U.S. Mangalarga Marchador Association (USMMA)

Tag: marcha gait

  • MM Clinic Slides from 2011

    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.

    Gaits by Kate Barcelos inTexas 2011First International MM Clinic in USA

    Dressage for Marchadors by Kate Barcelos in Texas 2011 First International MM Clinic

    BITS by Kate Barcelos in Texas 2011 in First International MM Clinic USA

  • Rick Lamb – The Horse Show

    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.

    http://ricklamb.com/The Horse Show with Rick Lamb :: Official site of equine TV and Radio Program Host and best selling.

     

    ‎”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

     

  • Legacy Marchadors host 1st MM clinic!

    Kate Barcelos, clinic instructor riding Andante (Apple Pie de Miami)

    We had a great, great Mangalarga Marchador clinic hosted by Legacy Marchadors over this past weekend, April 6-10.  The photo is Kate Barcelos, our Brazilian instructor riding Andante (Apple Pie de Miami) owned by Haras Lucero, TN.  Kate flew in from Brazil, assisted by USMMA member Aline Greene who translated Portuguese to English for us.

    Kate’s credentials were many, but a few I remember are that she was the #2 dressage rider for all of South America, she is a vet, and she is the first woman technician approved by the ABCCMM to inspect Mangalarga Marchadors in gait and conformation.

    We had classroom and riding time, learning with participants from FL, SC, TN, OK, AZ, TX, OR, IN, VA, NC, MO!  It was a success on so many levels!  Thank you Colin and Megan for all your hard work.   And thank you to Bill and Sandy, Rick and Karin for bringing additional Marchadors to ride.

    The next MM clinic is already being discussed for March 2012 in Ocala, FL.  We hope to see you there!