Nuno Oliveira’s Art of Riding & Life: Pureza Oliveira on Her Father, His Books, and Her Story

Pureza Oliveira, daughter of the now legendary classical rider Nuno Oliveira, shares stories of her father as a rider, an artist, and how her own story and artistic journey developed, told through her experiences with her father.

Having translated both the collected early and later writings of Nuno Oliveira for the first time into English, she continues to be an important representative of her father’s life and work, and can uniquely share what it was really like to grow up with him, and observe him working with the horses.

In this episode, Pureza describes her father’s big personality, his family, their daily life, her artistic work, and their shared artistic approach to life.

As a great lover of music and master of equestrian art, Nuno Oliveira continues to inspire riders and is celebrated as one of, if not the greatest rider of the 20th century.

In this episode, Pureza shares:

◼️ What Nuno Oliveira was like as a person and in riding

◼️ Stories of growing up and learning with her father

◼️ Her key role in translating his writings into English & Portuguese

◼️ How she developed her artistic work, and her father’s influence

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:32 Why Pureza Translated Nuno Oliveira’s Books

05:41 Work in Lisbon, and Building his Stable Quinta do Brejo

10:12 Nuno Oliveira’s Family & Great Riders at his School

13:28 What Was Nuno Like as a Person?

16:18 Nuno’s Daily Life & Accomplished Students

20:55 What was it Like to Learn With Him?

24:06 The Importance of Reading & Studying the Classics

27:05 Discussions with Classical Riders

28:04 Mr. Miranda, Nuno Oliveira’s Teacher

32:03 How Did Nuno Interact with Horses?

37:38 Pureza’s Artistic Family & Influences

40:44 Nuno’s Influence & Love for Music

44:13 Pureza’s Art & Nuno in Switzerland

48:11 Translating His Work into English & Portuguese

52:55 Nuno’s Theatrical Sense of Humour

56:04 Pureza’s Message for Listeners, and Nuno’s Passing

🐎 Learn more about Pureza Oliveira & Discover Her Artwork:

Website: http://www.purezaoliveira.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pureza.oliveira.3 

Silk Scarf Exhibition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-6VZ7FIjV0 

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Books Mentioned in this Episode:

Equestrian Art: The Collected Early Writings (1951-1956) by Master Nuno Oliveira

Equestrian Art: The Collected Later Works by Master Nuno Oliveira

Princípios Clássicos da Arte de Ensinar os Cavalos

Notable People Mentioned in this Episode:

 Bettina Drummond, João Oliveira, Dom Diogo de Bragança, Ghuilerme Borba, Miguel Tavora, João Filipe Figueiredo Graciosa, José de Ataíde, Jaime Celestino da Costa, Master Miranda, João Nuncio, Catherine Laurenty, Sara Oliveira, Desiree du Pisanie.