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The Azteca is the National Horse
of Mexico and is the first breed to be developed in Mexico. Until
recently the majority of horses in Mexico were descendants of
Spanish horses, such as the Galiceņo, or imports from Spain or
Portugal. The Spanish horse has always been favored in Mexico and
the Andalusian was the foundation of the new breed.
Breeding the Azteca began in 1972 by crossing the
Andalusian and American Quarter Horse, and some crosses were made
between Andalusian stallions and Criollo mares. Early on, some of
the leading breeders realized that systematic, scientific breeding
was necessary and that the whole process would require a demanding
inspection system. Allowing individual breeders to operate
completely on their own produced such a variety of types of
offspring that there were an insufficient number of common
denominators on which to base a new horse breed.
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