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| The Sorraia
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Sorraias, named for the valley where they were running wild in Portugal, are, to me, the "guardian angels of dun". They are an extremely endangered breed, and are being conserved now. |
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Extreme Sorraia type stallion. Photo received, with permission, from Hardy Oelke. Also seen on page 62 of his book, Born Survivors on the Eve of Extinction. Hardy believes this is one of the finest examples of the primitive horse alive. Alas, he was later gelded by someone who thought he was "ugly." His mane is just separated a bit, here. |
 This is Sovina, the first Sorraia to set foot on American soil. He's
owned by Erin Gray of Nature's
Mustangs in Mulina, OR (south of Portland). Photo at left is him as a
yearling. He has filled out a lot now! Click thumbnail pics to see full size. |
  Sovino (alternate spelling) at Festival of Andalusians 2002 .
His tail was discovered to be broken and though it was
splinted, he fussed at it and it didn't heal properly and had to be
amputated. It was long and full before that! |
| I've lost some of the photos I had on this page of Sovina. To
see more of him and his progeny, check out http://www.sorraias.com/
and click on his name, etc.
Later I'll be giving Sovina his own page and using this page for more general Sorraia info. I visited Sovina in November 2003 and took photos, but he was getting wooly and was out at pasture so I'll leave these, above, to represent him. Sovina's brother is also in America. I hope to add info about and pictures of him some day. |
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