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Cavalgadas, the Way of the Marchador

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Published in Saddle and Stirrups iPad magazine, issue 18

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Back to Pagosa Springs

We made the migration  back to Pagosa Springs in early May!  We love coming here for the great weather, the chance for the horses to be in a natural herd and all the unspoiled beauty that is Pagosa!

Almost immediately, we left for New England, but we returned by the end of May to catch up and start putting things in order for the summer.

This summer, we planned clinics and a few photo shoots.  Stay tuned for dates!

  •   Ned Leigh teaching Advanced Riding Skills, June or September.
  •  Photo shoot in June.
  • And Dr Laura Patterson teaching Marchador gaits mid-August, around August 14.  Laura is here studying at Cornell this summer, if we are lucky and we think we will be, Dr Ann Staiger will also come and share some of her research on gait genetics.
  • A fun summer here, and we are also planning a trip to Brasil in July!

Please join us!  Meet a Marchador horse or try a Sensation saddle!

Other SW news!

Congratulations to Major Jeff Bosley who retired from the Air Force in May.   We are happy because now Jeff will have even more time to devote to his passion as a SW MM breeder!   Jeff and Michelle Bosley operate SW Future Foal Lumbbridge In NC.   Find them on FB!

Congratulations to Cathy, new owner off Destiny do Summerwind.  Destiny was conformed pregnant to Talisma Kafe using his frozen imported semen!

Congratulations to new marchador owner, Karen, who purchased Jorge Ben de Lazy T, a MM gelding with our help and the wondeful cooperation of the owner to complete the details while Karen was abroad.

Our combined efforts with Flying Oaks and Nickers Saddlery at the Mane Event and on other fronts are paying off too.   Flying Oaks Wizard and Flying Oaks Stardust have been sold!   Another new MM in AZ and a MM in Alberta Canada.   We are thrilled for the new owners and Rick and Dana!

Did I forget something?   Send us your news or story and I will publish!

The Mane Event – Canada, here we come!

It’s the largest equine trade show in Canada and we will be there!   April 26-28 in Red Deer Alberta Canada!  We hope to meet you there.  Booth G-6 and also speaking in the LECTURE HALL.

For more information on the EVENT, follow this link:  http://www.maneeventexpo.com/RedDeer/Default.aspx

Click here to download the Marchador brochure we made for the show!  MM BROCHURE 

We are going to promote the Marchador breed and here is why.  In a cooperative effort, Summerwind Marchadors, Flying Oaks Ranch and Nickers Saddlery are pooling resources to promote the Marchador breed in Canada.   Summerwind is a distributor of Nicker’s Saddles, the treeless Sensation Saddles here in the U.S.

From our press release:   In April, the population of Mangalarga Marchador horses in Canada almost doubled in April with the importation of 4 new Marchadors into British Columbia from Flying Oaks Ranch of Kaw City Oklahoma!

 

Some of the new Marchadors will be trained, shown and offered for sale by Dana Johnsen of Nickers Saddlery, Penticton, B.C.    Nickers will be adding the Marchador horse into their product line and promoting the Marchador breed in Canada!  The grand opening of this collaboration between Flying Oaks Ranch, Summerwind and Nickers Saddlery will be at the Mane Event in Red Deer, AB April 26-28, 2013.  

 

 

Picking a Stallions Saddle and Stirrups – issue 14

We made the cover!  Tips on picking a stallion for breeding your mare, with specific Marchador examples and photos!

Subscribe to this innovative ipad magazine today!  Filled with great information, photos and videos.  The Mangalarga Marchador will be featured every month.

You can order from itunes or by visiting their website

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