By the name of this blog â € "Paso Fino, pure here â €" it is obvious that I am â € œPuristaâ € ... but some emails I received, I realize that there are people who do not understand is this Quà © Paso Fino Pure and what it means to be a purist ... so I in this article we will try to explain a little about the history of the Paso Fino in Puerto Rico and how to movement arises â € œPuristaâ € ... and what this entails and means ...
A Does How Purism arises?
We can say that Purism conocÃa not before each of the dà © â € ™ 70 ... or put another way, that before that time, all lovers of the Paso Fino in Puerto Rico were purists ... but from that time, grew out a phenomenon that the vision cambiarÃa n overview of the Paso Fino horse on the island ... and in the world ...
Back to the late 60s or early 70s a group of horsemen habÃa in Puerto Rico that tenÃan the idea that the Paso Fino, for its high Index Page of consanguinity, was approaching a crisis ndose ... so it was proposed â € œrefrescar the sangreâ € of our horse ... and for that you select ³ Colombian Paso Horse, which at that time was thought € â € œigualâ our horse ...
By saying that they thought â € œigualesâ € I mean that the vision n prevailing in Puerto Rico â € "ASA as in the United States and Dominican Republic â €" was that the Paso Fino, such as race, tenÃa two aspects: one in Puerto Rico and one in Colombia ... and say â € HTSP pensabanâ €, for history and science have shown that although both have a point source º n and share some similar features, are clearly two different individual races ...
One of the balances of this thinking was the â € œinternacionalizacià ³ nâ € the name â € œPaso Finoâ € ... until then sa ³ identified him to the horses of Puerto Rico, while those of Colombia conocÃan as Paso Colombiano ... but from that time, the tea © rmino â € œPaso Finoâ € applies ³ so genetic © rica all horses walking in â € œcuatro times lateralesâ € ... more s year º n, during those first year ± os, in the United States reached ³ to accept as â € € Finoâ œPaso the Peruvian Paso horses, before they started their own separate registration ...
Returning to Puerto Rico ... the national association was the first institution to host this initiative ... and It was decided that although the specimens imported not podÃan compete if podÃan used for recrÃa ... and the products of these with our horses, as well as copies 100% Colombian born on the island (an example of this is Leo) only register and competirse podÃan no restriccià ³ n ...
It is curious how to in a country of cultural identity as strong as Puerto Rico, sometimes tend to accept everything foreign as better to us ... That was the case with horses Paso Colombiano ... and what initially pretendÃa â € œrefrescar the sangreâ €, in many sectors have made her a strong preference and absolute for all that was Colombian ... Not only do the horses, but also © n the tools, the style of dressage, the arrangement of the tails ... was introduced use of the sounding board and even brought â € œchalanesâ € from Colombia ... I do not get me wrong, many of these things have their propa ³ site and utility ... and there's nothing wrong with learning from the experience of others ... but I question that has been despised all that was € and â € œtradicionalâ on our race to host either everything off œcolombianoâ â € € ...
Well ... not everyone accepted the road I was on the Paso Fino in Puerto Rico and there were horsemen who opposed the changes habÃan started ... but, despite this opposition, a year ± os more s later the Federation and the Insular © No copies also accepted with Colombian blood in their records and skills ...
Over time, the Opposition was gaining ground ... submitted their reasons and motives ... and little by little, banks came to recognize that the â € œexperimentoâ € from crossing our horses Horses Paso Colombiano habÃa been a failure for our race ... Then came the task of backing difÃcil atra habÃa sa what is allowed ... especially because there was one significant number of specimens, products of these crosses, that from one day to the MAA ± ana tenÃan no place in either the entities or in the skills ...
As a result of this was born the Association n Puertorriqueà ± a Breeders' Paso Fino Americas © rica ... known as The Open, as his motto was â € œcompetencias open, à º nico caminoâ € ... The Open offered a record and a riding school open where all horses Finoâ € â € œPaso podÃan compete together, regardless of their ancestry was from Puerto Rico or Colombia ... and given the large number of horses that habÃa half blood on the island, grew up quickly ... but slowly this organization evolved into the Colombian Paso Horse, away ndose what was the Paso Fino Pure ...
It was during this time that aquatic ± à ³ the tea © rmino â € œPurismoâ € to define the movement to propose and promote nocià ³ n that our Paso Fino horses and Paso Colombiano are two distinct races ... and is called ³ â € œPurosâ € to those individuals who do not tenÃan ancestry Colombian Paso Horses ...
Sadly, by year ± os some cases â € € œPuristasâ turned to throw mud against the â € € œColombianosâ ... as if these were made denigrating grow our Paso Fino breed ... and this led to a â € œguerra frÃaâ € where â € œcaballito of € batallaâ was that the Paso Fino (PR) was a Colombian Paso race and no ... The result is projected to be false and wrong notions of both races ... including but not aware of the errors that spread ... but over time the horsemen of bandosâ € â € œambos have ido education and awareness ndose ndose on the strengths and weaknesses of both races ... and now we can speak with clarity and respect from both sides ...
Some of the consequences of that struggle year ± os was the absence of copies Cigars on the tracks â € œabiertasâ € and international ... and self-denial of the motion Purist to seek representation n internationally ... But although I honestly believe that these were wrong decisions, this s are considered based on the premise that they are two distinct races, then why qua  © compete together or be grouped together under a single international organization n? ...
A Do Quà © is being Purist?
Once we know the origin of Purism, we find it easy to understand that being Purist is nothing to believe in the Paso Fino Horse Pure Puertorriqueà ± or ... be proud of the cultural heritage of our ancestors ... and be aware that our breed of horses is à º nica in the world ... By understanding this, a Purist is willing to do what is in their power to preserve their race, defended © Ndola and was promoting © ndola ... not what other races can be and let to be ... but by their own rites as more © chairs horse more comfortable mode s in the world ...
But beware, be not to deny the Purist too s horse races, as some seem to think ... on the contrary, is knowledge of other races ... especially those most close to the Paso Fino s Pure Puertorriqueà ± or ... really can be Purist heart ...
 Why am Quà © Purist?
I start by saying that in my face character personally, I am pro horse ... no matter their origin or race ... without looking to step walk, jog or trail ... without distinction or discrimination on their colors or marks ... regardless if it's chair or shot ... I think every race has its race ³ n and its function will ... and I prefer to look for positive qualities in each, instead of looking for weaknesses or faults ...
In the specific case of the Paso Fino Colombiano Pure and Step ... well I can tell, I've had both ... until I crossed two races ... and transvestite © s of the year I have learned ± explores the differences between them ... by So today I can say without fear of contradiction, that there are two distinct races, both fenotÃpica as genotÃpicamente ... Sa is true that both have a source point º n, but each country gave special attention and cultivated ³ qualities on others ... and in the case of Step Colombian, there s more outside influence of other races ... resulting in two races, although similar in their walk tÃpico are different between sa ...
Next you'll address some of these differences ... but I want to make clear that being different, a race is not better or superior to the other ... but each has its own particular quirks ...
First we find that the Paso Fino s Pure is more delicate than the Colombian Paso ... this is due in large part to the preference of Colombian farmers by € â € œsonoridadâ their copies ... and this â € € œsonoridadâ is achieved with a footprint more s strong and yes ³ outlet ... which contrasts with the smoothness that have preferred breeders puertorriqueà ± os ... El Paso Colombiano, however, is more s fiery ... and now, more s rà ask its execution n that The Paso Fino Pure ... also © n, as a rule, we can say that the Colombian Paso Horses resortaje show better in hind ...
In the colors also © n see differences between the two races ... for example, Purism, fronted by horse and down White Sox, has a strong genetic © policy towards private labels ... or as we saw in one of the topics in the forum A high percentage of them have the sabino gene ... The Colombians, unlike the purists prefer color copies sealed ... and consider the brands â € œexcesivasâ € as a serious defect ...
It is important to be ± to note that the PFHA, which currently dominate the specimens of blood of Colombia, using a â € œstandardâ € based on the regulations puertorriqueà ± os ... and the American market Not only tolerated, but prefers â € œcromoâ €, as they call the white markings ... In addition s show interest © s by the colors â € œdiluidosâ €, such as bays, canaries, Cremellos, etc ... and copies pinto, both Sabines as tobiano ... This acceptance No color in the United States Purist and the argument that discrimination against horses CONFEPASO Pure for its brands, has initiated a change in the way of applying the competition rules, being more tolerant s œblancoâ â € € ...
But the difference s most important â € "at least for me â €" is the natural step in the Breeders puertorriqueà ± ... I take pride in saying that foals are born walking Paso Fino ... for them this is what defines the race ... a copy of Paso Fino is born and dies Pure Paso Fino walking ... and the absence of such naturalness in the Paso Fino is a serious fault in the copy ...
In Step Colombian this feature does not have the same weight as the Purism, as how to share of the inheritance genetic © tica of race accepted, understood and tolerated a tendency to Trail ... so I hear that the horse Step (Fine) Colombian œdescansa in â € € ... and Trochaâ Trail in sa same, as discussed in the articles of Trail Talk I and II , is a different rhythm to the beat of the Paso Fino ... or in the case of horses Step prefer this œmodalidadâ € â € is an absence rate of race trademark page ...
During the year ± old who had horses Paso Colombiano always worries me ³ see existÃa a marked tendency to accept more and more s the Trail within the Paso (Fine) Colombian ... instead of seeking the purity of the Paso Fino in the race , is looking for speed over all s features too ... Â and is like judging, giving it more weight at speed s at the same rate of Paso Fino!
However, for more naturalness was and is the basis of both race ... because if you lack the pace trademark page of the Paso Fino, then we lose what gives meaning to the two races ... so, the encastar with Colombian Paso Horses, I concerned to choose horses that showed that naturalness that I valued so much ... and I walked away from those who showed a tendency to the Trail ...
Until one day understand that my preferences, what I was looking at my copies and features that I considered when looking for a cross for my mares ... departed from the general trend in Step Colombian veÃa ... and much more coming s what I conocÃa of Purism ...
When to me it was realized that the Colombian Paso Horses will always be a Colombian Paso Horses, â € not € œPurosâ ... and if I wanted was a copy that had the qualities that habÃa known and loved in Horses Paso Fino cigars, then the only place where podÃa find was back in the Purism ...