Welcome Back to the MHAO Youth Newsletter!

Mark Your Calendars!

The MHAO Youth committee will be hosting a line dance and line dancing lesson this year at the Oregon Morgan Classic. See the above flyer for more details or reach out to one of our authors with any questions.

Meet Your Authors!

Kyndle Cummins (above) has been a member of MHAO for 4 years and has been a member of the MHAO board for 3 years. She shows her Morgan mare Raindrops on Roses (Reba) in Western Dressage, Showmanship and Western Pleasure. Contact Kyndle at kyndlecummins@gmail.com or by messaging the MHAO Youth Facebook or Instagram pages.



Camryn Nicholson (above) has been an MHAO member for 3 years and is a board member as of this year. She competes with her Morgan mare Amberfields Flame in Western Pleasure, Western Dressage, and In-Hand. Camryn is currently serving as the 2024 MHAO Youth Director and Youth Committee Co-Chair. You can contact her at camrynnicholson7@gmail.com or by messaging the MHAO Youth or Instagram pages.

This editions featured scholarship is the MHAO Alexandra M Mooney Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was established to promote the values of learning, sharing, leading, volunteering and good sportsmanship inside and out of the arena in remembrance and honor of Alex Mooney. See the flyer below and visit the MHAO website for more information.

Youth of the Year!

Youth of the Year contests are for you, the youth to show off your skills and knowledge of the Morgan horse. Youth of the Year contests consist of four parts: a written exam, an oral presentation, a judging contest and a horsemanship pattern. Each section of the contest is worth approximately 250 points. Many contests offer divisions for the leadline, walk-trot, and junior aged exhibitors. Expectations for these divisions are modified to be appropriate for the age of contestants. 

As the show season goes on, we will be including tips and tricks for competing in YOTR at the local and national level.