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The organizers of the Arizona Horse Fair (formerly the MANE EVENT) announced today that the event will not take place. The USMMA was scheduled to have a booth at this event in Scottsdale AZ as it has in the past 2 years. We are sorry that the show is not going on. We will be…
It’s time for our membership renewal drive! Please consider joining or renewing your membership in the USMMA again in 2019! You are a member of a small, elite, passionate group that own, breed or just love Marchador horses. Our mission is to promote and protect the Mangalarga Marchador breed here in North America. The…
Alessandra Deerinck who served on the Board as Secretary and then Vice President has resigned from her position. Our thanks to Alessandra who gave willingly her time and talents in so many areas for many years. During the last Board of Directors meeting, one Board member at large, Cathy Pierce, volunteered her service and was…
Dear Members: Enjoy your Fall edition of the USMMA Journal. This issue features updates from the USMMA Office, Memorials to Marchadors and the ABCCMM Inspection recently conducted in October. https://issuu.com/usmma/docs/journal_7_2018_draft In addition, we added 2 other magazine articles 1. Horse Illustrated August 2018 issue – feature on the Mangalarga Marchador (some facts were incorrectly…
Dear USMMA Members: We are struggling without someone taking Alessandra Deerinck’s place as Secretary and therefore, I have decided to hold a Special Election for the the sole purpose of adding a new Secretary. If you are interested in running for this office, please fill out this form to submit your name and your…
The USMMA Annual Meeting held the meeting live at the MM booth at the Mane Event, Westworld, Scottsdale, AZ on March 30, 2018. With the use of Zoom conferencing software, members from the US and Canada could also join in via phone or computer. Jeff thanked his Board of Directors and the Mane Event organizers…
https://issuu.com/usmma/docs/journal_5_2018_final View online on ISSUU.com or download the pdf file below. journal 5 2018 final small Enjoy your Winter 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…
Dear USMMA members: SAVE THE DATES! The Mane Event will be held at Westworld, Scottsdale, AZ from March 30-April 1. For more information, please visit their website at: https://scottsdale.maneeventexpo.com This show is an excellent opportunity to promote the Mangalarga Marchador breed in an area that attracts tourists from all over as well as a large local…
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…