Margarita Rose
riding Angelina de la Mar

"When you are blessed to have horses, you are blessed enough.” I have been lucky enough to have horses my entire life. Before I could walk I was in the saddle. I started training horses 8 years ago when I purchased a 7 year old unbroken mare, Angelina. My 6 year old son rides her most often now as I am working with her 6 year old daughter, Sierra. It is a pleasure and very rewarding to train my own small herd and am frequently complimented on my well-behaved horses. I believe firmly in the all-around horse and challenge my horses to do whatever adventure I throw at them. I also love being a part of a re-enactment club because I love the costumes and the history. The Victorian Era lent itself to a woman’s wardrobe that was quite elaborate with bright colored dresses and fussy accessories. I enjoy costume contests at re-enactment events and I create my own costumes and hats. I find that researching historical patterns and materials is fascinating. Sometimes I feel I am living halfway between two worlds: the modern and the yesteryear.

My horse, Angelina, (rollover photo with mouse to see her) is a 15 year old chestnut Peruvian Paso mare with a flaxen mane and tail. She is only 14 hands tall and has always been barefoot. She was the first horse I trained and she is my essential soul mate. There is no horse as sweet in temperament or as tough in spirit as Ang. She has climbed in the mountains to heights of 10,000 feet in the snow in August; I have taken her to rides in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and this summer it will be Nevada; she has won numerous times in the show ring including the Best Novice Horse of Show title; she has been a successful cow horse when asked, including working at a couple 50,000 acre ranches in the Northwest; she has placed in the top 10 at endurance rides in San Diego; she has done more than 50 parades in the last four years and now she is teaching my son to ride. I recently started her sidesaddle and have purchased a gorgeous, tooled Peruvian sidesaddle for her. Look for us in the parades!