Video of PPRPF Colt - Don Cholito

[Rafael Arbelo]

Here is a Video of the young Colt - Don Cholito (Poema de Altura x Serenata de Los Robles).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekA3-dQCy74

[Candice Burger]

WOW! He still sends goose bumps up my spine. I'll never forget hearing him as he came down to the bleachers that night. I didn't ever need to see this one.

NOW THAT'S A PPR FINO COLT!!!

He's still green and has moments that he's out of step, out of balance, and isn't quiet, but this is it for PPR gait! (Watch his feet, hint, hint).

[Terry Wallace]

How old is Cholito? he is an up & comer for sure... with a bit more time, I can see him fine tuning that gait a bit more, with just a little less speed...

His MOTHER, Serenata...now there is a very nice mare...very even...you can send her to me plese!!

[Candice Burger]

He's a baby. Just over 2 years old.

Yeah, Serenata is a mare I've got my eye on for sure. I saw a video clip of her full sister that's even better. I'd love to take those two mares to Armagedon.

[PasoJoy]

He's a baby. Just over 2 years old.

Yeah, Serenata is a mare I've got my eye on for sure. I saw a video clip of her full sister that's even better. I'd love to take those two mares to Armagedon.

Just over 2....yikes... :(

[Candice Burger]

:( Yeah, I know and it bothers me too. Puerto Rico still starts their horses very young.

Found out he's 30 months in the video.

[Candice Burger]

Some have been asking about Don Cholito's tracking. No, he's not "square" particularly if you watch from the front or rear. Some of it is his conformation and some because he is still very green under saddle. Aside from conformation, he is moving around too much. He's still too tentative about what to do with his feet and so there's more movment particularly when the foot is in flight. And there's some after it lands too. He's all over the place with his feet right now and that is just youth and inexperience. It can be seen on the sides too around the shoulder line to the withers. He's still got some jitters there in his front end. With more time, I suspect that will go away as he gains more confidence about what he is suppose to do and settles down in the bridle more.

This is what I've been trying to explain. Here's a horse with fantastic synchronous ability and his tracking isn't quite up to par. If there was another horse with square tracking but not the same quickness or in gait less, which would you choose? It would be hard for me to decide. That's why we have tests in the show ring. Well, how does he turn, how does he halt, how is his attitude, how is the figure 8 or serpetine, how does he start in gait, how does he stand? Does he have brios, is he responsive, does he move lightly?

With the young ones, I tend not to get really harsh about confo criticisms because I've seen them change as they mature. Take note and watch, certainly, breed? Absolutely not! I'm too old fashioned or a "traditionalist". I wait until maturity and then sometimes until I see some production. Then I decide what to do. No matter how others breed, I just can't break the tradition of waiting until the horse is at least 5-7 years old before taking a mare to breed. Ironically Don Cholito's sire is "almost" old enough for my consideration! See what I missed?

Don Cholito is a fine study of the squareness in cadence and footfall. This horse rarely misses a beat. His foot action is pretty good too even if the tracking is not and inspite of his timidity. His foot action is very PPR.

[pasosx3]

What a beautiful colt. Enjoyed the video. And thank you for narrating it with such clear spanish and for speaking slowly on the video. My spanish needs work, but I'm trying.