Driving down the winding country road that wraps around the aged wood fencing, visitors may see Paso Fino horses grazing peacefully or frolicing on the gently rolling pastures. The rustic horse barn and pre-Civil War farm house (est. 1810) are nestled among towering pines and a hundred plus year old white oak tree.

Thus, this rustic aged farmstead is ideal for the preservation of the early Colombian Paso Finos's legacy imported into the USA and bred. Their bloodlines are rarer to find in today's Paso Fino of the 21st century, and are valuable to preserve for new Paso Fino owners to discover and enjoy.

Gracewood Farm's goal is be true to the very qualities that first made the Paso Fino desireable as smooth pleasurable riding mounts in this country. The early Paso Fino imports from Colombia, South America were selected for easy, natural and smooth riding gaits; sound and beautiful conformation; and with amicable intelligent dispositions that allowed for training in various sports, including jumping and cattle work.

Gracewood Farm's owner Lynn Gallup acquired Emperador La Estrella (at age 22) in 2002. Emperador embodied all these desired qualities for a versatile and beautiful naturally gaited Paso Fino horse for the farm's recreational riding and breeding program. Emperador had a prepotent pedigree (foundation Colombian lineage) that he passed along to his offspring along with his special qualities.

Emperador La Estrella exemplified Gracewood Farm's Paso Fino standard and goals. Sadly, Emperador passed away in late November 2008. Gracewood owns his three youngest daughters and his last son Precision de Gracia to carry on the Emperador legacy. And to continue with the farm's goals of breeding naturally gaited Paso Fino horses for recreational pleasure riding and preserving the foundation Colombian Paso Fino lineage imported into the USA in the 1960's, 1970's to the early-1980's .

*GRACEWOOD FOAL WATCH & NEWS!

Marietta de Gracia
Emperador daughter out of Cassietta - dam of the 2x National Largo Champion
and Magico de Gracia (Emperador x Arianna de Dixieland)
*Its A Light Grulla Colt! Excalibur de Gracia born 9-3-09

Gracewood Farm is expecting Paso Fino foals sired by Precision de Gracia

... out of these fine Colombian foundation lineage mares:

Beech Tree Majatisa
Profeta de Besilu daughter, Majestuoso, Yocunda, Sin Verquenza
*Its A Dark Bay Filly! Elisa de Gracia born 10-22-09

Diplomacia La Estrella
Contra-sucessor & Majestuoso granddaughter; Hilachas, Ensueno, Caruso
*Its A Grulla Filly! Rachel de Gracia born 1-1-10

Miaventura
Lunares granddaughter; Hilachas, Belmonte, El Capricho, Singer
*Due April 2010

Novia Dulce de Gracia
Cortes que tal & Ejemplo grandaughter; Guala, Hilachas, Eblis
*Due April 2010

Mariposa de Gracia
Emperador daughter (Guala, Baron, Mahoma, Hilachas, Eblis);
Mar de Plata, Muneco LaCE
*Due May 2010

Espirita de Gracia
Emperador daughter (Guala, Baron, Mahoma, Hilachas, Eblis);
Piloto de RIV, Festival Intl, Bochica, Majestuoso, Plebeyo
*Due May 2010

Gracewood Farm has seeked out a group of Paso Fino broodmares that carry the USA foundation Colombian lineage and athletic qualities desired ... that of Guala, Resorte III, Mahoma, Sin Verquenza, Lunares, Hilachas, Majestuoso, Baron que tal, Cazador que tal and "que tal" line mares, such as Yocunda.
P.S. Click on horse's names (above) to see their photos.

The Puerto Rican line of Sonador/Guamani known for its "Andalusian" phenotype can be found as an ancestor in several of our Paso Finos, such as in Insignia de Gracia -- shown below with her 2007 dun colt Precision de Gracia, by Emperador La Estrella.

Continue to enjoy your online Paso Fino farm tour.

... Lynn Gallup, Gracewood Farm