“Doña Terry” Terry Waechter, 74, founder of WATCHMAN PRE Horses, passed away March 25, 2019 from a brief battle with cancer.

“WATCHMAN” is the English translation of Terry’s German name, Waechter. Terry felt this translation was appropriate because it embodies the idea of guardianship when she founded her WATCHMAN PRE Horses Inc. in 2007. The Pure Spanish Horse (aka Spanish Andalusian or PRE) was formerly established as a breed in the sixteenth century and originated in Spain. WATCHMAN PRE Horses, Inc. has taken the guardianship of this special breed seriously as they focused on preserving the breed as it was all those centuries ago.

Terry began her breeding career two decades ago with two warmblood mares. It was during this time that she was using frozen semen and became familiar with the services of Select Breeder Services (SBS). Terry achieved great success with her small enterprise which was marked by a win in the West Coast Hunter Futurities with an offspring by the 1991 Dutch stallion Just The Best. However, as her two mares began to age she decided it was time for a change. It was by luck that she met and fell in love with an Andalusian mare. From that experience, WATCHMAN PRE Horses, Inc. was born.

Photo: Terry Waechter with two homebred offspring sired by her Calificado foundation stallion Fugitivo XII (Ramses WAE, gelding (L), and Cleopatra WAE, Revised mare (R)