Sussex Lusitanos Mares - left & right : Obreira (Hostil x Vapra) - 2002 & 2003 UK Champion Female centre : Quota (Iberico x Ginja) - 2nd Yearling Fillies 1998 Lisbon Show
Sussex Lusitanos comprises a group of breeders located within the same district of South East England.
With the acquisition of the first mares in 1992, the group at present maintains a herd of 8 mares on the rich pastures of West Sussex. These include 1995 UK Champion Female JACA and 1995 UK Youngstock Champion NAVARRA, both bred by Pedro Sousa Vieira.
One of our mares, OBREIRA, achieved second place (Silver Medal) in the Ridden Mares Classes at the 2001 Lisbon Show. She is the highest placed UK-owned Lusitano to date to have competed at the Lisbon Championships.
We also specialise in performance mares - at Sussex Lusitanos we have the partbred Lusitano mare MORENA (bred by Coudelaria Romao Tavares). Morena, and her rider Leila Rahmatallah, were members of the UK Working Equitation team at the European Championships in Bracciano, Italy (January 2005). MORENA also won the Ridden Lusitano Class at the 2005 Royal Windsor Horse Show, presented in traditional dress by Ricardo Moura Tavares. Our other performance mare is QUOTA, a daughter of Iberico, also bred by Coudelaria Romao Tavares. Quota won the Intermediate Working Equitation Class at the 2005 Lusitano Breed Show, Addington.
The stallions at Sussex Lusitanos are:
CAJU (BAILADOR x UMBELA), 1st Stallion Class at the 1996 UK Lusitano Show, Stoneleigh and 1st Ridden Class 1998 Royal Windsor Horse Show. Our foundation stallion - now 21 years old.
JARDINEIRO (DANUBIO x XELVA).: 1st Richmond Show 1999, 2nd Royal Windsor 1999.
NUMERARIO (EMBAIXADOR x BAILARINA) : 1st Stallion Class, 2004 Lusitano Breed Show. Champion Lusitano at the 2004 Suffolk Show. Owned by breeder Coudelaria Romao Tavares, currently standing at Sussex Lusitanos in the UK.
ULTRA : 5 year old grey stallion, 16.2hh - our new acquisition and promising to be a future star for Sussex Lusitanos. Will arrive in the UK in March 2005.
All of our stallions are bred from top quality bloodlines and possess very typical characteristics of the Lusitano breed.
Jardineiro & Numerario at Frys CDI, August 2005 Numerario competing in affiliated dressage, 2004
Apart from stud duties, the stallions regularly participate in equestrian competitions and shows raising the awareness of the breed amongst the British public. Caju and Jardineiro have been members of the John Lassetter Dressage Display Team and performed at the 1999 National Dressage Championships, Horse 2000 Roadshow, Stubbing Court CDI, the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund Celebrity Polo Day. Jardineiro, as Pegasus, opened the Horse of the Year Show at Wembley. Jardineiro and Numerario performed at the P & O White Sisters launch on Southampton Docks in 2003, and more recently at Fry's CDI, East Yorkshire in August 2005
With the objective of maintaining the true and very special characteristics of the Lusitano horse, we aim to have the highest possible quality of temperament and movement in our stock, and so assist the promotion of the Lusitano horse in the UK
Jardineiro and Caju at the Sussex Lusitano's stand at the Royal Windsor Show
Jardineiro ridden by Bento Castelhano, twice European Champion of Working Equitation.
Sherene Rahmatallah owner and riding Marmelo.
Sussex Lusitanos : Roger W Barnett : Margaret Cutler : Sherene Rahmatallah
EL Bustan, The Drive, Ifold, Loxwood, West Sussex, RH14 0TD
Telephone 00 44 1403 753445 Fax 00 44 1403 753495
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