Pura Raza Hispano-Árabe First Generation Mares

Our breeding programme is founded upon Piyayo. With no other Hispano-Árabes in the
UK; particularly mares, we have within the breed criteria introduced both Pure Arabian
and Pure Spanish horses to provide two Pure Raza Hispano-Árabe daughters from Piyayo
to give the spring-board of our continued Hispano-Árabe breeding programme.

The bloodlines of the PRE and Arabian horses has added diversity to our genetic
possibilities while retaining and fixing all the characteristics and quality of the
Hispano-Árabe as exemplified by Piyayo.

EPONA PANDORA

The first Pure Arabian blood for nearly 100 years has been introduced to the line
by Asoka Minara, a Polish Arabian mare from a line of performance Arabians,
herself a Golden Horseshoe qualifier.
Her daughter by Piyayo is Epona Pandora, one of our foundation mares.

Minara with Epona Pandora Born 1993 Manet AHS Marawan Marouka El Ajzaa Joara AHS Iridos Riffilla

Due to the Foundation Studbook listing all existing Hispano-Árabes such as Piyayo
as a base 50% Arab; Epona Pandora is registered as 25%PRE : 75%Arab

Pandora graded as the highest apto mare of her time, with exceptional movement. She has proved an excellent dressage and endurance pleasure riding horse, as well as being endowed with her sires tremendous power for jumping. Her passion has proved to be as a lead herd and boodmare Pandora with her colt foal Epona Puccini at foot.

EPONA CHIMENE

We were honoured to be given the opportunity from Rosy Hutchinson to 'borrow'
her PRE mare Raglan Joya to breed with Piyayo.
It has to be noted that few UK owners of PRE mares have appreciated the importance
to the Hispano-Árabe regeneration programme of using Spanish mares, so the vision of
Rosy and the few who set aside their PRE mares to breed Hispano-Árabes is very much
appreciated.

Raglan Joya with Epona Chimene Born 1995 Euclides PRE Gitano Hernia Olimpica 1980 PRE Temerario IV Olga

The other side to the continued Hispano-Árabes breeding programme comes from
the lineage of Pandora's half sister; Epona Chimene, she is registered as
75%PRE : 25%Arab. In reality any Arabian influence is suppressed by the high ratio PRE
breeding and Chimene in type is very much PRE herself. Both as a foal and during her
grading the Cria mistakenly took her for being a PRE! Therefore respecting
her PRE genetic profile in our Hispano-Árabe programme, Chimene breeds with
quality selected proven performance Arabians to introduce diversity to our stock.

Chimene has been a wonderful riding and driving horse as well as providing our second generation Hispano-Árabe stallion Epona Balthazar. Introducing Epona Valiente the 1st UK Hispano-Árabe foal of 2011. Son of Chimene and Marcus Aurelius of the Avonbrook Stud