This month we’re going to the colorful counrty of Mexico, to see the beautiful Azteca at work. Developed from the Andalusian, Quarter Horse, and Mexican Criollo, resulting in a noble, docile, agile, proud and spectacular horse. This breed is very easy to train, and once taught it never forgets. Strong and agile this breed has been seen in western riding events such as reining, cutting, team penning and roping as well as English riding events such as dressage and jumping along other events such as polo and bullfighting. From 14 to 15 hands
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Breed of the Month:
Azteca
Bay Azteca Horse
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high, the Azteca is of standard warmblood conformation. It comes in all solid colors and shows a narrow head with a slightly convex profile, The neck is slightly arched, the back short with good muscle, the shoulders long and the legs also well muscled. Thanks to the consistent efforts by a few Mexican agricultural organizations, this breed originated in 1972. In 1992—twenty years after the birth of the Azteca—the International Azteca Horse Association (IAzHA) was formed with the purpose of overseeing the development of this breed.