Governo põe fim à Coudelaria "mais antiga do Mundo".

• O Voo do Corvo. Blogspot / António Sérgio Rosa de Carvalho.

  Apenas este comentário em relação a Alter Real ser a "Coudelaria mais antiga do Mundo" ... sem relativizar a sua importância e a gravidade da sua extinção : "In 1729 Emperor Charles VI commissioned the architect Josef Emanuel Fischer von Erlach to build the magnificent Winter Riding School in the Hofburg Palace; it was completed in 1735." D. João V, através dos contactos na Europa e sua mullher austríaca ter -se-á inspirado na Escola Espanhola de Viena, que por sinal utizavam cavalos originarios da Península Ibérica ..."The Spanish Riding School, a significant part of Austria’s cultural heritage, is not only the oldest riding academy in the world, it is also the only one where the High School of Classical Horsemanship has been cherished and maintained for over 430 years.
  The School takes the “Spanish” part of its name from the horses which originated from the Iberian Peninsula during the 16th century and which were considered especially noble, spirited and willing and suited for the art of classical horsemanship. Today’s Lipizzaner stallions are the descendants of this proud Spanish breed, a cross between Spanish, Arabian and Berber horses, and they delight horse lovers from all over the world with their performances.
  In 1729 Emperor Charles VI commissioned the architect Josef Emanuel Fischer von Erlach to build the magnificent Winter Riding School in the Hofburg Palace; it was completed in 1735. A portrait of the monarch graces the splendid baroque hall in which the riders of the Spanish Riding School train their Lipizzaner stallions and show off their skills to an international audience during the public performances.
  At the beginning of 2001 the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and the Federal Stud Piber in Styria were separated from the federal administration and made legally independent whereby the establishment is still wholly owned by the Austrian Federation. The two entities were merged into one legal company and a special Spanish Riding School Act charged the establishment with fulfilling certain duties for the public benefit. These include above all the continuation of the traditional breeding of Lipizzaners, the rearing and provision of prime stallions for the Spanish Riding School and the pursuance and preservation of the High School of Classical Horsemanship.http://www.srs.at/en/tradition/the-spanish-riding-school/

1. Governo põe fim à Coudelaria mais antiga do Mundo
   Autarca de Alter do Chão, Joviano Vitorino, "considera lamentável que este processo tenha sido todo feito à margem da autarquia".
   Por:Ana Botto in CM online
   
   O autarca de Alter do Chão, Joviano Vitorino "considera lamentável que este processo tenha sido todo feito à margem da autarquia" e aponta críticas ao ex-ministro da Agricultura, Jaime Silva, como "o causador da destruição da Coudelaria".
   Há cerca de quinze dias, o auta...rca demitiu-se do Conselho de Administração da Fundação "por não aceitar fazer parte de um órgão que não reunia".
   Também o ex-autarca do município, António Hemetério, revela-se preocupado com a decisão do Governo, que pode pôr os mais de cem funcionários, afectos à Coudelaria, em regime de mobilidade especial.
   Fundada em 1748, por D. João V, a Coudelaria de Alter do Chão possui cerca de 800 ha de reserva agrícola, e desde a sua fundação que se dedica ao estudo e melhoramento da raça Puro Sangue Lusitano.
   O arqueólogo Jorge de Oliveira, da Universidade de Évora, liderou o projecto de recuperação do património arqueológico da Fundação e afirmou "estar preocupado com o futuro do mesmo; uma reserva arqueológica, única no mundo, um testemunho intacto que remonta ao V milénio a.C.".