MHAO Stable Sheet -

June & July 2024

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From Your Board Of Directors

In addition a huge thank you goes to all our show sponsors, donors to the Silent Auction, staff, and all our volunteers. It takes a village! We could not do what we do without you. If anyone has pictures or comments they would like to share about the show, please send them to me. I will be working on a special Stable Sheet Edition that will highlight the show.

Next up will be member promotion of the Morgan horse at the Oregon State Fair. Let Erin Silver know if you would like to participate. We will again strive to have entries in the Challenge of the Breeds as well as Morgan and Open classes. Lorraine Beaumont is our Promotion Chair. There will be information set up by where the horses are stabled. We would love to have people there to share their knowledge and love of our breed when people come by. The Fair is a great place to promote the Morgan horse.

Remember to turn in the results of any competitions you enter in any discipline to Erin Silver. She is our High Point Chair. MHAO offers a full array of High Point Awards for all disciplines with wonderful prizes. The deadline to turn in your points is September 15th. Any points earned at Nationals will count for next year.

Do you show in open competitions (not at a Morgan show)? Be aware of our Open Incentive Program. See more info later in this newsletter. This program includes any open activity where you take your Morgan horse and pay a fee. Clinics are another one of the examples. You can be reimbursed for up to $50 per membership per year. Detail is included in this newsletter. Contact Sandi Humphfres or Karen Breckenridge about any questions you might have.

Sandi Humphfres is your contact to send information on any hours in the saddle or driving for our Ride/Drive program. See the information below in this newsletter for more details. There are a few exceptions. These hours do not need to be in competitions. If you are not enrolled yet, please get your enrollment form in. Everyone who rides or drives their Morgan should be enrolled. There are rewards for different milestones reached. They will be announced and handed out at our Award Banquet.

Our Award Banquet will again be at the Willamette Heritage Center (Dye House) in Salem on November 10th. Please save the date! We would love to see you there! We will furnish your meal. We are wanting to change up the program to be more of a celebration type event. More information will follow. If you have some ideas let Tammy Boyer know.

As we wind up our year we are again looking for volunteers and for those who might be interested in serving on our Board of Directors. This is your club. Everything we do is with you in mind. Let me know if you would like to share your skills, energy, and ideas in support of the club's effort to serve our membership and to promote the Morgan horse. Ballots will be going out for our annual election on or by October 10th.

Stay safe, stay cool, and stay well out there. Speaking for the Board, it breaks all our hearts to see all the fires that are going on in our state and beyond. If you need help, let me know so I can spread the word to our membership on your behalf. Julie Nygaard is the Chair of our emergency fund. Our prayers and good wishes go out for all of you and for our firefighters and other first responders.

Gay Adams, MHAO President

(503) 936-4276, sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

Here is our latest list of members as of July 6th. If you have not renewed yet, please do so today so we can include you in our membership directory closing July 31st. If you know someone who owns a Morgan horse but is not a current member, please ask them to join. We are stronger together. Our local Morgan community needs MHAO to help with the preservation and promotion of this wonderful breed. MHAO offers a full array of programs for our members which can be seen on our website - www.morganhorseoregon.com.

Individual Membership - $30 (gives you 1 vote)

Family Membership - $35 (gives you 2 votes)

Another way to help: if an MHAO member sells a Morgan horse to a first time Morgan owner, that new owner can have a free MHAO membership in the year of purchase. Just fill out a membership form with them and send it to Karen Breckenridge as outlined on the form. Where it asks for payment information write "First Time Morgan Owner: and sign your name. It will be our job to earn their paid membership thereafter. Send me their email address so I can add them to our distribution list for the Stable Sheet. sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

The membership form is also available on our website

www.morganhorseoregon.com

Calling all members who offer a service or product in any industry

Do you have a business card? You can put it in the monthly Stable Sheet newsletter for just $10 per year. Let MHAO members know what you do, and give them an easy way to contact you!

Contact: Gay Adams,

(503) 936-4276

sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

Advertise With MHAO

MHAO Foal Photo Contest

• Anyone can enter. You do not need to be an MHAO member.
• Each entrant can subSOit up to 4 photos
• Photos can be from any year
• Foals do not need to be entered in our Futurity
• If photo is by a professional photographer, I need written permission to use the photo for the contest and as the cover shot for the 2025 MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity Booklet.

This is a great way to promote your breeding program or foal, and to support the MHAO Futurity. Use this form to enter. For any questions, contact:

Gay Adams, (503) 936-4276, sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

Oregon State Fair

Seeking Participants, A Fan Club, & Volunteers

Are you interested in representing the Morgan Breed at the Oregon State Fair in the Breed Challenge Class?

Are you entering any of the Morgan or Open classes held at the Fair?

Would you be willing to be at the Fair to answer questions about the Morgan breed?

If so, please contact Erin Silver at silvermesamorgans@msn.com

Follow the instructions on the form. For questions call Sandi Humphfres

or Karen Breckenridge.

Sandi - firemed13@yahoo.com

Karen - wylieriley@aol.com

For questions, contact Sandi Humphfres - firemed13@yahoo.com

Fees:

Initial Nomination Fee - $45

if paid by December 31st in the year the foal is born.

Annual Renewal Fees - $25

thru the foals 4 yr old year if paid by March 31st

If a nomination fee or renewal fee is paid late,

$100 per fee

Class Entry Fees - $25 per class if paid by June 1st,

$50 thereafter

Halter classes offered thru the foal's 2-yr-old year

in 2 divisions - Traditional & Sport/Western

If they win 1st or 2nd in their halter class, they

qualify to go on to their associated Sweepstakes class

A full array of Futurity performance classes are offered for 3 & 4 yr olds.

3 yr old saddle classes are walk/trot

Prize money offered in all classes.

The 4-yr-old with the highest number of points through their

5 yr program will win a Futurity High Point Award

Bonus payments go to the stallion owner and the mare owner

for MHAO Stallion Service Auction get that win

Sweepstakes Champion or Sweepstakes Reserve Champion

The dam of the Sweepstakes Champions or Reserve Champions

will be honored on our website, in the next year's Futurity Booklet and at the next year's Oregon Morgan Classic.

Click here to download a copy of the Futurity Rules

Click here to download a 2024 Nomination Form

For questions or assistance, contact Gay Adams

(503) 936-4276, sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

Our Official Team:

I cannot say thank you enough to all those who came to the Oregon Morgan Classic this year. Nor can I say enough about the wonderful team of people who work so hard to make our show a success. We had many challenges and surprises including a scheduling conflict with the Charity Fair Horse Show in Del Mar, but our team of people pulled together to solve every issue. The show went on without a hitch. Along with the people listed above, there were many volunteers who are included as part of the team. I know I cannot remember all of them. Thank you to everyone. Special thanks to Mike & Kathy Christensen who jumped in when we realized the Feed Room restaurant would not be open. They adapted our plans for the show to be sure there was coffee, doughnuts, and food available for our exhibitors. Julie Nygaard worked with Sierra Breckenridge on the Youth of the Year. Julie is also the secret behind those wonderful thank you baskets for our sponsors.

We hope everyone enjoyed the show. We are looking into what we can do to keep the scheduling conflict with the show in Del Mar from happening again. We will let you know how things work out. It is our hope to move the OMC show to one week later. More information will follow.

If you have ideas for the Oregon Morgan Classic, please contact our Show Chair, Karen Breckenridge, wylieriley@aol.com with a copy to me at sunstonemorgans@comcast.net.

I'm looking for pictures from OMC to create a special edition of the Stable Sheet highlighting the show. At your earliest convenience, please send your photos and comments to sunstonemorgans@comcast.net. This issue will include a show summary written by Liz Goldmann.

Thank you!

Gay Adams

If you are interested in being on the Board or serving as a volunteer, please contact Gay Adams right away at (503) 936-4276.

We need your involvement. We are looking for a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Membership Chair. The Membership Chair needs to have a PC and be familiar with Microsoft Access which is a database program we use. We could also use a Stable Sheet Editor. We currently use Constant Contact for that function and distribute our newsletter via email.

Click here to read the July 1st NW Morgan News e-newsletter published by Shelley Bullard.

Let Shelley know if you would like to be included in her distribution list: skedling@aol.com

Greetings from the WDAA World Championship Show Sponsorship Committee



On behalf of the Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA), I am excited to invite you to become a sponsor for our upcoming WDAA World Show, taking place from September 18th to 22nd, 2024, at the renowned Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

The WDAA World Show is the premier event on the Western Dressage calendar, drawing participants and spectators from across the country. As a 501c3 Educational Non-Profit, WDAA focuses primarily on education and the promotion of Western Dressage and its benefits. Your sponsorship will help fund our educational programs, support our National and International outreach and promote horse welfare. All sponsorship donations are tax deductible.

We seek sponsorships to ensure the continued success and growth of the WDAA World Show, WDAA and Western Dressage. As a World Show sponsor, you will receive prominent recognition and exposure to a dedicated and enthusiastic audience.

From long time World Show sponsors Wallace and Tamra Steinbrecher, “My husband and I believe in the WDAA mission and its emphasis on the partnership between a horse and rider. We appreciate all that goes into putting on a world-class show and are proud sponsors of the WDAA World Championship Show each year."

We offer a variety of sponsorship levels to suit your budget needs. Please visit our website www.wdaaworldshow.org

Your support will significantly contribute to the success of the WDAA World Show. Please feel free to contact me at kim@westerndressageassociation.org if you have any questions or need assistance.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to support the Western Dressage Association of America and our efforts to promote and celebrate the discipline of Western Dressage.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our current sponsors, your contribution is invaluable to the success of our event and our mission.

StreamHorse

Trail and endurance riders, take note: BLM to give 1280 acres to Equestrians to create ‘Equestrian Only’ Trails known as the Fredenburg Trails

   In the fall of 2023 Butte Falls held public meetings asking for input on what trail user groups wanted regarding the 400 acres that was purchased around Butte Falls. All user groups were in attendance. This acreage was purchased as a protective barrier from future fires, as the town barely escaped the Obenchain fire which came within a quarter mile. …

For more information go HERE

This information and the good works are mostly due to Back Country Horsemen of Oregon.

Proposed New Trail In The Columbia Gorge - April 30, 2024 by Back Country Horsemen of Oregon

   In the summer of 2023 a collaborative group began to develop a plan to create a recreational trail that was originally conceptualized in the Management Plan for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

   The area is a mix of USFS, state and private land, all of which is within the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area. The “Mosier To The Dalles Trail” would lie between Oregon Hwy 30 and State Rd/Sevenmile Hill Rd. On the east end at The Dalles city limits Wasco County acquired 187 acres for “recreational purposes”. That property borders the Fort Dalles Riders Club property. The project is being led by Friends of The Gorge and the USFS. Also included in the planning are area Tribes, Wasco County, the cities of Mosier and The Dalles, community representatives and other interested parties and individuals.

   The first comment period results by users were (in order of number of responders) – 1) hikers, 2) bicyclists, 3) other, 4) equestrians. We do not know what makes up the “other” category. There are many questions yet unanswered – access points, parking (especially for trailers), and are e-bikes included to mention a few.

   The date of the spring open house and second comment period have not been set, but it is important that equestrians be heard when they are. Project information and maps can be viewed at www.mosiertothedallestrail.org and to sign up for email updates. The form includes a space to identify an affiliation with an organization.

About Back Country Horsemen of Oregon

Back Country Horsemen of Oregon is a nonprofit organization focused exclusively on ensuring public lands throughout Oregon remain accessible to equestrians. Through our principals we advocate for private recreational pack and saddle stock use of all public lands and the stewardship of those lands. The Back Country Horsemen of America is the only national organization that promotes the use of private recreational pack and saddle stock use on our public lands.  www.bcho.com

Check out our new website!

You guys… We just WON the FEI Prix St. Georges, which happens to be one of the LARGEST classes at Dressage at DevonWood, with a 68.2%!! Eeeeek!!!! I am on cloud nine So proud of my incredibly amazing #EnsbrookTrivanti We even got a score of 9 on a movement for the second time in our career

Click here to see her wonderful ride!

A little icing on the cake, my team overheard some people calling their friends over during my test saying, “You have to come over and watch this cute little Morgan!”

Ava and Valley Acres Who Dat (GN 2020)

Applications must be accompanied by a complete proposal answering ALL questions listed on the application form including an itemized budget of the program/event. Grant awards (checks) may not be made payable to the individual, but to the clinician, institution, or business providing the services.

Inquiries about grant applications or the grant process are handled by email only. Email execdir@morganhorse.com with any questions or comments.

Click here for the application. It is a fillable document. Please be sure to download and save your document so that your data is saved.

Nomination materials will be available on Monday, April 1, for the 2025 election of the AMHA Board of Directors. As per the AMHA bylaw 4.6, “By April 1st of each year, the Executive Director shall deliver notice to each member entitled to vote in the regions which Directors are to be elected in the upcoming annual meeting of members…”

If you think you might be interested, please obtain a set of nomination/election guidelines/materials from AMHA by contacting AMHA Executive Director Carrie Mortensen at execdir@morganhorse.com or calling (802) 985-4944 ext. 201.

AMHA encourages all members to consider getting involved in the governance process of the Association. To learn more about the process, click here.

What is School of Ranch?

 School of Ranch is a Central Oregon based 501c3 nonprofit. We hire experienced locals to teach practical and artisan skills, live and in person. Beyond teaching skills and creating paying gigs, we help strengthen our community by bringing people together in person and helping them find common ground, the basis for a strong community.

It's that time again! I'm happy to promote your events and news for in our newsletter. The list is now 1700+. We also can - space permitting - include you for free in our Facebook/Instagram advertising program. Deadline for newsletter is 7/31. I can run ads any time. We update the ads every Saturday.

Newsletter Items Submission

 Please format items as follows for events:

March 19th. Your Nonprofit Presents, "Seed Start Basics." It all starts with a seed! In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn the “when”, “where”, “why” and “how” of seed starting. You’ll leave knowing how to successfully prepare for and start plants from seeds, as well as, how to care for your seedlings from germination to transplanting. Each participant will go home with a personally planted seed tray to get them started! Hands-on learning with a local farmer, Shannon Kane, owner of Wild Grown Farm.

Price: $40 plus $10 materials fee

Time: 5:30pm 8:15pm

Location: Redmond (register for location)

Get Details: https://schoolofranch.org/w-seed-starts

Piggyback Ad Program - Free ads on Facebook and Instagram

Also, I've been happy to run ads for several of you already. I hope you are getting some response. These ads are free on a first come basis as part of our piggyback program. Here are the details and specs:  https://schoolofranch.org/piggyback-ads

Thanks for all the great work you do for our community!

Mark Gross

Founder, School of Ranch

650-224-6750

www.schoolofranch.org

Please join School of Ranch. We rely on your support.

Articles:

• NW Horse Source - Editor’s Postcard: What Makes a Horseman?
• Tackling Backcountry Packing: The Logical Next Step from Trail Riding
• Transportation Roadshow and Other Opportunities to Weigh In for Trails
• Leaky Gut
• TCTC's Summer Pony CAMP - August 23-25, 2024

July 31 - August 4, 2024

Evergreen Equestrian Park

Monroe WA

Judges:

Dwayne Knowles, In-Hand & Performance

Jody Ely, Dressage & Western Dressage

Peggy Bond Heath, Western Working

So far:

138 Horses

102 Owners

C-Fair Charity Morgan Regional and Open Horse Show is a yearly event , the first weekend of August, at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds and Equestrian Center in Monroe WA. Showcasing Morgans, Saddlebreds, Friesians, and Open to all Breed Classes.

Click HERE to access the schedule, entry information, & sponsorship information.

Click here to keep up with the entries and results on HorseshowsOnLine.com. 

Join us Friday evening, after the afternoon session under the green canopy, for an Exhibitors Party and BBQ sponsored by the C-Fair Charity Horse Show.

We’ll provide the hamburgers, hotdogs, and sides, you provide the people! Additional sides are welcome. Please respond on our Facebook page or send us a message letting us know if you’ll be bringing anything to contribute.

All are welcome! Looking forward to a fun Friday evening with everyone. See you there!!

Just a heads up, the following classes have been changed/added to the show:

Class 55 Lippitt Morgan Mares Open to all Ages

Class 55.1 Regional Lippitt Morgan Mares In Hand Championship

Class 56 Lippitt Morgan Stallions and Geldings Open to All Ages

Class56.1 Regional Lippitt Morgan Stallion and Geldings In Hand Championship

Class 27.2 USEF Driven Dressage Preliminary Level -TOC

Contact Information: Kaitlin and Patty Lebon

pnwmorganhorseshow@gmail.com

425-239-4479

USEF JUDGES

Chris Culbreth - Scottsdale, AZ

Lillian Evaniew-Phelan - Riverside,WA - Western Dressage

Andrea Lindsay - Sedro Wolley, WA - Dressage

USEF STEWARD - CarrieOlson - Fountain Hills, AZ

SHOW COMMITTEE:

Patty Lebon, Kaitlin Lebon, Chris Laine, Emily Laine

SHOW STAFF

Show Manager - Patty Jean Lebon, Monroe, Washington, pattyjLebon@gmail.com, (425) 239-4479

Show Secretary - Patricia Hough, Graham, Washington, pathough07@gmail.com (253) 279-6722

Announce - Julie Gelderman, Poulsbo, WA

EMT - contact info will be posted in show office

Farrier - TBD - Please plan to have your horse shod/ready to go

Paddock Master - Sara Stubbs, Eugene, OR

Photographer - David Thomas, Milton, WA

Ringmaster - Taylor Latimore, Marysville, WA

Veterinarian on Call - Tacoma Equine Hospital, 253-535-6999



To advertise in the Stable Sheet, contact Gay Adams - (503) 936-4276 or

sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

General Qualifying Rules:

● HORSES qualify for performance classes and RIDERS qualify for equitation classes.

● Horses entered in the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show® must qualify for a class between the last day of the prior year’s show and the day before the current year by:

Placing 1st through 8th in that class or comparable futurity class at an AMHA Regional Show.

Placing 1st through 6th in that class or comparable futurity class at a USEF All-Morgan show, USEF Morgan Division, and shows with a Morgan division sanctioned by registries that have been granted international reciprocity by AMHA.

Placing 1st-4th in that class at an AMHA Star Show.

● Equitation riders qualify for Equitation Classes by placing 1st through 8th in that class at an AMHA Regional Show, 1st through 6th in that class at a USEF show or by placing 1st through 4th in that class at an AMHA Star Show.

● Dressage and Western Dressage entries must have been shown at a qualifying show. (see above)

● Stallions which have been gelded during the current competition year qualify for the corresponding class for geldings.

● Junior Horses who qualify under the above rules in a class for “Four-Year-Olds and Under” are automatically qualified for the class of their respective age group.

● Maiden, Novice, Limit, Gentlemen, Open, classes with open specifications and classes divided by height qualify horses for Open classes by placing as described above.

● Amateur Ladies Pleasure Driving and Amateur Gentlemen Pleasure Driving are classes for amateurs. Horses must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in an Amateur class.

● Amateur Owned, Trained and Shown. Horses must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in an Amateur class or AOTS Class.

● Gentlemen to Ride/Drive Horses must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in an Open class or a class specific for Gentlemen.

● Ladies, Amateur to Ride are classes for Ladies, restricted to Amateur riders. Horses must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in a Ladies class or a class specific for Ladies Amateur.

● Masters classes are classes for Amateurs, restricted to riders/drivers that are 50 years & older. Horses must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in an Amateur class or a class specific for Amateur Masters except Classic and Park.

● Saddle Seat Classic Equitation riders must qualify in either a Saddle Seat Classic Equitation class or a Saddle Seat Equitation class.

● Walk-Trot riders must qualify by showing in any Walk-Trot class.

● Youth horses must qualify by showing in any class in that division.

Qualifying rules for each section:

CARRIAGE DRIVING – No qualifying required

CLASSIC PLEASURE DRIVING – Horse must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in any Classic Pleasure Driving class. EXCEPTION: Youth qualifies by having been shown in any class in this division.

CLASSIC PLEASURE SADDLE – Horse must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in any Classic Pleasure Saddle class. EXCEPTION: Youth qualifies by having been shown in any class in this division.

DRESSAGE – No qualifying required for Second Level and above. Introductory, Training and First Level horse/rider combination must have been shown at a qualifying show at that level. Musical Freestyle horse/rider combination must have received a minimum score of 63% for Training through Fourth levels in the highest test of the declared freestyle level at a qualifying show.

DRESSAGE, WESTERN – No qualifying required for Level Two and above. Introductory, Basic and Level One horse/rider combination must have been shown at a qualifying show at that level.

ENGLISH PLEASURE – Horses must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in that class. EXCEPTIONS: Youth qualifies by having been shown in any class in this division, any Amateur class will qualify for Masters, any Ladies class will qualify for Ladies Amateur to ride.

EQUITATION –

• Riders must qualify for AMHA Medal classes by placing 1st or 2nd in an AMHA Silver Medal class.
• Reining Seat riders may qualify by riding a registered Morgan mare or gelding in an open USEF or NRHA recognized competition or a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in Reining Seat Equitation.
• Hunter Seat over Fences riders may qualify by riding a registered Morgan mare or gelding in an open USEF Hunter Over Fences Equitation class and place 1st, 2nd or 3rd.
• Dressage Seat riders can qualify by riding a registered Morgan mare or gelding in an open Federation Dressage competition and earning a score of 60% or higher in Training Level, Test 3.
• Riders must qualify for the UPHA Challenge Cup Finals by placing 1st through 4th in a UPHA Morgan Challenge Cup or by placing 1st through 4th in an Open UPHA Challenge Cup class while riding a Morgan.
• All other Equitation classes must be qualified by winning the appropriate placing in that seat. EXCEPTION: No qualifying required for Adult Equitation.
• Walk-Trot riders must have shown in any Walk-Trot class to qualify.

FITTING & SHOWMANSHIP – No qualifying required.

FUTURITY – No qualifying required. Horse must be current on all World Morgan Futurity Fees and have a show fee paid to the Futurity for that class.

HUNTER – No qualifying required.

HUNTER PLEASURE – Horses must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in that class. EXCEPTIONS: Youth qualifies by having been shown in any class in this division, any Amateur class will qualify for Masters and AOTS, any Ladies class will qualify for Ladies Amateur to ride, any Open class will qualify for Gentlemen.

IN-HAND – Horses qualify by winning the appropriate placing in that class. Classes with combined age groups qualify for the class of the horse’s age. EXCEPTIONS: No qualifying required for yearlings or two year olds or Specialty In-Hand.

JUMPER – No qualifying required.

LEADLINE – No qualifying required.

PARK HARNESS – Horse must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in any Park Harness class. EXCEPTION: Youth qualifies by having been shown in any class in this division and Two-Year-Olds do not require any qualification.

PARK SADDLE – Horse must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in any Park Saddle class. EXCEPTION: Youth qualifies by having been shown in any class in this division.

PLEASURE DRIVING – Horse must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in that class. EXCEPTIONS: Two-Year-Olds do not require any qualification. Youth qualifies by having been shown in any class in this division, any Amateur class will qualify for Masters, Amateur Gentlemen and Amateur Ladies.

REINING – No qualifying required.

ROAD HACK – Horse must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in any Road Hack class.

ROADSTER – No qualifying required.

SPORT HORSE – No qualifying required.

TRAIL – No qualifying required.

VERSATILE MORGAN – No qualifying required.

WALK-TROT PLEASURE – Riders must have shown in any Walk-Trot class.

WESTERN PLEASURE – Horse must qualify by winning the appropriate placing in that class. EXCEPTIONS: Youth qualifies by having been shown in any class in this division, any Amateur class qualifies for Amateur Gentlemen, Masters and AOTS, any Ladies class qualifies for Ladies Amateur, any Open or Gentlemen class qualifies for Gentlemen.

WORKING WESTERN – No qualifying required.

For any questions, please contact Peggy Hatfield, Show Secretary 316-755-0395 or peggyhat@aol.com

Plans are underway for the 52nd Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show. This will be our 50th year at the Jim Norrick Arena. Join us as we say goodbye to this iconic home of the greatest Morgan show in the world. We look forward to new memories beginning in 2025 in the new arena currently under construction at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds.

Competition begins Saturday, October 5th with three shows daily through Saturday, October 12th. Show times will be at 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. the first Saturday through Tuesday and 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Entries for the 2023 Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show® are now being accepted. Entries are to be postmarked on or before August 13, 2024 or received by August 20, 2024 to avoid post-entry fees.

For assistance, contact Peggy Hatfield at (316) 755-0395 or peggyhat@aol.com. See you in Oklahoma!

The World Morgan Futurity Stallion Service Auction is a definite WIN-WIN for everyone. Through a great partnership, The Morgan Horse Foundation, Inc. and the World Morgan Futurity have been able to generate many thousands of dollars each year for the betterment of our beloved breed.

• There is no minimum bid guarantee by the stallion owner.
• The stallion will automatically be nominated to the World Morgan Futurity.
• Auction bonus multipliers – win up to $40,000 by winning a World Championship in the World Morgan Futurity with a resulting foal from the auction.
• Bidding will begin during the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show® with the top 10 bids moving to a live auction Friday, March 7, 2025, at the AMHA Annual Meeting & Clinic.
• All remaining contracts will be sold Friday, February 28, 2025, at 6 p.m.
• AMHA will be on-site and accepting bids during the Superior Morgan Horse Sale.

One year ago, at the very minute I write this, I was driving to Corvallis, OR bringing Spencer to Oregon State Veterinary Hospital. It was his last trailer ride. We said goodbye that day . . . a soul shattering day in my life. I couldn’t write about it last year; still hard today. Spencer was my everything. No, he wasn’t a world champion show horse. In fact, he never won a blue ribbon, always red. But for this small-town New Hampshire girl, he was my dream come true . . . the horse that I wanted since I was five years old. He was the first foal on my farm and so named Tri Star’s Opening Act. He looked like a little fawn; so beautiful. A gentle soul, he was a compliant child from birth; always wanted to please. Loved people. Always tried hard to figure things out. He grew up to be a handsome, trustworthy partner for me as we traveled many paths for the next 25 years. Showing was okay for Spencer. He did his best . . . but his heart was “on the trail”. He LOVED traveling the trails through the many mountains and parks that we toured throughout the great Pacific Northwest. The vistas we saw, the bridges we crossed, the streams he refreshed in, the meadows he grazed in, the camping we did in the mountains and at the beach . . . Spencer was always the “dependable one”, the trusted trail lead for green horses who needed a confidence boost. He was truly a gem. Okay, he was not a saint. His lips could undo any lock in an instant; even when he had multiple locks on his door. An escape artist he was! Quite a rascal who would rummage all the grain buckets or tack trunks in the aisle . . . he could open them all, always looking for treats. He never really wanted to escape . . . it was all a game to him. His way of having fun. In his last years, he prided himself on taking young riders from zero to competent rider. He could carry any child, any age. Spencer would always take good care of them. He really enjoyed moving out when they built up some skill and confidence. He instantly adjusted to each rider; he was truly a gentleman. So, on this one year remembrance of his passing, I remember all of the joy he brought, the solace he gave me, the laughter we shared but most of all, I remember putting my face in his neck and breathing in the essence of my “dream come true”. Spencer was a most precious gift who enriched my life beyond measure . . . Munch on those lush green pastures my beautiful boy . . . until we meet again.

Ann Robitaille

Today, July 14, we had to say goodbye to our beloved Firecrest E-Ticket GCH . He was a once in a lifetime horse with a heart of gold. He got to live out his last 5 years back with us all living like the king he was only because Sammi knew who he needed to retire with. From the 1st time I laid eyes on him as a weanling in '97, I just knew I needed him in my life. When I bought him as a 3 year old, he was, barely broke, rowdy, naughty, obnoxious, destructive, but so smart and such a hunk. I felt like he had it all to become a Champion and I was right. So many times my dad would "get into the arenas" for our midnight rides, to get him broke without most people even knowing. He demanded all the attention and would stop people because of his presence. He was ahead of his time with his natural motion and elegance, he was truly a show horse that never stopped working for his riders. If you ever got to ride or show him, you are blessed and you know what a true western horse was. "Rocky" (AKA Walter) changed so many lives and his legacy will live on through his sons and daughters. No other Morgan has won as many times as he did in his career, simply the best!!! Rest in peace, Rocky (Walter, Rock Nuts, Angel Muffin, Daddy Shark, and maybe some other names I won't list :-).

Lela (Melissa) Van Dyk

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