Hilachas

[Wendy]

I was wanting hear everyone's view on Hilachas. I have had several of his grandget and truly love them.

[ErinC]

I hbtink if you type that name into the seach button at the top of the page you will get LOTS to read!
We have Had MANY conversations about his babies!

[stella]

I am a major Hilachas lover, having owned direct children too, and knew MANY of them in their heyday(20-30 years ago!)
I have a linebred colt now, I call "Hilachas"(not his real name)because he's got the personality to the T....and the best of the looks....I have several linebred Hilachas, my second favorite line.....if you'd care to pm me, be happy to answer specifics! but yes, there's a few threads on the subject....

[PASOFAN]

I dont know too much about him besides he was a bay w/2 white socks on his hind feet and had a star.. My boy storm had him in his bloodlines from his daddy's side, Campanero..
He died at age 48!!

[appyday]

Can someone post a nice pic of him

[PASOFAN]

This was on pasoregistry.com

http://www.pasoregistry.com/db/pics/hilachas.gif

Date of Birth: 1/1/1956
Sex: Stallion
Registration Numbers:
*** International 68972
*** PFHA 150
Color: Bay
Markings:
*** Deceased
Breeder: Senor E. Vargas
Owner: Stan and Mary Wadsworth
Farm: Cantlebrook Farms

Titles Held:
*** PFHA Foundation Sire Top Ten Sire Sire Of the Year

Narrative:
*** He was born in Colombia near Bogota. This part of the country is quite mountainous and it was there in the mountains that Hilachas was foaled, having been bred by Senor E. Vargas. He was very dark bay, with a beautiful head and conformation. His sire was Zipa and his dam was Muneca de VI. He produced many champions, many grand champions, Champion of Champions, all too numerous to name individually. His babies were shown in all categories of classes: classic fino, performance and pleasure. In addition to the reproductive quality of this stallion, he was also renowned for his intelligence. As a Foundation Sire, Hilachas met all criteria. He and his descendants have won the Get of Sire and Produce of Dam Classes many, many times. He and his descendants have been placed on the Top Ten Sires and Dams lists many, many times. He was also named Sire of the Year in 1974, 75 and 76.


50% of the offspring were Stallions (101)
50% of the offspring were Mares(100)
55% were Bay
9% were Black
9% were Brown
0% were Buckskin
1% were Chestnut
3% were Dun
13% were Gray
1% were Grulla
0% were Palomino
2% were Roan
4% were unknown
This is one of his boys, a stallion named Canto Cabal:
http://www.pasoregistry.com/db/pics/hgcantu3.5.jpg


And another one of his boys, stallion: Paz Que Tal:
http://www.pasoregistry.com/db/pics/pazquetal.jpg

[Carol Nelson]

Here's our little piece of Hilachas...his mom is a double Hilachas granddaughter, Joya Luciente de Vison, and his sire is our own Rojo Tejas. This guy is incredible...I've never had one like him!

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/36931DSC00006_(2).JPG
Devante

[ErinC]

3 times Hilaches
my daughter learning on him!
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/77608hi_papa-med.jpg
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/77608allie_99.jpg

[PASOFAN]

Carol & Erin: U guys have some beautful horses!! Very very nice looking, just like him! :D

[Jasfino]

my Hilachas great-grandson...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Jasfino/primerofullscreen.jpg

[CarolU]

Every horse I have here, except Baby is Hilaches, with Rosie being double Hilaches. What I find he passes on is great intelligence, a beautiful head, nice conformation, and a sense of humor. Now each of his offspring get some or all of these traits. You know you've got a Mr. or Mrs. "Hilaches" when you have a very naughty but loveable horse.

Hilaches heads:

http://pasobaby.tripod.com/PasoFinos/thumbnails/400x300/DSCF0058.JPG

http://pasobaby.tripod.com/PasoFinos/thumbnails/400x300/2311521ZarHeadOnly-med.jpg

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/23115DiabloForelock_sz.jpg

And Hilaches personality:

http://pasobaby.tripod.com/PasoFinos/BuddyBad.jpg

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/23115Assistant_Trainer-med.jpg

Trooper, the horse in my first picture, is the one horse I have with all these traits...I wish I had pictures of some of his antics, but here is just enjoying life:

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/2311522_BabyTroopPlay.jpg

[CarolU]

Well, let me take that back, Rosie seems to manifest her double Hilaches with all the traits too. LOL

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/23115BadRosieSmall.jpg

http://pasobaby.tripod.com/PasoFinos/thumbnails/400x300/satother36.jpg

BTW - BOTH my "naughty" youngsters are just starting under saddle. Should be an interesting summer! LOL

[Jasfino]

My moms mare granddaughter of Hilachas

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Jasfino/arena%20pics/horsepicsapril2005021.jpg

And her filly who will turn two this spring.. La Chica Felize

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Jasfino/arena%20pics/horsepicsapril2005022.jpg

and Roza


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Jasfino/arena%20pics/rozajasperpatrick012.jpg

[stella]

You can really see, looking at all the pics from various parts of the country, how really prepotent his blood STILL is, you can see the ressemblances! (gotta get some of mine up, oh kerry....)

But girls.....one of my PET PEEVES....its HilachAs, not Hilaches....lets give the boy utmost respect, and spell his registered name right! (I know, someone misspelled it way back when....and it hasnt died yet)

[Carol Nelson]

One thing it's always easy to see...Hilachas always stamps his progeny with a pretty head!

[Jasfino]

Thanks for calling me on that Stella. I edited my posts to fix it. :D Now if I can just remember.

[LynnG]

My current Hilachas line Paso Finos
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/arianna/arianna3_4Stand7_30_05web.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/arianna/1_10_06arianna_3_4conf.jpg
Arianna de Dixieland (Hilachas granddaughter thru dam Rufina de Rancho Blanco)...yes, she is pregnant even though the left pic was taken last July. Due March 2006.

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/novia/bugNCSF_05WP_4web.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/novia/noviaFace_10_04web.jpg
Novia Dulce de Gracia (Hilachas greatgranddaughter on dam's side thru Ejemlpo que tal, but also distantly on sire's side thru Fasto que tal)

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/novia/noviaSide10_04web.jpg
This one shows alot of the Hilachas conformation. I saw Hilachas in person when in CO in 1980...have slide pics.
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/novia/buglynCows4.jpg
and all what they can do!

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/miaventura/miaHeadLook11_6_05web.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/miaventura/miaFrontLook11_6_05web.jpg
and newest lady in white and with the biggest eyes...Miaventura...Hilachas thru RNC Perf mare Dulzura que tal.

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/emperador/2_2_05EmperadorHello.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/emperador/EmperadorAd2005.jpg
and with the boys Emperador La Estrella, greatgrandson of Hilachas thru Espectro que tal...and then all of Emperador's kids here: Extasis, Espirita and Sombra.

[Jasfino]

Lynn, when I saw your pic of Arianna I thought ....wow that looks so much like my moms mare and then found that her dam was Rufina also. :D

[paintedhorizon]

Here are Stella's Hilachas breds!

These guys are for sale.
Malvado Comenzar Great grandson of Hilachas
http://greatblazes.com/malvado_m_stand.jpg

Solazo Del Reino Triple Hilachas
http://greatblazes.com/solazowalkleft.jpg

Aguante del Reino Double Hilachas
http://greatblazes.com/aguanteconfo.jpg

Agraciado del reino Double Hilachas
http://greatblazes.com/agraciado_right.jpg

CHARLOTA DE LA ISLA Great granddaughter Hilachas
http://greatblazes.com/charlota3.jpg

Del Reino's Pacifica Double Hilachas
http://greatblazes.com/pacificarear_11_05.jpg

Poquita de Tibon
http://greatblazes.com/poquita1_fall05.jpg

[LynnG]

Jen, what is the name of your mom's mare? Rufina had alot of offspring and stayed busy with babies. Do you know more about Rufina? I never saw her in person. She is registered as a dun. Any pics?

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/arianna/ariannaPortrait7_30_05web.jpg
Arianna's portrait shot

Arianna is put together very well and I love her pedigree top and bottom.

Rufina's dam Consentida (Arianna's granddam) was an APF Foundation Dam, who is also in my mare Miaventura's pedigree too!

How fun...an Arianna sibling ....let's see some pics please! This is one baby due in March I am really looking forward to ... Arianna and Emperador...my first linebreeding on the Meridian Meadows lines, Hilachas in this case. Arianna has just been the most huge for so long!! She rather waddles and stays hungry!!! 1 1/2 months to go. ;-)

[SandyMM]

Consentida (Arianna's granddam) was an APF Foundation Dam

She was? I knew that mare and two of her owners - I don't remember her being a foundation mare in APF....?

She _was_ well-named... never saw a more 'spoiled' mare... LOL - had a remarkably high opinion of herself... :-) Comb out her mane and she would just priss around for a while! :-) She was very well behaved although not sure if I ever saw her ridden....

Talk about waiting on babies - we waited one night until really late... no sooner turnedout the lights and started to leave when we heard a gush of 'water' and the baby was half born before we got back to the stall! That foal was Alegria Brio by Dominguin - a Dominicam stallion, I believe... also, knew many of Consentida's earlier foals....

[LynnG]

Hi Sandy,
yes APF has Consentida as a Foundation dam in the 1977 APF magazine. Her early noted show offspring were Mariscalito Ra Rio (not PFHA reg), Sorprecita (not PFHA reg), Carmen Pina, etc.

My gray mare is a great granddaughter of Consentida via daughter Sorprecita.

Now what you described in personality is Arianna! She wants to be queen bee; in her mind she is the queen bee! gentle to be around, but in the herd she is still fussing and can get into some kicking matches to be the sole queen bee. Now when she first came here, she took advantage that she was new and came in with cannons blasting with the herd... and they let her be the queen bee for a short while, and then realized they had been had by this smaller compact mare..and life hasn't been the same since! Kids can ride her as both of blameitobrio's girls have ridden her. Funny, an older guy was going to ride her after she came here, and she wouldn't go with him away from the barn and even thru a bluff at him rearing slightly. He was rather a novice so got off then, and I got on her and made her go! She went, and that was the last of that behavior. She likes attention, but loves food! Arianna has a gentle, but interesting personality..so maybe gets some of that from her grandmother!

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/arianna/arianna_graysonLunge6_05web.jpg
guess who is at the end of the lunge line?

[SandyMM]

Funny how that goes... I knew Sorprecita from the time she was very young - showed her in Bella Forma with Cindy White for Dot LLoyd for several years. Cindy rode her in Fino mares. She was a fino only mare - old style.... couldn't go faster than a bunny hop in pasture - never could keep up with the others no matter how hard she tried... She was coal black with the lower half of her tail already turning white as a filly. Later pix she turned gray. I believe she was imported in utero and was by Onyx.

[LynnG]

Sorprecita must have been well liked as all 7 of her offspring have "de Sorpricita" as part of their name! She is registered as black. Did she turn gray? I have seen pics of Sorprecita in my old APF stuff, none of Consentida to my memory.

Sandy, did you happen to know Emeteria? Imported in utero from Colombia in the mare Gacela (sin Par) by Dave Jones. She was an APf mare that produced well. :lol:

[SandyMM]

I have several pix of Sorprecita - black as black could be - except for the odd white bottom half of her tail... she kept that for a _long_ time.... Not sure if she was ever sold to another owner, but Dee and Dot tended to name their mares offspring with variations of the sire's and dam's names.

did you happen to know Emeteria?

Nope... I rode a son of hers by Criol que tal for _many years. One of the best-behaved stallions I have ever ridden - a chestnut w/flaxen mane.... Gucci que tal. He had been injured (right hind fetlock) in a fence accident as a youngster and his gait was never _quite_ right, but he was a go any where, do anything kind of horse - kind of a 4-legged ATV.

[LynnG]

well my maybe that black gene will come thru on her baby as E throws black offspring also. Rufina (Hilachas x Consentida) was registered as dun, so Consentida must have been carrying a dun gene under the gray. Arianna has a strong dorsal stripe and shoulder barring though registered chestnut.

I'm getting a new foaling stall ready today. one mare cassietta due this month and arianna due next month...so I'll have two easily ready. ;-)

emperador traces to emeteria thru daughter corveta que tal, his granddam. Plus the buckskin mare Pasiflora Sin Par I used to show alot was Gacela's last offspring, so sister to Emeteria. I loved that mare...she could do anything and did ...showed and placed in perfomance, bellas formas, versatility, western, and I rode her in adult equitation; then also trail riding and so many test-rides to new people. :D

[darcy]

I've got a Hilaches granddaughter, the one in my avatar.... There is a black & white photo of Hilaches I have seen that if I didn't know better I would think was my mare, she definately got the his head!!

[Jasfino]

Lynn, my moms mare is Dama de Carros. I think my mom has a pic of Rufina. A few yrs back she was advertised for sale by a lady in Tn. At the time, she was in her twenties.

Dama sounds alot like your mare. She too is notorious for getting into kicking matches with those that challenge her. She keeps everyone else in line with just a glance. She is high spirited under saddle and will test new riders with a crow hop or two just make sure they are paying attention. She is very loving and gentle on the ground. Here is a pic of her and her last filly, Chica.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/Jasfino/d83cd588.jpg

I have some more pics of her at webshots. http://community.webshots.com/album/44101459VVQKeV

[LynnG]

Jen, where do you live? Your mom's mare is a 1990 Rufina model. Arianna is a 1993 Rufina model. Wonder is others look the same. Rufina was born in 1978 and shows having 14 offspring from 1983 (age 5) to 2001 (23 years old)...I have an older PFHA CD, so maybe more. That's alot of babies for one mare.

here is a link to Arianna's web page http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/horses/arianna.html

Bet you thought you were looking in the mirror then when you saw Arianna...!

Darcy, do you have another pic to post full size? I'll see if I can dig out some Hilachas pics too.
lynn

[darcy]

Lynn, That B&W photo of Hilachas in your pamphlet for E, it looks exactly like Mia!!

This is a pic when I first got her last year and she was enormously fat... I'll try to get some more recent photos uploaded so I can post them.

http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/539/medium/DSC03578.JPG

I need to get a good head shot so everyone can see the lovely triangular shaped head and expressive eye..

[stella]

No question about the HilachAs in that one, for sure!
Or Lynn's girl....
Hey Sandy, PLEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSE post of pic of Sorprecita, I also have ALOT of her line here! And, she did pass the black, with and without the grey, at least at my barn!

[LynnG]

I'll post some Hilachas pics from 1980 CO farm visit later this weekend ...gotta find them and then upload them. :razz: I have some pics of Garbo que tal, Ejemplo que tal and Ganador del Rosa too ... all black Hilachas sons. Ganador was my favorite H son ...he was so smooth and so naturally gaited.

Darcy, your gal definitely has his look about the head. :D ;-)

[ErinC]

a son= only pic I could find
http://pasoregistry.com/db/Profile.asp?ID=68993

[LynnG]

Here's one pic of the H man I have on E's ancestors page
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/emperador/hilaches81.jpg
This pic was taken in 1981 when my then hubby Landon Winstead and I visited Mary Wadsworth farm in Colorado. That is Mary and Landon in the photo. I took the photos. Landon who did farrier work also trimmed Hilachas hooves on that visit...sorry web pic is not real sharp.
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/smoothestride/imgpurchase1.jpg

Other H pics I have are shown with the gray mare Gala que tal (Criol que tal and Guala), but they are slides and rather light - washed out. Gala was in heat, and H was taking his time thinking about it!

Here is a link to Emperador's famous Colombian ancestors page ... pics of Faldero que tal, Baron que tal, Espectro que tal, Mahoma, Hilachas, Guala http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/emperador/emperadorAncestors.html

nice pics!

I've never seen a real Hilachas picture till now..

Thanks Lynn!!!

[Jasfino]

I'll second that. Thanks for sharing your Hilachas pics Lynn! :D

Dama and Arianna certainly look like sisters. You'll have to visit if you are ever over this way. We live in Ky. Dama is also the dam of my gelding Primero. Looking at your pic of Hilachas is like looking into his face as well. Its really amazing how their spirit lives through their offspring.

[darcy]

I am desperately searching for a decent pic of Gallopa QT. I have found one B&W, but it is no very flattering and is more of a head shot, I want to see her body......

If anyone has one I would be forever indebted to you!!

[LynnG]

Daneen had several pics of gallopa in ads. I saw El Vicario when a yearling and Daneen then lived in SC...he was a gorgeous boy and still is! I have a BF pic of him at Tryon, don't know if I have any of Gallopa. I'll look this weekend after Jeany picks her 2 young'ns up....and I can get the new scanner hooked up too to this PC. :D

[darcy]

El Vicario is full bro to my mare's dam, Dea Valida. So I would love to see some pics.... Mia's former owner had told me how versatile Gallopa was, that she could do anything. If I am not mistaken he's just a few years younger than Dea, right? That would make him about 20 yo.... If he's aging as gracefully as Dea I'm sure he still looks great.

It's quite funny, cause Mia looks even more like Hilachas than her mother, her mom has more of the El Pastor, straighter face. But I guess she got even more Hilachas from her sire.

One of the things I am looking forward to breeding Mia with Emperardor to accomplish is a more refined leg, Mia has kinda "knobby" knees, and though she's about 14.2h she looks kinda short legged. E has such nice elegant looking legs more proportional to his heigth...

I went and took some photos of Dea in the fall but I wasn't pleased with the way they turned out, she didn't seem like she was feeling too great that day..... She's usually so perky.

[LynnG]

Darcy, El Vicario will be 26 in march 2006. I'll see what pics I can dig up.... :D
I always like El Vicario ..he has talent! Daneen has one of the best selection of mares with foundation Colombian breeding.

Here's another pic of mine from 1981 and Hilachas (from a old color slide, so color washed out some). You can see his side conformation here. I haven't seen many of Hilachas of a side view that had been published. He is age 25 in these photos.
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/classiclegacy/images/hilachas/hilaches_mareBreed_1981webL.jpg

and a better one of Hilachas's hoof trimming
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/classiclegacy/images/hilachas/hilaches_trimLW_1981webLG.jpg

[darcy]

Thanks Lynn!! That's the first good side photo I have ever seen of him.. Mia looks so much like him I can't even believe it, especially now that I've got some weight off her! I know I'm crazy but I almost cried when I saw that pic.... Okay I'm gonna post some pics today!

[darcy]

Okay, here are a bunch of Mia pics.... One pic makes her look croup high, but she's not, just facing downhill...

http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/medium/MIA_13_.JPG

http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/medium/MIA_5_.JPG

http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/medium/MIA_16_.JPG

http://www.2hottotrot.com/data/500/medium/MIA_1_.JPG

[AliceG]

I have an El Vicario Ltd son (El Jerarca Ltd) who is 21 this year. He is semi-retired, only because i have too many young horses to work. He is still handsome and sound and full of himself. My neighbor (who doesn't really ride) takes him a couple times a year on overnight rides with me.

I will attempt to post a couple of pix. I have never done this before, so if they work, I'll try to dig a few more up. He was my second paso, and he was QUITE the handfull in his younger days. But, many white-knuckle trail miles later, he became great!
One picture of him smoozing my hubby for a treat last summer, and one pix of my neighbor riding him on the trail last year.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/pasoblonde/rocko.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/pasoblonde/rockotrail.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/pasoblonde/rocko.jpg

[Privatetreaty]

I remember Hilachas in 1978, when Ray Shougar of Homestead owned him. Hilachas was not a big horse and was more on the quiet side in his stall. He didn't like to be hand bred - her preferred pasture exposure. Ray moved to Colorado and Hilachas was later sold.

Pat Figueroa told me back then, that she rode Hilachas and had to blind fold him, because there was nobody around to hold him while she mounted. Once she was in the saddle, she just pulled the rag off his face and they took off (in the ring).

In the late 1970's, there were several other Foundation Sires here in the South Florida area, including El Pastor and Lucerito. But, Hilachas appeared to produce better get.

He was bred to countless mares while in North Florida, where the "Que Tal" Pasos were bred. Dave Jones, from the King Ranch, was involved with Hilachas during that time and was quoted as saying, "Hilachas is a horse you can't lie to, he's that smart".
.

[GeorgeGuns]

I guess I'm a Hilaches nut.
I have no idea where I got this pic from, its the only one I have of Ejemplo Que Tal:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/Coreen/Ejemplo_Que_Tal.jpg

and his grandson... hehehe guess whooOOOooooo...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/Coreen/0295cf52.jpg

[Privatetreaty]

Hey Coreen,

I remember a horse that looked just like that back in the late 1970's. He was the most unusual looking horse at the time, because he had a brown face and a greyish roan body.

I can't remember his name (I don't think it's the same horse), because you mentioned this horse is Ejemplo's grandson.

The horse I'm thinking of was owned and ridden by Betty Cease. She also owned Espejo Que Tal and he was ridden by Prico (I wonder what ever happened to Prico?). Sometimes, he'd get all stressed out and did, what Betty called, a duck walk with his rear legs.

I wish I could remember his name :cry:
.

[GeorgeGuns]

I think there are probably more roans than folks realize, in the past they were called greys.
Bri gets his color from his dam Fantasia del Rosa, and just guessing here, Fantasia probably got it from her dam Morita. Fantasia was listed as black though.
As far as I know, Bri is the only black roan stallion makin babies. He throws roan consistently, but the mare I've bred him to twice here is grey and she is adamant about passing that on too!
I've got to get a really good head shot of Bri, it screams Hilachas. His daugther Pesquisa got the wee fine muzzle too, but more likely from the mare who is also 2x Hilachas.

[LynnG]

Betty Cease owned the blue roan stallion Fiogon que tal (Hilachas x Mora Azul). We had owned a Mahoma x Mora Azul daughter who was a blue/black roan and produced the same color...her name was Enviadora que tal. During winter, she would turn close to black, but shed out very light in the body during the summer.
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/gallery/enviadoraRide1982.jpg

I saw Morita at Rancho del Rosa...she was a fleabitten gray when I saw her in the late 1970's. We had a blue roan son from Morita and Ejemplo que tal named Gandalf del Rosa.

[Privatetreaty]

Hey Lynn,

The name Fiogon que tal does not sound familar. But, I really can't be certain.

Then again you know what happens to people's memory after 40.

Did you ever see this horse? Do you remember him well?
If so, do you recall his "duck walk'?

Thanks,
Helen
.

[GeorgeGuns]

Well Morita surely could have been hiding a roan gene under all that grey! She must have, as one needs a roan parent to produce a roan. Maybe I inadvertantly carried on a "family tradition"? Rio is definately greying and I bet Pesquisa does too.

Cool thing about blacks though - roan vs strong rabicano - the roaning in a black is always silver, and yes roans do get darker in the winter. Nice touch, lol.

So, ya got any pics of these other horses?

[LynnG]

PrivateTreaty, I only saw pics of Fiogon que tal in the old IPFS/APF magazines in the Fl shows.

My first Paso Fino experiences in the mid-70's were in the Atlantic and Piedmont regions, so personally most familiar with horses in these areas, outside of the PFOBA/PFHA National Shows... Rancho del Rosa was in Tryon, NC and one of the larger breeders in the area. They stood stallions such as Ejemplo que tal, Toledo, Viento Siero, Ganador del Rosa. Ejemplo got all the best mares then. My other experiences in late 70's early 80's, got to see the seed mare stock for Casa LaCE (GA), Greener Pastures(FL), Cabal Paso Finos (CO)...

[SandyMM]

Fiogon que tal was the first Paso - first horse - I ever saw with the funky red/brown head and roan body. There were others that came along, but he's the first I remember.

[motorgypsy]

Our double Hilachas 7/8 PPR mare. Miss Bambi eyes. Muneca de Canela.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/motorgypsy/IM000440a.jpg

The foal is Brilliant Bill by the way.

[Serendipity]

better late than never here are our Hilachas

Leah- 2times great grand

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/leahbrat/bd006fad.jpg

and Vince 3 times great grand

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/leahbrat/DSC00950.jpg