I apologize for not having written for a while. Things got hectic trying to get out of town for the trip to the World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) meeting. Then canceled and delayed flights, long driving trips once in Brazil, and a busy schedule made it nearly impossible to find time to blog.

The best part of the trip so far was a visit to Coudelaria Rocas do Vouga, a Lusitano farm in Brazil owned by Manuel Tavares de Almeida and his wife, Thereza.

But these "are not your father’s" Lusitano’s; the older portion of the breed was a small, stout, quick, intelligent horse bred for bullfighting. Coudelaria Rocas do Vouga and other breeders in Brazil and Portugal have been working to refine and select their bloodlines to produce world-class dressage horses with size, scope, and depth, while still keeping the personalities loved by those who know Lusitano horses