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The Andrades are tall, powerful saddle horses, with a rounded croup, nearly straight head profile, very functional,
with elegant gaits, excellent for bullfighting, dressage and work.
Perhaps the most effective description of the Andrade bloodline comes from the breeder himself,
Ruy d'Andrade:"they are short strong horses, valiant with the bulls, changing from calm to ardent if spurred and
from ardent to obedient if left in peace; fast when running and rapid on turns; with good walk, sensible to the spurs, submissive with good mouth, endless strength in everything."
The Veiga bloodline produced the most genuine war horse of Ancient Lusitania .
Veigas are extremely functional and smaller than the other lineages - excellent for bullfighting.
They have the typical convex head known as the "Veiga head", flat thin legs with prominent hocks,
fantastic impulsion and proud flexible necks.
Manuel Veiga describes his horses as follows: "Nervous, full of gallantry, so obedient they seem to outguess the rider's intentions; high thin head, long free-flowing manes, elevated movements and a striking agility challenging all threats and dangers with indomitable courage"
The Veiga is a true race within the Lusitano breed and the stallions when used on mares of any other lineage have the power to transmit to the offspring the most typical characteristics of the Lusitanian race.
Alter Real 
The Alter Real was founded in 1748 by the Portuguese king D. João V an d
has always been active in the breeding of the famous bay horses used by the Portuguese Riding School.
The horse bred by the Coudelaria Nacional (CN) is of the same morphological type as
the Spanish Horse of the XVIII century. This explains why most of the present and old lines of
the CN are of Spanish origin - mostly descendants from the "heads of lineage" Hucharia, Primoroso and Destinado.
The Coudelaria Nacional produces longer, stronger horses, with high croups that are very good
for dressage and driving. | 
Lusitano : Bloodlines
