Trail building equestrians of New Mexico

[Carolyn Meinel <carolyn.meinel AT techbroker.com>]

We are located near Albuquerque, NM.

Flaming V's Raven is 6 years old, 14 hh, silver dun with black points. We
waited until she was four to start her under saddle and only recently
began riding her moderately hard, so she should remain sound into old
age. Raven is experienced with river crossings (even the Rio Grande) and
mountain trails. I've ridden her alongside a freight train blowing its
horn and she was OK even though our companion's horses were acting up.
She's registered Horse of the Americas (HOA-1557). My 190-lb husband
rides Raven in the mountains so she is strong for her size. She is an
endurance prospect. Her grandsire is El Tigre Segundo (SMR-1567; O-1431;
SSMA-1201). According to her HOA papers, El Tigre Segundo was an
"NATRC Trail Champion," "AIHR Supreme Hall of Fame,"
and "SMR [Spanish Mustang Registry] Grande
Conquistador."   Raven loves to jump, has "lots of
cow" and some cutting experience and prefers to trocha. You can sit
comfortably to all her gaits, including the gallop. I can send you videos
of her.

Also for sale is Raven's bay 12-month-old gaited colt, Sandy, who can be
registered American Indian Horse Registry. We expect Sandy to mature at
14 hh. Sandy's sire is Vikingo de Los Angeles, a registered Paso Fino,
(Paso Fino Horse Association 37,728; International Registry No. 115489).
Vikingo is a "Classic Fino," meaning he can do that tap dance
thing. Vikingo also is registered with the North American Single-footing
Association (2007-52) on the basis of his distance-eating largo. We
recently introduced Vikingo to mountain trail riding. He has done well,
even on a May 8, 2010 High Desert Riders event during strong, cold winds
around old mines with scary giant mining junk looming about. Much of the
way Vikingo led the ride, with Raven second so the other horses could see
that mining junk wasn't going to eat anybody. So far we have always
ridden Vikingo barefoot as he has flintlike hooves which he has passed
down to all his offspring that we know of. Vikingo is the offspring of
many Paso Fino show horses*. I like to think he proves that fancy
breeding doesn't necessarily produce a wimpy trail horse.

We also are selling Rusty, a bay 12-month-old gaited colt who also can be
registered AIHR. We expect him to mature at around 15 hh. His full
brother already is over 14 hh at 24 months. His dam, Flaming V's
Sunflower (HOA-1566), is Raven's sister; El Tigre Segundo is her
grandsire. Vikingo is Rusty's sire. We expect Rusty to develop a super
long mane and tail like his full brother.

Also for sale is Sparky, a bay 11-month-old gaited colt. We expect him to
mature at around 15 hh. Sire is Vikingo. His dam, Alice, is unregistered.
Alice is a big boned retired rodeo bucking horse who looks like she has
Spanish Colonial blood. She can trocha and at speed can go into a broken
pace. Sparky, too, should develop a long, showy mane and tail.

All colts have good ground manners and consider themselves to be our
pets.

* You can see Vikingo's pedigree at

http://www.pasoregistry.com/db/SearchStart.asp 
I can send you a video of show wins by his sire, Pirata de Besilu.
Example, Champion Amateur Owner-ridden Fino Stallion, PFHA Grand National
Championship Show, Sept. 19-26, 2004 Perry, GA.
His granddam, Chata de Besilu, was a PFHA National Champion in
Performance, meaning largo type with lots of brio.
You can see many of Vikingo's ancestors ranked at

http://stallionservicecentral.com/Top%20Ten%20Pages/pfha_top_ten_stallions.htm
 
His great-grandsire, Capuchino, was crowned "Horse of the
Millennium" among many honors

http://pasofinohorsedirectory.com/capuchino-rip-2/;

http://www.capuchinothelegend.com/

Carolyn Meinel
505-281-0490
http://techbroker.com
http://horsestories.org
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