Liking them more all the time

[Descornex]

I now have 4 Peruvians and I am liking them more all the time. I still love my paso finos ( I have 6 of those) I find that the temperment of the Peruvian is more consistant and docile. They are not as willful as my Paso finos. The Peruvians seem to say" If you say so master, I will do it" My paso finos seem to say "if I feel like it, I will do it" I have felt my Peruvians tremble under me from fear of something yet not bolt or shy because I ask them to stand still. My paso finos would jump first and then stand still but still be ready to bolt if the fear got greater. This is just an observation of my horses. I'm not trying to say anything universal about either breed.

[Pasogirlz]

Cool observation. I am dying to try one.

I admit....I sorta prefer the PF mentality. I guess it's just more of a challenge, and I like that. 8-) Mom on the other hand might just really like the PP attitude. :D

[Descornex]

I find my Peruvians get all anxious and upset if they do not know what I want. They tend to get panicky and just do anything hoping it is right. If I ask them for one step to the side, for instance, they give me a whole bunch of rapid steps. It is hard to get them to calm down and just go one step at a time. In that way, my PF are easier as they don't have so much of that over-achiever attitude. My PF's are more loving and affectionate. My Peruvians are more standoffish or reserved. I have read where it is common for Peruvains to be hardly handled until they are 4 years old and ready for saddle training. They would miss out on that bonding with humans that foals who are handled often and early get.

[Terry Wallace]

Depends on who is raising the Peruvians or Pasos... big ranches rarely handle young stock other than worming & shots. Plenty of Paso Finos are not handled at large ranches until time to train for saddle. Flying M in Montana was a good example of that. If the horses are raised at a small farm, they get more hands-on and maybe even imprint training. so it all depends on farm policy...

The Peruvian I had come from the President of the Peruvian club in my state, a small farm where horses are handled a lot. The Peruvian was not as you described, but much more like my pasos..except calmer....

Back in the day of Quarter horse raising...21 mares & pasture foaling...those foals did not get handled until weaning age....they were with their mothers until fall weaning. This is still a practice on many farms out west.

[Carol Nelson]

Too much DSLD in the Peruvian breed for me...I've known too many who had a horse with it. :(

Besides...I LIKE the spicy Latin temperament...and PF's are so SMART!!!

[Descornex]

I have certianly heard of DSLD in the Peruvians but I have not known of one having it. It occurs in other breeds too. I have also heard all about founder and insulin resistance problems in the PF's. I have seen that but I don't think it is any more prevalent in PF's than most breeds. I suppose most breeds have some weaknesses.
You are right in that it may be the way the horses are handled at an early age more than a breed based temperment issue.

[Calif Paso Gal]

I found that I had to take it slow and get my peruvian to trust me. With that time you get a partner for life. I love my gelding and he is trust worthy and very smart. Under saddle there is no nonsense. On the ground he is respectful but a little bit like a dog. Such a goof ball. :) I am new to this group. Hope to hear back from you all soon.

[Linda Y]

Personally, I would like to own a PP and see how they do. But all the ones I have looked at showed obvious signs of DSLD. I do NOT want another cripple horse!
Some folks in Alabama just went out of the business, and had really great prices on their PPs. I really wanted one palomino gelding they had, but of course they all went in a heartbeat. When I say good prices, I mean excellent.

[Pasogirlz]

:welcome

Glad to have ya here.

[Peruvian_Finos]

I completely agree with you...and after having Peruvians for almost 20 years--and riding a few Finos (and now, owning one) I'm selling the Fino & sticking to Peruvians. I've been following the DSLD topics & a portion of my sales from my equine artwork is donated to DSLD research. I've been fortunate enough to not have had to deal with it, personally & my horses are not linebred (inbred) either...so the occurances are going to be fewer. :) How are your Peruvians bred? They sound like typical Peruvians....mine are all imprinted at birth & worked with daily. Mine are very loving, trusting, smart & willing....but they do have brio, as well. :) Nice to see another PP lover on here! Let me know if you'd like another one, I have one available with a FREE lease to an approved home...he was a rescue & I love him to death (I don't want to sell him) but I don't have the time to dedicate to him right now.

[Calif Paso Gal]

Hi
Were you talking to me? I am in San Diego. So not a neighbor. Or I would. I joined this site after seeing there was a peruvian paso forum. I can't say enough nice things about my boy. And my friend has a gelding who is beautiful. I don't know how to trace my horses breeding. As I am not a breeder or a show person. His name is JGG El Monarca if that helps. But if he has anything bad in his heritage I don't want to know. My ancestors died of cancer but yet my mother and father are both very healthy and am I. So there is a chance you can have grand parents get a disease and you don't get it. I know my mother in law and her mother both got M.S. which is a horible disease. You never know how and why people come down with disease. It could be stress/nutrition or even environment. I am rambling but you get the point I think. I hope all is well. Talk with you soon.

[pasorider]

I have never ridden a Peruvian, but would love to try one sometiime. An elderly man that use to ride with us years ago raised Peruvians. He traveled all over the US trailriding, sometimes being gone 3 and 4 months at a time. He took a mare and his stallion with him. I have never seen a better behaved stud. After several years, and several mares, he finally got out of the Peruvians, because he told me he had lost to many good horses, and that in HIS opinion, Peruvians just couldn't hold up to hard riding. He had several mares, from different bloodlines, and he said by the time they were 10, they were crippled, and he was getting tired of loosing his mounts, Now, I am talking about a man that road EVERYDAY, unless he was on the rode, 5 to 8 hours a day. This man LOVED to ride. He went to Rocky Mountains, and that was what he rode when he passed away, in fact, he was 84 yrs. old and had ridden 8 hours that day, came in and showered for supper and died of a heart attack. He knew more about horses than anyone I have ever met, and I still miss riding with him. He has been gone 7 yrs. now.

[JennLM]

We have 2 Peruvian Paso Farms at the end of the road here, so I see them quite often. 1 farm is where we get our feed etc., the other where we get panels and they mainly have Palominos. (Which Troy gets whiplash looking at)

We have not ridden one yet. I'd be interested some time just to experience it.

[Calif Paso Gal]

I joined this group because of the peruvian paso forum only. It is for pp enthusiast I believe. And that is what I am. I love the breed. :roll: Hope to meet like minded people in here that also own and love them. Please email to chat more about our wonderful horses. take care

[stratton]

I have both Paso finos and Peruvians,but my observation is the exact opposite. My Peruvians are much more high strung and the line of Paso Finos I have are a bit more laid back and easier to train. I love both breeds. They share alot of similarities,but differ in many ways also

I guess alot depends on the bloodlines that you have in both breeds

We have 4 mares a young stallion and a weanling colt. Check them out on our website.

Stratton

[Carol Nelson]

I have a dear friend who has one Paso Fino mare...a half PP, and half PF...and then a couple of full Peruvians. I think she does prefer her Peruvians to the Paso Fino...but she loves them all dearly. She's just moved...when she gets settled, I'll have to invite her to come post here.

Me, I kinda like the attitude of the Paso Fino, I guess....they seem almost human to me....

[Descornex]

My favorite Peruvian is my 19 year old mare. That girl is so much fun to ride. She is full of fire. I can ride her all day on a tail ride and she is just as full of fire at the end as at the start of the ride. My other favorite is 16 y/o and has a gait that is so smooth, not just slow but she can really gait on out and be just as smooth. I trail ride on this one too. Who says Peruvians can't hold up? I'm sure there are individuals of every breed that for some reason or another don't stay sound. Certainly there are some breeds by nature of their actions or conformation that may be prone to lameness issues.