Country of Origin: Iberian Peninsula
Use today: The horses are used for polo, jumping, endurance riding and leisure pursuits.
Color: Mangalarga Marchadors are found in all solid colors with gray, chestnut and pinto most prominent.
Height: 14.2 to 16 hands high.
 

Profile: The Mangalarga Marchador is the national horse of Brazil and its genealogy is rich with horses from the Iberian Peninsula. Sublime, the foundation stallion of the Marchador, was a product of horses brought to Brazil by the Portug...


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