Come visit her in Pagosa Springs until springtime; then you can meet her there in Phoenix. She is worth the trip, a beautiful filly with 3 stockings and one sock – all with spots, so we believe she carries a tobiano gene, but we will do the full genetic report soon.
Welcome to our world little one.
This is her 6 day gallery. Meet Rae do Summerwind!
Bossa Nova de Miami started my whole journey with Mangalarga Marchadors. She is gone now to greener pastures, buried on a friend’s property next to her sister’s orphan foal overlooking the Blanco River in Pagosa Springs. But what a life we lived together.
We were partners for 21 years, and I will forever wish it could have been longer. We had many firsts together in the early years. She was my first Marchador; my first mare; and my first gaited horse. She was the first Marchador (we think) in endurance, short-lived as she thought it too much work. Bossa Nova was the first Marchador inspected and branded by the ABCCMM (Brazilian registry) in the U.S. Dr. Jose Eduardo Teves and Dr. Getulio Viera traveling to us at our Scottsdale Ranch. I remember building a fire for the branding iron and then running to the refrigerator for lemons for the branded area, as they wanted to follow “tradition” to mark the occasion. It took many years and hours at the ABCCMM registry office to get the paperwork in order for this to happen, but we felt it was worth it. She was definitely worth it.
We rode together in the 2002 Rose Bowl Parade, probably against all wisdom as it was the first parade we had ever done. She was not yet 4 years old. She did really well, reacting only once to a place where the pavement changed to brick.
Bossa Nova was smooth to ride and smart, so often she won for a rider that just stayed on as Bossa Nova did the pattern or the obstacle. She gave everyone confidence that rode her and I trusted her to keep my family safe – as they all rode her when they came to visit.
She was uncanny at remembering directions (something I am not good at). She always knew where the trailer was parked. One time when John and I were riding fast down a wash, she took a left that I didn’t even know was there. John thought I disappeared! And what do you know, it was a new trail, and a shorter way home.
Bossa Nova was the matriarch of the Summerwind herd. She was the protector of me and of the other horses. One time in Colorado, 2 workers jumped the fence to take a short-cut through her pasture. But they failed to notice that her sister Chanel de Miami was in there as well with a new foal, Caesar do Summerwind. Never in my life did I see Bossa Nova rear up, but she did at those men and then chased them over the fence!
In her later years, she was no longer as capable, but everyone deferred to her still. Brasilia do Summerwind, younger and stronger and just as dominant, could have challenged her leadership, but it never happened. There was honor and deference within the group. Her wisdom and experience earned her that.
To say we will miss her is an understatement. It is difficult to look at photos and remember being young together, riding wild and free and loving every minute.
Bossa Nova de Miami and all the “de Miami” horses were bred by the Guerra family of Miami FL who had the first Marchadors imported to the US in the 1990s.
Katie on Bossa Nova and me on Caboclo
Bossa Nova, endurance
Getulio, John, Lynn, Jose Eduardo, Luis, and Seamus da Boa Fe, also inspected.
Bossa Nova – early
The partnership. Lynn & Bossa Nova, later years, her first Marchador!
Bossa Nova and Chanel de Miami on Colorado pasture
Bossa Nova / Chanel
Don had fun on Bossa Nova de Miami!
Carmen’s first Marchador love, Bossa Nova.
Fun with barrels one Sunday. That’s Leticia on Bossa Nova.
Puka do Summerwind – bay tobiano filly. Reserved and headed to North Carolina eventually. Headed for Colorado for the summer months with dam Isabelle do Great Lakes, owned by Karen and Randy. Another great baby for Izzy and our first from newly imported frozen semen Atrevido do Porto Palmeira.
Puka do Summerwind
Paris do Summerwind – bay filly. Staying put with owner Cathy Pierce and her dam Cassandra do MManor. Another filly from imported semen from Arun de Maripa (so far only 1 boy in the mix and we love getting fillies!) Video is her first time out! So cute.
Padawan do Summerwind – bay tobiano colt. He waited until April to be born! But well worth the wait! He will stay a stud colt / stallion prospect for Elizabeth Sims in AZ (who also owns Jedi-Knight and Leia do Summerwind). He will also enjoy the summer months in Pagosa Springs with dam Brasilia do Summerwind.
Summerwind added one new Mangalarga Marchador to our stallion barn in 2020, bringing our offering to 13 stallions!!!!
Atrevido do Porto Palmeira
Meet Atrevido do Porto Palmeira, descended from a number of Marchadors that I have loved over the years! He is the son of Extrato do Minatto, a super ELITE stallion x Tribuna do Porto Palmeiro, herself the daughter of super ELITE stallion Favacho Diamante. His sire Extrato do Minatto is the winner of 105 titles in the show ring, most recently as a champion producer. Atrevido has a super sweet temperament, great gait and a chance for tobiano babies! Atrevido’s foals are proving his genetics and so I have included them in Atrevido’s videos.
We also offer one cooled semen option with our own Jedi-Knight do Summerwind, also with great gait, great temperament and one tobiano gene. Jedi is the only breeding tobiano Marchador stallion in North America! His first foals are hitting the ground now! For more information, contact us!
Take a look at them all! And then start dreaming about the foal you could have in 2021! All 13 stallions are highlighted on our website page Stallions.
Summerwind and SW Future Foal offers champion and ELITE book stallions from Brazil and the US who have themselves won in the show ring or the sports arena and whose offspring are now proving themselves. Genetics matter! Expect to be impressed!
