Carthusian Horse
Cartujano Horse

Carthusian horse - Cartujano horse what are they?

• A horse called a Cartujano and a carthusian horse are the same thing - Spanish and English terms.
• The cartujano horses are a line within the Pure Spanish horse. This line is considered by some to be the epitome of the original, historic Spanish horse.
• You cannot separate the cartujano from the PRE - cartujanos/carthusians ARE Pura Raza Española horses
• The word "cartujano" is taken from the name of the Order of the Monasterios de la Cartuja. These monasteries of the Carthusian monks were instrumental in producing, protecting and propagating the line of the carthusian horse.

Cartujano - Carthusian - Cartuja
- how are they connected?

La Yeguada de la Cartuja is Spain's National Stud. Located here in Jerez, at the farm Fuente del Suero, the stud dedicates itself to the Cartujano breed.

Yeguada de la Cartuja has both modern and historical records. They say that the Carthusian line in the pure spanish horse can be traced back for over 500 years. Being a romantic, I would like to believe this. There is no doubt, though, that the Cartujano has strongly imprinted some of the oldest breeding lines in Spain.

The stud works to promote this part of Spain's national heritage, maintaining the largest concentration of carthusians in the world.

• A large herd of pure cartujano breeding mares.
• Up to 60 working carthusian stallions in stables.
• Top level clinical facilities

The cartujano stallions from the stud are available for outside breeding - live covers or cooled semen only, no frozen semen.

Yeguada de la Cartuja is situated barely 10 minutes from a monument that is one of the original Carthusian monasteries. Weekly displays of the stock and their traditional handling are held there.


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