The Haras “Paso del Manzanero” which is located in Zapican, in the north of the Department of Lavalleja Uruguay, began working as a Stud Farm in 1974 when Pio Olascoaga started his career competing every Sunday in the traditional “Raid Uruguayo.” With the first mares that Pio Olascoaga used for the “Raid” competitions in 1979, the stud farm eventually took on a physical form situated on a property belonging to the mother of his sons,Helena Amaya, along the “Manzanero” stream.

The 80's brought the intense racing skill of the “Raid Hipico” which is a race where teams travel 90 to 115 km in 2 stages. Each stage is on a paved road and you can help the horse cool off at all times throughout the race. A caravan of vehicles and horses is formed which can reach amazing speeds. In 2002 our horse Pinocho (x Loveran) beat the record speed of 31.204 mph.

In a few short years Pio stood out as one of the best riders and “Raid Hipico” (Equestrian Race) trainers, as he was the national champion in 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987, his oldest son Pio (Jr.) who has been competing since he was 5, was also named national champion in 2000.

In 1998 an invitation from the United Arab Emirates came inviting Uruguayan riders to compete in a race very similar to the “Raid Hipico”, which at that time had a history of over 70 years in Uruguay. This new discipline was Endurance. The riders from the stud farm “Paso del Manzanero” were unable to attend the qualifying rounds, but were still very eager to prove themselves internationally which resulted in internalizing and subsequently dedicate themselves to endurance.

Chatting as normally did in front of the big fireplace in Zapican, they were excited about being the best in the world and to make Uruguay a distinguished world leader in breeding, training horses and riding schools. All of this helped them on their way in breeding the first horses dedicated to Endurance.

In 2000 the first international Endurance race in “San Pedro Del Timote” was held.
The Stud farm competed with 3 horses: Supermilenio, El Pampa and Panadero. Panadero (x Loveran) was the winner of the competition. Following this test, they started to dream of participating in the next World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera in 2002.

Thanks to the support and help of a teenage friend of Pio's, engineer Enrique Baliño, he was encouraged to put together a team and went on to compete in the World Jerez Games. Our riders Pedro Sosa and Pio (Jr.), were determined to steal the world title.

They had trained on difficult land, and in Andalusia as one knows, the rain is very unpredictable at this time of year. The day of the world championship it rained, and even though they classified, they were unable to achieve what they came there to achieve. As a result, they remained in Europe to participate in a race in Badajoz, where the best teams in the world would run.

At that time Pio (Jr.) who was the rider, ran Supermilenio again. This race was the opportunity get in contact with Jaume Punti, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum's trainer, (the Sheikh of the monarchy that governs Dubai), who personally participated in the competition. Supermilenio was then sold to Juma's team as part of the elite Endurance horses.

Pio (Jr.) went to the Emirates and was hired by Jaume Punti. In a short time he achieved professional recognition and became the leader of a group of Uruguayan riders who worked there. Meanwhile, Supermilenio was obtaining excellent results in races throughout Europe. He was champion in Spain, Italy, Belgium and Germany. All this enabled the world of Endurance to focus in on Uruguay, while the sport was increasingly growing in popularity throughout the entire country.

Now, every chance we get we thank Supermilenio (x Loveran), who although was not best horse we had, was the horse that brought us the furthest.

We raise horses with pedigrees of “Endurance Raid”. Today there is over 80 years of history. With the combination of good mothers - Raid winners who were star players, and our studs with a bloodline that we cannot ignore -in every race one of Loveran son's runs, and we know who will be fighting for the win in those last Kms.