Mangalarga Marchador
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.
Breed facts
| Type | Horse breed |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brazil |
| Classification | horse breed |
| Wikidata id | Q180552 |
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.
It originates in Brazil. These facts are recorded in Wikidata, which catalogues the breed under item Q180552.
Sources: Wikidata (Q180552) · Wikipedia · Photograph (Wikimedia Commons)