Pride of Portugal

At the XVI Feira do Cavalo de Ponte de Lima (4th-7th July 2024) - Sussex Lusitanos & N Pimenta, co-organisers of the Pride of Portugal Display that performed at the 2023 The London International Horse Show.
Sussex Lusitanos presented a photo (with thanks to Jo Hansford Photography) - a lasting memory of the superb display which reached 80,000+ spectators at London Excel, and a huge worldwide tv & online audience👏👏🇵🇹🔝🔝
The riders in the Pride of Portugal display were: Gilberto Filipe Mafalda Galiza Mendes Ricardo Moura Tavares João Da Graça Nicole Silva Filipe Barbosa Luís Brito Paes Joao Goncalves Joao Bento Filipe Carvalho
Support team: Vanessa Gomes Leila Rahmatallah Rui Barbosa Costa Tomas de Isabel Joel Costa Carlos Hernâni- fotografia SF Feeding

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Tonight we're sharing a selection of favourite images from the amazing Pride of Portugal display at The London International Horse Show in December - head over to our page here:
https://www.johansfordphotography.com/pride-of-portugal-the-stunning-lusitanos-at-london-international-horse-show-2023/

The displays were organised by Sussex Lusitanos in association with N Pimenta in Portugal.

One week since the show end & here are our final images of the Pride of Portugal Lusitano Display team at The London International Horse Show.
Behind the scenes photos of a busy week of displays, photoshoots, Live Zone sessions - not to mention Anglo/Portuguese social gatherings 🍻🥂🎉
Thank you to everyone who participated: the riders, grooms, Rui Barbosa Costa, SF Feeding, all the ground crew & supporters, families, & friends who came from Portugal, & closer to home, to cheer the team on 🙏 🙏
80,000+ spectators watched the display at the show, not to mention a huge world wide tv audience - we all have lasting memories of a great week!🇵🇹🇬🇧

The evening performance of the Lusitano display, Saturday 16th December - captured by Jo Hansford Photography👏👏

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This page records memories of the Pride of Portugal Lusitano Display that was performed at The London International Horse Show, London ExCel (13th to 18th December 2023).
The display was organised & co-ordinated by Sussex Lusitanos, in association with N Pimenta, and featured 10 individual top riders from Portugal. The display was a one-off, especially created for the Show.
The riders were:
Gilberto Filipe (Zinque Das Lezírias)
Ricardo Moura Tavares (Fado)
João Bento (Jaguar)
Luís Brito Paes (Horizonte & Nabuco)
Filipe Carvalho (Natural)
Filipe Barbosa (Mestre Misericórdia)
Nicole Silva (Inca)
Mafalda Galiza Mendes (Indigena)
João Da Graça (Haiti MAC)
João Gonçalves (Madragoa Das Arcas)
Grooms : Joel Costa & Tomas de Isabel

A fabulous photo of 2 stallions, Haiti MAC & Inca, in the Pride of Portugal Lusitano Display at The London International Horse Show.
Riders: João Da Graça & Nicole Silva.
📸 Carlos Hernâni- fotografia