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Rafael is aware that there is a large community of purists who gather there every day gives to know everything that is happening in our race ... the latest information skills ... the values ​​of the year ... copies for sale ... and, of to the "beautiful view" of the week ... so be patient, that as soon as this situation is resolved we will be giving us gathered there again ...

On the other hand ... remember that tomorrow, October 10, is the National ... and the following weekend, on 17 October, the Assembly to elect the new leadership of the National Association ...

I received this letter from Atty. Quijano Eduardo part of the article by Jan Kubes to, from there, going into an analysis of the problems of our race ... like all the writings of Edward, exceptional!

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Greetings:

A long time ago I read the reflection by Jan Kubes . A reflection, in my opinion very serious, coherent and relevant. If one delves into reading it, I think, that the author asks the question: the frantic pace Colombian horse itself is a functional horse ¿or a "robot" horse? Evidently Mr. Kubes is placed in making this analysis from the viewpoint of a person who practices the equestrian sports and horse knows the scientific rigor and holistic vision. That is, the European horses.

Looked at from this perspective, holistic, rational and scientific, kinetic characteristics and skills of Colombian Paso Fino horse "enabled" so much admired here in Puerto Rico and the United States may face a number of very serious difficulties. I understand that horse ran fine line between "rational taming" and "functional meeting" to a device that is useless and even exemplary exposed to extreme stress and physical and psychological injuries can be permanent generator at an early age. I've heard that these special horses suffering from many injuries that become incorrigible. I clarify that I know personally. Nor do I know of no studies that have investigated this issue of the physical effects and consequences of this training and conversion of Colombian horse riding gauge "fine pitch" enabled.

In my view the root of the problem lies in Mr. Kubes that takes more than 30 years willing to spend "bait." The designation of Colombian horses and "half blood" like horses "fine pitch" when they are not necessarily imposed a need to create a "model" of step that is neither thin nor step nor trot trail. This is a completely artificial form of movements and antagonistic to the nature and kinetics of horse ethology. You try to put a copy of flight movements in succession natural diagonal moments of suspension and intense and rapid shift in lateral succession that has moments of suspension. This obviously generates a bystander trained many questions and doubts "What is that?

This proposal by the "paso fino" enabled we have seen over the years means very quickly (which I personally appreciate as a great quality) and a very slow traslacción another positive quality but with a serious flaw in the lack of symmetry. In fact, over and over again we have seen as the most prominent Colombian horses and mares nominated for "paso fino" unable to move or transfer the center of gravity towards the front with some of these tips in the same way as with the tip the opposite side. This, without doubt, is a technical feat of training the Colombian chalanería is in our view inappropriate and detrimental practice for example. The only thing that is a win with exceptional aesthetic projection. But it is an aesthetic projection attached to a motion or kinetic equine dysfunctional and above all, is not remotely a racial characteristic. In my view, this is the reason why it is so frequent that the Colombian horse out of the "mode" during competitions.

Many times I have heard and in practice is an idea shared by all farmers and assemblers of Paso Fino horses pure speed horse that "Colombian" is not attainable by our pure horse. Actually, I have not yet granted that point. I have not granted for several reasons. First I think the Colombian horse has received better environmental conditions in the womb of his mother. It is also clear that Colombian farmers have selected a corpulent animals exceptional. So they, and they have done in relation to this aspect a great job, worthy of study and imitate.
Until that happens on the other hand, there is a sector purism still prefer the relatively slow movements horse because they think he says that more delicate. And that has kept the speed is a quality favored with all the energy and enthusiasm that requires the development and breeding of the race.
Of course, not all breeders are purists that vision. For me (and I know that this idea is shared by many breeders purists) speed is a virtue inherent athleticism to "fine pitch". From the point of view of physiology is an indicator of strength and athletic power. So you should by strict scientific reasons the speed should be part of the set of attributes and qualities that we aspire to exhibit a Paso Fino horse as top athlete. Naturally, there is a limit. The limit when speed would compromise the rhythmic order of four times in succession lateral symmetrical. While this is not compromised ... is a quality that I think should always be valued. The Paso Fino horse that "boot skates and fire" because of its speed, timing, short traslacción tread and flexible low-factly is the one with the best chance to prevail and position itself as an exemplary high economic value in the s . XXI in all markets.

Not argue the point that inbreeding and inbreeding is associated with loss of fertility, vigor and the emergence of undesirable alleles genes. However, I am of the opinion that in our Paso Fino horse breed loss of athleticism, morphological and temperament has been due more to lack of selection and the "glorification of mediocrity" that the factor of inbreeding.

The starting point to support this interpretation is that the "inbreeding" as with any breeding system that does not practice or produces a gene / allele to become "good" to "bad" one "desirable" to an "undesirable." Simply increases the likelihood that a gene / allele and the corresponding phenotype is revealed because it increases homozygosity.

Rinse and repeat, as always, I do not own the truth. Therefore, my opinions or views of the contribution as an interpretation. Naturally, the importance of the issue of Paso Fino for me these views are not original or individuals. But are the result of studies, discussions and exchanges with people who have studied the subject with great rigor.

A racehorse researcher concludes that after studying extensively the history of the best racehorses in England:

By teaching that offer statistics, we establish two points or principles:

1 ° - The need of inbreeding, or rather the impossibility of avoiding it.

2 ° - The degree of approximation to look for inbreeding.

This degree can set it free four or five generations, because it is made in this way, as we have obtained the best results in tracks like the stud farm. You should not despise the inbreedings clutchless two, and three generations especially, because if not always produce a result set as regular performers at racetracks, provided, however, good stallions and mares remarkable.

Another important event:

Duplication of females higher in the pedigree of a thoroughbred race is a method of breeding that goes back hundreds of years ago and more recently has been popularized by the observation of Leon Rasmussen, who for many years emphasized the repeated occurrence of these females among the ancestors of great runners, successful stallions and mares outstanding. Rasmussen's observation was so repetitive and constant that has been adopted as a theory for planning crosses and the same has been called "Rasmussen Factor".

I just want to note that the "inbreeding" is a method to genetically improve a race even though you can also occasionally lead to adverse outcomes.

Cultural factors that have influenced the decline in quality of the breed

I think here one of the factors that most influenced the loss of qualities and positive attributes in our horse has been the belief that a brother of father and mother, that is, a full brother was also the brother of "genes". Many people thought and think that if a copy was full brother to another outstanding performance, this was also an animal with an enormous potential as a player. This is not true. This can be much more severe in the case of females used poor quality.

Confusing the factor of probability with luck. Many breeders are still betting on luck. They think that a remote ancestor may fife, "if you're lucky." That puts breeder breeds in large numbers in search of that possibility. And that is creating a growing population of animals registered, but not quality. The effect of this practice is that it increases the frequency of undesirable genes on race and necessarily, diminish the good. Remember, do not accumulate genes are replaced. No one should expect that two parents can produce poor quality horse or a top copy.

Records without information relevant nor reliable. While it is true that with DNA testing we are getting reliable information we have not given the most important step is to record relevant information about qualities and characteristics of movement, size, health, etc.. we know that are heritable. To this we must add that we do not know the degree of heritability that has the style of the footprint, speed and stride Paso Fino horse. Personally, I think it is a highly heritable trait. But I do not know for sure.

Caste no picture. Many breeders have not understood that genes "down block". And when you want to improve a quality in their upbringing identify the unit that has that quality but unweighted other features that can be serious weaknesses or flaws. Still, use it. The result is that the baby is most likely in all of lower quality than its predecessors because it probably masked now has more defects than did their parents. And if we say that the purpose of a scientific breeding is to have better products, generation after generation, as long as this is possible, it is clear that we are on the wrong track.

Nor have we developed strategies to help heritable factors connected to the horse's athletic quality to be passed from parents to children. There is strong empirical evidence that shows that "inbreeding" should be combined with the concept of "crossing balanced." There must be a female in this generation of grandparents or great-grandparents to connect the common ancestor of excellence. If that is not done, the best qualities of this common ancestor no "down" (Rasmussen Factor).

Lack of a system or competition model that allows us to identify the innate and heritable traits that make the difference of the Paso Fino horse as a race. For example: Table of resonance that is the main attraction of a Paso Fino competition is not necessarily an ideal instrument to determine the natural ability of the Paso Fino horse to run the ideal dynamics of a Paso Fino horse. Do not forget that the Paso Fino is "dynamic stability". Even, sometimes sounding board has been used against a horse strong and powerful performance with maximum stability and dynamic because it sounds like diz "hard" and prefers a horse footprint diz weak and soft because it is a "horse delicate. "

I think our competition itself requires major surgery to both identify the qualities that give economic value to the horse as to generate an attractive and exciting spectacle for the viewer. The actual competition, in my view and it seems that for the general public does not meet any of the two.
I agree with everyone and all these ideas, obviously, so humble and sincere. I hope I can be a stimulus to generate such fruitful dialogue above all the great positive changes in human history.

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I just want to make two comments ...

As Edward says, many people think Purism execution speed of our horse can not reach the levels we see today in the Paso Fino Colombiano ... like Eduardo, I think that our race does go in that direction, but in different ways ...

The improvement of a race can take many paths, some are natural and involve a slow evolutionary processes ... including, for example, inbreeding is the (near or far) ... others seek an accelerated method to introduce certain features "now" ... an example would be "out-crossing" ...

In the case of Colombian Paso Fino ... the progress we've seen over the past two decades does not respond to a natural process ... but the introduction of foreign genes through the Trail crosses with animals ... this "out-crossing" has improved speed and the collection, but has taken its toll in the loss of natural and sustainable ...

On the Trail Purism and we do not want us "out-crossing," but we are improving by the slow lane of inbreeding ...

This brings me to the second comment ... inbreeding is one of the most used tools in the improvement of many species: horses, dogs, cats, birds, livestock, etc ... but the blood, only blood, not a magic wand to achieve results ...

Eduardo has already indicated that many use the inbreeding expecting a "grand slam" ... also explained that having a superior example of descent does not warrant that has inherited the genes we want to bring forward ... is important to keep in mind that two brothers / sisters complete / as not always have inherited the genes of the outstanding features ...

The part where they fail most of the breeders, I have repeated so many times that I lost count, is to maintain superior products and discard the lower ... for example, make a cross and the filly did not make the grade for the track is, that did not inherit the features we wanted ... so instead of throwing it away, send it to fenced for use as a mother !!!!!!!!!!

Finally, I really liked Edward's comment about reassessing our skills ... we should do a conference between the entities, farmers and other representatives of Purism where you can redefine the way to evaluate our dogs ... someone picks up the baton??

PD-Ed, thanks for that excellent reflection!

Nostradamus Our friend sent us this article by Jan Kubes, breeder of Paso Fino horses in Colombia Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) ... in his article, Jan expresses what is the concern of Europeans, and some also-on Colombian future of the Paso Fino Colombiano ... I leave my first comment and immediately afterwards, the entire article ...

The first thing I note is that Jan makes it clear that Colombian Paso Fino Pure Puerto Rican Paso Fino are two distinct races "for their evolution, formation and shape as they reach the Paso Fino gait" ...

There is some notion that the conquest were horses Paso Finos: this is an egregious nonsense ...! The Paso Fino is a product of the New World ... this does not mean that there are several races around the world like air running ... but the notion of "race" involves much more than the air moving ...

If we care: Colombian Paso Fino Pure Puerto Rican Paso Fino ... both evolve, in the first instance, the horses brought by the conquerors ... but these horses were far from being a race as we understand it today ... but was a mixed group, mixed and diverse, where there were some who were traveling with some kind of amble ... and I said "in the first instance" because over 500 years each of the two-horse populations of Colombia and of Puerto Rico, was subjected to selective breeding using more or less inbreeding to fix certain characteristics ... and introducing other alien races mixed with the original population ... for example, while in Puerto Rico is very little mixed with other races ... in Colombia were periods when mixed with modern Andalusian (other than horse brought from Andalusia in the conquest), with Thoroughbred and Quarter Mile (when it became fashionable sport of Polo), etc ...

It is simply impossible for two different and independent equine populations, are subject to different crosses for 500 years and evolve in the same race ... that, genetically, it is impossible ... but it is interesting that this topic is not directly related to the article Jan ... so let's ...

Jan tells us that "European horses do not understand why state officials have not declared the Colombian Paso Fino Colombiano as a race" ... this is a sign of ignorance that exists in Europe and other parts of the world on the Paso Fino Colombiano and its relationship with the Colombian Criollo Horse ... this lack of knowledge has been disseminated and promoted by the PFHA and American market ... and supported to some extent, by the Colombians ... let's see ...

The Colombian Paso Fino is a modality in the Colombian Criollo Horse race ... I mean, it's not a race in itself, but a sub-race or one of the branches within a more comprehensive race ... this has another meaning, it is used within the CCC, and is still used, albeit on a smaller scale, the intersection of copies of different forms ... this means that there are specimens of Colombian Paso Fino that carry blood from Trocha and / or Trotting Galopera ...

Another example of the confusion we see when talking about the Colombian Paso Fino prototypes for the European market and mentions Spring III, IV Spring, Bochica, Rescue, Castilian, Amadeus ... Tupac Amaru and Tupac was not a Paso Fino Colombiano, but a Out of Competition Trocha ... in the same way, but Jan did not mention it in the U.S. found people who refer to Don Danilo as "Paso Fino", when in fact this horse is the father of Pura Colombiana Trocha and a large influential Trotter in Galopera ...

Personally, I have no doubt that the Colombian Paso Fino could eventually become a race ... but today is an evolving form ... and is far from becoming an independent race of CCC ...

The basis of the problem presented by Jan in her article are two different views that exist about the Paso Fino Colombiano ... on the one hand, a group of riders who insist on a saddle horse style Colombian Paso Fino that existed 30 years ago or rather ... a horse moved, comfortable, gentle and resistance to work ... a natural horse, a horse not authorized ... to be enjoyed as a mount for the sheer pleasure of riding ...

Moreover, we have the Paso Fino Colombiano "Modern" ... a show horse ... where speed is valued and the collection rate on any other characteristic extreme ... even sometimes gives the appearance that quickly and collection rate is above it's Paso Fino horse ... in this "modern" is not as important natural, as there aids in dressage for enabling the copies ... but because of the aid itself, it needs a shawl to keep expert in the rhythm ...

It seems to me that these two views are irreconcilable with each other ... on the one hand some seek the attributes that made the Colombian Paso Fino horse world important: his capacity as riding horses ... while others speak of "evolution" to justify the dramatic change that has suffered this type in the last 20 years ... On the one hand we have a group of riders romantics who seek to preserve the characteristics traditionally important ... and on the other hand, are the economic interests of those who have exploited the American taste for a horse show ...

Who is right? In fact, both and neither ... any race-or sub-race-is in constant evolution ... depends on the breeders and regulators to define where you want to go ... that's why Jan's question: Where you Step Fino Colombiano and the answer, quite simply, it depends on what you have more weight-understand: more demand-functional horse or a horse show ...

Quo vadis, Colombian Paso Fino?
By Jan Kubes

Dear friends horsemen: Where you going, Paso Fino Colombiano?, Is the question that sums up the concerns and comments I have heard both in Colombia and in Europe.

The picture horses in Europe

In Europe, the horse was traditionally a tool for heavy work in the field and was a means of transport for soldiers until about 100 years. En los últimos 50 años surgió la ola de varias disciplinas deportivas, carreras planas, “steeplechase”, salto y “dresura” europea que reclama ser la continuación de la equitación clásica. Los que practican todas estas actividades tienen sus razas preferidas, según las predisposiciones para tal actividad.

Aparte de estos caballistas existe otra cantidad que prefiere otras actividades, más naturales y con cercanía a la naturaleza. Por eso, hace unas dos o tres décadas tuvo gran éxito la importación de caballos norteamericanos –cuarto de milla, paints y appaloosas– por ser caballos naturales, fuertes y resistentes, ideales para cabalgar sin importar el terreno, ni lo largo del viaje.

Lo que esperan, y siguen buscando muchos caballistas europeos, es un caballo de verdad natural, práctico, para la familia, de buen carácter para confiarle en cualquier circunstancia, que lo pueda montar cualquiera persona de la familia, que sea resistente a cabalgadas prolongadas y lo más cómodo posible.

Si partimos de lo que afirman los caballistas colombianos –que el Paso Fino Colombiano es el mejor caballo de silla del mundo– y del concepto de caballo de silla como: “Un caballo que cumple con su función elemental de transportar al hombre para cubrir grandes distancias más rápido que a pie, que ayuda al hombre a realizar los trabajos del campo como cualquier otra raza de una manera más suave en comparación con otras razas equinas y que pueda ser montado por cualquier persona” , es fácil concluir que el Paso Fino Colombiano representa la mejor opción para los caballistas europeos.

Muy pocos tienen Paso Fino Colombiano y contados en los dedos de una mano lo evalúan y lo entienden. Los interesados preguntan: ¿realmente existe la raza Paso Fino Colombiano?

Eso tiene sus razones:

Desconocimiento de la raza Paso Fino Colombiano

Ese desconocimiento tiene dos motivos:

Hay muy poca información en los libros de caballos sobre Paso Fino Colombiano, ya que la mayoría son de origen inglés o alemán. Además, usan como recursos las informaciones incorrectas y confusas de Estados Unidos. Existen dos razas equinas “Paso Fino Colombiano y Paso Fino Portorriqueño” distintas por su evolución, conformación y por la forma como llegan al andar Paso Fino.

Nivel económico : con la masiva propaganda de la mezcla de caballos bajo el nombre de Paso Fino registrados en la PFHA, crean la falsa imagen de que son los dueños de este tipo de caballos. Sin saber que existe Paso Fino Colombiano, los caballistas de Europa se dejan convencer y compran unos caballos de dudosa calidad, mestizos y pintos.

El mercado que más crece y que más potencial tiene para el futuro es de caballo hobby para las familias.

Esta situación es muy positiva para el caballo criollo colombiano que puede cumplir con estas expectativas y satisfacer a los caballistas europeos. Por eso, sería muy recomendable que los criadores colombianos actuaran rápidamente para organizar una propaganda fuerte y masiva de sus caballos en Europa y distinguirlos de las demás razas por laterales.

El Paso Fino Colombiano no ha sido declarado formal y oficialmente como una raza equina aunque indiscutiblemente existe: los caballistas europeos no entienden por qué las autoridades estatales colombianas no han declarado al Paso Fino Colombiano como una raza. Declarar una raza propia es un asunto autónomo, de la soberanía de cada país. Indudablemente, el Paso Fino Colombiano transmite sus características básicas a las nuevas generaciones. No entendemos cómo no ha sido declarado una raza.

No existe estándar escrito oficial de la raza : es otro hecho que no entiende el mundo Europeo, ya que todas las especies tienen descritas por lo menos sus características más importantes para mantenerlas e identificar las razas fácilmente. Para proteger con eficacia a la raza colombiana sería clave declarar los registros y las genotipificaciones del archivo de Fedequinas y sus asociaciones como los únicos válidos.

En la actualidad, hay un evidente riesgo para el Paso Fino Colombiano, ya que podrían cruzarse con mestizos criados en otros países, que si bien los registran como Paso Fino, evidentemente que no lo son. Por eso, Fedequinas no puede aceptar los registros de Paso Fino expedidos en otros países y por otras organizaciones.

La poca publicidad de Paso Fino Colombiano en Europa

No hay ninguna publicidad sobre la raza. Ni las entidades caballistas colombianas, ni los criadores han desarrollado estrategias publicitarias. Las únicas presentaciones de la raza Paso Fino Colombiano y los seminarios los hicimos en nuestro país. Sería importante que Fedequinas promocionara el Paso Fino y las otras modalidades colombianas en Europa.

El transporte directo Colombia – Europa

Un obstáculo serio para el comercio de los equinos colombianos hacia Europa es el transporte. La Comunidad Europea, lamentablemente, no permite el transporte directo entre Colombia y Europa. Los que quieran comprar caballos en Colombia tienen que someterse a unos trámites complicados, costosos y largos. El transporte aéreo de un solo caballo de Colombia a la Comunidad Europea vale alrededor de USD$20.000 y los caballos colombianos tienen que pasar cuarentena en otros países para poder ser transportados a Europa. Es decir, una cuarentena de exportación en Colombia, transporte aéreo a otro país, otra cuarentena allí y otro transporte aéreo al país europeo. Además de los altos costos económicos, los riesgos son elevados. Sería muy útil que las autoridades colombianas, el ICA o el Ministerio de Agricultura hicieran algo para abrir los mercados y promover estos magníficos animales en el mundo.

Preguntas y dudas concretas de interesados europeos

A pesar de los inconvenientes, gracias al esfuerzo de algunos caballistas europeos y de sus amigos colombianos se ha despertado el interés por el Paso Fino Colombiano. Toca subrayar su interés primordial por encontrar caballos útiles, que sean prácticos y eficientes como medio de transporte. Igualmente, que tengan un andar natural, que se puedan montar sin necesidad de cambios artificiales. Por otro lado, los europeos manifestaron su fuerte descontento con la presentación de Símbolo del Besilu en la Copa América 2000, con su cuello deformado y andar artificial recortado y descoordinado. Igualmente, a Joyero III lo presentan como una caricatura de Paso Fino Colombiano, en contra de la naturalidad del caballo.

En cambio, a los Europeos les causó muchísimo interés la información sobre el viaje de 965 km realizado en 8 días por Guillermo Londoño –con finos y trochadores–. Eso despertó mucha admiración en los caballistas europeos y para ellos es una referencia mucho más importante que la artificialidad vista en las pistas. En los seminarios de Paso Fino Colombiano que hemos realizado, el concepto de los caballistas era unánime: muchísimo aprecio y admiración por lo que mostraban Resorte III, Resorte IV –derrotando a Bochica en Medellín en 1984–, Rescate con Óscar Cardona, el duelo entre Castellano y Amadeus en Manizales en los 80, las presentaciones de Tupac Amarú con Ítor Montero.

Varios conceptos de caballos de paso

En el caso del paso peruano, el énfasis se pone en la utilidad del caballo como medio de transporte. Tiene que cumplir con dos características básicas: cubrir eficazmente el terreno y ofrecer comodidad a su jinete. No existe ninguna tendencia para recortar artificialmente el paso peruano.

El Paso Fino Colombiano tradicionalmente fue un caballo eficaz y cómodo, sus criadores han sido capaces de criar el caballo más suave del mundo debido a que puede ejecutar el paso fino isocrónico.

Puerto Rico es una isla pequeña (solamente 180 x 64 km), con distancias cortas y sus montañas no se pueden comparar con las de los Andes. Por eso, allí evolucionó otra raza de caballos, diseñados para recorrer distancias relativamente cortas y más que un caballo útil, los criadores buscaron vistosidad en las exposiciones. Por eso, son ejemplares de show .

Existe el consenso general de que el mejor caballo de silla es el colombiano. Al problema que está afectando su cría y su uso contribuyó el hecho de que, junto con su caballo, los caballistas colombianos lamentablemente no exportaron también su cultura caballista, su chalanería, su forma de adiestrar, montar y presentar sus caballos.

Estas son preguntas y comentarios que comúnmente salen debido a informaciones provenientes de internet ya videos de Estados Unidos

a) Utilidad: para que un caballo de silla pueda ser considerado útil debe transportar a su jinete a una velocidad razonable, aproximadamente a 12 km por hora, que equivale al trote lento de la mayoría de las razas equinas. El caballo debería cubrir distancias de 50-60 km por día.

b) Tamaño adecuado

c) Rapidez de cadencia

d) Magnitud de desplazamiento

e) natural movement, you see many horses with artificial movements, unbalanced, out of the mode and unnaturally.

f) How to assemble: many riders sit in a uncomfortable and absurd. Some do it almost on the horse's neck and leaning towards the ears of the specimen. Others are inclined backward with his legs stretched taut and under the jaw of the horse.

g) How to judge and evaluate the horses aroused much curiosity trial parameters and the significance of individual tests, as it seems more important to speed the pace of any other characteristic.

How to mount: Most importantly, do so in a natural, comfortable for the rider and the horse. To feel good, you have to place the chair in the right place. Generally, the chair should be simple, flat, thus distributing the rider's weight evenly, reducing the horse's back pressure per square inch.

Right chair where the center of gravity of the rider is about half of the chair. The shoulder, hip and ankle are in a straight vertical line in equilibrium improper design chair that moves the center of gravity of the rider behind by about 10 cm. The rider's weight concentrated in a very limited area that adversely affects mainly the kidneys, can affect the health of the horse in a short time.

Right Malo - For the chair to fulfill its primary purpose and not mistreat the horse, or restrict their movement, and provide comfort to the rider, look for the right place where it's no pressure on the blades and not limit the movement thus negatively affecting the progress of the horse.

The way to judge and evaluate the horses

I remember one conversation with my professor Colombian chalanería 8 years ago. He said, "You must choose if you want a horse to ride through the countryside or competitions." I did not understand him because he was convinced that the purpose of the judgments in the exhibitions was to choose the best saddle horse. My teacher then knew what I suspected: there is a tendency to judge what applauded and not necessarily the saddle horse. I remain convinced that the most important is the use of the horse, not the show, and that the criteria should be set in this perspective.

Skills and regulations Fedequinas

The judging of competitions Fedequinas is broader than that of classical horsemanship as it evaluates three characteristics: the phenotype (inherited and transmitted to future generations), training (added by humans and not transmissible to offspring) and movements (the result of human influence phenotype). Its objective is to choose the copy that best meets all the qualities that must have the saddle horse. The task is not easy because you must maintain balance while a feature precedence over the others. It is much easier to choose the best horse phenotype (important information for choosing a player) or the horse reins and move better (better training and applause for the shawl). For example, a horse of excellent phenotype favorite good moves but poorly trained, poorly reins and is bad move, while the phenotype regular horse, very well trained and very well fitted it with better movement.

Common Mistakes

The step size horse is basically indicated by the angle of the scapula. To those who say they manage to have foals are born with the ability to corticosteroids only steps they can answer that is not an evolution of fine pitch, but the degeneration of it.

If the goal is to have less advanced horse and the higher rate possible, there are two ways to try to get it:

- Continue abusing the current horses in training on his conformation and natural, artificial horse getting outside its modality, uneducated and pure equestrian circus.

- Under pressure to reduce the height breeding Paso Fino, as the small fish, according to physical laws, develop a faster cadence and increase the angle of the scapula so that the horse can do only very short steps.

Even so will increase the pace and the horse park, where end?

Vibrators horses would have 120 cm of height with the ability to take steps of 10 cm. That's a dead end.

The horses did not evolve to be unable to move. It's hard to imagine the golden era of the best saddle horse to be developed within two or three decades in a circus horse useless.

On the other hand we have the traditional concept of useful saddle horse, of good height, keeping the proportion with the rider, started after the end of his physical, and trained over gradually, without forcing too, preserving their health without unnecessary operations with natural movements, lively and cheerful, effectively covering the ground, rump quiet, with riders sitting naturally and in balance with the horse, with good rein and the comfort that only offers the Paso Fino Colombiano.

Looking at what is happening with these two concepts and trends in the world two fine, it is important to ask, bearing in mind the next World will undoubtedly influence the future and the possibility of attracting European horsemen, where are you going Step Fino Colombiano?

A few weeks ago took out the Country Fair at the Convention Center San Juan ... the activities began on Friday, with the Breeders' Convention took place on Saturday ... exhibitions of walking, jumping, rodeo and other equestrian disciplines and ... Sunday was the Paso Fino competition that gave name to the Fair ... What I can tell? ... The event was a success, both public assistance (well as promotion of our race) and the quantity and quality of individuals who participated ... in short, long ago a competition was not as lucid as this ... CONGRATULATIONS to the Federation and the vigor Magazine!

I thought to bring a "feature" graphic Country Fair ... but I confess that I did not like the pictures I took (about 400) ... remember that I am not a photographer, so it seems that there was something wrong with the camera options and I did not realize until I looked at my house after the competition ... even so, I made a choice of mejorcito for you ... at least they can get an idea of ​​what happened there ...