Stable hand Catarina Cabaca carefully braided the mane of a Lusitano thoroughbred in the distinctive Portuguese style that has just been added to Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage.

Unesco, which added Portuguese traditional dressage to its list in December, called the practice a “source of collective ...

The first thing I spot when we drive through the gates of Quinta Carvalhas are the beautiful Lusitano horses lounging in the paddock. Their ears prick up and, as we approach the house, surrounded ...