Rio is a wonderful package of athletic ability and color.
Rio's sire is "Q," a brother to the famous Saphiro - both Lusitanos. They come from a Portuguese National Champion and bullfighting stock. His dam is an athletic appendix-type paint who loves to jump.
He is an especially gentle, loving horse, sensitive and very, very quick. He's possibly the fastest horse in our herd of 20, so that's why I ranked him a "5." He's definitely a horse for someone who wants the ultimate all-around performance horse.
Rio's good with the farrier and standing tied. Like many other Iberian horses, he has been slow to mature, so I've let him grow up before backing him but now it's time for him to go to work.
He's the first one to come running in the pasture, the first one to try to get in the barn, and he loves stall life and getting one-on-one attention.
Rio would be a great competitor on the Pinto circuit.
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