Mangalarga Marchador

Summary

The Mangalarga Marchador is a Brazilian breed of riding horse. It is the national horse breed of Brazil, where there are more than half a million of them; it is among the most numerous breeds of riding horse in the world. It derives from cross-breeding of Portuguese Alter Real horses with local Criollo stock. It displays four gaits: the walk, the canter, and two ambling gaits, the marcha batida and the marcha picada; it does not trot.

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Also known as

This breed is also called Brazilian Horse, Brazilian Warmblood, Mangalarga Marchador as well as Marchador.

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