Enjoy your Fall edition of the USMMA Journal. We hope to publish quarterly, January, April, July and October. One of the things we hope to do with this publication is to feature the diversification of how the Marchador is used with real life examples. This Fall we are featuring Jumping with Marchadors. SubmissionDeadlines: SPRING…
Enjoy your Spring edition of the USMMA Journal. We hope to publish quarterly, January, April, July and October. One of the things we hope to do with this publication is to feature the diversification of how the Marchador is used with real life examples. This Spring we are featuring Endurance Riding. Because of that focus,…
Look up your horse (on a laptop or desktop computer! https://namarchador.org/registry/view-pedigree/ Goal: To correct and update the USMMA Horse Registration Database in 2016, including new photos. To encourage people not registering their Marchadors to join the USMMA and registry. If successful, to recommend that this project be repeated every 5 years. As a side benefit,…
Thank you to Silver Stables, Phoenix, AZ for hosting the first USMMA regional event! More of these are planned around the country in 2017. USMMA President Jeff Bosley welcomed the members and Silver Stables students. Members came from AB, AZ, NM and TX to attend a Ned Leigh Symposium “The Discovery Channel to…
The art of horse breeding has shaped equine genetics since domestication, yet most horse professionals have little understanding of the fundamentals of genetics. On this six-week online extension course we will examine the underlying mechanisms and inheritance of a number of traits in the horse. Concepts covered will include coat color, genetic disease, parentage testing and some…
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…
FOSH is the Friends of Sound Horses, an international gaited horse association. They love all gaited breeds and their magazine featured the Mangalarga Marchador this month. Please consider joining this fine association or looking to attend some of their clinics and shows! To read or download the article, click here below to follow the…
From Alessandra Deerinck, Human to Horse, USMMA member: Along with my warmest wishes for the Holidays, I would like to add to the list of accomplishments of the USMMA a few more instances in which I have brought the Mangalarga Marchador breed to the public’s attention through my business, Human to Horse. The Marchador horses I worked with,…
I had a great time meeting everyone and learning a lot at the clinic! For those of you who attended, please take a photo of your horse with his or her ribbon if he/she earned one. AND please, write down 1 or 2 things you learned during the clinic! It would really be great to…