Campolina

The Campolina is a large Brazilian gaited saddle horse from Minas Gerais, associated with the late nineteenth-century breeding program of Cassiano Campolina. Breeders combined local mares with Iberian-derived and other imported riding and carriage blood to create a tall horse with a smooth marcha, ample frame, and an often convex head profile. Campolinas are among the larger Brazilian gaited breeds and may perform marcha batida or marcha picada, depending on bloodline and training.

Most Campolinas are kept for trail riding, ranch and farm use, exhibitions, parades, and breed competition. Comfort over distance and correct gait are more important than simply producing the tallest horse in the ring. Their size makes saddle fit, hoof balance, back strength, and gradual conditioning especially important for heavier riders or long days on rough ground. Buyers outside Brazil may need help reading registration papers and gait terminology, since standards and judging priorities can differ from other gaited breeds.

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