RURAL HOTEL QUINTA MADRE DE ÁGUA
Passion for animals
THE DREAM
The Madre de Água’s Stud Farm – Serra da Estrela was founded in 2012, product of the love that the owners Luís Gonçalves and Lurdes Perfeito have for animals. It all began a few years ago with the acquisition of three pure-bred Lusitano mares to be used as the farms saddle horses. However, the interest for the Lusitano breed increased so the owners enthusiastically decided to take this matter seriously and invest in the construction of a stud farm in order to breed and also enter in competitions.
Then they got two stallions from a recognized Portuguese stud farm- Ortigão Costa – they hired a professional equestrian rider, Nuno Carvalho, and began preparing the horses for dressage. At the same time, a spacious covered arena was built to train the horses.
The purebred Lusitano has Portuguese origin and is the oldest saddle horse in the world. It features a natural aptitude for the high airs exercise since it puts its hindlimbs under the mass with great ease.
Thus, the Lusitano is not only displayed in bullfighting and classical riding but also in federal equestrian disciplines such as dressage, obstacles, carriage driving and in work riding.
Hello my name is Nuno Carvalho, I was born in 1994 in Viseu, I attended the Professional School Vagos – Equine Management Technician, and I’ve also done various curricular internships.
Currenly working in Madre de Água’s Stud Farm – Serra da Estrela training the Lusitanian horses for dressage tests.
With or without experience, come and visit us!
Compete in the Dressage at national and international level!
SOME OF OUR HORSES
FEROZ
SANDRO
RUM
DOM RICO
ÚNICO
WATERS
GINETA
FLAMA
ENOVA
LU
JABÁ
NILA
PODEROSA
VALÉRIA
POLDS
SOL
SERENA
URIEL
Enjoy the natural beauty of the Serra da Estrela in a horse ride on Quinta Madre de Água!
