Name: António Carlos Machado dos Reis
Place of birth: Lisboa, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Date of birth: 28/05/62
Address: Centro Hípico Paraíso dos Cavalos
Rua Cristóvão Pires Norte, Vale Verde
8135 Almancil
Contacts: Tel: 936456845
Fax: 289314549



I started riding at the age of 4 and competing at 10. Between the ages of 10 and 16 I entered in various competitions, with many placings and winnings. The most important were:

1974 - Vice-champion Complete Riding Competiton (Youngsters)
1974 - Vice-champion Show jumping (Youngsters)

In 1979 I went to Brasil as a show jumping rider where I was invited to ride young horses for Sr. Roberto Marinho (owner of TV Globo), with various placings in events. Returning to Portugal, I worked with different famous riders: Sr. Luís Alvarez Cervera and Sr José Manuel Nunes Carvalho. I did work experience with Olympic Rider François Matthi in Belgium for a couple of month, where I learned a lot.

In 1985 I returned to Brasil to work at the Stº Amaro and Paulista Riding Centres under the supervision of Olympic Rider Caio Sérgio de Carvalho. With various placings, the most important was a 15th place in the Pan-American Games (Latin America Championship) for Brasil. Between 1989 and 1990 I stopped riding due to an accident.

In 1991 I returned to the "World of Horses", starting an organisation at Quinta da Marinha where I taught various young riders who are today International Riders. In 1993 I moved to the Algarve to dedicate myself in buying and selling of horses, also competing in National and International Show jumping events, in Portugal and in Spain. Of these, the following most important results:

CSN-B Estepona, Espanha 3rd and 1st place
CSN-A Rota de la Luna 2nd place
CSI*** Rota do Sol 2 x 1st place

In 2000 I gave up some competing in order to start a Riding Centre in Almancil, Algarve, giving importance to the progress of the school and my pupils. Since the beginning and until today, our riders have been competing in various National and Regional Show jumping events, with inumerous placings, one of which was the Bronze Medal for the Youth Nation Cup in Libanon in September 2002.

HORSES
At this moment I have two horses ready for competing:

ULTRA FIDELITY M
Gelding, 6 years, Belgian. Objectives for 2004 are High Classes.
Results:
2003
(Category E - 1.10 - 1.15m)
CSN-C - Alter do Chão 10th place
CSN-C - Évora 9th and 8th place
(Category D - 1.20 - 1.25m)
CSN-E - Penina 8th and 9th place

SALUTA
Mare, 4 years, German. New aquisition, where the objectives are Classes for Younh Horses in the 2004 season.
Results:
2003
(Category Young Horses 4 years)
CSN-C - Évora 3 x 1th place
CSN-E - Penina 3 x 1th place