I believe there still exist Paso Fino enthusiast truly interested in the preservation of Foundation/older bloodlines. If that’s you and your taking action, plan to, or just have an interest in a particular line being preserved please contribute. We all have our favorites generally based on …Conformation…Gait…Temperament….Gait….Brio…Gait…Hi story…Gait…or the every present “that’s a pretty horse” Gait..Gait..Gait.

Well, I've been so involved in it, I have horses carrying the blood of the top stallion AND dam of the old APF organization, Cruzeiro Negro Caje(Col) and Morning Star (Cuban). Also, the blood of the horses Rosalie McWilliam(helped found that org, and also PFHA)imported from Puerto Rico!(upfront Batalla blood). A lot of people don’t realize that there was an org previous to PFHA, and that not all the people from that one joined PFHA right away, so that some of the TOP horses from that group (esp the #1s) aren’t recognized, when they should be.

Of course, I use a lot of the blood of my own 4time Top Ten Sire and best friend, Favorite que tall, and his Eblis bloodline. Also, a lot of Hilachas, similar in smartness, versatility, conformation, long thread in gait. Pistolero, also confo/mild disposition, Resorted III, Volare(best PR power rear, in my book), a few other que tal lines, etc.

Of course, I've been in the breed since PFHA was a baby, so I remember a lot of these horses firsthand. The original orientation in the US and focus of the org, was for the trail/family natural horse, and I've never really changed what type horse I've been breeding for.

I'm in!

I prefer the older bloodlines for gait and temperament, but I've really admired the Plebeyo & Petrolero bloodlines for their qualities, too. Our Plebeyo mare is a really smooth no-nonsense type mare that anyone can ride and has excellent conformation, too. The Peterolero bloodline that we owned was really SWEET and one of the best athletes I've seen; he could jump anything, would go anywhere, and had SO much endurance. Deannie, if you were reading this, he would have been a great h/j but was unpredictable and could spook at things unforeseen unseating some of the best riders with his extreme agility.

These are some of the bloodlines that we own and why:

...line-bred Batalla (7/8th PPR): smooth gait, ULTRA SWEET temperament, mass, muscle, level-headed.

...PPR Kofresi grand daughter x Tona la Negra: smoothest PF I've ever seen in my life, always in gait (fino to flying largo), self-collection/carriage, elegant mover, sweet, deep-chested, big nostrils, great endurance

...Coral LaCE direct offspring, line-bred, and crosses: sweet temperaments, willing nature, intelligent & perceptive, elegant movers, smooth gait, versatility, beautiful conformations (especially the line-bred colts!)

...Guamani/Singer: size, agility, sensitivity, endurance, smooth gait

...Cruzeiro Negro Caje: human-like personality, humorous, protective, loving, gentle/kind, beautiful movers, smooth, VERY sweet, sensitive, heart, endurance, substance/size

The only bloodline that I'd currently like to add is Favorite…Stella already wrote about him above!

My 2 pasos are old bloodlines and I bred my mare to a Favorite que Tal son/Coral LaCe grandson for the "largo" and to keep up with the old bloodlines, as mine are more classic pasofino than the new fino fine style of Paso.
Since I hang out with Eventer, they are interested in a gaited jumping version of their own horses. 15 hands seems to be an acceptable size for them as well, so I am looking at size too.
Mine are distant cousins to LV as well. They both love to jump and largo fast and well to keep up to the big event horses.