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SW Update – Mangalarga Marchador Song

Lyrics of Hino Do Cavalo Mangalarga Marchador, first in Portuguese, then in English
Hymm of the Horse Mangalarga Marchador

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjdAAZJaWAc&feature=share&list=ULYjdAAZJaWAc

Nasci no sertão mineiro
Apesar de caipira pobre, eu descendo de nobre
Fui criado no cerrado, pra lidar com gado
Pra percorrer distâncias
Aprendi a marchar
Pro meu dono não se cansar

I was born in the farmlands of Minas
Even though born to as a poor farm horse, I descend from noblity
I was raised in the cerrado, to deal with livestock
To cover distances
I learned to march
So that my owner does not get tired

Sou Mangalarga Marchador
Aquele que as margens do Ipiranga
Montava o imperador.
Sou Mangalarga Marchador
Em toda história do Brasil estou.

I am Mangalarga Marchador
That the banks of the Ipiranga (river)
I carried the emperor.
I Am Mangalarga Marchador
Throughout the history of Brazil, I am.

Tenho fôlego de gato
Eu resisto ao carrapato
Sou manso como um cordeiro

I am cat-like
I resist the tick
I am meek as a lamb

Como um raio sou ligeiro
Sou cavalo da parteira
Sou cavalo sem fronteira
E só tenho uma intenção
Servir a todos sem distinção.

As fast as lightning , I am
I’m a horse midwife
I’m a horse without borders
And I have only one intention
To serve everyone without distinction.

Sou Mangalarga Marchador
Aquele que entre altos e baixos
Sempre lhe apoiou
Sou Mangalarga Marchador
Em todo estouro de boiada estou.

I am Mangalarga Marchador
I travel high and low
With always one foot on the ground
I Am Mangalarga Marchador
In herds that overflow.

 

SW Update – Future Foal Semen Bank

2012 — Three stallions!  Three great choices!

We’ve met our goal!   We wanted to create a frozen semen bank of superior Mangalarga Marchador stallions from Brasil.    We felt that this would be good for the genetic diversity of the Marchador breed here in North America and also could help us to keep or improve our breed quality.   Many of these superior stallions would never have been sold, but we can get access to their semen through modern reproductive technology!

If you have never used frozen semen, please contact us to learn more.  We’d be happy to help you find a breeding vet in your area and  see if your mare is a good candidate for using frozen semen.   Success rates are often just as high as any AI using cooled semen.

Here is our offering!   Frozen semen only.

 

 

Oma de Maripa, quite possibly the most beautiful Marchador. Owned by Agro Maripa Intl, SW has frozen semen.

Oma de Maripa

  • $1000     One insemination dose of frozen semen, no guarantee.  Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system.   Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways.
  • $1500 + $     Live Foal Guarantee option.  Two insemination doses of Oma’s frozen semen.    If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee.  Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.

 

Ximoio de Maripa, pure Abaiba bloodlines

Ximoio de Maripa

  • $1000     One insemination dose of frozen semen, no guarantee. Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system.
  • $1500 +$     Live Foal Guarantee option.  Two insemination doses of frozen semen.    If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee.  Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.
  • $750      One insemination dose, no guarantee.  Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways.  Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system.   Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways.
  • $1250 + $     Live Foal Guarantee option.  2 insemination doses of frozen semen.  If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee.  Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.

 

 

SW Future Foal offers a 10% discount to all SW Future Foal customers and also to any MM breeder.

SW Future Foal will continue to add stallions to the semen bank whenever possible.  Please check back to see if more stallions are available.

 

 

SW Update – Lynn’s Corner, Drill Team Patterns

Good friends trying some drill basics at Summerwind.

A group of us have talked about forming an all-Marchador drill team.  We’ve had fun while we are together.  BUT, as you know, not many of us are in the same location which makes our “team” much more difficult.  So, the idea is to start practicing as individuals or however many Marchadors we can assemble.  If we can learn the manuevers, we can look for venues to get together.

Here is an article and some pdf files that show the components of a drilll.  Practice with any of your riding partners so you and your Marchador get to know them and we will work on putting together a routine!   Look for venues and to connect with other Marchador owners in your area!

Excerpt from the horsechannel.com  Illustrations by Tom Kimball

Joining a drill team for competition or pleasure can add a new dimension to your riding. All you need to get started is a dedicated group of riders with willing horses and somewhere to practice.  Print out these drill formations for your team to try out. Good luck!

THE BASICS  http://www.horsechannel.com/images/horse-exclusives/basic-drills.pdf

  • Straight Line Abreast  This is one of the most basic drill maneuvers. Riders line their horses up side-by-side with saddle horns in a row. The exercise starts at a walk with a lot of space in between horses. As horses and riders become more comfortable, the space between them can be decreased and the speed increased.  If this is too overwhelming at first, the exercise can be completed with two riders and horses in the formation, then eventually four, et cetera.
  • Nose to Tail  While the straight line abreast maneuver accustoms horses and riders to riding side-by-side, the nose-to-tail exercise lines the team up front to back. This can be done along the rail or in a serpentine around the arena.
  • Pairing Up  Everyone rides single-file down the centerline, and as they reach the end of the arena, the first rider and horse turn left. The second rider and horse turn right, and so on. When these two lines meet at the centerline again, riders and their horses pair up and continue riding.
  • 90-Degree Turn or Flank Turn  Riding single-file along the rail, riders turn their horses to the center of the arena at the same time, transitioning from riding nose-to-tail to riding abreast. When they reach the other side of the arena, they turn in the opposite direction so they are riding nose-to-tail again.

ADVANCED MANEUVERS http://www.horsechannel.com/images/horse-exclusives/advanced-drills.pdf

  • Mini Sweep  Everyone rides along the rail of the arena in an oblique pattern: Looking at it from the side, each horse’s nose should be in line with the knee of the rider in front of it.
  • Pinwheel  Two riders stand their horses side-by-side in the center of the arena, facing opposite directions. The others line up alongside, facing the same direction as their center, or pivot, rider. Then the whole formation rotates around the two pivot riders, who circle their horses in place. Everyone must ride a little faster than the rider to his or her inside to keep the line straight.
  • Full Team Crack  Riders and horses line up in the oblique pattern, and everyone moves around one pivot rider and horse in the center of the arena. Again, everyone placed outside of center rides a little faster to keep the line moving straight.

CROSSING PATHS  http://www.horsechannel.com/images/horse-exclusives/crossing-paths-drills.pdf

  • Single File Cross  Half of the team rides single-file down the centerline of the arena while the second half rides across the arena, perpendicular to the other line. The lines alternate crossing the center and make a cross pattern.  The more advanced version of this is to ride a cross in pairs, so each rider and horse crosses two lines of traffic while passing through the center.
  • Figure Eight  The team rides a continuous figure-eight, and horses and riders cross paths in the middle. The challenge here is to maintain equally sized circles on both sides of the figure.
  • Interlocking Circles  Instead of riding in a figure-eight, there are two separate circles that intertwine at the center.

SW Update – Lynn’s Corner, Crossties

Here at SW Future Foal, we don’t use cross-ties.   We use the Aussie tie rings from Clinton Anderson because we like the horse to be able to pull back if they feel they need to.   However, we know many barns have cross-ties, in the wash rack, for the farrier etc.

So, here is a training tip from Lynn Boone, NC:

This is how we train our horses to the cross ties.

  1. They have a “breakaway” halter.
  2.  For the first few times we have someone at their head with a regular leadrope.  That person will drop the lead rope, walk away with a “whoa” command. Then after a few seconds, return and reward the horse for standing still. After a few times and when the horse is calm, the person grooming will put the horse in cross ties, lead rope hanging down, give the whoa command, walk around the horse (not necessarily behind, depending on how calm they are) and return and reward.  The time in cross ties during the first few sessions is very short at first with lots of positive reinforcement.
  3. Repeat as often as needed until the horse is calm and stands still.
Photo of twine in between the clips on cross ties.

Perhaps this should be number one! The cross ties are attached to a small piece of breakable twine and a double end clip. I use that at the halter instead of quick release clips, because lets face it, if a horse is having a meltdown, you sometimes can’t get close enough to release it.  The twine will break easily and there will only be a double end clip hanging from the halter.

As another safety note, do not leave your horse unattended for long periods of time.

It is a rather long training process but  I have never had a bad result.

SW Update – 2012/2013 SW Future Foals Expected!

SW Future Foal rarely breeds without a person requesting a foal.  However, in 2012, we received frozen Marchador semen from superior stallions from Agro Maripa, Brasil.   This was the first importation of Marchador frozen semen – a project we had worked on for many years.   Agro Maripa has bred Marchador horses for over 30 years and they focus on producing sport horses of excellent quality, beauty, comfort and intelligence.  They have a great formula!  Mr. Marcelo Baptista is student of genetics and puts this passion into practice also in cattle and goats as well as his prized and much loved Mangalarga Marchadors.

Oma de Maripa, a proven producer in Brasil!

So, this year,  we needed to prove the semen from Brasil and so we bred our mares using Maripa frozen semen even though we had no reservation.   We were thinking to keep these historic, unique and fabulous foals to be born for ourselves, but in the end, decided to offer them also as SW Future Foals!  Please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in one of the SW Future Foals.

Brasilia do Summerwind, a perfect partner for Oma.

To be born November, 2012    Genghis-Khan do Summerind  (code name, you would get to name the foal if you decide to reserve it).   The product of Brasilia do Summerwind, imported in-utero and Oma de Maripa, still in Brasil.  This is our diamond foal: strong, brilliant and clearly a Mangalarga Marchador!   Power!    Smooth and cadenced marcha batida gait, a horse that can perform well at any discipline.

Reserve Genghis for $15,000 or reserve the foal in condominium with SW Future Foal for $10,000.  We are interested in future foals or breeding rights in exchange for the reduction in price.

 

Ximoio de Maripa, pure Abaiba bloodlines

To be born 2/2013 in AZ:  Hermes do Summerwind (code name, you would get to name the foal if you decide to reserve it.)   The product of Azenha de Maripa, imported MM mare and Ximoio de Maripa, still in Brasil.  This will be our sport horse foal in the true tradition of Agro Maripa!  Ground covering marcha batida!  Add the bonus of the most beautiful features in the head and neck.  Almost pure Abaiba bloodlines, this foal will be the one that people will stop to watch.  Before it is born, I am predicting it may be the most beautiful Marchador in America.

Reserve Hermes for  $15,000 or reserve the foal in condominium with SW Future Foal for $10,000.  We are interested in future foals or breeding rights in exchange for the reduction in price.

 

SW imported Marchador stallion (frozen semen only) La Paz Jivago. He represents Favacho and Tabatinga foundation bloodlines.
Bella with 2011 Jivago foal Tigre do Summerwind

To be born 3/2013 in NC:  Hallelujah do Summerwind (code name, you would get to name the foal if you decide to reserve it.)  The product of Elba Cruzalta (Bella), imported MM mare and La Paz Jivago, imported MM stallion.  This foal will be a full brother to Tigre do Summerwind, a striped dun, who is still everyone’s sweetheart.   This foal will be pure pleasure, laid back, so smooth, but still athletic, a marcha picada or marcha de centro gait.

Reserve Hallelujah and sing Hallelujah for only $6,500.

Perhaps a fourth as Bacara do Summerwind will be bred this June.  Pricing dependent on stallion used.  We’ll let you know shortly!

Please visit the mare and stallion pages for more information about the parents and for more photos and videos..  We would be delighted to talk to you in depth about the Future Foal program, what we offer and if this approach would be right for you!

SW Future Foal offers a 10% appreciation discount on any product to our current SW Future Foal customers and to any Marchador breeder.