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With Daughters off to college, Hill View Farms is offering a few of our Peruvians for sale. You've seen their pictures in our catalogs for years - seen our daughters riding them, and seen us camp with them all over the country. This may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to find trail horses as solid in every way as these are. You know our commitment to offer only the best - that extends to our horses. The ultimate trail horses - bred and trained to our exacting standards. Smooth, sane and sound. To approved homes only.

All horses will come with a new saddle of your choice.

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Remember these horses are family and we want the very best for them.  If you own a panel saddle or use a comparable type of saddle you can deduct $2,000.00 from list the price of the horse.
Prices are good until December of this calendar year, at which time the price will increase on all horses (note added s on horses) under the age of 4. This increase represents the handling, training and maintenance of the horse during the year. For young stock (horses under the age of 5) this can be as high as $3,000.00 per year depending upon sex and ability.  After that age prices remain somewhat stable.

     Listed below are: (horses have been DNA tested and registered - or will be when 4-6 months if foals)

Mares (riding or brood):   

Filly (riding) 4 year old filly - Trained     ON HOLD NOT FOR SALE AT THIS TIME
                                                          
                                            
                                             

We will leave SOLD horse listed and the month of that sale for a period of time; this way you can get an idea of the price horses go for.  As for additional horses for sale....... Yes, there will be some but they will become available as college tuition is needed and that will be for the next 10 years!  We will continue to breed our select mares to "Shorty" - (Fuego Brillante #11583 (1994) Liver- Chestnut) .  This Stallion, combined with our mares, produces kind, strong, gentle, beautiful and intelligent foals.  We would be doing the breed an injustice if we did not continue. Remember we RIDE, we do not show.  All of the riding horses we have are completely conditioned to be ridden for distance. They can gait continually for miles, climb hills, and do this easily 30 miles a day for 3 plus days in a row - while remaining completely sound. We breed for (strength) and gait with loving, calm and trusting dispositions. Therefore, as a family, we will continue to birth babies, raising them with love, discipline, hard work and respect.  (To date 18 deliveries have been under our watch)

What about color?  In a horse.

I want a good deal

What should I look for when purchasing a horse?  The answer to that question will depend on your level of experience, the kind of riding you do, how often you ride, and even your personality.  If we were selecting a horse for you, first we would ask you the following questions.

Are you a beginner, intermediate, or advanced rider?  •  At what age did you start riding?  •  Have you ridden bareback?  •  How often do you ride?  •  Do you train horses, yours and/or outside horses?  •  Are you a timid person?  •  Are you afraid of getting hurt?  •  What type of riding will you be doing?  What price do you put on your safety—your life?  •  How old are you?

Your answers will determine the kind of horse who will best meet your needs.  The price of the horse will vary with age and level of training.  When looking for a horse of any kind, go through the following procedure with every candidate:

1.  Tell the seller that you want to see them catch the horse (to avoid having them prework the horse and wear him down).  This also gives you a chance to see whether the horse is easy or hard to catch.  Do not give an exact time when you will be arriving to view the horse so you can see the real horse.  If possible arrange for a return policy.

2.  Have the seller bring the horse in, groom and saddle him.  Have him/her ride the horse first.  Ask him to remove the saddle and ride the horse bareback.  If he can, ride the horse with just a halter.  Have him resaddle the horse and allow you to ride (with a helmet and with covered stirrups or with toestoppers on).

3.  Ask him to load and unload the horse from a trailer.

4.  A good test to see if the horse is safe, secure, and steady is to tap him in the hind shin with your toe (or ask the seller to do it!).  To do this, as the horse is standing and you are milling about, lightly tap or kick with the toe of your boot the cannon bone of the hind leg.  A calm, secure and steady horse—regardless of age—will not move or will move very little. An unpredictable horse will jump, stomp, kick back, or become highly skittish.  If the horse has passed the kick, loading, and riding tests, review the level of training the horse has had and what he has accomplished for his age.

As for our horses.  We have raised and trained them all with kindness, understanding, and compassion.  We all have seen horses that get moved from place to place and owner to owner.  This is so hard for horses for they are just like young children in the foster care system—wondering when they will have a home and a person to call their own.  All of the horses we have sold are still with their original family. The owners came, looked, rode, and bonded with them.  This is what is so important in finding the right match.  We encourage you to come and look.  If you can't, together we will review exactly what your goals, personality, discipline, and abilities are and review in detail what the horse is like.  We never want any surprises. We want you and the horse to be together for a lifetime.

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: Danlee
 To: <hillview@springfield-sanborn.net
 Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:40 AM
… I just wish I could a horse that I could get on and ride, with no  problems.  I know they make them, but I can't seem to find one.  :)   Some friends of ours have two that can stand in the pasture for six months, and they can saddle and ride with no problems what so ever.  Danlee ----
From: "Hill View Farms"
To: Danlee
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:17 AM
Subject: Re:  
OK we are on the right track…..  As for those don't ride for 6 months horses... I have them..  I just had a customer in, wanted to see what a gaited horse felt like... she hopped on, rode down the driveway, - out of sight from all the other horses, riding bareback in a hack and the horse did everything. and even stood still as she hopped  off and walked around her.  I do not know your price range, but all of my horses are easy.  They have to be with children. Or now my kids are bigger... but I still train the same way and select breeding stock that is mellow. ~Cathy "Helping one customer at a time"
 

About the Peruvian Paso 

Peruvian Paso had its origins over four centuries ago in South America, where the horses brought to Peru by the conquistadors and subsequent Spanish settlers were bred selectively to produce the genetic miracle that became the "National Horse of Peru." The judicious fusion of several Old World breeds provided the foundation for the Peruvian horse. The Spanish Jennet gave its even temperament and smooth ambling gait, the African Barb contributed great energy, strength and stamina while the Andalusian imparted its excellent conformation, action, proud carriage and beauty to the new breed. Once established, the Peruvian Paso was maintained in its native country as a closed population, isolated by geography and the dedication of its creators from the influence of additional outside blood. Prior to the world's discovery of the Peruvian Paso breed and its subsequent commercialization in the mid-to-latter 20th century, the breeding and exhibiting of "Peruvian Pasos" in Peru had been a non-commercial endeavor for work and personal pleasure primarily by those whose families, who for hundreds of  years had owned and operated Peru's largest farms and plantations.

Many of those engaged in this pursuit, eventually formalized the first Peruvian Paso registry and the magnificent competitions.  Remarkably they too also shared the same Iberian ancestry and heritage of the horse itself, having also descended from forbearers of Spanish ancestry with heritages of many centuries of agricultural experience within Peru. Things began to change during the period of land reforms in 1960's and '70's under which the government dissolved many large privately owned farming operations in connection with social and economic readjustment programs.  This left large herds of Peruvian Paso horses thereby dissolved and their numbers disseminated due to smaller farms and greater numbers of new locations and owners, leading to a wider and more varied segment of Peruvian society. During this time period, the breed which was recognized outside Peru had created a strong demand for horses to be sold for exportation, further increasing and expanding the popularity of breeding and showing within Peru itself, which today ranks as a popular pursuit both for business and pleasure in Peru in same ratios and manner as in the United States and attracts tourism from around the world to view this incredible spectacle. The first Peruvian Paso horses were imported into the United States in 1959.

Many people assume a close relationship between the Peruvian Paso and the Paso Fino. Although the two breeds share some common ancestors in the Old World breeds that are their forebears, the horses that gave rise to each came to the New World with different groups of settlers and were generated in entirely separate environments for totally different purposes. The Paso Fino was developed in and around the Caribbean, Central and South America, while the Peruvian horse was born entirely within the borders of the country for which it was named. The Peruvian is somewhat larger, deeper in the body and wider. Both have high head carriage and front leg lift, are smooth to ride and exhibit basically the same four-beat footfall although it is executed differently. The Paso Fino is not bred for the distinctive "termino" and its finest show gait does not require the length of stride so essential in Peru for traveling long distances. In addition, the Peruvian can guarantee transmission of its gait to all purebred foals.  * Sol de Oro V is the foundation Stallion who started the registation.

Physically, the Peruvian Paso is a horse of medium size, usually standing between 14.1 and 15.2 hands tall, with a powerful build. He may be chestnut, black, brown, bay, buckskin, palomino, gray, roan, or dun; with the solid colors, grays and dark skin considered most desirable. The mane is abundant with fine, lustrous hair that may be curly or straight. Horses must be shown unshod. The Peruvian Paso horse should have an appearance of energy, grace and refinement. Horses should have a well-developed muscular appearance without exaggerations. The head is of medium size with a straight or slightly concave profile; a small muzzle; oblong nostrils which extend easily; dark skin; dark expressive eyes set well apart; moderately marked jowls and medium length ears with fine tips curved slightly inward. The neck is of medium length with a graceful arch to the crest. It is slightly heavier in proportion to the body than with most light saddle breeds. The back is medium to short in length, strong and rounded. Loins broad and well muscled over kidney area. The croup however is long and wide, fairly muscular with moderate slope and nicely rounded. Tail is set low and viewed from the rear is carried straight, quietly and held close to the buttocks. Chest is wide with abundant muscling. Rib cage well sprung and deep. The barrel is deep and the underline is nearly level from the last rib to the brisket. Flanks are moderately short, full and deep. Quarters should be strong, of medium roundness and width. Shoulders long, very well inclined and well muscled, especially at the withers. Bones of the lower limbs should be well aligned and well articulated so that the long bones line up with each other correctly above and below the joints with the skin tight against the bone and strong, prominent tendons and pasterns of medium length and springy but not showing weakness. Cannon bones are short. Slightly more angle to the hock than other light saddle breeds.

Today, the Peruvian Paso transmits its smooth gait to all purebred foals. No artificial devices or special training aids are necessary to enable the horse to perform its specialty - a natural four-beat footfall of medium speed that provides a ride of incomparable smoothness and harmony of movement. In addition to an easy gait, the Peruvian Paso's creators desired their new breed to retain brilliant action typified by lift as the knee and fetlock flex, combined with "termino," a movement of the front legs similar to the loose outward rolling of a swimmer's arms in the crawl. Based on breeding selection, the  degree of termino varies among individuals.  The Gaits typified among the breed are: 
(a) Paso llano: Equally spaced, four beat gait. Timing and footfall: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4; LH - LF - RH – RF and
(b) Sobreandando: Usually faster, slightly more lateral than the Paso llano. Timing and footfall: 1,2 - 3,4; LH, LF - RH,RF

Perhaps the most misunderstood of all traits that distinguishes the Peruvian horse is "brio," a quality of spirit that enables this tractable horse to perform with arrogance and exuberance that can only be described as thrilling. "Brio" and stamina give the Peruvian its willingness and ability to perform tirelessly for many hours and many miles in the service of its rider. The Peruvian horses without question are pure joy to ride and absolutely the smoothest horse out of all of the gaited breeds of horses from a slow or as fast as an extended trot or slow canter and it is completely natural;  Truly the Champagne Ride.  For more information regarding the breed visit: North American Peruvian Horse Association

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Breed: Peruvian Paso

Name: Espe - Espera Vista

Age: Born April 22nd 2005

Height:  13.3 when done growing.  she is maybe just slightly over 13.2 currently

Color: Grey with star stripe and snip

Sex: Mare

Photos: DVD available & Photos

# of foals born: None

Strengths or weakness, how it is: Sweet, Sweet, Sweet is this filly.  If this filly is not sure of something you can stroke her neck, say “its OK” and thus reassured, she will DO WHAT YOU ASK. When other horses baulk or really freak out on the trail - not ours but those others –she looks like she might too but then you say “it’s OK”, love her up a little and then ask her to show them the way and she does it.  We have found nothing she has issues with.  Oh She pinches her mouth shut with wormer... and she does not like shots but you can give them. Just comfort her and also cover her eye on the side of the shot and wormer too.  The farrier just loves her as she is the most complaisant sweet soul he has seen. She has been used to pony other horses, has been ponied herself –as she was being conditioned as a back-up if another horse couldn’t make one of our trips. What she has not done yet is:  ride double - as she is still too young for this, but will learn this coming riding season;  her lead changes for cantering –again too young for that type of work yet. She is good with sprays, blankets, tarps, trailers, water, mud, bridges, mail boxes, flags, trucks, traffic, machines, llamas, cats, dogs, chickens and all other stuff.   She looks exactly like her mom, Princess, in size but has more bone in her legs.  Her size, shape and color are the same.  Many other people ride our horses as do our daughters so the horses learn other riders and learn to trust.  Also we ride with other riders.  Espe is perfect with strange horses, even when they KICK HER!!  She is NOT a fighter, just a sweet little soul.  She trusts completely almost to a fault, a real love.

Status in herd: toward the bottom

Medical history:  perfect health, takes all shots, wormings, trimmings.  Current on all vaccinations

Trail miles under saddle: 600 miles plus

Price: $8,000.00 (6,000.00 if you do not need a saddle - otherwise you can select a new saddle)

Pedigree:   * denotes imported stock

SIRE: PEL Talisman  # S938290 #10917	Sire *MVM Sagarado # S907039	Sire * BSP Grano de Oro +	Sire AV Sol de Paijan +	Sire Piloto
				Dam Laureado
			Dam Ensueno	Sire
				Dam
		Dam * MVM Salima	Sire Bipaertito	Sire Coral
				Dam Centella
			Dam MVM Huerfanita	Sire
				Dam Mantequilla
	Dam PFL Primogenita # C109   ORO	Sire * Talisman	Sire Herodes	Sire Pancho
				Dam Sultana
			Dam Nazguena	Sire Redoblante
				Dam La Cansino
		Dam * Goyita Baya	Sire Goyito	Sire Cotito
				Dam Goyita
			Dam Doncella	Sire
				Dam Senorita

Dam 4MS Princess Margarita  # 15252	Sire RDS Raspadilla #7039  (Grey)	Sire  *HNS Domingo	Sire HNS Cantoral	Sire *Hercules	Sire Caramelo
					Dam Distinguida	*Sol de Oro V & De la Borda mare
				Dam HNS Lido	Sire PGD Senoron
					Dam Tormenta II
			Dam HNS Perla	Sire Paladin	Sire *Sol de Oro V
					Dam HNS Pascula
				Dam Carmelade Nieto	Sire Galpe de Arpa Ica
					Dam Cartegeno
		Dam   *Sherezada	Sire *Mantequilla	Sire *Piloto	Sire *Sol do Oro V
					Dam Centella
				Dam Limena AE	Sire
					Dam
			Dam *Cabriolla (Peru)	Sire	Sire
					Dam
				Dam	Sire
					Dam

	Dam Angelita Media Noche #8297	Sire  EL Senador	Sire *Palomo	Sire Palomino	Sire Desagravio
					Dam FTU Esterlina
				Dam Giocanda	Sire Piurana
					Dam Salarosa de Vilchez
			Dam *Fina Estampa	Sire *Sol do Oro V	Sire
					Dam
				Dam San Paulina 1	Sire
					Dam
		Dam Prediga	Sire Igneo	Sire *Laurel	Sire Caramelo	*Sol de Oro V and *Sultana
					Dam Centella
				Dam  * Zaina	Sire *Sol de Oro V
					Dam Media Luna 833
			Dam Mellizita	Sire *Consentido 1	Sire
					Dam
				Dam * Querida	Sire
					Dam

Horse pricing:  Choose wisely.

 When is what seems like a good deal really a good deal?  You usually get what you pay for and sometimes, you can get lucky.  Here are various scenarios, which can help determine which good deal are you getting: 

• The old Horse: If the horse is old, then you must look at how many useful years he has left plus the cost of keeping an aging, perhaps no longer usable, horse until his eventual death.  (This can be a very substantial amount – into the $1,000.00’s)
• The young horse: A young or inexperienced horse may be risky to handle or ride, where injury to you or others is a real possibility.  What price will it cost for medical treatment? This can run into the $1,000.00’s.
• The untrained horse: this is a horse that requires training.  Training for both the rider and horse is expensive; you don’t get something for nothing so plan $800.00 to $1,200.00 a month for 3 months minimum. 
• The damaged horse: Rehabilitating a horse is not only costly in dollars and time but also carries a life-time risk.  This horse – depending on the extent of damage - can revert or flashback to an earlier state of mind that can carry great risk of injury to both himself and the rider.  Again what price do you put medical expenses and training both horse and rider?  Many times these horses are donated to various organizations, universities or are taken to auction, as current owners want anonymity.
• A sick or injured horse: this is a horse will have limited usability and require additional expense to keep.
• A lucky break?  This is where you actually get lucky.  It is where you are at the right place at the right time.  This is where the seller can no longer afford to keep a horse or just wants the horse to go to a good and loving home.

Points to remember:

1. Mares and fillies are more expensive because if they become unsuitable for riding due to injury, you can fall back on their uterus for a chance to recoup your investment.
2. When selecting a horse look at their breeding.  Look at the structure or conformation of the parents. This will help determine longevity and likely useful years the horse will have.  Look also at the temperament of the parents, as this will help determine the potential personality of your prospective new horse and how he will assimilate to his new home, you and others.  Both physical and mental attributes are genetic traits that are passed on to offspring and a good look at the parents will help determine whether you are making a sound investment. It is a fact that the make-up of a horse is 50% genetic and 50% environmental.  So make sure the genetic half passes your inspection and the other 50% you can see for yourself in the way the horse responds to his present handler, you and his surrounding environment.  A horse raised with love and compassion is a loving and compassionate horse.  Horses are no different than children.  A point to remember in genetics is that you cannot go beyond the grandparents for inheritable traits as statistically this will have little or no bearing on the current offspring.
3. When breeding animals: Always breed to good and docile stock.  Poor confirmation, health issues and nasty, ill tempered – sociopath behaviors breed just that.  DO NOT risk your health and others by breeding indiscriminately.  Select wisely so that all the lives we bring into this world are loved and wanted.  We do not want to see horses pass from owner to owner to owner over and over again, just to end up at kill or worse yet neglected, unloved and left to rot way forgotten - abused.

What about color?

----- Original Message ----- From: Dr. K Markley To: Hill View Farms Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:25 AM  Subject: Re: thank you

There are four separate and distinct inherited white color patterns in horses.  All are autosomal dominant (so the effects should be apparent in each generation that carries it)with variable penetrance (phenotype in the individual varies from minimal to maximal white coat color pattern).  They are sabino, overo, tobiano, and splashed white.  There are separate genetic tests for overo and sabino for sure.  Davis has them available.  Splashed white is very uncommon, only seen in a couple of breeds.  Pattern is very disctinct.  Peruvians don't have it as a rule. 

I am sure Solana and Colina carry sabino.  Their pattern of roaning and Solana's blaze are sabino for sure.   And for Sita, that is the only white pattern that makes sense.  Peruvian breeders selected against overo and tobiano, since pinto patterns weren't allowed in peruvians as a rule.  Solid colors only.  So it is incredibly unlikely that a peruvian would have either overo or tobiano, minimal or not, to pass on to their foal. But grey and chrome are highly prized in the peruvian breed, so I think people selected for the high sabino ticking as another grey looking color pattern and high socks.  Lots and lots of peruvians have at least some ticking in their coat. 

Low socks and small face markings are debated as to whether that is minimal sabino or something else.  White chin spots are the calling card of sabino, as are blazes that extend wider than the bridge of the nose (the book gives more specific landmarks) and body ticking. I agree with the minimal sabino camp, and also with the folk that think there is some modifying separate gene to block white expression in some horses.  And funny shaped stars with pointy ends are highly suspicious for sabino (sita, lucia, clara).

Roan, true roan, is a separate gene altogether.  And the roaning looks different than sabino white ticking (sabino roan).  And true roan doesn't usually come with socks, funny or big blazes, chin spots and possibly solid white body patches.  Sabino comes with all those sometimes, depending on the horse.

I got an A+ in genetics.  I love genetics.  And I started to study equine color genetics for fun a few years ago

Dr. Markley

Post note:  Peruvians also have two ways to get a grey look.  The true grey, the most common color modifier in andalusian and lusitano, like Princessa.  And sabino ticking/roaning - not really grey but can look similar when you have a black with extensive sabino ticking.  But also modifies bay and chestnut.  And never becomes all grey or white with age like true grey does.

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