*S S ORION’s pedigree is a ‘Who’s Who’ of what is happening in Spain today.  The tail female lines of ORION’s sire and dam are to Princess Teresa’s founding female, NEVISCA, a TABAL daughter of extreme good quality.  In the USA we are familiar with the dynasty from the TABAL daughter and dam of EL SHAKLAN,  ESTOPA, who was  bred by don Miguel Osuna and owned during her lifetime by Om El Arab.  In Spain, NEVISCA has founded her own dynasty, with Champion descendents in many countries.

*S S ORION’s sire FAKETEKO (ZACATECO x ZAKATECA), produced by Princess Teresa,  is by the 15.3 hand liver chestnut Military State Stallion ZACATECO (JACIO x BALDOSA).  JACIO (TABAL x TEORICA) is well known as the sire of some of the most beautiful of the Spanish Arabians, *G G SAMIR, for example.  His dam TEORICA (BARQUILLO x GALATIFE), was a white mare of ethereal beauty; his sire BARQUILLO was famous for producing beautiful and good producing daughters.

ZACATECO was BALDOSA’s last offspring.  BALDOSA (MAQUILLO x HABLADURIA) was a legendary producer, dam of GARBO and also a full sister to *SABIDURIA (Steen importation), renowned in the USA as the dam of MI KERIDA and numerous race winners. 

ZAKATEKA (MARMOL x SAMARKANDA) is by the liver chestnut 16 hand Military State Stallion MARMOL (TABAL x ESCALA II), famed for producing elegant fronty horses with size, big eyes, fine haircoats and wonderful movement.  SAMARKANDA was a beautifully typey mare and a Supreme Mare Champion of Spain.

The dam of *S S ORION is the lovely DAIKIRI (MIKADO x POLKA).  MIKADO, liver chestnut, produced at Princess Teresa’s farm, became a Spanish National Champion Get of Sire winner.    POLKA (SACUDIR x NEVISCA), liver chestnut, was Spanish Supreme Champion Mare.

See photos of many of these ancestors.

*S S ORION’s pedigree is pure Spanish gold, and he is producing as such.