A Little Spanish Sunshine


by Richard Lüst


The annual Stallion Fair at the National Stud in Newmarket was held on what must have been the coldest weekend this year, but despite the weather there were no lack of visitors to the event.
As an added attraction the organisers had arranged for Yeguada Iberica (Iberian Stud), the Spanish (Andalusian) Horse stud from Bedfordshire, to present a display of Iberian horsemanship on both the Saturday and Sunday.
While snow was falling outside, the arena was packed with spectators (about five hundred for each performance) who witnessed a non-stop exhibition including classical in-hand work, through side saddle and dressage movements to High School and finishing with five stallions working together, in an arena only 31 metres long and 7 metres wide.


In Spanish tack and costume the display included Richard Lust (Stud Director) working the Spanish stallion Granero IV in hand and ridden, performing Spanish Walk, Piaffe, Piaffe in Pirouette, Passage. Anita Singh (Pondfield Stud) with the Spanish stallion Churumbel in hand and ridden performing Classical movements including the spectacular Levade. Richard performing Passage, Spanish Trot, Terre à Terre and Pessade with the Spanish stallion Rumboso. Kim Warren working Yeguada Iberica’s stallion Malabar on the long-rein and ridden work on her Spanish horse Maxwell’s Beleza. Ken Sudsbury (Stoneybroke Stables) with a Classical ridden display on Yeguada Iberica’s Lusitano stallion Galeao. Sue Bass (Stoneybroke Stables) ridding sidesaddle on Malabar. Richard working three mares simultaneously in hand, with foals at foot running free, a discipline known in Spain as the ‘Lotte de Yeguas’. In the finale, with all the ridden horses in the arena together, Granero IV was ridden by Richard with Mandy Murray in Flamenco dress sitting on pillion (a la grupa) in true Spanish style.
The horsemanship was of the highest calibre, the manners and temperament of the horses exceptional and with ladies on foot in flamenco dresses giving out flowers to the audience it seemed that for a little while, in wintry Suffolk, the Mediterranean sun was shining.

YEGUADA IBERICA (IBERIAN STUD)

STUD OPEN DAY
11.00am to 6.00pm


Free admission & parking.
Bar, Hog Roast, Salad Bar & Snacks, Cream Teas, Ice Cream
Grand Raffle – Quality Prizes


Demonstrations with Purebred Spanish and Lusitano horses include:

* The stud’s stallions will be worked *
In Hand.
On the Long Rein
Ridden
Driven

* Lotte de Yeguas *
(Group of mares worked simultaneously In Hand
with foals at foot)

* Doma Vaquera Demonstration *

* Preparing the horse for Doma Vaquera *

* Preparing for showing *
(Plaiting, traditional/classical preparation)

* Youngstock & Progeny Parade *

* Parade of Hounds *
(Oakley Hunt)

* New – Specialist traditional Spanish Portuguese *
Tack and costume shop

* Horse Association and Club representation *
British Association for the Purebred Spanish Horse
Lusitano Breed Society of Great Britain
The Classical Riding Club

* Snr Rafael Lemos – Display & sale of equine photography *
(Spain’s leading equine photographer)

* Sue Wingate MA, RCA, Field Galleries Ltd, The Joy of Horses *
Display & sale of cards, limited edition prints & original artwork

* Trade stands *

* National Foaling Bank *


Manor Farm, Knotting, Bedfordshire.
1.5 miles off A6 between Rushden and Bedford








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