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by Lynn Kelley, SW Future Foal @ Summerwind Marchadors I was puzzled when a package arrived at my front door that was not expected. Inside was a wonderful surprize – the first Lucas Guerra plaque awarded to the winner of the USMMA’s complete horse competition! I had won with my Marchador, Caboclo da Piedade.…
by Aline Greene, USMMA newsletter editor This is not just a quick note to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day, it’s a contest! Now, is your Marchador the love of your life? I know mine is… The most loving moment captured in picture will be at our spotlight for the March Newsletter along with the…
by Connie Claire A GREAT VALUE! The 2012 Mangalarga Marchador clinic will be held at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala FL. We are providing lunch, dinners and a cocktail party for an all-inclusive price. *Pricing for the clinic: $200 Audit 3 days, no riding; all meals included. $300 3 days Rider, bringing horse(s)…
by Lynn Kelley All of the North American Mangalarga Marchadors AND their ancestors have been added to our new pedigree system. It was a big effort to transfer our data manually. 938 Mangalarga Marchador horses are in our database. (206 are registered with the USMMA, but that number includes some horses that are now deceased).…
by Lynn Kelley In 2011, we were unbelievably excited to receive the first shipment of frozen semen exported from Brasil. Ho-hum, you say. It happens all the time. NOT! We had worked for over four years to see this happen. There were two main issues. In Brasil, each breed is regulated by the Ministry…
Reported to Aline Greene for the newsletter. Great job to all members for getting out there with their Marchadors! Who else wants to report in? Mark Waugh and Lorrie Beevers & Echo do Lucero, B & W Ranch, TN Spirit Mountain Horse Show at the Sport Horse Center in Clinton, TN; 4/9/11 Echo do Lucero,…
By Ellen Farmer, Lusonatica Mr Helder Martino, ABCCMM instructor, spent 9 days training me and my horses in the proper frame and gait. What a difference it made in beauty and smoothness, and all that without brutallity!!! With many years of training in Brasil, he is an official trainer approved by the ABCCMM. Mr Martino…
by Laura Hinson Imagine my excitement when Lori Silcher from 4 Seasons Marchadors drove up my driveway a couple of months ago with a darling Marchador gelding, just for me! Netuno Lapidade, a 10-year-old gelding calmly walked off the trailer as though he had been at my house his whole life! Those of us who…
APRIL 20-22 OCALA FLORIDA! The 2012 Mangalarga Marchador clinic will be held in April at the Florida Horse Park. Go to their website: http://flhorsepark.com/ to get more information and view the world-class facilities. Stalls $20 a night. RV hook up available. First come first served. THE PLANS SO FAR The clinic will be based on the…
by Lynn Kelley Here is a link to the latest MM map! http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid= 216497991251556490622.00047cf902f114d08f491 We look to be spreading out, but many states and provinces only have 1 Marchador. Five states account for 63% of the horses here in North America. Montana (18%), California (18%), Oklahoma (10%), Arizona (9%) and Tennessee (8%) However, the…