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| 1953 |
Born in Coimbra, Portugal. |
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| 1980 |
Graduated as an agricultural engineer in Coimbra. |
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| 1980 |
Completed military school in Lisbon. |
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| 1982 |
Graduated from the riding instructor course at Mafra with honours in all disciplines: dressage, show jumping, and concours complet. Since then, he has taken advanced training with Master Nuno Oliveira, whose methods he has adopted, and he has worked as a rider for several stud farms.
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| 1983 |
Appointed as an agricultural engineer in the capacity of instructor with the National Stud Farm of Fonte Boa, with responsibility for 90 stallions.
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| 1989 |
First clinic in Belgium. |
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| 2003 |
Clinics in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium. |
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