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| Pura Raza Espanola - PRE - Pure Spanish Horse |
| Beautiful Horses - Powerful Pedigrees |
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| Sonador XIII - By Orfebre out of Briosa XI ( by Mariscal X) Before importation from Spain, Sonador had top five placings at halter in Ecumad, Salamanca, Talavera and Huelva earning him a place in the ANCCE Book of Merits. He presently competes at Prix St. Georges scoring consistantly in mid 60's. In November 2001, Sonador XIII won the Fourth Level division of the Dominican Equestrian Federation's 2001 Dressage Cup. He is currently owned by the prestidgious Yeguada Las Marismas where he stands as the senior stallion in their very successful breeding program. |
| Invasor III - By Evento out of Invasora III ( by Senorito XXV). Invasor III was bred by the famous, highly respected Spanish breeder Romero Benitez who also produced the notable stallions Distinguido,Temerario III, Brioso VI, Garboso XIX and Favorito XIII as well as Valenciano V and Labrador V. Distinguido is being ridden by Ingnacio Ramblas representing Spain in Dressage. Both he and Invasor III are sired by Olympic competetor Evento. |
| Evento - By Leviton out of Tecnica. Evento was bred by the Spanish Yeguada Militar which is the hallmark synonymous with quality in pedigree and performance. Evento was ridden by Ingnacio Ramblas in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and achieved worldwide fame by being the first PRE Andalusian to successfully represent Spain. His legacy lives on with Ignacio's up and coming team horse, Distinguido, who like Invasor III, is a son of Evento. Distinguido had placed consistantly in the 'top ten' in International European Dressage competition in 2002. Evento still stands at stud in Jerez, Spain. |
| Leviton - By Agente out of Usada (by Estepeno). Leviton is undoubtably one of the most important stallions bred by the Yeguada Militar. Many of his offspring have gone on to achieve international recognition for their performance in dressage such as Evento and Regalaton II. Other Leviton stallions, namely Ranchero III, Senorito XXV and Baturra VIII as well as the mare Danzerina XIII have in their turn, consistantly produced offspring of superior quality and type, thereby establishing themselves as foundation sires and dams in their own right. |
| Jenson - By Agente out of Empalar (by Leopardo). Jenson is another prepotent Yeguada Militar bred stallion. He has been influencial in Spain producing the noted stallion Celesto and the infamous mare Salina as well as in the Americas with the stallion Ofendido VII who has produced numerous champion offspring throughout the United States and was himself awarded 2001 AHSA Andalusian/Lusitano Sire of the Year. |
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| Querencioso VI - By Celesto out of Ventera III (by Poseido IV) Bred by Antonio Diosdado, Querencioso VI is one of the performing stallions at the Real Escuela Andaluza D'Arte Ecuestre created in 1972 by renowned Spanish Bullfighter and acclaimed PRE breeder - Alvaro Domecq. Querencioso VI is shown on the left being ridden by Rafael Soto during the awards presentation at Aachen 2001. Invasor ridden by Rafael Andrade Soto (on right) and Distinguido ridden by Ignacio Ramblas Algarin (on left) |
| * Rafael Andrade Soto has earned first placings for all of his rides with Invasor during competitions at both Balve and Norten-Hardenberg in 2003. He had also done extreamely well with Invasor in 2002. He has placed top 5 in the Grand Prix and Special in Aachen and 6th in the Kur. He was top 10 in Balve and won the Grand Prix Kur in CDI***Norten-Hardenberg. He also rode Invasor in the World Equestrian Games in which he placed 8th in Grand Prix, 11th in the Grand Prix Special and 6th in the Grand Prix Kur. These results have earned Rafael Soto the rider world ranking of 9th place and his horse Invasor 11th place with a total of 1503.8 points accumulated in 2002. |
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| photo by Susan Sexton |
| photo courtesy of Las Marismas |
| *Results compiled by BCM Equestrian Databank |
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| Axis/Ingrato IX - by Lebrijano III out of Ingrata VI (by Jecomias). Ingrato IX was bred by Jose Luis Escalera one of a group famous for producing strong 'military type' & specializing in the rare color black. Ingrato's pedigree consists of 75% Yeguada Militar bloodlines with strong linebreeding to Maluso via Agente. Ingrato IX is listed in the LIMPRE Book of Merits as have his Spanish offspring Cantora VIII and Diablo II. His NA offspring DS Desperado and are successfully competeing in dressage. |
| Agente - by Maluso out of Maltesa II (by Estapeno). Agente was pivotal in the evolution of change in the Spanish horse particularly with regard to movement.. Agente produced offspring of a more 'elastic' type. The Spanish Military, aware of the stallion's qualities, bred (among others) Leviton, condisered to be one of the most influencial stallions of the century. Agente was the most famos son of Maluso and remains the prototype for the Military Stud breeding program where his portrait in tiles is presented on the left pillar at the entry to the Military Stud Farm. |
| at the Open European Dressage Championships, at Hickstead, England - Aug 04. The Spanish team earned the silver medal and have qualified for Olympic competition. |
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| photo courtesy of Las Marismas |