Castile Baroque Andalusians proudly specializes in the old style baroque Andalusian with the foundation P.R.E. stallion ELEGIDO C. Elegido is a (homozygous) blue black color 15'3 hands, born 2001. He was imported from Spain as a two year old by Karen Sausman, Kingsmark Farms, California. Castile Baroque Andalusians' goal is to produce/promote the more original type of Andalusian, the horse of many many years ago in Spain, the horse that was used for and so natural for high school and airs movements. Elegido has nearly perfect conformation to do this with perfect ratios and correct legs. His beautiful head is well set on his neck, with a perfect top-line: smooth neck into withers, short back, round croup, powerful hindquarters. His movement is straight,(no winging whatsoever)elevated, cadenced and yes, he can extend! He is schooling piaffe/passage/spanish walk/flying changes. He is ridden daily for pleasure and has a show record. Best of all, Elegido has that wonderful Andalusian temperment and personality that I understand he passes on to his offspring of which he now has eight. He has been bred eight times with shipped semen and settled each mare first time. Most are blacks, bred to both black and grey pure and non- andalusian mares with one bay and two greys. He had two babies in 2008 at the same farm, both fillies. One black and one possible grey. At a breed show in June 2009 at Del Mar CA, Elegido took a first place in an open class, a second in an amateur class. July 9, 2009 Elegido sired a black P.R.E. filly, Mariana CDF and she joins her half brother Simon CDF.