Specialty Act
FELIX santana & his friesian stallions This year’s specialty act at the Sanpete County Fair Rodeo will be Felix Santana and his famous Friesian Stallions. The rodeo will be held on Thursday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 28, at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds, 500 N. State, Manti. Felix Santana, manager of the Young Living Friesian Department, was born into a ranching and farming family. He grew up surrounded by hardy horses and skilled horsemen. It was this multi-generational background that fueled his passion to take the reins and make them his own. As a teenager, Felix found his passion in “alta escuela” training, which is similar to what they train in at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna. After years of work and study under several trainers, he developed his own training style, implementing preferred techniques while maintaining a strong family tradition and morale. Felix’s style of training develops a “well-rounded horse,” meaning a horse that has a solid foundation with versatile skills and then translating those skills into a specific career tailored to each individual horse. While working horses in Washington, Felix went into a partnership on a Friesian stallion named Bandido. One day, his partner received a phone call from Gary Young inquir-
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