President’s Letter to Members

Bom Dia! There were 5 USMMA members (John Kelley, Lynn Kelley, Ellen Farmer, Aline Greene and Katie Baily)  who traveled to Brasil to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the ABCCMM National Show in July!  We all had a fabulous time at the show and also traveling around Brazil.  Their hospitality was wonderful and of course, once…

Rick Lamb – The Horse Show

USMMA member Susan Neumann recommended an episode on saddles and saddle fitting for gaited horses. If you can find the video from last week on Rick’s website, it was wonderful. Filmed with horse trainer Larry Whitesell, a gaited horse trainer for many years, it followed along the same lines as our Mangalarga Marchador clinic with…

Facebook Post on Marchadors

Marchador in the mountains by Theresa Manzella on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 9:23pm So I’m feeling compelled to tell all my horsey friends about todays adventure….which was chasing cows in the mountains on the Marchador stud. It was such an exhilarating, satisfying experience, I wish everyone I like could do it at least once.…

Marchador Chat Room

There is a new chat site in Brazil with speaking English the focus. How very kind and thoughtful of them to include us like this.  They discuss the different goals in breeding, trends in the breed, problems, solving problems etc. Excellent group. They have asked me, Lori Silcher,  to share with all as the ambassador…