Please come to learn and have fun in Las Vegas NV! The dates are coordinated with the PBR dates of October 22-26 so you can also stay and attend the Marchador events and booths at the PBR!
Attached are the registration forms and information emailed from Laurie Klassen, USMMA Secretary. Fill out the registration form and mail a check in to Lynn Kelley, USMMA Treasurer. Book a flight and a room at a great price and you are there!
These are three reference documents prepared and presented by Kate Barcelos at the 2011 MM clinic in Texas. Gaits, Bits and Dressage for the Mangalarga Marchador.
(At the 2012 MM clinic, we videotaped the lecture, so the clinic videos will be posted with the slides.)
Thank you Kate!
Please click on the highlighted underlined text on this screen and the next screen to open the pdf file.
Please click on the underlined “firstspringjournal” on this screen and on the next to load the pdf. It may take a while to load the file, but it’s worth it!!
The 2012 Mangalarga Marchador clinic will be held at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala FL.
We are providing lunch, dinners and a cocktail party for an all-inclusive price.
*Pricing for the clinic:
$200 Audit 3 days, no riding; all meals included.
$300 3 days Rider, bringing horse(s)
$400 3 days Rider, no horse
(*You must be a USMMA member to obtain this pricing. Join today on the membership page.)
One day non-riding audit attendance will also be available to the general public and USMMA members for a nominal fee.
THE EVENT!
Schedule: The clinic will be based on the first U.S. SELA DE OURO Ride!!!! A Brazilian tradition! Three phases of the ride & clinic include:
Friday: SELA DE OURO – 16 mile ride (everyone is encouraged to do part or all of the ride).
Saturday: CLASSROOM and ARENA WORK Evaluation of your MM horses conformation and gait. Instruction on conformation and gait and how to improve your horse’s gait.
Sunday: CLASSROOM and FUNCTIONAL TEST (Complete Horse) Instruction with your horse on different aspects of the test, culminating with a ridden test on the last day (you do not have to do any part you are not comfortable with.)
Instructors: ABCCMM (Brazilian MM association) professionals Tiago de Resende Garcia and Kate Moura da Costa Barcelos, both licensed veterinarians and judges in Brazil.
Tiago teaching the marcha gait to a class in Brasil
Tiago is the ABCCMM Director of the ENA – the National School of Judges. The ENA’s objective is to train MM judges on how to evaluate conformation, gait and functionality of the MM breed. Tiago and his team judge every sanctioned ABCCMM show in Brazil. Tiago has hosted symposiums and lectures to enlighten and inform MM breeders.
Kate riding Andante (Apple Pie de Miami) at the 2011 clinic
Kate is an ABCCMM inspector (the 1st woman) and education program director. Kate was the instructor of our 2011 MM clinic. An accomplished rider, competitor and instructor, Kate was the #2 dressage rider in South America and now uses classical dressage in preparing and training Marchador horses for many farms in Brazil.
Food: Dinners are planned at the Horse and Hound restaurant and a traditional Brazilian steakhouse, the Ipanema. Lunch will be served at the Florida Horse Park. Continental breakfast is included at most hotels in the area.
Lodging: Sleep Inn and Suites $69 per night for 2 double beds or a king. Rooms have a microwave and refrigerator. Pool.
There are also several other lodging choices in the close proximity to the Florida Horse Park.
The Facility: The Florida Horse Park is a 500 acre park that offers many amenities like 156 stalls, several grass arenas, dressage arenas, cross country jumps, polo fields and miles of trails for trail or endurance riding. There are camping hookups here too.
Stalls: $25 per night, shavings $8.50
Camping: $15 for electrical hook-up
More learning or demos: We may also have special guests or performances by notable speakers from the equine world in the Ocala area on natural horsemanship, barefoot trimming, and working equitation and dressage for the gaited horse. As time permits in the schedule, we will let you know.
SEND IN YOUR CHECK NOW
TO CONNIE CLAIRE, CLINIC CHAIR. I am the USMMA member organizing the clinic. I attended the 2011 MM clinic and volunteered to have the next annual clinic in my hometown, Ocala, FL. I can use help! Please contact me to volunteer or to offer suggestions on how to make this a great event! Questions or suggestions? Please contact me too!
Please complete the documents below and mail them with your check out to Connie Claire and mail it to: 1855 SW 87th Place, Ocala, FL 34476-6710
Please mail this form with your check to: Connie Claire
1855 SW 87th Place
Ocala, FL 34476-6710
Select the Participation Level:
3 day Audit – Those persons who do not wish to ride. Participate fully, get your questions answered and learn more about the Marchador conformation and gait. Lunches and dinners included.
3 day Clinic Rider with Horse(s) – Those persons who will ride. Your pricing has been lowered to accommodate the extra expenses of bringing and boarding your horse. Please let us know if you will let other participants use your horse(s). Participate fully, get your questions answered and learn more about YOUR Marchador’s conformation and gait. Lunches and dinners included.
3 day Clinic Rider – Those persons who will ride, but who will use another member’s horse for the clinic. Participate fully, get your questions answered and learn more about the Marchador’s conformation and gait. Lunches and dinners included.
1 day Audit Non-members are invited to join us to meet the Marchador and learn more about the breed. Please indicate what day(s) you plan to attend. No food is provided.
3 day audit = $200
3 day clinic rider & horse(s) = $300
3 day clinic rider = $400
1 day audit (no meals included) = $25 Request Friday, Saturday, Sunday or all
Clinic Fee
Member Name(s)
Farm/Ranch Name:
Street:
City, St, Zip
Email:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Website Name:
Member Name(s)
Farm/Ranch Name:
Street:
City, St, Zip
Email:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Website Name:
Please list the Marchadors that you plan to bring
Okay for others to ride? Y/N
Special Needs? Please let us know and we will try to accommodate your request
FLORIDA AGRICULTURE & HORSE PARK AUTHORITY, INC.
COMPLETE RELEASE FROM LIABILITY IN CASE OF INJURY
OR LOSS, WAIVER INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
I/we understand that horseback riding and related activities, such as eventing and jumping, are very dangerous and involve the risk of serious injury and/or death, and/or property damage, including injury and/or death to horses, spectators and others. Accordingly, I/we agree that any activity engaged in by me on the premises owned by the state of Florida, or related to horses or horseback riding, if on the premises, is done at my own risk.
Accordingly, I/we release and agree to hold harmless the state of Florida, the Florida Agriculture & Horse Park Authority along with it’s board of directors and employees, and any and all persons or entities who are guarantors or indemnitors of the above, all agents, employees, promotors, sponsors, other horse riders, horse owners, advertisers, sales persons, photographers, volunteers, (hereinafter called Releasees) from all liability for negligence or otherwise.
I/we assume full responsibility for the risk of bodily injury, illness, death of myself and/or my horse(s) and any property damage due to the negligence of Releasees or otherwise while the premises owned by the state of Florida, the Florida Agriculture & Horse Park Authority along with its board of directors and employees or heavily engaged in horseback riding related activities, and/or while training, riding, competing, officiating, observing, volunteering, teaching, boarding, working for, or for any purpose relating to horseback riding, eventing or participating as rider or spectator in such activities.
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Connie Claire and Sue Current ride MMs at the 2011 Clinic
The 2012 Mangalarga Marchador clinic will be held in April at the Florida Horse Park. Go to their website: http://flhorsepark.com/ to get more information and view the world-class facilities. Stalls $20 a night. RV hook up available. First come first served.
THE PLANS SO FAR
The clinic will be based on the first U.S. SELA DE OURO Ride!!!! A Brazilian tradition! Three phases of the ride & clinic include:
SELA DE OURO – 16 mile ride (everyone is encouraged to do part or all of the ride).
CLASSROOM and ARENA WORK Evaluation of your MM horses conformation and gait. Instruction on conformation and gait and how to improve your horse’s gait.
FUNCTIONAL TEST (Complete Horse) Instruction with your horse on different aspects of the test, culminating with a ridden test on the last day (you do not have to do any part you are not comfortable with.)
We are planning to provide lunch, dinner and a cocktail party for an all -inclusive price.
Instructors: ABCCMM (Brazilian MM association) professionals Tiago de Resende Garcia and Kate Moura da Costa Barcelos, both licensed veterinarians and judges in Brazil.
Tiago teaching in Brasil at the 30th National Expo.
Tiago is the ABCCMM Director of the ENA – the National School of Judges. The ENA’sobjective is to train MM judges on how to evaluate conformation, gait and functionality of the MM breed. Tiago and his team judge every sanctioned ABCCMM show in Brazil. Tiago has hosted symposiums and lectures to enlighten and inform MM breeders.
Kate is an ABCCMM inspector (the 1st woman) and education program director. Kate was the instructor of our 2011 MM clinic. An accomplished rider, competitor and instructor, Kate was the #2 dressage rider in South America and now uses classical dressage in preparing and training Marchador horses for many farms in Brazil.
Kate riding Andante (Apple Pie de Miami) at the 2011 clinic
CONTACT ME, CONNIE CLAIRE, CLINIC CHAIR
I am the USMMA member organizing the clinic. I attended the 2011 MM clinic and volunteered to have the next annual clinic in my hometown, Ocala, FL.
I can use help! Please contact me to volunteer or to offer suggestions on how to make this a great event!
To improve our planning, just drop me a note if you plan to attend the 2012 clinic and if you intend to bring a horse(s) or not.
USMMA member Susan Neumann recommended an episode on saddles and saddle fitting for gaited horses. If you can find the video from last week on Rick’s website, it was wonderful. Filmed with horse trainer Larry Whitesell, a gaited horse trainer for many years, it followed along the same lines as our Mangalarga Marchador clinic with Kate Bar in April. He uses dressage and suppling to get a better balanced horse and also a better gait.
”Gaited Horse Saddles”Oklahoma saddlemaker, Doug Ford, shows Rick design considerations for gaited horses. Episode 339 >watch other TV episodes >buy DVD of any TV episode
So I’m feeling compelled to tell all my horsey friends about todays adventure….which was chasing cows in the mountains on the Marchador stud. It was such an exhilarating, satisfying experience, I wish everyone I like could do it at least once. This breed is from Brazil and was represented to me as cowy, athletic and gaited. As I was listening and smiling, I was secretly thinking “YA RIGHT lady! Tell me another story. Those 3 attributes don’t exist in the same horse…but it’s your story…tell it the way you want.” TODAY I became a believer. I’ve been training this horse for 6 months and have been really impressed with his mind, trainability and work ethic. He’s ready to show in record time. And I’ll even admit that the gaiting is fun. Today, Mr Marchador proved to me you CAN have it all in one horse and I became a BIG fan. At the risk of sounding like a horse snob, I’m not an easy sell. He went anywhere I pointed him, whether it was straight up on shale, or straight down, or chasing cows off a side hill on the run, this guy new were his feet were at all times and gave me total confidence that there wasn’t any place those cows could go in the Rocky Mountains that we couldn’t go too. I know we all adore our cow bred, quarter horses and I bet many of you reading this are skeptics just like I was…but this bred deserves consideration from anyone who appreciates a golden mind, a huge heart and a ton of try. And the smooth ride…flying across the flat at an amazing clip, without an ache or a pain anywhere is a BIG Bonus! You can learn more about them at 4 Seasons Marchadors. There is only 150 of them in the county. If you ever get the chance to ride one, don’t pass up the opportunity. Cool ponies. Oh ya…I confessed my initial doubts to my friend/client, Lori Silcher, and she’s forgiven me. She’s getting used to having to make believers out of people.