almeidadressage

23/06/2025

13/06/2025

As someone who teaches saddle fit professionally, I want to be completely transparent about something: Fixing the saddle won’t fix everything.

Yes, saddle fit is incredibly important. Yes, it can be the root cause of discomfort, behavioural issues and physical symptoms, including lameness.

But it’s just one part of the puzzle.

We talk often about behavioural signs that could point to saddle-related discomfort: Tail swishing, bucking, reluctance to move forward, stiffness or crookedness, girthiness, head tossing, you know the list..

But the key word is “could.”

These signs are not diagnoses. They’re invitations to investigate, to ask deeper questions, to look more closely, and to collaborate with the rest of the horse’s care team.

When a horse is showing signs of discomfort, our job is to approach the situation with curiosity, not assumptions. Is the saddle contributing to the problem? Maybe.

But it could also be something entirely different.

This is why a team-based, horse-first approach between equine professionals is so important. A properly fitted saddle won’t magically heal a horse with long-standing compensation patterns or past trauma.

Saddle fit matters. A lot.
But it’s not the whole story.

So the next time your horse shows signs of discomfort, remember: the saddle might be part of the problem.

But it’s just as likely that the full answer lies in the conversation between all parts of the horse’s care.

11/06/2025

10/06/2025

08/06/2025

We are extremely fortunate to have the support of The APSL in Portugal, and we thank them for sending
Signor Rui Almeida to conduct our judging and gradings this weekend.
Our members owners and riders were given some extremely insightful feed back.
With two silver medal winner we have to be proud of what has been achieved and look forward to even better results in the future

05/06/2025

AL CIERRE DE LAS INSCRIPCIONES

05/06/2025

BADAJOZ 2025

22/05/2025

𝐅𝐄𝐈𝐑𝐀 𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐎 - 𝟕 𝐀 𝟏𝟔 𝐃𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐎 𝐃𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

O Cartaz da XLIX Feira Nacional do Cavalo, XXVI Feira Internacional do Cavalo Lusitano e Feira de São Martinho desde 1571, tem como protagonista Mestre Nuno de Oliveira, montando Euclides, cavalo com ferro do Eng.° Fernando Sommer d'Andrade.

A Direção da Feira Nacional do Cavalo e a Câmara Municipal da Golegã, pretendem assinalar o papel de Mestre Nuno de Oliveira como um dos principais embaixadores do Cavalo Lusitano e da Equitação Portuguesa, após o reconhecimento desta como Património Cultural Imaterial da Humanidade, pela UNESCO.

O reconhecimento da Equitação Portuguesa como Património Cultural Imaterial da Humanidade, resultou de uma candidatura realizada em conjunto pela Câmara Municipal da Golegã, pela Escola Portuguesa de Arte Equestre e pela Associação Portuguesa de Criadores do Cavalo Puro-Sangue Lusitano.

A Feira Nacional do Cavalo decorre entre 7 a 16 de novembro de 2025.

18/05/2025