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Brazilian breeders from Haras Avena and Haras do AP arrived in Arizona to celebrate the arrival of frozen semen from 2 of their stallions. We met the semen and Brazilian vet Caroline Lisboa at the airport and the weekend activities began! Hosting several dinners and also a barn tour of 4 Mangalarga Marchador barns, we all had a great time.
We will be adding these 2 stallions – Violeiro do Riomar and Carnaval Sao Lourenco – the first importation from Bahia state to the website in February. Watch for their announcements. Truly, they will add to the MM genetics here in North America.
Our thanks to Carlos Avena, Juliane Avena, Paulo Novoa, Ana Paula Novoa, Laura Patterson Rosa and Caroline Lisboa, who never gave up in this multi-year, international effort. Thanks to all the SW Future Foal breeders and owners who always give their support!
The semen arrives!
Our breeding vet – Scottsdale Equine Repro
The Arizona group dinner at the Boulders
Koyote Libertas with DJ
Kharisma! do Summerwind with Lynn
Some of the group on the barn tour!
Our youngest Marchador fan!
Barn crawl – Kadencia do Summerwind
Barn crawl – Jedi-Knight do Summerwind
Barn crawl – Jedi-Knight to Summerwind
Barn crawl – Gralha M.U.G.
Barn crawl, Leia do Summerwind with Karen
Barn crawl – Tigre do Summerwind
Barn crawl – Gaia do Summerwind (with baby Maripa)
Having fun! Just met this heritage group of shooters at the restaurant.
The Mangalarga Marchador was profiled in Horse Illustrated! You can read it here in Issuu. We are thankful for the publicity!
There were a few errors though.
1. The first Marchadors were imported in the early 1990s. 2. The Brazilian and North American Registries do not allow blue eyes at this time, so cremellos and perlinos are not colors found in this breed. 3. The height of the Marchador averages about 15 hands and ranges from 14.2H to16H. There are no 17 Hand Marchador horses.
The North American Mangalarga Marchador Association will be there in booth 1401. We will be there doing demonstrations with the horses and talking about the breed in the breed pens. You are welcome in the barns as well.
Meet the Marchador! Mangalarga Marchador Horses that are coming:
Caboclo da Piedade
Eduardo do MManor
Gabriela do Premier
Gaia do Summerwind
Igor do Lucero (AKA Nashville)
Jedi-Knight do Summerwind
Lendario das Aguas JM
Seamus da Boa Fe
Yansa InMotion
Meet the Marchador Breeders, Owners and Members!
From Alberta Canada – Sandy Dory, Bill Dory
From Brazil – Carlos Avena, Juliane Avena
From Arizona – Jeff Bosley, Michelle Bosley, Karen Livesay, Randy Conilogue, Phyllis Ley, Jack Shriber, Sandra Hull, Adrienne Scheck, Lynn Kelley, John Kelley, DJ Sims, Elizabeth Sims, Grady Willard, Leticia Ribeiro
