New Article in "Living In Peru": The Peruvian Paso Horses of Paijan
Taking a break from our usual market commentary, Living In Peru recently featured an article we wrote on Paijan and its legendary Peruvian paso horses. Here is an excerpt:
For readers unfamiliar with the Peruvian paso, the horse is one of the most graceful animals to ever walk the earth. Bred in virtual isolation for over 500 years from an original breeding stock left by the Spanish conquistadors, the Peruvian has developed into a breed with several distinguishing characteristics....
The Peruvian’s disposition is also noteworthy. The breeders call it brio, and unfortunately this is one of those Spanish words that doesn’t translate well into English. The literal translation is “sprit,” but this definition doesn’t fully reflect the meaning of the word. It’s more like that “special something” in the horse’s personality that you can’t explain.
Ernest Hemingway — who wrote his masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea in Cabo Blanco, Peru, by the way — had his own complaints about Spanish words that didn’t translate well into English. When writing about bullfights in Sun Also Rises, he laments that there are no fitting equivalents for afición or aficionado, which literally translate into the rather prosaic “fondness” and “fan” in English, respectively.
As Hemingway would have told you, afición means something much deeper than “fondness.” It is more of a profound appreciation and respect for something. And an aficionado is much more than a “fan”; he is a person who understands and appreciates something on a more complex level and who can see the intricate subtleties and shades of gray. Basically, if you can explain what you feel in words, then you’re not really an aficionado.
To read the full article, go to "Paijan and the Legendary Peruvian Paso Horse."
Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, Sizemore Capital Management LLC
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