The Paleteadas , also called “corridas de rodeo”, are related to the world of breeding the criollo horse in Latin America , in particular Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is a competition that aims to test the skills of the criollo horse in its workhorse role with livestock. Discover now all our travels, tours, holidays and horse trekking in Brazil. During these competitions, their “vaquera” attitude is essentially evaluated: they must be fast, able to stop the calves and at the same time be docile in order to respond to the orders given in the best possible way.
The test consists in stopping a calf running at full speed between two horses and keeping it in this position for 60 meters. The maximum achievable score in the well-executed test is 15 points, divided into 4 evaluation criteria. The most important competitions are the Freno de Oro, the Copa VW and the Copa del Mundo del Cavallo criollo.
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Legend has it that in Lusitania, present-day Portugal, the first saddle horse in the history of mankind was discovered: the Lusitano. The oldest trace of the existence of the horse in Portugal dates back to the Paleolithic era. It was a breed with a beautiful morphology and an elegant walk, with resistant hooves suitable for […]
Horse-Ball is an equestrian team sport . Initially, it was nothing more than a riding exercise , invented by Captain Clave in France in the 1930s. Even today, in fact, we find, in this discipline, the pedagogical and playful values used in every French and foreign equestrian center and poney club. Discover now all our […]
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