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,…
Aria de los Cielos and owner/rider Alessandra Deerinck won the Death Valley Encounter on December 29, 2016. Several Marchador horses and owners ride endurance and some have achieved great results, but this is the first WIN! First place! And they rode barefoot, even more impressive! Congratulations to Alessandra and Aria! If you’d…
Thank you to Silver Stables, Phoenix, AZ for hosting the first USMMA regional event! More of these are planned around the country in 2017. USMMA President Jeff Bosley welcomed the members and Silver Stables students. Members came from AB, AZ, NM and TX to attend a Ned Leigh Symposium “The Discovery Channel to…
by Lynn Kelley Wear your Marchador pride on your sleeve! The USMMA has opened a shop with Land’s End Business. Land’s Ends offers their full line of clothing with your choice of logo – the USMMA logo, or the internationally recognized symbol of the Mangalarga Marchador, the horseshoe M brand. You can order…
James has owned his 2 Marchadors mares for a few years, but just recently brought them home from boarding and training. Now he is sitting out with them every day getting to know them and enjoying every minute. Here are his photos! The Marchador mares are full sisters: Flying Oaks Bright Star and Flying Oaks…