U.S. Mangalarga Marchador Association (USMMA)

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  • Opportunity to join the USMMA Board!

    TO:       USMMA MEMBERS
    FROM: John Kelley, USMMA President
    SUBJ:  Opportunity to join the USMMA Board

     

    If any USMMA Member is interested in becoming a Director of the Association, please send me an Email at JJKELLEYMAIL@GMAIL.COM

     

    The USMMA Board holds at least 3 teleconference meetings annually to set policy and administer programs for the USMMA.

     

    Each Board member is expected to chair at least one committee or manage one program
    for the association.

     

    The current Board opening is for a 2 year term. As a Director you will have an opportunity to help set policy, meet more USMMA members, and contribute to the growth of the Mangalarga Marchador breed in the United States.

     

    John Kelley
    President, USMMA

  • 2012 USMMA Calendars available for purchase!

    by Ellen Farmer

    12 months of looking at beautiful Mangalarga Marchadors!  Get to know more of the horses and owners around the country!The calendar is done and ready – in plenty of time to give as Christmas gifts or just to impress your friends and family.

    A new format that’s a little bigger than previous year’s calendars, we hope you’re going to love it!

     

    • 12-month calendar measures 21.75 x 14.25″ when open.
    • Calendars are printed on heavyweight, glossy cardstock that’s easy to write on.

    To order yours, send an email to Ellen Farmer, mangalargafarmer@gmail.com and your check made out to the USMMA.  The address is:  Ellen Farmer, 2470 Place Pond Rd., DeLeon Springs FL 32130

     
    Many, many thanks to Ellen Farmer, USMMA member for taking this project on.   It’s a big project, but a major fundraiser for the association.   Please support your association and buy one or more calendars!To look at the calendar on-line, click on this:Link to KODAK GALLERY CALENDAR

     

    $30 for 1 calendar (includes shipping)

    $250 for 10 (includes shipping)

    Calendars are on a first-come, first-served basis based on payment being received and may not be available if our initial supply runs out.

    In order to make this project pricing work, we will need to order in groups of calendars.  Ordering 1 at a time, the pricing would be much higher.   Based on the number of requests, we may be able to place an additional order.

  • More USMMA News!

     

      President’s Letter   USMMA

        The USMMA Newsletter is back!

    We are happy to announce that USMMA member Aline Oliveira Green has become our newsletter editor.  We expect our newletter to resume in December 2011.  Aline asked to wait until after Aline’s first endurance race with her Marchador mare, Erva-Doce de Tesouro.Good luck Aline!  ” To finish is to win.”Have you got news you want to share?  Send your news AND PHOTOS to Aline on her email magiadabrisa@yahoo.com.

    You can also post news and photos on Facebook or on our website too!

    (Remember that to post on our website, you need to be a USMMA member and also you need to login.)

     

        Check out your horses’ pedigrees!

     

    In the last President’s newsletter, we announced our new pedigree system.  Have you looked lately?  All of the pedigrees have been entered and about 100 photos added so far.Please check your horse for the following:

    • – Is the information correct?  This is a manual process, so often there will be typos or perhaps missing information.
    • Is there a better photo of your horse?  We used the photos that had previously been submitted to us in most cases.  If you have a better or more recent photo that you want to use, please send it to Lynn Kelley at kelleyaz@rnsmte.com.  We want the Marchadors to look their best!
    • Do you want to add more information?  Height, weight and details can be added.  Send Lynn the additional information so we can populate this database.
    After the 200+ USMMA horses records are complete, then we will add more information on the Brazilian horses in your horse’s background.
    We apologize in advance for any mistakes you find in your records.   We are proof-reading, entering data and trying to get it right.  Thank you again for your patience as we implement the new system that replaces HORSEMANAGER.com.

     

    While you‘re at it…. 
    If you are sending photos to Aline or Lynn, remember to consider entering that same photo to Ellen Farmer at for inclusion in the 2012 USMMA calendar.  Ellen’s email ismangalargafarmer@gmail.comEllen sent an email and form to pre-order calendars or to submit a photo.

    Time is of the essence, as we would like to have all photos in by the end of October.
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    Questions, comments or new ideas.  Let’s keep moving ahead!
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  • Equitrekking article – MMs ride Camino Santiago (Spain)

    Equitrekking article – MMs ride the Way of St James  http://www.equitrekking.com/articles/entry/mangalarga_marchadors_ride_the_way_of_st._james/

  • USMMA Website Updates

     

      President’s Letter   USMMA

        WikiHorseWorld

    Announcing
    WikiHorseWorld Pedigree System!

    The USMMA has adopted Wiki as its official pedigree and
    registration system replacing HorseManager.com whose registration program had stopped functioning several months ago with no fix in sight.

    WikiHorseWorld’s pedigree system is state-of-the-art and features interactive pedigree charts and unlimited
    photos, videos, and details for every horse.      WikiHorseWorld software was provided at no cost to the USMMA.  However, the trade-off is that they will post ads on these pedigree pages.  We are still in development with them, but it is working today.  

    The pedigree system is embedded into our website by clicking VIEW PEDIGREE under the REGISTRY tab.

    www.namarchador.org/registry/view-pedigree

    On this screen will be a listing of all the horses in our database, including those in the background of our horses. 

    On the right-hand side is a box where you can search by the name of the horse to get a specific horse, or by the gender to sell all stallions, or by association to see only USMMA horses etc.  We will be customizing this box over time so the selection
    criteria fits better and we don’t see all breeds and all associations in the selection menu.

    Now search for a horse that is in our database: Bossa Nova de Miami is one that shows what information is possible about your horse.

    You should be able
    to view Bossa Nova’s horse details, view the pedigree or print the pedigree.   You can also see her offspring
    listed as well.   You can click on any horse in the pedigree to get more information (whatever we have)
    on that horse.  

    Because HorseManager
    has stopped support, we will have to re-enter all of our horses.   We are starting immediately
    beginning with horses with the letter A. While we have only 200+ Mangalarga Marchadors in North America, their pedigree information makes this a task of entering over 1200 horses!   Lynn Kelley, our current Registrar,  will be entering all history over the next three months.   Please be patient – all the information on your horse may not be there right away.  Check back often to see the progress!

    Currently, WikiHorseWorld only allows the administrator (registrar) to enter data, but they are working on opening the system so that when you log in to namarchador.org, you will be able to add photos and videos on your horses.    For the initial loading of the database, we will upload at least one photo from horsemanager.com.    Once the feature is available that allows the owner to add or change photos, you can update your horse’s record. 

    The registration process remains the same.  This system just replaces horsemanager.com.  The Registrar will
    continue to enter the pedigree information, registration number and DNA.

    Plans for the future include adding a Classified Ads section that works with this pedigree system so that you may list horses for sale and perhaps more horse-related items for sale.

     

        Member Login

    This feature is fixed!

    You can view the entire NAMARCHADOR website – ALL FEATURES, except for member directory WITHOUT signing in.   There are over 150 posts (our historical newsletters, press releases, the Importer articles and more) that have been moved from the old website usmarchador.com.


    However, you do need to LOGIN to ADD a post and to VIEW our USMMA member directory.  On the MEMBER FORUM tab, you will see a different listing on the right-hand column.   It lists all post categories, recent posts and posts by date.  The largest typeface means that category has the most posts.   You can use this right-hand column to search for posts you are interested in.  This column should appear also on the MEMBER POSTS page, but does not.  That still needs to be fixed.  

    To add a post or comment on a post, here is all you need to do:

    On the website, under MEMBER FORUM, click on MEMBER POSTS.  All of the posts will appear and in the top right corner, there is a new menu bar.

    New Post   Manage   Comments   Dashboard   Profile   Logout

    Click on New Post.   New posts allow you to type in whatever you want.  In addition, you can attach pdf files, photos or videos into your posts.   You can also add comments to other posts that are entered.

    If you want to add posts and have signed up on the website, but no longer remember your sign-on or password, please contact Lynn Kelley at kelleyaz@rnsmte.com until we announce a new website administrator.    And, if you have never signed in and need help, contact Lynn as well.

    The member directory lists all of our members.  If you wish to be marked PRIVATE, so that your information cannot be viewed by other members, please let me know.   Currently, all records are public.   If you see a mistake in your information, you must also still contact us.  Right now, changing your PROFILE information does not change the member directory.

    *Please note any new login will take 24-48 hours to be activated.

     

     Contact me

    I hope you enjoy the new changes to our website!

    John Kelley

    President, USMMA


    This email is being sent by our automated email blaster called AWEBER.COM and also directly to your email account because of the importance of it.   If you do not receive the email via AWEBER, please contact me, John Kelley at jjkelleymail@gmail.com. 
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  • Article – Mangalarga Marchador (ABCCMM) August 2011

    All MM articles printed and MM advertising are scanned images or pdf files.  Please click on the underlined item (you may have to click on 2 screens) to view the item.

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  • President’s Letter to Members

    Bom Dia!

    There were 5 USMMA members (John Kelley, Lynn Kelley, Ellen Farmer, Aline Greene and Katie Baily)  who traveled to Brasil to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the ABCCMM National Show in July!  We all had a fabulous time at the show and also traveling around Brazil.  Their hospitality was wonderful and of course, once again, we learned a lot!

    I would encourage every member to travel there!

    This year the ABCCMM also invited members of the media from North America and from Europe to obtain more publicity and widespread recognition for the Mangalarga Marchador.  From North America.  RFD-TV and The Horse Show with Rick Lamb attended for several days and  filmed extensively. Jane Switzer, from the Horse Show attended the whole program of over 10 days!    All of them are very enthusiastic about telling others about the MM breed. Lynn Kelley  will also be writing press releases and magazine articles from the trip.  As the shows or articles come out, we will share them with you.

    ABCCMM Presidente Magdi Shaat is very interested in the international presence of the Mangalarga Marchador  and we met two new MM associations from Italy and Argentina.

    While we were there, we had several meetings with the ABCCMM, the Brazilian association, and also discussions with the EAMM, the European association about ideas and plans that would help us achieve our goals of promoting this magnificent breed.  Here are some of the ideas we discussed:

     

    1.     Pat Parelli, probably the most well-known trainer around the world, to perform at the next MM National Show.  (This year they had Monty Roberts).   We will try to set up a meeting with Pat.

    2.    Frozen semen and frozen embryo exportation. There is only one collection center currently, and the costs are such that only a few breeders will attempt this, but the plans continue to expand in this area.

    3.   The 2012 USMMA clinic in Ocala FL.  The ABCCMM has offered its help and support to make this bigger and better.   Watch for more information coming out on this!  We’ll send a save-the-date email this month so you can mark off these dates in April.

    4.    We requested an intern/exchange program where Mangalarga Marchador trainers, riders, vets, college students in equine studies from Brasil could apply and come to the U.S. or Canada for several months or a semester.   The ABCCMM asked us to draft a proposal for them to discuss with their board.

    5.      The ABCCMM would like us to host a Sela de Ouro, a long ride using only Mangalarga Marchadors. We will be talking with the EAMM on how to structure it correctly as they just set their program up last year.   Some riders would qualify to ride in Brasil in 2012 in their Sela de Ouro.   (They would supply a horse for each rider)

    6.   Project Vitrine in the U.S.  This is now a European program of five Brazilian Mangalarga Marchador stallions donated for 2 years for use in presentations and demonstrations promoting the breed.   The ABCCMM will explore this.   What they would require from us was not discussed, since we are not sure it will be possible.

     

    All very exciting ideas, but at this point, just ideas that will need a lot of volunteer work to make them reality.

    So, the best news is the media coverage we will receive from the event.    Our thanks to them for coming to Brazil!

    The Mangalarga Marchador – a horse without frontiers!  Now it is more true than ever.

    Best Regards,

    John Kelley

  • Video – Interview at Agro Maripa, Brazil

    An interview with John and Lynn Kelley during their 2011 visit to Brazil.   Photos are all Mangalarga Marchadors from Agro Maripa.  John and Lynn imported a mare from their breeding:  Azenha de Maripa.

  • Media Kit — ABCCMM National Show 2011

    by Lynn and John Kelley

    This is  the press kit we developed  for the media traveling to Brazil to attend all or part of the 11 day tour offered by the ABCCMM.   RFD TV and the HORSE SHOW with Rick Lamb attended the event along with 5 USMMA members.

    You may need to click on the link on 2 separate screens to open the pdf file.  News about the MM breed, the planned agenda, the national show and more.

    Brazil Press Kit

  • The Importers – Article 5, Regal Legacy and Premier Intl

    Epopeia do Vale da Prata and her grandson Oxum, imported by Regal Legacy. Shown here at age 22.

    The IMPORTERS is a series of articles about the history of the Marchador breed coming to the U.S. and the breeders who brought them in.  This is the fifth installment of the series — Regal Legacy and Premier International LLC.  The bloodlines highlighted in this article are many.

    If you click on this link below (it will take 2 screens), the full article is available for viewing.  Enjoy!

    the importers rl pi