Rio Grandé - Gypsy Horse Stallion

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Rio Grandé
Gorgeous proven 10 year old, well broke stallion

Yes! Rio is back. He spent the last few months with a family in California, but due to unforeseen circumstances, they must part with him. Their bad luck may be your great find of the year. Now you can have Rio in time for the 2008 breeding season!

Here he is, the one and only Rio Grande! There has been lots of "buzz" about this boy since his first pictures appeared as a stallion that we were offering mares in-foal-to. This guy is just gorgeous, and stunning, and of the type that American gypsy breeders as well as English gypsy breeders can appreciate! No sacrificing quality and heaviness for size and color with this boy, he's got it all and he's a very proven stallion. We have used him this past season on numerous mares, and all but one of those mares caught in foal on the first breeding with this guy! He's very nice-natured, and easy to handle, and enjoys attention. He rides and drives, and is so quiet that anyone can do anything with him. He's such a fun horse to own. Rio lives well with mares, or breeds in hand with ease.
He is incredibly friendly and easy to work with and be around. He's one of those stallions you can take to a show or parade, and people will never believe he's a stallion for the way he behaves. He is just as kind in the pastures. He'll breed your mares, but won't run them around. He'll look after them carefully, but will not complain if you need to take one away.

**A true story of Rio last fall**
Rio arrived in Southern California last October. During his stay there, he was kept separate from the mares as his owner did not want the mares bred that late in the season. When raging wildfires threatened their home, Rio was set loose with the mares and left to their own to escape the flames (Apparently this is commonly done), while the family was evacuated. Shortly thereafter, the fires changed course, and the evacuation was rescinded. Now the family was faced with the task of finding their horses and getting them back home. Upon returning home, they were surprised to find that Rio had gathered up the mares (6 of them) plus their foals, and brought them back home when it was safe. His owner was in tears seeing what he had done, and it breaks her heart to part with him.

A stallion like this only comes once-in-a-lifetime. You won't be disappointed with this boy, and neither will your mares. I don't expect him to last long.

Price: $35,000

A couple of new pictures from summer, 2007, during his busy breeding season. Rio will have around 25 foals in 2008, and he settles mares on the first cycle the vast majority of the time (some of them even in odd months like December!) Rio is also a very easy keeper, he stays looking just as good just out on pasture with all those mares!