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Feather Hill Stables Your Full Service Training Facility 210 Feather Hill Lane New Columbia Pa 17856 |
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If you have any questions about Coral LaCe please feel free to Email Brenda pasofino@featherhills.com
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 1964-1993 at 23 years. "Grand National Champion" 13 time, "Top 10 Sire." |
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It is difficult to write about a legendary horse. Besides the multitude of facts involved, the extraordinary qualities attributed to this animal are really beyond words. Coral LaCE was a 14 hand mahogany bay stallion imported to the United States in 1968. He earned the esteemed title "Horse of Horses" in Columbia Where he was bred by Alberto Uribe Sierra of Medellin, a well known breeder and judge of the country's Paso Fino community. He was seen and quickly purchased, recognized to be the type of Paso Fino that the American people would like. His head was of great beauty. His carriage was driven from the rear. His conformation was accurate. His 45 degree angle of shoulder revealed the agility expected in a "Horse of Horses." His disposition was gentle and noble. Coral LaCE had great ability to extend and collect in gait to adjust to the speed of every other breed. His great heart to please was equal to his great heart in stamina. Coral's Versatility and agility was amazing. When ridden as a western horse, he could leap sideways, forward or pick himself up to go backwards at the touch of a leg. When ridden English he would walk, corto, and largo good enough to become a Grand National Champion in Performance. He would walk ever so gently if a child, older person or a handicapped person was on his back. He not only made a 100 mile run from Miami, FL to Homestead and back, he reproduced himself (and still does), in the show ring enough to win the #1 Top Ten Sire twice and be on it 13 years. Though Coral LaCE went on to heavenly pastures, he is still living through his offspring today. They are competing in Largo Races, Competitive Trail Rides, Fifty Mile Endurance Rides and have won, numerous Championships. They have scaled a mountain like a goat or mule on the Tennessee Big Buffalo or Bucksnort Ride, well enough that they get comments like, "That's the first horse I would trade my gaited mule for". Coral's attributes are alive and well in his offspring. some have his stallion call, some his color, another has his sweet tooth. Still others his gentle nuzzling for affection, his love for all animals such as kittens, dogs, calves, etc. and they all have his ability to reproduce themselves as well as Coral LaCE himself. Coral LaCE can be seen living four generations down in his grandchildren. In America this incredible stallion was named "One of the three best performance horses in history." Coral LaCE was recently inducted into the Paso Fino Hall of Fame and the NASHA states that Coral LaCE has "Founded a dynasty", and with great pride qualifies him as a Foundation Bloodline Stallion. Coral LaCE's accomplishments and titles are too numerous to list on this page, but if you would like more information please contact us. |
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This video is just over 4 minutes long and contains very old original video of Coral and many still photos of him. The video was taken when Coral was 19yrs old and had long been retired. His owners were give a 2 week notice and requested to demo him in a parade of past Grand National Champions during the National Show.
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