MM Training Course Offered in Brazil

This letter is a formal invitation to participate in an intensive training trip to Centro de treinamento Fernando Melo, located in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brasil, in November 2023. This course is a collaboration between ABCCMM and USMMA with the common goal of promoting and educating future trainers, breeders, riders and horse owners. It has…

Scottsdale Show Details! Jan 24-25

SAVE THE DATES!  IT’S HAPPENING! WHEN:   JANUARY 24 – 26, 2020PLACE:   17 RANCH, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85262WHAT:  FIRST ANNUAL SCOTTSDALE SHOW WHO:   Coming so far — 19 USMMA Members and 11 MM horses, most available for sharing.   Interest from an additional 5 members.   SIGN UP TODAY!!!!DETAILS :  Attached are 3 PDF FILES, plus…

Save the dates! AZ MM EVENT!

WHEN:   JANUARY 24 – 26, 2020PLACE:   17 RANCH, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85262WHAT:  FIRST ANNUAL SCOTTSDALE SHOW WHO: We have just started planning this event!.   I am chairing the committee and asking members to join that committee now.    We will work on the details and get a memo out to you before Thanksgiving with more.…

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…

MMs are on THE HORSE SHOW

by Lynn Kelley Television coverage of the Mangalarga Marchador by RFD TV in October and November.   Rick Lamb posts his shows on youtube.com, so if you haven’t seen the show yet, here is the link: http://youtu.be/wfNjEjCuIxw     Sit back, kick your boots off and ENJOY! Episode 364 of The Horse Show with Rick Lamb “Faraway Stallions”…

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…