"Pasos Del Dorado" drill team

[Unica77]

Eldorado Paso Finos is proud to intruduce "Pasos del Dorado" drill team!

Pasos del Dorado is a precision drill team comprised of Paso Fino horses and all amateur riders. Pasos del Dorado is dedicated to the preservation, enhancement and support of this noble breed through demonstrations, parades, benefits, and drill team performances. It is our hope to touch the lives of both young and old and educate them through the breathtaking beauty, nobility and diversity of this breed that we have all come to be so passionate about, The Paso Fino. Pasos del Dorado is sponsored by and practices at El Dorado Paso Finos of Anthony, Florida. The dedicated and talented riders of Pasos del Dorado range in age from 12 to 72!

Here is a short video clip of our charity performance for Hospice aftercare on October 20th, 2007. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB2qHi7019g

Here is a new video from our Nov. 2007 performance at the Florida Equine Capital Expo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9wyBVK4SkQ



Upcoming Events:
October 20th - Wonderful World of Horsemanship Hospice Aftercare benefit in Middleburg, FL.
November 3rd - Dixie Plantation All Breed Show and Stallion Exhibition in Canterbury, FL.
November 17th and 18th - Florida Equine Capital Expo in Ocala, FL.
December 15th - Grand Cypress Equestrian Center in Orlando, FL.(postponed till January 08)

Team members include:

Robin Varney riding Princessa
Jessica Varney riding India
Lizzie Wright riding Sobroso
Joan Pancratz riding Diluvio
Carla Baldwin riding Carlita
Glenna Struthers riding Tri
Trish Fertig riding Vengador
Melissa Ingram riding Patrullero
Carlos Tobon riding Capitan

Team Coach:

PFHA trainer of the year, Carlos Tobon.

The team practices every Monday and Thursday night at 5:30pm at Eldorado Paso Finos in Anthony, FL. For more information or information on joining the team please E-mail Eldorado Paso Finos at: Unica77@aol.com

[ErinC]

very nice! go get them!

[Palomino_Lover]

Maybe try and get in on the California Gold Cup?

[Unica77]

Great idea if we can raise enough money to cover expenses.

[Laura S]

That is awesome!! Are you guys planning on doing any demos at La Mundial?

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

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[Unica77]

No, nothing is planned for us at La Mundial....=o(

We had a great performance today at the Hospice Aftercare Benefit!!! We will post pictures soon.

[Nioka]

Hello! I have posted some pictures below of the members of Pasos del Dorado drill team. They are doing a great job of representing our breed and educating the public about Paso Finos. Good job and Kudos to all of you!!!! Enjoy the photos.

Carla Baldwin riding Guapa Victorial CRD & Trish Fertig riding Corona de Monarca
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/princesa_034_capitan/CarlaTrishwithsashes.jpg

Glenna Struthers riding Flint Oak Triumph & Joan Pancratz riding Diluvio de Aristocratica
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/princesa_034_capitan/JoanGlenna.jpg

Jessica Varney riding India de Calidad & Elizabeth Wright riding Sabroso de Tonita
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/princesa_034_capitan/JessieLizzy.jpg

Robin Varney riding Princesa de Camael & Melissa Ingram riding Patrullero del Juncal
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/princesa_034_capitan/PrincesaPat.jpg

Carla, Joan, Lizzy, Jessie, Robin, Melissa, Glenna, Trish
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/princesa_034_capitan/Groupshot.jpg

[Edurne]

wow..... any video?????????????

[PASOFAN]

Stunning!! What a fabulous lookin group! I love the color cordination, very sharp!!!!

[Nioka]

Thanks! They are working on getting a video put together. Maybe they have some clips from their performance this past weekend. I think Unica77 may have one. Maybe she will post it here for us. Great looking team!!!! KUDOS to all!!!!!!

[Finogirl]

Those horses alll look really smart, love the matching riders too !!

[Minouri]

We want video! We want video! lol

The pictures are stunning.

[Unica77]

As soon as I get some video clips I will ask Lori to post them for me (B/c I have no idea how to do it. LOL ).

[Pasogirlz]

Great looking team!
And for more info on setting up your own team...see the tips from the Pasos del Dorado team in the upcoming issue of SHOWTIME.

Thanks for the article gang!

[Candice Burger]

Pretty cool Melissa! So ya'll practice at Pat's Place? Patrullero that is.

[Soltera]

Wow, videos and lots more pictures, please? I used to run drill teams for H/J and dressage students, and utterly loved it. I'd give my right arm (...okay, at least a few fingers) to be in a gaited drill team.

Anyone know of one in western NC, southern VA or eastern TN? Anyone reading out there who'd want to form one with me?

(And I'm going to pm you for a bigger version of that group shot!)

AWESOME

[Unica77]

Here is a link to a short video clip from our last performance on October 20th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB2qHi7019g

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

HOW COOL IS THAT! Thanks for sharing!

[Soltera]

Way cool!!!! Wow! Eye-popping!:biggrin::biggrin:

Thanks for posting that, and please give more when you have it!!

[Unica77]

Thanks for the kind words! Sorry it's kind of short, but it was taken by a 13 year old. We will try to get more at the next performance.

Unfortunately , Patrullero will no longer be in the drill. He is going to do the breed demo portion of our drill only. I am going to be riding my Cosmos mare in the drill from now on. Pat was having some problems keeping up with the other horses and it was making him a little upset. He is not happy about the decision, but he'll be happy when he still gets to go with the group on performance days. Right now he's a little jealous! =o) He's such a show off!!

[Candice Burger]

He is not happy about the decision...

:mecry::mecry: Me neither!! Poor Pat!

[Nioka]

Now don't y'all go worrying about Pitter Pat. I heard through the grapevine that his favorite human....Blackpearl...AKA.....Jessie is always there to give him a big scratch and lots of treats. He loves that girl. Of course who wouldn't love to be scratched on in just the right spot for however long they want and fed all the cookies one can eat. I'd say Pitter Pat will be just fine. He is such a character. HEHEHEHEHE!!!!!

[Candice Burger]

:v: Well it's good to know Pat won't be ignored. I'd hate to see him all alone with no cookies, scratches, or adoring fans.

[Unica77]

Trust me, Pat never goes without! He sure can make a person feel guilty though! He just gives that look and it makes me melt! He has everyone wrapped around his little hoof! LOL He will still get to do the breed demos with us though, so he hasn't been completely taken off the team, just given a new job. I just wish he would understand that. He does love his scratches though!!!

[Nioka]

Hey Unica77. Pat is a stunning horse and his beauty will be appreciated however the team uses him. I really enjoyed watching your team performance in Middleburg.They are always friendly, willing to share their horses with the public and truly have a cohesive team spirit. They are a great representative of the breed. Keep up the good work! Your team and your horses are absolutley gorgeous! Kudos to all of you!!!!

[Unica77]

Nioka,

Thanks for the compliments. We really do try. Our goal is to think outside the box and promote the breed in places where they might not normally be promoted. We are working on doing some charity events and we are also going to be performing at Grand Cypress Equestrian Center in Orlando!

[Nioka]

Charity events are a great way to give back to communities and what an awesome cause. Kudos to you and Pasos del Dorado!!!

[blackpearl]

Hi Miss Candice

Since you and I are the biggest Pat fans ever, I will give him extra scratches, hugs & of course cookies from you as well. I will tell him you send your best his way. He is so fun to play with. He was so mad that Mel rode Salome instead of him that I had to go and scratch his neck and feed him baby carrots just to get him to stop making mean faces and kicking his stall door. He felt loved again when he got all the attention and the carrots. HEHEHEHE! That horse is so funny!

[Unica77]

Jess,

I told Pat you were going to give him extra love and treats this week, so you better follow through! =o)

[blackpearl]

Don't Worry Mel....I always have lots of love and treats for my boy Pitter Pat. He will feel like the "King" again. HEHEHEHE!!!! He is my favorite!!!!

[Candice Burger]

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That's why I fell in love with Pat on first sight! He has the best character and personality! I can't wait for more little Pats or rather Pattys in my pasture. I already have Pat Jr. Now I need some girls!

[Unica77]

What I wouldn't give for a filly out of him!!! So Candice, when are you going to use your breeding?? By the way, are you the one who bid on him in the stallion auction at Nats this year? I was told someone bid, but I have not been notified by PFHA yet as to who it was....

[Unica77]

Pasos Del Dorado has added another performance:

December 15th at Grand Cypress Equestrian Center in Orlando, FL.!!

[Candice Burger]

ASAP!!! I want at least a filly or two by Pat. So, lots of work ahead to get all that done! I'm going to try some interesting crosses if I can ever get my mares prepped for breeding again.

Yep, I was the one that bid on Pat at Nationals. To be honest that was a hard choice because there were several I admire and you can't beat the chance to get a good price. True love won out again though.

[Unica77]

Candice,

I'm happy that you are going to breed to him! I hope you at least get a filly! A client of ours has a mare in foal to him right now. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is a filly b/c she said she would give it to us if it is. =o)

[blackpearl]

Hey Mel.....Well I am still working on my mom for a Pat baby. I think I am wearing her down. She has said that next breeding season she will consider breeding him to Princesa. After she saw the filly from Pat out of the other Capucchino mare she gave it some more thought. Of course my pestering her helps too!!! hehehehe. Since I will be officially a teenager tomorrow I will pester her more b/c she will expect it from a teenager. hehehe! We have to plan a date night for Princesa & Pat. Let's be sneaky. hehehe!!!!!

[Unica77]

Hey Jessie! I am all for the date night between Princessa and Pat and I am sure he will be excited as well!! I can't wait to see what you get from those two!!!

[Unica77]

Hey everyone, here are some more pics of the drill team. They are from our Oct. 20th performance. Wish us luck on our performance tomorrow, we will post more pics as soon as I get them!

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

Nice pistures! thanks for posting! dont forget to take your friend with the video cam!

Good luck to all tomorrow!


Saludos!

[Finogirl]

Have you got any pictures of this stallion Pat ???

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

Here Amanda, I have this one in my Album!

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u67/caliber_2007/Patrullerocorrectedinfo.jpg

[Unica77]

Thanks Felix for posting that for me. Here are some more pics of my boy. Enjoy!!

[Unica77]

A few more pics! He's so cute!!

[Candice Burger]

Did you know he is one of only a handful of stallions that has Bochica top and bottom? I have only been able to find 2 others, so far, that offers this type of breeding. As far as I know one of the stallions went to PR so that leaves Pat and another here in the USA.

Although the inbreeding is close I really think folks should look really hard at using Pat for Petrolero mares and Patrimonio horses and Ponderoso Coloso stock. It's no lie about the execution either. I've seen several crops by Pat and they all have caboose.

Of course, take my musings with a grain of salt because love is blind!

[Unica77]

Candice,

Great observations. Actually, we were planning to breed him to a Performance mare out of Ponderosa Coloso in the spring and I'm very excited to see what they will give us. Actually, the mare belongs to Jessie (#1 Pat fan), so I know she is excited as well!!

[blackpearl]

Oh yeah! I am so excited. I figure it this way by the time India has her first Pat baby I will have hopefully convinced my mom th breed him to Princesa(Capucchino) and then later breed him to India again(Ponderosa Coloso) and I will have 2 PAT BABIES!!!!! HEHEHEHEHE! I'm cooking up a plan here. I think those 2 mares with Pat would have awesome foals. HEHEHE!!!!!

[Finogirl]

Thanks for the pictures, as you know I used to breed Lipizzaners and so I just adore a good grey stallion - totally gorgeous thanks.

[Unica77]

Thanks Finogirl, he is a ham! He knows he is handsome!!

[Unica77]

Here is one of my favorite pictures of Pat. It is with one of his favorite mares, Princessa. She is the Capuchino mare that Jessie is trying to get her Mom to breed to Pat. Aren't they cute together??

[Candice Burger]

Yes they are. It is interesting but I do believe horses can fall in love on first sight. My Pat son is allot like Pat about his "girls" and his "territory". Very possessive. Even when he's separated from them, he checks up to see how things are going. At a pasture lease I had several years ago, I had neighbors who didn't have the best fencing and their mares would occasionally get out. I was worried he'd hurt himself trying to get to them. Instead I was astonished that he didn't want those mares any where near his herd! He'd stand guard to make sure those mares wouldn't get near the fence at all!

He was the same with new mares I'd purchase and introduce. Even across the fence, he would be very upset with any new mare I was bringing into his herd. It would take him a few months to accept a new mare in his group.

Then I bought another mare. I usually keep the new ones by themselves for however long it takes them to get oriented then place them with some younger stock ultimately introducing the older mares after a new "herd" had formed made up of fillies and the new mare. I arrived after midnight, unloaded the mare in the dry lot next to my stallion's pasture, not really worrying that he'd try to get to her since he was so territorial. Well, lo' and behold they were in love before I could say "boo". :confused: By week's end they were all lovey dovey.

I had intended to breed the mare to a different stallion and kept her seperated for over a year. They'd call to each other all the time. Finally I caved in and during a spring month while she was in heat, put them together. I normally put him in with her to protect her, but my strategy had to change because I was limited with pasture. So, I dumped her in with him hoping he wouldn't harm her. Sheesh! It was like they'd known each other all their lives.

There is some folk lore attached to the idea about the quality of offspring depending on if the mare is truly accepting a stallion or forced to conceive due to man's schemes. I dunno how much truth there is to that, but the filly I got from this love match is turning out to be one of my best.

Oh, and she is an Anfitrion granddaughter too! ;)

[Unica77]

Candice,

Interesting story....It will be interesting to see what Pat produces with Princessa and India b/c he just loves both mares to death. We had bred him to India, the Coloso mare, in the spring, but she didn't take so we are waiting till spring to try again. Hopefully Jessie will have some luck talking her Mom into letting her breed Princessa to Pat. Jessie just loves Pat and I would love to see her get a baby out of him. He isn't getting any younger (although he doesn't know that)......He just got his spot back on the drill team and he was SOOO happy about it last night during practice. He was full of it! LOL He has so much personality!!!

[Candice Burger]

Well all I really know is I adore Pat's personality. I'm glad my stallion has it and very, very glad to see many of his fillies with the same sparkle. It's a privilege to be around them.

[Nioka]

Hey Candice......After my daughter reading all your praises of Pat's offspring she is more determined than ever to get a Pat baby with one or both of our mares. I keep asking her who is going to train these babies and she keeps saying "Don't Worry". She is too cute. I guess I will have to really consider it for the spring. HEHEHE!

[blackpearl]

Hey everyone. Pasos del Dorado will be performing at the Florida Equine Capitol Expo this weekend. I will try to get pictures to post for y'all to see. A huge THANK YOU to Mr. Felix for sponsoring us. We have been practicing hard so wish us luck that we will represent our breed well at this big event.

Miss Candice.....I almost got me a Pat baby last night at practice. My mom thought she had tied our capucchino mare to the post but she didn't and the mare just kind of stood there looking at the other horses.....Pat was tied to another tie and he was really wanting her to come visit.....Too bad it wasn't Pat that was loose and the mare tied to the post.....hehehehehe.

[Unica77]

I just wanted to add that not only are we going to perform our drill, but we are also going to do a wonderful breed demo before the drill to help educate the crowd on the different styles of the Paso Finos! We will be demonstrating Fino (With our champion fino mare, Fantacia del Dorado), Performance (with champion performance mare, India de Calidad), Pleasure, recreational pleasure, and we have a new member who is going to do a long line demonstration to music!! Everyone should come out to cheer us on! We are set to perform on Saturday in the Grand Prix arena at 2pm and then on Sunday in the Winners Circle at 2pm. The event will take place at Post time Farm, which is also where HITS take place.

Spread the word! This is great exposure for the breed!

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

[quote=blackpearl;168880]Hey everyone. Pasos del Dorado will be performing at the Florida Equine Capitol Expo this weekend. I will try to get pictures to post for y'all to see. A huge THANK YOU to Mr. Felix for sponsoring us. We have been practicing hard so wish us luck that we will represent our breed well at this big event.


Jessy, is an HONOR for Platinum Horse Production.......... Our mission is to promote our breed!, and glad to have ambassadors like Dorado Drill team and Paso Elegante represent the PASO FINO HORSE in such GREAT EVENT!........ Keep up the GOOD job!, YOU ALL ARE THE BEST!


Saludos!

[motorgypsy]

I hope you guys are going to make video of your performance! Pat sounds like a real character!!

Our guys definitely have mare preferences. All the boys LOVE Brandy and she loves the boys. Brilliant is in love with his half sister. He used to go nuts when she got out of sight.

Our guys and girls took the fences down last week and our horse sitter found them all happily munching on the boy's round bale and not even any squabbling among the boys (three stallions and a very studdy, can breed, gelding). Two of the girls are Sultan's wives and Brilliant's mom and and foster mom after his mom was injured in an ice storm and the third is great grandmother and grandmother. Somehow they all seem to know they're family. I LOVE boys who have been taught respect from the time they were born and who have been in a mixed herd enough to know how to behave.

[Unica77]

We are going to do our best to get some video of this performance and we will definitely be getting some pictures.

Pat is definitely a character!! LOL He's so cute though!!!

[Pasogirlz]

*cough*
Can anyone there take video for the magazine of the Expo? :v:

[Unica77]

Lori,

Supposedly we have someone who is going to try to tape the entire performance. I will let you know how it turns out. If it is good I will send you a copy....

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

Well!!!! is about that time!!! where are the pictures?

[vescobar]

wow. I took pics of yesterdays event. it was amazing. but i dont know how to post them onto here... I would like to join the drill team.. i live in gainesville.. so it isnt a far drive away.. .but i dont have a horse....and i live so close too... i used to be a decent rider when i used to live in miami... can you let me know if i could be involved in anyway???

-Valentina Escobar

[Unica77]

Our team had two outstanding rides over the weekend! Congrats to all the riders!!! This was great promotion for the breed! We had a lot of interest and everyone seemed to really love the drill. It's going to take a couple of days for us to figure out who took pictures and get everything together.....We took video today, but I have to figure out how to upload it.....LOL That could take a while. =o)

Valentina,

It's too bad you don't have a horse! We are always in need of volunteers to help us out at events. If you are interested send me an e-mail! unica77@aol.com

[vescobar]

Thank you for letting me know ...

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

Hey there Valentina! I dont know why you are expressing yourself in that matter!. I dont know why you must balme Melissa for not having a horses ready for you. I also think that I personally extended a Welcome to our farm in wich I was very pleased with the work that you did for us.

Meissas farm is right across for Hacienda Santa Madre! I am sure you know them!, but is not her fault that at this time they do not have an extra READY HORSE for you.

You know well how many horses we have at our farm, and also you know that they are in process! not ready to work on a drill team yet!.....

So! sorry! I dont see the reasoning for your attitude!


Saludos!

[Nioka]

Vescobar.....I agree with Felix. Your attitude is way out of line. It is your own responsibility to supply your own horse, and cover your own expenses such as costume and tack for your horse. Everyone knows this going into the drill team. We also pay for coaching lessons as well or did you expect us to pay for that for you too? That is on any team and not just the Paso Finos. Do not make a remark about our Paso Fino breed because you have that attitude. We always welcome new members to the team but they must have a team spirit and cohesive attitude which you clearly do not have. Maybe it's not the Paso Fino people who have a problem, maybe it's the people in your "class" that have a problem.

[Nioka]

Felix......Do we need to bring the gorillas out now......

[Unica77]

Valentina,

When I said that it was too bad you didn't have a horse, I meant it's a shame you don't have a horse! I was not rubbing it in your face that you do not have a horse. I am sorry that you have the kind of negative attitude that would make you think I would do such a thing. I also do not think that such negativity deserves anymore attention........

Felix and Nioka,

AMEN!!!

[vescobar]

Im sorry if I seemed offensive but my passion for horses causes me not to take these matters lightly. I have passion for something that I do not have. I think any human being can understand how that feels...

[motorgypsy]

Yes we can. We had to wait 50 years to get our first paso finos. Before that we borrowed, rented, did whatever we could to satisfy our "horse habit". We also know how it feel to have someone accuse us of something we're not guilty of. You show maturity in publicly apologizing. The next step is to make sure you NEVER assume malice. It's far better to assume good intent and be wrong than to assume bad intent and be wrong. And sometimes by assume good intent, the bad intent just fades away and causes you no further problems.

This book should be required reading for everyone by the ninth grade. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. It made a huge change in my attitude and my outlook on life. Try it - it's really funny and entertaining and not religious nor preachy. Just really good sense information on how to achieve goals.

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

Waiting for the PICTURES!!!!!!http://bestsmileys.com/anxious/4.gif tell me how much longerhttp://bestsmileys.com/anxious/1.gif

[Unica77]

Okay, so nobody took pictures except Cheri and she doesn't have them up yet.....I have a great video, but I don't know how to get it from the video camera to the computer....LOL Be patient. =o)

[Bonnie M]

I can't believe I forgot to take my camera up there on Saturday!!

But you guys did an awesome job! I luckily got there just in time to see you guys! I was at one of the vendor booths and heard the announcer talking about paso finos, so I made my way to the arena and saw someone doing bella forma with a gelding.

I really wish I could have taken pics but at least I got to watch you guys. Everyone did great, AND I got to finally meet Patrullero! He is gorgeous and sweet! Congrats Melissa and everyone else for such a good job!

[Unica77]

Bonnie,

Thanks so much for the kind words. We were very proud of the whole team and we had a blast! I'm glad you finally got to see Pat. He's such a performer!! Our next performance is at Grand Cypress Equestrian Center in Orlando. We are going to be performing for their pony club, "Pony Tails". I think the kids will really enjoy it.

[Unica77]

I figured out how to do it.....Here is the link to our performance last weekend. Enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9wyBVK4SkQ

[Laura S]

That was really awesome! Thanks for sharing. I really liked the weave, or leap frog. That looked like fun!

[Unica77]

Thanks! Our hard work really paid off! We had a blast and it looked great!

[PLEASURE PASOFINO]

That was Awesome!!!!! wow!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! great Job! worth waiting for!!! jejejejejejeje

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What a wonderful way to promote our breed! that was spectacular!!!!!!

[Unica77]

Thanks Felix, for everything!!! I wish I could have included the breed demo, but it was too long.....Maybe I will put some clips together when I can figure out how to do that. Hehehe!

[Nioka]

Hey Mel......Can you just do another post and only put the breed demo on there?


A huge THANK YOU to our Sponsor Mr. Felix and Platinum Horse Productions. We had a great time and we really did a good job representing the breed. There were people coming up to our horses and asking about their history and their breeding. We let them pet them and we spoke to anyone who wanted to know about our Pasos. We handed out brochures to the crowd and they really loved that b/c it explained the Paso Fino breed to them and also gave information about the team and our sponsors. We have been invited to return next year. YEAH!!!!!!!

[Unica77]

Nioka- I would love to post the breed demo, but we really did not get enough of it and what we did get did not turn out well. Maybe we can ask someone tape it at our next performance and post it then.

[Unica77]

Many of the members from Pasos del Dorado will be representing the breed at The Crescent City Christmas Parade & Festival on December 8th. Come out and see us!!

[Soltera]

Great team – thanks a million for the video! The wheels were snappy, the serpentine at the end was just to die for, and I loved the way you waved and smiled and stroked your horses at the end: obviously busting out with pride and satisfaction. Way to promote the breed – you’re a super fine drill team in appearance and performance.

In fact, the speed of the routine was amazing. I almost wanted you to walk one maneuver just to show the audience how fast you were really going!

[Carol D.]

Great job and good PR for the breed. Thanks for sharing.

[Unica77]

Thanks Soltera and Carol! We really did enjoy ourselves and it was great PR for the breed as you said!! We are working hard to make it even better for the next time! I am going to try to get some pictures of the team at the Christmas parade. They should be pretty entertaining!

[Unica77]

Here are a few pictures from the Christmas parade yesterday in Crescent City. 4 members from Pasos del Dorado were there to represent the team. Enjoy!

[Finogirl]

Those pics made me laugh...fabulous !!

[Nioka]

Hehehehehe! Time for everyone to guess who was naughty in the group and who was nice!!!!!! Hehehehehe! I personally think the elf on the chestnut horse was really an angel in disguise!!!!! hehehehe!!!!!! Either way those Pasos are beautiful and you have to give the riders Kudos for going out in those costumes!!!!!!!! Yeah Pasos del Dorado!!!!!!!!

[Unica77]

I think it's more like a devil in disguise! LOL Did you see that grin??? I'm just kidding, but we all did have a great time and the crowd loved the Pasos.

[blackpearl]

Hey all you guys. Man that parade was tough. I am soooo glad I brought the horse I did. My mare would have left me in that parade. Of couse she is spooky anyway. The gelding I brought belongs to Lynn & Debbie Kephart. His name Vengador De La Libertad but we call him Ben for short. I hope he stays there at Mel's for awhile incase I need a Parade horse (HEHEHE) . He is sooo sweet and loveable. I liked the elves alot & of course the mini w/the cart. Can't wait to do it again. ( Only if my buddies come of course. HEHEHEHE)