Mangalarga Marchador - The Breed Today

The Breed Today

With more than 350,000 horses registered, the ABCCMM Brazilian Mangalarga Marchador National Association is the biggest registry office of any type in Minas Gerais state of Brazil.

The MMHAA was the first USA breed registry, founded in 2000 and began importing foundation Mangalarga Marchador horses beginning 2001. That breed registry and association did not succeed. Subsequently, the ABCCMM affiliate association, the US Mangalarga Marchador association (USMMA) was created in 2004. This is the official registry of horses born in North America, with some horses maintaining dual registration with the Brazilian ABCCMM.

With around two hundred foundation Mangalarga Marchador horses in the United States, they have been featured on Horse Talk TV, appeared in the 2002 Tournament of Roses Parade, performed at the Fiesta of the Spanish Horse, Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, Equine Affaire in Pomona, Southern National Exposition in Perry, Georgia, and Equitana in Lexington, Kentucky and many more venues. They are represented well in the sports of endurance, mounted archery and mounted shooting.

There are Marchador breeders and owners in many states, and in 2007, the breed was introduced to Canada.