For those not in the know, July 28th commemorates the liberation of Peru from Spain by José de San Martin, the most famous liberator of Latin America (aside from the Liberator himself, Simón Bolívar). The following day, July 29th, celebrates the establishment of the Republic of Perú. Together these two days are called Las Fiestas Patrias and are by far the most important national holidays in Peru. How interesting that the Los Amigos Peruvian Paso Club Showcase just happened to coincide on the celebration of those important dates... and we were there!
"Webster’s dictionary defines luxury as, 'the use and enjoyment of the best, most precious things that offer the most physical comfort and satisfaction.' Luxury may be the single best word in the English language to describe the Peruvian Paso Horse. This special animal is one of the world’s last remaining naturally gaited horses, and is appreciated and in demand by American horse enthusiasts for several very good reasons. The Peruvian Horse of today combines qualities, which could be called contradictory. He is spirited, yet easy to handle and smooth and relaxed in motion. There is something for everyone in this elegant animal: smooth riding comfort, high energy, strength and stamina, intelligence and a tractable disposition, animated, flashy presence and 100% natural action which set the Peruvian apart from others. All Peruvian Horse aficionados worldwide share the pride of owning a horse of great beauty and rarity."
"The modern Peruvian Horse is a unique animal that has developed during four hundred and fifty years of selective breeding. It descends from horses introduced into Peru by the Conquistadors and subsequent Spanish settlers. They were selectively bred to preserve and improve attributes of the foundation horses, which carried the blood of the Barb, the Spanish Jennet and the Andalusian. This produced a horse with the unique combination of the smoothest ride and the utmost ground-covering stride. To cover the vast haciendas in Peru, one needed an animal of great endurance, but, also important to the rider, an animal capable of providing a smooth, comfortable ride over those great distances.
Interestingly, it transmits its unique smooth gait to its purebred foals. No artificial devices or special training aids are necessary to enable the horse to perform its specialty – a natural four-beat footfall of medium speed that provides a ride of incomparable smoothness and harmony of movement along with the utmost ground covering ability within one sequence of footfalls. This signature gait is called paso llano and it is 100% unique to the Peruvian Horse."
The traditional tack of the Peruvian Horse has remained true to his heritage. The headgear, saddle, stirrups and guarniciones (tail gear) used today in shows are the traditional equipment imported from Peru where it has evolved over hundreds of years.
We were invited to help cheer on David and Karen's niece, Nicole.
Over the course of the weekend, she was to compete in several classes.
Excitingly, we got to witness Nic taking first place in Equitation, a judged event that is all about the rider. Mounted on beautiful El Deseo, a five year old Buckskin stallion (with this being only his second show), she had to demonstrate effective, thoughtful riding. The smoothest and seemingly most effortless rounds were the ones that were rewarded with top placings. Judges took note of the each rider's position, decision making, boldness, quietness, and even how stylish they rode. The girl did awesome!
After three days of competition, El Deseo had a whole lot of new adornment. Upon conclusion, Nicole was presented the award of High Point Novice of Show. So dang cool!
The event ended with a traditional dance of Peru. Now it totally felt like a Fiesta.
And if you want to see just what you missed, here is an informative video of just what all of our day was about. Who knew? Yahoo!
“A horse is like a violin; first it must be tuned,
and when tuned it must be accurately played.”
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Thank you for this Beautiful article! We are all so proud of Nicole and her beautiful horsemanship skills as a Novice rider to our breed. I really enjoyed watching her ride and her care and love for the horse she was riding. The ribbons show her excellence in this and I hope to keep seeing her in the shows and Announcing her name! 🥰
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The traditional tack of the Peruvian Horse has remained true to his heritage. The headgear, saddle, stirrups and guarniciones (tail gear) used today in shows are the traditional equipment imported from Peru where it has evolved over hundreds of years.%20(Medium).jpg)
We were invited to help cheer on David and Karen's niece, Nicole.%20(Medium).JPG)
Over the course of the weekend, she was to compete in several classes.%20(Medium).JPG)
Excitingly, we got to witness Nic taking first place in Equitation, a judged event that is all about the rider. Mounted on beautiful El Deseo, a five year old Buckskin stallion (with this being only his second show), she had to demonstrate effective, thoughtful riding. The smoothest and seemingly most effortless rounds were the ones that were rewarded with top placings. Judges took note of the each rider's position, decision making, boldness, quietness, and even how stylish they rode. The girl did awesome!%20(Medium).jpg)
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After three days of competition, El Deseo had a whole lot of new adornment. Upon conclusion, Nicole was presented the award of High Point Novice of Show. So dang cool!%20(Medium).JPG)
The event ended with a traditional dance of Peru. Now it totally felt like a Fiesta.%20(Medium).JPG)
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Thank you for this Beautiful article! We are all so proud of Nicole and her beautiful horsemanship skills as a Novice rider to our breed. I really enjoyed watching her ride and her care and love for the horse she was riding. The ribbons show her excellence in this and I hope to keep seeing her in the shows and Announcing her name! 🥰
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