Whitegate Farm
'MID PLEASURES AND PALACES THOUGH WE MAY ROAM, BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
Bred by royalty, the Pura Raza Española or  Pure Spanish Horse
was the horse of Europe's elite. The history of the pure Spanish
horse reaches back centuries. This calm, noble horse who has
carried kings and soldiers, danced in the courts of Europe and
faced the fierce bulls is today, still living art. Their intelligence,
beauty and athletic ability change everyone who comes in
contact with them.



Many hours can be spent researching this magnificent breed but
I think that Juan Llamas sums it up best ...
.        .. only ask,
      and he will weave a spell
      to light the dark recesses of your being,
      spinning around you
      a web of sweet delights.
      He will be your children's playmate;
      a child himself, he'll do no harm.
      He'll pardon like no other
      your omissions, errors, thoughtless handling.
      His back, a throne of feathers,
      will bear you smoothly at the trot and gallop.
      He'll go where others dare not.
      He'll stand firm
      where others flee in terror.
      You'll discover that the pirouette is easy,
      that a rein back can go on for ever,
      that you need not be a great rider
      to perform airs above the ground.
      At the spur's light touch
      he'll take flight with the wind,
      bearing you safely through the air
      laden with long-forgotten fragrance.
      With him, the distant mountains will be clearer,
      brighter the light of the stars,
      the trilling of the nightingale more joyful,
      sweeter the gurgling of the streams.
      And at the last you'll understand why he was e'er
      the chosen one of kings.
                        
                          Juan Llamas

            "THIS IS THE SPANISH HORSE"
Juan Llamas judging Romerada III, awarding her
Champion Spanish Mare
Romerada III
Katatheon
Cesar XXIII
La Morenita
We are breeding quality PREs for
temperament and performance in
keeping with the Spanish tradition.

Our horses are registered in Spain
with ANCCE and in the U.S.A.
with IALHA, USEF, & USDF.
Please click on
   the horse's
name for more
   information.