By Lynn Kelley Howard Bonis, the first Marchador owner in Maine recently passed away late January, 2017 When Howard could no longer take care of his beloved horse, a great home was found with Cyndy Falvey, only a few minutes away on the Maine coastline. Cyndy is a long-time horse owner…
The Brooks Equine Genetics Lab at the University of Florida has a new study that continues to research the genes, or combination of genes that might influence gait. Previous studies have focused on other breeds, this study focuses on Brazilian gaited breeds, with the main focus on the Mangalarga Marchador. Here is some background from their…
By Ronald Knaack The morning of April 15th, 2016, I received the call and started driving! My first Marchador foal was waiting for me. I had leased a Marchador mare, Whispering Pines Lareina, from Connie DeCamp of Westcliffe, CO and bred her using imported frozen semen to Talisma Kafe. I am a lover of…
Published in the April/May issue of Elite Equestrian, USMMA Secretary and member Alessandra Deerinck writes about her experience in the Parade with Mangalarga Marchador mare Allegria de los Cielos, owned by Rancho de los Cielos. Alessandra was selected to participate as part of a larger group, the AERC Riders. Read more about it here!…
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…
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!…
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 John Kelley Happy Holidays to all USMMA Members! 2011 in Review! It has been another busy year for the USMMA and the growth of the MM breed here in North America. We held our first MM Gait Clinic in Texas. Many thanks to Megan and Colin Fallwell of Legacy Marchadors for sponsoring the event. …
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The IMPORTERS is a series of articles about the history of the Marchador breed coming to the U.S. and the breeders who brought them in. This is the fifth installment of the series — Regal Legacy and Premier International LLC. The bloodlines highlighted in this article are many. If you click on this link below (it will…