Buying a Lusitano from Portugal

Due to the limited number of adult Lusitanos available for purchase in the UK, the majority of horses we obtain for clients are purchased directly from Portugal. Sussex Lusitanos have 25 years' experience of sourcing and purchasing horses in Portugal. We place particular emphasis on selecting the correct type of Lusitano for each individual prospective purchaser. Viewing trips to Portugal are arranged every month. We feel that it is important that prospective owners of Lusitanos acquire some background knowledge of the Lusitano breed horse in its home country, its handling, training etc. The visits provide an invaluable insight into this very special breed. If you would like further details of these viewing trips, or would like to discuss your own requirements with regard to purchasing a Lusitano, please contact Sherene Rahmatallah on 07787 147782 or email sherene@sussexlusitanos.co.uk

We have an extensive list of clients who have purchased Lusitano horses through us, many of whom have returned to us when they wanted to purchase another Lusitano. They include :

BOCA NEGRA, FADO. JASMIM. LIDADOR & MARAVILHA – Emily Ivins, Hampshire /  BIBI – Helen Barlow, Herts / GOYA – Ines & Alan Barroso, Cambs /LACRAU – Ruth Rose, Yorks / ESMERILHAO & MACARENA – Karen Shepherd, Hampshire / BEETHOVEN – Lady Pauline Harris, Surrey / QUORUM – Caroline Edgeley, W Sussex / DIURNO – Fiona Harter, Berks / CASTELLO – Claudia Brind-Woody. Oxon / CUMBRE – Isobel Cross, Berks /FOSFORO, MACARENA & NAVALHA II – Richard Pell-Ilderton & Julia Beckett /  XANAIA – Mrs Ceri Muir, France / REGULO & EGA – Louise Eklof, Powys / GAUDI – Gillian Tabor, Devon / RH, SUESTE & EPA – Tori Peter, Lancs / DANCARINA, DESEJADA, EROS DE SERNADINHA & INICIAL – Mrs Tess Hardy, Suffolk / A-LANCELOT – Debbie Warne, Australia / RUBI – Sue Beckett, Hants / ACASO – Miss Nina Rahmatallah, Surrey / BUSSACO – Mrs Sue Edwin, Surrey / DISTINTO – Nicola Palmer, Suffolk / DISTINTA – Anne Plumb, Herts / ULMEIRO, DESTREMIDO, DOMINGUIM, DIADEMA, BOCA NEGRA – Karen Simpson. Lancs / JUNO – Ms H Linnett, Berks / JAGOSTO -Hon Mrs C Wynn, Oxon / JUSTICIERO, INFINITO, MAFIOSO, PEROLA, ANDORINHA, ZECORA, ZIRCAO & XERIFE – Mrs S Barber, Pine Lodge School of Classical Equitation, Norwich/ PRESTIGIO – Mr A Sharif, Oxon / OURIQUE – Mrs L Batty, Bournemouth / PRAZER – Mr & Mrs R James, Oxon, now owned by Lady Sylvia Loch, Suffolk / QB & GENEROSO – Mrs S Holt, Guildford / HEXAGINO – Mrs S Haywood, Cheshire / JOCOSO – Mr D Reeve / CHICUELA – Mrs Ann Cairns, Fife / PINGALIM – Mrs Karen Cornelius, Surrey / REMO – Mrs Victoria Crofton Wadham, Camarthen / MALFADADO – Mr Ken Barnsley, Cheshire / QUADRA – Mrs Barbel Tryba, West Sussex / QUIEBRO – Mrs Kate Mably, Cornwall / QUELUZ – Eilidh & Christine Dobson, Argyll / ULISSES – Mrs Buffy Lacey, Argyll / LITRI – Mrs Julie Anne Kaye , Bucks / RIHOSTATO, ULTIMO, ZORRO – Bernadette Cooper, Hants / QUELUZ – Mrs Helen Barlow, Bucks / NICOTINA – Mr Alan Eustance, North London / PRUDENTE – Mr Satish Kainth, Middlesex / XANIA – Mrs Alison Jones, East Sussex / VIRIATO & LARAPIO – Les & Maggie Ginger, Devon / IAPU – Miss Susie Williams, Sussex / ROMERO – Miss M Dorrien-Smith, Tresco / TACO – Mr James Heyworth-Dunne, Norfolk / VINHO – Lynne Macleod, Glos / RAJA – Mrs Marina Brand, Hampshire / SEIKO, NOGADO & TRIGO – Mrs Karen Simpson, Lancashire / OESTE, PIRATA, U-ESTOIRO & SANZALA – Mrs N Ugland, East Sussex / XIBATA DO ZAMBUJAL – Germana Sinatra, South London / SERICAIA – Mrs Lou Carroll-Pettit, West Yorkshire / SIMAO, ZARZUELA & AIROSA – Mrs Hayley Carter, Essex / VIMEL – Miss Sara Rahmatalla, West Yorkshire / ACASO – Nina Rahmatallah, Surrey / ARQUEIRO – Mr & Mrs T Taylor, Warwicks / UTOPIA – Mrs Karry Gardner, North Yorkshire / JACA, NAVARRA, OBREIRA, BANDARILHA – Mr R Barnett. West Sussex / ALAGOA & CEPA – Mrs J Davidson, Bucks / CORAÇÃO – Mrs A McCulloch, Bucks / XADREZ DO ZAMBUJAL – Manda King, Kent / SAFIO & BACCARAT – Mr M Canfor, Suffolk / VIMIOSO, NIHANA & BAILARINA – Sir R Newton, Suffolk / EXITO – Mrs Jane Wingfield, Bucks / FOXTROT – Pat Bishop, Wilts / SEDA – Mrs Zoe Parramore, Somerset / GUADIANA – Sue Young, Wirral / GUADIANA RT – Matt Poyser, Suffolk / DOMINO – Mrs Vanessa Warren, Somerset

Click here for examples of horses we have sourced for others (pdf)