Number One Dressage Stallion in Spain

Poeta de Susaeta

“POETA DE SUSAETA is a Spanish stallion that captivates with his impressive presence, noble gaze, and broad, rhythmic movements, always uphill and full of energy.

 He is, without a doubt, the result of many years of careful selection and dedication: a stallion that has it all. He possesses a balanced mind, an extraordinary temperament, strength, elegance, height, and exceptional movements that make him stand out in any arena… We couldn’t ask for more!” - Yeguada Susaeta

Poeta de Susaeta is a 2012 black PRE stallion in Spain competing at the highest levels of dressage. He has achieved the “Elite” status as an improver stallion based on his show records, conformation, and offspring. Poeta’s sire is Cacique IX (also Elite) by Ermitano III (first PRE Elite stallion on record).

Poeta started his competitive career in 2016, acheiving numerous victories and was the ANCCE Cup Champion at four years old.

QUALIFIED/CALIFICADO. Poeta was ranked as EXCELLENT in young horse (4-year-old and 5-year-old) dressage tests. Poeta is a stallion with an impressive mind for work, works very well with his rider and also has 3 gaits of great quality. Poeta, as a 4-year-old in 2016, broke the record with the highest average dressage score in history at the PRE World Championship (SICAB) with 83.80%.

In 2017 Poeta represented Spain and the PRE horse in the FEI WBFSH Young Dressage Horse World Championships in Ermelo (Holland). He won the silver medal for 5 yr olds, surpassing several prestigious breeds. By 2018, at six years old, he continued to win and compete internationally.

From 2018 to 2020, Poeta trained for the Saint George level of dressage, making his debut in the fall of 2020 and becoming reserve champion at SICAB. In 2021 he maintained an international score above 71%, winning his first national title at the Criterium Level and achieving two 5th place finishes at CHIO Aachen.

In 2023, Poeta began competing at the Grand Prix level, consistently scoring in the 70s. By the time he was 11 years old, he had over 300 registered offspring with his sons competing at various levels.

Poeta was World Champion at SICAB for two consecutive years and represented Spain at the World Championship for Young Horses at 5 and 6 yo.

In his first dressage Intermediary I test, ridden by Guillermo García Ayala, Poeta achieved a score of 73,625%. Also, as an 8-year-old he was preparing for PSG level.

Poeta’s sire, Cacique XI achieved ELITE status. Cacique was bred by Retortillo SA and owned by Pepe Anton Equine Reproduction Centre. His sire was the illustrious Ermitano III, the first PRE horse to achieve elite status.

In order to achieve such status, the studbook rules state that potential elite candidates must be “7 years of age and older, which have achieved the category of Improver Breeding Stock for Morphology for Dressage and for Dressage.  In addition, they must fulfil the conformation, reproductive and health requirements established by the Breeder Association, after undergoing a radiological study to rule out diseases such as osteochondrosis and reproductive organs screened to rule out reproductive abnormalities.”