May Inspection Visit – ABCCMM

May 24-June 2nd This letter was sent out by Laurie Klassen, USMMA Secretary To Marchador Breeders and Owners: The USMMA does not require inspection of Marchadors for registration.   However, we believe the ABCCMM inspection process is a valuable tool in evaluating and preserving the quality of the Marchador breed, especially for breeding animals.  …

USMMA Website Problems

Recently, our website server crashed taking our site down with it.   We are back and running, but some pages are still not working correctly.   We are aware there are issues and we will be working to correct all the problems next week. Pages not working: Pedigree Look-up Member Sign-up and Pay via Paypal…

Montana Clinic Videos

The USMMA would like to thank Tom Sliter: tsliterphotography.com for contributing his time, talent, videos and photographs to the Montana 2013 Clinic. [wpvideo zZbiDsaa] [wpvideo xCCxAzrk] [wpvideo ymTrsM32] [wpvideo AmEmA0FU] [wpvideo UgBFbME0] [wpvideo gzE8sQuj] [wpvideo l4o0IrcK] [wpvideo 2XIXOZHS] [wpvideo jPJqZPvP] [wpvideo UOIjLe8J] [wpvideo oOgpFLav] [wpvideo SrYswrpv] [wpvideo 3QetzwRs] [wpvideo X15TtdVq] [wpvideo 7BRIMdiq] [wpvideo ux10xA62] [wpvideo…

The USMMA/ABCCMM Montana Clinic 2013

A thank you from Montana Clinic Coordinator Tresa Smith. Obrigada Brazil, Canada, USA,  Montana and Volunteers for an exceptional clinic. The Montana Clinic was held at the Rea Ranch near Helena Montana, September 5-10 of 2013.   It was the largest gathering of Mangalarga Marchador horses ever in the U.S.  with 24 horses participating .…

MM vests

Hello. Some of you took an interest in the vest I wore to the Montana clinic in sept. If there is anyone who wishes to go ahead and order a vest like I was wearing, please let me know by email hilltophoofers@gmail.com The vest was a black stretch sport material with the MM logo in…

Marcha Gait Genetics

Dr. Ann Staiger of Cornell University is researching gaited horse breeds to find the “gait gene”. Her studies also include lots of measurements of the angles and body parts of the horse to determine the role of conformation and gait. Ann recently traveled to Brasil during the 2012 MM National Show at the invitation of…