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In 2002, there was a Lusitano on the World Equestrian Games bronze-winning dressage team that went on to collect a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [30] In 2006, the entire Portuguese dressage team rode Lusitanos at the World Equestrian Games, as did one Spanish dressage competitor. The Belgian Brasseur took the gold medal in four-in ...
The primary directives of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art are the conservation of the Lusitano horse, also known as the Pure Blood Lusitano, and the maintenance of classical Portuguese Baroque horsemanship. The Lusitano is an Iberian horse of Baroque stock famed for its prominence and strength in dressage and Portuguese-style bullfighting.
The airs above the ground or school jumps are a series of higher-level, Haute ecole, classical dressage movements in which the horse leaves the ground. They include the capriole, the courbette, the mezair, the croupade and the levade. None are typically seen in modern competitive dressage.
The three foundation breeds of the Azteca are the Andalusian (defined by the Mexican registry as either Pura Raza Española or Lusitano), American Quarter Horse, and Mexican Criollo or Criollo militar. [1] They were chosen to produce a breed that combined athletic ability with a good temperament and certain physical characteristics.
Manuel Veiga (born 7 March 1986 in Golegã, Portugal) is a Portuguese dressage rider. [1] He took part at two World Equestrian Games (in 2014 and 2018). On both occasions he campaigned with Lusitano Ben Hur da Broa. His best results were achieved in 2018, when he placed 12th in the team and 67th in the individual dressage competition.
These may include: the northern or Atlantic Celtic ponies or small horses, which show similarities to British breeds such as the Exmoor Pony; the southern or Mediterranean breeds of Celtic origin, including the Mallorquín and Menorquín; the hot-blooded breeds, including the imported Arab and Thoroughbred, as well as the Spanish Trotter; and ...
Equitation classes occur in the Hunt seat, Saddle seat, Dressage, and Western disciplines. A good equitation rider is always in balance with the horse, maintains a correct position in every gait, movement, or over a fence, and possesses a commanding, but relaxed, presence, able to direct the horse with nearly invisible aids.
Catherine Durand Henriquet is a French dressage rider, trainer and writer born on April 9, 1955. She started riding when she was 12 years old and started showing dressage in 1988 aged 33 under the coaching and guidance of dressage master Michel Henriquet, a longtime friend and student of Nuno Oliveira.