Lusitano
brave, agile, cooperative
Origin
Portugal
Withers height
155–168 cm
Classical dressageWorking EquitationRejoneioBaroque
Traits & strengths
- ✦exceptional agility and balance — a leader in Working Equitation
- ✦great courage, historically proven in mounted bull work
- ✦very good capacity for collection in a compact frame
- ✦cooperative nature with quick comprehension
Breed-typical predispositions
Melanoma in greys
Disease →the high proportion of greys brings the same age-dependent risk as in the PRE — regular checks of the typical sites
Osteoarthritis from early, intensive collection
Disease →biomechanical load from early collected work — build up step by step
Latest findings
Line structure of the breed
ongoingBreeding is organised into clearly distinguishable lines; population genetic work shows that this line diversity carries the genetic breadth of a small population.
Source · Lusitano population genetics / APSL