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Gay Vaquero
(Vaquero Mac x Gay Berta)
Once
in lifetime, if one is lucky, you find your dream horse and
Vaquero was that for me. I
bought Vaquero as an 11 year old stallion who had never had
a registered foal. I had spent several weekends at the Nelsen's
in Ohio and had asked Phyllis to find me a stallion.
His purchase led to a life long love affair
from the moment I laid eyes on him. He was the most beautiful,
baroque horse that
I had ever seen with a gorgeous head and large eye, large
jowells and a short back with a compact body. His length of
neck was
just right and he was so well proportioned. He moved like silk.
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Gay
Vaquero 1982 |
I
competed with Vaquero in numerous open dressage shows long
before Morgans were competing (Mona Sansoucy and I were the
few
with Morgans in Open Competition at that time). Vaquero was
also a fabulous carriage horse and we also competed numerous
times in Competitive Trail Riding and driving. My best times
with him were on the trail.
He was one of the best breeding stallions that I have ever
had the good fortune to own. I could breed a mare at 5AM and
turn around and go to a show and compete and have 100% of his
attention. In all the years that I owned him he never had a
bad day.
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Vaquero left me with a legacy in his three daughters: LBF Gay
Catalina, LBF Gay Enchantress and LBF Gay Isabella. All three
have gone on to become true ambassadors for the breed
in Dressage
Open Competition and Carriage Driving.
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