The USMMA would like to thank Tom Sliter: tsliterphotography.com for contributing his time, talent, videos and photographs to the Montana 2013 Clinic.
Tag: Montana
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ABCCMM Inspection – our 3rd!
Jorge Ben de Lazy T, owner Kathy Friedman and Dr. Getulio Vieira The ABCCMM Inspection Visit for 2010 has begun! Dr Getulio Tadeau Vieira arrived in the US from Brazil and begins his 10 day trip cross-country and into Canada today. He will be joined in Montana by Dr Tia Nelson, a US vet in training to become an inspector.
This is the third inspection held for USMMA members who wish to dual register their Mangalarga Marchadors in Brazil with the ABCCMM. At age 3, the horses are inspected by an ABCCMM technician for conformation, gait and temperament.
A total of 12 horses are scheduled to be inspected in five states and one province.
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Video – 2008 MM Clinic
This is a preview of the longer (about 30 minute) video that was produced following the 2008 clinic. For the longer DVD, please contact us.
The clinic was “What makes a Marchador a Marchador?” Held at 2 locations in May 2008 in Montana, it featured the ABCCMM inspection as a way to understand the breed.
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Tresa Smith assumes Presidency
Tresa riding Tabatinga Monitor in MT Effective August 1st, Lynn Kelley, a founding member and President of the USMMA stepped down as President and Vice President, Tresa Smith, also a founding member of the association, assumed the role of President.
Tresa is an owner, breeder and importer of Mangalarga Marchadors in Montana. She discovered the breed while working in Brazil during the 1990s and decided to import horses to the US. She chose the Tabatinga bloodline as her speciality because of their hardiness and cow sense to work her ranch and Angus cows in Montana.
Lynn Kelley will stay on the board in the role of Registrar. The USMMA has registered more than 90% of the Marchadors born in the US. Horses registered in Brazil and imported to the US are automatically registered with the USMMA, with the submission of DNA.
The USMMA remains focused on introducing the Marchador across the country in the coming years. In 2007, Marchadors were registered in the new states of North Carolina and South Carolina and a new country, Canada. For further expansion and improved genetic diversity, the Kelleys are working with the ABCCMM (the Brazilian association with over 200,000 registered horses) to import frozen semen and frozen embryos to the U.S.