2025 Breed Awards – Sports

Congratulations to our winners! The USMMA sponsored Mangalarga Marchador breed awards in 4 disciplines in 2025. Endurance – AERCThere are 3 chances to win: Overall High Mileage, High Mileage Limited Distance, High Mileage Endurance (50 miles and over). High Mileage Endurance – no entries The winner of overall High Mileage and High Mileage Limited Distance was Brooke…

USMMA ANNUAL MEETING – FEB 1

Dear USMMA Members: I would like to invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting – the 2025 USMMA Annual Meeting.  Agenda: We look forward to the meeting and sharing this information with you. Please reply to this email if you have ideas or questions to submit. These will be discussed at the end of the…

Membership Renewals

It’s a New Year! We want to extend an invitation to join for new members who share our passion for Mangalarga Marchador horses – and to welcome back our cherished returning members. As always, we give thanks for our lifetime members whose unwavering support is essential to our mission to our incredible Mangalarga Marchador breed in…

Ride the West – Old Cave Creek

by Lynn Kelley Our nucleo’s first Official ABCCMM Cavalgada Tematica! (Themed Trail Ride) On February 2nd, USMMMA members from AZ, CO, TX, UT and WA came to the OLD CAVE CREEK ride. In order to be official, the ride has to have at least 20 Mangalarga Marchadors participating. This number is smaller than in Brazil…

Alan Villaça Clinic Jan 18-19

The USMMA is committed to education and have several events planned by the USMMA and MM breeders this year. Our first USMMA event of the New Year crept up on us! It is happening in January! Alan Villaca, a top trainer in Brazil, CTE Alan Villaça, is coming to Arizona and will be training and…

2024 ANNUAL MEETING

December 15, 2024 @ 5 p.m. MST Video and pdf of the presentation given by Tia Nelson. On the YouTube video – f you need more time on any screen, just pause the video. Youtube Video – click here to watch. PDF file to download

ABCCMM INSPECTION VISIT

February 2025 Dr. George Vilar, ABCCMM inspector and judge will be coming to the US in early February, 2025.  Currently, his only planned stops are Phoenix, AZ and Corpus Christi, TX. If you have Mangalarga Marchadors that need inspection and would like to join this inspection visit, please contact Lynn Kelley, 602-999-3915.  Sharing a planned…

Cavalgada Thematica – Old Cave Creek  

Catch the Spirit of the West February 2, 2025 Cave Creek, AZ  Cave Creek is a magnet for outdoor adventures, cowboy heritage and live music.  With a history that includes ancient peoples, gold mining, ranching and dam construction, this scenic town is filled with the spirit of the old west.   We will saddle up…

Regional Director Election – Candidates needed

The USMMA wants to ask all our members if they are willing to volunteer to serve as Regional Directors in ALL regions. The term is 4 years from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. In 2029, there will be another election for a 4 year term.  We need to elect Regional Directors in 7…