MHAO Youth Newsletter!

Happy December everyone! Last month of 2025 and then on to show season of 2026! This was a great year with our shows, scholarships, and nationals! If you have any fun news or pictures from this past year, send it in to us and we can put in the next newsletter!

Meet Your Authors!

Kyndle Cummins (above) has been a member of MHAO for 5 years and has been a member of the MHAO board for 4 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.



Cami Nicholson (above) has been an MHAO member for 5 years and has been a board member for 2 years. She competes with her Morgan mare Amberfields Flame in Western Pleasure, Western Dressage, trail and In-Hand. Camryn is currently serving as the 2025 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.

Merry Christmas everyone!! Please feel free to send in some fun Christmas pics of what you and your beloved Morgans are doing over the holidays! We love to see what the youth is up to both in and out of show seasons!

Scholarships for throughout the year!

This editions featured scholarship is the Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) Youth Educational Scholarship Program. This scholarship is for anyone under the age of 18 who is an active member in WDAA and USEF. There are 3 scholarship opportunities each for $500 and you can apply in December, April, and August. For more information check out their website! 

WDAA Youth Educational Scholarship Program

The second scholarship for this month is a USEF scholarship titled US Equestrian National Youth Sportsman's Award and it opened as of December 1st to youth 17 years and younger. This scholarship goes for youth showing in any breed for their affiliation with the breed. Here is the link to the scholarship where you can learn more about it and apply!

US Equestrian National Youth Sportsman's Award

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. 

Here is a link to all the information for youth of the year at the show! Youth of the year info