Information about Guenter and Barbara's horses
Name | Gaucho |
Age | about 16 years |
Origin | Patagonia, Argentina |
Breed | Argentinean Criollo |
Owned by | Günter |
with us since | February 1994. Right now he has laminitis, a hoof disease, and waits for his cure at the ranch of Barbara and Uwe in Costa Rica; will be with us again when healthy. |
Properties | "The Boss"; easy with his food, strong horse; good leading horse, is not afraid of much, and the other horses trust and follow him; reliable, easy to ride, also with a halter; sometimes not easy to catch; likes to chase the other horses away from the food if not in abundance |
Name | Rebelde |
Age | about 17 years |
Origin | Patagonia, Argentina |
Breed | Argentinean Criollo |
Owned by | Günter |
with us since | February 1994 |
Properties | "The Professor"; doesn't need much concentrate, strong, gets well along with other horses, quiet temperament; doesn't bolt; stays with the other horses; can be ridden with a halter; reliable horse; he sometimes has a somewhat dreamy nature, is the last one to figure out that everybody has left; still a little bit jumpy at times; when he was younger he caused a lot of problems to Günter, he frequently fell off him because of a loose rope or rattling gear in the pack |
Name | Maxl |
Age | about 5 years |
Origin | Costa Rica |
Breed | Quarter horse with Criollo |
Owned by | Günter |
with us since | January 2003 |
Properties | "The New One"; comes from a tropical region, therefore well adapted to the hot and dry climate here; very strong, sure-footed on difficult trails, self confident, tame and friendly; not nervous when confronted with new stuff, reliable on roads with heavy traffic, especially considering his age and inexperience in most things; there is still a lot he doesn't know, has to be trained; "discusses" a lot with Pumuckl about the first position in the group |
Name | Samurai |
Age | about 14 years |
Origin | Chunchi, Highlands of Ecuador |
Breed | Ecuadorian Criollo |
Owned by | Barbara |
with us since | September 2001 |
Properties | "The Tough One"; originates from a cool region, has problems with the heat and the insects here, like Rebelde; beautiful soft paces, goes forward very well; hard, fast growing hooves; seems skinny, doesn't put on weight easily; but has a lot of energy, likes to go; as a pack horse he stays with the others without us having to lead him; is good in calculating his width with the pack, never bumps into anything; sometimes he is a little bit stubborn |
Name | Pumuckl |
Age | about 7 years |
Origin | Panama |
Breed | Panamanian Criollo |
owned by | Barbara |
with us since | February 2002 |
Properties | "El Panamenio"; our smallest horse; we got him as a very thin horse, as a gift; now he is a good, strong horse; originates from the tropics, is therefore well adapted to heat and insects here; has the paso pace; soft to sit on; good to ride in all situations; does well on steep and stony trails; very hard hooves; trots along solo, without being led, as a pack horse, without leaving the group (although, he stays behind a lot, slurping some juicy fruits on the way, then he comes at a gallop the whole way); behaves a little bit as if he was still a stallion (Günter always says "Our would-be pony stallion"), he is always most interested in other horses |
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