U.S. Mangalarga Marchador Association (USMMA)

Tag: Gaia do Summerwind

  • 3 Marchadors enter 2017 Northwood Farms Challenge

    The Northwood Farms Challenge was created to encourage and motivate horse owners and riders to get out with their horses in inclement weather – the first 12 weeks of winter, to be precise!    Starting with about 50 friends and acquaintances, it has grown into an international event with over 1000 participants.

    The challenge is simple and the only winner is you and your horse.    12 weeks, 40 hours, 30 rides. 1 horse.  There is a Northwoods app that helps you log your time if you aren’t already using one.

    While that may not sound challenging – it is when you have weather issues, bad footing and other wintertime problems like not being able to trailer to an indoor arena to ride.

    Three Marchadors are in!   All greys and all youngsters – 3 and 4 years old!  Aria de los Cielos with Alessandra Deerinck, Gaia do Summerwind with Adrienne C. Scheck and Hawke do Summerwind with Lynn Kelley.

    The group is very supportive and encouraging.   Of course, we three have a decided advantage living in CA and AZ.   We are not braving the snow, ice and frigid temperatures that some of the group is.

    Look to join next year if you need some winter motivation!

  • Gaia do Summerwind

    Gaia made history at 11:00 p.m.October 27, 2012, becoming the first MM foal born in the US using imported frozen semen from Brasil. A labor of love, our dream was realized when Agro Maripá collected and exported the first frozen MM semen from 3 of his stallions in Brasil. Our continued thanks to Agro Maripa!

    Gaia is the product of Oma de Maripa and Brasilia do Summerwind. She was reserved by Dr. Adrienne C. Scheck of Scottsdale AZ and with SW Future Foal retaining breeding rights to her to ensure her genetics are carried forward in the U.S.

    All of us are thrilled with her!!!!!

    Her name Gaia was selected by Adrienne for a number of reasons. Gaia (“guy-a”) is the goddess or personification of Earth or Mother Earth (the Greek common noun for “land” is ge or ga) in pre-Olympian Greek mythology. The Gaia hypothesis proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet.

    Gaia and Adrienne, just minutes after birth.
    Gaia and Adrienne, just minutes after birth.