Breed of the Week

Meet Sundowner.

This week, I'm going to talk about the Colonial Spanish horse. Their registry is located at http://www.horseoftheamericas.com/. These horses are considered to be the first modern day horse of the Americas, brought over by the conquistadors. They're also called Barbs, Spanish Mustangs, Original Indian Horse, and Cayuse. These are meant to be small, stout horses not reaching heights above 15 hh and open to any color variations possible.

This is Geronimo's Warrior.

They should be light with agility, and also have endurance and packing power. They're considered to be very intelligent and responsive, but to also have retained a bit of their wild heritage, thus making them able to sense danger and respond well. They're a hearty horse with impeccable adaptive abilities thus making hem able to survive colder, harsher climates as well as hot, arid deserts. The build and mindset of these horses makes them very popular for western riding and trail riding.