MHAO Youth Newsletter!

Morgan Grand Nationals:

Good job and congratulations to everyone who went to Morgan Grand Nationals! A lot of hard work paid off and congratulations to Erin Robinson and Kiana Pearson for winning this years Alex Mooney Memorial Scholarships!

A big congratulations as well to all of our Youth of the Year participants as well! Happy Holidays!!

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.

As we head into a break of show season, please feel free to send us pics of what you are up to to post on share!!

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

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