Veiga Horses - Tradition and the Present - English language edition of Cavalos Veiga - Tradicão E Actualidade Alberto Tavares Barreto, Lisbon, one of 750 copies, 2004. Hardcover, 157 pgs., illustrated in color. Text in English. As new. "The Veiga horse is worth his weight in gold, literally." states Lady Sylvia Loch in her well-known book, The Royal Horse of Europe, The Story of the Andalusian and Lusitano. "One of the most famous Iberian studs in the world is that of Manuel Veiga at Golegã. His line of Lusitano horses is reputedly closer to the old combat horse of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries than any other type which exists. These horses have been developed exclusively for the bullfight and whilst in the stable they appear quite ordinary by Iberian standards: under saddle they transform. Swelling with presence, they become quite magnificent as they move forward, each bearing his cavaleiro like a precious treasure". In this magnificent tribute to the Veiga horse and family, Lady Loch says " . . . once one has ridden and learned how to communicate with a horse of Veiga blood, there is no going back. These horses are the cream of the Lusitano race, and in most fine Lusitanos today, there is generally a sprinkling of Veiga blood which still dominates. Without the Veiga, I believe there can be no Lusitano; without the Lusitano, the art of fine riding would evaporate and die. As a rider I have come to respect the Veiga horses above all others. There is nothing to compare with the Veiga." 'Veiga Horses' presents the story of the famous Veiga stud , it's two centuries of horses and people, in text , illustration and photographs, many archival. Scarce. One copy only.