Riding the Endangered Galiceno
When your first ride on a new breed is in the pouring rain and you have a blast anyway! The Quest continues in Florida, home to the largest herd of Galiceno's left in the world!
Quest Horse:
Name: NiNa Ella
Breed Origin: Mexico & USA
Gender: Mare
Foaled in: 2007
Color: Bay Roan
Registry: Galiceño Horse Registry
Owned By: Galiceños of Suwannee Ranch
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Did You Know:
In 1958 the Galiceno Horse Breeders Association was established in the United States.
Many of the horses were used to influence other breeds such as the Pony of America.
The breed is now considered critically engangered with fewer than 100 Galicenos left worldwide.
Galicenos of Suwanee Ranch in Live Oak, Florida has 40 of them.