Your Gateway To An Experience Of Lifetime: Costa Rica’s Gaited Horses

Molina begins is because of the history of the animals. The animals are very important in the development of this country Costa Rica and most of the South and Central American countries have been done or obtained by the horn of an ox and the saddle of a horse.
The pros of the Costa Rican Paso
A notable characteristic of the Costarricense de Paso is how the animal moves with action.
The difference is how this animal walks Molina says. It has an action that is natural. You want an animal that will elevate the front legs and elevate the hind legs and in the Costa Rican Paso horse you will see that they are naturally endowed with these movements in the front and back legs. It goes through their life.
The wranglers at El Lugar execute a demonstration of the horses for the guests so that we can witness this action for ourselves. They are indeed highstepping wonders. The horses carry their heads high too but not their noses. They are slick from the humidity of the jungle air and leanbut show no signs of exhaustion. This is a trait of efficiency that the breed has retained from the Barb horses that informed the makeup of the Andalusian. Instead they present a disciplined yet graceful power.
In a 2020 video about the breed Gary Douglas El Lugars owner and the man championing the breed association here in the States talks about what he finds so appealing in these horses.
I went to Costa Rica for work and while I was down there I rode some of these horses and I was just stunned with how comfortable they were how beautiful they were. And with the Costarricenses theyre big enough that theres this sense of their power their brilliance. They have a higher head carriage and as a result I feel like Im on enough of a horse that I dont feel like Im a giant with my feet dragging the ground.
To ride a Costarricense de Paso
To ride a Costarricense de Paso is to experience Costa Rica.
At El Encanto located on El Lugars sprawling and natural resort property I mount up aboard the same fleabitten gray stallion the lead wrangler rode in the demonstration. Hes not so tall that at 5 feet 4 inches I couldnt mount from the ground but in line with Douglas perspective the horse gave the feeling of riding something grandly powerful.
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