Azenha de Maripa, ready for class.
Gralha M.U.G. is going to Parelli’s course in July with D.J.
A trip to Sedona! Great weekend!
Meeting Flying Oaks Pegasus
Out for a ride with Karen – just outside their gate is riding paradise!
Karen and I on her 2 Marchadors in Sedona: Flying Oaks Pegasus and Jorge-Ben de Lazy T.
Every Sunday is riding clinic/class/fun. And Koyote shows off that we are braiding for the photo shoot in April.
Flying Oaks Guinness will be heading home to her CO owners, Bill and Carmen, this summer. She was born at their house.
The desert is blooming here. It’s almost too hot for March
Bossa Nova shines for us. Such a great mare – we’d like one more foal from her.
Hawke says “I need more toys, please”!
Atriz de Itajoana getting back in shape for riding in Colorado.
Farrier day in March. All the horses are barefoot. We have 12 done in no time at all.
We celebrate St Patrick’s Day! Thanks for putting up with us Eoghan!
Marilyn Kelley visits with Koyote Libertas.
Brisa Libertas! With her on the ranch, we have 3 generations. Brisa, her daughters and son: Izzy, Brasilia and Koyote, and now Jewel.
Great capture of Karen Livesay with her Marchador mare, Izzy.
We listened and brought Hawke a ball to play with.
Hawke do Summerwind, 2 year old stud colt. He will be magnificent.
Baby on board! Sydney with Jewel do Summerwind, day 2
Beautiful Brasilia do Summerwind
Caboclo da Piedade.
Having fun with those long legs, day 3.
Arun de Maripa.
Mother-to-be, Isabelle do Great Lakes (Izzy)
Ireland Christmas! At the family gravestone.
Caboclo and Leticia portrait picture
Out for a ride – Leticia and Caboclo!
Ireland Christmas! We went hawking!
Ireland Christmas! Martin and Fenella took us to see all the sights and the relations!
Izzy! A real beauty and joy to work with.
Ireland Christmas! On the road to Clonaslee!
Leticia gets to try Brasilia’s gait and loved it!
Training Guinness.
After the rains! Gorgeous!
Out for a ride – Koyote and me!
Ireland Christmas! The first arrivals!
Ireland Christmas! Great to be with family!
Leticia and Hawke
Grooming Days! – Hawke
Debbie May came to visit and ride with us!
John and Brasilia
Cookies in a jar!
Carmen’s first Marchador love, Bossa Nova.
Grooming days – Azenha
Karen comes to visit her mare Izzy!
Izzy is pregnant to Talisma Kafe!
Kristy and Sydney come for a visit and meet Gaia at Adrienne’s
Ireland Christmas! At the cliffs of Moher!
Hand painted wine glasses from Laura! It’s Koyote!
Grooming Days – Koyote
We loved having Bill back and he gets to ride Bossa Nova – first time!
Gaia do Summerwind and Adrienne, now at her place!
Carmen came to visit with her youngster Guinness.
Our visit to Prescott and Adrienne tries out Gus!
Some photos from around our ranch and sometimes a bonus “do Summerwind” horses.
Carioca de Maripa, frozen semen available
The Marchador ears of Koyote Libertas
Oma de Maripa has foals here in the US and we have more frozen semen to create again.
Hawke do Summerwind, a beauty! Not yet 2, our stud colt.
Still warm enough to wash horses after the ride!
Azenha de Maripa, Marchador mare, in the AZ setting sun.
Izzy! Such a beautiful mare! Izzy moved into the breeding barn under lights this month.
Isabelle do Great Lakes, a daughter of Brisa Libertas (like Koyote and Brasilia).
Leticia training Guinness in the pen. We have graduated to the big arena!
John helps Leticia get the stirrups right. Leticia and I ride the same length – great to switch horses and saddles.
Leticia on Bossa Nova de Miami out on the trail.
Fole de Maripa, frozen semen available
Marchador ears (Caboclo?) in the setting sun.
Arun de Maripa, frozen semen available.
Gaia do Summerwind on a trail walk with Sandy and Leticia riding their horses.
Cachaca now has a page on our website and we’ve added a new location – Brazil!
Hawke do Summerwind during a training session. I love this guy!
Off the ranch for a trip back East. John at his alma mater, Boston College.
John enjoying the smooth picada gait from Artemis do Summerwind
Traditional Brazilian food again here in AZ with friends!
Some photos from around our ranch and sometimes a bonus “do Summerwind” horses.
See also the posts on the USMMA Clinic and PBR, Las Vegas for even more photos!
Audrey at the San Juan river
Leticia Ribeiro came and rode with us!
Joia and Beethoven at Laurie’s, SK. “Beethoven has not groomed another horse since I put Mint down 1 year ago”
Adrienne on Bossa Nova de Miami
Ready to ride!
Almost a selfie! Lynn and Gralha!
Hawke do Summerwind headed home from the back fields.
Guinness, a yearling filly arrived in July. Owned by the Leatherwoods.
Izzy got a person on her back for the first time!
Bill on Koyote Libertas! They clicked.
Leticia on Gus
Seamus and Gus hanging out.
Lots of friends came to meet and try riding Marchadors!
Great visit by Kristy, Audrey and Adrienne
Carmen and Bossa Nova reunited too!
Arun is coming!!! Arun is coming!!
Guinness meeting Gus.
And the rains came in July too. We appreciate the horses’ efforts at grooming
Azenha de Maripa, a beautiful Marchador!
Lynn on Caboclo. He was also Leticia’s favorite.
Lynn on Gralha M.U.G. Great mare!
John on Artemis. Hair by Leticia.
Day 2 and Day 3 of the SW Clinic focused on riding and learning to feel the different gaits and speeds of the Marchador. SW offered:
Artemis do Summerwind – marcha picada
Siglioso do Rav – marcha picada
Seamus da Boa Fe – marcha picada and marcha batida
Bossa Nova de Miami – marcha de centro
Gralha M.U.G. – marcha batida
Koyote Libertas – marcha batida
Caboclo da Piedade – marcha batida
The LINEUP
Bill and Carmen, Artemis and Bossa Nova
Leticia on Caboclo da Piedade
Leticia on Gralha
John on Bossa Nova
Artemis
Randy on Bossa Nova, stretching
Ned on Seamus
Teaching on horseback
Adrienne
Bill on Artemis do Summerwind
Karen on Artemis
Gus
Sarah2 on Artemis
Leticia and Caboclo
Koyote Libertas!
Bill on Artemis
Laura and Carmen
Lynn on Koyote Libertas
Laura on Gralha in the meadow
Randy and Karen, Seamus and Gus
Randy on Artemis, Ned on Seamus
Randy on Seamus
Karen tries Izzy for the first time!
Ned on Koyote
Randy on Seamus doing poles
Leticia on Caboclo
The marcha – triple support
Carmen on Bossa Nova, her favorite!
Adrienne on Koyote
Lynn on Seamus
Brasilia gets a beauty treatment!
Adrienne on Koyote
How many people does it take to groom a horse?
Laura riding Gralha M.U.G.
Karen on Koyote
Randy on Artemis
Randy and Karen – the big winners!
Lynn and Karen and Izzy. Someone on her back is NEW!
Sarah on Koyote
Ned on Koyote
Laura and Gralha
Laura, Gus and John
Karen on Gus
Artemis gets his hair done!
Laura, Karen and Artemis, stretching exercise
Learnings from Laura: (see also clinic post from last year )
Use the land to improve the gait. We left the arena and used a hillside meadow to speed up the footfalls and get more reach when coming down the hill.
We also used the road to listen for the sound of the gait. Excellent feedback to the rider to hear and adjust the speed, collection or himself to get the perfect sound.
Focus on proper posture – no leaning! Tuck your seat under you slightly so your hips can move.
The star exercise used poles in a circle on the ground and a pattern to ask the horse for concentration, bending and stretching.
How to work on the gait when not under saddle – free movement or running with the horse.
Lots of obstacles and patterns on many different horses raised everyone’s confidence level.
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