Jorgen Christenson and the Criollo Liberty Act

The Criollo is a breed of horse that originated in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay that was only used once by Jorgen Christenson. The Criollo is normally Buckskin, Palomino, or Cremello colored and is a hardy horse with a brawny and strong body. They have short, strong legs with good bone, resistant joints, low-set hocks, and sound, hard feet. The long-muzzled head is medium- to large-sized and has a straight or slightly convex profile with wide-set eyes. The croup is sloping and the haunches well-muscled, the back short with a strong loin. They have sloping, strong shoulders with muscular necks. The body is deep with a broad chest and well-sprung ribs.

It may have the best endurance of any horse breed in the world next to the Arabian, due to it's low basal metabolism, and may be a better long-distance horse than the Arabian in prolonged races over a week in duration with no supplemental feed.

Today, the horse is used mainly as a working cow horse, and has contributed a great deal to the Argentine polo pony, and rodeo horse. The national rodeo competition is known as "paleteada" and it involves a paired team of horses and riders that approach a steer from both sides at a full run. The steer is sandwiched in between the two horses that lean into the bovine, practically carrying it down a 60 m long delineated path which the horses must not step out of during the defined trajectory. It is an amazing demonstration of control that can literally pick up a steer and place it wherever it needs to be.