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The Paso Fino is a naturally gaited light horse breed dating back to horses imported to the Caribbean from Spain. Pasos are prized for their smooth, natural, four-beat, lateral ambling gait ; they are used in many disciplines, but are especially popular for trail riding .
The Peruvian Horse is a breed of light saddle horse known for its smooth ride. It is distinguished by a natural, four-beat, lateral gait called the paso llano. This breed is protected by the Peruvian government through Decree number 25919 of Peru enacted on November 28, 1992, and has been declared a Cultural Heritage of the Nation by the National Institute of Culture (INC). [1]
The sport of Paso Fino Horses is autochthonous from Puerto Rico and has its origins dating back to the fifteenth century. [1] Google book Link The Puerto Rican Paso Fino was developed on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico by the isolating factors of island geography over a 500 year colonial period and the desires of a people for hardy, sure footed, comfortable horses.
The Peruvian Paso and Paso Fino are two horse breeds developed in Latin America that have smooth innate intermediate gaits. Both descended from jennets that came to the Americas with the Spanish. [33] The Paso Fino has several speed variations called (from slowest to fastest) the paso fino, paso corto, and paso largo. All have an even 1-2-3-4 ...
The modern Spanish Jennet Horse, Paso Fino and Peruvian Paso breeds probably most closely resemble the original jennet. In the treatise Il Cavallarizzo written by Claudio Corte in 1562, three years after the end of the Great Italian Wars, the author describes at length the qualities of the ginecti (jennets) as horses useful for war.
In the 1980s, Leon established Besilu Stables, and began to show and breed Paso Fino horses. [4] In 2008, Leon bought his first Thoroughbred , and soon after started racing horses. [ 4 ] In 2011, Leon bought Royal Delta for $8.5 million.
The hotel burned down in 1940, and the Paso Robles Inn now occupies the property. Fryburger suspects that Emsley’s ghost now haunts the inn — making phone calls to warn people about the blaze.
Ochoa kept many ranches near Medellin, raised more than a thousand Paso Fino Horses and was a successful businessman. [2] Because most of his wealth did not come from criminal activities, it is generally assumed that Ochoa himself was not linked to drug trafficking, although his sons are well known for their involvement in the trade. [3]