Meet El Rey Magnum

This is El Rey Magnum RCF, a nine month old colt, bred by Orrion Farms, a specialist Arabian breeding farm in Ellensburg, Washington USA. Valued at several million dollars, he was launched to the world this month with a video called ‘The King’ and a strapline saying ‘You won’t believe your eyes’ (www.orrionfarms.com/our-horses/el-rey-magnum-rcf). The Arab show horse has been bred to achieve the sort of look that is popular with breeders and trainers - the face shape is considered a goal for a lot of breeders. Doug Leadley, Farm Manager and primary breeding adviser for Orrion, the largest Arabian breeding farm in the Northwest, told Veterinary Record ‘There is never perfection but I think this horse is a stepping stone to getting close to perfection. ‘Often times you’ll get the exceptional face that he has but they don’t have a good body, they don’t have good tail...
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News and reports Source Type: research