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"To promote & preserve the Morgan Breed, serve MHAO members,
& support the unity of the Morgan community."
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Is this rain ever going to end or at least lessen? I am betting you are as tired of it as I am. People are definitely taking advantage of the few nice days we have had. i can feel all the pent up energy out there..... and excitement as the new show season begins.
I wish everyone good luck at their shows, on their rides, drives, or time spent with their horses. My hope is that we can all dust off the winter and start having some springtime fun. I ask all members of the Northwest Morgan community to share what they are doing via the MHAO Facebook page and this newsletter. All activities involving Morgan horses add to the excitement around our breed and encourage possible future members to get involved with the club. We need to showcase the versatility of our breed and to help increase the number of members we have so MHAO can do more to support this wonderful breed and offer more benefits to our membership. I hope everyone will help us in this effort. All you need to do is share what you are doing and to invite other Morgan enthusiasts you know or meet to join MHAO.
If you would like to be more involved with the club, your help would be welcomed. Let us know. You will find contact information for the MHAO Board of Directors at the end of this newsletter along with schedules of activities you might be interested in. This newsletter also offers free classified listings, and accepts paid ads in various sizes. Inner trade is always encouraged and supported.
I ask all of you for your feedback about this newsletter and our website. These are the tools we use for members to communicate with each other and for communication between the MHAO Board of Directors and the membership. This is your club.
Let's talk!
Meantime, our plans and preparations for the Oregon Morgan Classic are progressing well. This year will be truly special. We are celebrating the 60th Anniversary of a Morgan Regional Show in the Northwest. Additionally, this will likely be the last year for an all Morgan horse show in Oregon and the Northwest for the foreseeable future. Don't miss this opportunity to come together as the Morgan community whether to compete, help, sponsor this fun event, or just to see and mingle with long time friends. We all share a love for the Morgan breed.
We hope to see you there!
Gay Adams, MHAO President
More information about the show & other activities is included in this newsletter.
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Board Meeting Minutes
4/19/2017
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A Board meeting of
the Morgan Horse Association of Oregon was held via
Conference Call on
April 19th, 2017. Called to order at 7:35pm.
Attendees included: Gay Adams, Dallas Bolen, Kathy Christensen, Carol Dombrowsky, John Shaver, Nancy Eidam and David Silver.
Members not in attendance: Sharon Harper (resigned), Karen Breckenridge, Kathy DeFazio, Anne Margaret Korver, Diane Pixlee.
Quorum present
Reports
- Treasurer: Gay reported for Karen who was unable to attend.
General checking $7,569, OMC $2,959, Futurity $2,900, General Savings $25,481. Total $38,910. P&L by class (committee) was distributed. Board members & Committee Chairs are to contact Karen with any questions. A copy of the 2017 budget was also distributed to compare to. So far we appear to be on track.
- OMC: Nancy had lots to report.
- She had an OMC meeting with Paula Hague at the Oregon Horse Center to work on show details on the 16th. Major Defoe and OHC are going to sponsor a welcome spaghetti dinnerTuesday at 5pm following the Trainer’s & Exhibitor’s meeting at 4:30pm. Friday night 4:30pm-6pm will be an exhibitors gala where tickets cost $10, OMC will pick up the remainder of the bill. A new PA system will be available. Chicken dinner. Hall of Fame & other awards presented at gala. Friday night, last class will be a freestyle class. Tables will be set-up on mezzanine with reserved tables. Barns to bring desserts. This in lieu of aisle party to stay in line with regulations & to still serve same purpose.
- Silent auction will be set up in restaurant so it can be locked up at night.
- Coffee & doughnuts available in front of Crown Morgans each morning at 6am.
- Premium books are at the Printer
- Far West has generously given garlands, medals, and ribbons for our championship classes. OMC is providing the medals, awards, and ribbons for the qualifying classes.
- Show Highpoint awards for: Jr Exhib (SS HS WS) as well as high point Jr Exhib and Reserve. Working western highpoint, Versatility high point where you have to compete in 5 of 8 divisions.
- Youth Of The Year (YOY) – Thursday after the last class, Saturday at noon is the riding. Diane Pixlee is organizing. New this year, any youth who scores over 800 points qualifies for OKC. It was proposed that if the winner can’t go to OKC, we use the $400 scholarship money to send the runner up who also qualified.
- David suggested a 4H/FFA judging event where we invite them to come sit in the stands and judge classes. More details on this at the May meeting. Maybe an open house to go with it. David & Nancy to talk.
- Flag Presentation: Every evening except Wednesday. We will need volunteers. Board made some suggestions.
- Carole Bradford will take care of decorating central ring using 60th anniversary theme. Maybe a fountain. White picket fence & flowers. Show banner & Futurity banner.
- Costume class will have a Disney theme.
- Sponsorships: Everyone needs to help with sponsorships. Ask locally to businesses for $ and donations for prizes as well. Also for Silent Auction
- Awards- need to find someone to organize awards & silent auction. It was suggested to ask Dave & Dianne Conser and Debbie Jondahl. Special request for volunteers went out via email.
- Nancy looking for help to call membership & others for class sponsorships.
- Oregon Horse Center will be our provider for large screen TV’s to run ads, show schedule, thank our sponsors, etc. David Lionberger will put the CD’s together for us. Need sponsors & their ads & all other info to David by June 1.
- End of Year Banquet & High Point: Everyone agreed on Haydens Grill again. By next meeting, need ideas from Board on possible speaker/s. Gay will reaffirm our reservation.
- Futurity – Currently 39 horses entered. 2 are 2017 foals. Time to get futurity horse pictures in to Gay. Ads being taken now for Futurity booklet. Leslie available for any help needed in creating ads. Close date is June1.
- Stallion Auction- Raised $11,100 from stallion services donated! Most successful auction so far. Most bidders have paid. Still collecting on a few. Ahead of budget.
- Website – Nothing new to report. Still working on getting history page put together. Dallas will follow with Lillian Smith about helping do summary write ups. It was decided that we do not want to be able to pay OMC entries online thru the website. People can pay via credit card. We need to have better control of OMC funds & be sure they are processed thru the OMC Committee due to separate account and accounting for the show.
- Promotion – Kathy Christensen said the NW Horse Expo had lots of people in the door. Many stopped at booth saying they have either owned a Morgan, know someone who owned a Morgan or wanted to own a Morgan. Many did not know that MHAO existed. Great publicity. Shelley’s sales sheet handed out a lot. 41 people asked for more info on club. Kathy sending out information to them and membership forms. Kathy suggested next year to focus our efforts on one expo and not try to do all three local expos. We did receive a $300 grant from AMHA to help pay for our trade show costs. Kathy was contacted by Karissa Dishon from 4H extension to help find Morgans for the state 4H judging in Redmond, Oregon April 29th. Kathy was able to coordinate a group of Morgans for the kids to judge.
- Membership: Kathy Christensen – Wants to change the way we do membership. Now that she is sole point of contact she wants to keep things from falling through the cracks. She wants to get info and payments at the same time. Fill out app and ask for CC info instead of having people pay direct through the website. Kathy volunteered to continue with Membership next year to help get some structure and continuity to the way we do things. We have 70 members currently compared to 124 shown in 2015-2016 directory. Kathy sending out reminders for those not renewed yet.
- Open Incentive: Carol Dombrowsky – Only two submissions so far this year. Even though budget is tight, we want to continue to support & promote this program. Our club supports all Morgan horse owners, not just those who show.
- Stable Sheet: Gay – Sent via email to all members with email addresses. On average only about 60% of the membership who receive the emailed newsletter are opening, or 80-90 people. According to the statistics of who read it, only 9 people went past page 1 on the digital copy. Be sure to see the “click here” spot – click to continue reading. There were 3 pages on last two issues. Not mailing any newsletters. Still need an editor to do a complete job.
- Board Nominations: David is going to pursue Emily Carlson to be on the board. Kathy Christensen will ask Lenore & Leann. We have two Board positions that were declared at our last election but were not filled. Since election, Sharon Harper and Anna Lowden have had to resign due to changes in their personal lives. That gives us 4 possible positions that can be filled by appointment. With our search, one new person needs to agree to come on board as our new Secretary. Also need to start looking for candidates for November election.
- MHAO Trail Program: On hold until after OMC.
Unfinished business-- Policy and Procedure Manual: Gay has encouraged us to Read the PPM draft that she has designed. Discussed pages 4-9
- “Strategic Plan”. It was decided that we need to work on a 3 year detailed and 5 year outline plan.
- “Code of Conduct” – need to develop and have each member sign a form.
- “Conflict of Interest” – Gay shared that she was approached by an MHAO member who was concerned over a possible conflict of interest for Gay because of Gay being on the boards of multiple horse clubs/events/groups. Board discussed and found no conflict.
- Pages 4-9:. Everyone to read in detail & submit any suggested changes to Gay prior to next meeting May 17th. Board to approve those pages at that time. Next reading assignment will be sent out via email prior to the May 17th meeting. Please read prior to the May meeting & be ready to discuss. Gay will recirculate the Policy & Procedure Manual draft.
New business
- Plaque for Vern Serex – Nancy made a motion to provide a plaque of appreciation to Vern Serex. David Seconded. All were in favor. Nancy to follow on this. David is going to work on getting a custom wooden frame for a photo of Vern with a plaque.
- Margo’s MHAO Ads Facebook Page – Gay asked if we wanted to do anything about Margo’s FB page she created under the club name. The consensus was that unless it starts causing problems, that we won’t approach her about it. Only concern was unauthorized use of the club name. Members are using the site. Seems to be popular and to be filling a need.
- We’ve lost Sharon Harper as Secretary and Anna Lowden as a Director, we need to work on replacing them and maybe also filling the 2 declared Board positions not filled last November.
Announcements: Next Meeting, May 17th 7:30 PM
Watch for April Minutes to be sent out to Board via email for approval prior to next meeting. Need approval right away so we can publish in Stable Sheet first week of May.
Respectfully submitted by Dallas Bolen, filling in as Secretary for this meeting
Approved as corrected 5/4/2017
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Coggins test required now if you cross state lines.
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Watch for this exciting combination coming on board this season.
Emily Carlson on
Scandia's Strawberry Moon.
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Kardia Equestrian Academy at the California Springiest Horse Show in Corning, California
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Knocking the ball out of the park!
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Nicole Sims riding The Ring Of Power
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Sierra Winona riding Dux Donte
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Sierra Winona riding Dux Donte
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Nicole Sims riding The Ring Of Power
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Sierra Winona riding Dux Donte
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Kallie Loreman aboard On the Record wining the 14-17 Saddleseat Equitation Class
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Show ready: Tatyana Carr and Kallie Loreman Helping support Sierra Winona aboard morgan gelding Dux Donte
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NEW NAME AND A NEW VENUE!
The California Springfest Horse Show is Northern California's new premier Class A Rated Horse Show offering divisions for American Saddlebreds, Morgans and Hackney Ponies. It has replaced both the Monterey Springfest and The Horse Show at Woodside. The show was held April 27th - 30th, 2017 at the Rolling Hills Casino Equestrian Center in Corning CA.
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"Ears! Ears!" Are you ready for all the contortions? I think horses find it all very amusing.
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Sarah Jane Woodland. Practice time.
Is that MEM Bacardi?
Looks like fun!
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Tessa Beard on CBMF Head Of The Class
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May the "4th" be with you!
Good luck to everyone!
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Upcoming Shows On The
Northwest Morgan Circuit
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Far West Announces Information For Two Events
Far West Cowboy Dressage Schooling Show: May 27 & 28, 2017.
Judge: Nonny Largent (1 ring)
Location: Rim Rock Riders Event Center, Powell Butte, Oregon
Contacts: Marli Perry, marli.perry@gmail.com and Diana Pyle, jdpyle20762@yahoo.com
Far West Cowboy Dressage Gathering: July 28-30, 2017
Judges: Lyn Ringrose Moe, Martina Bone & Joan McLaren (3 rings)
Location: Rim Rock Riders Event Center, Powell Butte, Oregon
Contact: Marli Perry, marli.perry@gmail.com
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The OMC SHOW is developing into a fantastic celebration of the Morgan Horse and a special reunion of many people in our Morgan community Plans have the week packed full of activities and events for young and old, beginners and seasoned exhibitors, and lots of stuff in between!
This will be a unique event not to be missed.
The show committee has been working months on the show to make this a very memorable event and one of the best. This is the 60th Regional for the Pacific Northwest!! This is a
"Welcome Invitation" to you to attend with horses, family and friends.
Premium books are mailed and the show is on line. If you have trouble getting information or have any questions, please email the Show Chairman, Nancy Eidam at
crownmorgans@gmail.com
Your support of a class sponsorship would be enthusiastically welcomed!
Please support this very special show this year.
Class sponsorship is $50 and is tax deductible.
Please, please email a pledge for a class.
The show committee would be VERY grateful!!!!
So, Mark your calendar for JUNE 21-24 at the Oregon Horse Center in EUGENE,OREGON. It is all under cover so weather is not a problem!
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Special Events!
Welcome/60th Anniversary Dinner - Tuesday Night about 5pm
Following the Trainer/Exhibitor Meeting
Spaghetti Dinner with salad
No cost to attendees
Wednesday thru Saturday
Enjoy the Pony Club tradition with
Snacks & a cash bar during the evening sessions
Friday after the Afternoon Session - Exhibitors' Gala Celebration
Hall of Fame Presentations
Feed Room Restaurant after the afternoon session
Tickets available at $10 per person
Cost subsidized by OMC
Friday night after last class, "Aisle Party of Desserts"
All barns asked to participate
Reserved tables to be set-up on Mezzanine
Saturday Afternoon - After the Last Class for the Afternoon Session
Carrot Obstacle Course & Dog Treat Obstacle Course Competition
Back By Popular Demand - Emerald Arena
Timed Event
Watch for More!
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We still need help setting up the Silent Auction at OMC
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This job is doable with 1 person but 2 people would be much more Fun! Here is where we are so far: Gay has already put requests out for Silent Auction Items and we have a few items confirmed. Marli is currently tracking those items.
What is needed: set the Silent Auction up at the show on Wednesday, get bid sheets ready (we have the bid forms), close out the auction on Friday night! If you are interested please contact Nancy or Marli.
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Important Announcement!
OMC SHOW CORRECTIONS
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• All Carriage Classes including the
Driven Dressage classes count
towards the $500 Carriage Championship
High Point Award
•All Trail Classes are on Friday @8:30 AM
in the Emerald Arena
•Class 74, Classic Pleasure Saddle will be moved from Thursday evening to
Friday morning following
Class 90, Western Pleasure Junior Horse
Any questions contact Nancy Eidam
Text 541-561-6644 or email
crownmorgans@gmail.com
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OMC High Point Show & Special Awards
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High Point Dressage
High Point Western Dressage
High Point Jr. Exhibitor Overall
High Point Jr. Exhibitor Saddle Seat
High Point Jr. Exhibitor Hunter Seat
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High Point Jr. Exhibitor Western Seat
High Point Carriage
High Point Versatility
High Point Western Working
Judges Choice Award
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Youth Of The Year Contest
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Thursday after last afternoon class
Written, Judging and Speeches
Saturday after last afternoon class
Horsemanship patterns in Emerald Arena
Saturday evening
Awards Presentation in Silverado Arena
Contacts for information:
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Qualified Winner Can Represent MHAO at the
National Competition in
Oklahoma City
MHAO Representative is eligible
for a $400
travel expense reimbursement
scholarship from MHAO
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Are You Ready for the OMC
Costume Class?
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Disney Theme!
Friday Night
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1st place in Versatility.
On to State! Great job girls!
Hailey Garrison, Kallie Trask,
Gracie Krauter, & Erin Baker
Congratulations!
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Hailey Garrison Riding
UVM Coming Attraction
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Looks like a new partnership is forming!
We like seeing more Morgan horses involved in the OHSET program.
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Speaking of a new partnership....
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Congratulations to Nora Mains......
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....on her purchase of the beautiful Marvelous Portia from Carol Dombrowsky.
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Jenni Grimmett DVM, one of our speakers at the Spring Clinic, with Chico at Scandia Morgans.
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A different type of partnership. Best Friends Forever (BFF) from Sunchaser Morgans, Dallas Bolen.
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Welcome New Members
to MHAO
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If you as an MHAO member sell a Morgan horse to someone who is not a member of MHAO, they are entitled to a free membership in MHAO for the year of that purchase. Help your club by having the buyer fill out a membership form. At the bottom in lieu of including a payment they would write in:
"purchased a Morgan horse from........(name of member/seller).
And if you know or meet people who own a Morgan or who are interested in supporting the breed but are not a member of MHAO, please encourage them to join.
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Advertising Opportunities
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Breeders' Cup Futurity Booklet Close Date
June 1, 2017
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Reminder to Futurity Participants - we need updated pictures of your Futurity horses.
Advertisers - please reserve your ad space as soon as possible.
Distributed at OMC as well as select shows up and down the West Coast & at Nationals.
Space is limited.
MHAO Members Receive a 10% Discount
Send your pictures and ads to
Gay Adams, sunstonemorgans@comcast.net
Help in creating your ad is available thru
our Editor - Leslie Arnould.
Questions - Call Gay, (503) 936-4276
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Advertising in MHAO Venues
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MHAO Offers Several Opportunities For Advertising
The MHAO Membership Directory:
Dedicated to our members only and is meant to increase inner-trade.
Get your info in by October 1st
The Stable Sheet Newsletter:
Open to advertising from anyone, and offers free classified ads as well as paid advertising.
Close date is the 20th of each month
The Futurity Booklet
Open to anyone. MHAO members receive a discounted rate.
Close date June 1st
Facebook & our Website
Both offer free advertising.
Main club Facebook page accepts ads from the 1st to the 5th of each month
Website - add anytime
Facebook is self posting
Website - contact Dallas Bolen, dmclarney@hotmail.com, (541) 571-8274
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Part 2 Contains Info On:
In memory of....
Clinics
From the membership
Saddle Seat Article
MHAO Futurity Update
USEF
Research
AMHA
Schedule of Events
Classifieds
MHAO Board of Directors
Board Meeting Schedule
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