New Video on the Mangalarga Marchador

Mangalarga Marchador - the horse from Brazil! A great view of great horses and beautiful countryside vistas!

The Importer Series - Summerwind

The IMPORTERS is a series of articles about the history of the Marchador breed coming to the U.S. and the breeders who brought them in.  This is the third installment of the series — Summerwind Marchadors.  The bloodlines highlighted in this article are Favacho and J.B.

Go to our website to read the full article by downloading the pdf file.

http://www.summerwindmarchadors.com/qlNews_detail.aspx?CI=5046

Mangalarga Marchador - A Breed Without Frontiers

Nomade de Clarion, MM stallion in Brasil

This was a popular tagline for the ABCCMM for many years.  We forget, because the Mangalarga Marchador breed is so rare here in North America, that it is known and prized around the world, but especially in Brazil!

In its native country, the Brazilian Association of Breeders of Mangalarga Marchador, the ABCCMM, currently has 5,000 members and 400,000 registered horses that live in approximately 22,000 farms!  This generates 43,000 direct jobs and 200,000 indirect jobs. 

In Brasil, Marchador horses break records in agribusiness, selling about $60 million (U.S.$) a year in only 75 auctions across the country. 

Xingera do Krieswald in the Netherlands

The broad scope of the Brazilian Association may be measured by their representation, with two affiliate associations in the United States and Germany, and it is present in the main Brazilian states through 53 centers that foster marketing and distribution.

Beethoven do Summerwind, one of 5 MMs now in Canada.

Caboclo da Piedade and Seamus da Boa Fe in the US.

The ABCCMM reports there are populations of Mangalarga Marchadors in 10 countries: Brazil, United States, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Canada, Israel, Peru and Uruguay.   (However, I personally know MM owners in Slovenia, Italy and France, so the number of countries is even higher)

The Brazilian National show, held every year in July for 11 days, is one of the biggest equestrian events in Latin America with 1500 purebred MM horses competing.  (I have heard that it may be the largest single breed show in the world, but could not verify that.)

  

Just this week, the ABCCMM exported 5 stallions to Europe to represent the Mangalarga Marchador breed in shows, expos and for breeding.  The first big event is EQUITANA in March 2011.  Last year, the ABCCMM was unsuccessful in getting horses into Europe on a temporary basis just for the big show.  This year, they would not be denied!

Patek de Maripa, MM stallion exported to Europe for breeding and expos like EQUITANA 2011

2010 SW Awards

Attached is our 2010 SW Awards program. If you own a Summerwind Marchador, or even the foal of one of our original horses, you are eligible to receive cash and prizes for entering shows, trail rides, and other competitions - even 4H! There are awards for the rider, owner and breeder.

This year we doubled the prize money! Come show off the MM breed and make history with us.

http://www.summerwindmarchadors.com/qlNews_detail.aspx?CI=4674

Pictures from Brasil 2009 Trip

Come visit picasaweb to view our photos and share some of Brasil with us. The photos are from Belo Horizonte at the National Horse show for the Mangalarga Marchador, and from other cities in Minas Gerais state like Tiradentes and Cruzilia.

This year 2009 was the 60th anniversary of the founding of the ABCCMM, the Brasilian Marchador association and there will be a documentary produced to commemorate the Marchador history and this historic celebration. This photo is of a Marchador stallion named Emblema EAO, pure Favacho in bloodlines who we liked very much.

http://picasaweb.google.com/swmarchador/BrasilTrip2009#slideshow/5366562425090679250

Brasil Trip

We are just back from Brasil! Another wonderful visit with friends and of course, Mangalarga Marchador horses! Stay tuned for our SW diaries and pictures as well as a special July newsletter (belated) with the highlights of the ABCCMM National Horse Show.

This horse is multi-champion FAVACHO ESTANHO. He has also sired over 35 champions in Brazil. We hope to import frozen semen soon in 2009.