Luis Valenca is one of the most recognized dressage instructors of our times. For many years he worked with the late Nuno Oliveira, the most famous Ecuyer of Portugal.

In his equestrian center “Centro Equestre de Leziria Grande” in Vila Franca de Xira, near Lisbon, Portugal, he trains horses and riders from all over the world, following the classical Portuguese Art of Riding.

In this series of instructional videos, The Baroque Horse Special, Ecuyer Luis Valenca offers you an insight into his intuitional grasp of the horses psyche and demonstrates his training system from the basic work to lections of the Haute Ecole.

Part 1 – Thoughts about the Iberian Horse

• The work on the lunge – fundamentals of classical Portuguese equitation
• The basics of communication with the horse

50 mins.