Stable Sheet - January 2023 |
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An American Legacy - The Morgan Horse |
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From Your Board Of Directors |
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Acting President's Message from Gay Adams
Hi everyone,
We hope you had a wonderful holiday season! Now it is time for your Board to welcome its new Board members and to roll up our sleeves and get to work on the year ahead.
The Board will have its first meeting of the year on January 18th. During that meeting we will set our plans and our budget. Watch for future announcements for our Spring Clinic in March or April. We will circulate information on the date, subject, clinician, pricing, and location as soon as it is available.
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Meantime:
- Nominations are open for stallions and other items to our Stallion Service Auction. If you own a stallion or would like to support our efforts, take a look at the information in this newsletter and on our website to see the benefits we offer to the stallion owner/donor. We will open up our stallion pages on January 15th. Nominations will close on February 28th. Online bidding will be available March 1st, and the auction will close on April 22nd at 3pm Pacific Time.
- We are also working on a new member directory and processing our membership renewals. Please get your renewals in now! We need your support, and we want to be sure to list you in the directory! New members, whether residing in Oregon or not, are always welcome! The directory will be distributed via email this year as a full size (8.5"x11") PDF booklet. You can print a copy if you like; or if you can't, call us to request a printed copy. Just let Doana Anderson know.
- Futurity renewals are another thing to take care of in the early part of the year. They are due by March 31st. Renewal requests will go out in late February or early March via email.
- We will likely have a General Membership meeting at the Spring clinic. We would love to see you there! It is a great place to network, see valued friends, learn about the programs MHAO offers, and get to know your Board. We like getting to know you, too! More information will follow.
We may have more to tell you about after our meeting! Our goal is to make 2023 a very fun year for you and your club. Happy New Year!
Gay Adams, Acting MHAO President
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Your Board of Directors for 2023: |
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Thank you to everyone who has stepped forward to be a leader in 2023 for MHAO.
We were unable to find a person willing to serve as our President for 2023 out of the recipients of write-in votes. So Gay Adams has agreed to step in as Acting President until a replacement can be found. Per our By-laws, no officer can hold more than one officer position, so we are looking for a stand-in as Secretary. More information will be provided as we move forward. For now, here is your current slate of Officers and Directors:
Acting President: Gay Adams
Vice President: Julie Nygaard
Secretary: TBD
Treasurer: Karen Breckenridge
Youth Director: Kyndle Cummins
Directors:
Sara Breyman
Nancy Eidam
Diane Pixlee
Tammy Boyer*
Kim Moore*
Patricia Carlson*
Sierra Breckenridge*
Doana Anderson
Sandi Humphfres
Erin Silver
Rhea Turner
Welcome to our newest Board members*. And thank you to our incumbent Board Members who are staying on. To all of you, your support means a lot to all the members of MHAO. Without you we would not have a functioning club. Contact information will follow along with committee assignments, and we will start working on updating our website..
Our online voting system appears to be a success! This year we had a record amount of voters in our election. Thank you! We will do all we can to make it always an easy process for you.
The first meeting for the new Board typically takes place in mid-January. The first meeting is usually a long one because that is when we determine our budget and direction for the year. Let Gay Adams know before January 15th if you want any of your ideas included in that discussion. You can send an email to her at sunstonemorgans@comcast.net or call her at (503) 936-4276. We welcome your input and involvement.
Regular Board meetings are open to the membership. All you need to do is let us know you would like to attend so we can let you know how to join us, and keep you in the loop on any schedule changes.
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Nominations Are Open For The 2023 MHAO
Stallion Service Auction
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Nominate your stallion now to maximize your promotion coverage from MHAO. Nominations are open thru February. Bidding will begin March 1st and close on April 22, 2023 at 3pm. All bidding will be online. If anyone cannot bid online, they can bid by phone. You will need to register before you can bid.
Share the news!
Benefits of making a donation:
- 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 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 one of the largest Morgan Horse Shows in the Northwest and the largest in Oregon.
- The name of all stallions with a bid will be put into a hat. A winner will be drawn to receive a free 2-page spread in the 2022 MHAO Breeders’ Cup Futurity Booklet.
- The MHAO Stallion Service Auction is the only Stallion Service Auction in the Western Region.
- Each stallion will receive a full page color ad in the MHAO Breeder’s Cup Futurity Booklet. This is a high quality magazine distributed not only up and down the West Coast but at Nationals.
- You will receive promotion of your stallion through other Equine and 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 at least March 1 to April 22, 2023. Phone in bids are accepted from those without access to bid online.
- 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 a 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.
MISSION STATEMENT: The committee of the MHAO Stallion Service Auction and Breeder’s Cup Futurity is 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.
Your Stallion Service Auction Committee:
Gay Adams, Chair - Nancy Eidam - Kathy DeFazio - Erin Shields
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MHAO Open Incentive Reimbursement Program |
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Do you take your Morgan to clinics, show at Open shows, attend trail rides where you pay a fee, or attend competitions of any type? Maybe you ride your Morgan in a parade. Check out this program. You can get a partial reimbursement. You are helping to promote the Morgan horse breed! If you are competing in something, be sure to register with our High Point Chair too, and to turn in your results after each event. |
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** Amounts to be reimbursed are subject to change. The amount of reimbursement is set at the beginning of each year by the Board of Directors. Watch for any announcement of changes after the January Board meeting.
For questions or assistance, contact Sandi Humphfres
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MHAO's Ride Drive Program
A Program For All Who Ride Or Drive A Morgan Horse Whether To Compete In Something Or Just For Your Personal Pleasure.
This program is all about time in the saddle or in driving your Morgan horse. By participating in this program, you can help us
get the word out about our wonderful breed.
Win patches & awards!
Help us promote the Morgan Horse!
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Just track your time and turn it into Sandi.
Be recognized for the time you spend with your
Morgan horse.
For questions contact Sandi Humphfres, (541) 415-1230
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Membership Renewal Time!! We need you!!
$30 for an individual membership/$35 for a family.
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We need your membership! Your support helps us to cover our fixed costs and to have the funds needed to provide our Youth program as well as to promote our wonderful breed. Please support our efforts and the Morgan breed by becoming a member or renewing your membership in MHAO. Renew now to be included in the membership directory. Be a visual part of the Morgan community! Thank you for your support!
Click here to download a membership application form
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A membership directory will be out soon.
Join or renew now to be included.
Would you like an ad in the directory?
This year's directory will be delivered to members via email as a printable PDF file. Eventually we will open up a "member only" section on our website where members can access it. It will be sized as an 8.5" by 11" booklet that you can print off your computer, view on our website, or download off of our website. If you are unable to print it yourself, let Doana know you would like her to mail you one.
Ad rates:
Full page (8.5x11) - $20
Half page (8.5x5.5") - $10
Quarter page (4.25x5.5") - $5
Business Card (3.25x2") - $5
Inside front or back page - $25
Outside back cover - $30
Add 1/8th inch if you want bleed
Be a part of the Morgan discussion and community!
Get your membership renewal or new application in!
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MHAO Is Looking For Volunteers |
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If interested in being a volunteer
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A Request For News From MHAO Members & Friends |
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Karen Weiderman is our reporter for member news. She 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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Highlighting Our 2022 OMC Corporate Sponsors, OMC Vendors , & Donors of "Other Items" to our Stallion Service Auction. |
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Horses For Sale - Stallion Services Available? |
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There will be a MORGANS FOR SALE and STALLIONS AT STUD issue of the "Northwest Morgan News" this year!
If you have a Morgan for sale, or are standing a stallion, send Shelley Bullard the information! She wants to have all the ads by the end of January so she can send the issue out in February. There are people out there looking for Morgans - yours might be the perfect fit! Other folks are thinking of breeding, There are many great options. Let's make sure people can find them!
For Sale ads should contain age, breeding, color, discipline(s), size, and any other information helpful to someone looking. Don't forget contact information!
Stallion ads should include not only the stallions outstanding attributes, but also the stud fee, frozen, fresh cooled or live cover, etc.
DEADLINE February 1, 2023.
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Also send to Gay Adams at sunstonemorgans@comcast.net for inclusion in the Classified section of the Stable Sheet, on the MHAO website, and circulation at MHAO Morgan promotions and club events. Please include ads for any services or products you offer as well.
MHAO is here to support you!
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New - History Of The Morgan Horse & The National Museum at Pineland Farms - Promotional Video |
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Promotional Video about the Morgan Horse and the National Museum of the Morgan Horse at Pineland Farms
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Jig Into January Virtual Dressage Show |
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First Virtual show of 2023! Judged by Shana Blum "L" graduate
Open to all breeds
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Link to the new 2023 Dressage Tests
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The "Imagining Morgan History" Youth Essay Contest |
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The Morgan Horse magazine is holding an essay contest, based on a post from Denny Emerson about an old Morgan horse shoe. The contest is open to those in grades 4-9, and the two first place essays will be published in a future issue of The Morgan Horse magazine while the first and second place winners receive a free one-year subscription to The Morgan Horse. If interested, winners will also receive a guided tour by Denny Emerson of historic Morgan markers in Vermont.
Deadline is February 14th.
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From the Oregon Horse Council |
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Are you interested in having an impact on the Equine Industry in Oregon? |
The Oregon Horse Council was established in 2009 and has worked hard for Oregon's equine industry in many ways since - we are now searching for more enthusiastic people to join us in this important work!
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This valuable organization is overseen by a dedicated and amazing group of up to 11 board members who represent various businesses, disciplines, and regions of the state. Each board member has a 3 year term and they are staggered so that 3 board members roll off each year.
We are looking for new board members to join our team! This is an exciting time for the Oregon Horse Council as we come out of COVID and re-vision our future, programs, legislative efforts, membership, and overall plans.
The board meets via conference call monthly and in person once per year (dates and times determined by the board). The board works at a higher level than many organizations as there is staff to carry out the day-to-day tasks. The board's focus is deciding the future of the organization and does not do a large amount of hands-on work in between meetings. All applicants must be current OHC members (memberships start at only $50 a year!).
If you are interested, please see the link below. Please contact any of our current board members or our office with any questions at 971-224-5879 or Brandi@OregonHorseCouncil.com
2023 Board of Director Application & Information CLICK HERE
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Morgan Dressage Scholarships Available |
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The Morgan Dressage Association sponsors three unique programs designed to both further the training and education of members and their Morgans in dressage, and to celebrate the achievement of members and their mounts in the world of competition. Click here for more information.
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Recent Promotion For The Morgan Horse |
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The Morgan Horse Featured in Horse Illustrated “Best Of Breeds” |
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Horse Illustrated is on newsstands with their annual “Best of Breeds” issue and the Morgan horse is featured prominently. The article by Stephen Kinney offers bullet points on Morgans in American history including the breed’s beginnings, the Government’s horse, Morgans in Movies and more. Research came from Brenda Tippin’s authoritative articles in the official breed journal. Grab a copy for your coffee table on newsstands from Tractor Supply to Walmart to Barnes and Noble. Or order a print copy as a stocking stuffer HERE.
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National Morgan Reining Horse Association Stallion Service Auction 2023 |
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AMHA Announces The 2023 Regional Shows |
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2023 Regional Shows Approved
The Board of Directors awarded Regional Show status to the following shows for 2023:
Eastern Region
· Citrus Cup – Newbury, FL – 04/12 to 04/15/2023
· Southern States – Raleigh, NC – 05/24 to 05/27/2023
· New England Morgan – Northampton, MA – 07/24 to 07/29/2023
· New York Morgan – Syracuse, NY – 09/13 to 09/16/2023
Central Region
· Morgan Gold Cup – Columbus, OH – 06/14 to 06/17/2023
· Jubilee Regional – Springfield, IL – 08/30 to 09/02/2023
Western Region
· Morgan Medallion Classic Charity – Las Vegas, NV – 07/20 to 07/23/2023
· C-Fair Charity – Monroe, WA – 08/02 to 08/06/2023
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Dressage Show Online Classic & Western Versatility Challenge |
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January 2023 show
January 13-23, 2023
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More From Horse TV Global |
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Click here to see what HorseTVGlobal has to offer. Call (940) 594-0000 for more information on access and services. Promote your services, knowledge, facility, breed, or events.
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This is not intended as an endorsement of HorseTVGlobal. I am just sharing information on a possible resource that I found. |
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The 2023 Morgan Stallion Sweepstakes |
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Looks like more fun ahead. Time to get your "Safe Sport" training done! |
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Quote of the Day - "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. Those who say it can not be done... Should not interrupt those doing it." ~ Artist ~ Clark Kelley Price
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Employment Opportunity At UVM Farm |
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The University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge, Vermont is currently taking applications for our 2023 apprenticeship program! You do not need to be a UVM student to apply.
The apprenticeship program is a year-long inclusive educational experience, where aspiring equine students live on site and participate in all aspects of a Morgan horse training and breeding farm. This is a paid position with openings starting in the Summer of 2023!
Apprentice opportunities include learning young-horse handling, all aspects of young horse training, including backing, riding, and driving. Apprentices will also have the opportunity to care for stallions and broodmares throughout the breeding, pregnancy, and foaling process. Depending on the goals of the individual apprentice, you can assist in marketing horses for sale, handling mares and stallions during breeding, showing young horses and stallions, and working with our agritourism team to promote the breed and educate the public.
For questions or application information, please email Equine Manager Jamie Maguire at uvmorgan@uvm.edu
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Some of these are excerpts from articles, books, or courses. I am just providing a link to more information for you if it is something you are interested in.
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2023 WDAA/USEF Judges Education Seminar |
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The 2023 WDAA/USEF Western Dressage Judges Seminar is 3 full days of intensive training for new judge applicants and 2 days for licensed judges. All that hard work is balanced with great camaraderie, networking, and lively discussion. Lunch is provided plus the hotel offers Happy Hour every night! This event will complete the requirement of seminar attendance for USEF Western Dressage licensing and maintenance. Only 1 seminar is held every year. Auditors are welcome!
All registrations must be received no later than Jan 20th, 2023.
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Okan Morgan horses in the snow from Mary Curtis |
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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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Posted on Facebook by Tamarack Hill Farm |
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Some equine legends happen in an instant, win the big prize, achieve instant glory. Other legends build slowly, to the point that it isn’t possible to tell when the horse went from obscure, to known, to widely known, to the point of fame.
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When the small bay stallion, Figure, later to become known as Justin Morgan, died 201 years ago, in 1821, on a remote farm in Chelsea, Vermont, I am sure that it went unnoticed and unremarked except in the small local area where he had stood at stud for so many years. Randolph, Tunbridge, Chelsea, Strafford, like the nearer ripples to the point where a thrown stone plunges into a pond.
Figure was only a local phenomenon at first. What made the legend grow didn’t have to do with how fast he could trot, or how heavy a log he could pull. He founded America’s first native horse breed because, as the saying goes, he bred true.
What Figure had, so many years ago, is what the hard-scrabble pioneers needed so badly to help them live in a hard country of long winters, steep hills, unrelenting physical labor, hardly any money. If Figure was a tough, sound, scrappy, thrifty little stallion, able to work endless hours during the week, and outrun or out-trot other horses on weekends, his owners would have gotten local farmers to breed some mares to him. Normally, that would have been the end of the story.
To breed true, though, is another story altogether, because Figure’s foals looked like him, were tough and sound the way he was, had the willingness to work and not get sour, worn down or sulky, so locals bred to Figure’s sons, and those foals had the same needed traits, and so did the next generation of foals, and the next.
Breeders started to cross Morgans to Morgans, to intensify the similarities, and by the time, say, that Figure had been dead for fifty years, the 1870s, the term “Morgan horse” had become so familiar that it must have seemed that the legend had always been a legend.
Which is why Morgan lovers need to see where he died 200 years ago, still totally remote, still so far off the beaten path that almost nobody ever sees the spot where they think he was buried. The snow sifts down and buries the stone each winter. You could walk by on snowshoes and never have any idea that somewhere within yards of where you pass Figure died at the age of 32.
His legend back then hadn’t been set in stone. It came about gradually, as years went by, because he had living sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters, and day after day, year after year, those “Morgan horses” got harnessed each morning and went out onto those rough and hilly farms and worked for hours, stayed sound and game, so that when it came time for some local farmer to breed a mare, the stallion to breed to would have had to be a Morgan.
Figure’s stone is now the most remote part of his legend.
Passed on by Cynthia Bayles. Thank you Cynthia!
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Information About EHV From Platinum Performance |
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New Article:
EQUINE HERPESVIRUS (EHV-1)
GOING VIRAL
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Due to national concerns about this virus, and the impact on equine activities, an article from Platinum Performance was recently circulated covering: understanding the virus; slowing the spread; establishing biosecurity protocols; treatment protocols; risk factors; and, preventative measures. Important information for all equestrians to know.
A part of the article:
EHV-1: FAQS
What is Equine Herpes Virus?
Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) is a virus that is present in the environment and found in most horses all over the world. Horses are typically exposed to the virus at a young age with no serious side effects.
What is Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM)?
EHM is the neurological disease syndrome caused by the EHV-1. In this syndrome, the EHV-1 virus damages blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord causing the various neurologic clinical signs.
What are EHM Clinical Signs?
- Fever
- Nasal discharge
- Limb edema
- Incoordination
- Hind-quarter weakness
- Recumbence
- Lethargy
- Urine dribbling
- Diminished tail tone
How soon after exposure can a horse show clinical signs of disease?
The EHV-1 incubation period is defined as the period of time from exposure of the horse to the virus, to the time the horse displays clinical signs of disease. The incubation period for EHM is typically from 2-10 days but may be as short as 24 hours or as long as 14 days. The clinical sign of fever typically precedes respiratory signs and limb edema. Neurologic signs may appear suddenly, progress rapidly and peak in intensity within 24-48 hours from the onset of neurologic signs.
What is the likelihood that a EHV-1/EHM exposed horse will become ill and result in death?
There is little published field data regarding the incidence of illness and death in exposed horses. Studies indicate that:
- 80% of infected horses will display a fever,
- 30-35% of infected horses will develop neurologic signs; and
- 5-15% of infected horses will die or be euthanized.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Lots of good information is included in this full article!
Other related articles of interest on EHV - Click title to read or listen to them:
Equine Herpesvirus Supplementation
Supplementing Horses At Risk of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) with Zinc & Lysine
Breaking Down EHV-1
Hear the latest details on EHV-1 from an expert roundtable of veterinarians including Dr. Steve Reed, Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz and Dr. Lori Bidwell
This is not intended as an endorsement of Platinum Performance and its products. I am just passing on some information that might be of interest to MHAO members. Thank you Shelley Bullard for sharing this information.
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Location Announced for 2023 Distance Championship |
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The AMHA Distance National Championship, held in correlation with the AHA Distance Championship, is excited to announce the location for the 2023 Championship as the Huntersville Hundred Site, located in Menahga, MN from September 29-October 1, 2023.
With fantastic trails worthy of a National Championship Ride, the Distance Nationals Commission is excited to be hosting the 2023 ride at the Huntersville Hundred Site. A tentative ride schedule will be forthcoming in the coming weeks.
For information on the Distance Horse National Championship ride, click HERE.
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AMHA Makes DNA Kits FREE to 501(c)(3) Rescues |
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AMHA recognizes that positive identification is an important tool in the rescue and rehoming of Morgans at risk. Dollars for DNA is a program developed by the AMHA Welfare & Rescue committee to provide free DNA testing kits, which currently cost $50 per horse, to registered rescues. |
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If you would like more information about donating to or applying for this program, click HERE.
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American Youth Horse Council Internship Opportunities Available |
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The American Youth Horse Council is seeking to fill three internship positions in each of the spring, summer and fall 2023 semesters. Internships provide tasks and engagements of national importance and result in elevated resume building and national networking. |
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We offer a fully remote, flexible schedule and hours with a minimum of three hours per week. The interns will report directly to the AYHC Executive Director and work in collaboration with various AYHC committees. Applicants should have good written and verbal communications skills, a passion for technical and creative writing, excellent attention to detail and a strong work ethic. |
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About The American Youth
Horse Council
First established in the 1970s, the American Youth Horse Council was founded by breed organizations and specialists to provide support to all youth and youth leaders throughout the equine industry. Today the AYHC is leading the charge to unite kids and horses, across breeds and disciplines, through a variety of means and opportunities.
The AYHC is a national information center, working to promote communication between all breeds and disciplines. The organization promotes equine education through the development and distribution of quality educational materials such as the Horse Industry Handbook, and by providing ongoing training opportunities to youth leaders and people looking to teach kids of all ages about the wonder of horses. Additionally, the AYHC seeks to be a representative voice that brings together all facets of the equine industry with a common goal of uniting kids and horses.
Kids + Horses = Magic
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2023 Washington State Horse Expo Cancelled |
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Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2023: Here We Come Again!! |
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The Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2023, presented by Akin Trailers, will be arriving again in Albany, Oregon, March 24, 25, 26, 2023 at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center! The expo will continue to feature top-notch clinics, workshops, exciting entertainment, tons of trade show shopping, and a chance to interact with horses up close and personal – all for one low admission price! Now in its twenty second year, this family friendly expo is perfect for horse owners and horse lovers of all ages, there is always something for everyone!
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A diverse group of top name equine professionals will present clinics at the expo for the education and entertainment of spectators. The experts from across the United States include headline clinician, Champion Trainer, Chris Cox presenting General Horsemanship clinics; Anita Howe sharing her Gaited Horsemanship methods; Julie Alonzo teaching about Western Equitation; Emily Elias of Back Country Horsemen with Packing for Back Country travels; and Wayne Williams, Radio and on-line TV host of Speaking of Horses.
Enjoy a diverse array of horse breeds providing entertainment throughout the weekend. From big to small, various breed groups and stallions will strut their stuff showing what makes them unique with the horse world. A drill team, elegant dancing horses and more will provide captivating performances to delight audiences.
The Northwest Horse Fair & Expo will also be featuring the Teens and Oregon Mustangs Adoption Showdown! This Mustang Adoption Showdown will bring the excitement, the beauty and versatility of Oregon’s Wild Mustangs. Watch as trainers of all ages, from across the Northwest show what they have accomplished in the last 100 days, and then compete for awards. The opening day of competition is Thursday, March 23rd, at 6:00 PM in the Akins Trailer Sales Arena. There is no charge to the public for this first round of competition. Each of the following days will feature another step in the trainers goal of winning this exciting showdown! Sunday finals will include a LIVE adoption of all the participating Mustangs. You will not want to miss any of this action packed competition.
The trade show will feature a wide variety of vendors from all over the country offering a broad variety of products and services. From trailers to clothing and home décor to feed, shoppers are bound to find what they need and what they didn’t know they needed. A growing list of vendors can be found at http://equinepromotions.ner/northwest-horse-fair/exhibit/vendor-space/ so you can plan your excursion.
Applications are being accepted for participants at the Northwest Horse Fair and Expo 2023, including trade show vendors, Breed Showcase and Stallion Review participants; clinic participants; sponsors and advertisers in the event program. Applications are available at http://equinepromotions.net/northest-horse-fair/.
New this year, pre-sale tickets will be available to purchase at http://equinepromotions.net/northwest-horse-fair/attend/tickets. Pre-sale Adult tickets are $13.00 each day, and Youth (ages 6-12) are $6.00 each day. At the gate, tickets will be $15.00 for Adults, $13.00 for Seniors age 65 + and $8.00 for Youth ages 6-12 years. Children 5 & under are free. Admission is all-inclusive.
See this event and more on our event calendar!
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UPHA/AMHA National Conference |
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I'm looking for pictures and news from the convention.
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New York Stallion Service Auction |
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2023 AT 3 PM PST
Stallion Service Auction
del Lago Resort & Casino
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The New York Morgan Stallion Service Auction takes place January 21st at the Del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo, NY. A block of rooms for the event has been set aside with a discounted rate until January 14. Reserve your rooms by phoning 855-335-5246, and asking for the NYS Morgan Horse Society Stallion Service Auction Group room rate for both Friday and Saturday, January 20th and January
21st.
Bidding is now open!
Bids are being accepted by telephone. You must register as a bidder. Online stallion bidding is open and will continue to midnight on January 19th. The live auction will begin on Saturday evening, January 21st at 6:30 PM, and the highest bidder from the online auction bids placed will be called on the phone to participate in the live auction at our event.
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Michigan Morgan Horse Breeders' Futurity |
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2023 STALLION SERVICE AUCTION
March 11, 2023
MIDDLEBURY, IN
HOTEL INFO
HAMPTON INN
105 Crystal Heights Blvd.
Middlebury, IN
574-822-0288
Make your reservations by March 1st to get the MMH special rate.
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2023 Morgan Horse Show Dates |
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2023 Morgan Show Dates:
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April 20-23, 2023 - Diamond Jubilee All Breed Horse Show, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA
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May 4-7, 2023 - California SpringFest Horse Show, Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center, Rancho Murieta, CA
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May 10-14, 2023 - Key Classic Benefit Show, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, WA
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May 11-14, 2023 - Silicon Valley Horse Show, Pleasanton Equestrian Center, Pleasanton CA
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June14-17, 2023 - Oregon Morgan Classic, Oregon Horse Center, Eugene, OR
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July 19-23, 2023 - Morgan Medallion Regional Show, South Point Equestrian Center, Las Vegas, NV
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August 2-6, 2023 - C-Fair Charity Morgan Regional and Open Show, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, WA
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August 24-27, 2023 - PNW Morgan Show, Tacoma Unit, Spanaway, WA
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August 30-September 3, 2023 - Oregon State Fair, Salem OR (Morgan classes, Open classes, and Breed Challenge)
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August 31-September 3, 2023 - Mother Lode Show, Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center, Rancho Murieta, CA
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October 8-14, 2023 – Morgan Grand Nationals and World Championship, Oklahoma City, OK
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December 7-10, 2023 - Jingle Bell Horse Show, Del Mar CA
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For information on combined driving events, isit:
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Open Shows - Update From Shelley Bullard - NW Morgan News
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January 13-15, 2023 - Ranch Horse 1 - Oregon Horse Center, Eugene, Oregon. Click HERE for more information
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January 27-29, 2023 - Icebreaker Open Show - Oregon Horse Center, Eugene, Oregon Click HERE for more information
- Feburary 25-26, 2023 - OPtHA Open Schooling Show. - Clark County Fairgrounds, Ridgefield Washington.
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October 27 - 29, 2023 - OPtHA Poor Pumpkin Jubilee & All Breed Show.- Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem, OR
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ATMF Against The Wind
(ATMF Superstition x ATMF Gold Charm)
2002 - 2022
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National Day of the Horse seems to be the proper day to honor the finest, most perfect, kind and beautiful horse I've ever known. I am devastated by the loss of my sweet Smooch this year.
Thankfully we have some of his wonderful children, and frozen semen, but without his grand presence my barn feels empty. I am beyond grateful to have had this magnificent stallion in my life.
Patricia Carlson,
Autumn Twilight Morgans
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Trygger - aka Properly
(Man About Town LPS x Suzetts Jewell)
2000 - 2022
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Trygger,
To some you were just a horse. To me you were so much more than that. You were my best friend, my wings, and my shoulder to cry on.
You gave me my wings. I would have never became the rider I am today without you.
I remember every ride on you, starting from being nervous and having high anxiety and a melt down at Monroe fairgrounds in the middle of the arena for C-Fair (our first official show together) because I was nervous about riding in that arena. Meanwhile you sat there like ”Girl come on, I have done this over and over “ And then when I gathered my self, you took me around that arena like it was nothing …. helping me become worry free.
You took me as a nervous, and stressed rider to Oklahoma. As scared as I was you were excited… knew your job and nailed it pretty darn well. We may not have gotten every first place ribbon, but a successful ride with you was a first place in my heart. And then there was the time I went to do a pattern at OKC and you saw yourself on the big screen and decided that was pretty cool, and just needed to stop and check out how handsome you were.
You took me in as a scared rider and made me confident. You helped me accomplish some goals that if you asked me in 2018 if I would ever do… I would have looked at you and told you that you were crazy.
Trygger, you are my heart horse, and will forever remain that. Nobody will ever be able to replace you; or pull off the quick bite trick, or the trailer trick you only pulled with me?!!
You were there for me thru every bad day or every good day. When life wasn’t going as planned I would just go out and clean your stall, or just go out there to hang out with you and talk because you truly were my best friend. You were always there for me and could always put a smile on my face. Just for that you deserve the world.
When I was in the hospital, so was Trygger. As hard of a time I was having, along with the things I had to get done… my whole motivation was I need to get out and be with my horse and see him… and that if Trygger could go thru what he did, then I will get thru what I’m going thru. All that mattered was you.
The thought of ever losing you had never gone thru my mind, because you're Trygger and you needed to live forever.
I am also so very thankful that Trygger became such a many discipline horse for me. He just went along with learning western from being a mostly hunt seat horse, and then took on the challenge of dressage with me, and teaching me all the stuff I know.
I’m also grateful that you were such a great horse that we could trust to put any young person or even someone who’s never ridden horses before on your back. You taught them and took them around like it was nothing.
I will forever be grateful that I was one of your many chosen girls.
Thank you for being my best friend, my shoulder to cry on, my motivation, my wings, and most importantly my horse.
I love you forever Trygger.
12/14/22
McKenna Ramerman
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