LeMieux Paprika Collection

Le Mieux Paprika Colour Sets

Discount Equestrian proudly presents the LeMieux® Paprika Collection!

The marvellous Paprika Collection by prestigious equestrian brand LeMieux® is said to complement coat colours such as grey, bay, and black perfectly.

Stunning products available as part of the Paprika Collection include:

* ProSport Suede Dressage Square

* ProSport Close Contact Square

* Classic Fly Hood

* Luxury Polo Bandages

* Vogue Fleece Headcollar & Leadrope

* Hat Silk

* My LeMieux Base Layer

Origin of the colour (courtesy of https://www.myspicer.com/history-of-paprika/):

“Paprika is a powdered, orange-red [coloured] spice. Paprika does not come from one specific plant. It is made from a variety of ground and dried chile peppers. The taste, heat and [flavour] of the Paprika will vary depending on the peppers used. The [flavour] can range from sweet and mild, to smoky and hot. In general, it tends to be more mild than hot. ASTA grade is a [colour] scale for paprika. The higher the ASTA number, the brighter the [colour].

Red paprika originated in Southern Mexico, Central America, and the Antilles Islands. It was used for both seasoning of food as well as medicine for healing. According to internet lore, Christopher Columbus discovered it and introduced it to Europe.

Sometime after Christopher Columbus brought it over from the New World, paprika made its way to Hungary. It has been a staple in Hungarian food ever since, and it was the Hungarians that gave it the name Paprika.

Paprika was not used in the west until sometime during the mid-1900s.

[Zoos] sometimes include paprika in the food of flamingos in order to help them keep their pink [colour]!

Today, Hungary, Spain, South America, the Mediterranean, India, and California are all major producers of paprika.

Native Americans from Southern Mexico first used paprika as medicine because they believed it had many healing powers.”