Gaited Peruvian Paso Dressage Horse Demonstration

Ck out our Andalusian, Horse, and Trick Training DVDs/videos at eBay (search for Andalusian DVD or user id funhorsevideos) and www.spanishvisionfarm.com. Questions? contact skyhorseranch@msn.com. This is 12 yr old ERB Danzador, a Peruvian Paso gelding, performing dressage. I've been riding him in AERC endurance rides and practicing a little dressage in the arena. I get alot of dressage riders commenting on this video - purely this video was made to show the potential of a gaited horse. It is not meant to show "correct, normal, boring, routine, structured" dressage. The horse and rider are attempting to ride as a team. The rider is attempting to get the most out of the horse (who, by the way, was trained for piaffe/passage by another trainer). The horse was wild til he was a 5 yr old and almost died. He was trained and lived. He came to me blind in one eye as a 12 yr old with alot of fear and uncertainty. Now he is one of my most treasured horses. He loves life and is a fun horse. That's what it's all about. He is full of brio. He loves to go! PS. This horse is being ridden with a very mild non-bit hackamore over the nose.

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• dressage
• horse
• tricks
• peruvian
• paso
• gaited
• haute
• ecole
• piaffe
• passage

[QH1100]

Interesting. Does termino cause eventual soundness issues? Looks hard on joints to swing all the time. The canter looks gloriously comfortable. My only criticism is the head tossing, reluctance to accept bit, & getting above bit - would not be looked at favorably in dressage competition or classical riding. I'd suggest experimenting with different bits - particularly snaffles at first. Nice to see gaited breeds attempting dressage work, though. It helps ALL horse maximize potential.

[skyhorse]

No, the termino itself does not cause a horse to go unsound. There are always 3 feet on the ground. The termino allows a soft landing and less concussion for both horse and rider. The foot lands even and straight forward. The termino should roll from the shoulder and upper leg. The actual soundness issues in this breed are from pasterns that dip too low and cause eventual tendon problems.

[skyhorse]

This horse has pretty good pasterns- tendons but does have a low heel-long toe. The head tossing comes from his brio and lack of foundation training. He was never finished in the bit and had some rough south american style training before I got him.

[dgfdekf]

I appreciate the challenge of dressage well-executed; this horse is well-trained in dressage, but without preserving his natural 4-beat, Paso Llano. Why not keep his unique gait while taking him to the highest level of dressage possible? The gait makes the Paso. BTW, once rode a dressage trained PP who kept in gait.  What a pleasure!

[skyhorse]

I'm not sure what "without preserving his natural 4-beat" means. It is impossible to piaffe or passage a horse without some use of the square trot. This horse in particular was not gifted with the best 4-beat paso llano. I have worked on his gait since this video was created several years ago. I also compete this horse in endurance and find that part of the process allows him to use his "trot-y" gait for relaxation and for going over rough terrain.

[shortstuph123]

Pretty horse....but what is he doing with his front legs? They swing out like eggbeaters...I know very little about peruvians, is this part of their gait?

[skyhorse]

that's called "termino" and is desired in the breed. It's part of what makes them so smooth. The way they set their feet down ...

[Horsez4Ever17]

Oh my gosh I want him!! Peruvians are my favourite type of horse. They are so graceful and entrancing in their gaits. :D

[DaisyJRanch]

I love Peruvians

we have 4 .two mares on stud colt and a gelding.

If you have a bad back or nad arthritis this breed is as smooth as butter NO bounce...great horse for beginners or what ever level of a rider you are

these are the thinkinest horse I have ever owned and love humans and very level headed and have such personalities .

I would recommend them to everyone.

Oh yes they make great endurance and trail horses by the way.

[epicureo25]

I love this horse!! well done!!

[firecat6232]

magnificent! thank you so much for sharing him with us! wishing you both continued success!

[araucano0]

@QH1100 the Termino "motion" comes from the shoulder, not lower down in the leg. The most "damage" I have ever seen (on my own PP, who is 20 this year) from their Termino is that the toe wears a bit faster than on the average horse if you ride them on hard ground (ie...gravel roads). Personally, I'm using a Bitless, and he works just as well in that as in a bit.

[QH1100]

Ah, the rough SA training definitely explains the little bit of head tossing - he's not too bad with it at all until the end, when you're doing higher level stuff - hard stuff for a horse to do, too... But what is "brio"? Part of the gait? I love cruising sites to check out different breeds, so I really don't know much about Pasos, except they're neat little Spanish horses w/gait! :)

[mrDube]

I can watch this video over and over....and I have!

[MrKriz2009]

I lOVE PERUVIAN PASO