MHAO Youth Newsletter!

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.



Cami Nicholson (above) has been an MHAO member for 4 years and is a board member as of this year. She competes with her Morgan mare Amberfields Flame in Western Pleasure, Western Dressage, trail 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 Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) Youth Educational Scholarship Program. This scholarship is for anyone under the age of 18 who are active members 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. 

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