Don’t miss the year’s largest Breyer fan festival – Breyerfest! held July 22-24, 2016. This year’s festival theme is Brazilian Carnival and the Mangalarga Marchador is a featured horse breed reflecting that theme!
Bring on the feathers and start practicing your samba for the 27th annual BreyerFest at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. BreyerFest is the intersection of the real horse world and the model horse hobby – with spectacular equine entertainment, the largest model horse show in the country, the horses that inspired the models and thousands of families and fans for three fabulous days.
The 2016 Celebration horse is Imperador das Aguas, a Mangalarga Marchador stallion imported from Brazil. There is a Breyer model of him made exclusively for the show! Imperador is owned by Claudia Bellandi of C&C Bellandi Horse Racing, Ocala FL.
The USMMA will have a display booth there. If you have an interest in volunteering to man the booth, please contact Lynn Kelley, lynnkelley@me.com.
Lynn Kelley and Victor Rosa of Summerwind Marchadors and Future Foal will be there at the USMMA booth. Booth Number is #318. Lots of information and give-aways. Come and stop by!
In early November, Summerwind requested an ABCCMM inspection and Dr. Kate Barcelos came to the U.S. for a super quick trip. ABCCMM inspectors are licensed veterinarians that receive extensive training from the ABCCMM, the Brazilian Marchador Association.
We were able to arrange with other breeders so that more Marchadors also got to be seen in AZ, TX and FL.
Our inspection day was beautiful and almost 20 Marchador owners and lovers were there to see it for the first time! Asking questions and learning about what the ABCCMM is seeking in the standard of the breed, they were able to understand more about the Marchador gait, conformation and temperament requirements. Great for them, that both a foal inspection and definitive inspections were shown and the branding as well.
Foals are inspected for markings, DNA, and genetic defects (disqualification). Adult Marchadors are inspected and ridden for gait, conformation and temperament. A minimum score is required to pass for stallions, mares and geldings with the stallion score being the highest.
Inspected in AZ were:
Fidalgo do Summerwind – gelding, definitive
Jedi-Knight do Summerwind – foal, provisional
Flying Oaks Abaiba Real for Flying Oaks Ranch, OK – stallion, definitive
Inspected in TX were:
Destiny do Summerwind – mare, definitive
Imperio do Summerwind – foal, provisional
Cassandra do MManor – mare, both provisional and definitive
Eduardo do MManor – foal, on file awaiting sire’s ABCCMM registration.
Summerwind is committed to the quality and diversity of the Marchador breed here and we think the Brazilian inspection process is a great tradition to uphold.
For more information on the ABCCMM inspection process, you can click on this link to read more about it.
The crowd gathering for the inspections. Phyllis Ley, Jack Shriber, John Kelley, USMMA President Jeff Bosley
Foal inspection for Jedi-Knight do Summewind. Elizabeth Sims and D.J. Sims
Fidalgo do Summerwind being presented for inspection. Lynn Kelley and D.J. Sims
D.J. Sims on Fidalgo do Summerwind.
Kate Barcelos on Fidalgo do Summerwind.
After being measured for conformation, Fidalgo was branded with the horseshoe M brand.
Asking questions. The group was from all over AZ and also, OK and Brazil.
Flying Oaks Marchadors, in training in AZ came down for the ABCCMM inspection day.
Ned Leigh, trainer on Flying Oaks Abaiba Real, a MM stallion from OK.
Kate Barcelos riding Flying Oaks Abaiba Real in the ridden part of the test.
Measuring Abaiba Real during the conformation part of the test. Kate Barcelos and Flying Oaks owner and breeder, Rick Schatz
Branding Abaiba Real with the trademark horseshoe M brand. Kate Barcelos
The celebration dinner – From AZ, Jeff Bosley, Michelle Bosly, Sandy Hull, John Kelley, Lynn Kelley, Adrienne C. Scheck, Elizabeth Sims, D.j. Sims, Craig Sims, Luke? Sims, Randy Gassett,, Phyllis Ley, Jack Shriber. From OK, Rick Schatz. From Brazil, Kate Barcelos, Ricardo Xavier
After AZ, Kate flew on to Texas and also Florida on her way back to Brazil. In Texas, she did foal inspections on 2 foals: Imperio do Summerwind and Eduardo do MManor.
Kate Barcelos riding Destiny do Summerwind for the ridden part of the inspection.
Cathy Pierce, owner and Kate Barcelos on Cassandra do MManor being inspected for ABCCMM registration.
We had a big crowd welcoming Jedi-Knight into the world on Sunday night! At least 10 people hanging over the stall!
Maiden mare Isabelle do Great Lakes was superb! What a good mother she is! Nicknamed Izzy, she is owned by Karen Ann Livesay, Future Foal @ Sedona. And the surprise package is a pinto colt! He is reserved by Elizabeth and D.J. Sims also in AZ, who will become Marchador breeders! The whole atmosphere was charged with excitement and awe.
Jedi’s sire is Brazilian Marchador stallion Talisma Kafe, a black and white pinto, using imported frozen semen.
Here are some photos of Jedi’s first night. Watch for new posts! He is a cutie!
Izzy on Sunday before the birth and the first photos of Jedi-Knight do Summerwind.
Dr. Kate Moura da Costa Barcelos is coming from Brazil! She will be in Canada for an Equine Convention and ABCCMM Inspection. It’s the first ever held in Canada! Very historic. During her stay in the west, she will fly to inspect 2 of our Marchador horses in Colorado.
Photo shoot from April, reminding us how much she is growing!
Jewel do Summerwind will get a foal inspection. During this inspection, the foal is microchipped, whorls and markings are noted and the foal will be provisionally registered in Brazil if there are no disqualifying or heritable defects.
Isabelle do Great Lakes will be inspected under saddle and in hand for conformation, temperament and gait. If she gets enough points in each category, she will be permanently registered in Brazil and her foal expected in October, then will also be eligible to be double registered in Brazil.
Tamara Gooch – Photo Shoot Sunday – Izzy with Karen.
Summerwind is committed to the quality and diversity of the Marchador breed here and we think the Brazilian inspection process is a great tradition to uphold.
For more information on the ABCCMM inspection process, you can click on this link to read more about it.
D.J., mounted on Artemis do Summerwind, Marchador gelding. Braiding by Leticia.3 generations of Marchador mares at Summerwind. Brisa Libertas with John, daughter Brasilia do Summerwind and granddaughter Jewel do Summerwind with LynnJewel do Summerwind, one month old. Daughter of Oma de Maripa, owned by Agro Maripa x Brasilia do Summerwind.Elegance times two! D.J. with Gralha M.U.G, imported Marchador mare.Leticia riding Caboclo da Piedade, imported Mangalarga Marchador.
Photo Shoot Sunday with Tamara Gooch! Lynn with Artemis!Hawke do Summerwind! Our 2 year old stud colt. Ximoio de Maripa x Azenha de Maripa, both bred by Agro Maripa, Brasil.Tamara Gooch – Photo Shoot Sunday – Izzy with Karen.Photo Shoot Sunday with Jess Lee! Gralha MUG with Elizabeth!Leticia and Koyote Libertas, imported Marchador gelding!Isabelle do Great Lakes with Karen. Photo by Lynn.
Gralha MUG and D.J. Sims riding up for their next pose on Photo Shoot Sunday!
