Because it si unique. Because it is undoubtely the smoothest riding horse in the world. Because it is noble, fiery, relentless, resistant....

The riding comfort which offers to its rider is uncomparable with anything else. Thanks to its exceptionally smooth gait with minimum shocks to riderīs spine it enables the ride also to the seniors and all other people who otherwise should quit the riding because of a health or back problems. Paso fino colombiano is very resistant, built for all-day work in demanding terrain.

Because of its qualities paso fino colombiano  is called the Royce Rolls of horse world and in last 20 years has been very demanded also outside of Colombia, specially in the U.S.A.. The same way as in the past paso finos still are ideal family horses for countryside riding. They are smooth so the rider could spent a long ride in the saddle in the nature does not matter the quantity of natural obstacles, they are quick to overcome long distances, very sure in their gait to avoid any accidents in difficult terrain, reliable and resistant. Their basic task fullfill nowadyas equally well as in the previous centuries and for that purpose are still hold in huge quantities in haciendas in Colombia and others countries of Latin America. The owners of these horses can participate in various competitions which are inmensely popular and where very impresive sums of money today are involved. The most successfull horses became almost national symbols and proud.

Which one of Colombiaīs breeds to choose? This question must answer each person for himself according to his preferences and considering what is primary the horse intended for. The truth is that in Colombia all breeds are used for all purposses - long rides (e.g. endurance in Europe), to work with cattle, and so on.The competitions and shows are very popular in Colombia with highly emotional atmosphere. The vibrations of special sounding board and the responses of fiery horse are driving adrenalin up equally to the riders as to the visitors. The opinions and preferencies are different also in Colombia. Some authorities state that paso fino and trocha pura are more suited for plain terrain and long rides from sunrise to sunset, and trote y galope and trocha y galope are more suitable as working horses and sport horses more proper to hilly countryside. Others donīt agree to that opinion and even for working with cattle would not change paso fino for any other breed in the world.

Generally it is possible to say that the most evaluated is paso fino, followed by trocha pura, than trote y galope and the less prestige - for the time being - has trocha y galope.

In comparison with diagonal gaited breeds paso fino is in his gait quicker (reportedly up to  45 km/hour) than trote or trocha which has to start gallop in order to maintain the speed with paso fino. In full gallop naturally depends on each individual what speed is able to reach.

To complete the information it is necessary to say that trote y galope and trocha y galope are more impressive because of their bigger stature and slower and higher movement of their legs and both have a lot of ardent admirers.