DISCOVER THE MAJESTY OF PUREBRED SPANISH HORSES
The Breeding of the Pure Spanish Horse (Pura Raza Española)
In the early 1970s, breeder Samuel Flores Romano began raising Pure Spanish Horses (Pura Raza Española) on the “Los Alarcones” estate in Andújar (Jaén), branding them with the same iron mark he used for his fighting bulls. Today, these horses are bred on the “El Palomar” estate, located in the municipality of Povedilla (Albacete).
DISCOVER THE MAJESTY OF PUREBRED SPANISH HORSES
The Breeding of the Pure Spanish Horse (Pura Raza Española)
In the early 1970s, breeder Samuel Flores Romano began raising Pure Spanish Horses (Pura Raza Española) on the “Los Alarcones” estate in Andújar (Jaén), branding them with the same iron mark he used for his fighting bulls. Today, these horses are bred on the “El Palomar” estate, located in the municipality of Povedilla (Albacete).
In 1971, Samuel Flores Romano — who had always kept crossbred horses to assist with the handling of fighting cattle — was encouraged by his foreman, José Cañones, to acquire Pure Spanish Horses (Pura Raza Española), “since they all ate the same anyway.” Thus, he purchased and brought to the “Los Alarcones” estate in Jaén the mares Traillera, Unida 1970, Verdadera, Uruguaya II — all from the brand of Francisco Fernández-Daza y Fernández de Córdova — and Muñeca III and Postinera, both from Luis de Miguel-Romero (Marquis of Borja).
Additionally, it was in Volume XIV of the Official Registry of Pure Spanish Horses that, in 1973, all the aforementioned mares were officially registered under the name of Agropecuaria Sierra Morena, a company founded in 1968, with Samuel Flores as its managing director.
The first offspring branded with this iron were sired by the stallions Hechicero X 1967, from the brand of the Marquis of Borja, and Cariñoso III 1956, from the Viuda de Terry. However, in Volume XV of the Pure Spanish Horse Registry, the filly Aladina II is also listed under the name of Agropecuaria Sierra Morena, S.A. She was the daughter of Aladina, from the Agrícola Peralta brand, and the famous stallion Maluso.
All of these horses appear in the same registry volume marked with either the round brand or the “hebillón”. The latter gets its name from its design, which imitates the buckles of leather collars traditionally placed on oxen, used to attach their bells. A small pin links the collar, which is represented by the oblique inner crossbar of the brand, decorated with two small tips on the horizontal bar.
The grey stallion Hechicero X 1967 covered all the mares until 1976, after which he was succeeded by Animoso VII, a son of Cariñoso III and Trainera, and a stallion from the breeder’s own brand. Additionally, three stallions from the renowned Jerez breeder Fermín Bohórquez Escribano — Banderín III 1974, Banderín III 1975, and Gesto — were used until the late 1970s. Banderín III 1974 and Banderín III 1975 continued to cover mares until 1985.
Subsequently, from then until the year 2000, the mares were primarily bred using the stallions Destinado XXIV, Jerarca III, Glauco, and Huracán X.
With the aim of managing the stud more directly and giving it a new impetus, Samuel Flores Romano and his son, Samuel Flores Santos-Suárez, decided in 2000 to move it to the “El Palomar” estate, located in Povedilla, in the province of Albacete. From that same year onward, Samuel Flores Santos-Suárez took charge of the stud and began using a grey stallion from their own brand called Tallarin, son of Peruano VI and Llovizna. Later on, he also bred using Excalibur, Banderín XXI, Efusivo V, Pastelero VII, and Ute.
The Brand Today
The first offspring branded with this iron were sired by the stallions Hechicero X 1967, from the brand of the Marquis of Borja, and Cariñoso III 1956, from the Viuda de Terry. However, in Volume XV of the Pure Spanish Horse Registry, the filly Aladina II is also listed under the name of Agropecuaria Sierra Morena, S.A. She was the daughter of Aladina, from the Agrícola Peralta brand, and the famous stallion Maluso.
All of these horses appear in the same registry volume marked with either the round brand or the “hebillón”. The latter gets its name from its design, which imitates the buckles of leather collars traditionally placed on oxen, used to attach their bells. A small pin links the collar, which is represented by the oblique inner crossbar of the brand, decorated with two small tips on the horizontal bar.
The grey stallion Hechicero X 1967 covered all the mares until 1976, after which he was succeeded by Animoso VII, a son of Cariñoso III and Trainera, and a stallion from the breeder’s own brand. Additionally, three stallions from the renowned Jerez breeder Fermín Bohórquez Escribano — Banderín III 1974, Banderín III 1975, and Gesto — were used until the late 1970s. Banderín III 1974 and Banderín III 1975 continued to cover mares until 1985.
Subsequently, from then until the year 2000, the mares were primarily bred using the stallions Destinado XXIV, Jerarca III, Glauco, and Huracán X.
With the aim of managing the stud more directly and giving it a new impetus, Samuel Flores Romano and his son, Samuel Flores Santos-Suárez, decided in 2000 to move it to the “El Palomar” estate, located in Povedilla, in the province of Albacete. From that same year onward, Samuel Flores Santos-Suárez took charge of the stud and began using a grey stallion from their own brand called Tallarin, son of Peruano VI and Llovizna. Later on, he also bred using Excalibur, Banderín XXI, Efusivo V, Pastelero VII, and Ute.
The Brand Today
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