In Memoriam * LEA Poema ++ 1996- 2017
* LEA Poema ++( JM Prodigio x HNS Laura I) is one of the most successful Peruvian show horses to ever glide through an arena. If you scroll down her record in the Canadian Livestock Records Corporation, you’ ll see she was many times laureada in Breeding and Performance divisions at regional and national shows.
She was one of the first horses bred by Barbara Windom, owner of La Estancia Alegre and amateur rider who was determined to produce sane, strong, sound horses. She was Barbara’ s favorite horse of all time, one who’ d nicker every time she saw her owner headed her way with a halter.
She’ d run like hell from anyone else.
After her show career, Poema produced LEA Poesía +. This Domecq daughter’ s show record is almost as impressive as her mother’ s. Like Poema, Poesía won in Gait, Performance, and Breeding.( Poesía is the mother of LEA Victoria +, another winner across all three divisions.) Poema also produced Medallón de Bronce winner LEA El Poeta +, currently one of the top performance horses in the U. S. who also wins in Gait and Breeding.
Shortly before Barbara’ s unexpected death May 27, 2017, she was still riding the 21-year-old mare. But just after Barbara passed, Poema took a dramatic downturn. She became lethargic and lost interest in food. She died peacefully on July 3, 2017, and the La Estancia Alegre family mourned her passing as they continue to grieve for her owner.
Poema’ s last colt, LEA Dante( by RCM Amistad), is available for purchase via private treaty. For more information, call Roberto Quijandría, 505.901.2338.