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Corsario IV (Sire of Gitano MOR) and His Bloodlines

Corsario IV was a striking bay stallion born in Mexico in 1996. His parents,  grandparents, and great grandparents are mostly military/Escalera with one grandparent going back to Gorron II (Terry) and another, Vinatera IV, is Miura. His lines represent the strength of the old Spanish lines influenced by the military breeding and slight additions of old Hierro de Bocado and Miura blood. He has at least 4 crosses back to Maluso and 3 crosses to Bilbaino III.

His accomplishments include:

• 2002 Mexican Champion of Champions (Best Stallion Born in Mexico, AMCCE in 2002.
• Sire of Champions
• "Leading Andalusian Sire" by the USEF.
• Reserve Champion Junior Stallion, Best Movement and Best Colt Born in Mexico in 2000
• Junior Stallion Champion, National Champion Stallion, Best Movement and Functionality in 2001.

Gitano MOR is sired by Corsario IV. Corsario's sire was Macanuo III, an Escalera stalllion sired by Ocle (Yeguada Militar) and out of Macanua (Escalera).

Corsario's dam was an Escalera mare Bizarra XVII who was sired by Vinatero III (Eduardo Miura Fernandez) out of an Escaleraa mare Tormenta XII.

Corsario IV was born in 1996, bred by Abelardo Morales Puron, and has 38 offspring registered in the Spanish books.   He was the 2002 Mexican Champion of Champions and sire of Champions. To see photos of some of his offspring, go here.

Corsario's Great Grand Parent Pedigrees

Gorron II

Gorron II, the great grandsire of Corsario IV and the great great grandsire of Gitano MOR, was bred by the Viuda de Terry, Isabel Merello and carries the Bocado brand. His sire, Bilbaino III was most famous for being a herd sire for the Cardenas farm in Spain (sire of Vasallo II and Valido, champions). The dam of Gorron II, Gorrona 1940 (a Robert Osborne mare) is also Bocado and was sired by Favorito (BIS) an Antonio Canero Baena stallion. The other horses in her pedigree are Hermanos Dominquez. These are all considered "Bocado" or Cartujano bloodlines.

Zenea

Zenea, the great granddam of  Corsario IV and the great great granddam of Gitano MOR, is a daughter of the famous military stallion Maluso out of a military mare named Banasta.

Islero

Islera, a military stallion, was the great grandsire of Corsario IV and the great great grandsire of Gitano MOR. He had 55 offspring and 92 siblings. This bay stallion was born in 1967 and was a son of the famous Agente by Maluso. His dam, a military mare, goes back to Bocado, Baones, and Military lines.

Escribana VII

Escribana VII, an Escalera mare, was the great granddam of  Corsario IV and the great great granddam of Gitano MOR.  She was born in 1974 and had 3 offspring including Escribano II by Jecomias. Her sire Cazo was bred by the Duke of Alburquerque and her dam was a Fernando Escalera mare.

Gemelo II

Gemelo II, was the great grandsire of Corsario IV and the great great grandsire of Gitano MOR. He was a military stallion and was sired by the Bocado stallion Carinoso III 1956 (by the famous Bilbaino III) and was out of a military daughter of Juglar, Zepeda.

Vinatera VI

Vinatera VI, was the great granddam of  Corsario IV and the great great granddam of Gitano MOR. She is a Miura-bred mare by the Miura stallion Partidor IV. Her bloodlines are all Miura or Camino Hermanos.

Lebrijano III

Lebrijano III was the great grandsire of Corsario IV and the great great grandsire of Gitano MOR.  He is by the famous stallion Agente and out of a military mare Ofrenda, that has Baones, Miura, and Bocado lines.

Esplendida VI

Esplendida VI was the great granddam of  Corsario IV and the great great granddam of Gitano MOR.  She was an Escalera mare by a Duke of Albuquerque stallion and out of an Escalera mare that was a granddaughter of Maluso.