Vaquero Californio
Vaquero californio - the style of riding used by the 'old masters'. Passed down to true seekers and learners, the secrets that formed the basis of 'natural horsemanship'.
Ron Breines, based in New Mexico, is a deep thinker and fluid writer on the horsemanship that epitomises Vaquero Californio and the californio style.
Ron is a valued contributor to our Yahoo Group - IberianHorse-Worldwide.
Sabine Shurter has kindly allowed us to reproduce the article she wrote about Ron for the Feb 2007 issue of The Horsemen's Voice. To read about this modern vaquero Californio, click here to download the PDF file (This is the article in its final pre-publication stages, still with a few editing notes attached).
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