Kiss My Finest Heart

“Kiss My Finest Heart made the long journey from childhood dreams to reality, via Texas to southern Spain in June of 2007.  There, as a mere 3 year-old, he was slowly bought on with ground work only before his ridden career began aged 4, as his future was to be not just a family member but also an endurance horse. An absolute gentleman, he very happily lived out with his new wives, also Foundation Appaloosas imported from America, seamlessly going to live in the geldings paddock when foals were not on the schedule! 

His first endurance competition was 40km in the screaming August heat of southern Spain, alongside some 30 arabian horses.  With his very distinctive coat and his metal-free mouth and feet, Heart very much stood out from the crowd.  He also came across the finish line in the first 10! Wanting a horse to run the whole course as they say, his owner was in no rush to push him up the levels and his first year of competing was all at 40km´s and at every one he qualified.  His resting pulse was now coming in on average at 22bpm. Then a bad track/bad journey one day caused a pull in a shoulder muscle so he was kept home to be sure of a full and complete recovery. Once right, Heart had a year of trekking (but we´re talking 50 to 60 km´s a day) and growing, mentally and physically. He went to a few Ferias, where of course he always drew a lot of attention, and he always behaved impeccably – with no metal in his mouth or on his feet!

A couple of years of making beautiful babies ensued and just recently Heart came back into training for competition. His first walk out for an hour and his pulse was only 30bpm upon return!  He passes this calm demeanour and great interior strength to his foals.  His conformation is the balanced perfection you expect from a Foundation Appaloosa, apt for nearly every discipline.   Kiss My Finest Heart is very much a part of his family in southern Spain and probably gets far more spoiled than he should.  After all, these Appaloosas are smart cookies and know how to play their people!”

Tracy Parker, Espiritu del Viento Stud