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Lusitano Studbook back on 5th place in the Dressage Breed World Ranking

nogueira.m.barbara@hotmail.com (Barbara Nogueira) — Wed, 25 May 2022 09:49:38 GMT

The breed was also highlighted in Stallions and Breeders ranking

The Purebred Lusitano Studbook, in the Dressage horse breed classification, rose to 5th position (9,499pts) in the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) ranking on April 30, 2022 (includes results validated by the FEI for the period between 10/01/2021 and 04/30/2022), composing the score, «Escorial Horsecampline» (x Spartacus CSM), 1783pts, «Euclides MOR» (x Riopele) 1655pts, «Favorite 11» (x Vulcano) 1589pts, «Ecuador» (x Peralta Pinha) 1562pts, «Garrett» (x Unico) 1479pts and «Fugaz da Lagoalva» (x Rico Gub) 1431pts.

In Dressage, Studbook KWPN remains in the first position (11,695pts), followed by Oldenburg (11,150pts) and Danish Warmblood (DWB) (10,629pts).

The World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) has also published a list of the best stallions in Dressage, S.O. and Full Competition. The score obtained by these descendants determined the entry of their parents to a place in the Top 100 of this ranking.

In the Dressage discipline, the Lusitano Rubi AR is among the Top 50 of the world ranking of stallions in 2022.

In the world ranking of breeders, Coudelaria Santa Barbara, through the results achieved by the Brazilian rider João Victor Oliva with «Escorial Horsecampline» (x Spartacus CSM), appears in 20th place among 545 dressage horse breeders.

WBFSH Stud-book PSL Ranking HERE

Source: Equisport.pt

28 New Stallions approved in the Lusitano Studbook

nogueira.m.barbara@hotmail.com (Barbara Nogueira) — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:28:20 GMT

Amongst them is our 4yo horse Oblikuelo

On january 28th and 29th 2022 APSL gathered a total of 45 horses in Golegã, to approve them as a breeding stallion for the Puro Sangue Lusitano studbook.

From the 45 presentations, 32 horses were approved with scores between 61,5 and 76,25 points. A total of 13 horses were not approved.

Amongst these stallions was our 4 year old Oblikuelo from Coudelaria Félix da Costa. Sired by the Olympic Lusitano Escorial, this horse did not disappoint us and completed his presentation with outstanding behaviour and willingness to cooperate with his rider - Denis Pereira.

Oblikuelo is now an approved breeding Lusitano, scoring 70,50 points.

Day 1 results here

Day 2 results here

A view on Dressage Top Competition Breeds

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 16:25:28 GMT

The breeds of dressage horse prevailing at the top of the sport

What are the best horse breeds for dressage? Well, dressage in its simplest form means “training”, and is all about working in harmony with your horse to help him improve suppleness, flexibility, obedience and athleticism – and ultimately become more pleasant and responsive to ride. As a result, any breed of horse has the ability to do dressage, and as long as they have reasonable conformation, should be able to attain a basic standard. However, some horse breeds are certainly more suited to the high levels of the sport. We take a look at some of those here…

Warmbloods

The vast majority of horses you will see competing successfully in top level dressage are warmbloods. A warmblood is an athletic, modern type of horse originally produced by crossing a hot-blooded horses, such as a thoroughbred, with the cold-blooded horse, such as a draught horse.

You will hear horses referred to as a German warmblood, for example, or a Danish warmblood, or a Dutch warmblood. This means a horse of one of the studbook organisations from that country, for example a Dutch warmblood is a horse bred under the KWPN studbook. A German warmblood could be one of many German horse breeds, including the Oldenburg, Westfalian, Hanoverian and Trakehner.

When it comes to the most successful horse breeds in dressage, it is interesting to look at the 18 horses that reached the individual dressage final at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Nine of them, so 50%, were KWPN. Three were Hanoverian, two were Westfalian, and one each represented the Trakehner, Danish Warmblood and Oldenburg breeds. Only one horse out of the 18 was not a warmblood, and that was Fogoso , a Lusitano stallion who finished 16th for Portugal’s Rodrigo.

While the KWPN breed clearly dominates the list, the top three horses who reached the podium were of three different breeds: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl ’s ride TSF Dalera (Trakehner), Isabell Werth’s ride Bella Rose (Westfalian) and Charlotte Dujardin ’s Gio (KWPN).

A warmblood horse’s individual bloodlines, talent, temperament and training will have greater influence when it comes to success in sport than its specific breed. That said, it is notable that arguably the two greatest dressage horses of all time, Totilas and Valegro , were both KWPN, which speaks volumes for the influence of the breed on modern dressage.

Iberian breeds

Horse breeds from the Iberian peninsula have become increasingly popular for dressage in recent years. These breeds include the Spanish PRE (Pura Raza Española) and Andalusian horses, and the Portuguese Lusitano horse.

At the Tokyo Olympics, every member of the Portugal team rode Lusitano horses, which illustrates the breed’s ability to perform top level dressage. The team finished eighth.

Iberian horse breeds typically possess excellent temperaments and trainability, and often show particular aptitude for the collected work, which gives them an advantage when it comes to exercises such as piaffe and passage at the very top level.

One of the most famous Iberian dressage horses is the PRE stallion Fuego de Cardenas , who finished in the top 10 individually at the 2010 World Equestrian Games, the 2011 European championships and the 2012 Olympics, gaining a plethora of fans along the way.

And it’s not just riders from Spain or Portugal who opt to ride Iberian horses: Brazil’s Joao Victor Marcari Oliva rode Lusitano stallion Escorial in Tokyo, and British riders such as Vicki Thomson-Winfield, Jacky Stolper, Becky Edwards and Karen Shepherd have had great success competing Iberian breeds at high level.

Source : Horse and Hound, UK

Lusitano Male and Female Approval Calendar

nogueira.m.barbara@hotmail.com (Barbara Nogueira) — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 01:40:47 GMT

Released dates and locations for the 2022 concentrations

APSL has released the following dates and locations for the 2022 approval of male horses for the Studbook:

29 January, Golegã (Picadeiro Lusitanus)
24 April, Alter do Chão
16 July, Companhia das Lezírias
22 October, Coimbra (ESAC)

All animals must produce a Certificate of Origin (Blue Book) and Spermogram, identifying the animal, the correct conformation of its external sexual organs, characteristics of its semen and a veterinary surgeon’s confirmation of reproductive capacity, without which it cannot be inspected.

The dates and locations for mares to be approved are as follows:

District of Aveiro: 15 and 16 March
Districts of Leiria and Coimbra: 5 and 6 April
Districts of Castelo Branco and Portalegre: 19 and 20 April
Districts of Bragança, Vila Real, Braga and Porto: 27, 28 and 29 April
District of Faro: 10 and 11 May
Azores: June

Registrations should be sent up to 10 days prior to the examination for males , and until j anuary 31st for females.

Requests should be sent by filling in the form available on APSL’s website at www.cavalo-lusitano.com

More information here .

Source : APSL

Project Young Lusitano Horses in Dressage

nogueira.m.barbara@hotmail.com (Barbara Nogueira) — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:28:21 GMT

Dates for 2022

After previous year's good results achieved by participants, APSL in partnership with FEP will continue the project that supports Young Lusitano Horses in Dressage. Like in previous editions, participants will be trained by Miguel Ralão Duarte and Daniel Pinto.

Admission tests for new riders with horses from 4 to 7 years old will take place in Golegã on January 28th and 29th 2022.

More information here .

Source : APSL