Summerwind Marchadors, Inc is proud to be a member and breeder with the Brazilian Mangalarga Marchador association (ABCCMM), an old, established registry and the U.S. registry we helped found, the US Mangalarga Marchador Association. John serves as the USMMA's current President and Lynn was a past President and now Registrar.
Scottsdale is our winter showcase for our wonderful Marchador horses. We collect and store frozen semen and embryos here Dr. Gerry Longworth at
Scottsdale Equine Reproductive Center . We often give breed demonstrations for Scottsdale natives and visitors. There are 3 desert preserve areas nearby so we have the riding room these horses are born to do!
Pagosa Springs became our ranch home (Apr - Oct) in 2006. What better environment to have breeding mares and foals? Here the horses are in a natural herd environment and live life to the fullest. Clean mountain air, brilliant blue skies, and lots of green grass is the life we wanted for us and the horses. Our foals run and play and showcase themselves! We are fortunate here too, to have a world-class vet in Dr. Dwight Hooton and farrier services from Jim Crew himself, founder of Healthy-Stride.
Originally from New England, we became breeders after retirement because of our passion and enthusiasm for Marchador horses and natural horse care methods. We found the breed quite by accident in 2001 and bought one mare sight unseen, based on the breed description. That foundation mare is Bossa Nova de Miami. We were so impressed, we bought her sister in 2002. Since then, we have traveled to Brazil every year. On our second visit, we imported nine horses, with all of the mares in foal to champion stallions. The rest, as they say, is history.
Our breeding program tries to emulate the best breeding practices from Brazil. Our goals focus on breeding
Mangalarga Marchadors
that have beauty, a smooth gait, athleticism, and the sound, responsive personality that endears them to everyone who meets them.
Our goals are:
To maintain the highest quality standards in our breeding and care;
To provide the best customer service possible;
To produce better GET with every breeding;
To promote the Mangalarga Marchador in the equine arena.
We are extremely selective in breeding. Flying across the world to see the right stud, that is the dedication we have to this breed. We believe that strong genetics are the key to any breeding program. Combining natural balance, gait, tractability in one harmonious pairing ensures a perfect package ensures a perfect foal every time.
At Summerwind, we strive to produce nothing but the best sport and riding horses of exceptional quality and potential from superior and unique bloodlines, combining spectacular broodmares paired to champion stallions. That is why we have worked for four years to be able to import frozen semen and embryos from Brazil. We now have access to their best horses and the widened gene pool creates strength and diversity to improve the Marchador breed here.
You can select from available breeding stock in the US, pair a Brazilian champion to a US mare or choose a FUTURE FOAL embryo from our on-line inventory. For more about our breeding program, see the RESERVE A FOAL tab. Summerwind horses have breathtaking conformation, beauty, fantastic movement and outstanding temperaments.
To own a Summerwind Marchador, click on RESERVE A FOAL or visit our
FUTURE FOAL website.
Photos of some of the Mangalarga Marchador stallions used in our breeding program to-date. La Paz Jivago is a 14k metallic dunskin, whose semen we have collected and frozen.
From left to right: Summerwind’s Seamus da Boa Fe,
Summerwind’s imported La Paz Jivago, Brazilian stallion Armistico LJ.
Click here to see more horses in our photo gallery.