Solita
FoundationFoundation Mare
Our quiet matriarch — a dappled bay mare of exceptional softness, expecting her first La Rousille foal in 2027.
- Height
- 29.9″ (76 cm)
- Colour
- Dappled Bay
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Falabella · Occitanie · France
Haras La Roussille
A small stud of miniature Falabella horses, bred with patience in the Occitan hills — thirteen generations of Argentine artistry, quietly continued.
Introduction
A living legacy of Argentine equine artistry
The Falabella is not a pony. It is a true horse in miniature — the product of nearly two centuries of patient, deliberate selection from the estancias near Buenos Aires.
At Haras La Roussille we carry that lineage forward in the Occitan hills: a small, carefully kept herd where each horse is known by name, and each foal is matched, never merely sold, to a single home.
- Lifespan
- 25+ years
- Generations of selection
- 13
- Argentine origin
- c. 1845
Heritage
Thirteen generations, one unbroken line
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c. 1845 · Buenos Aires
On the fertile pampas near Buenos Aires, the Falabella family begins selecting the smallest, finest horses from their Criollo stock — a quiet experiment in miniaturisation that would take nearly two centuries to perfect.
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13 generations of selection
Through thirteen generations, size was reduced and refinement increased — never at the cost of bone, temperament, or true equine character. The result is a horse that is fully a horse, only in miniature.
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A 25-year companion
Falabellas are exceptionally long-lived, often surpassing twenty-five years. A placement is therefore a long commitment, not a purchase — which is why we match each foal to a home, rather than sell to the first bidder.
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La Roussille · Occitanie
From the Argentine pampas to the Occitan hills, the programme continues under a single principle: quality over quantity, always. Our herd is small by design.
Gallery of the Herd
Falabellas of La Roussille
Each horse in our care, rendered as an old-master equestrian portrait — a gallery of the living legacy, painted in the Occitan light.
Solita
Dappled Bay
Valegra
Golden Chestnut
Esperanza
Palomino
Lumière
Silver Dapple
Aurelia
Pearl Cream
Nagirrom
Black Silver
Portraits are artist renderings from coat-colour descriptions; the owner may replace them with photographs at any time. Individual photo-to-horse attribution is pending owner confirmation.
Meet Our Stars
The Herd
Six horses form the heart of Haras La Roussille — foundation mares, a foundation sire, and mares of exceptional type. Each is known, named, and kept for life.
Valegra
FoundationFoundation Mare
Bright, curious and impeccably proportioned. Valegra carries the warm chestnut coat prized in the earliest Argentine lines.
- Height
- 30.7″ (78 cm)
- Colour
- Golden Chestnut
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- View profile
Esperanza
FoundationMare
A luminous palomino with a flaxen mane — gentle with children and endlessly photogenic in the southern light.
- Height
- 29.1″ (74 cm)
- Colour
- Palomino
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- View profile
Lumière
FoundationMare
Named for the way her silver coat catches dawn over the Occitan hills. Calm, observant and deeply affectionate.
- Height
- 30.3″ (77 cm)
- Colour
- Silver Dapple
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- View profile
Aurelia
FoundationMare
The smallest of our mares, and perhaps the boldest. A pearl-cream coat and an unmistakably regal carriage.
- Height
- 28.7″ (73 cm)
- Colour
- Pearl Cream
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- View profile
Nagirrom
FoundationFoundation Stallion
Our beautiful boy. A black-silver stallion of rare presence and tenderness — foundation sire of the La Rousille programme.
- Height
- 31.5″ (80 cm)
- Colour
- Black Silver
- Origin
- Czech Republic
2027 Reservations
Foals expected in 2027
We anticipate a small number of foals in 2027 from our foundation mares Solita and Valegra. Placement is selective: each foal is matched to the best-suited home, not the first to enquire.
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Enquiry
Tell us about your home, your experience, and what draws you to a Falabella. There is no application fee.
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Review
We review each enquiry personally and, where there is a fit, begin a conversation about the right foal for your home.
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Placement
When a foal is the right match, we confirm placement with a pedigree and care dossier, and reserve the foal for your home. A refundable deposit secures the match.
Placement is not first-come, first-served. We prioritise the welfare and lifelong suitability of each horse above all else.
Private Acquisition
By appointment
Haras La Roussille is not a marketplace. Each Falabella leaves us matched to a single, reviewed home, accompanied by a full pedigree and care dossier and our commitment to the horse’s lifelong welfare.
We keep our herd deliberately small. Enquiries are welcome at any time; placement is rare, considered, and never rushed.
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Quality over quantity
A small herd, bred for type, temperament and soundness — never for volume.
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Matched, not sold
Each foal is paired with the home best suited to it, not the first to enquire.
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Lifelong welfare
We remain reachable for the life of every horse that leaves us.
Acquisition Enquiry
Begin an enquiry
All enquiries are held in strict confidence and reviewed personally. We respond to those whose homes we feel we may be able to match. There is no obligation at this stage.
Held in strict confidence
Contact
Occitanie · France
Haras La Roussille is based in the Occitan hills of southern France. Visits are by appointment only, following an enquiry.
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- Phone
- — to be confirmed —
- Region
- Occitanie · France
Contact details to be confirmed at Gate A.