We proudly offer Three
Andalusian Stallions
Standing at Stud:
#1 - Our Foundation Stallion
-
"Payaso
M3"
A
1992 grey P.R.E. (Andalusian) stallion, 15.3 hands tall.
Payaso,
who is approved by the Spanish Stud Book for breeding, has a very
kind personality, exceptionally
comfortable gaits and excellent extension and suspension. A very
baroque stallion, his
power and presence are magnificent. He is used as an exhibition
horse and takes the audience's
breath away on a regular basis. His great looks, heart and brilliance
are passed on to all his offspring,
who are usually over 16 hands.
Stud Fee:
$1,200 for Andalusians mares/$800 for Non-Andalusian mares.
$250 booking fee. LFG.
Above left and below right: Diana aboard Payaso at the 2003
Horse World Expo in New Jersey. Above right: In a performance
in 2006.
Below left: Payaso gives a lucky child a taste of Spanish Walk.
#2 - Imported from
Spain,
"Piconero
III"
Above left: Piconero at home. Above
right: Diana riding Piconero at a dressage show and below, at
the
2003 Horse World Expo in New Jersey.
A
1998 black-bay, P.R.E. (Andalusian) stallion, 15.1 hands tall.
Bred by the Ovelar stud, one of the largest and most famous breeding
farms in Spain, Piconero is approved by the Spanish Stud Book
for breeding. He throws color to mares of color and has a very
sweet personality, smooth, floaty gaits and a huge extented trot.
Called the "Toy Horse" around the barn due to his impeccable
manners and sweet disposition, Pico is schooling in classical
dressage at the P.S.G. level now and is also used as a lesson
horse by children and beginners on a regular basis.
Stud Fee:
$1,200 for Andalusians mares/$800 for Non-Andalusian mares.
$250 booking fee. LFG.
And our Third Stallion,
accepting breeding contracts in 2008,
our Pride and Joy -
"Poderoso
SF"
Above left: Diana riding Poderoso
at a recent performance at the farm and (above right) with his
father, Payaso (on the right).
Above: Payaso, on the left and Poderoso on the right. Like father, like son! (Photos by David Koscinch, 2007).
A
2001 grey P.R.E. (Andalusian) stallion, 16.3 hands tall.
Poderoso ("Pan", as he's known around the barn), is
a stunning stallion sired by our foundation stallion, Payaso.
He is brilliant in his movement, sweet and gentle by nature and
shows the promise of easily rising to the Grand Prix level of
dressage. His athleticism caused us to change his name once he
was started in training, because he is so forward and "uphill".
Sensitive, powerful and light, his movement is the best we've
ever ridden! The first time he opened up into his best, big trot,
Diana nearly fell off the back of him! And she's an accomplished
rider! Happily surprised by Pan's incredible movement and forward
force, we changed his name from PanDoro to Poderoso - which means
"powerful" in Spanish. His conformation is perfect and
he will bring size, presence and incredible movement to any serious
breeding program. We debuted Pan at our April show and he wowed
the crowd with his natural love of the spotlight . . . something
he comes by honestly, from his father!
Stud Fee:
$1,200 for Andalusians mares/$800 for Non-Andalusian mares.
$250 booking fee. LFG.
And last, but not
least, our Fourth Stallion,
born March 31, 2007,
"Calypso
SF"
Above: Calypso as a newborn, at the tender age of 4 months, flirting with the women after a show, and at five months.
(Middle photo by Jay Schabacker, right photo by Kelly Cromwell, 2007).
A
2007 bay P.R.E. (Andalusian) stallion, still growing!
Calypso
is not taking breeding contracts as of yet. He's still trying
to reach the grass! But watch for him in 2012, when he's five,
as he'll surely be a force to be reckoned with! His father is
our famed black stallion, Piconero, and his dam is a sensational
imported mare, Fundidora 2. With perfect angles, bay coloring
and an affectionate personality, Calypso will no doubt provide
mare owners with another great choice in stallions from Spring
Fever Farm.
Here
are some photos to enjoy of our stallions and their offspring:
Payaso and model, Codi Richardson, share a few beautiful
moments. (Photos by Claudia Weeks, 2002)
Diana rides Payaso in a Spanish Walk, and bow, below. (Photos
by Fred Beuchert, 1999)
Tirzah, Payaso's first foal, born April 24th,
2001. She is out of a lovely Arab mare from Pennsylvania and will
grow up to perform, along with her mother, at Sight and Sound
Theater in Lancaster County.
Arana, Payaso's second daughter, and her mother,
Sioux, a Thoroughbred mare, enjoying lazy grazing
days.
(Photo by Holly Daniel, 2001)
Arana as a yearling at the 2002 ERAHC show. She took 5th place
in the Yearling Fillies class.
(Photo by Sarah Janeway, 2002)
Our beautiful Arana . . . a sweetheart of a filly! (Photo by Sarah
Janeway, 2002)
PanDoro, born May 24th, 2001, at one week old.
Payaso's first son and our pride and joy!
(Photo by Diana Beuchert, 2001)
Pan at two months old . . . the spittin' image
of his Daddy at that age! (Photo by Holly Daniel, 2001)
Pan at one year, at the ERAHC show. He won his P.R.E. (Pure Spanish
Horse) Yearling class with a very high score! (Photo by Sarah
Janeway, 2002)
Pan - almost exactly like his Father at this age! (Photo by Sarah
Janeway, 2002)
"Regala"! A filly born in Virginia to a Walking horse
mare April 16, 2002.
"Payaso's Midnight Waltz", an Hispano-Arab born 4/29/02
is Payaso's third son.
(Photo by Darlene McGuire, 2002)
Spring Fever Farm's
other beloved Andalusians:
Principito in front, ridden by Diana, and Payaso
behind him, ridden by Sarah Shechner,
at the Annual Andalusian show in Lexington, VA, 2000.
History of the Pure
Spanish Horse
Beginning back in the Bronze
and Iron Ages, in the Iberian Peninsula, horses were depicted
in cave paintings with notably convex facial profiles, a characteristic
of the Spanish Horse that has been handed down to today's decendents.
With the Moorish occupation of Spain, in 710 AD, the Spanish Horse
was famed throughout Europe as a superior war horse, with exceptional
strength, stamina, bravery and grace. He became the mount of kings
and conquerors, and was used to improve upon other breeds. Great
leaders such as William the Conqueror, Napoleon and Wellington
were aback Andalusian horses. With the spread of war throughout
Europe, and hence the breed, the Spanish horse gained notoriety
in the equestrian academies of Europe for it's agility, balance
and strength. The High School movements of today, seen in the
Lippizan horses of the famed Spanish Riding School of Vienna,
came about as adjuncts to the evasive and balancing moves used
in battle by mounted soldiers. A horse in Piaffe, a trot in place,
is the epitomy of readiness . . . A horse who launches into the
air in a Capriole is both intimidating and physically dangerous
to the enemy.
Using Andalusian blood to improve and develop new breeds,
horsemen of the Baroque Era brought us the warmbloods of Germany,
Holland and Denmark, the Cleveland Bay, and the Irish Connemara.
Even the English Thoroughbred was adapted from Spanish horses
brought to England by the monarchy during the seventeenth century.
The Spanish horse was brought to America from Seville on the second
voyage of Christopher Columbus. Breeding farms were set up in
the West Indies, and Spanish horses were used later in the Spanish
conquests of Mexico, Central and South America. The original native
American breeds were based on Spanish blood: the Quarter Horse,
the Appaloosa, the Criollo, the Peruvian Paso, the Paso Fino and
the Morgan.
Today the Andalusian is one of the most beautiful, intelligent
and athletic of all horses. He is still the same as he was in
the past: time and history have done little to his bloodlines
or his majesty. He serves without servility. He has fought without
enmity. There is no horse so powerful, no horse less violent.
There is no horse so quick, no horse so patient. The Andalusian
is a champion and a dream . . . to own . . . and to ride.
