This weekend we went to view some horses and I rode boys as usual. The groom called as he thought Hagge was going to colic, but he was only making is usual groaning sound so false alarm and he got a good workout to calm my nerves. I am in stables every day as the heat is getting to us I want the boys to get out twice a day. Walker in the morning and training or paddock in the evening with refreshing shower. On saturday we said a final goodbye to Ravel that is finally off to Candy in USA, she REALLY can't wait anylonger and who can blame her, it has been a long process with castration etc etc. Yesterday Minna that is a happy owner of Ingrato and Kameron, brothers to Halagador, turned up for a visit at our stables, Minna entered stables and recognized Halagador instantly, I think you can see why!
Kameron
  
Yesterday I rode Donoso, Hagge and Start so Festivo and Molinete was up today. Molinete only gets a short lounge warm-up now, his trot is rhytmical and canter is slow with incredible balance! His contact is super and he is very light on legaids, I forgot how much fun it was to ride a young horse! And I what a pleasure to ride THIS one!
Festivo is going back to stud station as we are going to collect him for frozen semen. I have had inquiries from mareowners from all over the world - thank you so very much for your interest in our stallions! Our plan was to freeze for all the countries but in the end I am afraid there are too many rules and regulations, several weeks of cuarantene is necessary and right now we do not want to expose Festivo to another longtime stay at station as season is over. So we decided we only freeze for EU countries for now.
Beautiful Big Baby at studshow in Aranjuez March 2011
  
           

My interest in colour genetics started when Reina Vikinga was born, to me colours is an added excitement to the challenge of breeding quality of beauty and movement. Right now I am in the process of testing genetype of Halagador and Donoso, last year we had Festivo MR tested and he came out with this result; EeAACC
 
If you follow these three letter combintions on this link..

http://webcapas.lgancce.com/genetica-pre/Capas-Genes-Caballo.aspx
..you will see that he can bring down bay and chestnut, he has two chestnut offspring so far. In no way can he have a black offspring. CC means he has no cremegene but if crossed with a mare that has CCr or CrCr the offspring could come out any of the diluted colours; a Buckskin, Perlino, Palomino, Cremello, Dun or Smoky Black.
Reina Vikinga has the constellation Ee Aa CCr and is a dun (she has the backstripe that a buckskin has not) and she will bring down 50% of the dilution gene to her offspring. If we would cross Festivo and Reina Vikinga we could have a offspring with a 25% chance of a coming out palomino, 25% bay, 25% buckskin and 25% chestnut.
RV 1,5 years old on our farm in Sweden
 

Got this greeting today from Candice, her new GP horse Ravel is going to leave Spain, she can't wait, and here she is with her two beautiful Lipizzaners!

    
Two Donoso relatives, two black Soto Gil mares we saw the other day...
  
Javier with very pretty PRE ladies!
 
The garden work from today
      

This is how good it gets with a Calificado-dad and a multichampion mum! Oh dear, I simply adore the offspring to Donoso, he fulfills all that I want in a horse and now when I see how he brings his genes right down to his offsping, the breeders instinct sets right in and I can't take it anymore - I simply HAVE TO make some make more of these!!!! Just look at this beautiful little miracle, the beauty in expression, posture, outline, the head and even the legs are gorgeous. I am so happy for the breeder of this filly, mum Carmencita had severe complications after birth last year but nevertheless she got pregnant on second try with Donoso so - c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and thank you for chosing Donoso again to your exceptional mare!
Cassandra
Black PRE filly born 2011
u. Carmencita III

e. Donoso VII

         
Mum Carmencita III
  
Video of Carmencita here; http://stuteritranan.com/uploads/carmencitavido/Carmencitavideo.html 

We're having hot temperatures here in Madrid, nevertheless I have been working out horses non stop, I give myself lazer treatments on a daily basis, yesterday I did three and the day before yesterday all five horses, yay!
Today we had a visit from David de Wispelaere from USA, living in Germany. David is a renouned classical dressage trainer of all races, he promotes riding with harmony and lightness and feeling for the horse. You can read about his principles on his webpage here; http://www.dwdewispelaere.com/ 
I enjoyed meeting David, there was a mutual understanding and it was encouraging to meet someone with same training philosophy, view of and attitude to the horse in general. Seeing him ride my horse was also a pleasant experience!
David de Wispelaere on Festivo MR

Here we are sweating away, not complaining at all though, I love it!
Working three boys a day and I am quite satisfied with my work, all five are so different so it is a very colourful and fun gang to work with! Festivo has been resting after TRC so I do him everyday now and then two more, yesterday Molinete and Halagador, today Start & Donoso. Festivo will stand back from competitions now, he has done alot this year, the bronze in EU championships in spring, then standing at stud and now Calificado grading so now he will work on his dressage at home. I am getting Start into competition form, no competiton in August but in September there is the big CDN*** in Toledo which is now my exciting goal with Start. Not sure which ones to do, will decide alittle further on. Now when Donoso has his Calificado status it's not necessary to do anymore championships, it's more interesting to develop his dressage curriculum from now on. Halagador is now doing a super extended trot, he loves to show off his spanish walk and now he is also doing a spectacular spanish trot! And Molinete needs alittle more time to grow into his body before he can enter a championship, he's tall, growing and needs filling out, movements are l o v e l y, we'll see this autumn how he has developed!
A norwegian PRE breeder wanted to use Donoso but no veterinarian was able to help her with insemination. A real pity and I am surprised how the breeding stations/vets won't help a lady that brought her mare all the way from Norway, July is a perfect month to get a mare pregnant in the north of Sweden. Donoso will have PREs and PRE/warmblood offspring in Spain, Sweden and Finland next year and perhaps in Switzerland too but that's not confirmed yet. Halagador and Festivo will have offpspring in Spain, Festivo possibly in Australia also as their breeding season is in October-December.
This is Festivo MR last year when he won Best Movements and qualified for SICAB in Caravaca de la Cruz.
 

Hi everyone! Guess what, I have tried longdistance healing (from Sweden, where else) incredible stuff and it works, no idea how but it does and that suits me fine!
Big baby (can't help it, he will always be my big baby) Festivo MR has got inquiry from a Australian mare! Donoso from a mare from Switzerland and a quite a few from Sweden! But we have decided not to leave Festivo behind at studstation again this year to collect for frozen semen, I feel he's needs to be at home working steadily, he has done alot the last year. Donoso already have frozen semen at Flyinge in Sweden and here in Spain so that's very convenient. Otherwise I am pleasantly busy training all five and here's Molinete from today, he's a sweety, so comfortable and light and dream to sit on! Here he is ridden 1 month only.
Molinete XI