This is about the Mangalarga Marchador
Name:Mangalarga Marchador Horse
Lifespan:25-30 years +
Height:15 h.h.
Price:9-12k+
Appearance: It is a medium sized horse with a well proportioned, compact body and fine, smooth coat. The head is long and elegant with a flat forehead. The eyes and nostrils are rather large, while the ears are alert and in proportion to the head. The Mangalarga has a strong, muscular neck, sloping shoulders and short back. The chest and hindquarters are muscular while the legs are long and fine. The Mangalarga Marchador is an overall elegant yet sturdy horse.
Markings:Yes
Colors:The most common color is gray. Other Mangalarga colors include bay, black, chestnut, dun, palomino, pinto and roan. Mangalargas are usually solid colored, although there are occasionally spotted individuals.
Aptitude:The breed is used in virtually every discipline one can think of using horses. It is widely used as a ranch horse, working with cattle, especially in North America and Brazil. It is also used as a trail horse and in various sports; these include but are not limited to: dressage, eventing, show jumping, endurance riding, long distance riding, mounted shooting, mounted archery etc. The list is endless. Their docile temperament makes them fit for leisure riding as well.
Where From:Brazil
Facts:The Mangalarga Marchador is a horse breed native to Brazil. There are over 350,000 registered Mangalarga Marchador horses in that country, in addition to those registered abroad.
The Mangalargo has two different types of gaits, the marcha picada, and the marcha bitada. Some argue about which is the better, but it really just comes down to what the rider prefers. The Mangalargo is sometimes compared to the Swiss Army knife because it can perform many different tasks with ease. It ranges from managing cattle on a ranch straight down to basic pleasure riding.
Germany was the first country outside of Brazil to be overrun with these horses; it took place in the late 1980s. They can now be seen in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Holland and many other South American countries. It wasn't until 1991 that they were finally in the United States. This was done by two Brazilians named Gabriel Andrade and Lucas Guerra; they first introduced the Mangalargo into the United States in Miami, Florida.
Super Fact:The Mangalargo Marchador has even made a name for itself in the Guinness Book of World Records, in 1994; two 60 year Brazilian men completed an 8,694 endurance trip over a period of a year and a half, riding everyday and resting up over night. This was all completed with the same horses that they started off with.
Lifespan:25-30 years +
Height:15 h.h.
Price:9-12k+
Appearance: It is a medium sized horse with a well proportioned, compact body and fine, smooth coat. The head is long and elegant with a flat forehead. The eyes and nostrils are rather large, while the ears are alert and in proportion to the head. The Mangalarga has a strong, muscular neck, sloping shoulders and short back. The chest and hindquarters are muscular while the legs are long and fine. The Mangalarga Marchador is an overall elegant yet sturdy horse.
Markings:Yes
Colors:The most common color is gray. Other Mangalarga colors include bay, black, chestnut, dun, palomino, pinto and roan. Mangalargas are usually solid colored, although there are occasionally spotted individuals.
Aptitude:The breed is used in virtually every discipline one can think of using horses. It is widely used as a ranch horse, working with cattle, especially in North America and Brazil. It is also used as a trail horse and in various sports; these include but are not limited to: dressage, eventing, show jumping, endurance riding, long distance riding, mounted shooting, mounted archery etc. The list is endless. Their docile temperament makes them fit for leisure riding as well.
Where From:Brazil
Facts:The Mangalarga Marchador is a horse breed native to Brazil. There are over 350,000 registered Mangalarga Marchador horses in that country, in addition to those registered abroad.
The Mangalargo has two different types of gaits, the marcha picada, and the marcha bitada. Some argue about which is the better, but it really just comes down to what the rider prefers. The Mangalargo is sometimes compared to the Swiss Army knife because it can perform many different tasks with ease. It ranges from managing cattle on a ranch straight down to basic pleasure riding.
Germany was the first country outside of Brazil to be overrun with these horses; it took place in the late 1980s. They can now be seen in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Holland and many other South American countries. It wasn't until 1991 that they were finally in the United States. This was done by two Brazilians named Gabriel Andrade and Lucas Guerra; they first introduced the Mangalargo into the United States in Miami, Florida.
Super Fact:The Mangalargo Marchador has even made a name for itself in the Guinness Book of World Records, in 1994; two 60 year Brazilian men completed an 8,694 endurance trip over a period of a year and a half, riding everyday and resting up over night. This was all completed with the same horses that they started off with.