Lusitano
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| Origin: | Portugal |
| Main breeding area: | Portugal |
| Distribution: | in Europe |
| Stick measure : | 155-165 cm |
| Colors : | all basic colors |
| Main application area: | Dressage , high school |
The Lusitano is a Portuguese horse breed that is of the Baroque type .
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
The Lusitano is a medium-sized horse of approx. 155-165 cm with a stick in a rounded square shape, often with a slightly convex or straight profile (Ramskopf). His croup is muscular and slightly sloping, the Lusitano usually has hardly any knee action, no ironing movements, but expansive gaits that are also suitable for tournaments. It is extremely comfortable to sit on and is also valued by riders with back problems. The most common color is mold , but there are also browns , foxes and palominos . Especially popular as rare, sable , Cremellos and dun . Checks are not allowed.
interior
Their docility, special human orientation and excellent rideability make this breed interesting for friends of Iberian horses who are looking for a reliable partner for leisure and sport. Use: Versatile, docile, but also demanding all-round horse with a special disposition for high school, also successful in international sport. Suitable for dressage (and especially classical equestrian art ), jumping, eventing, as a carriage horse, for show and circus lessons as well as a loyal and nervous leisure partner.
Breeding history
The Lusitano is closely related to the Andalusian and Berber . In 1912 the stud book for Spanish horses " Pura Raza Española " was founded, in 1967 the own stud book for "Puro Sangue Lusitano" was founded. Despite the same genetic background and a breeding area that has overlapped for centuries, there are features that can be used to distinguish the two breeds. The introduction of ground bullfighting in Spain at the beginning of the 18th century was of great importance for the different development of the two breeds . Today this variant of bullfighting is the norm in Spain. The first Bourbon king of Spain, Philip V, condemned equestrian combat, which was still ubiquitous at the time, and finally banned it against the resistance of Spanish nobles, from whose circles the mounted bullfighters were recruited. When the Spanish court turned away from mounted bullfighting, the focus of horse breeding in Spain changed. These changes showed their effects in the building of the Spanish horses, which began to differ increasingly from the Portuguese, who were constantly being bred for bullfighting. The breeding selection led to the noticeably high and less expansive gait of the Spanish horses.
The Lusitano, on the other hand, has been bred as hand-to-hand, bullfighting and shepherd horses for centuries and is strictly selected for character quality and nerve strength. Even today, the Lusitanos are used in Portugal for cattle work and worldwide for mounted bullfighting. Three breeders and keepers of this culturally rich horse breed and their respective line breeds are to be mentioned for the development of the modern Lusitano: Manuel Tavares Veiga, Ruy d'Andrade and João Núncio. Today there are around 10,000 registered, pure-bred Lusitanos worldwide. Famous as courageous, fast and agile bullfighting horses, as world leaders in working equitation and now established in dressage, the Portuguese Lusitano horses are becoming more and more popular.
The Portuguese Stud Association (APSL - Associação Portuguesa de Criadores do Cavalo Puro Sangue Lusitano), based in Cascais, controls the stud book in cooperation with the individual country representatives in order to maintain the purity and quality of this breed. The official representative of the Portuguese stud book in Germany is Cavalo Lusitano e. V. Germany.
Individual evidence
- ^ Nissen, 1998, from Thomas Jansen: Investigations on the phylogeny and domestication of the domestic horse (Equus ferus f. Caballus) / development of the tribe and geographical distribution . Bonn 2002, p. 7ff
- ^ Arsénio Raposo Cordeiro: Lusitano - Iberia's proud horse breed. 1991, p. 4
- ↑ there p. 5ff.
literature
- Rainer Daehnhardt : Lusitanos. Quem somos? Catálogo da exposi¸ão histórica realizada no Amoreiros Shopping Center de Lisboa pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Armas Históricas . A Sociedade, 1987.
- Arsénio Raposo Cordeiro: Lusitano - Iberia's proud horse breed. Cham 1991, ISBN 3-275-010190 .
- Elwyn Hartley Edwards: The new Encyclopedia of the Horse. London 1994, ISBN 3-8310-0844-2 .
- Ruy de Andrade: Alrededor del caballo español Sociedade Astória, 1954 - 867 pages
