Qualified Stallion Faralay II

We are thrilled to present Faralay II, our cornerstone breeding stallion. Faralay was bred by Villa Mazzara in Barcelona, Spain, a small farm producing exquisite PRE's for the sport of Dressage. Faralay stands 16'2hh and he has tremendous bone, a gracious temperament, and powerful, straight, uphill movement with impulsion and cadence to spare. He confers his uphill movement, free shoulder, trainability, size and most of all, his kind and generous nature to his foals.

His pedigree reveals his strong Escalera and Guardiola bloodlines: his mother is a granddaughter of Lebrijano III through her sire, Estudiante XII 1983 (also the sire of Olimpico XVII, champion stallion in the U.S. and foundaton sire at Camass Andaluz before he was exported to Mexico); Faralay's sire, Ebanisto, a branded Guardiola stallion and a proven dressage performer and show horse himself in Spain and France, carries the blood of Maromo and Educado, two very well known and highly esteemed Guardiola sires. As far as we know, Faralay is the only breeding son of Ebanisto in the United State.

Faralay currently trains and competes with Angela Ridgway at 3rd level in open dressage competitons in Northern California. They were selected to receive the 2010 USPRE training scholorship on the basis of their accomplishments and potential. Faralay and Angela regularly clinic with USDF "I" Judge Jane Weatherwax, grand prix rider and trainer Rachel Saveedra, and US Olympian Steffen Peters.

 

As a young stallion in 2009, Faralay made his halter debut at the largest PRE horse show in the US, Feria del Caballo Espanol, where he won his class of 5 and 6 year old stallions, though he was the youngest horse in the ring. Later that year, he was awarded the prestigious status of "Calificado" or Qualified, by the ANCCE Qualified Tribunal. As of 2011, there are only about 1000 PRE horses which have achieved the rating of Qualified in the world.

Faralay has a full show schedule for 2011. Watch for him at Starr Vaughn, Woodside, Pebble Beach and the CDS 2011 Championships . Learn more about Angela Ridgeway at AngelaRidgwayDressage.com.

Sons and daughters of Faralay are beginning to make their marks in the show ring. Check out our news page to learn more. Stallion service is available to a limited number of outside mares each year using fresh cooled or frozen semen.

Watch Faralay's liberty video, made when he was three years old, for a glimpse of his athleticism, conformation and charisma.

Reference Stallions

This incredible 16.1 hand gray stallion was bred by Yeguada Señorio de Bariain in Bilbao, Spain, and imported in 1996 by Janne Rumbough of MTICA Farms in Wellington, Florida. Gaucho III caused a sensation internationally as an extraordinary dressage competitor, competing in the U.S. at Intermediate I and Grand Prix levels. An unfortunate injury in 2000 put an end to his competitive career, but Gaucho III has now made his mark as a sire of quality in the United States, Spain, Mexico and Costa Rica. He has cemented his role as a preeminent sire of dressage horses through the accomplishments of his sons and daughters. In the USEF 2009 ranking of top dressage sires, he was ranked 7th out of 1079 stallions of all all breeds, and he is the first P.R.E. to achieve such recognition. In 2007, Gaucho III was presented to the first Spanish Tribunal (TRC) on US soil, for approval as a Qualified Stallion. At 17 years old, he was one of the oldest horses presented, as most horses present at 4 to 6 years of age. He was approved for Qualified status for his physical structure, wonderful movement, and extreme quality. Gaucho III carries Yeguada Militar, Miura, Bocado/Terry, and Escalera bloodlines. He is a half-brother to the Spanish Olympic Team’s Invasor II, and both are grandsons of Lebrijano III—a lineage shared by many Spanish dressage horses including our own Faralay II. Read more about Gaucho here.

 

Romerito II embodies the best qualities of the PRE horse: beauty, correct conformation, intelligence, athleticism and generosity.  And he reliably passes these traits on to his offspring.  Romerito was imported from Germany where he was born from the stock of Yeguada San Miguel in Spain.  Although he stands a true 17hh, he moves with grace and lightness which belies his height.  We have retained two of his daughters, Bengala KR and America KR, for our breeding program.  Both are granddaughters of Ebanisto through their dams and both have inherited substantial bone and height, along with strong, uphill movement with outstanding cadence and suspension.  To learn more about Romerito, visit his website www.yeguadaromerito.com.