{"id":64,"date":"2026-02-26T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsesoffigueiras.bonsaidev.nl\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:20:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/horsesoffigueiras.bonsaidev.nl\/pt\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobre"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4xyx0-389658f42b672a5187caa162a43c0d77\">\n.avia-section.av-4xyx0-389658f42b672a5187caa162a43c0d77{\nbackground-color:#ebe8de;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4xyx0-389658f42b672a5187caa162a43c0d77 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_px='480'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' style='height:480px'><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-64'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4p104-b22627dc524d64294c42cc0e203ea6cf av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#1e1b2e;\nfont-size:68px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:68px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#1e1b2e;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mm4qh47q-c4c8d5ae3fd8bd98100f5119bdb177a5 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Sobre<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-s5ec-282ebfacd1e7484b58ec5110907cd9db main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-64'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7ih0c-acf8f7080b801d683f00934fb1a88747 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-6wc0o-f98761ec73ecb1ac1ca2e9287812772b av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmysogro-5f7c0c36f09896bdcff0c19c9b8a3cbd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>A vis\u00e3o de Ant\u00f3nio Sim\u00f5es<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"intro\">Para Ant\u00f3nio Sim\u00f5es, os cavalos sempre fizeram parte da vida. Ao crescer na quinta do seu pai, em Portugal, esteve rodeado de cavalos, embora nessa altura n\u00e3o fossem lusitanos, mas sim animais mesti\u00e7os. A verdadeira paix\u00e3o veio mais tarde - h\u00e1 cerca de 25 anos - quando Ant\u00f3nio se apaixonou pela condu\u00e7\u00e3o de carruagens. Nesse momento, tomou uma decis\u00e3o ousada: criar uma coudelaria dedicada \u00e0 cria\u00e7\u00e3o de Lusitanos para desporto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Desde o in\u00edcio, Ant\u00f3nio alia a cria\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0 competi\u00e7\u00e3o. Criou uma equipa para competir ao mais alto n\u00edvel na condu\u00e7\u00e3o internacional de carruagens, contratando o famoso F\u00e9lix Brasseur como condutor e respons\u00e1vel pelo projeto desportivo. Enquanto a maioria das pessoas associava os Lusitanos \u00e0 tauromaquia ou \u00e0 equita\u00e7\u00e3o tradicional portuguesa, Ant\u00f3nio acreditava que eles se podiam destacar numa arena completamente diferente. Essa convic\u00e7\u00e3o tornou-se a base da Horses of Figueiras.<\/p>\n<h2>Constru\u00e7\u00e3o da coudelaria<\/h2>\n<p>The first mares came from Jos\u00e9 Henriques Casguinha, which were the basis of the studfarm. Ant\u00f3nio\u2019s idea was clear: to create a stud that would produce Lusitanos of true sport quality. Nutrition was a cornerstone of his program; foals returned home at one, two, and three years old and were carefully raised and conditioned. Every young horse, including mares, was tested under saddle at three years old. The goal was simple but ambitious: to develop correct, elastic gaits \u2013 walk, trot, and canter. Remarkably, Ant\u00f3nio estimates thatm most of his horses reached this standard.<\/p>\n<p>At Figueiras, no horse was judged solely by papers or appearance. Each was evaluated in sport, either\u00a0under saddle or in harness. \u201cI wanted real decisions, not dreams,\u201d Ant\u00f3nio explains.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-64w20-1739fc0dea0e64cb72245ae14d7e2c76 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  flex_column_div'     ><\/div><div class='flex_column_table av-5uodw-a1df86c5ba63df0f9bfcb0cbb350eba1 sc-av_two_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5uodw-a1df86c5ba63df0f9bfcb0cbb350eba1\">\n.flex_column.av-5uodw-a1df86c5ba63df0f9bfcb0cbb350eba1{\nwidth:35.2%;\nmargin-left:0;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-5uodw-a1df86c5ba63df0f9bfcb0cbb350eba1 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:8%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5uodw-a1df86c5ba63df0f9bfcb0cbb350eba1 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-591j0-aac960d53ca6003e4b78261fa2df9929\">\n.avia-image-container.av-591j0-aac960d53ca6003e4b78261fa2df9929 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-591j0-aac960d53ca6003e4b78261fa2df9929 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-591j0-aac960d53ca6003e4b78261fa2df9929 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-374 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-374 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/horsesoffigueiras.bonsaidev.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7d636ceafeb78bff0462a9585e88b2b8_1.jpeg\" alt='' title='7d636ceafeb78bff0462a9585e88b2b8_1'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsesoffigueiras.bonsaidev.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7d636ceafeb78bff0462a9585e88b2b8_1.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/horsesoffigueiras.bonsaidev.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7d636ceafeb78bff0462a9585e88b2b8_1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/horsesoffigueiras.bonsaidev.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7d636ceafeb78bff0462a9585e88b2b8_1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/horsesoffigueiras.bonsaidev.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7d636ceafeb78bff0462a9585e88b2b8_1-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/horsesoffigueiras.bonsaidev.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7d636ceafeb78bff0462a9585e88b2b8_1-705x470.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4oni0-c4f41325e782c05573e822a760e1ef00\">\n.flex_column.av-4oni0-c4f41325e782c05573e822a760e1ef00{\nwidth:56.8%;\nmargin-left:0;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-4oni0-c4f41325e782c05573e822a760e1ef00 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:8%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4oni0-c4f41325e782c05573e822a760e1ef00 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmysoztl-1f8143d3e294ca1acdfe1ef39e3dd404'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>A descoberta - Campe\u00e3o do Mundo em Aachen<\/h2>\n<p>Anos de dedica\u00e7\u00e3o valeram a pena em 2006, quando a equipa de Lusitanos do Ant\u00f3nio venceu o Campeonato Mundial de Condu\u00e7\u00e3o de Carruagens em Aachen. Foi um feito hist\u00f3rico - a prova de que os Lusitanos podiam competir e ganhar no palco mundial numa disciplina muito para al\u00e9m da sua utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o tradicional.<\/p>\n<p>Depois desse sucesso, Ant\u00f3nio mudou o seu foco. Tinha conseguido tudo o que desejava na condu\u00e7\u00e3o de carruagens; agora a sua ambi\u00e7\u00e3o centrava-se na produ\u00e7\u00e3o de cavalos de dressage de alto n\u00edvel. Para testar a sua vis\u00e3o, convidou o treinador profissional Jan Bemelmans para avaliar os seus cavalos. A quest\u00e3o era clara: o sonho de Ant\u00f3nio de ter Lusitanos em dressage de alto n\u00edvel era realista, ou apenas um desejo?<\/p>\n<p>Bemelmans ficou imediatamente cativado pela \u00e9gua Batuta e aceitou trein\u00e1-la durante dois anos. Os resultados convenceram toda a gente: Os Lusitanos das Figueiras podiam brilhar na dressage. Era o in\u00edcio de um novo cap\u00edtulo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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Cavalos que passaram a competir internacionalmente, muitos deles com cavaleiros ol\u00edmpicos, e alguns vendidos por mais de um milh\u00e3o de euros!<em><u>\u00a0 <\/u><\/em>Hoje, Cavalos das Figueiras \u00e9 reconhecido mundialmente como uma das coudelarias que ajudaram a modernizar o Lusitano. Atrav\u00e9s da sua vis\u00e3o, persist\u00eancia e padr\u00f5es intransigentes, Ant\u00f3nio Sim\u00f5es deixou uma marca permanente na hist\u00f3ria da ra\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p>Para Ant\u00f3nio, a miss\u00e3o sempre foi simples: \u201cCrio por desporto, por qualidade\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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