2016 The Iberian Horse Magazine - Issue #2

We took turns riding a white stallion of five just a minute of guilt that I would be leaving the
years in the indoor arena. He was still young and rest of the group, but with an opportunity to ride
sensitive but handled each rider with care and out into the hills of Spain, what would you do?
worked hard to understand what each rider was Pepe and I headed out, and the group headed to
asking of him. Then “Rociero de Fraile” came a nice lunch up at the hacienda.
back to the arena, and I realized it was the same
horse I had noticed earlier. As I walked up to him, The path led out from the barn toward the
his trainer had him park out so that I could get on groves. We rode up and down the rocky hills
easier. I’ve had horses lay down so you can get and up onto a scenic plateau where there was a
on but never park out. The ride was fun and in- beautiful view all the way into the small town and
cluded a bit of Spanish walk. At the end, I asked if the areas around the farm. From there we headed
he was good at riding out. Aquilino and Pepe, his toward the little town. Arriving at a path along the
trainer, both said he was really great on the trail train station, we had a train pass within 30 feet
and asked if I would like to go. At that point, I had of us, and the two horses were awesome. Com-
ing back to the farm, we were sharing in my poor
Spanish and his little English about bulls and pas-
tures and riding with bulls. Next thing I know we
are headed through a gate into a big field full of
“El Toros.” Although I think most of them were
“Mrs. Toros,” not “Mr.” I stayed on the side of

Pepe’s horse away from
the herd while he shouted
and got them moving away
from us across the field.
It was quite a fun and ex-
hilarating adventure. Time
passed by so quickly, and
I will put that one down as
one of my best riding days
EVER. Thank you to the
Frailes for being such great
hosts and welcoming us
to their home. There is still
one question remaining un-
answered from that excit-
ing visit. Will Rociero be
staying in Spain or will he
be coming to live with me
in Florida?

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TRAVEL

Linda Egeland also had some exciting
adventures and writes:

(BELOW) My husband and I own a restaurant called the White Horse Inn in
Linda Dewilde-Petersen and Toni Metamora, Mich. (Google it. If you’re a horse lover, you will appreciate
the place). We agreed that a real white horse to make appearances at
Mueller the restaurant, take part in local parades and sport the company logo
Photo courtesy of Maria O'Brien in competitions would be a legitimate marketing campaign, and so the
search began.
(OPPOSITE PAGE TOP)
Toni Mueller riding at Yeguada Alhamilla Because of the “white” part, and because I’ve heard so many good
things about Iberian horses, I focused on looking in Spain and joined
Photo courtesy of Maria O'Brien the FPSH tour. The following paragraphs depict some of the wonderful
horses I was allowed to ride and what they taught me.
(OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM)
Linda Egeland rides at Yeguada A bit of background. I am a medium-level adult amateur. Before this
trip, I had never ridden a Spanish horse. My current dressage horse is a
Ovelar  9-year-old, 17-hand Hanoverian mare. She has a super mind and good
Photo courtesy of Maria O'Brien gaits, but is not extremely sensitive. She is a huge amount of work for
my 5’5”, 114-pound body to maneuver. Hence, I told everyone I was
looking for a very sensitive, very forward horse. In hindsight, I should
have added – “compared to a 17-hand kind of lazy warmblood.”

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As asked, the first farm’s trainer put me on
a beautiful 5-year-old white stallion with a neck
the size of my whole body. Walking went well. Then
I put my warmblood seat and my warmblood legs
on to ask for a trot. The horse answered with an
immediate, electric reaction that prompted the
horse’s trainer and the horse’s rider to shout in
unison, “SLOW DOWN!” I thought, OK, slow the
rhythm, relax, breathe, then things improved. We
cantered, still too fast, but cantering, and I am here
to tell of it. I rode three more horses at this farm. A
very agreeable black 5-year-old that had one of the
best canters I’ve ever felt, a very large black 4-year-
old that was a less sensitive horse (I was told I rode
him well), and a stunning P.S.G. gelding that I was
told to get off of after precisely two tense trot steps.
I learned humility and to be careful what you ask for!

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TRAVEL

(ABOVE) At the next farm, we rode a grey stallion and were presented with a
Yeguada Ovelar warning that he was “very” sensitive. Hesitant and soundly humbled from
Photo courtesy of Maria O'Brien day one, I told myself, “This is why you came here – get on the dang
horse.” Fortunately, this time the effervescent Maria talked me through
(BELOW) things: “Take your lower leg off the horse, and keep it quiet. Push your
Donna Woelfel with a lovely friend hands forward, and keep them still. Allow the gaits to happen, don’t make
them happen.” My effort was rewarded with an amazing, effortless, buoy-
Photo courtesy of Maria O'Brien ant ride. As I learned to be more still and soft and balanced on this farm’s
lovely horses, I experienced swinging backs, uphill bounding canter
strides, passaging knees bouncing up and out in front of me – all of the
ethereal feelings you read about in dressage books that in real life are so
very hard to achieve. I learned appreciation for these sensitive, intelligent,
forgiving horses.

My next experience came after a long day. I was
tired and looking forward to a glass of sangria and
an early bed time when Maria said, “A guy that looks
like a gypsy is going to pick you up in 10 minutes and
take you to see a horse. He does not speak English.”
Twenty minutes later I was in an old pick-up truck with
a man I didn’t know – who spoke no English – in a
foreign country – where I had no idea where I was – or
where I was going – or how to get back to my hotel
should I survive the whole ordeal. I thought to myself,
“perhaps this is not your most brilliant decision,” as
I clutched my cell phone and wondered if in Spain I
had to dial “34” before “911.” When we arrived at Hy-
mic’s isolated, Spartan farm, he brought out a glorious
dark grey stallion. From a brochure he had shown me,
I gathered the horse was used in some kind of per-

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formance where a girl flamenco dances while the hour. In the end, my concerns were unfounded.
horse spins and gallops around her. Hymic rode Hymic was a perfect gentleman who clearly loved
the stallion in an open sand arena. He rode very his horses. I realized the passion of horsemen and
fast with many steep leg yields at trot and gallop. It women for horses is universal – understood and
was exciting to watch but hectic for my – all about shared by like-minded people regardless of lan-
rhythm and relaxation – mentality. I must say I was guage or cultural differences. This day was one
quite anxious to get on this very forward, jazzed of the best memories of my amazing trip to Spain.
up horse and ride in an open area without the se- I learned to take what you know and gamble. Re-
curity of a fence in an unfamiliar doma vaquera ward comes with risk.
saddle with its big iron stirrups and no Maria to
tell me what to do. Once again, I had to tell myself, There were many more incredible experi-
“suck it up – get on the dang horse.” I cautiously ences on the tour. There was the Mud Ride, the
tested his gaits on a proper 20-meter circle. He Carthusian Ride, the Raphael Soto Ride… too
was by far the most forward horse I had ridden on many to write about but all remarkable and un-
this journey, but as I became familiar with this fiery forgettable.
beast I found him quite fun to ride. Hymic mount-
ed another white stallion, and we rode off into the I am indebted to The FPSH for making this
sunset, passaging through olive groves and the fantastic trip possible and introducing me to the
beautiful Spanish countryside for more than an magnificent Spanish horse. I am still searching
for my perfect white horse, but I am pretty dang
sure when I find him, he will speak Spanish!

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Maria O’Brien writes:

One of my best memories of the trip was
our fourth day. We left Aranjuez very early on a
beautiful spring morning, driving two-and-a-half
hours to Puertollano at the Castilla – La Man-
cha province on a bumpy country road. The for-
est around and the mountains at the back were
magnificent!

Don Jose Emilio Corral del Olmo, his wife Ana
Diaz, along with their kids Roberto and Marta
were waiting for us. We had the great oppor-

(ABOVE)
Waiting for the tack store to open
Photo courtesy of The Foundation for
the Pure Spanish Horse

(BELOW)
The Royal School and our group with
Rafael Soto
Photo courtesy of Maria O'Brien

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tunity to see the house of three of the Champion The Foundation for the Pure Spanish
Stallions of Spain: Gitano XXX (Champion SICAB Horse would like to thank the farms listed
2006), Udon (Champion SICAB 2009) and Viñas below for opening their doors and provid-
Jalon (Champion SICAB 2013, who was also the ing us with the opportunity to see the very
first black champion stallion of SICAB). best horses in Spain and even ride them!

The farm is located at Finca la Gamonita, with Yeguada Centurión, Segovia, Owner
1,800 hectares of land, of which 100 hectares Leopoldo Fernandez, Ranch Man-
are used for the breeding of horses. The facil- ager Richi Moutouss
ity is surrounded by fields of grass where the
young horses, mares and foals graze happily. Yeguada Ovelar, COVECA, Toledo,
Owner Jesus Ovelar, Trainer and Di-
Don Jose Emilio Corral started his breed- rector of Sales, Miriam Frenk
ing project in 1993, and his passion and love
for the horse has been an example for his son, Yeguada Valdeviñas, Puertollano,
Roberto, who started his career as a profes- Jose Emillio Corral
sional horse show presenter very young, having
already presented a Champion of Spain (Viñas Yeguada La Peña de Béjar, Murcia,
Jalon). Carlos Conesa

The facility has three different buildings for Yeguada Alhamilla, Murcia, Francis-
the mares, stallions and foals. During the win- co and Francisco del Aguila
ter season, they bring the horses inside for the
cold nights. They showed us magnificent foals, Yeguada Aquilino Fraile, Sevilla, Aq-
most of them sons of Jalon and of another black uilino Fraile
stallion named Halcon. The movements of these
young horses were great, and their class and Yeguada de Cardenas, Miguel Angel
conformation were excellent. They introduced de Cardenas, Ecija
us to young mares and adult mares, some of
them already qualified and of great quality. The The Royal Andalusian School of
Yeguada Valdeviñas specializes in breeding Equestrian Art, Jerez de la Frontera,
black horses, but it also has some beautiful grey Rafael Soto and Juan Carlos Ramon.
horses by Udon and Gitano XXX.
Yeguada La Cartuja, Jerez de la
After spending most of the morning and part Frontera, Carlos Escribano
of the afternoon looking at horses, the fam-
ily entertained us with wine, beer, different If you are interested in a trip like this,
appetizers, a yummy paella and an amazing you can make a reservation for the next
Spanish cold tomato soup, Salmorejo, made one by emailing [email protected] or
by Jose Emilio’s wife, Ana, and helped by his calling (505) 294-0800.
teen daughter, Marta. At the end, they served
a homemade flan. After all this food and with
our minds full of beautiful horses, our visit was
completed! vTIB

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