LET'S HIT THE TRAILS ON OUR PERUVIAN PASO HORSES!
The Santa Ynez Valley is one of the most beautiful places we've seen.
Here's a photo gallery showing life at Rancho Vilasa and the Nathan family and friends having a blast riding.

SANDY & BARRY NATHAN RIDE THROUGH THE OAKS
photo: Susan Macdonald

BARRY NATHAN OUT ON THE TRAILS, RIDING
VENGANZA DULCE BSN




REY DE CORAZONES FROLICS IN HIS PASTURE
Rey's nickname is "Eddie". He's Sandy Nathan's favorite horse.
Photo: Susan Macdonald

FATHER AND DAUGHTER, MOTHER AND SON
Barry and Lily Nathan, La Soberbia and Capoeira BSN

BARRY AND CAPOEIRA ON RANGE

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LA BEBA HEADS 'EM UP

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AND MOVES 'EM OUT

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NEVER SAY YOU CAN'T WORK CATTLE ON A PASO!!!
LA BEBA IS ON THE JOB.
We have another mare with so much "cow" that she pins her ears and attacks when she sees a bovine.
A friend had an Appie/Paso cross that jumped a barbed wife fence to head a cow-- with her rider. EEE-HAH!




SANDY AND VISTOSO GET READY TO RIDE





WHO'S HEADING WHO? PANDA AND BABY "ARETHA" HEAD TO HEAD

 

RANCHO VILASA HAS BLOSSOMED SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE:
Our round pen is almost invisible behind flowers and foliage.

YOU CAN'T SEE THE CORRALS FOR THE TREES

 

THE GRAPE COVERED MAIN BARN
We've discovered how to get that trendy, funky "New Mexico" look: don't paint your barn! Patch the stucco and don't paint it! Pretty soon, your place will very very chic! Actually-- we're painting as soon as we can agree on a color.

VILASA COMIN' THROUGH THE REDWOODS
You'd swear you were in Mendocino, the redwoods have done so well!

 

PANDA, ONE OF THE NOBLE AND LOYAL
RANCHO VILASA DOGS.

UNCLE EDDIE AND HIS TWO BOYS, SHAMBHO AND TECOLOTE
Sandy Nathan's favorite horse, Eddie, has been "laid off" while Sandy recuperates from her knee replacement. He's taken over baby-sitting duties for weanlings, Chamber and Tecolote. The three are a sweet trio: Uncle Eddie takes his duties seriously, protecting his charges. Here, Tony and Vilasa stop to say hello on their way out to the trails.

ONE HAPPY MAN: BARRY NATHAN ON CAPOEIRA BSN
Still ridin' after all these years.

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