(Veiga/Alter Real/Andrade) and Modico (aka Fabuloso)– Veiga/CN. We also relied on the pure Spanish Bocado mare Sultana. This allowed us to produce horses which accumulated a series of traits that were present individually in the different bloodlines (as homozygous qualities) and we used them to compose our genetic background. Our mare Sultana provided the great gentility of the
Bocado: elevated trot, superb hooves, excellent health and easy foaling. Hipogrifo provided the superb Veiga canter and their amazing determination to perform. Lusiadas gave his big walk, his suspension in the trot and the sensitivity of the Alter Real. Istoso gave three great gaits, a very strong back and the trainability of the Andrade.
JP Orion, the oldest of Baroque Farms USA Luso-Spanish colts is by Hipogrifo out of Adonia (by Istoso and out of the Spanish Bocado mare Sultana). He was JP’s demo horse during clinics at the 2010 WEG.
Hussar passed on the back of his grandfather (the Veiga Nilo–by Firme), good gaits and great energy, and Modico passed on the flexibility that comes with his particular brand of Veiga/ CN (Ortigao Costa) and a very engaged use of the hindleg. In order to mark the offspring with their parent’s quality,
we have started to linebreed a little, and we are going to carry on until each of the six foundation horses is present two or three times in each pedigree. Eventually we will get the quality we want in the form of homozygous traits that come out every time. This is starting to create a “JP type” of Iberian horse that assembles the best genetic qualities of the bloodlines that have formed the original Iberian breeds. At that time, we will seek a new stallion or two, unrelated to our current stock, hopefully endowed with another homozygous trait that is complementary to what we already have. The goal is to add to our phenotype and, through another round of linebreeding, will advance the project of building a better and better genotype of the model Iberian horse.
HISTORICAL IBERIAN INFLUENCE ABROAD Spain’s worldwide military conquests between the 14th and 17th centuries required a great quantity of horses, more than could be supplied by native Spanish mares. The Spanish custom is to ride stallions, rarely mares or geldings. As a result, Spanish stallions were crossed with local mares
Modern Kladrubers in harness. Photo by Lubomír Havrda
in many countries, adding Spanish bloodlines wherever they went, especially to other European breeds. Because Spain ruled over many European countries, the Andalusian was crossbred with horses of Central Europe, Southern Italy and Holland and thus was closely related to many breeds that developed over time, including the Neapolitan, Groningen, Gelderlander, Lipizzaner and (Czech) Kladruber. Spanish horses have been used extensively in classical dressage in Germany since the 16th century. They influenced many German breeds, including the Hanoverian, Holsteiner, East Friesian and Oldenburg. Dutch breeds such as the Friesian and Gelderlander also contain significant Spanish blood, as do Danish breeds such as the Fredericksborg and Knabstrupper. In England, both Spanish and Portuguese horses imported by various kings were used in the development of the Thoroughbred in the Royal Studs (Malmesbury and Tetbury) and the Cleveland Bay. In Ireland, Iberian horses had a clear influence on the Irish Draught and the Connemara. In Canada, the “Cheval Canadien” started as a cross between draught mares and Spanish stallions originating from Louis 14th Royal Stables. The Canadien became the Morgan in the U.S. and was used in many American breeds (through its use in the cavalry). More recently, Andalusians were a significant influence
on the creation of the Azteca, a Mexican breed developed by crossing the Andalusian with the American Quarter Horse. In older times, it marked the Criollo bloodlines, present in all the Central and South American countries. The Spanish barb ancestors of the Andalusian also developed the American “Colonial
Example of the Warlander breed, which is actually an Andalusian / Friesian cross.
Spanish Horse,” which became
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