STUD>> INTRODUCTION>> This stud data back to 1820 when Don Antonio de Nogales y Granda registered more than seventy broodmares in Villanueva de la Serena in the province of Badajoz. In 1933 his grandson, Don Alfonso de Nogales y Nogales, Vizconde de la Montesina, acquired a herd of twelve Carthusian mares and a stallion branded with the ‘hierro de bocado’(1). Today, following on from four generations of breeders, Don Manuel Nogales Marquez de Prado continues to devote his life to the breeding and selection of this horses on the same ‘dehesas’(2) not far from Villanueva de la Serena, making the most of the excellent breeding conditions in terms of grazing, climate etc. Temperament, Nobility, Elegance and Quality of Movement have been and continue to be ever-present factors in the direction taken by this stud. During the course of his career as a breeder Nogales has produced such famous and sought-after Carthusian sires as ‘Famoso’, ‘Valenciano’,(1). The ‘hierro de bocado’ indicates that the horses are direct descendents of those bred by the Carthusian monks of Jerez de la Frontera. (2). ‘Dehesa’ is the name for the countryside, typical to Extremadura consisting of grazing land covered with evergreen oak trees. ‘Cantinero VII’, ‘Esplendido II’, ‘Jerezano IX’, ‘Conductor’ and ‘Carbonero’. Just as famous is the string made up of ‘Victoria II’, ‘Carrerita’ and ‘Doña Pepa’ which won ten gold medals in as many national shows. ‘Victor II’ won a gold medal at SICAB, the Seville International Horse Show, and ‘Victor III’, despite being only a youngster has already won four P.R.E (Spanish Thoroughbred) trophies. ‘Prior II’ was Reserve Champion at the third Championship for Purebred Carthusian Horses. The sum up, this a stud from which other studs have sprung, which speaks of quality and provides its buyers with a guarantee. A guarantee, the importance of which has been so closely associated with the breeding tradition of this stud for generations.