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Title
El Rancho I Gotcha - Peruvian Paso and Paso Fino Ranch
Description
Peruvian Paso & Paso Fino
Paso's are descended primarily from three breeds - the Spanish Jennet, the Spanish Barb, and the Andalusian. Many centuries of very selective breeding has resulted in perfection of this breed, which is named after its natural gait.
The Paso gait is a broken pace in which the two legs on the same side move together, but the hind hoof touches the ground a fraction of a second before the fore hoof. This serves to eliminate the jarring effect of a true pace and causes the rider almost no up and down movement. The motion of the horse is absorbed in its back and loins, giving the rider great comfort.
The South American breeders, bred these horses for the purpose that a horse and rider could go for many miles day after day without tiring either.
