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One of our SW owners was operated on in February, for brain cancer. If you can contribute to their medical bills, it would be a great act of kindness. If not, please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers!
The long-awaited foal of Azenha de Maripa x Ximoio de Maripa showed up early Sunday night, February 17th. This is Ximoio de Maripa’s first foal in the U.S., born using his imported frozen semen. Both Azenha and Ximoio were bred by Agro Maripa, Brazil.
We could not be happier with him. He’s friendly, confident and showing wonderful gait and temperament of the Mangalarga Marchador breed! Born chocolate (milk and dark), we think he will shed to black, but may eventually be grey like his sire.
He was code named Hermes, but after he was born, we decided to select a different name. When hawk feathers were found in his stall, we knew we had picked the right one!
SW Awards recognize your efforts to promote this awesome Marchador breed using a Summerwind Marchador (bred, sold or imported). Getting our horses out into the limelight in national or local all-breed events is not only fun, it helps others to see the quality, versatility and performance of the MM breed. Any horse purchased from Summerwind, their foals or the product of a breeding from or to a Summerwind horse is eligible.
Cash and Prize Awards – Awards are based on points earned between January 1 and December 31 of that year.
Cash Awards
1-4 Points
5-10 Points
Over 10 Points
Rider
Logo Shirt *
$50
$100
Breeder
Logo Shirt *
$100
$200
Owner
Logo Shirt *
$250
$500
Laurie Klassen and Beethoven do Summerwind, 2011 SW Awards winners!
* Logo Shirt or equivalent from Land’s End. Summerwind Logo or M brand Logo.
NOTE: The points are calculated with one point for completing an event. An additional point will be granted if the horse finished in the top three. An additional point is also granted for every 25 miles if the event is endurance or competitive trail.
Report your events and categories (owner, rider, breeder) by email to info@summerwindmarchadors.com within one month of completing the event with some proof of completion. We will track the points and periodically publish updates on the standings.
Which Events Are Recognized?
We will accept any event, national, local or 4-H. This is a list of what you might enter – the possibilities are endless. (Look for all-breed, open or gaited events)
Barrel Racing
Rox Rogers and La Paz Jivago, 2012 SW Award Winners!
Competitive Trail Riding
Cutting
Dressage
Driving
Endurance
Reining
Roping
Team Penning
Working Cow Horse
Halter/Showmanship
Mounted Shooting/Archery
Hunter Pleasure/Hunter Hack
Leadline
Open Gaited classes (2 or 3 gaited)
Miscellaneous (costume, liberty, etc)
Trail, ACTHA
Western Pleasure/Bareback Pleasure
Baroque Dressage/Cowboy Dressage
Parades
Marchador Booths at Expos and Shows
Seamus da Boa Fe at the Fiesta of the Spanish Horse, CA
We couldn’t be happier that this year’s big winner was Rox Rogers and La Paz Jivago from Haras Cayuse, MT. Congratulations, Rox and Jivago! (wild cheering and clapping!)
Rox and Jivago earned 9 points and thus won the top prize awarded in 2012 of $300.
Five Western Dressage events = 5 points
Three top three finishes for an additional 3 points
One parade event for 1 point
Western Dressage blends traditional Western riding and attire with Classical Dressage and good horsemanship. The goal is to have a strong balanced horse that responds happily to the rider’s cues with lightness in both the horse and the rider. Any breed may compete in Western Dressage. If you have never heard of Western Dressage and want to know more, Rox wrote about it in more detail for the USMMA Fall Journal and she’d be happy to talk to you about how well her Marchador geldings are doing in this discipline!
Rox is an accomplished horsewoman who always keeps learning! She owns three Mangalarga Marchador horses. SW imported La Paz Jivago as a stallion in 2004. He is a very beautiful, very athletic metallic dunskin. After freezing semen for our breeding program, he was gelded and is happily living life with Rox in MT.
Other SW Marchadors earning points and winning fame and fortune included:
Amadeus do Summerwind & Kristy Everson in Mounted Shooting and Barrel Racing. Amadeus without Kristy in a parade and team roping events.
Gus – Siglioso do Rav & Kristy Everson in Mounted Shooting and Barrel Racing. Siglioso without Kristy in a parade.
Bacara do Summerwind & Jeff Bosley in the 2012 Sela de Ouro.
Cruiser – Caesar do Summerwind in Training Level Dressage
LEO – DaVinci do Summerwind & Connie Claire in the 2012 Sela de Ouro and Mounted Archery
The SW Award Program recognizes your efforts to promote the awesome Marchador breed using a SW Marchador (bred, sold or imported). Getting our Marchadors in the spotlight – out into national or local all-breed events is not only fun, it helps others to see the quality, versatility and performance of the Marchador breed. Any horse purchased from Summerwind, their foals or the product of a breeding from or to a Summerwind horse is eligible. For a recap of the SW Awards program for 2012, click here.
