You should start ground work immediately. You can get a colt or filly used to being gently handled immediately after birth, and can start leading them shortly after birth. You should be doing basic groundwork and desensitizing them from an early age so that they are used to being around new things/people and are good at and used to being lead around and things like that. As for riding, you should not start riding an Andalusian until it is 4 or 5 years old. They mature slower than other horse breeds, and should therefore be started no sooner than 4 years of age. They are very emotional horses, and starting them too soon can have lasting emotional effects on them, as well as the fact that their bodies aren't physically ready to bear the weight of a rider until they are at least 4 years old. I suggest starting getting them used to the saddle and tack at around 3 - 3 1/2 years old, then starting light riding at around 4, and starting real training at around 5 - 5 1/2 (depending on the horse and on the level of experience and talent that the rider has).
The Andalusian horse comes from the Andalusian region of Spain. Most Andalusians are now called Pure Raza Espanol or PRE for short. Thorough any horse bred in that particular region can still be called an Andalusian.
Zorro's mount was a rare black Andalusian.
The Andalusian breed was derived from Iberian, Arabian and Barb horses.
Andalusian horse named Traveler
Andalusian. A gray Andalusian!
Andalusian horse named Traveler
It's an Andalusian.
The Andalusian is from Spain. They are also known as the Pura Raza Espanola, or the Pure Spanish Horse.
Not too sure what you're asking here. Are you asking what the name of a horse would be if it's got Andalusian, Quarter Horse and Criollo? Well, for one, Criollo isn't exactly a true breed, it's just a colour breed, and if the horse of this mix is not Criollo itself the Criollo part of the equation wouldn't count nor matter. Thus this leaves us with the possibility of saying the horse is an Andalusian-Quarter horse cross. Answer 2: Well in Mexico the cross of Andalusian/Quarter horse & Criollo is called an Azteca. In the USA the cross is Andalusian/Quarter horse or Paint horse and is called an American Azteca.
The Andalusian is a Spanish Horse... Are you meaning another Spanish breed? Additional Info: Yes and No, I don't mean another breed of horse, that is the breeds name,"Spanish Horse". The Andalusian Horse is not considered a pure breed by the Spanish Horse Registery, they believe it to be of mixed blood. Yet in other countries, such as the United States the Andalusian Horse is often used to describe the same horse, or one so similar as to be impossible to tell without papers. (even then there are questions concerning the "truth" of these papers) due to the age of the records of breedings and births. But, I've read that there are two listings for registering these animals in the US one for a Spanish Horse and another for Andalusian Horse. But I understand that the Spanish Horse communtiy will not accept this. It seems that a serious debate has been brewing about the hertiage of these wonderful animals. What is, if any, the differences between these horses? I'm not 100% sure if there is such breed "Spanish Horse". I have done alot of looking around but, cannot find anything apart from the Andalusian horse.
The Azteca is a cross between a Quarter Horse and an Andalusian.
Andalusian ;)