Enjoy your Spring edition of the USMMA Journal. We hope to publish quarterly, January, April, July and October. One of the things we hope to do with this publication is to feature the diversification of how the Marchador is used with real life examples. This Spring we are featuring Endurance Riding. Because of that focus,…
Greetings to all members! I hope that you have renewed your membership for 2017 by now. If you have, you may remember part of my member welcome letter that lists my goals for the year. We had a rebuilding year in 2016 and are ready for 2017 to serve you. I am…
Email posted by Alessandra Deerinck, USMMA Secretary and 2017 Cliinc Chair Dear Mangalarga Marchador owners, Horses are a big part of our life, and our breed has so many great traits that make horsemanship into a great passion, not just a gentle hobby. It has been a year full of activity for the BOD under…
Congratulations to Connie Claire, the first applicant and recipient of the USMMA Show Subsidy Award in 2017. Connie and her husband Doren will travel to Texas (from Florida) to compete in an international mounted archery event with their Marchador gelding DaVinci do Summerwind, better known as LEO! For more information about the…
From the Editor: Tresa Smith Enjoy your Winter edition of the USMMA Journal. It is here via pdf file and also on-line, along with a video of Marchadors in the snow! We hope to publish quarterly, January, April, July and October. Consider this journal yours. It is your COMMUNICATION vehicle. Share your stories and photos;…
The Northwood Farms Challenge was created to encourage and motivate horse owners and riders to get out with their horses in inclement weather – the first 12 weeks of winter, to be precise! Starting with about 50 friends and acquaintances, it has grown into an international event with over 1000 participants. The challenge is…
Jake Martinez is the board member responsible to this page. Please visit and post photos or videos of your Marchador to the page! We would like it to be more active and more vibrant in 2017! You can visit us on Facebook by clicking on this link: https://www.facebook.com/North-American-Mangalarga-Marchador-Assn-USMMA-171153175291/?fref=ts Following is Jake’s report on…
From Alessandra Deerinck: A few months ago, with the support of some other people have written a proposal to USEF/USDF to officially open the discipline of dressage to gaited horses by introducing separate classes to judge them. What do you think? I am looking for suggestions and more support. Contact me: Alessandra Deerinck DVM hhsensing@Icloud.com…
Our Membership Drive is underway for 2017! Become a member by visiting this page! https://namarchador.org/membership/member/ I will be running the campaign at the start until a chairperson is named for the year. An email from USMMA Secretary Alessandra Deerinck will be sent next week. If you wish to join us in helping to build…
Look up your horse (on a laptop or desktop computer! https://namarchador.org/registry/view-pedigree/ Goal: To correct and update the USMMA Horse Registration Database in 2016, including new photos. To encourage people not registering their Marchadors to join the USMMA and registry. If successful, to recommend that this project be repeated every 5 years. As a side benefit,…