The Alter Real, the royal and graceful baroque crossbreed
The Alter Real is a horse breed that is originally from Portugal. It’s a branch of the Lusitano. Originally this horse was bred for the stables of the Portuguese court. The meaning of the word “real” in Portuguese is “royal”.
The Alter Real has a compact build with a short, wide, muscular wide back, strong hocks, and sloping shoulders. They are used as saddle horse and carriage horse.
Due to their sloping shoulders it’s quite difficult to find a perfect fitting horse blanket for the Alter Real. FryskWare has designed special horse blankets for this type of baroque horse, with sloping shoulders. Most standard horse blankets are suitable for horse breeds with straight shoulders. These types of blankets are not suitable for baroque horses like the Alter Real. FryskWare blankets, with their patented FW-45 Superfront, take into account these long and sloping shoulders and offer a perfect fitting horse blanket.