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 .