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As its name indicates, Meadow Nueva-Cholaica
is a meadow with prevalence of oaks over cork oaks, and it is located in the
mounts of "la Cholaica", at the oriental side of Sierra Grande, between Hornachos and Campillo de Llerena.
“The meadow is an ecosystem, a real jewel
of the Nature, where agricultural and cattle production, controlled by the man
happens along with the conservation of species, of flora and fauna unique in the
world; and more than about compatibility we can speak about symbiosis since
different vegetal species, shrub-like and herbaceous species, farm animals like
cows, sheep, goats, pigs and horses, wild animals like wild boars, rabbits,
partridges, or migratories as cranes live togheter and complement themselves"
(Luis Díaz Ambrona).
The meadow, in the past so wrongly treated
by scientists, public administrations, enterprises, artists and people in
general, is now highly appreciated by all, because of its ecological and natural
importance. Now we understand that this symbiosis makes possible that natural
products have a bigger demand from consumers: Iberic pig and its acorn ham,
sheep and its milk with the famous cheese of Tortas del Casar and de la Serena,
cows and its Retinto meat, and horses and the Spanish thoroughbred.
It
is in the meadow where the horse
acquires its maximum splendor, in the open nature, adapted to the environment,
in the cold winter and in the extreme hot of summer, with the oaks and cork oaks
protecting the as umbrellas in the hours where weather conditions are hard. The
ground is wavy, with plains and strong slopes, being guaranteed the exercise for
a balanced development in a natural way. The necessity of looking for appetizing
and fresher foods and water imply displacements where all the muscles of its
anatomy work.
A lot of open air time in order to develop the Species and
Race instinct they have inside in every step of their life, far away from the
modern horse raising farms that give a character totally different to the
Spanish horse.Our target is to preserve nobility, nerve and strength, that is,
the temperament of our horse.
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