The Living Master of Equestrian Art: Love, Joy & Dressing a Horse Like Chopin | Luis & Sofia Valença | LFRF 65

Live Free Ride Free with Rupert Isaacson · Oct 22, 2026 · 1h 42m · transcript

✨ “The principal thing is love, passion, love, passion and passion and love.” – Luis Valença

✨ “The first thing is to communicate with the horse, and for the horse to accept you.” – Luis Valença

✨ “It’s not gymnastics.” / “Our work is like music. It’s the same as listening to Chopin or Beethoven.” – Luis Valença

✨ “I have the same enthusiasm because I love life, I love the horses, I love the family.” – Luis Valença

✨ “Never take the personality from the horse.” – Luis Valença

Rupert Isaacson welcomes Mestre Luis Valença of Lisbon, whom he calls a living legend, a national treasure and the…