10/02/2025
More great content from Casa do Noble Lusitanos
We align in our beliefs and what we concentrate on here as well!
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🇵🇹 "...𝒔𝒖𝒃- 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒙 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 (𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒆)." 🇵🇹
This is the basis for the Breed Standard for the Lusitano by APSL Cavalo Lusitano. This conformation is best for a versatile, balanced horse, with a propensity for collection.
One of the reasons I choose to concentrate on the Breed Standard is because the goal in my breeding program is to produce horses that are not only versatile but also built for longevity and comfortable for the rider.
Such traits, as pronounced wither, will help keep the saddle in place. An oblong ribcage (as opposed to "sprung ribs") gives space for the riders leg as well as not taxing the riders hips. The front legs coming down from the center of the scapula (instead of toward the front of the shoulder), allows the girth to fall in a correct position under the wither, which keeps the saddle from riding up the neck constantly.
These are some of the things I concentrate on in our breeding program that make up a functional saddle horse.
