Can you tell me about his personality?
Parcival’s character is actually his best trait. He
is extremely trainable, and always mindful. At
the shows he can go to the jog or the warm-up
without worrying about other stallions or mares
around — he knows the difference between work
and breeding. I think Carlos had a lot to do with
that, and he did a great job. Without exception,
every one of the breeders with a “Parci-foal,”
as they’ve dubbed them, has remarked on their
foals’ excellent temperament, trainability, and
people-loving personality.
Besides his amazing dependability, Parcival loves
to be admired. He will pose for photographs all
day long. We did a photo shoot for two hours at
Diamante Farm when I boarded there, and never
needed to do anything to get him to put his ears
up and stand alert. He loves cameras!
I have also started teaching lessons on him. He
is super— he never gets frustrated or angry with
the student, but he won’t do something if you
don’t ask the right way. So if you want canter
but you’re in the wrong position you might get
piaffe.
Can you tell me a little about his competition
record to date?
I brought Parcival to Florida in 2007-2008 and
showed the small tour in the national shows and
the CDIs. Parcival has