Name: João Pereira Lynce

Date of birth: 14/10/66

Academic formation:

Animal Production course - Agrarian High School of Santarém

Professional formation:

Equitation Instructor course – Mafra’s Military Centre of Physical Education, Equitation and Sport (recognized by International Equestrian Federation).

Professional experience:

• In 1991 he was part-time Instructor of Equitation in Irricampo Company’s private school in Santarém. In the same time as a part-time horse rider in Sr. Dr. Manuel Abecassi´s stud-farm in Vale de Figueira – Santarém.

• Since January 1992 until October 2004 he was technical director and rider in Engº Alexandre Calheiros Ferreira´s stud-farm in Casais da Lagoa Cartaxo. In this period became an owner of this farm.

• Since October 1993 until July 1999 he was responsible and instructor of 1st course equitation discipline in Technical Equitation Management in Portugal. Was training around 40 equitation professionals, equitation monitor assistants and monitors in Abrante`s Professional Agriculture School in Vila Franca de Xira.

• In 1999 from 4 selected riders in National Complete Junior contest, 3 were his students.

• National Modality judge of Equitation Work and Portuguese Equitation, mostly in Brazil and England.

• In the last 10 years has been giving Equitation training in Portugal and in foreigner, mostly in Brazil, Mexico, Spain, France, England, Sweden, Italy and Germany.

• Since September 1999 was technical director of Lusitanus Riding School in Golegã, but in 2003 resigned from position maintaining himself as a stockholder.

• Since 2002 he was the technical advisor of Sorraia Horse Reserve Project in Alpiarça and technical director of Equestrian Association’s Hippic Centre.

• Vice-president, technical director and trainer of Traditional Portuguese Equitation School

Practising Modality of Working Equitation has achieved such results:

Pediod of 2001
National Vice Champion –Debutant Horses class
Bronze medal –Riders and Consecrated Horses class
European Champion in a team (realized in Spain)

Pediod of 2002
Bronze medal – Riders and Consecrated Horses class
World Champion in a team (realized in Portugal)

Period of 2003
Bronze medal – Debutant Horses class
National Champion – Master class
The winner of Engº Fernando Sommer D`Andrade trophy
European Champion individually and bronze medal in a team work (realized in France)

Instructor of equitation João Lynce is recognized by International Equestrian Federation (FEI), and he is teaching clinics of working equitation and dressage in Portugal and in foreigner.

In 2005, he was invited for the Pedagogical Superior Council, at National Equitation School.

From 2006 to 2009, João Lynce was the trainer of Great Britain's Working Equitation national team.