Nuno Oliveira (23 June 1925 – 2 February 1989) was a Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer and dressage instructor.
[1][2] His teachings have inspired riders and trainers all over the world to adopt the 'baroque' or 'classical' style of working with the horse; an art which goes back hundreds of years and encompasses the fundamentals which most 'modern' disciplines can be traced back to.
A great teacher, he possessed a near-encyclopedic knowledge of equestrian theory that crossed many styles and countries.
Oliveira was offered, but declined, the post of director of the Escola Portuguesa de Arte Equestre.
[3] On 2 February 1989 he was discovered dead in his bed in a hotel in Perth, Western Australia.