PRE / Lusitano
cooperative, fond of collection, noble
Origin
Spain / Portugal
Withers height
155–168 cm
Classical dressageWorking EquitationBaroque
Traits & strengths
- ✦exceptional fondness for collection (piaffe/passage)
- ✦agility and balance (Working Equitation)
- ✦cooperative, sensitive, eager-to-learn nature
- ✦early balanced rideability
Breed-typical predispositions
Melanoma in greys
Disease →high risk with advancing age; regular checks of the dock, anus and throat area belong to the routine
Osteoarthritis with early, intensive collection
Disease →the willingness to collect tempts owners into early, high demands — a gentle build-up of training protects the joints
Latest findings
Grey coat and melanoma (STX17)
2008The duplication in the STX17 gene produces the greying and carries the high melanoma risk with it — for breeds fixed for grey the two are inseparable.
Source · Rosengren Pielberg et al. — Nature Genetics
Genetic diversity of the Iberian population
ongoingPopulation-genetic work examines degrees of relatedness within the ANCCE stud book; the Cartujano line forms a distinct, particularly closed subgroup.
Source · Iberian horse population genetics