El Portal Andaluz – The Andalucian Portal

Andaluz sounds like “ anda a La Luz” Spanish meaning for “head to the light”.

Our horses have become professional models that we rent for photography and video shoots. We specialize in horse rentals for Quinceañera, maternity, engagement and Kids photography.

There is something very magical about a hidden place where only a few get the opportunity to visit. That is the case of el Portal Andaluz. Unlike any other place in Miami, El Portal Andaluz welcomes everyone that is celebrating a beautiful moment in their lives – From Weddings, Quinceañeras, Photo Sessions, Anniversaries, birthdays and just about any occasion of the celebration of life.

When you arrive you’ll get greeted and enchanted by the courteous staff. A team of caring individuals committed to support a diverse type of loving animals ready to make your day unforgettable.

Our main supermodels are our stallions which are purebred Spanish horses also known as (Andalusian) This breed is known for their ability to learn, athleticism, beauty, stamina and wonderful temperament. In Spanish its spelled ( Andaluz) hence why our name is El Portal Andaluz. But It also has a deeper meaning for us in Spanish Andaluz sounds like “ anda a La Luz” meaning head to the light.

I feel like our faith and love for our horses has kept us going for 7 years now. What started as an investment to help a family friend pursue his dream to sell these beautiful bred of horses turned into a financial crisis. As we learned that Miami has a niche market for horse services and sells it was difficult to accomplish his dream. As time passed maintaining the farm and horses became a burden and caused many losses. Our family friend ended up taking a different path and discontinued his ties with the horses leaving my mother and I with our shares.

Over time the love for these animals grew stronger and we didn’t want them to end up in the wrong hands. so we made the decision to find others ways to produce income. The first years were difficult, challenging and a lot of learning, with the help of our trainer and volunteers we started running the farm as a equestrian center offering riding lessons, boarding and stud fee but the income was still not enough to cover the expenses. Working as a promotional model and brand ambassador for different agencies as a side job I always needed to update my profile pictures.

While doing a photo shoot I got the idea to offer our beautiful horses to the photographer. He said that would be great since his clients were always looking for different ideas to shoot. Having friends in the industry too I started offering them to take pictures with our horses and started to contact other photographers as well. Once one photographer took professional pictures and we started posting it on social media the movement began. The idea to shoot with our horses started to interest people. Now we are known among many south florida photographers and venues for our professional horse rental services.

What makes us unique is that our stallion have long manes and tails. They are also trained to lay down on command on the floor where the client can take pictures with them sitting down. We not only offer our Andalusians horses for photography but we also offer other breeds, miniature horses for children photo shoot and events. We feel blessed to have made it this far and grateful for all the clients who have chosen to shoot with our horses. Seeing the clients photographs brings joy that they chose these magnificent animals to be a part of a special moment and memory that they will cherish forever.