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Interagro released the publication tittled "Stallion's Catalogue" with the resume of all her important stallions in 2005, a copy was sent free of charge for those who signed up at our website until March, 2007. This publication is out of print, but all its content is available at Gallery of Stallions section of the website.

To order the book THE HISTORY OF THE HORSE - The Iberian Horse from Ice Age to Antiquity - Vol. I by Paulo Gavião Gonzaga J.A.Allen - The Equestrian Publisher www.halebooks.com e-mail: allen@halebooks.com The Marketing Department 45-47 Clerkenwell Green, London EC 1R OHT Tel: 020 7252 2662 Fax: 020 7490 4958

Lusitanos in the Driving Seat Interagro has trained lusitanos for driving in Brazil (pictured above). The capability of the Lusitano horse to perform well in driving competitions has already been demonstrated at the highest level. A team of purebred Lusitanos won the 4-in-hand class at the 1996 World Driving Championships in Belgium. Felix Brasseur drove the team, owned by Jose Manuel de Mello, president of the Portuguese Lusitano Association. The horses names were Golias, Favorito and Fraque (sired by Vidago) and Fulgoso and Falcao (sired by Jaquetao).

The second in a series of works by Lusitano breeder and historian, Paulo Gavião Gonzaga.

Interagro Announces Breeding and Import Program to Clients A select number of Interagro Lusitanos are now being imported to clients in the United States through their agent Peter Van Borst (View Sales List). The import calendar for these exceptional horses is dictated by the schedule of events at the breeding operation in Brazil. Yearlings Information on yearlings - in the form of videos and literature - will be published in January and February for the benefit of US clients. Those horses selected will then be shipped to their new owners in the summer months. Young horses In September each year, the three-year-olds are brought in to start training in Brazil with a view to being under saddle and ready for clients in the US by the following June/July. Mares Mares are covered in October and December giving clients the opportunity to select the stallion of their preference. (Photographs and pedigrees of all Interagro stallions are available in the Gallery of Stallions.) Pregnancies are then confirmed and mares in foal are imported to the United States the following year. All sales inquiries should be directed to Peter Van Borst. View Current Sales List

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Last update: 09-mai-08

Interagro Lusitanos illustrating Paul Martin Auction’s Catalogue for Driving Cars

Christmas at Interagro

Carroussel with all the riders

On December 22^nd, 2007 a special dressage test took place at Interagro dressage’s open arena. All competitors rode with Chritsmas related costumes. Not only the professional riders competed, but also the guys from the mares, the kids from the riding school and some grooms.

Rider and horses were evaluated by a technical board of invited judges: Mrs. Pia Aragão, Ms. Martina Brandes and Mr. Sergio de Fiori, the artistic invited judges were: Mrs. Érika Bloem, Mrs. Tatiana Cury and Mr. Christiano Rainer.  

The big winner was Miss Annsofi Matsson – our Christmas gift riding the stallion Xazan Interagro! Second place for Mr. Luan Brito from the kid’s riding school riding the stallion Quixote Interagro, 3^rd place to Miss Louise Wesstrom “Snowflake” riding the stallion Zippo Interagro. 4^th place to Miss Daiana Silva - our angel - is one of our grooms and rode the gelding Quilate Interagro. 5^th Place to Miss Rosvita Sydow – the Holy Mary riding the stallion Xibano Interagro.

Annsofi Matsson & Xazan Interagro – the big winner with score 100% for costume

After the test the prizing ceremony was made by a wonderful presentation of our driving team, all of them dressed as Santa Claus. All riders were prized by Pia Aragão.

The party ended with our traditional Christmas barbecue to all our team’s familes and distribution of the Christmas gifts to all of them.

Antonio Mariano de Souza and Valentim D. Martins de Brito bringing the prizes offered by Mrs. Pia Aragão to all competitors.

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Sargon Interagro won Horse of the year for the USA in the Iberian Division

Sargon Interagro won Horse of the year in Prix St George and Intermediate 1 for the USA in the Iberian Division.

Sargon is owned by Casa Real Lusitanos (MN, USA) and ridden by Heather Bender (FL, USA)

Interagro Driving Car at Athina Onassis
International Horse Show

Photo: Ney Messi

A wonderful Phaeton car, pulled by a Four-in- Hand Interagro Horse team’s: Solitário, Ugluk, Xador and Xirógrafo, were responsible for one of the more beautiful moments at the Athina Onassis International Horse Show, the first International 5 stars competition in Brazil,  the fifth of eight  Global Champions Tour.

Photo: Ney Messi

The show wanted to render an homage to the Brazilian Jump Team - Gold medal in the Pan-American Games - Rio de Janeiro: Rodrigo Pessoa, Pedro Veniss, César Almeida , Bernardo Alves, Karina Johannpeter, the coach Neco Pessoa , assisted by Doda Miranda and Lúcia Santa Cruz, head of the team. The carriage was applauded by a crowd of some 3.500 people at the main ring Sunday the 5^th afternoon at The São Paulo Horse Club.

The internationally Olympic rider Neco Pessoa rode beside Interagro’s driver Antonio Mariano de Souza.

Photo: Ney Messi

Doda Miranda and German Marco Kutscher were also included in the homage paid to the two best riders of the competition.

Interagro’s team was formed by the grooms Fábio Roberto da Silva and Valentim Martins de Brito.

The Athina Onassis International Horse Show had 71 competitors from 20 different nations and distributed more then US$ 1 million in prize money.

São Paulo Horse Club received A public of 13 thousand people, a true record in The Brazilian Equestrian Events.

In the face of adversity, Lusitanos contribute to a dressage medal for Brazil at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro

by Jean Llewellyn jean@jeanllewellyn.com

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  – The XV Pan American Games kicked off with the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro last Friday, July 13, and the first equestrian medals have already been awarded for dressage with the home team, Brazil, celebrating a well-deserved bronze. It was the first time in Pan American history that two pure-bred Lusitanos have appeared on the Brazilian team.

Ironically, for anyone who is superstitious, it could be said that Friday the 13^th was an unlucky omen for the Brazilian team, who lost one horse and one rider from their first-choice line-up due to sickness. First, the handsome Brazilian-bred Lusitano stallion Nirvana Interagro (by Gatão out of Capicua) bred by Paulo Gavião Gonzaga, succumbed to illness two weeks ago and was unable to recover sufficient health and fitness to compete, much to the disappointment of his rider Pia Aragão. Then, a double blow for Chef d’Equipe Sabine Bilton when Jorge de Costa had to be sidelined, his place being taken by second reserve, Luiza Almeida Tavares – only 15 years old – riding the Portuguese-bred Lusitano stallion Samba (by Inca).

In the face of such adversity the Brazilian team’s podium position was a remarkable accomplishment even though their hopes for greater glory were likely impacted by their pre-competition losses. Quite simply, the team achieved what many considered to be impossible – especially as it was the first taste of international competition for Luiza Almeida Tavares and Roger Clementino, both riding Lusitanos!

Under the watchful eye of judges Jane Weatherwax (USA), Stephen Clarke (Great Britain), Marian Cunningham (Peru), Mariette Withages (Belgium) and Salin Nigri (Brazil), the medal-deciding class took place over the weekend in the Deodoro Stadium of the National Equestrian Centre, some 25 minutes from downtown Rio.

Naturally, as Pan American Games hosts, Brazilian expectations and emotions were running high for their dressage team, and at the end of the first day, Roger Clementino, riding the 13-year old Lusitano gelding Nilo VO on behalf of Victor Oliva’s Coudelaria Ilha Verde stud farm had put Brazil in third place out of seven competing nations with a score of 64.750 percent.

On day two, following a score of 65.400 percent from Renata Costa riding the KWPN Monty, only Luiza Almeida Tavares remained, and her score of 64.650 percent with Samba guaranteed Brazil’s team bronze medal. Wise beyond her tender years, and very aware of rewriting history for Lusitano breeding, Tavares said: “I confess that when I entered the ring I was nervous. But I took a deep breath and did what I had to do. The public also helped,” by remaining so quiet you could hear a pin drop during this final performance of the team competition. It’s the first time in 24 years that Brazil has won a Pan American medal for dressage, the last also being bronze in Caracas, Venezuela in 1983.

This result has certainly provided a wake-up call for the Brazilian equestrian industry that is witnessing an explosion of interest in dressage, undoubtedly thanks to their home-bred population of world-class Lusitanos that are being selectively produced for the specific purpose of challenging the authority of warmbloods on the international dressage stage.

Another Brazilian-bred Lusitano should also be mentioned, the stallion Oceano do TOP (by Afiancado de Flandes, bred by ‘Tonico’ Pereira) who was competing with Sandra Smith under the flag of Argentina. Although he had a slightly disappointing performance, placing 24^th with a percentage of 56.600, slightly lower than his pre-Pan-Am results, only a few marks separated him from a top ten finish.

Brazil’s well-deserved result now opens the door to the possibility of their dressage team competing at next summer’s Beijing Olympic Games – with the equestrian events taking place in Hong Kong. Roger Clementino said, “We arrived here and gave everything. Now we need to keep working hard in search of a medal in China.”

As a global shop window for promoting sport horses, it would be a marvellous achievement to see every member of the national team in the saddles of Brazilian-bred Lusitanos and would certainly validate the many years of commitment and passion of Lusitano breeders to producing the finest dressage horses.

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