{"id":988,"date":"2010-08-09T14:01:24","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T14:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=988"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:43:48","slug":"peruvian-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/peruvian-paso","title":{"rendered":"Peruvian Paso Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>Predominately known for their unique, laterial gait, the Peruano de Paso, Coste\u00f1o or Peruvian Paso is also a performer, one who can manage a high-stepping dancing action that almost makes its own music.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>A brother to the <a href=\"\/breeds\/criollo\">Criollo breed<\/a>, Peruvian Pasos bloodlines began in the early 1530&#8217;s when Francisco Pizarro started importing Spanish horses to Peru. Skilled and selective breeding has been closely monitored and a pure Peruvian Paso is said to have 3\/4 <a href=\"\/breeds\/barb\">Barb<\/a>, and 1\/4 <a href=\"\/breeds\/andalusian-horse\">Andalusian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are Paso strains developed throughout Central and South America, but the Peruvian Paso strain is perhaps the most well-loved of the types, exported to many other countries. <\/p>\n<p>The most prominant horse breed in Peru, the Paso (or Peruvian stepping horse) is known for it&#8217;s fancy footwork. They are built to cover long distances with their signature gait, which is very smooth for the rider.<\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 14-15 hands<br \/>\nLarge heart and lung in relation to their size<br \/>\nRolling, elevated action<br \/>\nTough feet<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Short, muscular upright neck<br \/>\nBroad, strong chest<br \/>\nLong hind legs with flexible joints<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>All <a href=\"\/colors\">colors<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Amiable and kind the Paso makes a well-rounded mount<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Show horse<br \/>\nParade horse<br \/>\nEndurance horse<br \/>\nPack animal<br \/>\nTransportation<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><small>*All links open in a new window<\/small><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ancpcpp.org.pe\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association of Breeders &#038; Owners of Peruvian Paso Horses<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.napha.net\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North American Peruvian Horse Association<\/a\n\n\n\n<h3>More Images<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/peruvian-paso-horse-1.webp\" alt=\"Peruvian Paso Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/peruvian-paso-horse-2.webp\" alt=\"Peruvian Paso Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/peruvian-paso-horse-4.webp\" alt=\"Peruvian Paso Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/peruvian-paso-horse-5.webp\" alt=\"Peruvian Paso Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/peruvian-paso-horse-6.webp\" alt=\"Peruvian Paso Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/peruvian-paso-horse-7.webp\" alt=\"Peruvian Paso Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T9QcHxp8Xk4?si=YlATBFXVKJZ9zuor\" 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<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YzHq9crc1Ko?si=oZ_TrunKnAcjkmi3\" 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 Predominately known for their unique, laterial gait, the Peruano de Paso, Coste\u00f1o or Peruvian Paso is also a performer, one who can manage a high-stepping dancing action that almost makes its own music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-peru","tag-all-colors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988","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=988"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8181,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988\/revisions\/8181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}