were

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made of leather, embellished with cat skin ribbons along the edges and buckled around the legs and at the waist, with a cummerbund that was generally black.

The short jacket, which currently is also a pale color, such as white, cream or made of striped or houndstooth tweed fabric, without a collar, was derived from the sheepskin jacket that the cowhands used before he became a rider and that some shepherds still continue to use in mountainous areas. So that the jacket would not get caught on the cantle of the vaquera saddle, it had a rounded cut at the back. With this, the cowboy was protected from the sun and sheltered from the rain with a round, broad brimmed felt hat, which is usually black, gray or brown from which the catite hat later appeared. In winter he carries a blanket attached to the front pommel of the saddle, which due to its length, hangs down almost to the level of the stirrups;, it is known as the “stirrup blanket.” Those who were wealthier used a type of coat known as “marsellés” jacket. Calf protectors, previously made of lamb skin tied on with ribbon evolved into the current leggings that fall over the footwear, to which the spurs are buckled with leather straps. Today, these may be a natural leather tone or white, with a stainless steel buckle fastening on the inside of the foot.

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More recently, in 1970, the Royal Equestrian Federation of Spain approved the first Doma Vaquera Rules and Regulations, in an effort to preserve its spirit and provide this discipline within competitive sports. Since then, it has undergone a number of changes to adapt it the demands and necessities of today, seeking to contribute to the promotion, development and guidance of this discipline. From these regulations, it is necessary to highlight in a positive way the second point of the Code of Conduct which states:

“The well-being of the horse should prevail over the requirements of breeders, trainers, and riders, owners, merchants, organizers, sponsors and judges�.

With the end of the reconquest, Spain was at peace; the arrival of precious metals from America favored the start, in the city of Cordoba in 1567, of the first genetic project to produce a breed of horses. Before that, as we will see in the next chapter, the onset and expansion of academic equitation in this achievement was of major importance.

With this new type of training, the importance of the movements, their function and even how they were carried out, all changed

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International ALBOROZO FROM THE KILIMANJARO RANCH WILL BE THE HORSE OF THE BREYERFEST® CELEBRATION FOR 2008 New sculpture of Alborozo exclusively created for the BreyerFest Alborozo, an impressive gray stallion, from the Kilimanjaro Ranch stud farm, will be the star of the Global BreyerFest® Gallop, from the 18th to 20th July 2008, in the Kentucky Horse Park, in the city of Lexington (State of Kentucky), as the equestrian representative of the BreyerFest Celebration.

Alborozo is a 12-year-old PRE Horse, who has reached the highest levels in Alta Escuela, featuring some excellent movements such as Piaffe, Passage, Pasade / Levade, Capriole and the Spanish Walk. Based in Malibu (State of California), the Kilimanjaro Ranch is owned by a PRE Horse supporter, Avi. “I am enormously thrilled that Alborozo is being honored as the 2008 Breyerfest Celebration horse. This award recognizes the unique and exceptional qualities of Alborozo and, more importantly, the companion that fueled my passion for the PRE Horse breed,” said Avi Cohen.

In order to capture the likeness of Alborozo, Breyer, a company with a strong tradition in toys of quality and authenticity, commissioned the German sculptress Brigitte Eberl, to create a new sculpture, exclusively for the Global BreyerFest Gallop. So that the mold of Alborozo is even more unique and the pieces will be true works for collectors, Breyer has opted to make a new sculpture and to break up the mold at BreyerFest, “so as to demonstrate our commitment to the collectors,” said Stephanie Macejko, Vice-president of Marketing and Product Development at Breyer.

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Alborozo, with his owner Avi Cohen

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P.R.E Horse in Israel

by Carmen Makover An exciting debut event was held in Israel early July 2007 - for the first time the Israeli friends of the Spanish horse (PRE Horse) gathered together, attending a demonstration presented

by Avi Cohen, disciple of the PRE Horse. The debut event was attended by riders from the various disciplines of dressage, show-jumping, reining and cutting, as well as Spanish horse owners and businessmen interested in the breed. Even Israel's own doma vaquero rider, Shlomik Raziel was in attendance.

While enjoying wine and cheese, the attendees learned in detail about the history and characteristics of the breed, as well as the essentials of training the breed, and what equipment to use.

The Alta Esquela demonstrations that were held at SICAB were played on a large screen, and generated great interest in the audience.

International dressage judge for Israel, Eva Oster commented, "It was very enlightening to learn about the PRE Horse and the Iberian equipment. I only wish we could have had more time to put the information into practice.

I view the seminar in a very positive light, and thank Avi for taking the time to share his knowledge with us, and for emphasizing the fact that dressage is the basis for all riding disciplines."

Maya and Koby Cohen, currently the proud owners of a grey PRE Horse stallion, remarked, "This event provided excellent exposure of the breed, and it is our hope that interest in the Spanish horse will grow in Israel."

Israel's equestrian community has grown considerably over the past decade, and includes riders that compete internationally in the disciplines of dressage, reining and cutting.

Avi Cohen, breeder and great friend of the PRE Horse, shared his own personal experience with the breed, and captivated the audience with his passion for the Spanish Horse.

Debut Israeli Friends of the PRE Horse Meeting at Eran Bratman Stables in July 2007 From left to right: Carmen Makover, Avi Cohen, Shlomik Raziel, Maya Cohen, Nurit Michael.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

In the centerfold, we offer a copy of a 1775 document known as the “Royal Ordinance for the Organization and Governance of Purebred Horses,” which a reader sent us. In future issues, we will continue to publish, as in this issue, a copy that can be bound, to facilitate readers a complete copy of the booklet and its original graphics. *

ROYAL ORDINANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE OF PUREBRED HORSES in the Kingdoms of Andalusia, of Murcia, and the Province of Extremadura, the use of asses in both Castile and other indications relative to this Field.

Dated April 25, 1775 In Madrid: At the Printing works of Mr. Pedro Marin, Royal Printer and Supreme War Council This work is sold at the Pedro Martinez Book Shoppe, on Carretas Street, in the Capital cities, and Major Towns under the Magistrate, for the price of four “reales de vellon” ** (coin), payable to the Royal Treasury of War.

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THE KING By my Royal Decree of the fourth of November of 1773, I was to abolish the Kingdom’s Delegation of the Cavalry, and incorporate all of the knowledge of these affairs, relative to this field and its accessories to my Supreme Council of War, in the Court: Having seen in them, and with the aid of my General Inspectors of the Cavalry and the Dragons, the file drafted to be recognized by the State, and rules prescribed up until now; in the presence of the Ordinance dated the ninth of November of 1754: its Addition of the first of March of 1762: Royal Stamp of the twenty-first February of 1750 on positions and standing at open stud for sire asses in Castile: that of the eighth of July of 1774 about the collection of Fines that correspond to the Royal Treasury of War, all of the later Royal Orders, various official reports, and extra judicial (reports), and all others considered necessary, and according to what by my Persecutors declared; I was consulted for the due organization, management and governance of this important matter, which seem convenient to simplify and collect all the rules according to a certain number of Articles; and before those who proposed, by my Royal Decree of the 8th of this month, declare that the following be observed:

Breeding of Purebred Horses

Citizens can Breed Purebred Horses

Privileges For Breeders

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For the time being, the breeding of Purebred Horses will continue only in the Kingdoms of Cordoba, Jaen, Sevilla, Granada and Murcia, and in the Province of Extremadura.

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All types of people may breed Horses on their farms,on their own land, if they have land, or those that are assigned (land) by Justice for the common Breeders; and this will be a pleasant service to me by any of my Vassals who exceeds others in breeding, and good lineage in Horses.

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The breeder who owns twelve or more broodmares or three sire stallions, approved for riding for three consecutive years, cannot be arrested for debts, unless it be due to income or rights belonging to the Royal Treasury; and he shall be free of Guests, Accommodations, other than my Family or Royal Household), delivery of Wheat, Straw, Barley, or other supplies, carriages and baggage for the Service of my Armed Forces, whether for my Royal House or its Suppliers, Guardianship, Conservator, Municipal and Local Grain Administrator, and collector of Bulls, Draft, Recruitment, and Draws for (Military) Service and call up for my Armed Forces, or the Militia: He who has four mares or two sire stallions, shall be free from (providing) Accommodations and Guests, Draft, Recruitment, and Draws for Troops and the Militia; and he who has three Mares or one Sire stallion, shall be free from (providing) Accommodations and Guests and shall, as with the aforementioned, use dueling pistols, when on horseback.

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Historia del PRE Privileges for Guards and Servants

Exceptions for Herd

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The Guards, Grooms and Servants employed to have custody of the Mares, Sire Stallions, Colts, and their pastures, shall have the same Privileges as their respective Lords, as established by the Courts of Justice in the district where they serve six months prior to the publication of this Recruitment, Draft or Draw for Deployment of the Armed Forces or the Militia; and shall not be made prisoner due to Formal Complaint, responding to the sentence with his properties or those of his lords.

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A sentence may not be executed against Mares, theirFarming Implements and Pastures, even if the debt arises from my Royal contributions, as long as he has other properties; and not having any, procedures shall comply with Law, and in such a way that the livestock does not suffer, hose worth and farm products are not included in the general value of the properties to that end and without objection.

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Tax free Sales of Livestock

Unique brand of the Breeder and cut in the ear of the mares

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All Breeders are free to sell and tax free, within the five said Kingdoms and Province of Andalusia, Murcia, and Extremadura, all or part of the Mares and Horses and Colts (when-ever these are three years of age) in any other part of the Peninsula: and of the first sales of all heads (of livestock) from breeding, shall be free from paying taxes, reporting to the Justice department) of his home address of the number of heads engendered, or that died, so that they are cancelled from the Register.

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Each breeder must have its own brand, with the unique brand for his livestock, which must appear on all his foals when these are weaned, and make two cuts in the right ear of the Mares, which may give way to a fine of 100 ducats for each head that fails to have the respective marks.

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The Breeders from the district of each Town shall appoint by majority vote, two people with integrity and intelligence to be Deputies, with another appointed by the Town Hall, shall Attend the designation of Pasture lands, and Register all of the Mares, approve the Sire Stallions, and other aspects for conservation, and increase of this farming business, for which with great zeal going before Justice or the Council by right to promote and demand the useful and convenient supplies to this end; shallnot be removed without (legal) decision, and legitimate cause; and he who complies exactly his commission for a period of three years, shall have, after the Deputies of the Common in public office in the Town Hall, the option to Continue in his post.

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Whenever the Pasture land and the brush Assigned……

* Translator’s Note: The text is written in “old Spanish,” although for clarity, it has been translated into modern language equivalent, including the use of “his” to identify breeders who, at that time, were generally expected to be males.

Therefore, it should not be used as reference as a historical text. © Debora Avery ** four reales de vellón (silver and copper alloy) was about one peseta, which would be approximately €0.015.

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HistoriaHISTORIC del PRE

SIRES

by Jesús Sixto

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w r i t e a b o u t some of the sires that have most influenced today’s PRE is a great responsibility, an honor for any enthusiast, or a conceited audacity, depending on how you view it.

However, to do so in one of the main breed publication, no doubt adds a great deal of pressure.

In recent years, a lot it has been written about the PRE from the point of view of its commercial and agricultural importance attained in Spain, after a number of ups and downs.

There have been historical reviews about its origins, mainly thanks to the research by the justly well-known Juan Carlos Altamirano. Thanks to him, we have a much clearer and better documented picture of what was forged in the Cordoba during the reign of Philip II, among other studies.

No doubt, there were always those horses that came from lines that were very closely linked to what is generally known as the “bocado brand”, which monopolized the spot lights, and rightly so.

We will talk about some of the stallions from the Bocado line a little later, but for the time being, we will have to travel back in time to the end of last century to find a group of breeders and horses that represent a crucial

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contribution for the breed and who will help us to understand what the PRE is today in all its more functional aspects.

Also, we will see that what might seem innovation in terms of colors, such as the recent acceptance of chestnut and the other unique colors of PRE horses, were already a bargaining chip more than a century ago, and therefore, they are one hundred percent part of the genetic makeup of the old PRE. Right now, let us travel to 1907, to meet a reddish colt, who must have had a great influence on the mares of today that produce chestnut colts and fillies, to the delight of so many pockets.

Today we will talk about “Irlandés 1903”, with his warrior-like looks and his unique descendents.

Our star was presented for the first time in society, during the Madrid Livestock and Machinery Competition in May 1907.

The previous year, a twenty-year-old, Alfonso XIII, already magnificent rider and a great horse lover, had become engaged to the princess Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg. Spain had recently left behind a convulsed nineteenth century with the very recent disaster of 1898, still unaware of the historical disturbances that the new century would bring.

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esteem in order and their ideas were clear and fixed on the preservation of the breed and in obtaining a PRE improved by means of the selection and application of new breeding practices.

Irlandes, Pastorcito III and Cloroformo, three excellent horses that improved future generations of the breed

Our chestnut star, “Irlandés 1903”, was an exceptional sire, leaving 54 offspring.

He was a chip off the old block! His father, also chestnut “Melena 1894”, was a colt belonging to Mr. José Guerrero from Jerez de la Frontera.

At that time, “Irlandés” was a 4 year-old colt, belonging to the Cria Caballar and witness of that agricultural event, Mr. Pedro Moyano y Moyano. Professor of the School of Veterinary Science in Zaragoza and Provincial Inspector of Animal Hygiene among other titles, Mr. Moyano y Moyano provides faithful details

Let us talk a little about him. Undoubtedly, Mr. Guerrero was one of the most remarkable breeders of his time.

To such an extent that Mr. Federico Huesca, in his well recommended “Diccionario Hípico y del Sport” (Equine and Sporting Dictionary) of 1881, dedicated a vast review to this stud farm founded in 1822.

“Melena”, father of our protagonist, was acquired, as was usual for those of his type, by the Dirección de Caballería y Depósitos de Sementales del Estado (State Office for Cavalry and Stallion Depot). Mr. Huesca states that the prices varied between 4,000 and 4,200 reales (1 real = ¼ peseta. Today, 1000 pesetas would be equal to € 6.00) and approximately one fifth of the horses from this institution ended up coming from this principal stud farm.

Irlandes with a Yeguada Militar brand.

Picture from the Treaty published in Madrid in 1908

Mr. Guerrero, in his best moments, had more than 200 mares, opting from the very start for the biennial breeding system, with mares grazing in freedom and covered in hand. Being the shrewd businessman he was, he quickly adopted the system of annual covering, stabling the foals at night during the winter and during the hours of maximum sun and flies in the summer.

of the event in his magnificent work “Tratado de Cría Caballar Mular y Asnal” (Treaty on the Breeding of Horses, Mules and Asses) published in 1908.

In his book, he describes the “hors concours” presentation (outside the official competition, and not eligible to win an award) by the General Office of Cría Caballar y Remonta of three Purebred Spanish riding horses, “Irlandés”, “Pastorcito III” and “Cloroformo”, judging them as “three excellent horses which denote that there is still something good left from the past, and which could serve to achieve improvements in the future.”

At that point in time, this was major flattery when a good part of the technical body of which Mr. Moyano was part ardently praised the importation of the Thoroughbred and Arab, as well as the search to cross with both, with the alleged objective of improving and saving the atavistic Spanish livestock from its secular past.

Fortunately for everyone, and opposing this “generation of ‘98” of professional “competitive” technicians and riders, there were many breeder colleagues and the odd military institution, who maintained their self-

He culled his fillies annually, training them for threshing, selecting aptitude and resistance, lightness of movement, disposition for work and selling those who did not make the grade, the following spring. As we all know, that is when livestock looks better to others.

His system of livestock selection was extremely professional; at two years old, those that did not meet the minimum conditions of the breeders, were put up for sale. At three, after a detained examination in the arena, taking into account their character, aptitude and movement, he had a second cull. At four, came the test of the threshing, and those which did not stand up to his satisfaction were sold.

Guerrero carried away the greatest number of prizes in all the major exhibitions: Sevilla, Jerez, Malaga and Madrid. Riding horses and luxury carriage horses left his stud farm for the royal stables. In fact, one horse that Alfonso XIII gave and sent to Vienna to the lady who was to become his wife had belonged to Mr. José Guerrero.

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Chestnuts were already a bargaining chip more than a century ago and are therefore a rightful part of the genetic make-up of the old PRE

the shoulder of the same side.

These mares linked very well with the sire, “Hechicero 1914”, another with the anchor brand, where “Morena II” also had the role of the maternal greatgrand-dam.

Of “Silvante”—in fact “Silbante”—it must be said that, besides giving us Esquivia, mother of the prolific “Badana” and “Despierta 1940”, between 1924 and 1926, he covered mares from the stud farm belonging to Mr. José Luis de la Escalera, who has, very commendably, continued to the present day.

But let us return to Melena. Once at the Depot, the chestnut met Picture owned by the Guerrero Brothers in the bay mare, “Morena Jerez, from the 1949 magazine, Ganadería As a result of those coII”, with a. Vicente de los verings, animals such as Ríos brand, according to the 1881 “Book of Brands”, also by Mr. Huesca, this Mr. “Ilustrado 1926” were produced, an excerpt from the de los Ríos was an outstanding breeder in Villamartin, Memorial of the Cavalry and the Horse Breeding of May 1930, states “that he belongs to an old stud farm, in the province of Cadiz.

It is presumed that this stud farm was of recent founda- which never crossed and betrayed the characteristics tion, since it does not appear in the Book of Brands or typical of the breed.”

Marks by Mr. Juan Zabala, written two decades earlier, in 1860, than the book by Mr. Federico Huesca.

“Morena II” was also acquired by the Cavalry Office, and as a result of the happy union, “Irlandés 1903” was born and branded by the Military Stud Farm, who ended up constituting the principal chestnut line of this stud farm.

The nineteenth century union of “Melena” and the mare from Huelva, “Morena II”, bore fruit on three occasions. The first was chestnut “Irlandés”, the second bay “Lotero 1905” (with no descendants) and a third, also chestnut “Madre”, born in the following year.

One of the greatest icons in the breed, the bay “Agente”, goes back on his paternal and maternal side to this Guerrero chestnut line. “Maluso”, sire of “Agente”, by means of his maternal chestnut line traces back to this line, if we follow the “Romerada" - “Jabelina 1924” line, because the sire, “Tribuno”, owned by the Military Stud Farm, is a son of “Madre”.

The product of this decision by Mr. de la Escalera that was to end up having the most influence on the breed, was the black “Respetuosa”, born in Fuentes de Andalucia in 1926, by “Silvante.”

This mare, together to the magnificent “Destinado II”, left us with a single foal, “Balida”, dam of the influential and fruitful sire “Leopardo”, belonging to the Depot in Jerez, about whom we will perhaps talk on another occasion.

Ilustrado (1926), owned by Jose Luis de la Escalera, published in “Memoria de Caballería y Cria Caballar” in 1930

“Maltesa II”, the magnificent black dam of “Agente”, produce of the true 75 percent Bocado cross by “Estepeño” and out of “Destinado II”, has by means of her dam, “Despierta 1940”, the chestnut contribution of “Esquivia 1919”, daughter of the most important of the 54 offspring of “Irlandés”, the sire, also of Military Stud farm, “Silvante.”

The bay “Silvante”, registered, in fact, in Volume II of the 1920 Register as “Silbante”, was born in Cordoba on the Military Stud farm, in 1911. “Irlandés” left also us, “Serenilla”, dam of the bay “Ideal II” and “Olorosa”.

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ALTA ESCUELA

by Alfonso Cuesta

Exhibition Show by the Saumur School at the Real Maestranza de CaballerĂ­a Bullring in Sevilla photo: rafael lemos

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with other movements, there are several ways to teach the piaffe, which on occasion, have to alternate to obtain a quality movement.

This first article will be discuss how to obtain a piaffe from the walk. It should be done only when the walk is a quality walk; if the walk is not long and defined it is preferable to use the trot as the base.

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In general I am not in favor of using the whip to touch the legs. Although this practice is orthodox and usual, in my opinion, unless performed by very expert hands, it causes more problems than benefits. It can end up being the origin and triggering factor of irregularities or asymmetries that can, sometimes, never be corrected.

I must also state that, aside from for very few exceptions, the piaffe is taught before the passage. This is because the increased time of suspension that is common to the passage can harm the shortening of the trot strides that must be achieved to obtain the “basic mechanics” of the piaffe. This gives rise to confusion on the part of th e horse, who tends to execute the movement it already knows—the passage—whenever a shortening of the strides is requested, in trot. Along the same lines, we must be aware that all the work leading up to increasing the period of suspension in the trot is detrimental to attaining the piaffe. It is senseless to start with a stupendous Alta Escuela trot and request the piaffe, when to obtain the “basic mechanics,” you must start with an ordinary trot to have regularity, symmetry, a suitable functioning of the back, the horse being in hand, straight, balanced, etc.

To avoid any risk, I believe that it is essential not to have the end as the main objective, but rather the means: to improve the walk and trot in all their variants, halt, immobility and rein-back, as well as all the transitions, with all the possible combinations. Summarizing: “do not leave the main road to take the pathways.”

There is, in this ancient formula of the Old Master of invisible riders, a large dose of indifference for a fleeting glory and an extraordinary love for things well done, including the most minimum details. This is a masterful formula, which, when drunk daily over a long time, a very long time, leads us to the highest spheres of equitation, where art suddenly appears. More often than not, this art appears to those who are not looking for it and fails to appear to those who believe they already have it. What paradox! As you all know, equitation is full with these.

I think that it is fundamental to bear very much in mind everything that I have stated above to minimize risks.

You must start with a quality walk, with a good long stride, with well-defined, regular hoof beats, with impulsion, balanced and rhythmical, as well as good transitions with its variants.

In this first phase, neither a very high head-neck position nor collection should be sought, nor the lowering of the croup which is produced by the hindquarters being well underneath the body. The horse should be left with freedom along the entire top-line because it is fundamental to make him understand that he must move his legs in diagonal pairs in a very short trot that neither has to be collected nor have a lot of impulsion. Thus, without subjecting the horse to the pressures derivative of impulsion and collection, and with the desirable freedom of the head and neck, you can make him understand the “basic mechanics” of the movement. When you add the pressure to obtain impulsion, collection, etc. the level of excitement also rises, putting the horse’s calmness in danger; without this, understanding the new movement will be hindered.

From a collected walk, you must apply equal pressure with both legs, and slightly behind their usual position; then just before the horse breaks into trot, he must be restrained equally with both reins. Under no circumstances do I apply my hands and legs as alternate aids, as this will not achieve a balanced piaffe.

After achieving several strides of what I will call “basic piaffe”, ask for a collected trot, to subsequently go back to walk and, as is usual, long reins and a reward.

Therefore the succession would be: collected walk - basic piaffe – collected trot – extended walk, after which the horse is given a breather, then start over again.

Probably for several work sessions, these strides of “basic piaffe” following a collected walk, which are now neither walk nor trot, are also not in diagonal pairs and, although this is a high-priority, it must not be

Once the diagonal movement has been achieved, you have attained the most important aspect because you will have a horse that is calm, straight, fluid and with good contact, who goes from collected walk to “basic piaffe” and from this to trot

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Marisol López Candel

More often than not, this art appears to those who are not looking for it and fails to appear to those who believe they already have it

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sought at the cost of the calmness, straightness and the horse being in the hand. The idea is to obtain more achievements, not to destroy what has been achieved.

I only require that the horse performs correct transitions from collected walk - “basic piaffe”- collected trot, in a horizontal balance, with little collection and being softly in the hand, with the head-neck position of working trot. My priority is for these transitions to be calm, fluid, straight; there is very little pressure; the demands are minimal. On this base, little by little, you can push a little more each day, and to retain the horse a little more and, generally, in a short time those “intermediate strides” between the collected walk and the collected trot will end up being made with diagonal pairs. Once the diagonal movement has

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been achieved, you have attained the most important aspect because you will have a horse that is calm, straight, fluid and with a good contact, who goes from collected walk to “basic piaffe” and from this to trot.

Once this transition is consolidated and the horse is dexterous in its execution, the level of demands should be increased, so that he is continuously acquiring more expression and being able to advance. I consider that it is preferable to achieve slight collection, balance on hindquarters, rhythm, and cadence before restricting the forward movement. I am also of the opinion that it is not necessary to look for elevation or suspension. Let me explain: constant work should be aimed at seeking, with no concessions, the acquisition, consolidation

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What usually happens is that the rider, obsessed with succeeding at a specific movement, leaves the basic requirements aside for equitation to flourish in all its splendor

and improvement of the pillars upon which quality equitation is built. Even though this is repetitive, I must persist, as without these pillars, there is no quality equitation, and even less in the case of Alta Escuela.

The secret lies in calmness, impulsion, straightness, regularity, flow, rhythm, being in the hand, collection, transfer of power, lightness and cadence.

I am not talking about waking up one morning and you decide to teach your horse the piaffe, but rather, it is the process of constant improvement of the trot and the walk, in all the variants of both paces and in all the possible combinations between these. It is a matter of using the most suitable pace and transition at the time as tools, until the time comes when the horse surprises you with some strides of the “basic mechanics” of piaffe.

quality. What usually happens is that the rider, who is obsessed with succeeding in a specific movement, leaves the basic requirements aside for equitation to flourish in all its splendor. Thus, although the movement is achieved, it frequently is not a quality movement but, in the best of cases, if indeed it is a good piaffe, the lack of a progressive, conscientious, methodical work, carried out by a rider whose spirit is to make the horse a healthy, calm animal, muscled, elastic, light..., as I say, the lack of this type of work and equestrian mentality is reflected, almost invariably, in the transitions. This is when all the mistakes made by the rider during the training come to light. Nevertheless, I am sure that these riders do not belong to the school of the invisible riders.

Once again – is this another paradox? He who does not look for something, finds it, sooner and of a better

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DAILY VETERINARY PRACTICE by Esther GutiĂŠrrez

Equine Rhinopneumonitis This complex illness shows a series of clinical problems that can be caused by various viruses found within the herpes virus family.

Depending on the virus from which it originates, rhinopneumonitis may be translated into respiratory problems, abortions or nervous manifestations. This pathology is specific to equines and it cannot be transmitted to other animal species or humans.

At birth, foals acquire immunity through the colostrums

Equine Rhinopneumonitis

Contamination

This complex illness shows a series of clinical problems that can be caused by various viruses found within the herpes virus family. Depending on the virus from which it originates, rhinopneumonitis may be translated into respiratory problems, abortions or nervous manifestations. This pathology is specific to equines and it cannot be transmitted to other animal species or humans.

Among the numerous herpes virus capable of contaminating horses, two of these can lead to this pathology called Equine Rhinopneumonitis.

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The type 1 equine herpes virus (or EHV1) is responsible for respiratory problems similar to those of equine flu, but it can also lead to abortions and nervous problems, which are sometimes very serious.

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Rhinopneumonitis leads to abortions or foals born weak, which die soon after birth

Rhinopneumonitis may translate into respiratory problems, abortions, or nervous signs The type 4equine herpes virus (or EHV4) is essentially involved in the appearance of respiratory problems. Its incidence in abortions or nervous problems is rare.

In most cases, contamination occurs through the respiratory system, originating in infected horses, aborted fetuses or placenta. To start with, the virus will multiply in the mucosa of the nose, the pharynx and the windpipe and, later, in the corresponding lymph nodes. From there, the virus will spread throughout the whole respiratory system, but will also reach other organs such as the uterus and/or the central nervous system. Depending on the virus and its location, varied clinical symptoms will appear.

In horses, like in other animals, the iuniqueness of this herpes virus is that it remains for a long time (sometimes a lifetime) in the organism and it can be « reactivated » by stress, a recurrent illness or by certain treatments.

The percentage of infection of this herpes virus is very high in the equine population and could reach more than 80% of an equine group.

Symptoms The respiratory symptoms are the most frequent clinical sign. They are identical to those observed in equine flu: high fever (40 to 41ºC), cough and nasal secretion for a period of from five to seven days. The contamination

of the horses in a group is much slower than in the case of flu. It is not strange to see the infection spread throughout several weeks. In foals or elderly horses, you can observe the appearance of bacterial complications that could lead to chronic broncopneumonia. Relapses are frequent, which confirms the persistence of the virus in the organism and the weak protection that follows a clinical episode. Sick horses shed the virus during two to four weeks and they are one of the main sources of contamination.

Abortion is essentially provoked by EHV1. It can be preceded by respiratory symptoms, but the most common indicator is that infected mares do not present any preceding sign. It occurs at the end of the gestation period (between the eighth and tenth month), leading to abortions or foals born weak, which die within a short period of time. The fetus is expelled along with the placenta, spontaneously. The fetus is of

In the case of an abortion, the placenta usually shows signs of inflammation (placentitis)

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The percentage of infection of this herpes virus is very high in the equine population and could reach more than 80% of an equine group

Treatment-Prevention As with most viral diseases, medications susceptible to halting the multiplication of the herpes virus in the horse do not exist. The aim of the treatments of choice is to limit the incidence of secondary infections and complications.

The symptoms indicating that Rhinopneumonitis is affecting the nervous system features a lack of coordination and the inability to stand

normal appearance, but the placenta usually shows signs of inflammation (placentitis). Both are a very major source of spreading the virus to other animals.

Abortion can affect one or several females on a stud farm. This abortion does not alter the reproductive qualities of the mare for the future.

The nervous type is also caused by EHV1. It can occur from seven to eight days after the start of the respiratory type. It frequently begins with a modification of the behavior of the horse and with locomotor problems, principally ataxia (in coordination) in the hind quarters. A differential diagnosis must be made between this and the so-called Wobbler syndrome or medullar compression. In the most serious cases, the hind quarters become paralyzed and the horse takes

Prevention should be based on the application of health and hygiene measures reinforced by vaccination on a so-called “sitting dog� position or there can be a more widespread paralysis, when the horse remains lying without being able to get up. The prognosis with this last clinical sign is extremely serious. Recovery can be total or partial depending on the location and the extension of the lesions to the brain and the spinal cord.

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Prevention should be based on the application of health and hygiene measures that should be reinforced by vaccination. The isolation of infected horses and, above all, of the mares who have just aborted, is an essential measure. In the case of EHV1 abortions, the quarantine of the stud farm is obligatory. The disinfection of all stables, transport and material must be carefully carried out. It must not be forgotten that the personnel can be passive carriers of this virus.

Vaccination, which has been carried out for more than 20 years in the stud farms has caused the incidence of abortions due to EHV1 to diminish considerably.

However, the threat remains, since not all brood mares are vaccinated regularly. For the respiratory form, the vaccination leads to a considerable decrease in the severity of the clinical signs and it reduces the shedding of the virus and, as a consequence, the dangers of infecting other animals.

The protocols of vaccination include the vaccine Equiffa, from Merial, which contains EHV1, generally, gestating mares should be vaccinated during the first half of the gestation. For other horses, the vaccination programs are identical to those used for the anti-flu vaccination, with more frequent boosters, recommended to be given every six months.

Rhinopneumonitis is one of the most significant viral diseases, both from the clinical and economic point of view. Clinically, its importance resides in the fact that the herpes virus is latently present in many horses, so that the introduction of a new animal could cause the disease to develop.

Rhinopneumonitis causes mayor economic losses in stud farms, it reduces competitive performance and it can increase the death rate in the equine population.

The health measures, along with vaccination, are the most effective forms of reducing the death rate and mortality of horses.

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ASSOCIATIONS THE LGPRE RECEIVES THE PRESIDENTS OF THE REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

On the 17th of December, ANCCE called a meeting for the representatives of all the regional and provincial associations of PRE breeders at the LG PRE Stud Book office.

The objective was to show them how work is done, the means that are available and the situation in which the whole process can be found.

AECCPRE (Extremadura).

ACCPREC (Cadiz).

AOCCE (Huelva).

Foundation of the Extremadura PRE Horse.

Euskadi Association.

Association of Carthusian line.

AGRACAB (Granada).

The meeting was very successful, and was attended by representatives from:

Avila Association ESPACAN (Cantabria).

Catalonia Association.

ACCEGA (Galicia).

ASOCCAMAN-PRE (Castilla La Mancha).

Andalusian Association.

Javier Conde and Pedro Rey informed those present about the novelties and current state of affairs and responded to all the questions posed.

ASCCPRE (Sevilla) Aragon Association.

Cordoba Association.

CESCALE (Castilla y Le贸n).

Pedro Rey informed the various regional and provincial Association Representatives

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Subsequently, representatives from ANCCE and the LGPRE traveled to Valencia, responding to an invitation by PRECVAL to report to their breeders.

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NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANDALUSIAN PRE HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION IN CORDOBA

Atendees at the Extraordinary General Assembly

The Extraordinary General Assembly of the Andalusian Purebred Spanish Horse Breeders Association in Cordoba took place on the 31st of January, during which elections were held for the Board of Directors.

The new Board of Directors is constituted as follows:

José Luis Ramírez, from Yeguada Ramírez, was proclaimed as the new President of the association.

He showed his sincere thanks in the name of the new members of the Board, and offered a few words of congratulation and recognition to his predecessor, Francisco Juárez, for the excellent work undertaken during his term in office.

Secretary: Enrique Muñoz de Albelda

President: José Luis Ramírez Jiménez Vice-president: Enrique Lovera de la Morena Treasurer: Valeriano Higuera Vioque Members: Emilio Reina Benítez Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez Javier Amian Durán Antonio Carrillo Baeza José Mira Gómez José Luis Ramírez confirms that in this new phase in which “there are many challenges to be faced, such as commitment, work and effort so that once and for all, we are not only living off our glorious past, but rather that this is the true cause and engine that enables Cordoba and the horse to achieve the position that they deserve due to their history and the good work day to day”.

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Publirreportaje

Yeguada Valdeviñas

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When we saw him, we fell in love

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This is what José Emilio del Corral, owner of the Yeguada Valdeviñas, felt when he saw “Gitano XXXII” for the first time www.ancce.com

José Emilio del Corral, with his daughter Marta and his niece Alba

His breed, his movement, his great height, and his bone structure, accompanied by a perfect back and a magnificent croup, are what define “Gitano XXXII”

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addition to liking his aptitudes, right from the start, he backed him very strongly, despite the opposition and the negative attitude of his companions. He had just bought him when he suffered colic and he underwent a “life or death” operation. After recovering for a year and half and with almost no preparation, he began to compete, until in 2007, in the spring “we put him into the hands of Sebastian Bastida, who in my opinion, are the best hands, and this was demonstrated by him achieving the 2007 Spanish Stallion Breed Championships”, explained José Emilio del Corral.

Yeguada Valdeviñas, located on the Finca La Gamonita (farm), in Puertollano (Ciudad Real), was founded in 1993, with the purchase of brood mares.

Years later, the stud farm decided to make a major change by breeding exclusively black Purebred Spanish Horses. In 2002, the objectives of the stud farm were expanded by introducing twelve Carthusian bay mares, and the best sire stallion for them; “Kabileño V.” Nevertheless, real involvement in the PRE Horse world began with a grey horse called “César III”, who really

showed José Emilio, a beginner in the equine world, the qualities of the PRE Horse, as he was, at the time, and has since reached the highest levels of dressage, the Gran Prix, achieving some excellent results in all the championships he entered.

La Gamonita farm extends over 1,800 forest covered hectares, with a great deal of big game fauna: red deer, wild boar, fallow deer, mouflons and roe deer. Approximately 100 hectares of farm land are dedicated to the breeding operation. This is where the main facilities are located: barns, stables, working arenas and ten paddocks divided by metal fences— occupied by mares and foals occupy, according to their ages. It is here where José Emilio del Corral breeds functional horses, typical of the breed, of a good height, bone structure and, above all, nobility.

“I breed horses with the virtues of the old PRE Horse, adapted to the modern times with regards to height, functionality and behavior”.

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“Now I want to enjoy him at Yeguada Valdeviñas and to try to cover the greatest possible number of mares” The Champion

Name:

The new 2007 Stallion Breed Champion of Spain, called “Gitano XXXII”, “with spectacular blood lines, 80% Bocado and 20% of that which, in my opinion, is the best line, Yeguada Militar” the breeder confirms.

Yeguada Valdeviñas

“Gitanito XXXII” is most outstanding for his breed, his movement, his great height (1.74 m), and his bone structure, accompanied by a perfect back and a magnificent croup, in addition to obtaining a correct selection, extreme patience and, above all, a lot of work, as his owner explains. “It is something essential for any breeder; many will understand it perfectly and, above all, you have to be very lucky”, he specified.

After a year of hard training “Gitanito XXXII”, has given José Emilio a lot of satisfaction, having made a name for himself among the best PRE horses in Spain, winning prizes in such important competitions as EXPOVICAMAN, where he was Stallion Breed Champion; in CAMBRILS, Champion of Functionality; and Champion of Andalusia, to mention a few, but he also achieved the most important trophy of all; he became the 2007 Stallion Breed Champion of Spain.

Location of the stud farm: Puertollano (Ciudad Real). España Nº head of horses: 110 Mares: 45 Sire Stallions: 5 Youngstock: 60 Farm: La Gamonita Size: 1.800 hectares Facilities: Nº of stables: 90 Arenas: - 1 exterior (50 m x 30 m) - 1 covered: (70m x 20m ) Personnel: 6 Breeding methods: Extensive

From now on, upon becoming Stallion Breed Champion at SICAB, José Emilio is thinking about the future of “Gitanito XXXII” in a very different way to the life that he led before, with constant training. “As breeder, and after having spent so much time preparing the horse so that he is the best; in the first place, I want to enjoy him at Yeguada Valdeviñas and, in second place, I want to make up for all the time lost with so much training, and to try to cover the greatest possible number of mares.”

With regards to the descendants of “Gitanito XXXII”, he has only been covering for a year, but up to now, the same virtues can be seen in all his offspring. There are a number of breeders who are covering their best mares with him.

“I would like to remind all breeders who cover their mares with “Gitanito XXXII”, with “Fer Carbonero” or with “Deseado” (the latter two both being black in color) that we are at your service”, concluded José Emilio del Corral.

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Nazareno XXXIII owned by Fermin Bohorquez Escribano

Sorry! Our mistake!

In the SICAB Special, issue number 183, on page 49, information was provided stating that NAZARENO XXXII classified second in Section 10 at the Conformational Competition, but the picture that appeared did not correspond to the said horse. That was our mistake, therefore, a picture of NAZARENO XXXII, owned by Fermin Bohorquez Escribano, is included herein.

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