Infante is a beautiful horse, and as his name suggests, he really is a ‘big baby’. He is soft and gentle, and personable. His movement is balanced, expressive and straight, with a super lengthened trot. He has excellent engagement – a legacy of short coupling and active hind leg impulsion – and a naturally good head carriage.

Perhaps his most striking feature is his temperament and trainability. He is extremely attentive, willing, kind and has a tremendous work ethic. All of this without losing that inimitable Spanish presence that makes these horses so special.

Temperament, type and movement were so important during my search, as I viewed many different horses, of varying temperaments, paces and type, and I was not prepared to compromise any of these criteria – particularly temperament. No matter how well a horse moves, or how beautiful he is, if he is not trainable and kind, his potential will remain untapped, he will be hard to manage and he will be an adversary, not a partner. Infante ticked the box on all of my criteria, and thanks must be extended to Spanish broker, Miriam Frenk (www.miriamfrenk.net) for finding him for us and to Jesus Ovelar of Yeguada Ovelar, for breeding such beautiful, functional Spanish horses.
 

Of around 50% Military lineage, Infante is by Lotero II (see “Bloodlines” Page) – a proven sire of dressage horses, including Spanish team rider, Juan Antonio Cobo’s Small Tour CDI horse, Piconero IV. Lotero’s prepotency as a sire that transmits all the desirable qualities of a PRE has earned Infante a listing on ANCCE’s recommended young sires list.

Infante has had excellent basic schooling with a kind, capable young rider in Spain, and competed successfully in Spain in 4yo YH dressage competitions. He is currently schooling at Elementary level. Being a six year old, he has already developed good balance and rhythm in all paces, and is now ready for more advanced training.

Purchased purely for private competition use, Infante XXXVIII is not available at public stud, however some progeny may be available in the future.