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*DIAMANTE was imported from Spain, a look alike son of the great Spanish Military State stallion GALERO.  GALERO sons and daughters are famous the world over for their beauty, movement, wonderful temperaments and their winning ways.

In 1980, Dave and Molly Stanley, when deciding the matings for the mares at their Spanish Stud farm, scheduled SAETA (by JACIO) to be sent to GALERO to be covered.   This mating would unite the two most beautiful of the Spanish lines.  The resulting *DIAMANTE (Diamond, in Spanish) was all they hoped to see as far as beauty and movement goes.  “Imagine our delight to discover years later that all the *DIAMANTE offspring LOVE to jump big obstacles”, says Molly, who was IAHA National Hunter-Jumper Chair in the 70’s.

*DIAMANTE produced the best traits of the GALERO horses.  Captivating Spanish eyes, wonderful movement and charisma at the trot showcased his elegant beauty.  He had a ‘curly’ neck that set perfectly into the bridle, and he had smoothness throughout his loin and back, flowing into his good deep hip.  *DIAMANTE has been described as the perfect three circle horse.

*DIAMANTE was named National High Score Meritorious Sire by the Arabian Sport Horse Association of Suffolk, Virginia, three successive years.  *DIAMANTE produced National Champions, National High Score Champions, winners of the Legion of Honor, Legion of Supreme Honor and Legion of Excellence, a winner of the King Saud Trophy, Champions in Arabian Sport Horse

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Notes of interest to Spanish breeders:

GALERO’s sire ZANCUDO (CONGO X YAIMA) himself founded an important dynasty, mostly through the ZANCUDO daughters. 

*ZALEMA (CONGO X GALATIFE), dam of GALERO, was imported to the USA by Jay Stream at the age of twenty-three.  ZALEMA’s dam GALATIFE (GANDHY X VERACRUZ) had a tail female line to the famous Veragua horses.

*DIAMANTE’s dam SAETA (JACIO X CARETA II) represents the other ‘most beautiful’ line from Spain. The JACIO (TABAL X TEORICA) horses are known for their big eyes, beautiful heads, and wonderful temperaments.  SAETA proved herself to be an outstanding stallion producer. 

*DIAMANTE’s dam SAETA is one of the best moving daughters of JACIO. For this we can thank her dam CARETA II (CONGO X URGANA), proven as one of the best producing daughters of the great CONGO (ILUSTRE X TRIANA), who was a Spanish Military stallion (later at Ybarra) that was undefeated in races against all breeds.

TABAL (CONGO X HILANDERA), famous for his gorgeous big-eyed daughters, is the sire of JACIO.  TEORICA (BARQUILLO X GALATIFE), dam of JACIO, was a most elegant alabaster white mare.

*DIAMANTE’s pedigree is rich in CONGO blood, and he also has two crosses to GALATIFE (GANDHY X VERACRUZ), one of the most beautiful and best producing Arabian mares in Spain.