Spain - Horses - and FAQs

Spain horses inscribed, revised, apto for breeding, registered with ANCCE, Spanish Stud Book, PRE or andalusian.

All those terms - what do they mean?


Over the years we have answered hundreds of questions about our national horse. We talk from the place of being lovers and breeders of PREs, constantly immersed in the world of horses in Spain.

The answers we give are more than mere textbook - they are the heart of a passion, coloured with personal experience and direct contact with the PRE breeders, trainers and owners of Spain.


Listed below is a sampling of the recurring questions we receive about spain and her horses. Some are simply spanish translations of horse-related terms, others are common areas of questionning.

And many had a particular significance for an individual spanish horse owner at the time.


What we know, we speak. When we have an opinion, we give it. And when we don't know, we’ve gone out of our way to discover the correct answer, or someone who can give it.


To all those who asked, and all those who are looking to know more about a horse from spain, we hope you find some answers here.

We charge nothing, enjoy the contact, and are happy to talk with you about spain and horses.


Spain, Horses and the FAQs

I can’t translate these papers. Which is which, and must my horse have spanish horse Carta or carta genealogica

Who is in charge of registering the PREs in Spain What are the pre stud book and ANCCE

Where can I find an andalusian horse in spain and Andalucia

Talk to me about PRE bloodlines - Candau - Guardiola - Yeguada Militar - Pallares - Miura and others

What exactly is a carthusian or a cartujano spanish horse Is it a separate breed.

I can’t get a clear answer from the dealers - Is an andalusian spanish horse the same as a PRE spanish horse

I am looking at registration and grading - What does apto mean

What is the Spanish PRE Stud Book

What is Inscription of a pure spanish horse

What is Revision of a PRE

I was told that the spanish are bad with paperwork. What papers should have arrived when I imported my PRE from Spain

Where can I find the national spanish horse associations




ALL Our own pure spanish horses have their Spanish Papers, Stud Book Inscription, and Revision fully in order.

Their paperwork is valid worldwide. Registration with ANCCE also completely up to date.




FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions about horses from spain. The purebred spanish horses of spain’s history, andalusians, our neighboring lusitanos, Iberian horses from our Iberian peninsula as a whole.

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