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A Gringa's How-To for Beans and Rice
bullet Even my former Puerto Rican boyfriend said that I cooked one mean bean, but how to get it to be the "real deal" escaped me until I mentioned how it lacked that beans and rice look to a young Cuban-American coworker. What I thought was a secret kept from gringos isn't....
DNA Testing--Is it helping or hurting?
bullet I once thought DNA testing was manna from heaven. Lately, I have had second thoughts about it and how breed registries use it. It is one thing to prove genealogy. It is another matter entirely when it is used to determine purity....
Term of the Month: Encastar
bullet The English translation of encastar means "to breed". In Spanish, the meaning goes beyond the act of breeding or conception. It also encompasses what it is "to breed" or to be a breeder. A Paso Fino breeder does more than just select individuals for planned matings....

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Blessed Are The Newcomers...

Newcomers are the life force of any activity. They are the nourishment, the bond that keeps the industry going.

Are You A Paso Fino Fan-Boy?

The Paso breed is brimming over with fan-boys unabashedly gushing over the "best ever" horse, bloodline or trainer. There always seems to be some adoring fan that cannot get enough of a good thing--or at least, the fan will do everything in his/her power to make you believe the adored subject is really that good.