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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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