MM Training Course Offered in Brazil

This letter is a formal invitation to participate in an intensive training trip to Centro de treinamento Fernando Melo, located in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brasil, in November 2023. This course is a collaboration between ABCCMM and USMMA with the common goal of promoting and educating future trainers, breeders, riders and horse owners. It has…

AERC Convention Feb 24-25

Irene Howcroft, USMMA Secretary is attending this annual event and presenting the Marchador breed in a booth at the trade show. The AERC stands for American Endurance Ride Conference. Endurance is a wonderful sport for the Marchador breed with their stamina, temperament and comfortable, ground-covering gaits. We have several Marchador owners and horses competing in…

4Q Virtual Challenge

Thanks to Dana Johnsen for creating this challenges for us! Marchador personalities – a photo and story submission of any or all the Marchador horses you own. Every submission will receive a small reward for entering. Entries in by December 31st! Dana’s tips: – Each entry sent separately via email to usmmarchador@gmail.com – Less tack is…

3Q Virtual Competition

Congratulations and thank you to the members who tried and submitted photos and videos. We have a new challenge for the 4th Quarter coming shortly. For conformation photos, the first 3 places went to: Adrienne C. Scheck, photos of Gaia do Summerwind D.j. Sims Klein, photos of Boneca da Lusonatica Cathy Pierce, photos of Paris…

August MM EVENT – 2022 Cavalgada

USMMA CAVALGADA 2022 – hosted by Haras Vista da Serra, Helena, Montana SCHEDULE OF EVENTS August 17 to 22, 2022 8/17 – Dr. George Vilar and guests of the 2022 Cavalgada Event arrive and check in. 8/18 – Provisional Inspection of MMs and Judged Competition Event. 8/19 – Definitive Inspection and Branding of MMs. 8/20…

The MM Poster

Link below to download a copy of the descriptive poster about the Mangalarga Marchador breed. Laminated or mounted, you can print and hang this sign on stalls or fences at horse shows, events or even your own barn. It’s oversized for easy reading!

Marchador Quarterly Journal #11

Enjoy your Spring edition of the USMMA Journal! View on-line using ISSUU. Marchador Journal Spring 2020 The Journal is also attached below as a pdf file along with the photo contest release form. We always ask for your photos, but with this issue, we would like to see lots of participation in the new PHOTO CONTEST.…

USMMA Quarterly – Spring Journal

Enjoy your Spring edition of the USMMA Journal!  It’s out on ISSUU as an on-line publication. https://issuu.com/usmma/docs/journal_9_2019_final   In this edition: 5 USMMA – Updates from the Office 6 Save the Dates – August Montana Cavalgada & ABCCMM Inspection; November Equine Affaire 8 Memorials – Frevo da Camaq, Rubia da Palmeira 9  New Stallions, New…

Marchador Quarterly – Winter edition

Enjoy this winter edition of the USMMA Journal!   For future issues: Please submit your MM photos! Please submit stories about your MMs! Please send us questions for our resident vet, Dr. Tia Nelson or any of your USMMA board members! We hope to publish quarterly:   January, April, July and October. One of the things…

Breed Opportunity for the Marchador

Dear USMMA members, I  have something I would like to share with all of you. Because of my horse training business, I have spoken about the Mangalarga Marchador breed to a Professor from the University of Kentucky. This contact has developed into another  one from a different institution. I have been contacted by Professor Guest…