Zhivago is a beautiful and eye catching registered Spanish gelding. Standing 16hh he is quite elegant and noble with his eye catching dynamic movement. He has a lovely build, smooth gaits and is so very fun to ride. He enjoys working and is very quiet in the barn and on turnout. He is competing at 3rd Level and schooling 4th level movements and has a natural ability for piaffe, passage and canter pirouettes. He has been competing this summer with a Young Rider receiving scores in the mid 60’s at 3rd Level. He receives very minimal maintenance (Polyglycan IV which is FEI completion legal joint supplement and is shod in front with a heel pad) and has a full set of xrays and does not receive any joint injections or therapies to stay sound.
 

He love hacking, trailers, body clips, stands for the farrier, baths, stands quietly to be mounted and is well behaved in new environments. Zhivago exemplifies the beauty, fire, intelligence and superb trainability of the Lusitano and Andalusian horses.
 

Zhivago comes from one of the most famous sire lines in Lusitano breeding; Afiançado de Flandes. His sire is the International Champion of Brazil Quatrilho HM, a stunning Brazilian bred advanced dressage and working equitation champion. His grand-sire Paragrafo Do Top is an Advanced Level dressage horse and with a total score of 80.00, Paragrafo holds one of the highest ABPSL approval ratings ever achieved. His exceptionally expressive movement is straight, balanced and athletic. His temperament and work ethic are unparalled and at 20+ years of age he is vibrant, healthy and sound.
 

Zhivago's dam Cyrene is an extremely decorated Andalusian mare. She holds not one but four (!) National Championship titles from the IALHA. She set a record in Andalusian history becoming the first mare ever to win all four in-hand divisions at the National Championships in Texas. Cyrene's sire Genio III is one of the notable and recognizable champion Spanish stallions in NA; not only a Advanced dressage competitor but also by being the black stallion who decorated Equimax dewormer boxes! Cyrene's dam Saber is also a IALHA National Champion in her own right before retiring from her competition career.
 

Zhivago is priced at 20 USD and is located 1.45 hours east of the Toronto Pearson Airport in Hastings ON. Please email uphilldressage@outlook.com or call/text Emily at 1-705-749-7951 for more info.