Andalusian Horses (Click on horse's name for more information.)
center photo by Mr. Kevin McDonald, K Bar M; right photo by Candace Craw Goldman
Stallions (To see on line video of both stallions, click here)
Magico - 1997 16 H Cria approved P.R.E. bay stallion out of an imported Revised Spanish mare. His grandsire was a National Champion of Spain. Magico has already won multiple championships at halter (Champion of Show, Best Movement of Show, Absolute Champion PRE Stallion, 3X National Top Five) and under saddle (3X National Top Five in Dressage, Functionality Champion), along with 7 Gold Medal and Best Movement awards. He has 10 first place wins in open dressage shows and won 2nd Level Reserve Champion in a field of 18 warmbloods and other breeds at the Central Tx Dressage Society show. His foals are outstanding. All 7 of his offspring to be shown to date have made champion or reserve champion, including 8 National titles and two dozen regional titles. See them on our Magico Stud page. Magico is a proven producer of blacks with 5 black foals crossed to bay and black mares. Free DVD available, as well as a link to some on line footage from his page. His current stud fee for S, P or S/P purebreds is $2000 and crosses for part breds is $1200.
Saltador ORO - 2001 16 H Cria approved P.R.E. gray stallion by Indiano XVIII, Double National Champion of Spain and Double National Champion of Mexico. Saltador has over 50 Championships and Movement titles in 5 years, including National Champion Spanish Stallion at 3, 4 and 5 years of age, Reserve National Grand Champion Movement, Champion and Best Movement Horse at Pin Oak several years in a row and in the Southwest shows held in 2005 and 2006. His foals are outstanding (click here to see his Get). We believe that Saltador is heterozygous gray and can produce color. He is the sire of a red dun Azteca colt, now 2 and 1/2. Free DVD, including Indiano 18 and Centella V, available. His current stud fee for S, P or S/P purebreds is $2000 and crosses for part breds is $1200.
Dardanos RDL - 2006 heterozygous gray P.R.E. stallion by Indiano XVIII, out of Electra. Dardanos has his dam's calm disposition and his sire's elegance and movement. In his first P.R.E. show he was Champion Young Horse colt. He was Reserve Champion Futurity colt and Reserve National Champion Spanish Colt in 2009. Dardanos made Reserve Champion Stallion behind Saltador at the Pin Oak Charity show in 2010. We will stand him at stud in 2011.
Mares and Fillies
photos by Mr. Kevin McDonald, K Bar M
Illusion MHF - 2003 P.R.E. black mare from the esteemed Manor Hill Farms breeding program. She is out of PRE black mare Illusion and is sired by 2X National Champion black stallion, Navarre. She has her dam's graceful movement and a wonderful disposition. She was Best Movement Mare and Reserve Champion at Pin Oak in 2006 as well as 1st place and Gold Metal Movement in both the IALHA classes and the PRE classes at the Southwest show in 2006. At the National show in 2006 she was Reserve National Champion Spanish mare. Her full sister Nova, MHF holds many show titles. Click here and below on Movido RDL to see her 2007 foal by Saltador. This cross was repeated in 2008 and she is in foal to Magico for 2010.
Osa - 2000 black P.R.E. mare with Granadino on both sides of her pedigree. She produced a gray filly by Heroe MAC in 2005. Osa was Reserve Champion mare at the SWALHC show in 2006 and Best Movement Adult Horse and Reserve Absolute Movement Champion in the Southwest PRE show in 2006 and Champion Mare Pin Oak, 2007. Her 2008 filly was outstanding (Ana Rosa RDL). She had a gray colt by Saltador ORO in 2009 and is in foal to Magico for 2010.
Electra - P.R.E. Bay mare from the famed Guardiola lines; built like a blockhouse. A National Champion of Spain, Centella V, is on both sides of her pedigree. In 2006, she delivered a heterozyous gray colt by Indiano XVIII, Dardanos RDL and a gray filly by Saltador in 2007. The cross to Saltador was repeated in 2008 and 2009.
Marquesa RDL - 2005 P.R.E. bay mare, sired by Magico VIII, out of Celedora. This one takes your breath away. In her first shows she has already taken 5 Championships and several movement awards. She made Reserve National Champion filly in 2007. She was Reserve Champion Mare, all ages, Pin Oak in 2007 and Champion Mare in 2008 (her full sister was Reserve) and 2009. She made Champion under both the P.R.E. judge and the IALHA judge at Southwest 2008 and Best Movement Young Horse (7 in the championship class). A keeper for our breeding program. She accepted a saddle, plays the keyboard and plays ball and stands over 16 hands at 2 years of age and is now competing in halter and saddle classes at age 4. She is in foal to Saltador for 2010.
Contessa de ORO - 2006 P.R.E. bay filly sired by Rubi JIM out of Felena II. She has spunk and personality plus. A nice mover with a powerhouse rear end. She made 2nd place Jr Mare behind Marquesa at Pin Oak 2009 and then landed Reserve Champion Mare, all ages. She is under saddle and would make a good lesson horse, starter horse. See her on our sales page.
Preciosa ORO - 2007 P.R.E. bay filly sired by Magico 8 out of Zorra ORO, an Indiano 18 daughter. 2 Spanish judges and 3 other breeders/trainers told us we were crazy to sell her, so we are keeping her for our breeding program. She made Reserve Champion mare and Gold Medal Movement Junior mare at the Pin Oak Charity show in 2010. This breeding was repeated for 2008 (Brillante RDL), 2009 and 2010.
Colts
Unnamed 2010 gray P.R.E. colts by Saltador ORO, out of Electra and Marquesa. See the Electra colt on the Sales page.
Unnamed 2010 bay P.R.E. colt by Magico, out of Ilusion and bay filly by Magico, out of Osa. These will be for sale also.
Brillante RDL - 2008 bay P.R.E. colt by Absolute Champion Stallion Magico, out of an Indiano 18 daughter Zorra de ORO. He was the leader of that year's foal crop and has personality and movement. See a video of him on Walter's facebook page. SOLD.
Amanecer RDL - 2009 gray P.R.E. colt by Magico, out of Indiano 18 daughter Zorra de ORO. Just like his full siblings, he is brave and social. See him on our sales page. SOLD
Saltarin RDL - 2009 gray P.R.E. colt by Saltador ORO, out of Osa. Both parents are movers and so is he. See him on our sales page. SOLD
All seven pure and partbred foals born last year sold by October. See our Sales Page for what is for sale now.
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