Lusitano Thoroughbred Horse

Working Equitation

The main objective of the Work Equitation Trials is to combine the competitive spirit of an equestrian modality based on the classic riding of each country to the conservation of its traditions, namely in the use of the costume and harness being a prime example of an ethnographic and cultural showcase, maintaining the traditional costumes and saddlery characteristic of each country.

The growing interest that this modality has aroused, both at the level of competitors and the public, required APSL to create three distinct levels (Veterans, for those who have competed for at least one year, Under-16 and Debutant Horses for animals that participate in this type of event for the first time). In 2004, the number of classes was adjusted to five with the inclusion of the Under-20 and the Masters (higher level than in dressage requires Grand Prix exercises).

Comprised of different stages, a contest begins with a Dressage Test, followed by Maneability and Speed. There is also the Cow trial only held in places with conditions to do so.

APSL is developing an important effort to promote the use of the Lusitano Horse in different disciplines.

With this goal, it organizes the National Working Equitation Championship, a discipline where our horse shows great aptitude.

National Championship

The National Championship is disputed throughout the year with several Journeys held from North to South of the country.

The Championship is responsibility of the APSL under the umbrella of the of the Portuguese Equestrian Federation (FEP).

Wawe - World Association for Working Equitation

International Competitions

At the international level, the WAVE - World Association for Working Equitation is the entity that regulates the discipline that already has 22 countries.

As to be expected, the characteristics of Working Equitation lead to a huge success and the four initial countries in which trials of this type were currently used - Portugal, Spain, France and Italy – were promptly expand to another countries such as Germany, Belgium, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Australia, Holland, Czech Republic, San Marino, Brazil, Colombia, Slovenia, USA and Mexico with an important increasing participants. More recently, Hungary, Poland, South Africa and Denmark.

As a result of the practise of this discipline in different countries it become urgent to approach all the regulation’s existing and in consequence it was created the WAWE – World Association for Working Equitation, in 2004.

WAWE as the main objectives to moderate, organize and developing this equestrian discipline.

International Events History

Year and Place	Individual	Teams
1998 Portugal	Champion - Bento Castelhano; Team - Bento Castelhano; Jorge Sousa; Joaquim José Salvador; Fernando Castelo Branco; Jaime Moura Tavares.	1º Portugal
1999 France	Champion - Bento Castelhano; Team - Bento Castelhano; Jorge Sousa; Pedro Raposo Cordeiro; Joaquim José Salvador; Individual - Alberto Conde; Paulo Santos; Substitute - João Paulo Almeida Fernandes.	1º Portugal
2000 Italy	Champion - Pedro Torres; Team - Pedro Torres; Bento Castelhano; Joaquim José Salvador; João Paulo Almeida Fernandes; Individual - Ricardo Tavares; Paulo Santos.	1º Portugal
2001 Spain	Vice-campeão - Ricardo Moura Tavares; Team - Ricardo Tavares riding NAVALHA; Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Paulo Santos riding IMPORTANTE; João Lynce riding NABÃO; Individual - Bento Castelhano riding NERVO; Joaquim José Salvador riding ESQUIVO.	1º Portugal
2002 Beja / Portugal World Championship	1º World Championship in Portugal Team - Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Ricardo Tavares riding NAVALHA; Rodrigo Torres riding PINTOR; João Lynce riding BIONA-NABÃO. Individual - Paulo Santos riding IMPORTANTE.	1º Portugal
2003 France	Champion - João Lynce; Team - Joaquim José Salvador riding NUFAR; João Lynce riding NABÃO; Ricardo Tavares riding OSAMA BL; Paulo Santos riding IMPORTANTE; Individual - Maria Moura Caetano riding MARAVILHA; Eduardo Almeida riding OLÉ.	3º Portugal
2004 Italy	Champion - Pedro Torres; Team - Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Ricardo Tavares riding OSAMA BL; Rodrigo Torres riding QUO-VADIS; David Duarte Oliveira riding MULATO; Individual - Eduardo Almeida riding OLÉ.	1º Portugal
2005 Spain	Champion - Ricardo Moura Tavares; Team - Ricardo Tavares riding OSAMA BL; David Duarte Oliveira riding MULATO; André Pica da Conceição riding NOHIO; Eduardo Almeida riding OLÉ; Individual - Miguel Fonseca riding MARFIM.	2º Portugal
2006 World Championship SHP / Lisbon / Portugal	2º World Championship in Portugal Champion - David Duarte Oliveira; Team - André Pica da Conceição com NOHIO; Eduardo Almeida com OLÉ; Pedro Torres com OXIDADO; David Duarte Oliveira com MULATO; Individual - Miguel Fonseca com SATURNO.	1º Portugal
2007 England	Champion - Miguel Fonseca; Team - André Pica da Conceição com NOHIO; David Duarte Oliveira com OTARIO; Eduardo Almeida com OLÉ; Miguel Fonseca com SATURNO; Individual - Bruno Pica da Conceição com TRINCO.	1º Portugal
2008 Italy	Champion - Pedro Torres; Team - André Pica da Conceição riding NOHIO; Bruno Pica da Conceição riding TRINCO; Bruno Rodrigues Silva riding UBRIQUE; Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Jorge Cameira Santos riding ULISSES.	1º Portugal
2009 Portugal (Ponte de Lima)	Champion - Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Team - Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Leonel Lopes dos Santos riding SATURNO; André Pica da Conceição riding NOHIO; Bruno Pica da Conceição riding TRINCO; Individual: Bruno Rodrigues Silva riding TROVADOR RAPOSA; Pedro Neves riding ÓBIDOS.	1º Portugal
2010 Italy	Champion - Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Team: Bruno Pica da Conceição riding TRINCO; Bruno Rodrigues Silva riding TROVADOR RAPOSA; Leonel Lopes dos Santos riding SARILHO DA BROA; Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Iindividual: Eduardo Almeida, riding ROMÁRIO.	1º Portugal
2011 France World Championship	World champions Champion - Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Team - Bruno Pica da Conceição riding TRINCO; Bruno Rodrigues Silva riding TROVADOR RAPOSA; Pedro Torres riding OXIDADO; Eduardo Almeida riding SANTO.	1º Portugal
2013 Italy European Championship	Champion - Bruno Pica, riding TRINCO; Team - Nuno Avelar, Miguel Fonseca, João Duarte Rafael, Bruno Pica.	1º Portugal
2014 Austria IV World Championship	Champion - Bruno Pica; Team - João Duarte Rafael, Miguel Fonseca, Nuno Avelar, Bruno Pica.	1º Portugal
2015 Golegã / Portugal	European Championship Juniors & Young Riders Champion - André Lucio riding ZORBA; Team - André Lucio riding ZORBA; Bruno Magalhães Pinto riding AOLE; Nuno Tanganho Neves riding XGAUDI DAS LEZÍRIAS; Diogo Duarte Oliveira riding CHAPITÔ.	1º Portugal
2016 Germany	Champion - Vasco Godinho riding TRIGO; Team - Vasco Godinho riding TRIGO; Gilberto Filipe riding ZINQUE DAS LEZÍRIAS; Eduardo Almeida riding SANTO; João Bento riding DISTINTO II.	1º Portugal
2018 Munique / Germany World Championship	Champion - Gilberto Filipe riding ZINQUE DAS LEZÍRIAS; Team - Vasco Godinho riding TRIGO, João Gonçalves riding DAMASCO, João Bento riding ELÁSTICO, Gilberto Filipe riding ZINQUE DAS LEZÍRIAS.	2º Portugal
2019 Ponte de Lima / Portugal European Championship Juniors & Young Riders	Portugal Champion \| Individual and Teams Champion - Diogo Duarte Oliveira riding HEROS; Team - Diogo Oliveira riding HEROS, Nicole Silva riding HÁBIL DE SENA, Gonçalo Morais riding ESTOQUE, Carolina Mariani riding FAIAL; Substitute - João Barbosa riding HOBBY.	1º Portugal
2022 Les Herbiers \| France World Championship	Potugal World Champion \| Individual and Teams World Champion - Gilberto Filipe & ZINQUE DAS LEZIRIAS World Vice-Champion: Mafalda Galiza Mendes & ISCO Team: Gilberto Filipe & ZINQUE DAS LEZIRIAS, Mafalda Galiza Mendes & ISCO, Luis Brito Paes & HORIZONTE, Tiago Alves & EÓXIDO	1º PORTUGAL
2023 Ponte de Lima \| Portugal World Championship - Juniors and Young Riders	Portugal - World Champion: Individual and Teams World Champion: Nicole Silva & Inca Team: Nicole Silva & Inca, Afonso Resina Antunes & Importante da Broa, Lara Carreira & Endiabrado, Carminho Filipe & Zig Zag	1º PORTUGAL
2024 Chequia \| Lowe European Championship	Portugal European Champion - Individual and Teams European Champion - Gilberto Filipe & Morante Team: Afonso Resina Antunes & Importante da Broa, Bruno Pica da Conceição & Istambul, Gilberto Filipe & Morante, Luis Brito Paes & Horizonte	1º PORTUGAL