She was weaving the mane at the prestigious Portuguese School of Equestrian Art in Lisbon ... in the old days,” she says while crafting a traditional three-strand plait ahead of a dressage ...

Portugal, have been used by local farmers for centuries. Chocalhos Pardalinho is the only workshop in the country that still crafts them using traditional techniques. In 2015, UNESCO declared this ...

With its addition to the UNESCO list, Portuguese equestrian art joins other traditions of the Iberian country, such as fado, popular traditional songs imbued with melancholy, recognised in 2011.