Nuno Oliveira began his riding career with maestro Jonquin Gonzales de Miranda, Master of the Horse to the King of Portugal. In the 1940's he opened his own riding school and soon became an international name in the world of classical equitation. In the 1950s and 1960s he gave exhibitions in Geneva,[...]
This great book is the next in Xenophon Press' series by the students of Master Nuno Oliveira. Eleanor Russell studied with Oliveira for over ten years. For an entire year, she studied horsemanship with her stallion, Victorieux in Avessada, Portugal. During this time, she took dutiful notes of her m[...]
This is the only English translation of 'Paroles du Maitre' by Antoine de CouxAntoine de Coux, a magistrate in the Belgian Congo, was undoubtedly one of the most loyal students of Master Nuno Oliveira. From 1966, when they met and became close friends, until Oliveira's death in 1989, Antoine de Coux[...]
Nuno Oliveira (1925-1989) var en av de stora. Han har betecknats som ?20:e århundradets beridare?. Han har efterlämnat sex böcker som behandlar Ridkonsten. Utifrån en stor begåvning utvecklade han en enastående skicklighet med tonvikt på klassisk dressyr, i meningen grundad på allmänt erkä[...]
Det finns en linje inom dressyrridningen som ibland benämns klassisk akademisk ridning i den franska traditionen. Den första profilen i denna är François Robichon de la Guérinière (1688-1751) som med sin Ecole de Cavalerie (1733) ännu idag utgör grunden för all god ridning. François Bauche[...]