Lusitano

This article is about the breed of horse. For the Portuguese music theorist, see Vicente Lusitano.
Lusitano
A Lusitano horse
Distinguishing features Convex profile, powerful neck and hindquarters, high-stepping gait
Alternative names Portuguese horse, Peninsular horse, 

The Lusitano is a Portuguese horse breed, closely related to the Spanish Andalusian horse. Both are sometimes called Iberian horses, as the breeds both developed on the Iberian peninsula, and until the 1960s they were considered one breed, under the Andalusian name.

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