{"id":8105,"date":"2025-01-23T17:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=8105"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:43:42","slug":"nicaraguan-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/nicaraguan-paso","title":{"rendered":"Nicaraguan Paso Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>The term Paso Fino translates to \u2018fine step\u2019 and their lovely gaits cannot be taught, they have to come via genetics. The Paso is in fact distinguished by their four-beat lateral gait.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>Similar to the <a href=\"\/breeds\/nicaraguan-criollo\">Criollo strain<\/a> found in the country, Paso animals are descendant of Iberian horses brought during colonization. However the gait that Paso animals display is more reminiscent of the <a href=\"\/breeds\/jennet\">Jennet<\/a> than others that came across from Europe. Jennets are known for having a smooth amble and it was found that mares passed the gaits on better than studs. <\/p>\n<p>Paso strains can be found throughout Latin America and each country has essentially developed the breed enough to call them native. The same can be said for Nicaragua, as the type has been developed specifically for the needs and climate found in the country. <\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 14 \u2013 15 hands<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Head is small with a slightly convex profile<br \/>\nNeck is medium in length, upright and arched<br \/>\nChest is medium wide<br \/>\nBack length varies<br \/>\nLegs are straight and slender<br \/>\nHooves are small <\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>All <a href=\"\/colors\">colors<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Docile and willing<br \/>\nSpirited but gentle<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Riding<br \/>\nTransport<br \/>\nCart horse<\/p>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Upg9Ih4xOY?si=NsZ5GkmMq1gAehUm\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro The term Paso Fino translates to \u2018fine step\u2019 and their lovely gaits cannot be taught, they have to come via genetics. The Paso is in fact distinguished by their four-beat lateral gait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[157],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-8105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nicaragua","tag-all-colors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8109,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8105\/revisions\/8109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}