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We had another purebred Paso Fino filly born 12 November 2010. She is a big buckskin tobiano pinto with blue eyes who is very similar to her bigger sister Azahar! Their sire is international ("Mundial") champion Santana del Cardo (by frozen semen). Cica (Winnfarms Pacífica Baile) is well gaited when she isn't cantering, galloping or doing quick stops....Her buckskin sister is now three years old, and their eldest sister Campana is now four.
Winnfarms Pacífica Baile
Newborn 12 November 2010
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Winnfarms Azahar Boquete
As a yearling
Azahar's dam is Azafrán de Omega who was imported from the Paso Fino stud “All the Queen’s Horses" in the USA. Don Danilo is her very famous great grandsire - renouned throughout Colombia and abroad. His photo is on the right below hers.
Pasos are wonderful riding and trekking horses! The paso gait is performed at trot/pace speeds. However as the gait is four beat the ride is exceptionally well balanced and smooth with little up and down or side to side movement.
The height of the paso breeds of horses varies between 13/2 - 15/2 hh and there is a wide variety of colours. Their ancestry is primarily linked to the Spanish Jennet (pinto and appaloosa coloured gaited) horses, Barbs and Andalusians which were taken to the Americas from the time of the Conquistadors in the 1490s. The horses hailed mainly from the province of Andalucía in Spain, as did the Conquistadors. Paso Finos were developed primarily in Puerto Rico and then Colombia, and Peruvian Pasos in Peru.
These breeds are in separate registries as are the many other breeds of gaited horses within the Americas.
Winnfarms Campana Bella
as a 3 year old
The smile says it all!
Photo courtesy of Catherine
Azafrán had the first purebred Paso Fino born in New Zealand! Winnfarms Campana Bella (2007) is a bay pinto filly by the international champion pinto stallion Santana del Cardo. Such a sweetie! Campana Bella is a guest at the Omapere Beauty beach house, Northland, New Zealand click here for details on renting the house. Then you can enjoy this countryside too!
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Azafrán in gait
Photo by L. Vlaanderen
Don Danilo
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Santana del Cardo
Photo by Deborah McMahon-King
The Sire of our Three Purebred Paso Fino Fillies
Santana, Campana, Azahar and Pacífica are examples of the Paso Fino breed which also fall into the category of the Spanish Jennet Horse - one of the foundation breeds. Further information about the Spanish Jennet can be found at the Spanish Jennet Horse Society.
More information about Santana himself may be found viewed on the Stallions' Page at “All the Queen’s Horses”. Sadly Santana passed away in 2005.
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