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MM Clinic August 2013
If you build it, they will come and so they did! We had a wonderful experience hosting our own MM Clinic with Laura Patterson, a rider, trainer and vet from Brazil and Ann Staiger, gait genetics researcher from Cornell.
We have so many photos! We will show more at the end of the screen too.
But, here are some highlights for us.
- The diagram of the marcha! Gait Diagram
- Use the outside rein to get the horse to lift its head. The Marchador carries the head high when it is doing the gait correctly.
- The marcha de centro is a new term being used in Brazil. But when bred to the center, typically the Marchador will prefer one gait or the other. Picada or Batida. The horse falls into one naturally and is more consistent and less tired in that gait. So, the riders pick up on that and train in the best marcha.
- The marcha batida is very comfortable to ride IF you as the rider, can relax and enjoy the ride! Any tightness or stiffness in the hips or the shoulders will usually show up as a bounce in the saddle. The rider could be riding the same horse and prove this – we caught it on video too! (COMING SOON)
- Shorten the reins to set the gait and then relax. Ride with your hands more forward and with more contact with the horse than you may be used to.
- Make sure your pinky finger is not holding the rein, but off the rein. Your hand is naturally more relaxed and flexible in that position making it easy to make subtle movements with the rein.
- There is a fine line between the right level of collection and too much tightness or tension.
- For young horses, set the marcha gait and speed before ever training in the canter. The marcha can be the same speed as a canter. The horse does not need to canter at higher speed unless you ask for the canter.
- Tilt your hips so that your seat is more underneath you. Don’t push your feet out in front, just tuck your seat.
- Enjoy the ride! It’s a Mangalarga Marchador!
Ready for some videos that show great marcha gaits??? From Laura, shown during her presentation!
TEQUILA DA CADUCEU – YouTube Marcha Batida mare
Quebruto Elfar_(720p) Marcha Batida stallion
Safira JEA_(720p) Marcha Picada Mare
Please also read the articles from previous clinics that describe the marcha gait.
Ocala 2012 Part 1
Ocala 2012 Part 2
July and August in Photos!
Keeping up with the Summerwind Marchadors group. July and August were packed! A lot of pictures here – Gaia, Hawke, Diego, Beethoven, Bacara do Summerwind, Violeiro de Itajoana, Santa Fe, Brazil, our clinic!!! The Marchador Clinic and the Brazil trip also have their own post with more photos! Click on each photo to view larger. and then the back button to return to the album.
The GAIT – Saddle and Stirrups ipad Magazine
Saddle and Stirrups – Issue 28
Please click on the pictures below to view larger to read the article! Or subscribe today and view on your ipad for interactive viewing!
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
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
Brazil Trip 2013
Cheese bread! Cachaca (sp)! Old friends! New friends! Marchador horses! It was a trip to heaven – I mean Brazil! It was the best of all worlds – I got to attend the National Show AND go out to visit farms! Perfect!
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We visited two farms in Brazil, a favorite of mine, Agro Maripa and a new one for me, but by no means new, Morada Nova. Exquisite horses and fantastic Brazilian hospitality. I am always happy to be in Brazil.
At the National Show, the event provided a good mix of entertainment and business. We met old friends, and some new ones there. It feels like home to me. I went down with Rick Schatz, the Marchador breeder from Flying Oaks Ranch. We did some business there on the Brazilian Saddle Horse project. We did some shopping. We admired the horses in the show and at the farm booths. We did some ABCCMM registration work on U.S. Marchadors for several breeders.
Of great interest was the ABCCMM/APEX collaboration on the project Brazilian Saddle Horse. APEX strives to promote Brazilian products around the world and has many offices here in the U.S. They have already worked with the ABCCMM promoting the Marchador breed in Europe and also at the Carnaval in Rio 2013. Their next events may be in the US in an affiliation with the PBR, Professional Bull Riding. We will have to wait and see. Also in the works is the Marchador at other big horse and non-horse events like the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
To read more about Brazil and the national show, you can keep reading!
