Stable Sheet - December 2021 |
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An American Legacy - The Morgan Horse |
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Get the most out of this newsletter -
For those viewing this newsletter for the first time, it is published in three sections. At the bottom of each section you will be prompted to click a link to go to the next section. Be sure to "click here" where indicated to continue reading.
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Greetings members-
I am hoping that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and unlike last year, were able to celebrate the holiday with friends and family. 2020 was a year to remember but 2021 saw little advances into some sense of normalcy, whatever that is these days! Let's hope that 2022 continues the march to life as we know it.
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As you are aware, we held our Awards Celebration virtually in November and while it was not the way we wanted to do it, the call was successful. There were 21 awards given with 3 overall high point winners being awarded during the meeting. I want to thank Erin Silver for all her hard work in keeping track of all those who nominated their horses for the awards and for her precise tabulating for all the points. Not an
easy job, but she handled it with no problems. There will be some changes in the 2022 year for high point so stay tuned for information regarding these new modifications .
In addition, we held our voting for the board using a format similar to what AMHA does. Thanks to the hard work done by our membership chair, Doana Anderson, we were able to utilize the online voting program as a trial. This program helped to streamline the process and resulted in a savings for the club in not having additional expenses for a mass mailing. We hope our members found it more convenient as well. We are always trying to find ways to conserve our funds and add value, and this certainly proved to do that for MHAO. Thank you Doana!
I would like to also thank three board members who are stepping down from the board: Shirley Champion, former Chair of the Ride/Drive and Open Incentive programs; Karen Weiderman former Facebook Administrator and Stable Sheet Editor (continuing as an Editor); and Martha Woodland, former Sunshine chair - all gave selflessly of themselves and were active and vital members of your Board. Thank you so much for your service..all your work and dedication to the Board and MHAO was and will always be appreciated. These ladies all have busy lives but stepped up and gave of their time..thank you!
In addition, I would like to thank each of the Board members for 2021, Julie Nygaard, Karen Breckenridge, Doana Anderson, Sara Breyman, Nancy Eidam, Mary Grimes, Sandi Humphfres, Grace Martin, Diane Pixlee, and Erin Silver for all your work. The membership is is so fortunate to have these individuals dedicating their time to promote the breed and to serve all in MHAO. Without them, the club would grind to a halt. THANK YOU!!
On a personal note, I want to thank Gay Adams for all the help, hand holding and guidance she has provided to me. Her experience as previous President was and is invaluable to me. Gay truly loves the Morgan horse and is dedicated to MHAO and the promotion of our Morgans. The club is very fortunate to have someone like Gay advocating for the horse and our members. Thank you Gay..for everything.
Finally, I would like to extend to all of you warm holiday wishes for a safe and healthy holiday. Enjoy your time with your family and friends and celebrate all that is good!
Kathy Christensen, MHAO President
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General Membership Meeting Minutes |
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Click here to read the minutes from the Annual MHAO General Membership Meeting and And Award Celebration held November 14th, 2021 via conference call.
Thank you to all who attended. We appreciate your feedback.
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Your 2022 Board Of Directors |
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Thank you for your votes in our election! |
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Officers:
- President - Kathy Christensen
- Vice President - Gay Adams
- Secretary - Julie Nygaard
- Treasurer - Karen Breckenridge
Youth Director:
- Grace Martin
Blue type means they are finishing their 2 yr term in 2022.
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Directors:
- Sara Breyman
- Nancy Eidam
- Mary Grimes
- Diane Pixlee
- Sandi Humphfres
- Doana Anderson
- Erin Silver
- Jessica Pelissier
- Kyndle Cummins
- Rhea Turner
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There were three individuals with write-in votes: Paula Hague, Lenore Smith, & Dallas Bolen. We will check with them the next time we have Board openings. Everyone seemed to like voting online. They approved the change to paragraph 4.3 of the MHAO By-Laws as follows:
Section 4.3 Nomination, Election and Term:
Sixty (60) days prior to the annual meeting in November, the Board of Directors shall make known to the membership, by notice in the corporate publication or by other means, positions to be vacated in the coming year and request candidates for such positions. The Board shall prepare a ballot, setting forth one (1) or more candidates for each position to be vacated, along with space for write-in candidates. Such ballot bearing a unique ID number to prevent double voting shall be made available to the member in paper form and/or electronically thirty (30) days prior to the November meeting. A paper ballot shall be mailed together with a self-addressed envelope if requested of the Secretary or Membership Chair. An electronic ballot may be delivered in PDF form or via an online system. Numbered ballots may be returned by mail to the Secretary or Membership Chair, be voted on via the online system, or be brought in person to the Annual November meeting. A ballot mailed or voted on prior to the meeting may be retrieved by the member before the annual meeting is called to order and the final vote is counted.
Ballots shall be opened and/or counted by the Secretary or appointed tellers at the annual business meeting.
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The following Directors have left our Board. We are so grateful for their service. Some will remain active as committee members.
- Shirley Champion
- Karen Weiderman
- Martha Woodland
Your service has been so appreciated!
You will be missed on the Board.
Thank you!
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Time To Renew Your Membership |
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MHAO Needs Your Support & Input |
Membership renewals are out. Most have been sent via email. For those without an email address, your renewal has been mailed to you.
If MHAO is to continue offering its programs including the Oregon Morgan Classic, we need your support. Please make any changes on your list of horses, etc. and email or mail back your membership renewal as soon as you can, but no later than March 1st. Instructions are on your renewal form.
New members or those who have not joined for awhile are always welcome.
These are hard times for clubs. We need your support so we can support you.
Membership Chair, Doana Anderson
(503) 250-2500
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Alert to all MHAO members |
As an MHAO member, if you sell a Morgan horse to a first time Morgan owner, that first time Morgan owner qualifies for a free MHAO membership in the year of purchase. Fill out a membership form for them and send it to Doana. Be sure to make a note that they purchased their horse from you. Again, the horse needs to be purchased from an MHAO member to qualify, & it needs to be the new owner's first Morgan. We will do all we can to earn their membership renewal for a fee from that first year forward. |
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Help MHAO grow, and help that new Morgan owner get integrated into the Morgan community. We look forward to welcoming them. They do not need to reside in Oregon. |
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We are so grateful for our members!
Without you MHAO & its programs including the Oregon Morgan Classic Horse Show would not exist.
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There was an error in one of the pictures posted for our winners in the Special Edition of the Stable Sheet sent out in earlier November. So here is a repeat posting to celebrate our 2020/2021 winners! We had 40 horses competing.
Congratulations to all our High Point Winners!!!
We are so pleased to recognize your hard work and success!
They will all receive gift certificates from Schneider Saddlery
Category winners - $40
Overall Division High Point Champions - $100
Overall Division High Point Reserve Champions - $50
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Overall Division Winners:
Right: Trebles Patent Pending,
Kayla Powlesland.
Below Left: Danika Van Dyk
Below Right: Rogue Hill Catalina,
Sandi Humphfres
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Morgan Division
In-Hand - Crown Elite, Dallas Bolen
Pleasure Driving - Baccarats Night Chant, Shelley Bullard
English Pleasure - Baccarats Night Chant, Shelley Bullard
Western Pleasure - Trebles Patent Pending, Kayla Powlesland
Classic Driving - Tres Flaire, Sally Lovett & Pat Lonergan
Classic Pleasure - Sunstone First Edition, John & Gay Adams
Hunter Pleasure - Crown Wickedly Good, Nancy Johnson-Tobiasz
Miscellaneous - BLF Mission Impossible, Emily Carlson
Overall Morgan Division:
Champion - Trebles Patent Pending - Kayla Powlesland
Reserve Champion - Sunstone First Edition, John & Gay Adams
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Crown Elite, Owned by Dallas Bolen, pictured with Eduardo Zavala Sanchez |
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Morgan Jr. Exhibitor Division
Showmanship - Danika Van Dyk
Western Pleasure - Danika Van Dyk
Hunter Pleasure - Danika Van Dyk
Hunt Seat Equitation - Danika Van Dyk
Western Equitation - Danika Van Dyk
Walk/Trot - Jaxon Craddock
Overall Jr. Exhibitor:
Champion - Danika Van Dyk
Reserve Champion - Jaxon Craddock
Open Division
Show Classes - Lucky Ticket - Lela Van Dyk
Sport Horse Competition - Aranaway Dante, Sierra Breckenridge
Western/Cowboy Dressage - BLF Mission Impossible, Emily Carlson
Carriage - Sutton Remembrance, Liz Goldmann
Working Western - Spectacular By Design, Nora Skipper
Virtual Shows - Seacloud Second Chance, Leanne Roth
Miscellaneous - Rogue Hill Catalina, Sandi Humphfres
Overall Open Division:
Champion - Rogue hill Catalina, Sandy Humphfres
Reserve Champion - Glass Rails Ebony Tigre, Sandy Humphfres
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Baccarat's Night Chant,
Dr. Bob & Shelley Bullard, pictured here with Greg Fergusen
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Tres Flaire,
Sally Lovett & Pat Lonergan
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Sunstone First Edition, John & Gay Adams, shown & now owned by Jessica Pelissier |
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Crown Wickedly Good, Nancy Johnson-Tobiasz |
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BLF Mission Impossible, Emily Carlson |
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Lucky Ticket,
Lela Van Dyk
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Aranaway Dante,
Sierra Breckenridge
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Sutton Remembrance,
Liz Goldmann
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Spectacular By Design, Nora Wall Skipper |
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Sea Cloud Second Chance, Leanne Roth |
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Glass Rails Ebony Tigre, Sandi Humphfres |
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Register now for 2022!
Click here to download information on the MHAO High Point program
Click here to access the declaration forms for turning in your results
Watch for a possible change in how we acquire placing information for our High Point Program. More information will come out early next year.
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For Questions Contact: Erin Silver
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Congratulations To Our Photo Contest Winners! |
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To see all the entries, click here to go to our website |
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Congratulations to our winners, and
thank you to everyone who submitted such beautiful photos! Judging was not easy!
We so appreciate your participation!
And thank you to our judges: Kathy DeFazio, Leanne Cook, & Anne Wyland
MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity Chair, Gay Adams
(503) 936-4276
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MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity |
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Time is short!
Get Your 2021 Foals Nominated
Before Year End
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Take advantage of this Opportunity to promote your breeding program
We are dedicated to supporting our breeders & trainers! We offer the last remaining traditional Futurity we know of in the Western Region of AMHA
Our Fees Are Very Reasonable
Initial Nomination in the year the foal is born - $45
Renewal fees - $25 each year
for the following 4 years
due by March 31st
Class fees - $25 per class
by June 1st, $50 thereafter
Late nominations & renewals
are $100 each
For more information, click here to download the Futurity Rules. The Rules and all forms needed are available on our website.
Click here to download a nomination form to send to Gay Adams
(503) 936-4276
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Over $13,000 paid out in Prize Money In 2021
Along with the opportunity to earn prize money & show off your foal/s at the Oregon Morgan Classic Horse Show, each foal receives a quarter page promoting them in the MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity Booklet. The booklet is distributed at the 3 largest shows in the Western Region and at Nationals.
Only one 2021 foal has been nominated so far this year. We normally get 6-10 foals added each year. This program is in place to support our breeders.
Get your foal/s nominated now!
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We Are Looking for a Futurity Sponsor!
The MHAO Futurity Committee is seeking sponsors to aid in the purchase of Futurity Cups that are given to each participant showing in Futurity classes at the Oregon Morgan Classic. Your donation can help us to continue this tradition.
Every little bit will help!
We are working toward an expense estimated at $3,000
Let Gay know if you can help.
For questions or to make a donation, contact Gay Adams,
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Editor Needed for the 2022 MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity Booklet |
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Show off your editor/graphic skills while giving support to the Morgan breed and your club!
An Editor is needed for the 2022 MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity Booklet. Click here to see prior booklets on our website. Some ad creation required.
Contact Gay Adams for more information -
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MHAO Stallion Service Auction Is Open For Nominations of Stallions & for Other Items |
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MISSION STATEMENT: The committees of the MHAO Stallion Service Auction and of the Breeder’s Cup Futurity are dedicated to the promotion of the Morgan Horse. We strive to support the breeders of the Morgan Horse by offering ways to publicize their breeding programs and to offer access to high quality breeding stallions. It is also our goal to increase the excitement about the Morgan Horse, and to draw the Morgan Community together.
BENEFITS TO DONATING A BREEDING OR OTHER ITEM:
- Each stallion will receive a webpage on our MHAO website and on the bid site dedicated to them. It will include as many pictures as the stallion owner likes as well as pictures of offspring. Other item donors will also have information on the website.
- There will be press releases on Northwest Morgan News, MHAO newsletter (Stable Sheet), MHAO website, MHAO Facebook Page & the MHAO Stallion Service Auction Facebook Page, in The Morgan Horse Magazine, on The Morgan Blast, etc. There is heavy emphasis on advertising the stallions included in our auction.
- The Stallion Auction will be promoted at the Oregon Morgan Classic (OMC) Horse Show with donated stallions highlighted at the show. OMC is the largest Morgan Horse Show in Oregon and one of the largest in the Northwest.
- The name of all stallions with a bid will be put into a hat. A winner will be drawn to receive a 2-page centerfold spread in the MHAO Breeders’ Cup Futurity Booklet. This booklet is a high quality magazine that is circulated at the three largest Morgan shows in the Western Region and at Nationals.
- The MHAO Stallion Service Auction is the only Stallion Service Auction in the Western Region.
- Each stallion will receive a full page standard format color ad in the MHAO Breeder’s Cup Futurity Booklet. Each other item donor will receive an ad also.
- You will receive promotion of your stallion through other Morgan organizations in the Region.
- Minimum starting bid is $700, or an amount set by the stallion owner (higher or lower, but no lower than $500).
- Bidding is online and open from mid-February to mid-April. Phone in bids are accepted from those without access to a computer. The final close date will be set once we know the publication dates for The Morgan Horse Magazine.
- Bonus payments are made to breeders and stallion owners when a foal that is the result of a breeding sold through the MHAO Stallion Service Auction becomes an MHAO Breeders’ Cup Futurity Sweepstakes Champion or Reserve Champion at the Oregon Morgan Classic Horse Show.
- Funds from the MHAO Stallion Service Auction are used to support the MHAO Breeders’ Cup Futurity which is the only remaining traditional Futurity in the Western Region.
We would love to have the opportunity to promote your stallion or your product/service. Interested? Contact Gay.
Click here to go to the MHAO Stallion Service Auction website.
For questions or assistant, contact Gay Adams, SSA Chair
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We are in the process of planning a clinic on "Pattern Precision And How To Achieve It!"
More information will follow on the clinician/s, date, time, & place.
Stay Tuned!
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A Request For News From Members |
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Stable Sheet - Section 2 Editor |
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Karen Weiderman would love to showcase you and your horse in the Members section of the Stable Sheet newsletter (Section 2). Send her a story with some pictures.
She is also looking for stories from Morgan owners on how and when they got into the Morgan breed and what they have done since then.
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Western Region Report From The 4th Quarter AMHA Board Meeting |
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Written by Mari Sanderson |
Well, this final report as your AMHA Western Region Director has proven to be harder to write than I thought. Let me get through the particulars of why you are receiving this email first.
The AMHA board met in Lexington, KY on November 5 and 6, 2021 for our 4th quarter meeting. Much was accomplished during our meeting
Some highlights included the approval of two Western Regionals, that being Morgan Medallion Classic Charity Horse Show (July 21, 2022 – July 24, 2022} in Las Vegas, NV and C-Fair Charity Horse Show (August 3, 2022-August 7, 2022) in Monroe, WA.
Ballots for the upcoming election have been mailed to all eligible voters and electronic ballots have also been e-mailed to those with valid e-mails on file. Please vote in the fashion you choose once you receive your ballot. Sharon Boyce Bender is running unopposed. We MUST have a quorum to ratify her as a Board member. You know what that means? It means we all must vote throughout the entire Western Region. Please exercise your right to vote. I have already submitted my ballot via electronic voting; it was very easy and simple.
We are joining with UPHA for a Convention in Orlando, Florida, January 4th-8th, 2022. The AMHA Annual meeting will be held Thursday, January 6 in conjunction with this event. Additional information including the schedule, hotel reservation link and registration form can be obtained on the UPHA website at https://www.uphaonline.com/national-conference. We hope you join us there!
Now for some notes of appreciation.
Spring of 2007 at Diamond Jubilee, George Arnold and Cindy Mugnier approached me to run for Region 7 Board of Directors. I was astonished and honored. It took some thought but I decided it was my chance to give back to AMHA and the Morgan Horse. I ran in 2008 and was elected to the Board in February of 2009 in Sacramento, CA.
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Dallas Bolen, Mari Sanderson, & Terri Sturm |
It has been an honor to not only serve as Director of Region 7 but for the Western Region. I have been honored to also serve as President and Vice President of AMHA, during my time in office. It has been an e ticket ride the entire time. None of these accomplishments could have happened without mentors, YOU the members, close friends and of course the support of my family. My mentors included George Arnold, Cindy Mugnier, Sherry Cole and Georgie Green. The previous Executive Director Julie Broadway and the present Executive Director Carrie Mortensen have both been there during trying times to help support projects I was assigned to with insight and just plain support. I myself concluded that patience, which I lack, is a virtue. To wait 24 hours before responding was a hard lesson learned, and I am still working on that. My pledge to the members in 2008 was to represent the members and to have no agenda other than what was best for the breed and the association. I have tried throughout the years to stick to that commitment. I hope I have succeeded.
We are very lucky to have a very focused and dedicated board. The future looks bright. If I can help in the future, I am only a phone call or email away.
Thank you.
With great respect...
Respectively submitted by Mari Sanderson
on behalf of the Western Region Directors including
Terri Sturm and Dallas Bolen
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AMHA Registrar Report: October 31, 2021 |
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See AMHA 4th Quarter Board Meeting Highlights in Section 3 of this newsletter. |
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StreamhorseTV - Articles Off Their Blog |
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Oregon Legislative Alert From The Oregon Horse Council |
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Blue Ribbon Show at Mt. Hood Center |
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CLASSES:
◦ In Hand Trail
◦ Showmanship
◦ Trail
◦ Riding Pattern (can ride either Western or English)
◦ Rail
Ribbons for 1st – 5th place.
9 and younger $15 per class I 10 and up $25 per class
Judges fee $10
Every participant needs to have a signed Liability & Covid-19 waiver before arriving (included in registration form)
When You Arrive:
◦ Parking will be in the East Side Parking lot or Back Parking Lot of building.
◦ Do not park by arena doors- that is our fire lane.
◦ We do not allow any hay in the parking lots or around the arenas, you may rent a stall or feed your horse in your trailer if you wish to feed them.
◦ In order to keep the facility nice we ask you to pick up after your horse, there is a designated manure bin on the side of the main building for manure and garbage cans located throughout the building for garbage. Please do not put manure in garbage cans.
◦ The WyEast Arena (Main Arena) won’t be available before the show, however the warmup arena will be open at 8am to warm up.
◦ Please do not brings Dogs- only service animals are permitted.
◦ Gum is not allowed in our facility.
◦ Brand new bathrooms and a drinking fountain on the West side of the building
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Passed on by the Oregon Horse Council |
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Cowboy Dressage School of Horsemanship |
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From Debbie Beth-Halachmy:
Eitan will be retiring his Cowboy Dressage School of Horsemanship. He will be teaching private or semi-private lessons here at our ranch. Bring your horse or ride one of ours. Multiple days are okay.
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Platinum Performance Articles |
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ON THE MUSCLE
Managing Common Muscle Disorders In Horses
Muscle disorders or myopathies are a common cause of poor performance and health complications in horses. Muscle conditions that historically were classified as “Monday Morning Disease” are now better defined by a broad spectrum of disorders that result in rhabdomyolysis or ‘tying-up’ and clinically manifest with muscle pain or cramping, exercise intolerance, muscle weakness and stiffness. Many muscle disorders present with similar clinical signs, but the causes are varied. Some muscle diseases are present from birth as genetic disorders, others are acquired disorders that develop spontaneously during adulthood. Other horses may suffer from exercise-related episodes, which have been documented in approximately 3 percent of exercising horses.
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“What has been most helpful in looking at this condition is recognizing that when horses have muscle breakdown, it is the same thing as saying an animal has colic or an animal has a cough, it is a symptom, not one specific disease in itself.”
— Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, ACVSMR
Professor and Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University
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Happy Feet
The Art of Nourishing the Equine Hoof
Sound hooves are the result of many things. Age, breed, metabolic rate, environmental moisture, illness, shoeing and exercise all influence horse hoof health, and the most important factor may simply be genetics. While the intricacies of the equine foot are clearly multifactorial, one thing is certain: the quality of the hoof always has a nutritional component. Inadequate nutrition can be the difference between having the potential for a hoof problem and actually developing one. Providing the dietary nourishment that the hoof needs can optimize health and provide the essentials needed to reach its potential. Because the hoof is in a continuous state of growth, dietary changes can positively or negatively affect its overall integrity. A balanced, forage-based diet is the foundation for all areas of equine health, and the hoof is no exception. Horses on well-balanced diets are much less likely to have foot problems. The balance of vitamins and minerals, the balance of net calories, the balance of activity level and the stage of life of the individual animal makes nutrition as much of an art as it is a science.
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This information is provided for its informative content, not as an endorsement of any Platinum Performance product. |
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Have a bad ride? A client driving you crazy? A saddle you want just financially out of reach?
I'd like to take this time to remind you that...
Hunter/jumpers: we ride horses in circles and jump sticks for a living and then we let some person tell us our horse did, or did not, jump the sticks as pretty as another horse.
Dressage: we trot in circles and let someone tell someone else to write down whether or not we are circley enough for the circle club
Eventers: we decided jumping out of an airplane without a parachute wasn[t exciting enough, so we run at mach speeds towards walls, ditches, and small lakes to see who can do it fastest.
Barrel racers: we spend all of our time fine tuning our ability to turn 3 times faster than anyone else
Ropers: we catch calves that are technically already caught
Steer wrestlers: we wrestle an animal that didn't even know there was a wrestling match coming their way
Team Sorters: even on our worst day, we didn't spend as much as the cutters.
Reiners: see dressage, add speed.
Cutters: we let several people tell us we're better, or worse, at not letting calves hang out with their buddies.
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Team penners: we take caught calves, and make them a little more caught
Mounted shooters: because we've used this skill ever in the last 200 years
Endurance: we take 10 times as long, and 10 times more money to get somewhere an ATV could've brought us.
Western Pleasure: we poke around at wine sipping speeds in the equestrian equivalent of a ball gown.
Trail riders: cheers. Y'all have it figured out
It's not that serious y'all, so just have fun!
- Ali Hamman
Some disciplines are not represented here, so a few more ideas were added by others (I know we could keep going):
From Mary Anne Morrison: Saddle Seat people ride a slick pancake saddle on a red hot high trotting horse - just on the edge of 'outta control ' and we be grinnin' like a Mule eating briars hollering YAH BOY!
From Crystal Sokolowski: Combined Driving..... The equivalent of Eventers but with vehicles!!
From Kathy DeFazio: Halter classes are like swimsuit competitions.
Again, there are many more disciplines we could include..... just have fun with it everyone!
Thank you Kathy DeFazio for sharing on Facebook.
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Reproduction Clinic - December 2, 2021 in Tangent OR |
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Topics Include:
- The mare’s reproductive cycle, including the behaviors and hormones involved
- How we use ultrasound to assess where the mare is in her cycle, and to optimize our timing to breed her when she is the most fertile
- How artificial insemination works, and how you can breed to a stallion across the country or even around the world
- What we look for during pregnancy checks
- How you can best prepare your mare (and your veterinarian) to optimize your chance of success
This seminar is targeted to owners who are not yet familiar with equine reproduction; however more experienced breeders are welcome to attend in order to brush up on the basics. Dr. Moran will be happy to entertain any repro-related questions.
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Cascadia Equine Veterinary Clinic |
Cascadia Equine Veterinary Clinic was founded in 2007 by Dr. Chris Wickliffe. The clinic services the Willamette Valley from Keizer to Junction City and from the Coast to the Cascades. The clinic was fully mobile until the spring of 2021 when the Tangent facility was opened. Cascadia Equine currently has three veterinarians on staff, Dr. Chris Wickliffe, Dr. Kelsey Palsgaard and Dr. Sera Moran. Cascadia Equine has dual services whether you need fully mobile services stall side or can haul into the Tangent Clinic. Services include motorized dental floats, lameness exams, radiographs, ultrasounds, pre-purchase exams, reproduction services, therapeutic treatments and much more. Call or text 541-207-8308 to schedule your appointment today.
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Thank you to the Oregon Horse Council for passing on this information. |
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Christmas Idea - Books by Ellen Feld |
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Click here for "The Morgan Coloring Book" on Amazon
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USEF SafeSport Training Is Due |
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Due By your anniversary date |
Your required Safe Sport awareness training is due to be refreshed annually as required by the USEF Safe Sport Policy. Please complete your SafeSport training by your anniversary date. |
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Be advised that if you do not successfully complete this requirement within 30 days, of the date required you will be ineligible to participate in USEF activities, including competitions.
- For a horse's competition points to count, the owner, exhibiting rider, and trainer must all be compliant with the SafeSport Training requirement by absolutely no later than the end of classes on the first day of the competition.*
- * If training is completed on the first day of the competition, a 'SafeSport Trained' certificate must be presented to the competition secretary in order to be eligible to compete and for any points earned to count.
- If a horse competes while an exhibiting rider/ trainer / owner is ineligible due to failure to complete SafeSport Training and results would have accrued points, then those points are deemed bad points. There is no appeal process to change those points from bad points to good points.
You can access the USEF Safe Sport Policy here.
We all have a role to play to ensure our members — especially our young ones — are safe, and we thank you for your compliance.
Kind regards,
United States Equestrian Federation
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Do you need to better market your business or organization in 2022?
Do you want access to money saving programs and events?
Do you want to be part of the effort to support and grow
Oregon's equine industry?
DON'T WAIT - JOIN OHC TODAY!
Anyone who joins or renews their membership by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, November 30th using the discount code OHC20 will automatically
save 20% off their membership!
With memberships starting at only $50 per year - you can't go wrong!
Basic membership is $50 per year, Business Builder level is $100 per year,
and Golden Horseshoe is $250 per year.
for membership benefit details and to sign up!
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Vendor Show At Mt. Hood Center |
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STARTS
December 4, 2021, 9:00 am
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ENDS
December 5, 2021, 2:00 pm
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Holiday Craft & Tack Retail Sale at Mt Hood Center
Event Details:
Saturday, December 4th, 2021 9am - 5pm
Sunday, December 5th, 2021 10am - 2pm
This holiday season, it is important for us to support our local, small businesses. Shop small this season when we bring your favorite local small businesses and vendors to your favorite community hub - Mt Hood Center.
Shop with a variety of vendors in categories such as: fashion, gifts, beauty, decor, jewelry, lightly used horse tack and more!
Shop with us Saturday, December 4th from 9:00am to 5:00pm and again on Sunday, December 5th from 10:00am - 2:00pm inside our main building.
Interested in becoming a vendor at this event? Vendor information below!
Vendor Information:
Saturday, December 4, 2021 Set Up: 6am - Shopping: 9am – 5pm
Sunday, December 5, 2021 Set Up: 8am - Shopping: 10am – 2pm Load out complete by 4pm
Vendor Rental Space: prices are for both days
Vendor Rental Space 10'x12' Stalls: $40
Indoor 10' x12’ HEATED Banquet Space $80
30'x10' Trailer Space $100
Food Vendor $80
If you need space in the parking lot to sell a trailer or any heavy machinery, please contact Brandi Hatch [brandi@mthoodcenter.com].
Facility will be open from 1pm - 7pm on Friday, December 3rd for vendors who have purchased areas to set up the night before. If you cannot make it during this time and will need more than 3 hours to set up the morning of, please contact Heather Daniels via Facebook messenger or 503-849-8346 to arrange a time.
- Please bring your own chains and locks if you plan to leave items overnight! Chains should be able to fit around a 6" pole.
- Please bring your own tables, hangers, stands, or anything you may need to display your items.
- ABSOLUTELY nothing attached to our walls that were recently painted!
- Spaces will be assigned. Please locate Heather or Megan upon arrival. If unable to locate them, your name will be on your space.
- All Trailer spots will be chalked out in Main parking lot.
- When you are finished unloading your items, please park in the east parking lot to make room for potential buyers.
- The east parking lot is located behind the Mt Hood Center sign, east of the main building. Do not block the chalked out trailer spots.
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American Morgan Horse Educational Charitable Trust & AMHA Welfare & Rescue Committee |
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"Dollars For DNA" Fundraiser |
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Please join the American Morgan Horse Educational Charitable Trust in supporting the efforts of the AMHA Welfare and Rescue Committee. This fundraiser, "Dollars for DNA," will cover the DNA-testing costs for verifiable 501.c.3 rescue organizations to help in the identification and/or registration of at-risk Morgan horses.
And, please be sure to watch the video HERE.
Your donation in any amount will make a difference. If you want to donate and are unable to text, contact the AMHA office for assistance at (802) 985-4944 extension 1. Thank you!
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Information From the Horse Network |
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From the author: "I must admit I had never found the word post remotely interesting until I decided to figure out why we call it a posting trot. Turns out, the word post has about 1,200 meanings, and we use and know most of them."
Just a bit of history. Click the title to read the article.
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We Are The Army of Survivors and #WeRideTogether
#WeRideTogether, a movement to empower, inform, and unite the equestrian community and beyond on sexual misconduct prevention, has partnered with The Army of Survivors, the only national organization advocating for and supporting child athlete survivors of sexual violence, to shine a light on the endemic issue of sexual abuse in all sports. At the center of the collaboration is a powerful, multi-part PSA showcasing survivor voices from a variety of sports, including Gymnastics, Football, Diving, and Equestrian.
The PSA is the fifth in the #WeRideTogether series of educational and eye-opening digital PSAs.
"Not Alone" kicks off the collaborative PSA series and weaves together the raw and emotional accounts of abuse by gymnast and Larry Nassar survivor Grace French, World Class Diver John-Michael Lander, Pro Football star Dwight Hicks, and Olympic Show Jumping Silver Medalist Anne Kursinski. This multi-voice, multi-sport PSA series will also feature "My Story," a nod to each of these victims’ journeys, as well as the first-person accounts from Nassar survivor and gymnast Danielle Moore, and Grand Prix Show Jumper Francie Steinwedell-Carvin.
Each narrative shares common themes: how normalized predatory behavior is for the victims, the overarching power imbalance between athlete and coach, and the overall lack of accountability by those in a position of power. Each story also underscores that grooming not only takes multiple forms but it also takes time.
"There is strength in asking for help, and we hope that #WeRideTogether gives people the strength and a safe place to come forward and be heard. By sharing the voices of athletes with different experiences from different sports, we are helping people to understand they are not alone,” said Carrie Kehring, #WeRideTogether founder.
#WeRideTogether is a true movement and cultural shift that demands increased accountability from trainers and coaches, gives survivors a safe platform to share their voices, and aims to diminish the stigma and fear of coming forward.
"It is our hope that through the #WeRideTogether movement, athlete survivors of sexual violence hear they aren't alone," said Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran, executive director of The Army of Survivors. "By sharing survivor stories, we are working toward our commitment to creating transparency, accountability and awareness surrounding sexual abuse in all sports, at all levels."
PSA #5: You are not alone. You have a voice. And there's an army here who will listen. We are The Army of Survivors and #WeRideTogether
Join the Movement. Follow
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Toxic Pasture Plants In Western Oregon & Pasture Management |
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Passed on by the Oregon Horse Council |
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Click here to go to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
Click here to go to Tips On Land & Water Management for Small Acreages in Oregon
Click here to go to Managing Small-Acreage Horse Farms in Western Oregon & Western Washington
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Your Business Card Here
Just $10 for 12 months
Other Options:
Full page - $25 per issue
Half page - 15 per issue
Quarter page - $10 per issue
Discounts for multiple months
Free classifieds!
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To advertise in the Stable Sheet, contact Gay Adams - (503) 936-4276 or
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Holiday train rides return to Oregon railroads for 2021 season |
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Most holiday train rides were canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but almost all have returned for 2021 with new precautions in place. Holiday train ride operators are abiding by Oregon public health mandates around the COVID-19 pandemic, which currently require passengers to wear face masks except while eating or drinking.
Passengers can find more information on individual holiday train rides at railroad websites.
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Another Morgan Horse Resource |
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The Morgan Stock Horse Association |
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The Morgan Stock Horse Association is an active group of Morgan stock horse breeders that have formed this organization with the goal of educating and promoting the Morgan Horse to those who are not aware of the Morgan breed outside of the Morgan community. |
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Our aim is to promote the Morgan’s aptitude for stock work, ranch horse, Cowboy and Western dressage, trail pleasure, packing, vaquero horsemanship and Mounted Cowboy Shooting uses, to those wanting a high quality/stylish mount.
The purpose of this website is to also help the buyer find breeders that have ranch stock for sale and stallions available for breeding service on the “Farm Directory” page.
We welcome all registered Morgans and leave it to the individual farms to promote their favorite bloodlines.
We also have a growing collection of Morgan Horse articles providing history, information and photos documenting the impressive history of America’s oldest horse breed founded in 1789 and it’s long stock horse history and traditions.
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From Equine Legal Solutions |
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New Internet Horse Sale Fraud/Scam |
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EQUINE LEGAL SOLUTIONS ASSISTS IN REMOVAL OF FAKE HORSE SALE WEBSITES
ELS recently assisted one of our clients in taking down two fraudulent horse sale websites.
SELLER DISCOVERS THEIR HORSES ON TWO OTHER WEBSITES
Our client is in the business of importing and selling quality horses, and has a professionally designed website with beautiful photos, video and detailed descriptions of horses offered for sale as well as horses previously sold. To our client’s horror, they discovered two other websites were advertising some of THEIR horses for sale – using photos, videos and content stolen directly from their website. One of the sites even copied our client’s bio, complete with photos of our client and their personal horse!
CUSTOMERS QUESTION REAL SELLER’S INTEGRITY
Several of our client’s customers started noticing the same horses for sale at lower prices on the scammers’ websites. These clients contacted our clients and questioned our client’s integrity – a very distressing situation for our client.
CUSTOMER CONTACTS WRONG WEBSITE
One of our client’s customers tried to purchase a horse listed for sale on our client’s website. The customer emailed who they THOUGHT was our client to complete the purchase. But they mistakenly contacted one of the fraudulent sites instead! The scammer quickly replied, convinced the customer they were our client’s agent, and gave the customer instructions to wire the payment to a different bank. Unknowingly, the customer contacted her bank to wire the funds to complete the sale.
Click here to read more on how this all turned out and for tips on how to protect yourself.
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UPHA/AMHA Annual Conference |
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AMHA Annual Meeting of Members |
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AMHA will be holding its 2022 Annual Meeting of Members in conjunction with the UPHA National Conference:
· January 6, 2021 (Thursday)
· 10:00 AM (Eastern Time).
· Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida
· Registration deadline - on or before December 6, 2021 at the UPHA Office to receive the discounted rates.
· Hotel room block deadline for reservations is also December 6, 2021. It is highly recommended that you make your hotel reservations immediately as rooms may sell out.
For more information including the tentative schedule, to obtain a registration form and book your hotel room, visit either the UPHA website or the AMHA Members Only side of the website.
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We want your feedback! Let us know your thoughts on this year's show. All comments are discussed and evaluated. We want to continue to make this the best show on earth.
Take the survey today!
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Jack Brainard
8/12/1921 - 11/24/2021
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“Jack Brainard passed peacefully with his wife Kathy at his side last night. The world will be a little less bright for those of us who knew, admired, respected and loved Jack.
How can one person acknowledge another’s contribution to their personal life and the lives of so many others across the country and across the world? Jack Brainard was influential in the lives of his many students, horse trainers, friends, family, equine associates and most importantly the lives of the many horses whose he touched either through his personal training or his help through instruction to their owners or riders.
Jack loved to help others and he did so as often as the opportunity presented itself.
Jack will be with all of us every time we swing a leg over a horse.
His words will always be there:
“The secret to horsemanship is to show a horse how and when and where to place his feet”
Jack, we are confident that your discomfort is over. We know that you have no fear of what lays ahead, for your faith and love for our Lord is strong, and remains a guide for all of your family, friends and loved ones.
We know that the world is a better place from you having been here.
We love you Jack.
You are a legend.
You will always be our hero”.
Bonnie Siegel
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Included in the next Sections:
Section 2:
Meet MHAO Members
Member News
Section 3:
MHAO Requests
Advertising Thru MHAO
Classified Ads
How to become an MHAO Member
Oregon Horse Council News
USEF News
AMHA News
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