#1433 Padre, Mustang Stallion

Born wild in Nevada, the beautiful dun Mustang stallion named Padré was gathered and adopted through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). He bears a unique BLM freeze brand on his neck, which is used to identify the wild horses that have been gathered from public rangelands.

When his owner Patti Gruber took him to his first show in-hand, Padré qualified for Dressage at Devon, which is one of the highest-rated international dressage competitions. Padré was the first mustang to ever compete at Devon, and he took home first place in the Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions (in hand) class, as well as winning Reserve Grand Champion Stallion Overall. To top off the year, Padré was also ranked #14 USDF Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Horse of the Year for 4 Year-Old and Older Stallions. Padré has truly shown what great horses domesticated Mustangs can be!

 

Padré comes with a "championship" rosette.  Multiple photos of the model are shown, one of him boxed with the ribbon.

 

Padré is depicted on the "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" mold, which was sculpted with eyebrows.  For this model, the eyebrows have been removed.  The mold still retains the "cartoon-y" characteristics of the original mold.  Actual color is more reddish bay.