2013 Montana Clinic Photos
The USMMA would like to thank Tom Sliter: tsliterphotography.com for contributing his time, talent, videos and photographs to the Montana 2013 Clinic.
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…
WikiHorseWorld Pedigree Update
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). All of…
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…
Saddle and Stirrups Magazine Features the Mangalarga Marchador
Lynn Kelley is a regular contributor to the new Saddle and Stirrups ipad magazine. You can subscribe today through itunes or by following this link: http://saddleandstirrups.com/magazine. Downloaded in over 65 countries, this new digital format allows for better pictures, videos and more! The first article appeared in the October 2012 issue and featured the MM…
Gaia do Summerwind
Gaia made history at 11:00 p.m.October 27, 2012, becoming the first MM foal born in the US using imported frozen semen from Brasil. A labor of love, our dream was realized when Agro Maripá collected and exported the first frozen MM semen from 3 of his stallions in Brasil. Our continued thanks to Agro Maripa!…
MM Clinic Slides from 2011
These are three reference documents prepared and presented by Kate Barcelos at the 2011 MM clinic in Texas. Gaits, Bits and Dressage for the Mangalarga Marchador. (At the 2012 MM clinic, we videotaped the lecture, so the clinic videos will be posted with the slides.) Thank you Kate! Please click on the highlighted underlined…
Spring Edition USMMA Journal
firstspringjournal Please click on the underlined “firstspringjournal” on this screen and on the next to load the pdf. It may take a while to load the file, but it’s worth it!!
Valentine’s Day Contest Winnners
Reported to Aline Greene, newsletter editor 1st place Gayle Hamilton and MM Destiny do Summerwind, TX I grew up with horses, but then when I turned 30, I joined the Foreign Service and started living overseas, so I could no longer own horses. Luckily, in most of the countries where I lived, I could find…