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SW Clinic July 11,12, 13 Sign Up Today!

Clinic 2014 Signup

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

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Stress-Free Weaning

Saddle and Stirrups – Issue 35

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You can also view other Saddle and Stirrups issues where the Marchador is featured!

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SW Marchador segment airs on HRTV!

Airing on HRTV on Christmas day was a segment about the Mangalarga Marchador!   We have copies of the TV show available if you would like a copy of the show.

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An overview of the Mangalarga Marchador horse and 2 of the early importers of the Marchador to the U.S. – Flying Oaks Ranch, Oklahoma and Summerwind Marchadors, Arizona.  Produced by HorseFlicks. 

Education, In Print, SW News

Brazilian Tradition – Saddle & Stirrups

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Saddle and Stirrups – Issue 32

Please click on the pictures below to view larger to read the article!  Also available on your ipad!

 

 

You can also view other Saddle and Stirrups issues where the Marchador is featured!

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

Education, Marcha, SW News

MM Clinic August 2013

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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.

  1. The diagram of the marcha!  Gait Diagram
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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)
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. There is a fine line between the right level of collection and too much tightness or tension.
  8. 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.
  9. Tilt your hips so that your seat is more underneath you.  Don’t push your feet out in front, just tuck your seat.
  10. 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