2010 ABCCMM Inspection Visit and Bacara

photos: Jeff Bosley on Bossa Nova de Miami, Bacara's mom and yearling Bacara do Summerwind that Jeff fell for 3 years ago.

In August 2010, Dr. Getulio Vieira will be again visiting the US to inspect and approve the US born Marchadors for dual registry with the ABCCMM – the Brasilian MM association. Jeff and Michelle Bosley have chosen to continue tradition with their mare Bacara do Summerwind (Caboclo da Piedade x Bossa Nova de Miami)

The ABCCMM’s inspection process is one of the cornerstones to the quality of the breed. Horses are inspected by the ABCCMM technicians when they reach age 3 (or later) – for conformation, for gait and for temperament. The Mangalarga Marchador is an unusual breed of horse with traits that have been carefully cultivated for generations. When a breed of horse has specific traits that are highly desirable and unique to that breed, then protecting it from indiscriminate or random breeding practices is wise. The purpose of the ABCCMM inspection is to make sure the animals that are registered and used for breeding purposes satisfy the clearly defined and developed breed standard.

For the ABCCMM, Marchadors that pass inspection are registered in their breeding books and allowed to breed. In Brasil, stallions are further tested on a group of 30 or so mares. After their foal crop is evaluated, the stallion may or may not remain a breeding stallion, even though he is fully registered.

The USMMA (US MM association) does not require inspection, but the breed standard is very close to that of the Brasilian ABCCMM breed standard. For us at Summerwind, we encourage and support the inspection process as a way to learn about the MM breed, your horse and if breeding, what characteristics to look for in a breeding partner for your horse. The goal of a good breeder is always to IMPROVE the next generation.

Jeff bought Bacara do Summerwind as a young yearling beauty. Bacara is now four years old and was started under saddle this year. Michelle Bosley seems to be enjoying her time in the saddle, even though she is a young horse. They live in Lumber Bridge, NC. Bacara is the only daughter of Caboclo da Piedade, so she is unique in our genetic pool of Marchador horses here in the US.