Gustavo Mirabal Bustillos, Gustavo Mirabal’s father

Gustavo Mirabal Castro and his career in the equestrian jump is known both inside and outside of Venezuela.

His multiple triumphs have made that name stand out in jumping competitions as well as extolling the national tricolor.

Today we are going to dedicate this article to one of the great victories of this Venezuelan rider. It is about your G & C Farm.

Gustavo Mirabal Castro and G & C Farm

This equestrian center was a paradise located in the United States. G & C Farm became a benchmark for horse racing internationally.

Wellington, Florida, witnessed in 2009 the birth of G & C Farm Gustavo’s farm and his wife María Carolina Mirabal. G & C Farm became a platform for the promotion of new generations by its modern facilities and equipment.

Throughout the time G & C Farm achieved a good reputation in the world, which led him to work with the Colombian Mark Bluman, as well as the Brazilians Nelson, Rodrigo and Helio Pessoa.

After the success of G & C Farm, Spanish rider Sergio Álvarez Moya, number one in his country, allied with the Venezuelan rider Gustavo Mirabal Castro. They worked together in Madrid in favor of equestrian sport.

The quality offered in training and training of athletes made G & C Farm become the favorite place of Venezuelan, North American and European riders.

About Gustavo Mirabal Castro, the athlete

Gustavo Mirabal Castro is a lawyer by profession and a passionate rider. From a very young age he has a close relationship with horses.

At the age of 9 he was already visiting racetracks. His father Gustavo Mirabal Bustillo was president of the National Racetrack Institute.

“During my studies in the United States I participated in the equestrian jump team of the institute and almost 30 years later the farm is a reality,” Gustavo Mirabal Castro told laprensadecaracas.com.

In addition to the dream of being a rider, he grew up having his own training and training center, which he called G & C Farm.

Gustavo Mirabal Castro Victories with G & C Farm

This farm has brought great personal and professional victories to Gustavo Mirabal Castro, as a lawyer and as an athlete.

His wife María Carolina Chapellín de Mirabal and children have always been very close to the Mirabal activities and that includes the farm.

In an interview he said:

“I was really lucky to have most of the time close to the family since G & C operated in the house where we lived in Wellington (Florida) and having them close by made everything easier, they were part of G & C”.

Gustavo Mirabal Castro

This farm was also a champion in the exhibition races with the Venezuelans Luis Miguel Martínez, Gustavo Arroyo, Luis Fernando Larrazabal and Pablo Barrios.

Talking about G & C farm is synonymous with quality and passion. However, due to other commitments it is temporarily closed.

“At the moment the company G & C Farm closed its operations temporarily since I decided to retire from the amateur competition and I am not supporting any Grand Prix rider; It was not worth keeping the company open, the time will come again, “said Gustavo Mirabal Castro in the interview.

Passion, dedication and commitment give results when talent is mixed with effort. This was what led the Venezuelan businessman and horseman Gustavo Mirabal Castro to become the founder of one of the most desirable equestrian farms in the United States and Europe.

Sources

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https://medium.com/@gustavo.mirabal/sergio-alvarez-moya-that-special-bond-c021fe93b269

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Babieca, the horse, and the Cid

Very rarely in life when someone gives a gift to another person, gives them the option to choose. Well, most of the time it’s a surprise. However, in this case, the opposite happened. This is how the narrative of the History of the Babieca Horse begins.

Babieca a unique gift

Babieca was a gift that the godfather of El Cid, a religious named Peyre Pringos or Pedro el Gordo, made his godson. In fact, it happened that one day, Pedro El Gordo took a boy named Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar to the monastery where he lived.

The religious said to his godson: “Choose the colt that you like the most”. This is how Rodrigo chose a particularly ugly specimen, so his godfather, disappointed, exclaimed: “that’s a Babieca”. Put another way, a horse of scant presence, weak and clumsy. However, with the passage of time it would become a historical horse.

In literature

Babieca was the legendary horse that the literary sources, from the Cantar de mio Cid (written around 1200), and the later tradition, attributed to the Castilian noble Rodrigo Díaz known as El Cid Campeador, who came to dominate practically all the east of the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 11th century.

Before being nominated in Cantar de mio Cid, the mare of the Castilian hero was characterized without name in the Carmen Campidoctoris (composed c. 1190) as a North African horse bought for a thousand dinars, of great agility and speed, something especially valued in the war horses, which were sturdy, heavy and relatively slow.

However, in the same Song to Babieca is presented, after the capture of Valencia and when the Cid will receive his wife and daughters, as a trophy of war that the subsequent chronological proscriptions of the poem. They specifically attribute to the victory over the king of the Taifa of Seville.

Meaning of Babieca name

• The best hypothesis was founded by Martin de Riquer in 1953 and he maintained that the name “Babieca” was taken by analogy with Guillermo de Orange’s horse, from the French epic cycle, which was called Bauçan, since in medieval Castilian “bausán” it meant ‘silly’ or ‘fool’, as well as ‘babieca’.
• Finally, it has been proposed that the name comes from the use of some Aragonese speech. In which the term babieca (or babueca) means ‘owl’ or ‘owl’.
• Don José González published in 1958 in “Archivos Leoneses” a work on the horse of Cidiano. He describes it as originating from the Asturcón horses; of those that were in the mountains of León.
• Don José believes that Babieca was a gift that the Cid made his wife Doña Jimena as a wedding present. She makes him descend from the Babia area, by name. Babieca would come from Almuzara, in the high Torío, where the Leon Sails had a stop to come back and hatchery. Don Jose considered that the name of Babieca means the meaning “almuzara”, or of the valleys of Burón and Maraña, valleys of Pinzón and Fascasio, where the monks of Sahagún had studs.

Babieca and the last time it was mounted.

According to the Legend of Cardeña, elaborated around the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña around 1270. It was the horse on which the wife of El Cid mounted his corpse. Making his enemies believe he was still alive. Afterwards, nobody rode on Babieca again. He died two years later at the unusual age of forty. They buried the horse somewhere in the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña. Ten kilometers from Burgos, in the municipality of Castrillo del Val and next to the towns of Cardeñajimeno.

Sources:

http://andalusianworld.com/site/the-legend-of-el-cid-and-babieca-andalusians-in-history-and-mythology/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid

https://karibovee.com/famous-horse-partners-in-history-el-cid-and-babieca

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babieca

https://www.tispain.com/2013/03/babieca-el-caballo-feo-del-cid-campeador.html

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Gypsy Vanner Horse Breed

The horse is one of the largest mammals on the planet earth. As for its characteristics dazzles with its elegance. Now, of this species there are many breeds of horses, where they are differentiated by their physical characteristics, size, color, coat among others. For this reason in this issue we will talk about the Gypsy Vanner horses.

The Gypsy Vanner horse has other names such as Cob, Gypsy Maize, Gypsy Horse, Gypsy Vanner, Irish Cob.

Origin of the breed

The Gypsy Vanner horse is a breed of domestic horse from the island of Ireland. It is a small horse, solidly built, of conformation of cob and, often, but not always, it is discolored. It is particularly associated with the Irish traveler and Roma peoples traveling from Great Britain and Ireland. There was no book or breed association studies for horses of this type until 1996. It is now considered a race and you can register with several breed associations.

From about 1850, people traveling in the British Isles began to use a different type of horse for sacarsus vardos, the caravans in which they had just begun to live and travel. The color and appearance of the breed were refined in the years after the Second World War. Horses of this type were exported for the first time to the United States in 1996.

The Gipsy Vanner was imported from the United States approximately in 1966. In spite of them, it was not until 2004 when it was considered a breed and registered in the All Breed Program of the Doma Federation. It is a horse whose most common use is dressage, general equestrian and work.

Characteristics of the Horse Race Gipsy Vanner

• It is a horse of strong appearance and safe passage wherever it goes. Thanks to its low temperament and versatility, it has been able to be bred for many purposes in the extension of all of Europe.
• It can reach 1.63 meters in height, there have even been cases of 1.65 meters. However, its weight amounts to about 630-635 kg, depending on the type of food and activities carried out.
• Its coat is recognized by the great beauty that it shows in black and white colors, being one of the most wonderful specimens in the world.
• It has a broad chest and rounded hindquarters together with a seemingly short back.
  Their hooves at first sight stand out for their greatness and fur that surrounds them. His neck is of strong appearance and on it his fine head is held.
• The mane and tail are quite long and fluid, also has straight and silky hair. He has strong-looking shoulders and heavy hips.

Conduct of the Gipsy Vanner

With regard to temperament, it is one of the races with more intelligence among all equines, friendly, very athletic, strong and above all, it is a docile horse, very social and easily to establish a friendship.

In short, the Gypsy Vanner horse breed is among the most valued and beautiful. A strong and elegant horse that adapts to any equestrian discipline and also to the moments greater formality.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_horse

https://www.noticaballos.com/gipsy-vanner-el-caballo-mas-docil-para-los-ninos.html

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The consequences of bad hardware on horses can be several. Have you ever had a bad experience?

A horseshoe is a fabricated product, normally made of metal, although sometimes made partially or wholly of modern synthetic materials, designed to protect a horse’s hoof from wear.

The fitting of horseshoes is a professional occupation, conducted by a farrier, who specializes in the preparation of feet, assessing potential lameness issues, and fitting appropriate shoes, including remedial features where required.

Horseshoes are available in a wide variety of materials and styles, developed for different types of horse and for the work they do. The most common materials are steel and aluminium, but specialized shoes may include use of rubber, plastic, magnesium, titanium, or copper

Since the early history of domestication of the horse, working animals were found to be exposed to many conditions that created breakage or excessive hoof wear.

In this article we will talk about what happens to our equines if the farrier is wrong.

Consequences

Many changes brought about by the domestication of the horse have led to a need for shoes for numerous reasons, mostly linked to management that results in horses’ hooves hardening less and being more vulnerable to injury.

From a simple limp, to leaving an animal seriously lame for a long time. These are some of the consequences of bad equine horseshoes.

This, obviously, is very harmful to the animal and many owners are not aware of it.

A bad aplomb in the hoof, can seriously affect joints or even tendons, leading to tendinitis. (seen very often in horses without heels)

A bad aplomb in the hoof even cause serious diseases such as bleeding rooms, breeds, etc.

That is why it is very important to have a good farrier. Yo have to choice a farrier with all the knowledge to plumb a helmet well.

Hoof Care

Heels are the most common mistake when it comes to shoeing a horse.

There are many blacksmiths who, either because of their way of plumping, or because they follow the owner’s demands, tend to cut more than necessary the heels of the helmet.

The hoof has its aplomb and should not be changed.

Remember that a farrier is an equine health professional. Do not try to do it in your strength by watching tutorials or asking friends. Hire an expert!

For the first time

After reading the above you may wonder at what time you should shoe a horse for the first time. According to experts like David Azorín, who is empowered by the French Riding Federation and the Madrid Horse Riding Federation suggest:

• The first ironwork is usually done at 3 years of age.
• In that period the horse has developed well its joints, bones and muscles.
• Azorín recommends starting with the front legs only, “since they are not yet balanced. So we will avoid injuries in these, caused by the reach of the hindquarters.”
• “There are exceptional cases where before that age, or before breaking them down, it is convenient to make a horseshoe. It will be to correct a problem caused by bad wear or any other pathology.”

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Horse_shoes_and_horse_shoeing:_their_origin,_history,_uses,_and_abuses/Chapter_VIII

https://ecoequine.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/horseshoe-facts-and-folklore

http://www.gustavomirabal.es/salud/consecuencias-de-un-mal-herraje

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Gustavo Mirabal Castro and his love for horses

Gustavo Mirabal Castro is a Venezuelan lawyer and rider. This character is known internationally for his remarkable participation in various equestrian events. It is worth noting that his love for horses is hereditary, because his father was another fan of the equine world.

Gustavo Mirabal Castro an exemplary lawyer

Gustavo Mirabal Castro studied law at the Universidad Santa María (Venezuelan university institution), where he graduated with the title of Lawyer in 1988. He then worked in recognized organizations such as British Insurance, C. A, Horizon Insurance, S.A. and the Construction Bank.

It is worth recognizing that he later had his own legal office: Mirabal & Asociados, S.C. This office is located in the city of Caracas (Venezuela). This office provides services related to the commercial, commercial, and tax areas. As well as everything related to intellectual property, foreign investments and exchange advice, litigation, finance and capital markets.

Where does Gustavo Mirabal Castro ‘s equestrian passion come from?

The equestrian passion of Gustavo Mirabal Castro comes from his DNA. His father was a great equestrian passionate, but also his first happy moments were in a stable. The passion of Gustavo Mirabal Castro has no dilemma between genetics and environment, they were both.

Gustavo Mirabal Bustillos, the father of Gustavo Mirabal Castro, was a great equestrian enthusiast. Owner of several horses and given his expertise was entrusted with the presidency of the National Institute of Racecourses (INR) of Venezuela. During his presidency at the INR, Gustavo Mirabal Bustillos made improvements that encouraged horse racing as a national sport.

At the young age of 9, Gustavo Mirabal Castro and his father went to the club’s stables where they lived. Shortly after his first visit to the stables Gustavo began the practice of equestrian jumping.

Thus began a stage in his life that would never end. The horsemanship that emerged as a hobby at that time became his greatest wish.

Two horses of his father would termite for determining the course of Gustavo Mirabal Castro ‘s life in the equestrian world. “Rayo Láser” and “Tropigold” marked an era in national hippism and in the life of Gustavo.

Who were “Tropigold” and “Rayo Láser”?

Tropigold and Rayo Laser were two horses of the father of Gustavo Mirabal Castro. They marked a milestone for their victory in the horse races in Venezuela.

Tropigold was born on February 20, 1978. A horse with a career full of victories.

The Tropigold campaign culminated in 11 victories, nine of them selective, with a second place and two third of a total of 15 participations.

Tropigold obtained around 3,420,405. Bs in cash prizes. “This represents about one million dollars” said in a unpublished interview Gustavo Mirabal Castro. That amount of prizes for the time was much more than outstanding.

Rayo Láser for its part was not far behind and in the memory of Gustavo Mirabal Castro was a mark. About Laser Ray He mentioned:

One of the most interesting anecdotes was the unexpected triumph of our horse “Rayo Láser” in the Caribbean classic in Puerto Rico.

“Rayo Láser” passed a terrible flight. During the flight even it lost a tooth by agitation. “Rayo Láser” had to be sedated and was about to be removed from the classic scarce 4 days before the race. In spite of all this, the horse had an arrogant triumph showing that “more can the one who wants than the one who can”.

Gustavo Mirabal Castro about “Rayo Láser”

Why Gustavo Mirabal Castro remember “Rayo Láser”?

Rayo laser was born on February 24, 1984. His arrival in the world took place at Haras La Giralda.

He always had a reluctant appearance every time he performed the morning exercises. Despite this, it was a horse capable of giving much beyond what everyone expected.

His adventure in the arena of Caracas begins in a promising way. He won in his premiere warning what his career would be.

Before this first result, they decide to register him in the Agustín Hernández Cup, finishing second. Later Laser Ray then collect his revenge by humiliating his opponent.

“Rayo Láser” is the living example that every day we build our reality. There are no oracles that predict it. Success is built with hard work and perseverance. That is the creed of Gustavo Mirabal Castro

G & C Farm: fruit of effort, love and dedication

Gustavo Mirabal Castro, together with his beloved wife María Carolina Chapellín de Mirabal, founded the G & C Farm training center. Which is an equestrian center that is located in Florida, being a reference of international hippism.

The vision of G & C Farm is to qualify riders in all high level tournaments. As well as in the final competitions of the World Cup, World Equestrian Games and Olympic Games.

In this order of ideas, the G & C Farm, had a land of 4 acres, which is equivalent to 16,187.43 square meters. He started his activities in 2009. It is worth noting that this organization was created, not only as a center for training and raising horses, but also as a sponsor of equestrian events.

Gustavo Mirabal Castro, an example to follow for the new generations

This Venezuelan rider is an example of perseverance, love, perseverance, patience and passion. These characteristics make him an integral and determined person. Thus, Gustavo Mirabal Castro becomes a worthy example for the new generations that have horsemanship as a sport.

Not everything has been easy in the life of Gustavo Mirabal Castro

Among the situations that Mirabal has had to face, we can mention that he received unfair accusations from his own sister. However, it is convenient to clarify that this woman suffers from emotional instability. Pathology that was diagnosed in 2009.

Gustavo Mirabal Castro ‘s sister, without measuring the consequences of his actions (affected by his psychiatric illness), not only assaulted his own brother. These injustices have been directed against his family, and even against the schools where his own children are prepared.

You can not accuse all those strong situations to a person who is not in full use of their mental faculties. It is worth recognizing Mirabal’s effort to avoid a direct confrontation with his sister, so as not to hurt her, even though she is publicly attacked.

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