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SW Clinic July 11,12, 13 Sign Up Today!
Sign up today for 3 days of fun and learning in cool, beautiful Pagosa Springs, Colorado! Two great instructors will be a SW Ranch for a personal, hands-on experience.
Friday – Ground work training with Ned Leigh
Saturday and Sunday – Marchador Riding, Gaits and Testing with Laura Patterson. Yes, tests can be fun too!
Bring your Marchador or use one of ours. Active participants and Auditors welcome! More information included in the Signup pdf file above.
Instructors:
Ned Leigh, of Ned Leigh Equine Focus Horse Training in Paulden AZ. Ned has over 30 years experience in starting and training horses. He can teach you and your horse how to gain respect and confidence,starting on the ground. Ned trains all breeds of horses, including Marchador horses now for several clients, including Flying Oaks Ranch and Summerwind.
Laura Patterson, lives in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is a vet student, rider and trainer of various horse breeds starting out in show jumping herself. She taught and rode in 2013’s MM clinic here at Summerwind. Lots of rider hand’s on experience during the clinic for participants. Based on the rider, there may be arena work only, or a mix of arena and trail riding.
Video from last year’s clinic
Saddle and Stirrups – First, do No Harm
Click on the photo to read the article:
You can also view other Saddle and Stirrups issues where the Marchador is featured!
- October 2012 – Introduction to the MM Breed
- November 2012 – Visit to Brazil and the ABCCMM National Show
- December 2012 – Launching a Legacy – Becoming an MM Breeder
- January 2013, Gaia do Summerwind
- Issue 9 – Frozen all the Way
- Issue 10 – Gaia’s Diary
- Issue 14 – Choosing a Stallion
- Issue 18 – Cavalgadas – the Way of the Marchador
- Issue 25 – The Dead Broke Rider
- Issue 28 – The Gait
- Issue 31 – The Horse You Will Never Forget
- Issue 32 – Brazilian Tradition Follows the Marchador to America
- Issue 33 – Want to Keep Learning?
- Christmas Issue – Introduction to the Marchador Breed
- Issue 35 – Stress-Free Weaning
- Issue 35 – 9 Lives Minus 1
- Issue 36 – Pretty in Pink
- Issue 38 – Act as if you can make a difference – the M Foundation
Subscribe to this innovative ipad magazine today! Filled with great information, photos and videos. The Mangalarga Marchador will be featured often.
You can order from itunes or by visiting their website
Introducing Cachaca – a new idea for SW
During the May visit to Brazil, we agreed to purchase 50% of a young Marchador mare in Brazil. We invested in Cachaca de Tres Coracoes, a new farm and breeder for us, on this visit. It’s a new idea for us and we decided to try it and hope that it may appeal to others as well.
We thought there are at least a few strong benefits to the idea:
- Brazil’s horse market is stronger than the U.S. There is potential to make money selling her embryos there in Brazil.
- We can also, if we choose, freeze ship embryos from her to the U.S.
Obviously, we don’t know how it will work yet, but we are optimistic and excited about following this line of thinking!
If you would like to partner with us on Cachaca or another Marchador in Brazil, please give us a call! We can work with you, or just put you in touch with the coordinator of the Brazilian Saddle Horse Project in Brazil!
To see more of Cachaca – photos and her genetics, please visit her website page:
Horse Illustrated features the Marchador!
Please click on the pdf file name to read more about the Mangalarga Marchador from HI editor Leslie Potter. Leslie traveled to Brazil in 2013 to learn about the Marchador first-hand.
HI MAY 2014 – pdf file
The photo cover is a young stallion named Argentino V8, from Haras V8, SP state. Photo credit Paula da Silva.
There are 2 sort-of mistakes in the article – the breed standard does not allow blue eyes, so some colors are excluded like albino and cremello. And while the ideal height of the Marchador is around 15H, the breed can range from 14.2 to 16H.
I hope you enjoy reading the article! If you would like a copy, please contact me for a free copy in the mail.