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Author: Dr. Tresa Smith
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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.
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USMMA trains 2 vets in Brazil
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US Vets training in Brazil as breed inspectors The ABCCMM, the Brazilian Mangalarga Marchador Association accepted two US vets into their training program to become certified inspectors of the breed. The Mangalarga Marchador registration process in Brazil requires that every horse be inspected at age three for gait, conformation and temperament in order to be fully registered and entered into the breeding registry.
The USMMA is dedicated to maintain the quality and hardiness of the breed in the US as well and this is a historic first step. Dr. Tia Nelson and Dr. Hugh Rogers are the first non-Brazilian veterinarians to attend the inspection and technical school. In addition, Dr. Nelson is the first woman inspector. Both may also serve as judges for the USMMA at shows.
The training involved classroom study and field work performing actual inspections at MM breeding farms under the guidance of a trained technician and vet, Dr. Getulio Tadeu Vieira. While in Brazil, the vets also went to horse expositions and other training facilities to learn the versatility of the breed. The US vets will continue training with the Brazilian inspector during his visit to the US this summer.
For more information on the Marchador horse, please visit the association website at http://usmarchador.com.
From L to R: Groom, Getulio, Tia, Hugh in Brazil.
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USMMA Board Meetings Schedule
The 2007 Board Meetings will be held on April 1, August 1 and November 1 this year. In future years, three dates will also be set for a spring, summer and fall meeting.
Copies of the agenda and the minutes of each meeting will be emailed to all USMMA members. To request a copy, please contact us.
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USMMA Sample Brochures
Sample brochures about the Mangalarga Marchador breed. Two formats are shown. Flyer style and tri-fold.
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Natl American Cavalry Competition May 24-27
Ontario, Canada
Bill and Apple Pie de Miami (Andante) in Military Equitation A truly unique exhibition and learning opportunity and youíll just love the music!
This international event merges cavalry, law enforcement and historical reenactments with participants from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Many of the worldís best horse training techniques and disciplines have come from military maneuvers. This competition preserves the heritage of the cavalry horse and the history.
Marchadors will be there!
USMMA exhibitors at the competition will be Bill and Sandy Kambic of Haras Lucero, Kingston, TN. For more information, please visit the website or email Bill or visit the Cavalry website.